10:00AM - 6:00PM
This Event takes place at:
National Museum of Dance
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Saratoga Springs – On Sunday, April 3, 2011, the annual Dance +21 festival has 21 exciting new classes including two ballet sessions taught by former New York City Ballet dancers, and husband and wife, Peter Naumann and Lisa Chalmers. Classes for children and adults of all ability levels run from 10:00a.m. – 5:45p.m. and include a variety of dance styles (Hip Hop, Country Line, Modern, Jazz, Tap, Ballet, Bollywood, Rumba/Tango, and Creative Dance for children); a segment on nutrition for dancers; yoga; stretching/relaxation; and Tai Chi & Qi Gong. An injury prevention screening and presentation will be offered by the Performing Arts Rehab Program of the Regional Therapy Center of Saratoga Hospital. Prices range from $30-$45 per day for the public and Dance Alliance members. There are rates per class and reduced fees for children and their guardians. Participants can pre-register or register at the door. The festival is sponsored by the Capital District Dance Alliance, Skidmore College Dance Department, and the National Museum of Dance and will be held at the School of the Arts studios at the National Museum of Dance. More information about the event, including reduced fees for pre-registering, can be found at www.dancealliance.org. For additional questions/information e-mailGailTassarrottiatgail@albanydancefitness.com or call her at: (518) 573-3631. The National Museum of Dance is located at 99 South Broadway, Saratoga Springs NY.
Three FREE opportunities to view dance performances will be offered: two dance movies will play ("Jerome Robbins' NY Export: Opus Jazz" and "Michael Jackson's THIS IS IT Discover the Man You Never Knew") and Move Dance will perform live at lunch time.
PETER NAUMANN danced with New York City Ballet from 1970 – 1995. He danced soloist roles and originated roles while performing with the company. LISA CHALMERS-NAUMANN danced with Houston Ballet as a soloist for two years before joining New York City Ballet where she danced for nine years with her husband Peter Naumann. They now co-direct New Paltz School of Ballet & New Paltz Ballet Theatre.
The Dance Alliance, an organization of choreographers, dancers, teachers and advocates of dance, aims to create an atmosphere in which dance will flourish by networking and sharing resources among its members; by supporting a critical process for choreographers, performers and audience; by sponsoring, alone or in collaboration with other institutions, dance education programs and concerts for its membership and the public at large. www.dancealliance.org
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