Title: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater – Spring Break 2012 DANCE EXPERIENCE
Location: Mesa Arts Center, Dance Studio, One East Main Street, Mesa, AZ 85211
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Description: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater – Spring Break 2012
DANCE EXPERIENCE

March 12-16, 2012
ONE WEEK DANCE EXPERIENCE WITH ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER “THROUGHLINES”

The ultimate experience for dance students ages 12 – 18. This spring break dance experience gives dancers the opportunity to take a week of master classes in a variety of techniques and learn from instructors at the top of their field in techniques like, modern, jazz/hip hop and West African. Your registration also provides you with two Alvin Ailey performance tickets to round out this exciting week at the Ikeda Theatre of the Mesa Arts Center.

Location: Mesa Arts Center, Dance Studio, One East Main Street, Mesa, AZ 85211
Duration: 1.5 hours x 5 days
Audience: Ages 12-18 (Dance Studios, Jr/High School, Dance Companies) ($25 for the week)

ONE DAY WORKSHOPS WITH ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER
Select from one-day workshops and explore techniques from modern, jazz/hip hop and West African from Alvin Ailey American Dance instructors at the top of their field and bring movement to your own life experiences. Your registration in any one-day workshop provides you with a discount code to purchase Alvin Ailey performance tickets to round out this exciting week at the Ikeda Theatre of the Mesa Arts Center.

Location: Mesa Arts Center, Dance Studio, One East Main Street, Mesa, AZ 85211
Duration: 2 hour workshops
Audience: Ages 8-11 or 12-18 ($5 per one day workshop)

MONDAY, MARCH 12
Young Professionals
Ages 17-Adult
(Modern)
$25
5PM-7PM

TUESDAY, MARCH 13
Teen Extension
Ages 12-16
(West African)
$5
1PM-3PM

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14
Young at Art
Ages 8-11
(West African)
$5
1PM-3PM

THURSDAY, MARCH 15
Teen Extension
Ages 12-16
(Jazz-Hip Hop)
$5
1PM-3PM

FRIDAY, MARCH 16
Young at Art
Ages 8-11
(Jazz-Hip Hop)
$5
1PM-3PM

“Throughlines”
A One Week Dance Experience with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Monday – Modern, Tuesday/Wednesday-West African, Thursday/Friday – Jazz-Hip Hop)
Ages 12-18 | $25
9AM-10:30AM

TO REGISTER: Contact Box Office 480-644-6500| MesaArtsCenter.com
Presented by Mesa Arts Center
Sponsored in part by Wells Fargo
Start Date: 2012-03-12
End Date: 2012-03-16

Title: FREE Dance Workshop by Contra-Tiempo
Location: Mesa Community College Campus (West Gymnasium), 1833 West Southern, Mesa, AZ 85202
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Description: FREE Dance Workshop!
Featuring L.A. based Dance Company CONTRA-TIEMPO
and Ana Maria Alvarez

Urban Latin Dance with CONTRA-TIEMPO
Artistic Director, Ana Maria Alvarez and CONTRA-TIEMPO will share the company’s unique signature dance form: Urban Latin Dance, which is based on principals of Salsa fused with urban street forms, dances rooted in the African Diaspora and contemporary concert dance. The class is designed to engage and push dancers to
explore new ways of moving, partnering and improvising.

TWO SESSIONS AVAILABLE!
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2012
1:00-2:30PM & 3:00-4:30PM

Mesa Community College Campus,
1833 West Southern, Mesa, AZ 85202, West Gymnasium

RSVP: Space is limited so RSVP early!
moc.retneCstrAaseMnull@hcaertuo or 480-644-6540

CONTRA-TIEMPO is a Los Angeles based dance company, founded and directed by Ana Maria Alvarez. The company fuses Salsa, Afro-Cuban, Hip-Hop, and abstract dance theater.

Ana Maria Alvarez (Artistic Director- CONTRA-TIEMPO, Choreographer and Dancer) Alvarez received her MFA in Choreography from UCLA’s Department of World Arts and Cultures, where she currently teaches.

Presented by:
Mesa Arts Center
In partnership with:
Mesa Community College
Date: 2012-02-04

Title: AzDEO’s Pink Tutu Flu
Location: Valley Vista High School
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Description: A day of professional development for dance educators.

Pink Tu-Tu Flu

WHEN
The 8th Annual Pink Tutu Flu is January 20, 2012.

WHERE
It is being hosted at Valley Vista High School in Surprise.
Valley Vista High School
15550 N. Parkview Place
Surprise, AZ 85374

WHAT
We will be exploring 2 different movement classes. The first class will be an Alexander Technique lead by Laura Donnelly from Arizona State University and the second will be an Afro-Modern class given by Zari from Grand Canyon University.

