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Events and Meetings
Master Classes and Workshops
Performances
The Dances of Isadora Duncan
May 1 at 7pm
The Dennis and Phillip Ratner Museum
Word Dance Theater presents an evening of dances choreographed by Isadora Duncan. Join Cynthia Word, Valerie Durham, and Ingrid Zimmer in an inspiring and educational dance presentation at the charming Ratner Musuem. Champagne reception immediately following the performance.
Tickets: $20 General Admission, $10 Seniors and children under 10; for more information and/or to reserve your tickets call 301-951-8333 or email cynthia@worddance.org.
Jazz Factor Youth Jazz Company - Open Rehearsal
May 1 from 5:15-6:30 pm
Joy of Motion Dance Center - Friendship Heights
Come see current company members and JOMDC Youth Company Director Kelly Kunst in action!
No tickets or reservations required.
Raqs Jameel Teen Belly Dance Company-Open Rehearsal
May 1 from 4:30-5:15pm
Joy of Motion Dance Center - Bethesda
Come see current company members and JOMDC Youth Company Director Adrienne Whalen in action!
No tickets or reservations required.
Diavolo
May 2 & 3 at 8pm
Center for the Arts George Mason University
This innovative dance company was acclaimed by the Los Angeles Times for its “unstinting energy and the ability to dance on any surface, whether horizontal, vertical, tilted or tubular.” Diavolo is composed of dancers, gymnasts and actors who collaborate with artistic director and founder Jacques Helm to create pieces that offer an almost cinematic experience. Utilizing oversized structures or surrealistic sets of commonplace items, performers leap, fly, and twirl to convey powerful narratives that are clever metaphors for the absurdities of life. In Trajectoire, the ensemble takes a visceral and emotional journey on a great abstract galleon; and in Tete au Carre, a huge cube structure is used to explore the concept of teamwork. “Playfulness with props and physicality that elicits cheers from the audience,” writes The New York Times.
Tickets: $44, $36, $22; click here to purchase online.
EDGEWORKS Dance Theater
May 2 & 3 at 8pm
American Dance Institute
EDT will offer a sneak peek at its newest work, the determining factor.a multi-media dance examining the often difficult issues around gender, sexuality and spirituality. Please note that this project contains adult themes.
Tickets: $25 general admission, $15 students & seniors; to purchase please call 301-984-3003. Seating is limited. Reservations are strongly encouraged.
*Discount tickets available for DancePass holders. Don't have a DancePass? Apply here.
RhythmiX Youth Hip Hop Company - Open Rehearsal
May 2 from 6:15-7:30
Joy of Motion Dance Center - Atlas
Come see current company members and JOMDC Youth Company Director Esperonto Bean in action!
No tickets or reservations required.
Capital Funk Showcase 2008: U Betta Work!
May 2 at 7:30pm
Lisner Auditorium
Performers:Capital Funk (GWU),Junious "House" Brickhouse and Urban Artistry,Vizion (HU),Boogie Bots Crew,Your Mother,The Kids,Grey Matter and more...For more information visit www.capitalfunk.com
Tickets: $10 student and $12 general admission. Get tickets at www.ticketmaster.com
CrossCurrents Dance Company
May 3 at 8pm
May 4 at 7pm
Dance Place
Praised by The Washington Post for its "well crafted, dramatically cogent" choreography, CrossCurrents Dance Company is dedicated to conveying its mission of many stories, many voices, one language … DANCE, to audiences throughout the metropolitan region. In searching for the threads that weave an expressive tapestry through our human stories, the company seeks to communicate what has been transformative in our lives. Highlighting a diverse range of choreographic visions, the artistic co-directors Debra Kanter and Helen Hayes strive to give shape to connections we’ve made with others, and voice those things that have touched our lives.
An artist co-presentation.
Tickets: $22 general admission; $17 members, students, teachers (PreK-12), professional artists & seniors; $8 for children 17 & under; click here to purchase.
The Expressions Series: LATE NIGHT!!!
