Thursday, September 9, 2010

Scotiabank Dance Centre Open House September 25, 2010

From tap, contemporary and bellydance to flamenco, salsa and classical East Indian dance, the annual Scotiabank Dance Centre Open House offers a host of dance styles in a day of open classes, studio showings and events. Highlights include open rehearsals of works in progress by leading Vancouver companies Kidd Pivot Frankfurt RM and Co. ERASGA; introductory open classes with Lava (bellydance), Jennifer Bishop (tap), Eleonora Acuña (flamenco), Shiamak’s Bollywood Jazz, Dance 4U (salsa), and more; a ballet master class with former National Ballet star Rex Harrington, streamed live on the internet from Toronto; a screening of dance films from the Festival Transatlantique Montreal/Quartiers Danses, part of an ongoing exchange with the Festival; and Lift, a photographic essay by Lynne Spencer documenting the work of ballet dancer and choreographer Simone Orlando. Admission is free: all welcome.

Saturday September 25, 11am-5pm at Scotiabank Dance Centre, 677 Davie St, Vancouver. Full schedule and details: http://www.thedancecentre.ca/
Photo: Mandala Arts and Culture/Sudesh Solanki

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