*ONLINE* adult classes
*Due to the continued threat of COVID-19 and with concern for the health and well-being of our students, faculty, and staff, we will be holding classes entirely online unless otherwise noted.
2020-2021 ONLINE ClassES
Stretch Floor Barre with Andrea Bains and MIChael Dailey
January 11-March 14, 2021 (No Class February 23)
Tuesdays, 5:30-6:30pm EST ONLINE
Tuition:
$60 for full 8 class series
$10 to drop in
Floor Barre is a 60-minute class inspired by and built upon a traditional ballet floor barre class. Muscles are slowly and systematically elongated through a series of stretch sequences, increasing flexibility and mobility. This is a relaxing, slower-paced class appropriate for any fitness level. This class is held online via Zoom.
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Technique, Musicality, and the Joy of Movement with Gerri Houlihan
January 17-May 16, 2021 (No class April 4)
Sundays, 1:00-2:15pm EST ONLINE
Tuition: $10 Drop-in
These classes are offered to dancers of various skill levels to bring us together in an open and supportive way and connect us all to our love for dance and community. Grounded in the fundamentals of traditional modern technique, particularly the work of José Limón, the class focuses on concepts of alignment, core strength, and the use of breath for efficiency of movement. The class will begin with simple floor exercises and develop into standing warm-up combinations and a center movement phrase.
Because music and its relationship to movement is such an important focus for Gerri’s approach to dance, we are delighted to say that music for these classes will be provided by our wonderful long-time ADF musician, John Hanks.
*Please note that if you sign up on the morning of class, you may receive your link right at 1pm*
*Students will be admitted to the Zoom room at 1pm, there will be no early admittance*
REGISTER FOR ONLINE DROP-IN WITH GERRI
MINI LAB (A GLANCE INTO THE COMPOSITION PROCESS) WITH DAFI ALTABEB
Series of 3 classes:
January 17, 24, 31, 2021
Sundays, 10:30AM-12:00PM EST ONLINE
Tuition: $25 for full series of 3
This workshop with choreographer Dafi Altabeb focuses on the ways she creates, including her origins for creation and the tools she uses to invent new material from the dancers she works with.Through different exercises, games, and improvisation, the dancers will experience sort of a lab of creation through the methods we use in the studio to create our personal, emotional, and delicate material. We will improvise and play with words, connotations, images, and dramaturgic instruction. By the end of the series dancers will have built a small phrase from their experience.
Dafi Altabeb is the recipient of the 2012, 2013 & 2016 Excellence Award for young choreographers from the Israeli Ministry of Culture, the Israeli Ministry of Culture performance award for 2018 ensemble with the piece “It’s Now. It’s Never”. She received the 2014 Rozenblum Award for Excellence from the Municipality of Tel-Aviv. Altabeb graduated from the “Kibutzim Collage of Education” with a B.Ed. and Teaching Diploma specializing in composition and EW Movement Notation. Altabeb started her career as a choreographer in 2005, creating works for “Intimadance” and “Gvanim” festivals and later she participated in “Curtain Up” and “International Exposure”. Altabeb’s pieces are being performed in major venues in Israel and abroad: ADF Festival (USA) Internationale Tanzmesse Dusseldorf (Germany), Les Brigittines Centre d’Art Contemporain (Belgium), Chang Mu International Dance Festival (S. Korea), Ballet Preljocaj – Pavillion Noir (France), “Guang-Gue Modern Dance Festival” (China) and “Viva Dance Festival” (Brazil) to name a few. In 2012 she was commissioned by the “Napoli Theater Festival” (Italy) to create a new piece for 6 dancers that was premiered in an archaeology site. In 2014 Altabeb was commissioned to create the choreography for “Stranger”, a new Israeli film directed by Tova Asher. Altabeb is the artistic director of Dafi Dance Company and works collaboratively with Nini Moshe, her life partner. Dafi Dance Company is supported by The Dance Division of the Israeli Ministry of Culture, The lottery council, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tel Aviv Municipality and The Rabinovich Foundation. Altabeb creates for dance departments in Israeli high schools and teaches composition and repertoire workshops for dance students and professional dancers in Israel and abroad.
how to enroll online for classes
Overview
- Select the classes that best fit your experience and/or interests or contact us for assistance with class selection!
