*ADF in CLE Summer Dance Festival Kicks off This Sat. with BalletX & Free Classes!* *Presented by DANCECleveland * *July 23- August 10th* *Workshop: July 23-26 at Cleveland State University* · ADF Faculty-led workshop · 4 days of instruction from 9 am – 5 pm · Dance instruction in styles including modern with inspiration from the Merce Cunningham technique, African Dance inspired movement with Ronald K Brown, and hip hop with Otto Vazquez. · for dancers ages 13 and up. · Registration is still open. *July 27th- Community Dance Day: * · *14 FREE community dance classes start at 10 am, in Ideastream, Playhouse Square & on E. 14th St. * · *Registration in advanced is encouraged.* · *free local studio dance showcase in the Allen Theatre at 4:30 pm* · *headliner performance of BalletX in the Ohio Theatre at 7:30 pm* *10 am- 11:30 am: * *-*Ballet with pam Pribisco of former Cleveland Ballet -Jazz with Gregory King: Kent State -Contemporary- Bobby Wesner: Neos Dance Theater -Master Class with BalletX -Professional Development sessions for parents of dancers *12:15- 1:15pm: * -West African Dance: Talise Campbell, Djapo Cultural Arts Institute -Zumba -Professional development for dancers *1:30- 2:30 pm: * -Yoga by yoga strong studios -Social Dances of Today with Tony Fresh *3:00- 3:45 pm:* -Best of ballroom with La Danse Cleveland -Mega Barree with Logan Jackln of Pure Baree (on E. 14th street) -Liturgical Dance with Edna Duffy of Duffy Liturgical Dance *4:30-6 pm:* Local Studio Showcase in the Allen Theatre -10 local studios selected in range of dance styles -gives students the opportunity to perform in professional theatre -Free but ticketed *7:30 pm* *Ticketed performance of BalletX, in Ohio Theatre* Performing three pieces: 1.) *Steep Drop Euphoric*, choreographed by Nicolo Fonte; a balletic work with classical music and sounds from nature 2.) *Express, *Choreographed by Lil Buck, has hip hop movements, sneakers mixed with ballet and fun music. 3.) *The Last Glass,* contemporary choreography by Mathew Neenan, Music by Beirut, Indie rock, folk music, playful, light piece. *Who is BalletX?* - Philadelphia based ballet company highly regarded for versatile dancers and contemporary choreography. -Favorite of the Veil International Dance Festival. -Artistic Director is Christine Cox. (Was previously a dancer with Pennsylvania Ballet) *-DANCECleveland Last Presented the Company in Akron in 2013. * *AFTER THE BALLET X SHOW at 9 pm-* Silent Disco on US Bank Plaza. ____________________________________________________________________________ *Then In August, * *Malpaso Dance Company* Arrives from Cuba for a whole week on the ground. *Wednesday August 7th at 6pm. * *Lecture Performance event at The Cleveland Art Museum* Merce Cunningham Centennial Celebration- honoring what would have been Merce’s 100th Birthday. -*Lecture by Ken Tabachnick*, Executive Director of the Merce Cunningham Trust -and a performance of *Fielding Sixes *by *Malpaso Dance Company* in the Auditorium. -Malpaso is the first Cuban company to be given a Merce work *Sat. August 10th at 3:00 pm & 7:30 pm at Allen Theatre, Playhouse Square* *Malpaso Dance Company performs three pieces:* 1.) *Face The Torrent* Choreographed by Sonya Tayeh (Most known for her work on *So You Think You Can Dance*) Sonya started this work with Malpaso the last time they were here in Cleveland as part of a residency and now audiences get to see the finished product 2.) *Being (Ser)* Choreographed by company dancer Beatriz Garcia 3.) *Tabula Rasa*- Choreographed by Ohad Naharin, Israeli Choreographer and director of Batsheva Dance *For all performances, class registration and events, * *visit DANCECleveland.org or call DANCECleveland at 216-991-9000 for more info.* *Sarah Hricko* Marketing Director DANCECleveland 13110 Shaker Square, Suite 106 Cleveland, Ohio 44120 p. 216-991-9000 f. 216-991-9001 sarah@dancecleveland.org <sdurham@dancecleveland.org> *Subscription Packages On Sale Now for Our 2019-2020 Season of World-Class Dance*, featuring performances by BalletX, Malpaso, Parsons Dance, RUBBERBANDance Group, Cie Herve Koubi & Stephen Petronio Dance! Visit www.dancecleveland.org for more information. *Like DANCECleveland <http://www.facebook.com/pages/DANCECleveland/143084909898?ref=ts> on Facebook & follow us on Twitter! <https://twitter.com/DANCECleveland>*