ABT Summer Intensive 2020
Jun
1
to Aug 24

ABT Summer Intensive 2020

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Summer 2020 has been unique for everyone. While I am eager for clarity and safety inside the pandemic so we can return confidently and openly to in studio practices, I am also grateful for the opportunity to return to teaching for American Ballet Theater Summer Intensives as a Body Conditioning Instructor via online platforms.

At this point in my teaching career it’s hard to determine which I love more dancing and moving or working with dancers and elite movers. It lights me up with passion to grow someone’s body awareness, strength and healthy alignment in a way that empowers them to do what they love while understanding their own individual facility more deeply.

I look forward to seeing you in the studio again soon and until then I will lap up the joy of practicing with you online.

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Winter 2020 Pilates Schedule
Jan
13
to Mar 7

Winter 2020 Pilates Schedule

Come shake off the winter chill, move, align and strengthen!

Group Pilates Classes at West Wood Health and Fitness

Winter 2020

Tuesdays

10am Mat with Props

12:15pm Lunch Hour Open Level Equipment

Thursdays

9:30am Mat Tower

10:30am Intermediate Equipment

12:30pm Lunch Hour Open Level Equipment

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Jan
1
to Mar 25

Winter 2019 Movement Classes

photo by Christal Wagner

photo by Christal Wagner

Let’s start the New Year with movement! Below are classes regularly open for public attendance or sign up. As always feel free to contact me with questions or requests!

Pilates

Monday

West Wood Health and Fitness, Delafield WI

3:30 Beg/ Intermediate Group Equipment

4:30 Beg/ Intermediate Group Equipment

Wednesday

West Wood Health and Fitness, Delafield WI

8am Beginner Group Equipment

Dance

Sundays Jan 5th- 26th

Danceworks, Inc Milwaukee WI

11AM-12PM Intro to Contemporary for Adults

Limited spots are available for private and duet sessions in Pilates or the GYROTONIC® Method.

Please contact me for details!

LET’s MOVE!

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Fall 2018 Movement Classes
Sep
3
to Dec 14

Fall 2018 Movement Classes

2018 rolls in a busy Fall! Below are classes regularly open for public attendance or sign up. As always feel free to contact me with questions or requests!

PILATES

MONDAY 

West Wood Health and Fitness

1:30 - Group Equipment Class

3:30- Group Equipment Class

4:30 -Group Equipment Class 

WEDNESDAY

West Wood Health and Fitness- 8am- Group Equipment Class

Danceworks - 6:15pm-7:15 Mat with Props (Nov 7th- Dec 5th)

*Limited private and duet slots available. 

GYROTONIC® METHOD

Special Artist Discount this Fall!

Privates and duet GYROTONIC® sessions are available by appointment. Sessions occur in Riverwest Milwaukee at Kinetic MKE. Please contact me to schedule or for more info!

DANCE

INTRO TO BALLET

Danceworks - SUNDAY- 11am- 12pm- September only

INTRO TO CONTEMPORARY 

Danceworks- SUNDAY- 11am-12pm- October only

These month long classes are a great way to get new or returning dancers ready for beginning level classes. 

LET'S MOVE!

*The views expressed on this site are my own and do not reflect the views of Danceworks, Inc.

 

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Jul
1
10:00 AM10:00

Technique CLINIC - Deep Dive Edition- with Justin Tornow

Image by Justin Tornow

Image by Justin Tornow

This Technique Clinic Workshop is a deep-dive version of the weekly drop-in series at ADF this summer. We are offering it on a wide sliding scale $10-$40 -- if you're interested, we want you to come! FB event is here.

This session will be co-taught by Justin Tornow and Julia Edwards. The practical frame for the class is Cunningham Technique*, and will be centralized around concepts designed to increase understanding of dance alignment and movement execution. As we move through the Cunningham sequences, we will support the practice by breaking down and analyzing concepts, discussing the logistics of movements, and engage in supportive somatic exercises to increase awareness within the action.

This workshop is meant to provide an even deeper-dive into fundamental movement concepts, so that we can deconstruct, analyze, and uncover the functional movements and pathways that support healthy alignment and safe execution.

In other words, TIME TO NERD OUT.

 *It is not required that the dancers or the co-teacher have a background in Cunningham Technique! It is a fantastic frame for this work because it is straight forward and based in efficiency and economy of movement. And since it shares a vocabulary with other western movement forms like ballet, various modern styles, and contemporary, dancers and somatic practitioners with a dance background of any kind will be able to jump right in!

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Jun
18
to Aug 25

Danceworks, Inc Summer '18 Teaching Schedule

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Photo by Christal Wagner

Photo by Christal Wagner

Come MOVE with me!

If you are like me you are already looking at how to build movement into your own or your family's summer schedule! I am excited to be teaching the following studio classes at Danceworks, Inc in Milwaukee starting on June 18th! 

Adult Beginning/ Intermediate Ballet ...  Tuesdays 7:45pm-9:15pm

Pilates Mat with Props ... Wednesdays 5:45- 6:45pm

Intro to Contemporary ... Wednesdays 6:45-7:45pm

Youth Ballet I ...  Thursdays 4:30-5:30pm

Youth Ballet IV and V ... Thursdays 5:30-6:45pm

See the full Summer Studio Calendar here

 

*The views expressed on this [blog or site] are my own and do not reflect the views of Danceworks, Inc.

