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

WORKSHOPS/SPECIAL EVENTS

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

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ON GOING CLASSES/GROUPS

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 1:00–3:00 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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