DANCE CONGRESS - WORKSHOPS & SPECIAL EVENTS
ONGOING CLASSES & DANCE GROUPS
COLLEGE COURSES
13th ANNUAL
CREATIVE DANCE CONGRESS 2008
Tucson Creative Dance Center
Tucson, Arizona
Sunday evening June 22 Friday June 27, 2008
An intensive program based on the principles of individual and group dance improvisation as pioneered by Barbara Mettler. Seasoned teachers of Mettler-based dance lead dance sessions. The level of instruction at the Congress is based on participants having prior Mettler-based dance experience. The Introductory Pre-Congress workshop or the offerings listed below will provide that experience.
Introductory Pre-Congress Workshop
for those requiring Mettler-based creative dance fundamentals.
Friday evening, June 20 through
Sunday morning,
June 22, 2008
Click here for information on the Creative Dance Congress
VERMONT
BRATTLEBORO
Creative Dance for Adults Workshop
Taught by Griff Goehring and Mary Ann Brehm
The Church,
212 Main Street
July 21-25, 2008
9:30 am to 4:30 pm
Contact: (802) 380-0068
griff@creativedancecenter.org
ARIZONA
TUCSON
Creative Dance Course
Taught by Mary Ann Brehm
Tucson
Creative
Dance
Center
3131 N. Cherry Av.
Wednesdays:
9:45
-
11:15 am
Contact: (520) 323-6711 mabdance@aol.com
ARKANSAS
LITTLE ROCK
Friday Morning Dance
taught by Lucy DuBose
129 N. Woodrow
Fridays through April, 08
10-11:30 AM
Contact lucydubose@sbcglobal.net
CALIFORNIA
MT. SHASTA
Creative Movement & Dance Improvisation for Adults,
taught by Liz Fitton
Mt. Shasta City Park
Weekly class, times TBA
contact (530) 926-5156
CALIFORNIA
SANTA MONICA
Joy and Healing through Movement
Ongoing classes, workshops and individual sessions, facilitated by
Berti Klein, MA, MCAT, MS, NCC, ADTR
Various times, call for info
Contact: (310) 820-4338
MASSACHUSETTS
NEWTON (Boston area)
Still Dancing, Creative Dance Group
Grace Church
Mondays 7:30-9:00 pm
Contact: Nancy Lob (617) 527-3924
wallob@rcn.com
MASSACHUSETTS
SOMERVILLE
Creative Dance
Helen Horigan and Rob Dobson
Third Life Studio (directions upon registration)
Saturdays
1:003:00 p.m.
for 6 weeks beginning March 29, 2008
Call (781) 271-0356
or e-mail rob_dobson@verizon.net
MICHIGAN
EAST LANSING
Adults gather to improvise in various ways, occasional public events
Teacher/facilitator/presenter: Elizabeth L. Anderson
Dates: TBA
Edgewood United Church of Christ, East Lansing, MI.
Contact: anders81@msu.edu , 517-351-0976
NEW HAMPSHIRE
MERRIMACK
Creative Dance and Yoga for Adults
taught by Rosemary Clough
Moving Spirit--The Center for Yoga and Dance and Wellness
Mondays, 7:30-9:00 pm
Contact: (603) 886-7308 movingspirit1@aol.com
www.movingspirityogadance.com
Yoga/Creative Dance Classes for ages 4-14
taught by Rosemary Clough
Moving Spirit--The Center for Yoga and Dance and Wellness
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
Contact: (603) 886-7308 movingspirit1@aol.com
www.movingspirityogadance.com
NEW MEXICO
ALBUQUERQUE
Creative Dance Group
2nd & 4th Wednesdays each month
7:00 PM
contact: Ken Morgan 505-254-0533
kmorgan@hubwest.com
NEW MEXICO
SANTA FE
Creative Dance for Adults
Taught by Jean Tobias
Railyard Performance Center
Mondays 10:00-11:30
Tuesdays 4:00-5:30
Contact: 505-986-1377
soul.dance419@gmail.com
NORTH CAROLINA
MARSHALL
Creative Dance Workshops
Indoor/outdoor exploration of Mettler-based approach to movement
Taught by Lisa Mandle
Monthly sessions TBA
The Neighborhood Studio
Contact: (828) 649-9585
lmandle@madison.main.nc.us
OREGON
EUGENE
Creative Dance Classes
taught by Ann Cole
Weekly classes times TBA
Friends Meeting House
contact: (541) 343-5865
OREGON
PORTLAND
Creative Dance
Portland
Taught by Yael Schweitzer
The Little Church,
138 NE 23rd Ave
(23rd & Sumner)
Every Wednesday
10 - 11:15 AM
Contact Yael Schweitzer: 503-246-3168
yaelsc@hotmail.com
RHODE
ISLAND
PROVIDENCE
Creative Dance Providence
(for those who have experienced Mettler-based work)
Tuesdays
7:00 - 8:30
Jacobs Barn,
130 Jacobs Lane
,
Seekonk
,
Massachusetts
.
