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NEW Urban Latin Fusion class with CONTRA-TIEMPO
NEW CLASS CONTRA-TIEMPO's Ana Maria Alvarez is BACK the 1st week in NOVEMBER 2008
teaching every TUESDAY - 6:00pm - $13
CONTRA-TIEMPO COMPANY CLASS
Urban Latin Dance - Salsa based fusion - no partner necessary
- - International Dance Academy - - - Located on the 2nd Floor of 6755 Hollywood Blvd - - btw Highland and Cahuenga Ave. - Parking @ Hollywood/Highland
1 minute away from the Hollywood and Highland Station of the Metro Rail Red Line
IDAHOLLYWOOD.COM
time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm
price: $13 a class
location: International Dance Academy (IDA)
6755 Hollywood Blvd, 2nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90028
instructor: Ana Maria Alvarez
Dynamic Movement Lab with Taisha Paggett
DYNAMIC MOVEMENT LAB with TAISHA PAGGETT
By donation only
Golden Monkey Healing Studio
13259 Moorpark Street Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
www.goldenmonkeyhealing.com
Easy access from the 101
Call 818-749-6044 for details
This class will focus on floor and standing exercises, as well as
improvisation structures, with an emphasis on connecting breath and
movement. We will approach movement with an inquiring, non-judgmental mind,
with the goal of finding new sensations of awareness in our individual
physicality.
Come, explore, sweat, move.
TAISHA PAGGETT’s movement background and teaching is inspired by a number of
influential post-modern dance choreographers and teachers whom she's worked
with over the years, most recently Maria Gillespie and Cheng-Chieh Yu, as
well as the practices of yoga, contact improvisation and studies on the
history of somatic education. She received her yoga teaching certification
in the classical ashtanga tradition through the Mount Madonna school. She's
currently in the dance projects of David Rousseve, Victoria Marks and is
part of the art action collective Ultra-red. She is also co-instigator of
the dance journal project, itch. myspace.com/taishapaggett
time: 4:00pm - 5:30pm
price: Donation Only
location: Golden Monkey Healing Studio
13259 Moorpark Street
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
instructor: Taisha Paggett
Ecstatic Ritual with Banafsheh
Ecstatic Ritual with Banafsheh
Delve into peaceful flow and ecstatic movement with sema, or "deep listening",
the ancient practice of Sufi masters ,a moving meditation to dissolve
the illusion of separateness. Guided by Rumis poetry, our warm-up
leads us to a fine-tuning: correct alignment, a fluid spine and
sensing our chakras, allowing a flow of light/chi. We then engage in
sema in various manifestations from high energy to deep calm:
Whirling, Reverential Bowing, Zikr (chanting), Shaking and Waves.
Bring SOFT SHOES or SOCKS.
info@banafshehsayyad.com
time: 7:30pm - 9:00pm
price: $20 drop-in, $70 for 4 classes
location: Church in Ocean Park
235 Hill St
Santa Monica, CA 90405
instructor: Banafsheh
FREE Salsa Saturday with CONTRA-TIEMPO
REE SALSA SATURDAY... THIS SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 27TH!!
Come join CONTRA-TIEMPO family and friends at our VERY LAST Free Salsa Saturday of the summer! If you haven't been able to go to any of the earlier ones, or if you went and are yearning for more, this is your last chance!!
ALL AGES WELCOME
SEPTEMBER 27TH is our LAST ONE for 2008!!!
FREE – FREE – FREE
OAKWOOD RECREATION CENTER IN VENICE
767 California Ave
Venice CA 90291
(310) 452-7479
12 noon- 2 pm
Mini performances by CONTRA-TIEMPO and hands on Salsa Workshop with the whole COMPANY!
Made possible by a grant from the Los Angeles City Department of Cultural Affairs.
