Take  a  master  class  at  the  ARIZONA  DANCE  FESTIVAL  PRESCOTT!
All classes located at Yavapai College, Prescott, AZ, building 15, room 260
        (building attached to, and behind, the theatre)
Who can take?  Anyone who can move their bodies, ages 16 years and up.
Sponsored by Desert Dance Theatre and the Yavapai College Performing Arts Department

COSTS:
FREE - First 10 ADF Participants/YC Performing Arts Students
$10 - ADF Participants/YC Performing Arts Students
$15 - YC Student
$20 Single Class for General Public

PAY in Person at the Door:
Cash (Preferred)
Checks with Proper ID made payable to: Desert Dance Theatre.
OR Online in Advance via PayPal (Service Fees Apply) - No Refunds

REGISTRATION REQUIRED TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT!  LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE.

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CLASSES AND SCHEDULE:
Thursday, October 3, 2019
6:00pm-7:30pm
Classic Modern Dance Technique
Taught by Lisa R. Chow,
Desert Dance Theatre

This class is influenced by classic modern techniques including: Limon, Graham, Horton, Cunningham, and Evans.

Lisa R. Chow, originally from Greenville, Mississippi, received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from Arizona State University in 1988. She also obtained her dance training from the University of Mississippi, California State University/Long Beach and at various dance studios in New York and California.  In 1990, she received ASU’s Outstanding Alumna award for “A Tribute to Ethnic Women in the Arts and Sciences.” She has studied many modern dance techniques such as Graham, Horton, Nickolais, Cunningham, Hawkins, Limon and more. 
Chow joined Desert Dance Theatre in 1982, and has toured and performed with the company throughout Arizona, Mexico, Texas, and other regions of the country. She currently serves as the artistic director, company manager, choreographer, performer and educator.   Lisa has performed with Move It ’N Dance, Center Dance Ensemble, and H.T. Chen & Dancers. She continues to choreograph and perform with Crossroads Performance Group and Step's Junk Funk.
Friday, October 4, 2019
10:00am-11:30am
Fundamentals of Salsa Dance
Taught by George Johnson.
Desert Dance Theatre

This class will focus on Salsa Dance and the fundamental steps. Students will learn the proper technique of Cuban motion, and become more familiar with the different aspects of partnering.

George Johnson has been Dancing in Arizona for over 20 years with numerous dance companies including Movement Source, Dulce Dance Company, and Desert Dance Theatre.  George trained in Ballroom Dance at Dance Starz AZ, and has been a Ballroom dance instructor for over three years. For the past four years, he has worked with the Dancing for Arizona’s Children event as dancer and choreographer.
Friday, October 4, 2019
11:45am-1:15pm
Contemporary Modern
Taught by Angela Rosenkrans,
Scottsdale Community College

Accessing momentum and gravity through undercurves and swings.

Angela Rosenkrans is the Dance Program Director at Scottsdale Community College in Scottsdale, AZ and founding member/Artistic Director for Rosenkrans Dans which premiered in the summer of 2012.  Angela Received her BA in Dance from Centenary College of Louisiana and her MFA from Sam Houston State University. She has been teaching and choreographing for the past 25 years at colleges and dance studios in Colorado, Texas, Arizona and Louisiana.  She has performed professionally with Rosenkrans Dans, Ormao Contemporary Dance, Scorpius Dance Theatre, CONDER/dance, 32 Flavors and Lizcasebolt Dance. ​
Saturday, October 5, 2019 
10:00am-11:30am
Contemporary/Modern Technique and Improvisation
Taught by Nannette Brodie and Jennie Sustaita
Nannette Brodie Dance Theatre

Contemporary technique with familiar rock music accompaniment. Improvisation exploration based on Nikolais/Louis theory.

Nannette Brodie, Artistic Director, and Distinguished Artist of the Year 2007 for Long Beach, performed and choreographed for the nationally acclaimed Los Angeles modern dance company, The Moving Company. Since that time she has choreographed independently in musical theatre, dance companies, television and film, while starting her own company and a nonprofit corporation, South Coast Dance Arts Alliance. 

Nannette’s principal training and theory of choreography stem from her work with Murray Louis, Janice Day and Alwin Nikolais. She is an alumnus of the Nikolais-Louis Dance Lab in New York.  Nannette received the Else Loudon Solo Award for her choreography at the Palm Desert “Dancing Under the Stars” Festival in 2002, the “Daffy” Award from Dance in the Desert Festival in 2007, as well as recognition for Outstanding Woman in Arts and Culture for Long Beach and Distinguished Arts Educator for Huntington Beach, CA.

Jennie Sustaita received her B.F.A in Dance from Cal State Long Beach in 2001.  She is a Body Arts and Science certified pilates instructor and teaches dance throughout Long Beach and Cerritos.  In 2003 Jennie created a state model program for Arts Orange County that teaches creative dance to children. That same year she taught at the American College Dance Festival in Modesto, California. Jennie has been a company member of the Nannette Brodie Dance Theatre since 2001 and has enjoyed touring with them throughout California, New York, Chicago, Las Vegas, Utah, Arizona and Europe. In 2008, she traveled with the company to teach and perform in Helsinki, Finland. Jennie has also performed with Indigo Dance Theater, Moving Arts Dance Company and Nickerson/Rossi Dance.
Saturday, October 5, 2019
11:45am-1:15pm
Nikolais/Louis/Roth Modern Technique and Repertory
Taught by Kelly Roth, director,
Kelly Roth & Dancers
 
Nikolais floor warm up with Pilates and yoga influences. Repertory excerpts from Kelly Roth Company. Overall emphasis on clarity of nuanced motion in space.

Kelly Roth, after early martial arts training, began ballet studies with Mary Moe Adams in Tempe, Arizona as a teenager. In New York City he studied and performed with many companies while under the tutelage of Murray Louis, Alwin Nikolais and Hanya Holm. His choreography has been performed throughout Europe, North America and in Asia. Roth holds a BFA & MFA in dance from Arizona State University. As a Las Vegas resident for the past 25 years he directs the College of Southern Nevada Dance Program as well as the Las Vegas Dance in the Desert Festival, Kelly Roth & Dancers, and the New Dance Foundation for the Arts, Inc.