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National Dance Week leaps into the South Bay April 28 to May 4. For those who have always dreamed of dancing with the professionals or would simply like to see the inner workings of professional choreography and rehearsal, Dance Week has something for everyone.
The weeklong series of events offers more than 200 free activities to the public throughout the Bay Area every year. San Jose will play host to 30 events, including outdoor dance festivals, beginner and master classes, open rehearsals, lecture demonstrations and performances, all open to the public.
Children and adults can participate in, learn or just observe a wide range of movement styles. While dance styles like jazz, tango, ballet, modern and hip-hop are expected to be popular attractions for those already adept to dancing, yoga and Pilates classes are also offered as an introduction to movement.
Focused on offering 'something for everyone,' Dance Week organizers are quick to point out the many free lectures and performances offered throughout the 10-day dance-fest. Lectures on Chinese classical dance, questions and answers from noted choreographers and open houses are planned in addition to open classes with professional dance troupes.
The following are highlights of the week's activities. Some events require advance registration. For a complete listing of South Bay Celebrates National Dance Week events go to www.bacndw.org.
Dancin' Downtown
April 27, 2 p.m.7 p.m.
Circle of Palms and inside San Jose Museum of Art in downtown San Jose.
Live performances from Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley, Margaret Wingrove Dance Co., University Dance Theatre SJSU and many other dance companies will be held outside while inside the museum, open classes and performances of ballroom and salsa dancing and yoga will be offered.
San Jose Dance Theatre
April 26, 13:30 p.m.
Children's Discovery Museum, 180 Woz Way,
San Jose.
A Taste of "Sleeping Beauty"
Company dancers demonstrate and teach basic ballet steps with audience participation. Dancers will also tell the story of "Sleeping Beauty."
Kaisahan of San Jose
April 26, 5:309:30 p.m.
AMT Dance Studio, 1717 Technology Drive,
San Jose.
Helen Moreno presents a class on the Philippine fold dance. Space is limited.
D. McKayle Master Class
April 27 at 11 a.m.
Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley, 40 N. First St.,
San Jose.
Shri Krupa Dance Company
Rhythm & Rigor—Melodies & Moods.
April 27, 10 a.m.3 p.m.
Join SKDC for a two-part lecture/demonstration session focusing on the essentials of South Indian classical music for the classical Indian dancer.
Visual Rhythm Dance Co.
April 27, 34 p.m.
Beginners are welcome to an open jazz dance class. Taught in the Wendel Center inside the San Jose Museum of Art.
Dance Attack!
April 30, 7:309 p.m.
14110 Blossom Hill Road, Los Gatos.
Teens are invited to try different styles of hip-hop dance, including locking, popping, breaking, old school and new school.
Western Ballet Open Rehears
May 1, 5:156:15 p.m.
Western Ballet, Studio No.1
2028 Old Middlefield Way, Mountain View.
Watch Mark Foehringer Dance Project in rehearsal for a new work. Meet the dancers and choreographer Mark Foehringer.
Dancin' the World
May 3 at 11 a.m.
Mexican Heritage Plaza, 1700 Alum Rock Ave., San Jose.
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