May 3 at 11pm
Joy of Motion - Dupont Circle
Featuring; Gesel Mason Performance Projects presenting a sneak preview of Women, Sex, and Desire: Sometimes You Feel Like a Ho, Sometimes You Don't; musician and performance artist Monstah Black; spoken-word artist Toni Asante Lightfoot; dancer Ben Wegman; Master Storyteller Diane Macklin; dancer Kayla Hamilton; and other special guests!
*Shows contain adult material; must be 18 + to attend.
Tickets: $15, for reservations, call 301-887-1078
El Teatro de Danza Contemporanea de El Salvador
May 3 at 8pm
May 4 at 5pm
GALA Hispanic Theatre
El Teatro de Danza Contemporanea de El Salvador is proud to announce their 2008 Spring Season followed by a Sunday post performance benefit reception at 6:30 pm at Rumberos Restaurant. Come join us for an exciting evening of concert dance followed by a fiesta to mix and mingle with the Company as well as hear Latin America’s top male vocalist from Brazil, Eliel Oliveira. An exhilarating evening of dance, music and mohitos at one of Mt. Pleasant’s hottest new Latin American cuisines.
Tickets: $50 Benefit Reception and 1 General Admission ticket to performance, $25 General Admission, $18 Students; click here to purchase online.
Next Reflex Dance Collective Salsa Party
May 3 8:30 pm
Dushor Dance Studios
Join Next Reflex Dance Collective and Dushor Dance Studios for an evening of salsa lessons (no partner needed), Cuban orderves and cocktails, raffle prizes,performances by Dushor Dance Studio and Next Reflex Dance Collective, dancing and more!
Please contact Erika Schonemann Surma for details.
Cost: $25 at the door, $20 in advance.
Momentum Dance Theatre Cabaret Performance
May 3 at 7:30pm
DC Dance Collective
The concert will feature excerpts from Momentum's eclectic repertory of modern, jazz, hip hop , house and theater based works. Mini classes will be offered in hip hop, house dance and classic jazz. Family friendly.
No tickets or reservations required. More information can be found at Momentum Dance Theatre or by calling 202-785-0035
Bowen McCauley Dance
May 3 at 7:30pm
May 4 at 3pm
Kenmore Performing Arts Center
Bowen McCauley Dance's spring concert at The Kenmore Performing Arts Center this year featuring the Junior Company joining in for the world premiere of Saint Saens' Carnival of the Animals. Following the Sunday performance only, young audience members will be invited to the stage to join Artistic Director, Lucy Bowen McCauley, and Company for a free creative-movement class for children. In Lucy's words, "It is extremely gratifying to watch young dancers mature and take on challenging performing roles." Kenmore Middle School art teacher Jeffrey Wilson has designed a spectacular backdrop for "Carnival" which also features costumes by Sasha Ludwig-Si.
Tickets: $20 Adult & $10 Student/Sr. Children 5 and Under. To buy tickets click here.
Urban Impact Teen Hip Hop Company - Open Rehearsal
May 4 from 3:45-5pm
Joy of Motion Dance Center - Friendship Heights
Come see current company members and JOMDC Youth Company Director Nikki Gambhir in action.
No tickets or reservations required.
The Dinner Party: An evening of experimental dance, music and performance art
May 6 at 8pm
The Warehouse Theater
The Dinner Party is a new series of monthly showings of in-progress or experimental performance. The evening will end with a short facilitated audience discussion.
Tickets $5. For more information contact abramsamanda@hotmail.com.
The Washington Ballet's Cinderella
May 7-10 at 7:30pm
May 10 & 11 at 2pm
The Warner Theatre
A blockbuster bar-none, Cinderella is a spectacle of opulence and beauty, athleticism and shtick, with ravishing costumes and Prokofiev’s ultra-lush score. A ballet for all ages, Cinderella has it all … a wicked stepmother, evil stepsisters, a coach made from a pumpkin, a bevy of bumblebees and a wistful young heroine with a tiny foot, who meets her prince and lives happily ever after.