contact: Doug Victor at 401-521-0546
doug.dance@juno.com
TEXAS
BASTROP
Creative Dance
Sundays
2:00 - 4:00 PM
Contact: Kathleen Moore
5122-303-0607
kthlnmoore@yahoo.com
VERMONT
BENNINGTON
Adult Creative Dance
Bennington
ShapeShifters
Taught by Mary Andersen
Location:
Bennington
Firehouse,
River St
.
Ongoing classes Tuesdays
10:30-12:00
Contact: 802-362-3929
doanddance@aol.com
VERMONT
BRATTLEBORO
Adult Dance
Taught by
Griff
Goehring
Green
Mountain
Creative
Dance
Center
contact: info@creativedancecenter.org
WASHINGTON
BELLINGHAM
Creative Dance Improv for Adults
Taught by Lynne McNett
Firehouse Performing Arts Center
contact: (360)724-6691
mcdance@sos.net
WASHINGTON
OLYMPIA
RADCO (Random Acts of Dance Collective)Dance Sessions
Various dancers lead activities. Mary (Benson) Nelson often
leads Mettler-based activities.
Location: TESC (The Evergreen State College), CRC Bldg.,
Third floor dance studio
When: Every Thursday,
6:00-8:00pm
Come one, come all! No experience necessary!
Contact: Mary (Benson) Nelson, mmn50@yahoo.com
WASHINGTON
OLYMPIA
Contemporary Dance: Technique and Improvisation
Taught by Joanna Kashman
Wild Grace Arts and Yoga and Dance
Tuesdays
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Contact: www.wildgracearts.com
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COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY COURSES
HAMPSHIRE
COLLEGE
, Amherst Massachusetts
Offers yearly Mettler-based dance course, titled Group Improvisation: Exploring Creative Dance. Contact course instructor, Griff Goehring for more information, griff@creativedancecenter.org
FIVE COLLEGE DANCE DEPARTMENT,
Western Massachusetts
Peggy Schwartz is on the dance faculty of the
University
of
Massachusetts Amherst
. She includes Mettler-based material in
her Improvisation and Composition courses within the Five College
Dance Department ( University of Massachusetts Amherst ,
Hampshire, Smith, Mount Holyoke , and Amherst Colleges )
contact: schwartz@dance.umass.edu
LESLEY UNIVERSITY , Cambridge , Massachusetts
Doug Victor, Mary Ann Brehm, and Roberta Pasternack
introduce Mettler-based creative dance within Lesley University 's
Creative Arts and Learning Division. Integrated Teaching through the Arts
Course title: Creative Movement: Kinesthetic Learning across the Curriculum
Study sites are available across the
U.S.
and
Canada
contact: Kate McCann, 617-349-8596 or cmccann@lesley.ed
TUFTS
UNIVERSITY
and
CAMBRIDGE
COLLEGE
,
Boston
,
MA
area.
Roberta Pasternack teaches Creative Movement in child development programs.
For information contact her at (617) 492-3045 or Rodi925@aol.com
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