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Elizabeth Berkley @BDC!

Shyrelle | Jan 07, 2009 | there are 0 comments 0

ASK ELIZABETH

Sat Jan 10th @BDC 5-7pm

For Girls ages 12-18

The Workshop is hosted by: Elizabeth Berkley.  It will focus on "Girl" Issues like self-esteem, nutrition, relationships with family and friends, and more.  

Please Come!

It's Free!

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tags Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, Tap, Modern, Broadway, Ballroom, Teacher, Enthusiast, Parent, Retailer, Studio, Competitions & Conventions, Performance, Summer Study (all tags)

Dirty Dancing Into Shape

Meryl Cates | Jan 07, 2009 | there are 0 comments 0

Working out and getting fit becomes all the craze right after the New Year, You may notice an extra crowd at the gym (that usually begins to trickle back down to the regulars by the end of January).  Recently there has been a buzz around dance as a form of exercise, something that dancers knew all along, and workout tapes feature dance routines that get people in shape without feeling like they are "working out".

The latest dance/exercise DVD has been introduced, the Dirty Dancing Official Dance Workout.  The moves are inspired by the movie and maybe, just maybe, it's in time for everyone to re-learn the dances for the Broadway premiere. Unfortunately, the DVD does not include a personalized lesson from Patrick Swayze on how to do that famous lift, but it does claim to have you moving like Baby and Johnny in no time.

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tags Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, Tap, Modern, Broadway, Ballroom, Enthusiast, Dirty Dancing, Dirty Dancing Official Dance Workout (all tags)

1 hour YOGA Class every morning every weekday at Peridance

Peridance | Jan 05, 2009 | there are 0 comments 0
New Yoga teacher at Peridance - every morning at 9:00am

New Yoga teacher at Peridance - every morning at 9:00am

Peridance has a new Yoga teacher!! Every morning come and take great YOGA for dancers. Following that, we have a professional ballet class or Limon Class you can take.

9:00am to 10:00am at Peridance

Click Here for more information

http://www.peridance.com/

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tags Modern, Teacher, Enthusiast, Studio, morning, peridance, yoga (all tags)

Green Light Combo @BDC

Shyrelle | Jan 04, 2009 | there are 0 comments 0

VIDEO:

Here's the combo I taught @BDC Friday night. Enjoy.  Dancers are Me and Steven.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XGFnSkdDL4

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tags Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, Tap, Modern, Broadway, Ballroom, Teacher, Enthusiast, Parent, Retailer, Studio, Competitions & Conventions, Performance, Summer Study (all tags)

Hau'oli Makahiki Hou!!!

Shyrelle | Dec 31, 2008 | there are 0 comments 0

2008 was great!
Lets make 2009 even better!  

Much love and aloha,
Shyrelle

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tags Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, Tap, Modern, Broadway, Ballroom, Teacher, Enthusiast, Parent, Retailer, Studio, Competitions & Conventions, Performance, Summer Study (all tags)

Measuring 101: How and Why-Tips from Satin Stitches

Satin Stitches | Dec 30, 2008 | there are 0 comments 0
The measuring tape CAN be your friend!

The measuring tape CAN be your friend!

In order to be able to choose the proper sized costumes for your dancers, you need to be able to measure properly. Unfortunately, correct measuring is becoming a lost art.

Why? Because sewing, itself is becoming a lost art, and correct measuring is part of what trained sewers have learned to do.  

Where do you learn to measure properly?  

I learned some measuring techniques in sewing class, back in junior high. I learned more in 4-H, in a sewing project group, mentored by experienced sewers. In my fashion design classes at college, I learned much more about how to measure, and during my industry design jobs, I learned even more. But for the ordinary citizen, learning measuring techniques can be hit or miss.

How have you learned to measure? Do you feel confident that the measurements that you take, are correct?

Generally, every catalog company has a drawing or a picture that illustrates what and where to measure, for their costumes. It is important to study this information. But if you want additional, helpful information to help you properly measure, to get the best fit on the costumes you order, keep reading.

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tags Teacher, Enthusiast, Parent, Retailer, Studio, Costumes (all tags)

AN EMPTY STAGE by Kathy Stemke

dancekam | Dec 30, 2008 | there are 0 comments 0

Coiled torso frozen on an empty stage,
a living sculpture trapped and placed
with no gown of tulle to hide her age
but with weeping knees below her waist.

Framed in light her insides groan
with pent up passion poised for release,
she now waits long and alone
for rhythm to carry her into peace.

But I remember her unencumbered
prance, so light for one who was held down
by unfulfilled dreams remembered,
floating above her tattered gown.

http://educationtipster.blogspot.com/

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tags Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, Tap, Modern, Broadway, Ballroom, Teacher, Enthusiast, Parent, Performance, issues of life, lonliness, poetry (all tags)

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