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A photo of dancers lifting another up in the air in a studio of a Summer MELT workshop. There is a standing lamp off to one corner as the lifted dancer reaches up in the air. Photo by Rachel Keane.

 

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Sat 1st
11:00am

K.J.Holmes - The Athletics of Intimacy, Improvisations

Movement Research
Classes combine skills and practices of Contact Improvisation, applications of Body-Mind Centering® and tutoring of somatic improvisational approaches in solo, duet (strong emphasis on partnering) and…

 
12:00pm

Intro to Flamenco Dance Workshop for Absolute Beginners

Flamenco NYC
1.5 hour workshop classes are taught in order to be able to cover and practice all basic aspects for students without prior dance experience. Classes will focus on strong footwork, upper body coordination,…

 
1:30pm

Karl Anderson - Enormous Eyes: sculpting dance in real time

Movement Research
Class begins with a brief idiosyncratic warm up and sharing our own personal sense of readiness. Then a guided preparation, deeply rooted in Skinner Releasing Techniqueâ„¢ alignment principles, allows…

 
3:00pm

NOCTU

Irish Repertory Theatre presents an Eriu Dance Co. Production
Choreographed and directed by Riverdance Principal Dancer Breandan de Gallai, Noctu is a completely new departure for the Irish dance show genre. It pushes the boundaries of the Irish dance aesthetic and…

 
6:30pm
Audtion

Audtion

Ballet Neo
Seeking female dancers with strong ballet/pointe technique for contemporary ballet project. please call for appointment

 
7:30pm

"Widow's Walk"

Dusan Tynek Dance Theatre
http://www.kaatsbaan.org/events.html

 
7:30pm

Marcato, Allemande & black tent of the plains

MOVE: the company
Joshua Beamish weaves a fluid cloth of technical forms juxtaposed against gestural isolations, performed at hyper speed. His Vancouver-based MOVE: the company presents the world premiere of Marcato, a…

 
7:30pm

The Grass is Always Greener… by ANABELLA LENZU/DANCEDRAMA

Anabella Lenzu/DanceDrama
Immigration. Roots. Discrimination. Memory. Polemical piece of dance theater that hashes the personal, practical, and political struggles of immigrants to the United States. General Admission: $20 RSVP…

 
7:30pm

To the Ones I Love

Compagnie Thor
A provocative merging of traditional & contemporary modern dance, Thierry Smits’ To the Ones I Love features 9 men fluidly moving across an austere white set. Set to a score by Bach & an electronic…

 
8:00pm
An Extraordinary Echo

An Extraordinary Echo

In-Sight Dance Company
A new story ballet to the music of Ian Axel. About An Extraordinary Echo: Progression and polarization, globalization and global climate change, information overload and the Internet; this is the world…

 
8:00pm

Conversations Without Walls

Danspace Project Presents
http://danspaceproject.org/calendarandtickets/detail.php?id=105

 
8:00pm
 
8:00pm

NOCTU

Irish Repertory Theatre presents an Eriu Dance Co. Production
Choreographed and directed by Riverdance Principal Dancer Breandan de Gallai, Noctu is a completely new departure for the Irish dance show genre. It pushes the boundaries of the Irish dance aesthetic and…

 
9:00pm

ShimmyDonna

BADAWEYAH
ShimmyDonna is an event that presents elements of culture, life and art suffused in an environment of sounds causative of some of the most amazing, well composed, lyrically inspired music ever perceived. More…

 
Sun 2nd
12:00pm

Kellie Lynch @ Dance New Amsteredam

Modern Guest Artist Series
We will playfully tumble through space with precision and clarity to find ease in effort, weight and swing. Moving dynamically while simultaneously exploring nuance and performance, we will fall into and…

 
12:00pm

Jonathan Burrows - Writing dance

Movement Research
Choreographer Jonathan Burrows leads a three day workshop investigating choreographic and compositional process, performance and philosophies, questioning how a dance or performance might be made and what…

 
2:00pm
An Extraordinary Echo

An Extraordinary Echo

In-Sight Dance Company
A new story ballet to the music of Ian Axel. About An Extraordinary Echo: Progression and polarization, globalization and global climate change, information overload and the Internet; this is the world…

 
2:00pm

Intro to Chinese Dance for Kids

Lotus Music & Dance
Introduction to basic classical & folk dance to children. Each session starts with warm-ups & a mini repertory of flower dance, handkerchief dance, ribbon dance, fan dance, chopsticks dance & peacock dance.…

