Scotiabank Dance Centre Open House

If you read my blog with any regularity, you’ll know I was a competitive dancer up until a few years ago. I no longer dance at that level, but I remain absolutely enthralled with anything associated with performing art and movement. I have been treated really kindly by the Scotiabank Dance Centre, and whenever they have an event, most of the time they sponsor me with tickets to give away to my readers. The Scotiabank Dance Centre Open House is on Saturday September 25th, 2010 from 11am to 5pm, and it’s FREE ADMISSION. They provided me with a full schedule of what’s going to happen on the Saturday.

Full schedule of Events (All classes are open level – beginners welcome.)

Ongoing: Photo exhibit Lift by Lynne Spencer (runs September 13-October 29), a reflective look at the work of ballet dancer and choreographer, Simone Orlando.

11am-12 noon Class: Pilates mat work with dancer/choreographer and certified Pilates instructor Laura Hicks (participants are asked to bring their own mats).

11am-12.30pm Class/Event: Ballet Master Class with Rex Harrington, streamed live on the internet from the National Ballet of Canada in Toronto. The National Ballet of Canada’s former Principal Dancer and current Artist-in-Residence Rex Harrington teaches ballet class to dancers from the company and other participants: as part of the national Culture Days initiative, the class will be streamed live across Canada. Participants and spectators welcome.

12 noon – 1pm Class: tap with Jennifer Bishop, Artistic Director of the Urban Tap Squad and the Rhythm Room (adults only).

12 noon – 1.30pm Class: Nia, a fusion of dance, martial arts and healing arts, with Jasjit Rai.

12-2pm Vancouver Ballet Society library open to the public.

1-2pm Lecture-demonstration: Mandala Arts and Culture classical East Indian dance (bharata natyam) presentation and discussion, hosted by Artistic Director Jai Govinda.

1-2pm Open rehearsal: Kidd Pivot Artistic Director/choreographer Crystal Pite hosts an open rehearsal of her new work in progress, The You Show.

1-2pm Tour: a guided tour of Scotiabank Dance Centre.

1-2.30pm Workshop: Afro-Cuban Movements, Cuban Salsa and Reggaeton, with Chen Lizra of Latidos Productions.

2-3pm Film screening: dance films curated by the Festival Transatlantique Montreal/Quartiers Danses, presented as part of the ongoing Exchanges: Montreal-Vancouver project.

2-3pm Class: Bellydance with Lava.

3-4pm Studio showing: Co. ERASGA shows excerpts from Alvin Erasga Tolentino’s forthcoming work The Shadow Machine, a multimedia dance work created with media artists Peter Courtemanche, Ken Gregory and Carol Sawyer, with dancers Alvin Tolentino, Billy Marchenski, Molly McDermott, Jane Osborne and Bevin Poole.

3-4pm Class: Salsa with Corey Solomon of Dance 4U.

4-5pm Class: Shiamak’s Bollywood Jazz led by instructors from Shiamak Davar International Inc, who have performed and taught with A-list Bollywood stars.

4-5pm Demonstration/class: Flamenco with Eleonora Acuña of Spanish Passion Productions.

I really love the work of the Dance Centre (you can follow them on Twitter too) and will probably decide to, at some point, take a course with them in a field of dance I have never tried.

More about the Dance Centre:

Established in 1986 as a resource centre for the dance profession and the public in British Columbia, The Dance Centre has evolved into a multifaceted organization offering a range of activities unparalleled in Canadian dance. Seeking to boost the profile of dance, and to develop a stronger infrastructure for the artform, The Dance Centre devises programs and presents performances; manages Scotiabank Dance Centre, Canada’s flagship dance facility; promotes BC dance to the public and to presenters; and provides resources and services for the dance profession.

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