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CALENDAR - SEPTEMBER 2010 All venues are in NY State and all phone exchanges are (518) unless otherwise noted A = Adult; S =Senior; St = Student; C = Child 12 & under Programs are subject to change; confirmation is advised
Audition/Employment
PERFORMANCES
Fri. Sept. 17 & Sat. Sept. 18 @ 8pm, Wally Cardona and Rahel Vonmoos: A Light Conversation, at Empac on RPI campus, Studio 2. For more information call 518-276-3921 or www.empac.rpi.edu. Fri. Sept. 24 @ 8pm, Mark Morris Dance Group, at The Egg, Albany. Tickets: Adults $36, Senior $32, Children $18. For tickets call 518-473-1845 or theegg.org.
Step Afrika! This Washington, DC based company is the first professional company dedicated to stepping. The company’s repertory includes West African traditional dance, South African contemporary & traditional dance styles, tap, slam poetry and fraternity & sorority styles of stepping. Lecture/demonstration Tuesday, September 28 at 7pm Free Master Class Wednesday, September 29 at 6pm Free Performance Thursday, September 30 at 7:30pm $18 / $15 seniors & faculty-staff / $12 students Box Office (518-442-3997) opens on September 13. Mail, email and faxed orders may be made before that time. UAlbany Performing Arts Center, PAC 266, Albany, NY 12222 Email: tickets@albany.edu www.stepafrika.org
LOOKING AHEAD SAVE THE DATE~ Dancing Thru Time~ will run from Sept.30-Nov. 18. Cost is $80 for 8 weeks, $50 for any 4 classes or $15 for an individual class.
Starting Mon., September 6th, the Union College Dance Program will offer a variety of dance classes taught by Laurie Zabele Cawley (Zumba), Christine Geren (Ballet and Pilates), Miryam Moutillet (Ballet, Modern and Dance & Fitness) and Marcus Rogers (Jazz and Tap). Mondays~Modern I ~ 3:00-4:15, Ballet I ~ 5:00-6:15 and Tap II ~7:00-8:15. Tuesdays~Ballet II~ 5:00-6:30. Wednesdays ~ Ballet III 12:15-1:30, Zumba from 5:00-6:05 and a second Zumba class from 6:15-7:20. Thursdays ~Jazz I from 5:00-6:15 and Jazz II ~6:30-7:45. Fridays ~ Pilates for Performers ~1:00-2:15. For weekly training and leisure, the Dance Program also offers Dance & Fitness during lunch hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:30 to 1:15. The Union College Dance Program is welcoming all students of the Capital region to join our classes. For information, contact Miryam Moutillet~ Director of the Dance Program at moutillm@union.edu. Dance classes’ fee: $100.00 per term. Any additional classes are $50 each. All classes are taught in the Dance Studio/Arts Building. Tuesday, September 7 at 8:15pm, West Coast Swing Fall Session starts with Johnny Martinez. The class is a four week session for students with some experience and is $60 for the four weeks. Students who have no experience should call for a discounted private before the first class. The class will be held at the Arthur Murray Dance Studio in Saratoga at 75 Woodlawn Ave. 306-4173. Wednesday, September 8 at 6:30pm, Johnny and Diane will be continuing their monthly workshop series at Bob Englert's Dances. Each 8 weeks, Johnny and Diane
Sat., Sept. 11, 10:15-1:30, Total Body Trifecta Studio offers Cardio Caliente: Hot New Moves to Spice Up Your Cardio Classes. Taught by Mary Anne Fantauzzi and Suzi Brooks at 61 Lawerence Street, Saratoga Springs. The workshop, sponsored by the Exercise Safety Association, teaches musicality, 32 count choreography, cueing, transitions, styles of fitness choreography and the 12 basic moves of Cardio Caliente Latin aerobics. $45 before 9/1 and $50 bet. Sept. 1-Sept. 10. For more information call 581-8025.