The Washington Ballet
For single tickets call: Ticketmaster, (202)397-7328 or ticketmaster.com
For groups of 10 or more tickets, please call (202)362-3606 x241
Sean-nos
May 9 at 8pm
Great Falls Grange
The Folklore Society of Washington presents a night of Sean-nos "Old Style" Dancing! Dancers Shannon Dunne and Kieran Jordan team up with DC/Baltimore based band Sport for a night of Irish dance, song, tunes, and storytelling. Sean-nos dancing is a low battering style stepdance, and is only being performed by 2 other people in the US. The Great Falls Grange (a historic meetinghouse) is located 6.2 miles West of the Beltway on Georgetown Pike, just before the library. Traditional Irish session to follow the performance at the Old Brogue Pub.
Tickets: $20 general, $10 students w/ ID. For tickets click here.
Dance Place's Youth Dance Festival
May 10 at 4pm
THEARC
Showcasing the next generation of artistic excellence, the festival features the best and brightest youth from the DC metro area in performances of various dance styles.
Support provided by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.
This performance is part of the Target Family Series: Free for one child 12 & under with each paying adult!
Tickets: $15 general admission, $10 for 17 and under; click here to purchase.
*Discount tickets available for DancePass holders. Don't have a DancePass? Apply here.
Dakshina/Daniel Phoenix Singh & Company
May 10 at 8pm
May 11 at 7pm
Dance Place
Dakshina will perform at Dance Place for the third season in a row. Highlights include Bell Song (Nominated for the Dance Metro DC Awards in 2008 and selected to perform at the Lincoln Center in NYC), and several company premieres of Anna Sokolow's works. In addition, our company will perform several Bharata Natyam dances by choreographers from India. Join Dakshina for a pre-performance reception and peruse archival materials on Anna Sokolow.
Tickets: $22 general admission; $17 members, students, teachers (PreK-12), professional artists & seniors; $8 for children 17 & under; click here to purchase.
Maryland Youth Ballet Spring Concert
May 10 at 1pm & 7pm
May 11 at 1pm
Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center
Maryland Youth Ballet will be presenting its annual Spring Concert. The performance will include:
- The Little Mermaid - by Tensia Fonseca
- Cakewalk - by Eric Hampton
- Concerto - by Christopher Doyle
Tickets: $23 general admission, $17 seniors/students; click here to purchase online.
Sean-nos "Old Style" Irish Dancing w Kieran Jordan
May 10 from 2-4pm
St. James Church, Capitol Hill
222 8th Street NE
Washington DC
Join Boston based Kieran to learn the footwork that predated Stepdancing! This low, battering style step dance uses keen musicality, playfulness, and improvisation. It has been kept alive in Connemara, and is a rare find in the US! Instructor Kieran Jordan lives in Boston where she works as a performer, teacher, and choreographer of Irish dance. With more than 25 years of dance experience, her unique approach to the dance marries deep-rooted traditions with contemporary innovations. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Kieran has a BA in English/Irish Studies from Boston College; an MA in Contemporary Dance Performance from the University of Limerick, Ireland; and the TCRG certificate for teaching Irish dance. Kieran has studied sean-nós dance styles from Connemara and West Clare, w ith a particular focus on the dancing of Aidan Vaughan. She is the 2005 Second Place Winner of the Comórtas Chóilín Sheáin Dharach, a sean-nós jig competition in Ros Muc, County Galway. She produced “American Women In Sean-nós Dance,” a two-day sean-nós dance event at the ICONS Festival in New England in 2007. Kieran is the Dance Director for the WGBH production of “A Christmas Celtic Sojourn,” now in its sixth season. Her dancing is featured in the show’s 2007 DVD release — “A Christmas Celtic Sojourn, Live” — on Rounder Records. She has performed in this production for the last four years, working with artists including Solas, Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Hass, the Mulcahy Family, Sharon Shannon Band, Danú and more.
