DNE Boston Weekend

Dance Friday invites you to the Dance New England Weekend March 5-7, 2010

Friday, March 5th (Dance Friday)
8:00-1 am DJs Davoid, Tim P, and Alkemi will kick off our weekend

Saturday, March 6th
11:30-1:00 Join us for Lunch at Golden Temple, 1651 Beacon St., Brookline
1-2 Tai Chi - Dan Kleiman
2-3:25 Ecstatic Vision Quest Roth 5 Rhythms® - Margaux Medicine Dancer;
2-3:25 *Theatre - Dev Luthra
3:30-4:55 *Swing -Tony & Aurelie Tye;
3:30-4:55 Erotic Energy Exchange - Brynn Bishop
5-6:25 *Wild Waltzing - David Sharpe;
5-6:25 Thai Yoga Partner Massage - Shanon Brophy
6:30-8:30 *Salsa Rueda - Gregory Sanon & Erica Roper
8:30-1:00 am DJ'd Dance - Mixmeisters for the evening: Steve C, Andrew D, Hrana J, & Dave S

Sunday, March 7th
11-12:25 Open Level Contact - Paul Spielman;
11-12:25 Joint Mobility - Joanna Roper
11-12:25 *Ballet for Families - Catherine Williams
12:30-1:30 *Journey Dance - Suzy Spivey;
12:30-1:30 Alexander Technique - Cecile Raynor
1:35-2:35 *Poi - Leslie Woodworth;
1:35-2:35 Yoga - Victor Oppenheimer
2:40-3:40 *Hula Hooping - Marria Kee;
2:40-3:40 Partner Massage - Jessica Lupien
3:45-4:45 Blue Tango - Hsueh-tze Lee;
3:45-4:45 *Family Folk Dance - Nina Grimaldi
4:45-5 Closing Circle

Dance Friday only: $8-12.
Full weekend: Postmarked before 2-24-10: $65; at the door: $80
Saturday Only: before 2-24-10: $50; at door: $57.
Saturday Salsa Rueda Class + Dance only: $15 students; $20 Adults.
Saturday Dance only: Adults $12-$15, Students $6-12.
Sunday Only: before 2-24-10: $35; at door $40
Individual classes, if there is room: $15/60min class; $22/85min class.

To register, print and fill out this form: [ pdf ] and mail it to the address provided.
In addition to registering, feel free to RSVP on facebook, and invite your friends

Further class descriptions:

Class Descriptions

Saturday, March 6th Brookline Tai Chi Center, 1615 Beacon St., Brookline

1- 2pm: Tai Chi - Dan Kleinman -Tai chi is an “internal” martial art that combines chi gung energy development practices with the Fighting movements of “external” martial arts.Most people, even in China, now practice it to promote whole body health, which is our focus.

2:pm-3:25 pm: Ecstatic Vision Quest & The Roth 5 Rhythms(R) Margaux Skalecki Medicine Dancer- We journey into the Quest with the heartbeat of our feet seeking higher vision for our communities and ourselves. As prayers radiate from each step we take,we welcome power animals as shamanic guides and vision keepers. The Roth 5 Rhythms offer us dancing maps and new paths into this Ecstatic Vision Quest.
Margaux Skalecki Medicine Dancer, a keeper and teacher of the Roth 5 Rhythms, an advocate and student of listening to and receiving the wisdom and guidance that interspecies communication can provide. Her trust in knowing that we are all dancers and interspecies communicators transform fear into freedom.www.Margauxskalecki.com 857-544-3583

2:pm-3:25 pm: Theatre Improv Dev Luthra - Speak, listen, act, react. When? Now? Yes! Too late? Jump! Jump? Again! Go! Stop! Sit. Stand. Notice. Breathe. Look. Look again! Its me. Its you! Its them! Its us! Breathe.
Dev Luthra trained as an actor at the East 15 Acting School, London, England, and at Shakespeare and Company in Lenox, MA.. He has taught acting, directing, movement and improvisation to students from middle school to college age. He is Artistic Director of And Still We Rise Productions.