Starting Sept. 13, The National Museum of Dance’s School of the Arts is offering fall dance classes, for beginner to advanced level dancers that are 3 years of age and older, including adults. Participants can pay for a whole session or drop-in classes. Registration days are September 11 & 12, from noon to 4pm.The styles of dance offered are: creative movement, pre-ballet, ballet, pointe, modern, jazz, belly dancing, zumba, tap, ballet for boys, Irish step dancing and private instruction. A complete schedule and registration information are posted on the school’s website at www.dancemuseum.org/school. The class instructors are caring dance teachers with professional dance experience who share their joy of teaching. Dancers of all shapes, sizes and ages are encouraged to participate in the programs. The School of the Arts is a not-for-profit organization with a focus on teaching professional quality dance technique. For information, contact the director Raul Martinez, at (518) 581-0858 or school@dancemuseum.org
Thurs., Sept. 16, New Swing Class starts with Diane Lachtrupp at 7pm. The class is four weeks long and costs $60 per person or $105 per couple (new couples only). Classes are held at their newly renovated 42 White St. studio. Call 306-4173 to register. Sept. 20 - Dec. 10, Mon-Thurs, evenings: eba Center for Dance & Fitness Adult and Teen Fall Dance, Fitness, & Wellness Classes. Hip Hop, Zumba, Balletone, Belly/Zumba Fusion, Pilates, Yoga, Dance Workouts, Modern, Tap, Jazz, Dances of Africa and Brazil and more! Fitness Special – All the Fitness Classes you can attend for one low price! Sept. 20 - June 10: Kids Dancespace @ eba’s Full School Year Dance Classes for ages 3 - 12. eba Theater (corner of Lark & Hudson) 351 Hudson Ave. Albany. At eba, kids learn dance technique in an encouraging, enjoyable and disciplined atmosphere, then use the technique they are mastering to create their own dances, and perform at the end of each class; developing both their mind and body. eba Theater at 518-465-9916, Info@eba-arts.org, www.eba-arts.org. Sept. 20 - Dec. 10, 12:15 - 1:45 pm, Mon. – Thurs.: Participatory Easy and Creative Dance for 60+
. Fundamentals of Body-Mind CenteringTM is being taught by Ione Beauchamp, Toni Smith and Anna Witt on Saturdays from 2:00-5:00pm at The Center for Nia and Yoga, 4 Central Ave., Albany. Join them one afternoon a month as you experientially explore the systems of the body, supporting and expanding your understanding, your wellbeing and the efficacy of what lies beneath the skin. Each workshop will include BMC oriented anatomical instruction, guided exercises, movement, partner work and more. BMC has applications in all therapeutic settings, child development, the arts, self help, medical and healing environments. Series II Series III Series IV Entire series of nine workshops: $200 Full Nine Workshop Registrants will receive a free private BMC session with a faculty member, which is valued at $85. Single Series, Series II, III or IV: $80, Single workshop - $30.00 To register send name, address, phone, email and choice of workshop/s with check to: Toni Smith, 11 Locust Avenue, Troy, 12180, Questions? tsmith818@nycap.rr.com, 518-629-0034
eba Center for Dance and Fitness is participating in the Pepsi Refresh Project in September! eba is competeing for a chance at $250,000 to create a Fitness Center by adding fitness equipment and additoinal services to the fitness classes we already offer. We have the space and the neighborhood and community need a fitness facility! We will provide circuit training equipment, bikes, ellipticals, weights, a running track, workout areas, and fitness class areas. Trainers will be available to help people develop safe workouts. The center will be open 6am–9pm daily. To accomplish this dream, we need your vote. You can vote once a day for the month of September. Sign up here to receive daily email reminders to vote with a single click. Together we can make our community a very special place to live and work. Thank you for your support.
Nacre will hold auditions for the 2010-2011 season at the Universal Preservation Hall in Saratoga Springs on Wednesday, September 8 at 6pm. There will be a $15.00 non-refundable audition fee. For more information, please contact Lindsay@Nacredance.com or call 518-435-0510. Two audition dates will be held for a professional tap ensemble and youth tap ensemble in the Capital Region. Saturday, September 11,The Swyer Theatre at The Egg, Albany,
“Sugar Plums and Nutcrackers” Sept 11th from 3:00 - 5:00 PM Final open auditions for all roles Location: Downstairs Classroom, The CENTER for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck Directed by Michele Ribble with choreographers: Miss Ann Brosche and Miss Jeannette Kravic., the performance adapts the theme of the original in narration by telling the story about a young girl named Zharah who, with the audience, follows her dreams using the disciplines of classical ballet, classical jazz, rhythm tap, and hip-hop. Seeking: All roles are available. Adult and children actors; choirs, quartets and vocalists; ballet, tap, jazz, hip-hop,and ballroom dancers; acrobats, gymnasts, specialty acts and jugglers Also needed: Stage Manager, properties master, costumer, and back stage crew “Sugar Plums and Nutcrackers” will be presented December 10-12 at The CENTER for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck. Casting notifications within one week of auditions.Rehearsals start September 19th .For more information, contact Miss Jeannette @ (845) 876-3303 or Miss Anne Brosche @ rdcanne@gmail.com
Tina Fretto-Baird, The Rhythm Room, Saratoga Spr., 581-1791 Creative Dance Arts, Clifton Park, 383-9967, Creative Dance Studio, Johnstown, 762-7526 Dance Department, Clifton Park, 371-1568 Dance Dimensions, Albany, 446-1131 Dance Experience, Delmar, 463-1195 Dance Force, Schenectady, 382-8480 Isabelle School of Dance, Castleton, 477-2441www.isabelledance.com Movement and Dance Studio, Troy, 273-1926 Mary Ann Fortune's Studio, Mechanicville, 664-7082 Carlos Osorio, Woodstock, 845/679-2704 www.cumbiaspirit.com Saugerties Ballet Center, Saugerties, 845/246-4316 www.saugertiesballet.com School of the Arts at the National Museum of Dance, 518- 581-0858 www.dancemuseum.org/school Studio North: A Centre for Dance, Sharon Springs, 284-3340 UAlbany, Albany, PAC: 442-5738; Dance: 442-3813 **
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