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Jun
15
to Aug 24

Summer 2018 Pilates Offerings

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Looking to take Pilates this Summer?  Here's where to find me!

Mondays

1:30pm Group Equipment Class- West Wood Health & Fitness Center

3:30pm Group Equipment Class- West Wood Health & Fitness Center

4:30pm Group Equipment Class- West Wood Health & Fitness Center

Tuesdays

8am Group Equipment Class- West Wood Health & Fitness Center

Wednesdays

5:45-6:45 Mat with Props- Danceworks MKE

Fridays

8am Mat with Props - Be Fitness

9am Group Equipment Class- Be Fitness

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May
19
9:30 AM09:30

Mad Hot Ballroom Competition 2018!

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2018 MAD HOT BALLROOM COMPETITION

MAY 19th 2018 at the BMO Bradley Center

Come see how dance is impacting the next generation of Milwaukee's superheroes!

Free & open to the public!
Presented by BMO Harris Bradley Center

Join us as 5th and 6th graders from 50 Milwaukee area schools come together to compete in salsa, tango and swing dance!

Stop by anytime!
Competition starts at 9:30am
Finals & Awards start at 12:30pm

Interested in Volunteering? We need you! Email Maggie Seer to sign up @ MSeer@danceworksmke.org !

It has been my distinct pleasure to grow as a teacher and artist working with two schools in this program. Please join us, support your school and invest in the youth of our community. 

 

*The views expressed on this [blog or site] are my own and do not reflect the views of Danceworks, Inc.

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NELKEN Line: MKE
May
12
9:30 AM09:30

NELKEN Line: MKE

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Join Pina Bausch's fans and people all over the world as we perform the NELKEN-Line in Milwaukee! We will video our work and it will be shared to the Pina Bausch Foundation website, joining videos shared by others that have now performed the choreography all over the world during this year long global project. 

Communities across the world celebrating Pina's movements and giving everyone—no matter their age, language or ability—a chance to feel her iconic choreography in their own body.

Milwaukee Dance Theater Network invites everyone to join the NELKEN-Line:MKE ! 

No dance experience is required. Participants learn the four gestures on site from MDTN site managers Julia Edwards and Posy Knight. Participants will then perform the gestures in an outdoor parade at each site while being filmed by MDTN’s Christal Wagner, who has a keen eye for filming dance with perspective and depth. The video will be edited and shared on the Pina Bausch Foundation website by June, 2018.

Participants are welcome to perform at one or both sites. Registration is requested (see below).

 Please arrive right on time, wearing comfortable clothing and accessories for the weather. We will film in warm weather and light rain. Please bring water, footwear and umbrellas as appropriate. 

Saturday, May 12

Facebook event for Nelken-Line: MKE

Check here for updates! Follow MDTN HERE.

 

9:30am-12pm at Alice’s Garden 

2136 N 21st street, Milwaukee 53205

REGISTER HERE for Alice's Garden 

 

1-4pm at Lynden Sculpture Garden 

2145 W Brown Deer Rd, Milwaukee 53217

REGISTER HERE for Lynden Sculpture Garden.

 

 

Site coordinators will review the movement at both locations.

 You can learn the moves HERE! 

 

 

FREE to Participate.

People of all ages, abilities and mobilities are welcome. For those with mobility concerns please contact us on this page or email kcoffey@cooperformke.com prior to the event.


Children that are able to learn and perform the choreography are welcome to participate in the project with their parents supervising them at all times. A great event to do with your family and friends!

 

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Mar
3
6:00 PM18:00

Sunday Sites- MARCH 3rd!

Details are still being brewed up so stay tuned! On MARCH 3rd I'll be traveling down to Durham, NC to collaborate with Stephanie Leathers on her Sunday Sites project in the Bull City! 

I will be performing with Laura Grant! Our SITE will be announced Friday MARCH 2nd. Stay tuned to the FB event page or @assembleandmove on Instagram for details!

Photo by Christal Wagner
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Jan
25
1:00 PM13:00

Mad Hot Tap Competition

Join us in cheering on Milwaukee 4th and 5th graders who will compete in three dances Latin, Funky and Swing. Students from 46 schools perform on teams with their classmates and also as individuals at the BMO Bradley Center. It's free! 

Better yet, if you feel passionate about helping create a positive experience for kids in dance and physical activity lend your time by volunteering. Contact Maggie Seer at mseer@danceworksmke.org for more information or to sign up.

Image by Danceworks, Inc. 

Image by Danceworks, Inc. 

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ON DISPLAY Performance at Haggerty Museum of Art
Dec
3
2:00 PM14:00

ON DISPLAY Performance at Haggerty Museum of Art

ON DISPLAY/Milwuakee is a community-based movement meditation originated by NYC's Heidi Latsky Dance to be performed on Sunday, Dec 3rd-International Day of Persons with Disabilities. This site-specific instillation involves 20 movers and non-movers in every form in a slow motion dance that is interrupted by moments of stillness so the audience can feel comfortable looking deeply as the performers release self-consciousness.

Join us! See the FB Event here.

Photo by Katinka Neuhof

Photo by Katinka Neuhof

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