3:30 -4:55 pm:Swing/Lindy Hop with Tony & Aurelie Tye, Hop to the Beat
Lindy Hop is the original style of Swing which originated in the ballrooms of Harlem in the late 1920s. Swing has evolved over the years influenced by changes in music from Big Band Swing, Jump Blues and Boogie Woogie to '50s Rock 'n' Roll and R&B. Still prevalent today, it is an incredibly fun, creative partner dance mixing the classic with the new.
Tony and Aurelie have been teaching Lindy Hop in New England for over 14 years through their own Hop to the Beat Dance Studio. Weekly classes are held in Newton. In addition they have numerous performance credits, DJ, host workshops and the annual Bean-town Lindy Hop Camp for adults. They host the monthly Uptown Swing Dance at Brookline Tai Chi. http://www.hoptothebeat.com/

3:30 -4:55 pm Brynn Bishop-EROTIC ENERGY EXCHANGE
Open yourself to the invigorating flow of your own vital energy! Become enlivened by the co-created field we all tap into. Learn the key to experiencing hands-off, clothes-on full-body orgasms. All within a safe space of respectful and fun energy exploration. Open to all. No previous experience or partner necessary.
Brynn Bishop is a Bodyworker, Tantra Educator and Intimacy Coach with over twenty years experience in the fields of Somatics, Spirituality and Consciousness Relating. Brynn assists individuals and couples in increasing their capacity for Intimacy and Pleasure, and in accessing their full Aliveness and Passion! Her training in Taoist and Hindu Tantric Practices, the Hakomi Method of Body-Oriented Psychotherapy, Mindfulness Practices, Chi Gong, Orgasmic Meditation, Massage Therapy, CranioSacral Therapy, SomatoEmotional Release, Authentic Movement and Expressive Arts Therapy provides a uniquely integrative perspective and skill set she brings to her classes and private sessions.


5:pm -6:25: WIld Waltzing David Sharpe- The elegance and simplicity of the waltz and it's music Combined with the thrilling air borne moves of contact what could be more fun

5:pm -6:25: Thai Yoga Bodywork Technique with Shannon Brophy – Thai Yoga Bodywork is a beautiful flow of energy work
, deep relaxing compression, rocking, acupressure and assisted yoga stretches. Bring the spirit of “metta” loving kindness and prepare to give and receive.
Giving feels like sharing a connected and relaxed contact dance, and with “giving” one also receives. Shannon is certified in Thai Yoga Bodywork and is a yoga practitioner and writer.

6:30-8:30 Salsa Rueda - Gregory Sanon and Erica Roper - Get started on the basics of salsa in a fun and relaxed environment. We will work on the FUNdamentals and yet we promise it will not be all work no play! The basic as well as turn variations and passes
ought to get you moving and looking good in no time flat! Come with a partner or solo, all ages are welcome. Show off what you have learned at the start of Saturday nights dance.







Sunday, March 7th Brookline Tai Chi Center, 1615 Beacon St., Brookline

11:-12:25pm Contact Improvisation for Dancers at All Skill Levels- Paul Speilman
EVERYONE IS WELCOME -Contact Improvisation emerges from stillness and a single shared center of gravity. You just have to be willing to give up Your center and embrace Our center.
On our feet and on the floor, here are some questions we might explore:
How do we merge our bodies and sense where this leaderless dance is taking us?
How do we feel the floor through our partners’ feet?
How do we support from the top? How do we fly while supporting? How can we fall up?

Paul began dancing CI over 30 years ago at a workshop just like this one. He heard about it at Dance Friday. He has studied with many teachers, mostly at Earth Dance and Dance New England; he has danced at Jams around the world. Paul believes that Contact is a form that can be fun and safe for dancers at a wide range of skill levels.

11:-12:25pm-Joint Mobility warm up with Joanna Roper. An Introduction to Dynamic Joint Mobility.
With gentle range of motion exercises, created to improve and produce quality movement throughout the body, we will systematically target every Joint in the body! Enjoy a one of a kind morning warm up, learn a new system to enhance overall body awareness, clear up historically problematic movement restrictions, and learn to move and play free of pain!

Joanna has been studying Joint Mobility and a wide array of fitness and athletic development exercises from the Z-Health Performance Solutions System with Mandla Nkosi, since November 2008.

