DANCE
TONI BRAVO AND KINESIS present a new world premiere work The Age of
Innocence, a series of vignettes exploring soulful images of innocence, raw
and uplifting. Traditional ethnic rhy-thms and dance merge with current
performance expressions to explore the most sensuous and sensitive, yet the
most mistreated element of human nature. The special guest artist for this
KINESIS production is Anuradah Naimpally, a dancer of the Bharata Natyam,
the classical dance of South India. Nov 24-26, Fri & Sat, 8pm, Sun, 6pm,
and Dec 2 & 3, Sat, 8pm, Sun, 6pm, at Planet Theatre, 2307 Manor Rd.
499-TIXS.
LET IT LOOSE is a new, non-alcohol, smoke-free, barefoot improvisational dance
jam, designed to host a safe place to dance to a variety of music and create a
community of individuals who share the joy of movement. Organizer Sharla Clos
is basing the event on the format of the long-running Dance Freedom/Dance Free
program in Cambridge, Mass., a program initiated in 1969 and still going strong
today. Let It Loose jams are held the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month
through December. Nov 28, Tue, 7:15pm, at Synergy Studio, 1501 W. Fifth.
Admission: $5. 370-9547.
Dance Classes, Etc.
A Holiday Dance Series with Stewart Yaros offers you lessons in partnered
dancing just in time for the party season. Yaros is teaching Beg. Cha-Cha
(through Dec 12, Tue, 8pm); Int. Tango (Nov 24-Dec 15, Fri, 8pm); and Strictly
Ballroom (Dec 3-17, Sun). Four wks: $32/three wks $24. Call for location.
441-6802, 447-1925, 301-1921... Ann Mary Carney is teaching two dance courses
through Austin Community College this spring: Folk Dance (HKN 1601, sec. 7600),
Fri, 5:30-8pm, at the ACC Northridge campus; and Improvisation (HKN 1601, sec.
4825), Fri, 1-3:30pm, at the ACC Riverside campus. Registration runs Nov 28-Jan
9: 454-3774.... Acia Gray is teaching two dance courses through Austin
Community College this fall: Tap Dance I (HKN 2601, sec. 7196), Fri,
9:30am-noon, and Tap Dance II (HKN 2601, sec. 5025), Mon/Wed, 7:05-8:20pm, both
at the ACC Riverside campus. Registration runs Nov 28-Jan 9: 454-3774. Class
info: 837-8909... Cari Kerkhoff is teaching four dance courses through Austin
Community College this spring: Dance Composition (DNC 1711, sec. 4034),
Mon/Wed, 9:05-10:20am; Dance Workshop (DNC 1731, sec. 4037), Mon/Wed,
10:35-11:50am; Dance Improvisation (HKN 1601, sec. 6983), Tue/Thu,
9:10-10:25am; Modern Dance (HKN 1601, sec. 4819), Tue/Thu, 10:35-11:50am, all
at the ACC North-ridge campus. Registration runs Nov 28-Jan 9: 454-3774. Class
info: 339-7607... A Dance Movement Therapy Intensive, providing experiential
training in utilizing dance/movement, visual arts, and creative writing/drama
in the healing process, will be held Dec 9 & 10, 9-5pm. Kalila Homann, MA,
LPC, ADTR, a registered movement therapist. Homann also leads a Weekly Women's
Movement Therapy Group, providing a safe place for women to explore personal
life issues through movement therapy. 473-3827... The Black Cat Lounge Hosts
Two-Step and Swing Classes for singles and couples. Thu, 9:35-10:45pm, at Black
Cat Lounge, 309 E. Sixth. Cost: $6. 453-6013... Hawaiian-Tahitian Dance
Classes, featuring live drum accompaniment, are offered by Keito St. James.
Beginning and Intermediate classes available, for children and adults. Wed
& Sun. 320-8896... Dunya teaches Meditative Belly Dance, which uses
movement meditation with bellydance at beg/int level. Through Dec 6, Wed,
10-11:30am, at Austin Yoga Studio, Lamar & Sixth (next to Whole Foods); and
TranscenDance, which uses breath, movement, whirling, and chant to
access higher consciousness. Through Dec 6, Wed, 7:30-9pm, at Park Place
Holistic Center. $10/class.
444-0078... Danceline can tell you what's
moving in Austin! This free service provides info on local dance classes,
performances, and workshops. Sponsored by Movin' Easy and the Performing Arts
Center. 474-1766.
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