Cost: $30; Dancers please wear leather soled shoes (Dance sneakers okay)
Haunted - Laura Schandelmeier & Stephen Clapp
May 10 at 3pm
Studio Gallery
A commitment to the intersection of art and social justice fused with an edgy exploration of dance and theater, Laura Schandelmeier & Stephen Clapp have forged a unique blend of artistry, cultural synthesis, community engagement and contemporary commentary. Haunted unearths local lore and ghost stories of the diverse community in which they live and work – Mount Rainer, Maryland, where some say the story behind “The Exorcist” took place. Created in collaboration with musicians Chloe and Leah Smith of Appalachia Rising, percussionist/performer Kofi Dennis, and members of the Mount Rainier community, Haunted will unfold through Open Door studio sessions where community participants are invited to engage in the creative process. The Studio Gallery is located two blocks from the redline Dupont metro stop; street parking
Tickets: Free
Gesel Mason Perfomrance Projects at "A Working Mothers Summit"
May 10 at 2pm
Westfield Montgomery Mall
A Working Mothers Summit: A Recovery Effort for the Woman in You
This Mother's Day weekend, spend a day restoring and revitalizing the woman in you with guest speakers, workshops, resources, services and events, including an excerpt of Whose Body Is This?: Scars and Healing presented by Gesel Mason Performance Projects.
For more information, please visit: www.naworkingmothers.org
6th Annual Under a Desert Moon Gala
May 10 at 4pm & 5pm
May 11 at 8pm & 1pm
American University’s Harold and Sylvia Greenberg Theatre
Featuring over 150 belly dancers, including: Raqs Sahara, Sahara Tribal, Raqs Caravan East & West, Sahara Tabla, The Calmes Triplets and Sahara Dance students.
For more information: Sahara Dance or contact 202-342-4400
Tickets: $25
Joy of Motion Dance Center Youth Dance Ensemble Dance Concert
May 11 at 7pm
Kreeger Auditorium of the JCC of Greater Washington
Joy of Motion Dance Center's Metro DC Award winning Youth Dance Ensemble performance. Directed by Helen Hayes.
Featuring choreography by: Melanie Aceto, Elana Anderson, Daniel Burkholder, Dana Tai Soon Burgess, Helen Hayes, Gesel Mason, Katerina Rodgaard, Julia Smith and Douglas Yeuell.
Tickets: $20 adult admission, $15 students and seniors; click here to purchase online. (Tickets will not be available for online purchase after May 9th at noon.)
Vasallos Del Sol
May 13 at 7pm
National Museum of the American Indian
Direct from Venezuela! With a repertoire that covers the coastal country’s history from its pre-Hispanic and African roots to today’s popular rhythms and dance forms, Vasallos del Sol delivers a high-energy performance with contagious beats that will have you jump to your feet and dance!
VASALLOS DEL SOL brings the essential meaning of traditional Venezuelan music and dance presented with contemporary stage effects to the United States.
Vasallos del Sol pursues a thorough review of Venezuela’s traditional popular culture and demands rigorous training and permanent contact with the main worshipers of Venezuelan popular music and dances, echoing the philosophy conveyed by Fundación Bigott through its model institution, Talleres de Cultura Popular. They have performed all over South America.
FREE to the public. Reservations Required. Call (202) 633-3030 to reserve.
Jane Franklin Dance - "Zip Through a Tight Space"
May 14 at 6:30pm
Busboys & Poets - DC Store
Exaggeration can lead a convincing course or into a corner. Just look at our Presidential candidates! Speaking a million words a day can make one disremember. Consider ways to Zip Through a Tight Space in condensed vignettes. The event is the company's fundraiser for the 2008-09 Season. Enjoy intermittent performance, food, conversation, and even an open mike as we pass the "hat."
All are welcome. For more information www.janefranklin.com or 703-933-1111.
Free!