Beginners are welcome!
time: 12:00pm - 2:00pm
price: FREE
location: Oakwood Recreation Center
767 California Street
Venice , CA 90291
instructor: Ana Maria Alvarez + CONTRA-TIEMPO
Advanced/Professional Ballet
Glen Eddy teaches Advanced/Professional Ballet class at The Colburn School’s Trudl Zipper Dance Institute Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11:30-1. Gallery Studio, Little Tokyo, 244 S.San Pedro Street. Partially validated parking 350 E. Second Street. Metered street
parking also available. Glen recently joined the Dance Institute as Associate Director, was Principal dancer/soloist with Nederlans Dans Theater 13 years, has worked with choreographers William Forsythe, Mats Ek, Glen Tetley, Hans Van Manen, Nacho Duato, and many others. He has taught at schools in Holland, Spain, Israel, and the United States and has been guest ballet master with many European national dance companies.
time: 11:30am - 1:00pm
price: Single class $15,5-class card $70,10-class card $120, 20-class card $210
location: Trudl Zipper Dance Institute at the Colburn School
200 S. Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012
instructor: Glen Eddy
LACDC Company Class
L.A. Contemporary Dance (LACDC) is a repertory dance company based in downtown Los Angeles that performs a diverse repertoire of modern, ballet and jazz influenced works representative of L.A.’s vibrant culture.
Company members will be teaching and taking the class alongside you. It's a terrific opportunity to interact with the current company members and to become familiar with the aesthetics and movements of LACDC.
Sunday September 28th 12-2pm
Mecca Vazie Andrews' film and stage credits include RENT, MTV Movie Awards, Hysterica Dance Company, Commonality Dance Company, Grammy's with David LaChapelle, Sony Industrials, Vh1's Showgirl Bootcamp, and American Apparel. Mecca can been seen in the February 2008 issue of Dance Spirit and her choreography has been positively reviewed by Lewis Segal of the Los Angeles Times. Her work is spoken very highly of in Street Scene and Arthur Magazine. Mecca has been interviewed by Loudmouth Magazine for her community outreach focused performance troupe The MOVEMENT who were also chosen as one of 20 Finalists for the VH1 reality television show Choreographer. She has travelled to Stuttgart, Germany with Commonality Dance Company to instruct Contemporary Jazz and perform the company's repertory and has performed extensively in Europe with Electrosoul indie band Hey Willpower. Mecca choreographed singer/songwriter Eleni Mandell's video Dis Moi and also completed a collaboration with 'A Family Finds Entertainment' director Ryan Trecartin for his most recent film 'I Be Area' in which she also performs. In August of 07 she premiered her piece, Home of the Noble at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre for Hysterica Dance Company's ten year anniversary show Hysterica X. Mecca is in the process of creating a new concert length piece for Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Company and also choreographed Syzygy Theatre Companies production of Goblin Market in the fall. Mecca Vazie Andrews teaches contemporary jazz at Edge Performing Arts Center, Creative Movement at Gramercy Park and Jazz 3 at Loyola Marymount University.
Sunday October 5th and 12th 12-2pm
Nichol Mason is a native of Westminster, California, began her dance training at the age of 6 at a local dance studio. It wasn't until college did she find her love for modern dance and choreography, recently graduating from Cal State University of Long Beach with a BFA in Dance. Her choreography has also been presented by the Panurgy Dance Project and Holly Johnston's Emerging Above Ground Festival. Her goals are to produce more of her own work as well as to pursue a career in modern dance and international performance. Nichol currently lives in Long Beach and teaches pilates. She is thrilled to be dancing with the LA Contemporary Dance Company and feels lucky every day to be in a profession where work feels like play and play is just icing on the cake. Nichol's choreography was featured in the 2008 Spring LACDC production of Modern Myths and Monsters.
time: 12:00pm - 2:00pm
price: $10
location: Diavolo Lab
618 B Moulton Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90031
instructor: Mecca Vazie Andrews and Nichol Mason
LACDC Company Class
L.A. Contemporary Dance (LACDC) is a repertory dance company based in downtown Los Angeles that performs a diverse repertoire of modern, ballet and jazz influenced works representative of L.A.’s vibrant culture.