 
2:00pm

Marcato, Allemande & black tent of the plains

MOVE: the company
Joshua Beamish weaves a fluid cloth of technical forms juxtaposed against gestural isolations, performed at hyper speed. His Vancouver-based MOVE: the company presents the world premiere of Marcato, a…

 
3:00pm

Intro to Chinese Dance for Adults

Lotus Music & Dance
Introduction to Chinese classical & folk dance. Students will learn the basic gestures, postures, facial expressions, as well as the use of various dance props such as fans, handkerchiefs, ribbons & long…

 
3:00pm

NOCTU

Irish Repertory Theatre presents an Eriu Dance Co. Production
Choreographed and directed by Riverdance Principal Dancer Breandan de Gallai, Noctu is a completely new departure for the Irish dance show genre. It pushes the boundaries of the Irish dance aesthetic and…

 
6:15pm

Contact Improvistation

Movement Research
Contact Improvisation is a partnering dance form. Skills such as rolling, releasing, giving and supporting weight, expanding range of spatial concentration, lifting, catching and falling help one move…

 
7:30pm

The Music of Elliott Carter Interpreted by Emery LeCrone and Avi Scher

Emery LeCrone and Avi Scher
Next-generation choreographers Emery LeCrone and Avi Scher each create new works set to the same music by 102-year-old two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Elliott Carter.

 
7:30pm

NEXT! - A New Showcase series: New in 2011 - Supporting the Global Campaign against breast cancer.

The Next Stage Project
NEXT! - a NEW Showcase Series. Aiming to give dance companies, artists, dancers and choreographers from around the globe an opportunity to connect and share their work. This NEXT! edition will be PINK!…

 
8:00pm

Reverb Festival 2010

Reverb Dance
Reverb Festival 2010 in partnership with Purchase College is presenting new works by: Sidra Bell, Adam Barruch, Janis Brenner, Brooke Broussard, Brian CareyChung, Frances Chiaverini + Matthew Branham,…

 
Mon 3rd
11:00am

Julie Bour @ Dance New Amsterdam

Modern Guest Artist Series
11 am-1 pm. Exploring new balances through energy and movement, students are encouraged to define new counterweights necessary to support directional and level change. The goals of this class are to help…

 
3:00pm

October Salon

Marie-Christine Giordano Dance
FREE showcase for up to 4 choreographers/companies each showing works of under 10 min in length. hosted by MCGD. Wine beer, noshes and other refreshments available before in between and after each

 
6:00pm

Beginner Belly Dance: Technique & Veil Moves

Lotus Music & Dance
This course will build strong, muscular & fluid technique through stretches, drills, across the floor sequences & practice with veil work in the spirit of American Cabaret Belly Dance. Mondays 6-7:30pm…

 
6:00pm

The Art of Ballet

The Joyce Theater
Dance Talks take place at Joyce SoHo, 155 Mercer Street (between Houston and Prince Streets) from 6-8pm and are FREE. RSVP required: dancetalks@joyce.org OR 646-792-8377.

 
7:00pm

Alexander Technique and Dance Improvisation - Letting the Dance Dance You

Emily Faulkner/Wind-Up Dances
How can your innate body/mind intelligence put you in the zone where the dance dances you? Explore AT principles and apply them to improv. Trained and untrained dancers, experienced improvisers and novices…

 
7:30pm

The Music of Elliott Carter Interpreted by Emery LeCrone and Avi Scher

Emery LeCrone and Avi Scher
Next-generation choreographers Emery LeCrone and Avi Scher each create new works set to the same music by 102-year-old two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Elliott Carter.

 
7:30pm

Beginner Castanets Workshop

Lotus Music & Dance
This class will cover basic techniques of castanet playing. Finger positions, along with hand and arm carriage will be taught and explored. Mondays 7:30-9pm with Yloy Ybarra. $120 for 6 Sessions, $25 Single…

 
Tue 4th
11:00am

Miguel Vignoulle@ Dance New Amsterdam

Modern Guest Artist Series
11am-1pm The class is for the dancers to test, challenge and better their ability to follow the given combination with accuracy and precision, but without losing their personality in the process, or the…

 
11:00am

Manuel Vigoulle

Modern Guest Artist Series
The class is for the dancers to test, challenge and better their ability to follow the given combination with accuracy and precision, but without losing their personality in the process, or the quality…

 
2:00pm

Samantha Speis @ Dance New Amsterdam

Modern Guest Artist Series
2pm-4pm Rooted in kinesthetic awareness, we will explore concepts of full bodied movement with dynamics qualities, integrating the breath and musicality, core stability, centering, grounding and shifting…

 
2:00pm

Alena Watters presents Sister Act Rep.

