Let your creativity come out to play this spring with Dancers' Studio West.
Shake off the winter cobwebs with DSW's 4 Saturdays, 4 workshops. Try one or try them all:
How to be a Dancer with Artistic Director Davida Monk,
How to Listen to Canadian Music with composer Allan Gordon Bell,
How to Find Your Inner Drummer with percussionist Robin Tufts, and
How to Transcend with yoga instructor Kyrsten Blair. Saturday afternoons in May at W&M Dance Projects of Calgary, 4005 9th St. SE (Bay 9). Each 3-hour workshop is $100, or $350 for all 4 (save 12.5%!)
All proceeds benefit Dancers' Studio West.
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How to Be a Dancer
Let DSW Artistic Director Davida Monk put you through your paces in one exhilarating afternoon. We believe that everyone is a dancer. If you haven't yet discovered your inner dancer, get a feel for the training, learn some choreography and put it all together in an exuberant expression of creativity your own and the group's.
Saturday, May 2, 1-4 pm at W&M Dance Projects of Calgary, 4005 9th St. SE (Bay 9). Cost: $100
Davida Monk is a nationally celebrated dance artist who began her professional career in 1985 with Le Groupe de la Place Royale of Ottawa. Monk teaches, directs, creates, performs and tours her works, as well as those created in collaboration with fellow artists from a range of disciplines. She is Associate Professor Emeritus University of Calgary, and Artistic Director of m-body: mind and music in motion and of Dancers' Studio West.
How to Listen to Canadian Music
The world of contemporary music doesn't have to be intimidating. Join Juno award-winning composer Allan Gordon Bell to explore the rich heritage of music inspired by the vast and varied landscape and cultures of Canada. From song to symphony, find deeper pleasure in listening to the nuances and themes beyond the notes.
Saturday, May 9, 1-4 pm at W&M Dance Project of Calgary, 4005 9th St. SE (Bay 9). Cost: $100
Allan Gordon Bell is a composer, Professor of Music at the University of Calgary, Associate Composer and Past-President of the Canadian Music Centre, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Member of the Order of Canada, and the winner of the 2014 JUNO for Classical Composition of the Year.
How to Find Your Inner Drummer
What if you could march to the beat of your own inner drummer? We all have rhythm inside us, from our first heartbeat to our last breath. We are surrounded by rhythms and music every day. Give free expression to the music you carry inside you. Guided by jazz drummer and percussionist Robin Tufts, use drums and body percussion for an afternoon of joyful noise that will help you reach the stillness at your centre.
Saturday, May 23, 1-4 pm at W&M Dance Projects of Calgary, 4005 9th St. SE (Bay 9). Cost: $100
Robin Tufts is a drummer, percussionist and dance accompanist. He is active in the Calgary jazz community, playing with his own Trio Velocity ensemble and many others. They recently released ~ Like Water for Air ~. Robin is accompanist for Alberta Ballet, Decidedly Jazz Dance, Dancers Studio West and Stage West, and has led the accompanist group for the of dance program at the University of Calgary for 20 years. Robin's recent project has been a series of house concerts and CDs, Music for Soup, featuring spontaneous duets.
How to Transcend
This beginner-friendly yoga workshop, led by facilitator and choreographer Kyrsten Blair, celebrates Spring a time of intense growth and creativity. Breathe, reflect, flow and fashion a group mandala, symbolizing a path towards balance, unity and personal expression. Settle quietly inside, open up, shine out and cultivate a connection to a life's higher purpose.
Saturday, May 30, 1-4 pm at W&M Dance Projects of Calgary, 4005 9th St. SE (Bay 9). Cost: $100
Kyrsten Blair is an educator, choreographer, rehearsal director, and workshop facilitator. She draws inspiration from a wide range of sources, including Yoga, tai chi, classical Indian and Javanese dance, jazz and improvisation. Kyrsten is the contemporary teacher for the School Of Alberta Ballet and guides weekly classes with Dancing Parkinson's Project, the Golden Age Club and Cambrian Heights Community Association.
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LocationW&M Dance Projects of Calgary (View)
4005 9th St. SE (Bay 9)
Calgary, AB T2G 3C7
Canada
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