[NEohioPAL]TrueNorth & NE Ohio Committee for National Dance Week offer Workshops

Fri Apr 6 02:37:27 PDT 2007

<html><div style='background-color:'><DIV class=RTE>TrueNorth Cultural Arts and NE Ohio Committee for National Dance Week invites you to participate in special dance workshops followed by performances from 3:00-5:30pm on Sunday, April 29th at the Westlake performing Arts Center located at 27830 Hilliard Blvd. in Westlake. Artists from 20 professional and semiprofessional ensembles are scheduled to perform.</DIV>
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<DIV class=RTE>The dance workshops will be offered as part of the “Day of Dance” in celebration of National Dance Week which runs from April 21st-29th, 2007. Workshop tuition is $10 per class or 3 for $25 if registered by April 20th.</DIV>
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<DIV class=RTE>Instructors offering workshops on the “Day of Dance” include Kay Eichman (Ballet); former dancer for the Cleveland Ballet, Valerie Salstrom (Swing); 2004 American Champion Dancers in Lindy, 2004 and 2006 National Jitterbug and Balboa Champions, Megan Pitcher (Modern); artistic director of MegLouise Dance, Kim Abkemeier (Ballet); former principal dancer with Heinz Poll's Ohio Ballet, John Fasko (Hip Hop); head choreographer for American Commodore Tuxedo and associate director of Kim and Co., Silvia Marchena Guillen (Flamenco) from Cadiz, Spain, and Kathryn Elias (Kasia) with a specialty in MiddleEastern Dance.</DIV>
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<DIV class=RTE>Scheduled to perform on the “Day of Dance” are Ohio Youth Ballet, Cleveland Chamber Ballet, Cannon School of Irish Dance, Csardas Dance Company, Oasis Dance Troupe, Kashtan Ukrainian Dancers, CCDT  Consort, Gilchrist Highland Dancers, Silvia Marchena Guillen, Fairmount Dance Theatre, Beck Center Dance Workshop, Beck Center Tap Ensemble, MegLouise Dance, Kim & Company,  Living Fountain, Datz' D Nation: Phunk Dance Company, Mighty Goliath Productions Theatre Dance, United Dance Studios of NE Ohio, YinTang Chinese Dancers and Brian Murphy.<BR></DIV>
<DIV class=RTE>National Dance Week was established more than 25 years ago to bring awareness to the public the many benefits of dance. The organization for Northeast Ohio was founded 8 years ago by Margaret Holden, after moving to the area from Tennessee, where she also established a chapter. National Dance Week in Ohio has seen performances at Baldwin Wallace College, The Beck Center for the Arts, and Hathaway Brown School. This year TrueNorth Cultural Arts is proud to sponsor and assist in bringing the “Day of Dance” to the community in celebration of National Dance Week.</DIV>
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<DIV class=RTE>TrueNorth is a multidisciplinary arts organization committed to building and strengthening individuals and the community through the performing arts, the visual arts and the humanities.</DIV>
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<DIV class=RTE>For more information on National Dance Week and “Day of Dance” or to register for workshops please visit <A href="http://www.neohiodance.org">www.neohiodance.org</A> or <A href="http://www.TNCArts.org">www.TNCArts.org</A> or contact Margaret Holden at 216-221-4236 or TrueNorth Cultural Arts at 440-933-7771. </DIV></div><br clear=all><hr> <a href="http://g.msn.com/8HMBENUS/2728??PS=47575" target="_top">Exercise your brain! Try Flexicon. </a> </html>