Broadway Dance Center
Aléna Watters can currently be seen in Sister Act on Broadway at the Broadway Theatre. Broadway Credits include the recent revival of West Side Story (Anita standby), The Addams Family (Original Saloon…

 
3:00pm

Irene Dowd

Movement Research
Irene will teach selections of the material choreographed in response to her interaction with professional dancers and dance teachers since 1990 as well as new material she is creating now.

 
5:45pm

Tango in the Castle

Sergio Segura Productions
Morningside Castle, 100 Claremont Ave, NYC, Oct. 4th at 7 PM. Special cocktail hour for VIP ticket holders at 5:45 PM.

 
7:30pm

Intro to Tahitian Dance Workshop

Lotus Music & Dance
Intro to traditional ori, aparima and ahuroa with a concentration on learning basic tahitian movements (hands and feet) and aspects of the Tahitian culture--language, songs, history, folklore & poetry.…

 
7:30pm

Garth Fagan Dance performs at The Joyce Theater

Garth Fagan Dance
Internationally acclaimed Garth Fagan Dance continues its 40th anniversary celebration with two world premieres from Garth Fagan and Norwood Pennewell. Garth Fagan will bring his "...astonishing..." company…

 
Wed 5th
11:00am

Julie Bour @ Dance New Amsterdam

Modern Guest Artist Series
11 am-1 pm. Exploring new balances through energy and movement, students are encouraged to define new counterweights necessary to support directional and level change. The goals of this class are to help…

 
12:30pm

Alexander Technique

Movement Research
Alexander Technique looks at the way we carry out our intentions. Often we use a process that is habitual, unconscious and counterproductive. The technique offers a practice of staying open and alert in…

 
6:00pm

Philippa Kaye Company in Riverside Park

Philippa Kaye Company
site-specific dance outdoors/ Meet at North side of 79th St at entrance to Riverside Park/ Audience will be led to the site for "Gneiss, Schist and Striate"/ 7PM reception at The Boat Basin Cafe on…

 
7:00pm

I Like the Way You Move: Josey Foo, Leah Stein, Mong-Lan, Misha Chowdhury, and Nabanita Pal

The Asian American Writers' Workshop
We invite you to join us for a night where the visceral effects of poetry are rendered physical by the body. Mong-Lan will read from her new collection of poetry on tango. Dancer Leah Stein will move to…

 
7:00pm

Public Criticism

Movement Research
The importance of Social Media for the transformation of Criticism: How the internet has shifted the cultural authority of traditional critical opinion. This event is part of the Not Festival: On horns,…

 
7:30pm

Co-Curated by Annie-B Parson and Carla Peterson

Dancer Crush
Shifting the focus from the choreographer to the dancer, Dancer Crush lauds the talents of the contemporary down-town dance artist. For one week, New York Live Arts will spotlight some of downtown’s…

 
7:30pm

Garth Fagan Dance performs at The Joyce Theater

Garth Fagan Dance
Internationally acclaimed Garth Fagan Dance continues its 40th anniversary celebration with two world premieres from Garth Fagan and Norwood Pennewell. Garth Fagan will bring his "...astonishing..." company…

 
8:00pm

Intro to Flamenco Dance Workshop for Absolute Beginners

Flamenco NYC
1.5 hour workshop classes are taught in order to be able to cover and practice all basic aspects for students without prior dance experience. Classes will focus on strong footwork, upper body coordination,…

 
8:00pm

Open Performance

Movement Research
A program of non-curated shared showings of experimentation and work-in-progress, for artists and works at all stages of development. Each evening includes an audience discussion, customarily moderated…

 
A photo of a group of dancers raising a dancer over their heads with their arms. On the left a dancer faces away from the camera and raises their arms up over their head mid clap. Text reads, MELT Winter 2024, In-person and Virtual workshops, Movement Research, Week 1: Jan 13-17.

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