Fusion Dance - Identity Crisis
May 15 at 7:30pm
Atlas Performing Arts Center
Our premier concert, Identity Crisis, explores the different energies and limitless boundaries our company is constantly exploring. Each piece creates a new identity which is torn down and reconstructed by the next piece with an entirely fresh perspective on our company's artistic process. The evening will be an introspective journey of the many shades of Fusion Dance, and the beginnings of the cultivation of our own identity.
Fusion Dance Company is a non-profit professional dance company which provides a unique blend of both the performing and technical elements of dance. Our mission is to provide a versatile and challenging environment where technique and style are emphasized, hard work and fortitude are essential, and passion is inspired.
Tickets: $20-$25; click here to purchase online.
Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company
May 16 at 8pm
Publick Playhouse
The full dance concert presents striking and innovative choreography by award-winning Nai-Ni Chen and her large dance company, along with colorful, elaborate costumed works from the traditional dance repertoire of Asia.
Tickets: $15; $12/seniors and students; to purchase please call 301-277-1710
Asian Dance Festival
May 17 at 8pm
Atlas Performing Arts Center
In celebration of Asian Pacific Islander Month, Dance Place presents an Asian Dance Festival at Atlas Performing Arts Center. Local and visiting companies join Tehreema Mitha Dance Company, Dakshina/Daniel Phoenix Singh & Co. and Nilemma Devi Dance Company for a spectacular evening of dance.
Tickets: $22 general admission; $17 members, students, teachers (PreK-12), professional artists & seniors; $8 for children 17 & under; click here to purchase online.
*Discount tickets available for DancePass holders. Don't have a DancePass? Apply here.
Passport to DC
May 3 - 17
Cultural Tourism DC’s Passport DC will open doors to one of Washington’s most distinctive assets – its diplomatic community. From Iraq and Ethiopia to Slovenia and Argentina, the new annual celebration of international culture will showcase Washington’s embassies and cultural organizations with a wide range of performances, talks, and exhibits.
Embassy of Austria May 3 from 12-1pm performance by the Albine Dancers. Free
Embassy of Greece May 3 from 10am-3pm. Become acquainted with Greece through an exhibition of the Acropolis New Museum, music, film dance performances, and food and drink. Free
Embassy of Hungary May 3 from 10am-3pm Listen to traditional Hungarian folk music and learn folk dancing with instructors from the Tisza Dance Ensemble. Free
Embassy of Spain May 3 from 11am-2pm. Music and dance performances featuring Furia Flamenca. Free
Embassy of Greece May 5-10 from 10am-4pm. Become acquainted with Greece through an exhibition of the Acropolis New Museum, music, film dance performances, and food and drink.
Embassy of the Dominican Republic May 10 from 11am-3pm. Celebrate and learn about Domincan culture through dance , film and literature. Free
Dakshina/Daniel Phoenix Singh & Company presented by Dance Place May 10 at 8pm. For more infomation click here.
Chinatown Community Cultural Center May 11 from 2-4pm. Learn the techniques and music of Chinese Lion Dance and join the dance for good luck! Free
Fiesta Asia 2008 May 17 from 11am-7pm. Pennsylvania Ave between 3rd & 6th Streets, NW. Savor the many flavors of Asian culture. Enjoy a wide array of activities including live performances.
Asian Dance Festival May 17at 8pm at Atlas Performing Arts Center. Dance Place presents and Asian Dance Festival at Atlas Performing Arts Center. Tehreema Mitha Dance Company, Dakshina/Daniel Phoenix Singh & Co., Ling Tang, Golden Universe Dance, Ko-Ryo and Nilimma Devi Dance Theater perform a spectacular evening of dance in celebration of Asian Pacific Islander Month. For tickets click here.