11-12:25pm Ballet for Families Catherine Williams
Camille Saint-Saens Was wracked with pains, When people addressed him, As Saint-Saens.
He held the human race to blame, Because it could not pronounce his name,
So, he turned with metronome and fife, To glorify other kinds of life,
Be quiet please - for here begins His salute to feathers, fur and fins.
--Ogden Nash Carnival of the Animals- In this class for kids and adults of any age, we will explore the music of Camille Saint-Saens’ Carnival of the Animals through movement.
We will warm up with stretches, go through introductory moves and cover basic traveling steps. Part of our time will be spent creating fish to bring to life in our choreographed piece: Aquarium.


12:30-1:30pm Journey Dance - Suzy Spivey Experience this high-energy movement process—release, shake loose, let go to freedom. Access your inner power, aliveness, and passionate heart. Burst forth with energy, expand freely into space, vibrate with joy and celebrate your life! Rejuvenate body, mind, and spirit in ritual and prayer dance to create the life you want. Access your inner desires and manifest your dreams!

12:30-1:30pm- Alexander Technique-Cécile Raynor If you have experienced back, neck or joint discomfort or even pain, you may be relieved to realize that your body is not necessarily defective, weak or worn out but simply complaining about the way it is handled! Learning to use your postural reflexes is key to this freeing the body from excess tension while moving. Come and discover!
Cécile Raynor is a certified practitioner with a 3 year professional training in Paris, France. She has been practicing in //Brookline// for about 15 years to students ranging in age from 7 to 77. Many with medical or chronic conditions find her work extremely helpful in reducing or eliminating discomfort or pain. She has presented her work at a variety of local institutions
Cécile complements her practice by drawing on her experience with exercise, nutrition, meditation and homeopathy./ For more information go to alexandertec.com!


1:35-2:35 - Dancing with Poi - Leslie Woodworth In this workshop, participants will experience the joy of swinging and dancing with poi. Working with Maori, Polynesian and other music, we will find the natural rhythm of the poi in our bodies and then use these “extensions of our limbs” to enhance personal style. Come have fun with us, learn a few “tricks” and start to improvise with these “balls on cord”. Poi will be provided and available for sale after the class.
Leslie Woodworth is a movement specialist with over 35 years experience with various forms of dance, theater and drumming. Her passion for swinging poi and dancing with fire has exploded over the last few years.

1:35-2:35-Yoga with Victor Oppenheimer The class will focus on body alignment, self-awareness and observation as a path towards healthy yoga and self-realization.
Victor teaches and practices in the style of yoga master BKS Iyengar by whom he was certified. He studied with Iyengar in India on alternate years for over twenty years.
He has taught workshops, seminars and trained aspiring teachers throughout the US (including DNE) and abroad. He has taught in Mexico, Peru, St. Lucia and Scotland. He is a founder of the yoga.com website.


2:40-3:40pm -Hula Hooping by Marria Grace of the Boston Hoop Troop
In this class we will explore one of our favorite youth past-times, hula hooping. We will be using home-made hoops that are a larger diameter & weighted, which makes hooping accessible to adult bodies. The simple & rhythmic act of hooping is relaxing & meditative while simultaneously producing fitness results~ especially with our core strength. Come get a nice aerobic workout, stretch with hoop yoga, and harvest some childhood joy.

2:40-3:40 Partner Massage Jessica Lupien Partner Massage: We will learn basic Swedish and Shiatsu techniques suitable for the weary post-boogie body. Arrive with or without partner, and RELAX (mmmm). Bring a mat or towel to lie on if possible, loose or stretchy clothing helpful.


3:45-4:45 Blue Tango with Hsueh-tze Lee - Argentine Tango has been enthralling dancers for over 100 years, and is surging worldwide among dancers of all ages. In social tango, dancers improvise musically within a close embrace. Tango is creative, dynamic, challenging, fun, expressive and transcendent. Come singly or with a partner to discover the special connection that is tango. Hsueh-tze teaches tango across the United States and internationally.

3:45-4:45 Family Folk Dance Nina Grimaldi Nina has led folk dancing and circle games for many years as a music teacher at The Fayerweather Street School and at Powers Music School. This class is designed to have a flexible content - modified as needed suit the ages and abilities of the participants. "Nina has led folk dancing for many years as a music teacher at The Fayerweather Street School and at Powers Music School."

4:45-5:pm closing circle