- Experience level may vary for participants.
- If you register for a class, please plan to attend as some classes have limited capacity.
- We hope you join our learning community and reap the rewards of full participation!
Register Online on ADF’s MindBody Online Platform
ADF’s MindBody Online REGISTRATION Platform
- After you register for your class(es), download the Zoom App on your phone or computer prior to the start of your first class. Zoom is free to access. We recommend you create your own Zoom account for ease of participation!
- Zoom link will not be included in MindBody confirmation email, but will come in a separate email from ADF. We will email you your class Zoom links prior to the start of your selected class(es).
Class Policies & Requirements
review POLICIES/requirements here
Have questions? Email us at studios@americandancefestival.org
2021 online workshops & masterclasses
Connecting with balance with emily kent
Saturday, January 9, 2021
10:30AM-11:30aM EST ONLINE
Price: FREE
Connecting with Balance is a progressive exercise program based on a half century of developing techniques that create opportunities to investigate your body and its relationship to gravity. The company’s approach provides guidance that allows participants to progress at their own pace through the 9 classes. Join us now for a special free preview of this series.
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Get in touch, and connect with balance.
Emily Milam Kent graduated Magna Cum Laude, earning a BSEd in Dance Education from the University of Georgia. She began working with Pilobolus in 1999 working first as a dancer and collaborator and then Teaching Artist. She has created original works for high school and university dance companies for Pilobolus and as an individual artist. She has set classic Pilobolus repertoire on high school and university students; she and her partner Matt Kent, were the first to have the process notated by a Laban Notator. During her career with Pilobolus she has created new programs to share the Pilobolus Method to people of all ages and abilities to people around the country: Pilobolus @ Play, the flagship touring education residency, Connecting with Balance, a progressive program for the aging population, The Pilobolus Teaching Manual, to share our techniques with teachers. She spends her days teaching and training teachers to bring Pilobolus’s ideals of collaboration and improvisation to young and old.
REGISTER ONLINE for Connecting with Balance
Flamenco Pa’ Todos (Flamenco For Everyone) with Elisabet Torras
Thursday, January 28, 2021
6:00-7:15PM EST ONLINE
Price: $10
Advance registration recommended.
Clap your hands! Stomp your feet! Shout out an Ole! Express your passion, creativity and imagination through the rich art of flamenco. This form of music, song and dance has deep roots in Northern African, Jewish, Latin American, Spanish and Gitano cultures and people from all walks of life can embody the strength and emotion flamenco has to offer. This dance-focused workshop will include flamenco techniques, rhythms and movement as well as special focus on the elements of flamenco such as history, music and more. Join us, flamenco is for everyone!
