Bay Area Dance Week Celebrates an Anniversary FRIDAY APRIL 27 – SUNDAY MAY 6, 2018
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20 yearѕ of watching inspiring artists of practicing your style of discovering a new groove of finding new traditions of dancing in the park of all dance, all free, all week of Bay Area Dance Week
Dholrhythms Dance Company / photo by Odell Hussey
WELCOME TO BAY AREA DANCE WEEK , presented by Dancers' Group, celebrating two decades as one of the nation's largest, most inclusive celebrations of movement and dance. The dance community throws open its doors during Bay Area Dance Week, inviting the public in to experience its vibrant and rich dance scene, completely free of charge. Watch, practice, or discover styles like hip hop, salsa, aerial, folk, modern, bollywood, ballet, West African, and more. Choose from workshops, performances, classes, open rehearsals, and more. First time dancers can explore a variety of dance styles, art aficionados can go behind-the-scenes to see how a dance gets made,
young movers can participate in a variety of family- friendly classes and activities. Greek dance, Jazz, Congolese dance, Hula, Hip Hop for adults (or kids), even dance classes for those with Parkinson’s disease. For more experienced dancers, dance-makers, and audiences, Bay Area Dance Week is a chance to deepen an artistic life. Take a class in a form that’s new to you, watch an open rehearsal or lec-dem by a renowned artist, take a workshop in choreographic practice. This festival has something for everyone. For two decades this festival has reflected the un- ending generosity of the local dance community. Participating in Bay Area Dance Week is easy and the events – all 400+ – are free!
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Xpressions / photo by RJ Muna
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Festival highlights MACLA'S FAMILY ART DAY Sat, Apr 28, San Jose, MACLA/Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana
ON THIS PAGE / Bay Area Dance Week Celebrates its 20th Anniversary 4 / Grrrl Brigade, 15 Years of Social-Feminist Dance by Marivel Mendoza and Emma Miller 5 / New View: Dazaun Soleyn 6 / April Performance Calendar 8 / A Conversation with Sean Dorsey by Roula Seikaly 11 / Exploring the Horizon with Avy K. Productions by Rebecca Lillich 12 / Dancers Choice Award
AXIS OPEN REHEARSAL Fri, Apr 27, Oakland, AXIS Dance Company A sneak peek of AXIS’ Radical Impact Tour including works choreographed by Nadia Adame, Amy Seiwert, and Marc Brew. Ex- perienced adult dancers are invited to come early for Open Company Class. CONGOLESE DANCE Sat, Apr 28, Oakland, Dimensions Dance Theater / Lakiesha Golden Congolese dance is depicted by its pelvic and/or torso rotations, groundedness, funky- ness as it's danced to polyrhythms played on the Ngoma (drum). AMERICAN TRIBAL STYLE® BELLY DANCE Wed, May 2, Alameda, Sandi Ball + Wendy Allen Learn the basics of this unique belly dance language. Discover posture and body aware- ness, slow and fast movements, zils, as well as introductions to lead and follow concepts and group formations for improvisation.
INTRO TO POI SPINNING: A FOUNDATION FOR BEGINNING Tue, May 1, Emeryville, flowtoys
An outdoor festival for youth and families with hands-on visual art activities, bilingual gallery tours, multicultural dance and music performances, and dance classes. DANCE & DRUM PARTY Sat, Apr 28, Oakland, Alyssa DeCaro and Rhythm Cafe All-Star Drummers Fun, easy to follow dances and then a free- style jam to cross-cultural rhythms of the All-Star Drummers, with arrangements from Mali, Havana, Brazil, Oakland, Haiti and New Orleans. Stay late for a DJ dance party! INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCE PARTY Fri, May 4, Berkeley, Berkeley Folk Dancers Explore over 200 social dances from Europe, the British Isles, Latin America, the Middle East, Asia, USA, and others. Dances are at all skill levels, many suitable for beginners. Our repertoire includes couple, line, circle, and set dances.
What is poi? Poi involves swinging and danc- ing with tethered weights through a variety of rhythmic and geometric patterns. In this class, we will explore the basics of poi spin- ning, covering planes, direction, timing, and body mechanics.
KANE (MEN’S) HULA Thu, May 3, Alameda, Halau Makana Polynesian Cultural Arts, Inc.
Hula just for men! Invite your dad, son, brother, cousin, boyfriend, husband, neigh- bors and friends and join us for Kane Hula. KUDURO DANCE Wed, May 2, San Leandro, DNA Dance Tribe This is an upbeat choreography class of Kudora Dance, from Angola. INTRODUCTION TO ARGENTINE TANGO Wed, May 2, San Anselmo, Alma del Tango This class is an introduction to the social
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