Company members will be teaching and taking the class alongside you. It's a terrific opportunity to interact with the current company members and to become familiar with the aesthetics and movements of LACDC.
Thursday September 25th and October 2nd 7-9pm
Paulo Alcedo was born and raised in the central Philippines. He trained under Douglas Nierras of the Powerdance Company with whom he won the 10th Saitama Worldwide Modern Dance Competition in Saitama, Japan. He moved to Los Angeles in 2002 and was honored with an EDGE scholarship (2002-2003). Paulo has danced in numerous dance companies in Los Angeles including Hysterica Dance Company, (Kitty McNamme/Ryan Heffington), Commonality Dance Company (Adam Parson), Collage Dance Theatre (Heidi Duckler), Strange Company (Hassan Christopher), and Rosanna Gamson Worldwide. He performed in "Mass", with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra in the 2004 Hollywood Bowl season. Paulo is co-Artistic director with Meredith Flores for the EXPOSE Theatre Dance Company and is also very active in the Filipino Community, performing and teaching dance. Paulo was recently chosen to be a part of the new movie INDIANA JONES produced by Steven Spielberg and will be touring with the first Filipino-American Musical opera, Karim at Jasmin where he is the director/choreographer. Paulo was part of the BCAM show, Modern Myths and Monsters, and Pop Rocks with the Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Company.
Thursday October 9th 7-9 pm
Arletta Anderson is originally from Northern California where she received a training in ballet, jazz, and tap. Upon moving to Los Angeles to attend Loyola Marymount University she was exposed to the world of contemporary dance through the training of Holly Johnston, Patrick Damon Rago, and Tekla Kostek. She has performed works by Scott Heinzerling, Hassan Christopher, Paige Porter, and Denise Leitner and performed at the American College Dance Festival in Long Beach. She received her B.A. in dance in 2006 and since then has remained busy dancing as a founding core member of Ledges and Bones Dance Project and a core member of the Regina Klenjoski Dance Company. She has also worked with choreographer Rebecca Pappas with Pappas and Dancers and most recently was a part of the debut performance with IN/EX Dance Project.
time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
price: $10
location: Diavolo Lab
618 B Moulton Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90031
instructor: Paulo Alcedo and Arletta Anderson
Advanced Middle Eastern Dance Class
In her classes, Amara stresses a strong foundational technique through combinations of choreography, improvisation, solo, and group work. Students are encouraged to create their own style and are taught to embellish their performances with props such as veil, zils (finger cymbals), cane, and sword. Besides movements, Amara also discusses the history of Middle Eastern dance, the differences between various genres, and the issues facing dancers today
Amara is one of the most versatile dancers in the U.S. as her repertory includes traditional and experimental improvisations and choreographies. She has held long-term performing engagements at several nightclubs and restaurants and is featured in several commercial videos. Amara teaches dance studio classes and is an instructor at Cal Poly, Pomona. In addition, she is Director of Ya Helewa!, Producer of EEMED and Co-producer of X-MED. She holds a degree in Music History and Literature and a certificate in Ethnomusicology (FSU) and worked towards an MA and MFA in Dance (UCLA). Currently, she is a doctoral candidate in Dance History and Theory (UCR).
time: 11:00am - 12:30pm
price:
location: Amara's Dance Studio
instructor: Amara
Eagle Rock Center for the Arts
Introduction to Ballet
days:time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm
price: $6.00 per class
location: Eagle Rock Center for the Arts
2225 Colorado Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90041
instructor: Melba Morris
Melba Morris Ballet Studio
Graded Ballet Classes
Pre-Ballet through Advanced Pointe and Variations
time: 5:00pm - 8:00pm
price: $15 for single and various monthly/multiple class rates
location: Melba Morris Ballet Studio
1625 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026
instructor: Melba Morris
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