Embassy of the Argentine Republic May 17 from 12pm-6pm. Learn Argentina's signature dance in an open Tango class by Carina Losano at 2pm. Free
Embassy of the People's Republic of Bangladesh May 17 from 10-4pm. Discover the history and culture of Bangladesh through dance, film, music, literature, and cuisine. Free
Embassy of India May 17 from 11:30am-3pm. Indian music and dance performances featuring IDEA Dance performing Bharatnatyam and Kathak and Dhoonya Dance performing Bollywood inspired dance. Free
Embassy of the Republic of Iraq May 17from 10am-4pm. Journey to Iraq through dance, film, and music, and taste cuisine along the way! Free photo ID required.
Embassy of the Republic of Madagascar May 17 from 10am-3pm. 2374 Mass Ave, NW. Enjoy this showcase of authentic Malagasy culture through film, music, song, and dance. Free
Mexican Cultural Institute May 17 from 10am-7:30pm. Various events including Fandangueando. Learn to dance fandango with music by famous Jarcho ensemble Son Luna and zapateado workshops by Los Quetzales Dance Ensemble. Free
Embassy of Mongolia May 17 from 10am-1pm. Take in the delights of Mongolia's ancient culture, including folk dance, music, cuisine, and film. Free but reservations required.
Flirt!
May 17th from 11:30-1:30 p.m.
JOMDC Friendship Heights
A titillating middle eastern workshop of the flirtatious kind...Raqs Sharqi (Belly Dance) requires technical skill, rhythm, and more than a little sassiness. In this fun workshop, learn a variety of flirty moves that will give your dance believability and personality. Are you an enchantress? Find out after the drills when you'll learn a short combination that you can try out on your classmates!
Cost: $30 advance/$35 at the door
Contemporary Technique Workshop with Vernon Gooden
May 17 from 4-6 pm
JOMDC Bethesda
After a riveting performance in this JOMDC's Spring Dance Project, come study contemporary techique with Julliard alum Vernon Gooden.
The Contemporary Technique class is an open place of creativity, allowing the students to explore the boundaries of contemporary style of fusion with a foundation of ballet as a point of entry to guide control and alignment. This class is exciting, challenging, revealing, and enticing. Step out side the interior dance world within yourself and show the world the true essence of performing from your heart!
Cost:$25 advance/$30 at the door
Joy of Motion Dance Center Spring Youth Company Concert
May 17 at 8pm
May 18 at 7pm
The Jack Guidone Theater
Recognizing the young energy and talent of tomorrow! The second weekend of a two part performance series, featuring three of Joy of Motion Dance Center's seven companies - Soles of Steel, Groove Elements, and DanceFusion Jazz Project
Tickets: All tickets $15. Limited Seating! Get your tickets now! www.joyofmotion.org
Arlington's Center Dance Company - "Spring Forward"
May 16 & 17 at 7:30pm
May 18 at 2pm
Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre
125 South Old Glebe Road
Arlington, VA
A festival dance performance to benefit and celebrate The Center Dance Company's exciting future in its new facility. CDC is thrilled to host guest Dana Tai Soon Burgess and Company, who will be performing Fractures and Khaybet The Center Dance Company presents an excerpt from Act III of Swan Lake Fiancees Pas de Six and a revival of one of its signature works A Bluegrass Portrait.
This will be an evening of exceptional dance and an opportunity to support the new Northern Virginia state of the art dance facility.
Tickets: $12-$20; click here to purchase online.
Gabrielle Roth's 5Rhythms® Movement Practice Facilitated by Tammy Burstein,
May 18
Carderock Springs Swim and Tennis Club
Connecting Waves: Moving with the Self, the Other, and in Community.
Wherever we start, whichever direction we take, it’s all about connection, about relating, outside in and inside out. In this 5Rhythms® workshop we’ll move through multiple Waves as we explore the dances of partnership, the dances of connection - with ourselves, with partners, and as members of a community. We’ll discover where we connect and where we lose touch, where we partner and where we part. We’ll move, on our own and together, through and to a fresher, deeper and more loving understanding of relationship, to the self, the other and our many tribes.