In between movement classes we will conduct share out sessions relating to dance history lessons and concepts. Please bring a history lesson and/or concepts with you.
Email Amy Crow (gro.trasydnull@worc.yma) with your lesson/concept and she will put together a “share out” agenda.

WHO
Everyone is invited.
Members FREE, Non-Members $20 (pay at the door)
LUNCH INCLUDED

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
8:00 – 9:00        Breakfast/Welcome
9:00 – 10:00      Sharing of History Lessons & Concepts
10:00 – 11:30    Movement class 1 – Somatics Pedagogy w/ Laura
11:30 – 12:30    Lunch
12:30 – 1:30      History Sharing 2
1:30 – 3:00        Movement class 2  – Afro – Modern w/ Zari

Start Time: 9:00am
Date: January 20, 2012
End Time: 3:00pm

Title: NSAL Modern Dance Scholarship Event
Location: Dance Theater West, 3925 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix
Description: National Society of Arts and Letters
Modern Dance Scholarship Event

January 29, 2012 1:00 PM
Dance Theater West, 3925 E Indian School Rd, Phoenix 85018

Modern Dancers ages 14 through 18

Prize monies available up to
$500 – 1st Place $300 – 2nd Place $200 – 3rd Place

Dancers will participate in a 45 minute class which will be judged.
They will perform an original work not to exceed three minutes.
The style is modern.
(Ballet, jazz, hip hop are not acceptable.)

Black leotard and tights for girls
Black tights and black or white t-shirt for boys
Bare feet No props please.
Dancers will provide their music on a cd.

$15. Registration Fee to NSAL due the day of the event.

To Register:
Please contact Susan Silverman, NSAL AZ Dance Chair, prior to January 22, 2012. at moc.loanull@anirezuS*

*please contact me with any questions or concerns….thanks!
Start Time: 1:00pm
Date: 2012-01-29

Title: Center Dance Ensemble presents American Voices
Location: Herberger Theater Center
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Description: Celebrating National Poetry Month with new choreography to the words of America’s great poets.

Performances at 2 p.m. & 5 p.m. in the Herberger’s KAX Stage.

Tickets at 602-252-8497 or www.herbergertheater.org
$11.50 adults
$8.50 seniors
$6.50 students
each plus box office fees
Start Time: 14:00
Date: 2012-04-15

Title: Center Dance Ensemble presents Dance AZ/100
Location: Herberger Theater Center
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Description: Celebrating Arizona’s Centennial with new dances inspired by myth and folk tale:
‘Siyotanka’, from the Native American legend of The First Flute;
‘Western Footprints’ featuring Aaron Copland’s music “Billy the Kid”;
‘La Llorona’, from the Mexican folk tale of the weeping woman,
and more.

Herberger Theater Center, 222 E. Monroe St. , Phoenix
March 22, 23 and 24 at 7:30 p.m.
March 25 at 2 p.m.

Tickets at 602-252-8497 or www.herbergertheater.org
$21.50 for adults, $17.50 for seniors and $9.50 for students,
all plus box office fees

Dates: March 22-25, 2012

Title: CONDER/dance: Breaking Ground 2012
Location: Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 W. Rio Salado Parkway Tempe, AZ 85281
Description: Conder/dance: Breaking Ground 2012

January 28, Saturday, 2 & 8 pm, Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 W Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe.

In its fifth year, Breaking Ground is Arizona’s window into the most current perspectives on art and culture. Tightly curated by an illustrious panel of judges and produced by CONDER/dance, Breaking Ground 2012 presents remarkable contemporary dance, film and art from artists working around the country. Performances in traditional and non-traditional spaces throughout Tempe Center for the Arts will resonate with audiences from all walks of life. This year a matinee performance is designed to present works by students only.

Tickets: $20 general, $15 students, 480-350-2882.

Performers are:

Professional Division
Daniela Borgialli – Tango Dream, Carley Conder – Healing the Divide, Brad Garner – Rendicion Basquiat, Alisa Gillespie – Reverie Realized, Kevin Jenkins – Luminos (film), Karen Jensen – Moving Target (film), Keith Johnson – Unscripted / Riptide Into Me, Jenna Kosowski – For Her Smile Is Painted On…, Shannon Mockli – Murmur, Chrissie Parrott – Motel Deception (film), Carolyn Pavlik – LadyBoy (film), Renata Sheppard – The Wait of Gravity (film), Eileen Standley – State of Affairs and La Folia

Student Division
Julie Akerly – It’s Always Too Late and Making Noise (film), Robert Ahlman – Primal, Jordan Daniels – WOW, Jessica Diaz – My Feet Keep Me Up At Night, Anthony Gonzales – Point. Line- Fold>, Holly Martin – Without It, Nita Mallya – Thillana, Anna McClellan + Brittany Young – unfamiliarCLOUD, Britta Peterson – Violet Flight and Recurring Reverie, Laurel Wall-MacLane – to….

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Date: 2012-01-28