AZ Dance Coalition

A Joyous Christmas, at the MIM, presented by AZDance Group

AZDance Group — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:30:44 +0000

Photo Credit - 2010 Copyright, Patty Kaufman, Its U Photo, Phoenix

Title: A Joyous Christmas, at the MIM, presented by AZDance Group
Location: Musical Instrument Museum, Theater, 4725 E. Mayo Blvd. Phoenix, AZ 85050
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Description: “A Joyful Christmas” – at the MIM and at the CPA – both celebrate the Spirit of Christmas by utilizing guest artist Astrit Zejnati, Principal Dancer of Ballet Arizona, the company’s professional dance roster and the company’s most heartwarming Educational Outreach Program, “Movement E-Motion”, a dance program designed to give dance technique and performing opportunities for young adults with Down Syndrome and/or Autism and physical challenges.

“A Joyful Christmas” highlights the music of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, Christmas Carols and other inspirational arrangements. Both concerts benefit the company’s growing production costs and their five educational outreach programs. Book your tickets soon to these concerts !
Start Time: 6:30
Date: 2010-11-22
End Time: 8:15

A Joyous Christmas, at the CPA, presented by AZDance Group

AZDance Group — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:28:25 +0000

Photo Credit - 2010 Copyright, Patty Kaufman, Its U Photo, Phoenix

Title: A Joyous Christmas presented by AZDance Group
Location: Center for Performing Arts, Paradise Valley Community College campus, 18401 N. 32nd Street, Phoenix, 85032
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Description: “A Joyful Christmas” – at the CPA – celebrates the Spirit of Christmas at 1:00 PM and 5:00 PM by utilizing guest artist Astrit Zejnati, Principal Dancer of Ballet Arizona, the company’s professional dance roster and the company’s most heartwarming Educational Outreach Program, “Movement E-Motion”, a dance program designed to give dance technique and performing opportunities for young adults with Down Syndrome and/or Autism and physical challenges.

“A Joyful Christmas” highlights the music of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, Christmas Carols and other inspirational arrangements. Both concerts benefit the company’s growing production costs and their five educational outreach programs. Tickets available online www.paradisevalley.edu/cpa, PVCC CPA Box Office (602) 787-7738 or at the Door. $16 adults, $11 seniors/students, $5 under 12, service fees may apply. Further information at www.azdance.org

Date: 2010-12-05

SRP-Hopelink Golf Tournament benefitting AZDance Group and Movement E-Motion

AZDance Group — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:20:16 +0000

Photo Credit - 2010 Copyright, Patty Kaufman, Its U Photo, Phoenix

Title: SRP-Hopelink Golf Tournament benefitting AZDance Group and Movement E-Motion
Location: Ocotillo Golf Club, Chandler
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Description: AZDance announces an exciting fundraiser – the SRP-HopeLink Golf Tournament benefitting AZDance Group / Movement E-Motion on Friday, November 19, 2010
1:00 PM Shotgun Start with Dinner, Silent Auction and Entertainment to round off the event.

The event, held at Ocotillo Golf Resort, Chandler (www.ocotillogolf.com) will raise money for AZDance Group and our exceptional Educational Outreach Programs, including our most heartwarming dance program, “Movement E-Motion”, a dance class and performance program for young adults with Down Syndrome and/or Autism and physical challenges.

Doug Clark, President/Founder of HopeLink says this “I am looking forward to an opportunity to bring hope to kids right in our own backyard. Please join me for a great day of golf and raising money for AZ Dance Group’s Movement E-Motion dance program. This group provides a place for kids with different abilities to experience dance and performance. These kids will steal your heart! HopeLink Foundation partners with you to provide hope around the world every single day. Together, we do this in many ways; from after school sports programs for at-risk youth to providing schooling for third world kids, to building houses for families who used to live in a cardboard box. YOU are doing all these things! The tournament will be at the beautiful Ocotillo Golf Resort in Chandler , and promises to be an exquisite event. I really hope you will be a part.” info: www.yourhopelink.org.