Cost: $80-$220 To register please click here. For more information visit www.aphroditephoto.com/Workshops_Frame.htm
Rhythm Tap Workshop with Chloe Arnold
May 21 from 730-8:30pm & 8:30-9:30pm
DC Dance Collective
To celebrate National Tap Dance Day, DC Dance Collective is holding a workshop with Cloe Arnold. This is a great opportunity to work with Chloe who has fabulous feet and rhythm. She recently performed with Debbie Allen at the Kennedy Center. She is originally from the DC area but now works in LA.
Adv Beg, Int, Adv Level Technique/Warm Up: 7:30pm to 8:30pm
Adv/Professional Level Technique/Choreography: 8:30pm-9:30pm
Cost: $25 Adv Beg, Int, Adv Level class $35; Adv/Professional Level Class; Both Classes: $50
Rhythm Tap Workshops with Ayodele Casel
May 22 from 7:30-8:30pm & 8:30-9:30pm
DC Dance Collective
To celebrate National Tap Dance Day, DC Dance Collective is holding a workshop with Ayodele Casel. Ayodele Casel (performer, choreographer, actor), is a native New Yorker who has worked professionally as an actor and tap dancer for eleven years. Her work as a choreographer has earned grants from Aaron Davis Hall and The Salon Series at The Apollo. Casel also collaborated with acclaimed composer Rob Kapilow on Paddywack: A Tap Dance Concerto, which premiered at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Her TV and film credits include Third Watch, Law and Order, The Jamie Foxx Show and Bojangles. She has created and presented her own works for Lincoln Center "Out of Doors", Joyce SoHo, Dance Theater Workshop, Symphony Space, The Triad Theater and Joe's Pub at The Public Theater. Ms. Casel has appeared on the cover of Dance Spirit, American Theater Magazine and The Village Voice. She has worked with the greatest tap dancers including Gregory Hines and Savion Glover as the only female in his company N.Y.O.T.s and as co-founder of Tandem Act Productions she continues striving to make Tap Dancing a relevant presence in the arts.
Adv Beg, Int, Adv Level Technique/Warm Up: 7:30pm to 8:30pm
Adv/Profession Level Technique/Choreography: 8:30pm-9:30pm
Cost: $25 Adv Beg, Int, Adv Level ;$35 Adv/Profession Level; $50 Both Classes
For more information please contact Nancy Newell on 202-491-7676
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson Tap Dance Concert
May 23 at 8pm
Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building
Coolidge Auditorium
Celebrate National Tap Dance Day with Dianne "Lady Di" Walker, Ayodele Casel & Company, Baakari Wilder, and Tappers With Attitude Youth Ensemble.
Tickets: Concert is free, but requires tickets. Tickets available only through Ticketmaster, starting six weeks before concert. There is a small service charge associated with each ticket order; limit of 2 tickets per person.
2 FREE Master Classes with Germaine Ingram
May 24 1:30pm & 3pm
At Knock On Wood
Classic Robinson-Learn segments of classic and signature choreography of late tap master LaVaughn Robinson. Emphasis will be on the fluidity and lyricism of his style.
Germaine's Way-Germaine Ingram shares rhythms and choreography that reflect her personal interpretation of the style she learned from LaVaughn Robinson over a period of 25 years.
Cost: Both classes are free and open to the public, but space is limited and pre-registration is required. Contact Knock On Wood at 301-495-0395 to reserve your space. Confirmations will be sent.
DanceInTime Latin Dance Performance with Live Band, Instruction and Open Dancing
May 24 at 6:30pm
City of Gaithersburg's Outdoor Concert Pavilion
DanceInTime is conducting an entire two and a half hour special event--with lessons, performances and open dancing to the sounds of Grupo Latino (live band). The show will include both team and partnership presentations. There will be a loose script so the dance segments will be threaded together by a theme/story line. Plus, a young teenager whose mom in one a DIT team-members, will perform too. This young lady does some ultra cool hip hop moves, and her short dance solo will be intended to inspire any children in the audience who like to dance.
Also, audience members will participate not only in Salsa lessons, but also in helping to design a Salsa choreography! Don't miss this unique show!
