July 4
Nia Class with Jodi
When: Friday, July 4
Time: 8:30-9:30 am
Cost: $13, class cards apply
Celebrate having a body July 4th and everyday!
July 5
PEACE "in spite of..." Laughter Yoga Celebration
When: Saturday, July 5
Time: 2:00-4:00 pm
Cost: Donations
"Green" refreshments served after laughter
This celebration gives you the opportunity to temporarily put aside the burdens of your bills, taxes, rising gas prices, shortages, inflation, elections, climate change, wars, loss, toxic relationships, self-loathing, guilt - even cleaning out Your Closet. You will be briefly exempt from these concerns. Be ready to be wowed!
July 6, 13
Contemporary Hip Hop Series with Matt Steffania
When: Sundays, July 6 and July 13
Time: 2:00-3:30 pm
Cost: $15 drop-in
Contact: Matt, 434.962.3567
This class will explore the movements of Contemporary and Hip Hop dance through both choreography and improvisation. You will also learn about musicality, how to make simple movements more effective by accenting the beats within the music.
No prior experience is necessary, wear comfortable clothing.
July 7
Noon Hatha Yoga Class with Jen Waine
When: Mondays
Time: 12:00-1:00 pm
Cost: $13, class cards apply
Jen Waine will offer a multi-level Hatha class designed for the student who seeks to practice in a non-competitive environment of exploration. She draws on dance experience as well as Vinyasa and Ashtanga yoga traditions. Jen offers variations on poses for all levels so that you can honor your body and also challenge yourself when desired. Classes will include attention to breath, sun salutations, standing and seated poses and savasana. Jen seeks to provide you with a practice that will leave you feeling balanced and recharged.
July 7
Monday Morning Alexander Technique
When: Monday, June 2
Time: 9:45-10:45 am
Cost: $13, class cards apply
Join Chris for life changing education in how to do what you want to do in life with poise and grace, letting go of distress and tension and hard work.
What Alexander Technique will do for you:
*provide a method of developing conscious awareness that helps you avoid injury
*release patterns of tension and holding in the body
*free the body to move systemically and with grace
*restore your birthright of uprightness and ease of movement ake coordination possible
*enable correct breathing
*retrain harmful automatic responses
*transform difficult actions into fun and effortless ones
*restore accurate sensory awareness
July 11
Nia's 52 Moves
Introduction to the moves behind Nia
Date: Friday, June 11
Time: 5:30-6:30 pm
Cost: Drop in rate $13. Class cards apply.
This ongoing once-a-month series of classes is designed for both beginners and serious Nia students who want to learn the technique behind Nia. Nia's moves are designed to guide YOU-- whether you are stiff, not fit, injured/healing, a shy dancer, or an experienced athlete or dancer-- toward joy and fitness. Each class breaks down and explores specific Nia moves from the base, to the core, to the upper extremities. Learn about Your Body's Way of moving through a better understanding of your anatomy and Nia's technique and learn about The Body's Way, understanding your design and potential for moving with power and ease.
July 12
Capoeira Event
Date: Saturday July 12
Time: 11:00am-1:00 pm
Cost: Drop in rate $10.
This two-hour workshop will be taught by Mina from Grupa Ondas/Mandingueiros dos Palmares.
July 19
The Body School
Date: Saturday, July 19
Time: 5:00-7:00 pm
Cost: Drop-in rate $15
Contact: Jodi McCall, neworldance@hotmail.com
The Body School is a two hour guided Freedance event. Come join in the practice of moving, living, breathing, the body. Each time we enter the space of movement and awareness 'something' happens...unexpected, surprising, releasing, physical, musical, calling, longing, insight, joy, pleasure, unknown, on and on...bring with you the courage to step into body-ful motion with self and others, to experience what living in skin has to mysteriously offer.
What to bring: yourself and all your friends. good water. Clothes to move comfortably in.
What to expect: Upon arriving please enter the space and begin moving freely, guided movement will begin 30-50 minutes after we all arrive, warm up, and get moving. Please limit talking conversations outside in the foyer. An especially grooveful and transformative monthly movement event of a lifetime for sure.
The Body School will be guided by Jodi McCall, Black Belt Nia Instructor, athlete, artist, dancer, qi gong practitioner, mountain biker/commuter on the bike. Jodi lives to move, moves to live, and enjoys playing outside in nature mostly.
July 23, August 20
Creative Dance Class
Date: Wednesday, July 23 and August 20
Time: 7:15-8:15 pm
Cost: $13 drop-in rate
Come check out this new class and expand your movement vocabulary! We will explore the concepts of dance in playful ways. Every class will include time to create short choreographies alone, with partners, or as a group. Don’t worry if you don’t have a lick of formal dance experience -- inexperienced and experienced dancers are all welcome and encouraged to move at their own levels!
Mary Evans has been a music and movement teacher for 12 years. She has studied dance education at the Creative Dance Center in Seattle, as well as at the Orff Institute in Salzburg, Austria. You can contact her at marydorseyevans@yahoo.com, or 703-489-0428.
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