1:00PM - 2:30PM
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National Museum of Dance School of the Arts
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Dancing thorough Time 26, a program of the Capital Region Dance Alliance in partnership with the National Museum of Dance School of the Arts, offers an eight-week dance sampler series on Thursdays for active seniors (over 50) beginning on April 7th, from 1:00pm to 2:30pm. Each of the eight classes is taught by a different instructor, providing an exciting variety of dance styles. Included in the spring series are classes in Zumba, Afro-Caribbean, Soft Shoe, Greek and Broadway Jazz. No special equipment is required; participants dance in socks or soft shoes and in clothing that allows for easy movement. The eight-week session is $80; four weeks (any class) for $50; individual classes are $15. For class details and a registration form, go to: www.dancealliance.org. Classes take place at the School of the Arts, situated behind the National Museum of Dance, 99 South Broadway, Saratoga Springs.
Make checks payable to The Dance Alliance and mail to the DTT coordinator: Libby Smith-Holmes, 3 Collins Terrace, Saratoga Springs NY 12866; or bring a check to the first class the participant attends.
Dancing through Time is a program of the Dance Alliance, an all-volunteer, non-profit organization of choreographers, dancers, dance advocates, teachers, students and lovers of dance. It was founded in 1978 and incorporated in 1988 for the greater Capital District-Saratoga region of upstate New York.
For further information, contact the Dancing Through Time Coordinator, Libby Smith-Holmes, at (518) 587-9499, or e-mail her at: esmithho@nycap.rr.com.
Class Schedule
April 7: Learn group dances from several regions of Greece with Evan Euripidou of the Schenectady-based Fotia Hellenic Society.
April 14: Artist and dancer Francelise Dawkins returns with Calabash, an energetic Caribbean-flavored style based on African dance traditions.
April 21: Anny DeGange brings a lyrical blend of dance styles from her rich background in ballet, modern and Broadway.
April 28: Plunge into Zumba, a lively fitness exercise with dance choreography to Latin rhythms, taught by Laurie Zabele Cawley.
May 5: Marcus Rogers of Union College’s Dance Department leads a class in his energetic jazz style.
May 12: Combining the graceful moves of tai chi with the strength of Chinese martial arts, Sandra Balint returns with her popular, creative style.
May 19: Tina Baird will include some history, video footage, song and tap as we learn the Copasetics song and the Cole Stroll by Charles “Honi” Coles, a member of the Copasetics Club.
May 26: Leslie Kettlewell shares her fascination with the popular dances of the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s, some of which we may remember!
Questions? Call Libby Smith-Holmes at 587-9499 or e-mail her at esmithho@nycap.rr.com
