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*September 26^th, 2009

Showcase at Elan Dancesport Center

*September 27^th, 2009-Special Day (Danceflame Students)

Location: Crown Dance

Time will be determined (anticipating 1PM-2:30PM)

Half Day of Classes (Day of Rest from Showcase)

Celebrate Dance with Dmitry & Marsha

Potluck-We will have sign up sheets-open to suggestions

(For current students from all classes/lessons, Social, competitive Latin & Ballroom, Flamenco & Athletic Dance class: We will eat, watch videos, and play Madlibs. A great time to socialize with each other and discuss items as a school)

*Flamenco/Spanish Dance Theory Clas s (For All students interested. Necessary for all Flamenco students: Bring notebook, pencil/pen. We will discuss theory background, terms, and concepts necessary for the upcoming curriculum. This class is for students of all levels!

Time: 2:45PM-4:15PM

Cost: $12 per student

Sunday October 4^th, 2009

New and returning students begin dance classes

Thursdays at Elan:

Athletic Dance Class 7PM-8PM Marsha

Saturdays at Elan:
Flamenco I 10:30AM-11:15AM Marsha
Silver American Smooth 11:15AM-12PM Dmitry
Silver American Rhythm 12PM-12:45PM Dmitry
Bronze International Latin 12:45PM-1:30PM Marsha
Silver International Latin 1:30PM-2:15PM Marsha

Sundays at Crown: (NEW TIME SHIFT!!!)
Rhythm Technique 1PM-2PM Dmitry
Workout & Conditioning (For both men & women.bring a mat!) 2PM-2:40PM Marsha
Flamenco I 2:45PM-3:25PM Marsha
Flamenco II 3:30PM-4:10PM Marsha
Flamenco III (by instructors evaluation) 4:15PM-4:55PM Marsha

DANCE TEAM: We started the session with a warm up. We worked on cascading the veil with a “Kiss” or touch action of the hands. We also worked on the caping action around the body making it smooth, effortless, and airy. We also incorporated walking will maintaining our movement and presentation.

We did a small formation picture with a lunge line leg position and with shaping of the head and body and changes of weight will in a lunge line.
FLAMENCO I: We just drilled on the sevillana paso step.

CASTANETS & ARMS: We played through the piece of music without the “Cheat sheet.”  We started to add footwork with castanets, head, & arms.  We learned the beginning to Espana.
FLAMENCO II: I collected homework for the silencio. It is due for everyone. We warmed up with footwork to farruca music. We did the jathis and soon we will do them to the farruca music. We started the introduction to the farruca and talked briefly about its llamada.  The introduction homework is due for the farruca.

Ladies Dance Team:

We did a warm up across the floor with balloons keeping timing, poise, and character.

We talked about elange arms, hand, and fingers-briefly

We reviewed our pattern in the first formation:

1 Left turn (with cross)

1/2 Left turn, hold counts 4,5,6

Balance or waltz side rocks X 2

Chaine to the Right into a lunge line.

We did this pattern with a stretch in the topline and using the head and eyes to guide our movement.

We started to work with veils learning about cascading

There will be Rhythm Technique taught by Dmitry, but not the following classes: Flamenco I, II, Dance Team, & Castanets.

On November 2nd please prepare the following:

Dance Team:

New Project: Class open to new ladies! We will look at new music and vote as a group and start incorporating movement for new music. We will do an imagery exercise.

Flamenco I:  Guajiras - 4 parts and we will add another part.  We will do this in a formation type movement.  Please review Sevillanas Coplas I & II.

Castanets & Arms: Exercise 1: striking action, Exercise II: Rolling action,  Carretillas continuous, review Sevillanas Rhythm (Ria Ria Pi Ta)

Flamenco II: Jathis, Footwork Drill from class last Sunday (1 e & ah)-Flat ball flat exercise with ronde.

(New) We will look at Farruca and continue with the Alegrias and we will look at a new Bedham for the arms (Classical Indian)

Last week we work on floor exercises for lengthening and strengthening.  We reviewed cha cha in vogue after going through the vogue number to remember the choreography.  On Sunday the 24th we did a warm up for the legs and back.  We did our releve exercise for the ankles adding the balance check while maintaining the releve position.  (Great exercise for balance and strengthening those ankles!!!) We did Capoeira basic movement for an earthy movement and then with partners incorporate one basic kick and one low movement. We worked on basic ballet exercises for the feet. Tendus & Battements.   We ended the session talking about elements of movement.  We did a simple exercise talking about shape and everyone had to guess the shapes each person created with their body/limbs.

There were 2 questions:

Degage?  It means disengagement/separation.  It is used to describe the foot in an open air position with an arched/pointed foot.

Battement: means beat.  There are several battements. There could be a Tendu Battement (Tendu meaning to stretch).

We did  Battement Tendu
and Battement Degage (Petite battement)

Click on the following link:  http://www.abt.org/education/dictionary/terms/battement_degage.html

There was also a question about height from which part of the foot to the floor or relative to the other leg.  Click on the following link to see a thread about this topic.  This is for those deeply interested in knowing the specifics about ballet technique. As a mentioned in class…there are several schools of technique!

http://dancers.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=18717&pid=372443&st=15&#entry372443

Marsha