Alliance Dance Institute
Alliance Dance Institute
5801 Duke St Suite E-200, Landmark Mall
Alexandria VA 22304
(703) 354-6000
5,500 + s.f. available for video shoots, photo shoots, rehearsals, showers, rehearsal dinners, parties, receptions, and special events.
Facilities
Main Ballroom: 4,000 sf – including main area 40’x60’+
Sprung Bamboo Floor
Two Walls Floor to Ceiling Mirrors
12’ ceiling
Three lighting systems:
    1) in-ceiling 4’ fluorescents
    2) wall-panel controlled color and white banks
    3) 50 channel Lightronics board with control of 25 theater instruments (gels),
    and the color and white light banks.
Sound: 8 Klipsch ceiling-mounted speakers wired to top-of-the-line MAP/Crestron sound control board. In-puts in five locations. Main input location is NuMark CDMix2 console with Mic and Line-in (ipod) inputs. Wireless handheld mic.
Additional Resources:
Parking: over 200 spots of covered parking in security-monitored garage.
Kitchen: Full size refrigerator and microwave. Full-size sink. Storage area.
Bathroom: One deluxe bathroom with full length mirror, sink, etc.
    Six Black 5’ diameter round folding tables
    60 folding chairs
    Central air – heating and cooling
Small Rehearsal Room/ Staging Area: 20’ x 25’
    Sprung Bamboo Floor
    Two Mirrored Walls    
    18’ ceiling
    Light system:    Fluorescent and
    color banks, wall-controlled
    Sound: 2 Klipsch ceiling mounted
    speakers; line-in to/from central system,
    or boombox.

Dr. Yamini Saripalli
4934 Battery Lane, Apt. 1
Bethesda, MD 20814
(410) 419-6379
yamini.saripalli@gmail.com
Dr. Yamini Saripalli is a Kuchipudi dancer who is a disciple Gurus Dr. Vempati Chinna Satyam and Sri Vempati Ravi Shankar. Based in Bethesda, Maryland, Dr. Saripalli performs and teaches Kuchipudi in the Washington DC metropolitan area. She has performed throughout the United States and India with her guru's troupe and as a solo artist. Dr. Saripalli feels very passionate about spreading the Kuchipudi art both through performances and teaching the art to future generations

Kardelen Turkish Dance Ensemble
Genre(s): Folk
Kardelen Dance Ensemble
Demet Cabbar
NW Washington, DC
(202) 491-5869
info@kardelendance.com
The Kardelen Turkish Dance Ensemble was founded in Washington, DC in 2005 by a number of individuals who are dedicated to promoting the diverse, rich and vibrant culture of Turkey through its dances. Kardelen’s dances provide a glimpse into the lives and celebrations of the Turkish people and take audiences on a cultural journey through the villages of Asia Minor, or Anatolia as Turks call it, to the royal Ottoman palaces of Istanbul.
The Ensemble takes its name from a resilient Anatolian mountain flower. The word “kardelen” means “one that pierces through the snow”. The Kardelen flower, similar to a crocus, survives under hardship and severe weather circumstances.
While the primary purpose of Kardelen is to increase the awareness of the Turkish culture, members are also committed to working for the broader community, and therefore donate a portion of revenues to various organizations who are engaged primarily in the education and healthcare of underprivileged children, who are trying to survive under difficult circumstances just like the Kardelen flower.

Kesler Physical Massage and Movement Therapy
Genre(s): Ballet, Improvisation, Modern/Contemporary
http://www.maykesler.com
May Kesler, MTh, PT
Chevy Chase MD 20815
Bethesda MD 20817
(301) 602-3551
breslow@erols.com
May Kesler is a physical therapist, massage therapist, dancer and choreographer.
I am available for choreography using ballet, modern, and improvisational genres. I am also a Certified Rommett Floor-Barre teacher and am available to teach classes.
I use my knowledge from physical and massage therapy to teach alignment, stretch and strength. My personal choreography is based on available and natural movement, using written and spoken words, or emotional experiences. I have also choreographed for locally produced shows such as "Fiddler on the Roof" and "British Music Hall". I was the movement director for "Creeps" an off Broadway show about a group of men with CP. I taught the actors to move as if they had Cerebral Palsy. Please visit my website www.maykesler.com or contact me for further information.

Musical Theater Center
www.musicaltheatercenter.org
Contact: Debbie Clark, Director of Education
837 Rockville Pike
Rockville MD 20852
Located on the second floor of Winter Green Plaza
(301) 251-5766
dclark@musicaltheatercenter.org
Rental Rates:
Studio 1 (40 X 40) $50.00/hr (class) $40.00/hr (rehearsal)
Studio 2 (20 X 34) $30.00/hr (class) $20.00/hr (rehearsal)
Studio 3 (27X 30) $40.00/hr (class) $30.00/hr (rehearsal)
Studio 4 (20X 30) $40.00/hr (class) $30.00/hr (rehearsal)

Each studio is equipped with a cd/tape stereo system and has marley covered sprung floors. Bathrooms and dressing room are available. Ample free parking.

Nancy Bannon
Genre(s): Interdisciplinary
Nancy Bannon
646-872-8596
nancybannon1@gmail.com

Nancy Bannon performed for many years as a dancer with Doug Varone, Tere O'Connor and Lar Lubavitch and as an actor focusing mostly on the development of new work. She now creates her own interdisciplinary theater. Her most recent works are "Cornfield", a wall-to-wall field of 7 feet- high corn in which the viewers hang out, and from which the characters emerge, originally presented by The Princess Grace Foundation and The Baryshnikov Arts Center (NYC), and "Puncture", an evening length performance piece presented by The Chocolate Factory (NYC). She is also known for "The Pod Project", an installation of private, one-on-one performances originally at 20 Greene Gallery (NYC). Nancy is the recipient of three Princess Grace Awards and a 2001 New York Dance and Performance ("Bessie") Award. She has served on the faculties of SUNY Purchase and Rutgers University and has taught independently throughout the U.S. Nancy is a graduate of The Juilliard School. This March, Nancy was invited to participate in a Philip Johnson Glass House Conversation along with filmmaker Darron Aronofsky, poet Erin Belieu, graphic designer Paula Scher and others.

Classes offered: Currently: "Preparing for Multi-Disciplinary Work
We will begin to explore a full range of creative expression. We'll play with improvisational exercises to ignite the imagination and access emotions. I am interested in firing up confidence in our many human facets so that we, as performers, are awake and able to play with whatever direction we're given. This class will help develop collaborative skills, so that each performer can then bring a readiness, a combination of physicality, intellect and a fully engaged imagination to each creative process."

World Music Folklife Center
Genre(s): Folk
World Music Folklife Center
Cheryl Sidwell
P.O. Box 50054
Arlington, VA  22205
571-332-4865
admin@wmfolklifecenter.org
The World Music Folklife Center is a 501C-3 educational & charitable non-profit dedicated to: fostering understanding of cultural traditions and heritage through folk music and dance, preserving folk traditions through education programs for the general public, with specific programs for the youth population, enriching the local community by sponsoring Master Artists from around the world to teach & perform their traditional music/dance in the local Baltimore/Washington area, giving humanitarian aid to those displaced and/or impoverished populations from where these folk traditions originate.