Cost: This is a family friendly event that is free and open to the public.
CityDance Ensemble-Happenings at the Harman
May 28 at 12pm
Forum of Sidney Harman Hall
Artistic Director Paul Emerson and choreographers will discuss and exhibit their work. For additional information on the CityDance Ensemble visit CityDance.net.
Cost is Free. Seating is based on availability and is on a first-come, first-served basis
Riverdance
May 29-June 1 at 8pm
May 31 & June 1 at 2pm
Filene Center, Wolf Trap
The energy, sensuality, and breathtaking spectacle of this Irish step dance and music powerhouse graces Wolf Trap in all of its glory! The Toronto Sun writes, "Riverdance weaves a powerful spell that can leave an audience breathless."
Tickets: $20-$70. Click here for tickets.
Laura Schandelmeier and Stephen Clapp
May 31 at 8pm
June 1 at 7pm
Dance Place
Laura Schandelmeier and Stephen Clapp will present their fourth evening-length work, Haunted at Dance Place. Performed to an original score and live music by Chloe and Leah Smith of Rising Appalachia and percussionist/performer Kofi Dennis, Haunted draws from acts of possession, ghost stories, and rituals to create an enthralling motion narrative.
Tickets: $22 general admission; $17 members, students, teachers (PreK-12), professional artists & seniors; $8 for children 17 & under; click here to purchase.
*Discount tickets available for DancePass holders. Don't have a DancePass? Apply here.
TAP Into the Energy - Tappers With Attitude Youth Ensemble at the Atlas
May 31 at 8pm
June 1 at 4pm
Atlas Performing Arts Center
Known for fearless innovation as well as classic stylings, Metro DC Dance Award winners Tappers With Attitude explodes with energy in this family-friendly 17th anniversary concert.
TWA preserves the heritage of tap, while also nurturing expressive new voices of cutting-edge choreographers. So there's something for everyone -- classic tap set to traditional jazz, Latin-flavored pieces, high-style a cappella work, exuberant contemporary material ... and so much more.
Celebrate National Tap Dance Day (May 25) with this vibrant, exciting youth ensemble!
Tickets: $20 general admission, $15 H.S. and College Students with ID, Seniors 65+, $10 children; click here to purchase online.
Choreographers Collaboration Project's Spring 2008 Modern Dance Concert: Celebrating Del Ray
May 31 at 7pm
George Washington Middle School
1005 Mt. Vernon Ave
Washington DC
This concert is the culmination of a one-year project to create dances based on the community of Del Ray in Alexandria, VA, the history of the neighborhood, and celebrating the 100th anniversary of Del Ray. To more fully reflect the spirit of Del Ray and its history, CCP has incorporated works from local artists, including the photographs of David Scavone and David Kosar and oral histories from the Office of Historic Alexandria - Alexandria Archaeology - Alexandria Legacies Oral History Program. The concert will also present reflections about the neighborhood from current community members. The concert promises to give the audience a deeper understanding and appreciation of the Del Ray neighborhood.
Tickets: Adults $10, Children 12-17 $5, Children under 12 free
Joy of Motion Dance Center Spring Performance Showcase
May 31 at 8pm
June 1 at 7pm
The Jack Guidone Theater
Presenting Studio to Stage, Joy of Motion Dance Center’s seasonal performance class series. The Studio to Stage Performance Class Series is a unique opportunity for students in the Adult Dance Program to participate in the creative process, learn choreography, and experience the thrill of performing. Each performance class culminates in a performance at select professional venues throughout the community. Each class is designed to strengthen technique, expand your skill set and inspire the performer in everybody!
Featuring:Afro Modern Performance Class,Hip Hop Performance Class, Jazz Performance Class, Tribal Belly Dance Performance Class. With Special Guests: Erica Hart, Beth Loosmore, Aysha Upchurch, JazzEmotion (JOMDC Resident Adult Company)
Tickets: $15 General Admission, $12 Students/Seniors Available Online