2013 Spring Renaissance & Baroque Dance Workshops!
Renaissance Dance Workshop with Judith Kennedy
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church
1329 Seventh Avenue, San Francisco
Instructor Judith Kennedy received her B.A. in Dance and her
M.A. in
Dance with an emphasis in Dance History from Mills College. She was
a choreographer with the Oregon
Shakespeare Festival for twenty five years,
teaching and performing early
dance. She has taught numerous workshops
over a period of forty years, both for the Festival and various west coast
universities. These workshops include an
international summer course with
the Consort de Danse Baroque in Cardiff,
Wales.
Schedule:8:30-9:00 am - Sign-in
9:00 am-12:30 pm (
9-9:30 Warm-Up,
9:30-12:30 Class Begins)
The morning session will concentrate on basic steps and the more simple Renaissance Dances.
12:30-2:00
pm Lunch: Not provided; there are plenty of restaurants within walking
distance - or bring your own; coffee/tea etc. will be provided
2:00-5:30 pm - Class Resumes:
The afternoon session will concentrate on more advanced steps and several more complicated dances, the choice depending on the background and wishes of workshop participants.
Registration:
Full-day session, Renaissance workshop: $85 advance ($100 at the door)
Half-day session, Renaissance workshop: $45 advance ($55 at the door)
Spaces are limited - so early registration is encouraged! CLICK HERE or on the ticket icon above to register now or, if you prefer, write a check to Judy Kennedy and mail to her at: 506 Granite Street, Ashland, OR 97520 (mailed registrations must be received at least a week before the event).
Baroque Dance Workshop with Philippa Waite
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church
1329 Seventh Avenue, San Francisco
We are delighted to host the internationally-renowned
choreographer, performer and teacher of Baroque dance,
Philippa Waite for a Baroque Dance Workshop.
Ms. Waite studied with Wendy Hilton and taught for her at the annual
Baroque Music and Dance Workshops at Stanford University. Ms. Waite is
currently guest teacher of Period Movement and Dance at the Royal Welsh
College of Music & Drama, Cardiff, and the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
She is Artistic Director of Consort de Danse Baroque and as such
choreographs in the Baroque style for the company's productions; she also
teaches, performs and gives lecture-demonstrations throughout the UK
and abroad.
The workshop will include instruction in some of the basic dance steps
and arm motions in the main Baroque dance rhythms: bourée & menuet in the morning session and sarabande & gigue in the afternoon. Experienced students will be taught more complex steps required for ballroom and theatre dances. Extracts from choreographed and extant notated dances may be taught. However, the emphasis will be on the style, technique and performance of the dances, and not on the ability to memorise them.
Schedule:
8:30-9:00 am - Sign-in
9:00 am-12:30 pm (9-9:30 Warm-Up, 9:30-12:30 Class Begins)
The morning session will concentrate on typical step variations found in bourées and minuets.
12:30-2:00 pm Lunch: Not provided; there are plenty of restaurants within walking distance - or bring your own; beverages will be provided
2:00-6:00 pm - Class Resumes:
The afternoon session will concentrate on steps found in the sarabande & chaconne as well as the gigue
and will conclude with a short Lecture-Demonstration, given by Ms. Waite and advanced dancers, to
highlight some of the dance rhythms found in a typical "classical suite".
7:30- 9:00 pm - Renaissance Dance Mini-Course:
If you can only come to the Baroque day, but would also like some exposure to Renaissance dance, join us for this Mini Crash-Course in Renaissance Dance with Instructor Judith Kennedy.
Registration:
Full-day session, Baroque workshop: $85 advance ($100 at the door)
Half-day session, Baroque workshop morning: $45 advance ($55 at the door)
Baroque workshop afternoon: $55 advance ($65 at the door)
Renaissance Mini Crash-Course: $20 advance ($30 at the door)
Spaces are limited - so early registration is encouraged! CLICK HERE or on the ticket icon above to register now or, if you prefer, write a check to Judy Kennedy and mail to her at: 506 Granite Street, Ashland, OR 97520 (mailed registrations must be received at least a week before the event).
What to Wear?
Please wear loose comfortable clothing and flexible shoes. If you have a selection of dance shoes, a flat pair or a pair with small heels is preferable to a pair with high heels (i.e. jazz rather than character shoes). Women's high-heeled ballroom dance shoes are not suitable. New students without suitable dance shoes are absolutely welcome. You might want to try either plimsolls, running/athletic shoes (though less grip is preferable), or an extra pair of thick socks that you don't mind getting dusty.
Can't make the San Francisco session?
For information about the following session in Ashland, Oregon - CLICK HERE
More Information? - about Period Dance and Ms. Waite, just CLICK HERE Dance Early & Ancient
Our Dance Early & Ancient initiative began in March 2012 with
our sponsorship of a day-long Baroque Dance Workshop lead by
the internationally-renowned dancer, teacher and choreographer
Philippa Wiate of Consort de Danse Baroque (UK)
(see below for upcoming dance workshops).
Ms. Leanna Sharp was selected to head up this initiative and
began training dancers in the baroque and renaissance styles;
Ms. Sharp also provides original choreography to San Francisco
Renaissance Voices (CLICK HERE to view Ms. Sharp's bio). Our dancers provide dance to our more theatrical productions and our opera series Opera Early & Ancient as well as performing a dedicated dance program during our season.
Dance Early & Ancient made their professional debut at our "Concert from the Court of Kangxi" performance at the 2012 Berkeley Festival and Exhibition of Early Music performing a pavanne and menuet (pictured).
Renaissance & Baroque Dance is LOW IMPACT & both workshops are designed for the novice & experienced dancer - EVERYONE is invited!