Elisabet Torras (Dancer) born and raised in Barcelona, earned her B.A. in Spanish Dance/Flamenco from the Conservatory of Dance and Theater continuing her studies in Madrid. Her training is based on Flamenco, Classical Spanish Dance, Escuela Bolera, Spanish Folklore, The Emma Maleras Castanet Method, Ballet and Contemporary Dance. Elisabet has toured Europe and Asia with Flamenco, Classical Spanish Dance and Zarzuela companies. Since 2013 Elisabet has been performing across the USA as a solo artist and with NY based Flamenco companies such as A Palo Seco, American Bolero Dance Company, Soledad Barrio & Noche Flamenca and Latin Grammy Award Winner Hernan Romero. She performed as solo castanet artist at Dance Heginbotham, with opera singers Anna Tonna and Larissa Martinez and with classical orchestras. In 2016 she was a special guest for the 31st Annual Gala of Zarzuelas at Carnegie Hall. Elisabet has taught Spanish Dance in Madrid, Barcelona and at Moscow’s Flamenqueria – a Russian institute dedicated to Spanish traditions
Forsythe-inspired improv Technologies with Elizabeth Corbett
Saturday, January 30, 2021
12:00pM-1:45PM EST ONLINE
Price: $10
Elizabeth Corbett began teaching Forsythe studies and ballet for the ADF in the summer of 2006. She received her early dance training in Rochester NY, before graduation from the National Academy of Arts. Corbett danced with the Milwaukee Ballet and the Joffrey Ballet before moving to Europe to become a founding member of William Forsythe’s Frankfurt company, where she danced for ten years. Ms. Corbett has taught Forsythe studies for Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s school, PARTS, and for the American Dance Festival for ten years, and taught internationally for ImPulsTanz, Hong Kong Performing Arts Academy, Rosas, ADF Asia, Istanbul International Dance Festival, Culberg Ballet, and Dance Ireland among others. Corbett has been a guest teaching artist for International Dance Dialogues/Movement Research and received a Rosenberg Distinguished Artist award from Towson University. Corbett has also been a guest teacher at UARTS Philadelphia, Mercyhurst, Duke, Hollins, and Bucknell Universities. A Hollins Fellowship recipient, Corbett teaches and choreographs in a non-profit locally in Memphis for the New Ballet Ensemble, and has recently received her MFA from Hollins University.
REGISTER ONLINE for Elizabeth Corbett Workshop
Dancing with (Zoom class series) with Tommy Noonan & Murielle Elizéon
February 18-March 8, 2021 (8 classes)
Thursdays, 10:00am-11:30Am Eastern Time ONLINE
Price: FREE
We are thrilled to continue the They Are All/Dancing With Project via Zoom! Registration is required. For more information on registration and how to join Dancing With classes on Zoom, please follow the instructions below:
- Fill out the Dancing With Zoom class registration form by clicking here. After filling out the registration form, you will be provided links and instructions for accessing Zoom classes.
- Download Zoom to your computer, tablet, or phone. Click here for more information on Zoom.
- At the time of class, click on the link provided to launch Zoom on your device. A host will let you in.
- Enjoy a LIVE virtual class with Tommy and Murielle!
REGISTER FOR “DANCING WITH” ZOOM CLASSES
This free workshop series will use mindful movement, dance and imagery to provide people living with Parkinson’s Disease the tools to achieve increased quality of life, a reduction in the risk of falls, and a sense of personal agency. Workshops will be led by professional choreographers and dancers who will guide participants safely through a warm-up and exercises emphasizing body awareness, flexibility, balance, an enhanced relationship to the floor, the room, and other people, as well as an awakened sense of playfulness and creativity.
The fall class series follows the 2019 creation of the ADF-commissioned performance They Are All (read press here), and is an integrated part of a unique 3-year project led by choreographers Tommy Noonan and Murielle Elizéon in collaboration with a diverse group of dancers living with and without Parkinson’s, dance educators, Physical Therapists and Neuroscientists. The goal is to seed new perspectives on the positive effects of creative, mindful movement for those living with Parkinson’s, and to lay the groundwork for a future formal research project. Find out more at movingthrough.live.
The They Are All/Dancing With Project is funded in part by a grant from South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the North Carolina Arts Council. Additional support is provided by RTI International.
2020 parkinson’s movement initiative (PMI) online
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JOIN PMI FOR WEEKLY CLASSES ON ZOOM THIS WINTER and SPRING!
We are thrilled to offer weekly dance and Pilates for Parkinson’s classes each week via Zoom.
- Fall Term 2020: September 13-December 11 (No classes November 23-29)
- Winter Term 2021: January 11-February 28
- **no classes in March**
- Spring Term 2021: April 5-May 16
Registration is required. For more information on registration and how to join PMI Zoom classes, please click the link below:
REGISTER Online FOR Parkinson’s Movement Initiative ZOOM CLASSES
Additionally, while we have paused our in-person studio classes in the face of COVID-19, PMI has built an online catalogue of videos for you to continue your practice at home. Check out our YouTube channel for videos ranging in length from 3-25 minutes with your favorite Parkinson’s Movement Initiative instructors. Don’t forget to subscribe so you can find it again easily!
