We are celebrating
MOPDC's 10th Annual FREE Day of Dance
Saturday, October 21st, 2023
@ Gibney Dance Center, 53A Chambers St NYC
Movement of the People Dance Company and special guests will facilitate FREE Workshops for people of all ages and dance experiences. Participants will dance it out through invigorating workshops in various dance techniques. This year we are uplifting the space of Dance Rising NYC as a Dance Rising TEACH OUT! Get a glimpse of what we have in store for our 10th annual Winter Intensive: Dance, Choreograph, Envision Jan. 13th -15th, 2024.
**RSVP + MASKS required**
Take as many or as few classes as you'd like!
10:30-11:25am: A GROUNDING w/ special guest Brinda Guha,
rhythmically accompanied by percussive dance trio Soles of Duende’s Arielle Rosales and Amanda Castro
11:30-12:25pm: DETROIT LINE DANCE w/ Kendra J. Bostock
12:30-1:25pm: BALLET UNRAVELED w/ special guest Courtney Henry
1:30-2:25pm: AFRO-COLOMBIAN BULLERENGUE w/ Melissa Escano
2:30-3:25pm: WAACKING w/ Tyrone "Nyx" Bevans
CLASS DETAILS
10:30-11:25am: A GROUNDING w/ special guest Brinda Guha,
rhythmically accompanied by percussive dance trio Soles of Duende’s Arielle Rosales and Amanda Castro
Based in the core of the #KalamandirStyle (of Contemporary Indian dance) full-body warm up lies the central focus of karma yoga, or the yoga of action, which is driven by equanimity and balance as opposed to self-aggrandizement or one-sidedness. Through repetition and personal ritual in the company of community, dancers awaken the body’s muscles through isolations, percussive footwork, spinning, postures, weight changes and the mathematics of shared space and time as studied in classical and folk South Asian dance practices. In this work, dancers explore their movement through the consent and willingness of engaging in communal activity, and by placing themselves in context of the group instead of the self.
11:30-12:25pm: DETROIT LINE DANCE w/ Kendra J. Bostock
12:30-1:25pm: BALLET UNRAVELED w/ special guest Courtney Henry
Ballet. Simply an Italian word for dance. Could we take it off its pedestal and get inside it? Push at its edges, ask it to grow, and make space for ALL bodies. Organizing our minds first, we will shift to a practice rooted in wholeness and curiosity. Troubling the foundation of flat 2-dimensional shapes, the class will build upon a glossary of re-imagined ballet terms all while fine-tuning the body back to nature. A Sankofic approach rooted in ideas and truth.
1:30-2:25pm: AFRO-COLOMBIAN BULLERENGUE w/ Melissa Escano
Melissa and accompanist Sebastian will take us through the 3 styles of Bullerengue, an Afro-Colombian tradition - that is both sang and danced. We will learn basic steps, sing, and share in community the lamentos (pain), resistance and joy that Bullerengue calls upon. Bring a skirt and/or hat!
2:30-3:25pm: WAACKING w/ Tyrone "Nyx" Bevans