Start Time: 01:00
Date: 2010-11-19

Ballet Master Class w/JEAN-PAUL COMELIN International Ballet Master and Choreographer

Desert Youth Ballet Foundation — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:20:06 +0000

Title: Ballet Master Class w/JEAN-PAUL COMELIN International Ballet Master and Choreographer
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Description: JEAN-PAUL COMELIN is an International Ballet Master and Choreographer. He has joined Paris Opera Ballet in 1956. his experience highlights include:
Former principal dancer with London Festival Ballet,
National Ballet of Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania Ballet
• Ballet Arizona’s first Artistic Director
• Former Artistic Director of Ballet du Nord (France)
• Former Ballet Master of Stuttgart Ballet (Germany)
INFO PH# 602-494-3400
Date: 2010-10-24

Ballet Master Class w/ANDREW NEEDHAMMER- Ballet Program Director at the Nothern Arizona University

Desert Youth Ballet Foundation — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:13:16 +0000

Title: Ballet Master Class w/ANDREW NEEDHAMMER- Ballet Program Director at the Nothern Arizona University
Location: 20820 North 25th Place, Suite # 112, Phoenix, Arizona
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Description: ANDREW NEEDHAMMER is a Ballet Program Director at the Northern Arizona University. He has trained at the New York School of Ballet before joining American Ballet Theater II and touring the world.
Experience Highlights:
• Danced with the National Ballet of Canada, performing works by Nureyev, Balanchine and Ashton.
• Former Ballet Arizona principal dancer.
• An Associate of the Royal Academy of Dance and a Registered Teacher of the Royal Academy of Dance.
• Director of the ballet program at NAU Community Music and Dance Academy
Date: 2010-10-08

Ballet Master Classes w/MISHA TCHOUPAKOV- Master Teacher for Youth America Grand Prix in US & Japan

Desert Youth Ballet Foundation — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:04:11 +0000

Title: Ballet Master Classes w/MISHA TCHOUPAKOV- Master Teacher for Youth America Grand Prix in US & Japan
Location: 20820 N. 25th Place, #110-112, Phoenix, AZ 85050
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Description: MISHA TCHOUPAKOV is a Master Teacher for Youth America Grand Prix in US & Japan. he has trained at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy, toured and performed all over the world including Australia, UK, Switzerland, Italy, France, China, Japan and US. Misha is a graduate of the Moscow State Academy of Choreography with M.F.A. in Ballet Pedagogy and Choreography under the tutelage of Professor P. Pestov.
Experience Highlights:
*Instructor at Houston Ballet, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Ballet West, David Taylor Dance Theatre, State Street Ballet, Ballet Arlington, Guangzhou Ballet of China, Sibiu Ballet Theatre, and Galili Dance in the Netherlands.
* Master teacher for YAGP Ballet Competition in US and Japan, Sibiu International Ballet and Contemporary Dance Competition in Romania and Okinawa Ballet Competition
Official representative and appointed trustee of the Kasyan Goleizovsky Foundation.
Start Date: 2010-09-24
End Date: 2010-9-25

Fall Into Dance, a Preview of Fall Dance Classes

KU Studios - Home of Kids Unlimited — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 05:30:42 +0000

Title: Fall Into Dance, a Preview of Fall Dance Classes
Location: KU Studios, Home of Kids Unlimited
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Description: A Preview of Fall Dance Classes
$5 classes, 5 days only
Try something new, meet the extraordinary teacher that will teach the class,
or simply find a class to fall in love with.
Contacts us for a schedule of classes.

Start Date: 2010-08-28
Start Time: 09:00
End Date: 2010-09-02
End Time: 20:00

Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 00:33:59 +0000

Title: Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba
Location: Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
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Description: The resident company at Havana’s Grand Theatre, Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba fuses elements of flamenco, ballet and contemporary dance with Spanish and Afro-Cuban rhythms. Celebrated for its uncanny precision, this passionate entourage of 17 female dancers, accompanied by a live band, performs in stunning costumes that swirl and flow as they move gracefully and powerfully in perfect unison.

Tickets: $34, $44 through 480-994-ARTS (2787).

Start Time: 19:30
Date: 2010-11-04

Arts Connect: Dance with Camera

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 00:21:55 +0000

Title: Arts Connect: Dance with Camera
Location: Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
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Description: Explore the world of modern dance through the lens of a camera in this tour of SMoCA’s Dance with Camera exhibition. Led by a curator, the tour precedes the 7:30 p.m. Merce Cunningham Dance Company performance that evening at Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts.

Free for ticket holders to the Merce Cunningham Dance Company performance. Call 480-994-ARTS (2787) to order tickets.

Start Time: 18:00
Date: 2011-03-10
End Time: 19:00

Arts Connect: Cuban Salsa Dancing

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 00:15:39 +0000

Title: Arts Connect: Cuban Salsa Dancing
Location: Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
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Description: Take a pair of dance classes taught by salsa experts John Rigby and Diona Pelcts on Oct. 20 and Oct. 27, then interact with the Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba cast and show your new moves at an open dance prior to their Nov. 4 performance.
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2010-10-20