Pilates for parkinson’s with meg poe
Join us for weekly classes on Zoom by registering here, and check out our YouTube channel for video classes!
Mondays, 2:00-3:15pm EST
Wednesdays, 2:00-3:15pm EST
Pilates for Parkinson’s consists of a warm-up focusing on alignment, exercises challenging strength and balance, and a cool-down for stretching and relaxation. All exercises are explained and demonstrated with options for beginners as well as more advanced participants. Time is spent seated in a chair, standing with the wall or a chair for support, and on the floor. Each class explores new ideas for improving strength, flexibility, and balance.
All people with Parkinson’s and/or PD care partners are invited!
**This is a FREE class, but you must PRE-REGISTER to participate. Hope to see you there!
About the instructor: Meg Poe is dedicated to health and happiness through movement and mindful living. She is a Duke-certified Integrative Health Coach, a Registered Yoga Teacher, and a certified Pilates instructor with a Masters degree in Exercise Physiology from UNC Chapel Hill. She has been directly involved in educating and training students in the integration of mindful, healthy movement for over 25 years.
Dance for parkinson’s with Susan Saenger
Join us for weekly classes on Zoom by registering here, and check out our YouTube channel for video classes!
Fridays, 3:00-4:15pm EST
Sundays, 11:00am-12:15pm EST
NC Dance for Parkinson’s is modeled after the Dance for PD® program, developed by the Mark Morris Dance Group and Brooklyn Parkinson Group, and our teachers have attended their training workshops in Brooklyn. Although the class conveys the benefits of exercise, it also highly values the creative expression, aesthetics, and artistry that are at the core of dance as an art form. Participants will learn choreography in a variety of dance styles, including ballet, modern, jazz, and cultural/folk, and have opportunities to improvise and create unique movement sequences. A typical class includes movement done seated, standing, and locomoting, with adaptations offered based on each individual’s level of comfort and mobility. Participants dance together, in partnerships, and at times, solo. In addition to dance, the teachers utilize related art forms such as theatre games, poetry, image-based mindfulness, and storytelling to foster creative and expressive experiences. The class also promotes a sense of community where isolation is broken and meaningful connections are formed through the joy of dance.
All people with Parkinson’s and/or PD care partners are invited!
**This is a FREE class, but you must PRE-REGISTER to participate. Hope to see you there!
About the instructors: NC Dance for Parkinson’s is co-directed by Lindsay Voorhees and Susan Saenger. Lindsay has her MS in Occupational Therapy and a BA in Psychology and she is currently a licensed occupational therapist. Susan has a BA in Biology and an MA in Dance/Movement Therapy, is also a Board Certified Dance/Movement Therapist, and a licensed professional counselor. Lindsay and Susan co-teach the Dance for Parkinson’s classes and were both trained by David Leventhal of the Mark Morris Dance for PD® program.
American Dance Festival is proud to offer Parkinson’s Movement Initiative classes in partnership with NC Dance for Parkinson’s and Poe Wellness Solutions and supported by a community grant from the Parkinson’s Foundation. Through this support, all classes offered through the Parkinson’s Movement Initiative are free for people living with PD and their caregivers.
Additional support is provided by RTI International, the Lyna J. Rogers Fund of Triangle Community Foundation in memory of Betty Y. Powell, and individual donors.
El Festival de Baile Americano se siente orgulloso de ofrecer clases de la iniciativa del movimiento Parkinsons es asociación con NC Baile por Parkinsons y Soluciones de Bienestar Poe. Las clases estan soporatadas por una subvención de la Fundación de Parkinson’s. Tras los fondos, todas las clases ofrecida por la iniciative del movimiento Parkinson’s son gratis por los individuales viviendo con PD y los cuidadores.
