Summer 2013 Class Changes

Peridance dance classes span Beginner through Advanced Levels! Check out the latest in class changes underlined below or see the Online Class Schedule. Updates effective Summer-Fall 2013.

Ballet

Advanced Intermediate with Stuart Loungway

Mondays & Wednesdays, 2:30-4pm

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 11:30am-1pm
Stuart's last T/Th class will be Thursday, July 25th. Sundays, 10-11:30am Starting July 21st!

Advanced Intermediate Level with Peter Brandenhoff

Mondays & Fridays, 11:30am-1pm

Peter will add Tuesdays/Thursdays, 11:30am-1pm, starting Tuesday, July 30th!

Contemporary

Advanced Intermediate Level with Kristin Sudeikis

Mondays & Wednesdays, 1pm - 2:30pm

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9pm - 10:30pm
Starting Tuesday, September 3rd, Kristin's T/Th classes will shift to 8:30-10pm. Her M/W classes will continue as usual.


Advanced Intermediate Level with Adam Barruch

Mondays, 10-11:30am
Adam's last class will be Monday, September 16th.

Advanced Intermediate Level with Greg Dolbashian

Fridays, 10-11:30am
Starting Tuesday, September 3rd, Greg's class schedule will shift to Tuesdays & Thursdays, 11:30am-1pm!

Beginner Level with Shelly Hutchinson
Fridays 9-10:30am
This new class starts September 6th.

Advanced Intermediate Level with Shannon Gillen
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 10-11:30am
Intermediate Level Mondays, 1-2:30pm
Shannon Gillen is moving to Germany, her last class will be Thursday, August 8th.


Hip Hop
Advanced Beginner Level Stiletto Heels with Jessica Castro
Fridays 2:30-4pm
Beginning September 13th!

Jazz
Advanced Intermediate Level with Ashley Carter
Wednesdays 11:30am - 1pm
New class starting September 4th!

Advanced Intermediate Level Contemporary Jazz with Marlena Wolfe
Sundays, 11:30-1:00AM
Starting September 8th!

Modern
Advanced Intermediate Level with Marlena Wolfe
Tuesday and Thursdays, 10:00-11:30AM
Starting September 3rd!

Zumba
Open Level with Sifa
Fridays 6:30-3pm and Sundays 4-5:30pm
Starting today, August 7th, Sifa's classes change to Wednesdays and Sundays from noon-1pm. Friday class is canceled for the week.

Open Level with Leonides Arpon
Wednesdays 6-7pm
Class will soon be canceled, his las class is September 4th!

Take Your Skills to the Next Level in 30+ Intermediate and Advanced Classes

In addition to Beginner Classes, Peridance offers classes for pre-professional and professional students. Take your skills to the next level with these Intermediate- and Advanced-Level Classes.

INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL

Mondays

Intermediate Ballet with Graciela Kozak 1-2:30pm

Intermediate Contemporary with Shannon Gillen 1-2:30pm

Intermediate Stiletto Heels with Jessica Castro 1-2:30pm

Intermediate Ballet with Kenny Larson 4-5:30pm

Intermediate Limón Technique with Alan Danielson 6-7:30pm

Intermediate West African with Marie Basse 6-7:30pm

Tuesdays

Intermediate YOGEA (Vinyasa-based Yoga) with Antonia 9-10:30am

Intermediate Ballet with Graciela Kozak 1-2:30pm

Intermediate Hip Hop with Tweetboogie 1-2:30pm

Intermediate Ballet with Dianna Warren 4-5:30pm

Intermediate Street Jazz with KCDC 5:30-7pm

Intermediate Tap with Aaron Tolson 7:30-8:30pm

Wednesdays

Intermediate Ballet with Graciela Kozak 1-2:30pm

Intermediate Stiletto Heels with Jessica Castro 1-2:30pm

Intermediate Ballet with Kenny Larson 4-5:30pm

Intermediate Limón Technique with Alan Danielson 6-7:30pm

Thursdays

Intermediate YOGEA (Vinyasa-based Yoga) with Antonia 9-10:30am

Intermediate Ballet with Graciela Kozak 1-2:30pm

Intermediate Hip Hop with Tweetboogie 1-2:30pm

Intermediate Ballet with Dianna Warren 4-5:30pm

Fridays

Intermediate Ballet with Graciela Kozak 1-2:30pm

Intermediate Ballet with Kenny Larson 4-5:30pm

Intermediate Street Jazz with KCDC 5:30-7pm

Intermediate Limón Technique with Alan Danielson 6-7:30pm

Saturdays

Intermediate Ballet with Graciela Kozak 10:30am-12pm

Intermediate Limón Technique with Logan Kruger 11am-12:30pm

Intermediate Ballet with Rachel List 12-1:30pm

Intermediate Contemporary Jazz with Ashley Carter 4-5:30pm

Sundays

Intermediate Ballet with Bil Badolato 11:30am-1pm

ADVANCED-LEVEL

Mondays

Advanced Ballet with Igal Perry 10-11:30am

Advanced Limón Technique with Limón Faculty 10-11:30am *class resumes Sept 16th

Tuesdays

Advanced Ballet with Igal Perry 10-11:30am

Advanced Limón Technique with Limón Faculty 10-11:30am *class resumes Sept 16th

Wednesdays

Advanced Ballet with Igal Perry 10-11:30am

Advanced Limón Technique with Limón Faculty 10-11:30am *class resumes Sept 16th

Thursdays

Advanced Ballet with Igal Perry 10-11:30am

Advanced Limón Technique with Limón Faculty 10-11:30am *class resumes Sept 16th

Fridays

Advanced Ballet with Igal Perry 10-11:30am

Advanced Limón Technique with Limón Faculty 10-11:30am *class resumes Sept 16th

Learn more about our other class offerings, which include many Open Classes and workshops with exciting guest artists.

Explore Forsythe Technique with Helen Pickett

Helen Pickett Returns to Peridance in March to teach a week of Forsythe Technique and Improvisation!

Mar 29, 2010 - Apr 2, 2010; Mon - Fri
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Helen Pickett, who performed for over a decade with William Forsythe's Ballet Frankfurt, leads two unique master classes in which students will be given the opportunity to learn and gain an understanding of the basic foundations of Forsythe Technique and Improvisation Modalities.

All dimensions of your body will be challenged; a fun and invigorating workout for the mind and body!

Bring a notebook and socks (no bare feet) and be prepared to asks lots of questions!

Nathan Trice Rituals Workshop

Rituals Modern Technique Workshop at Peridance!

Mar 8, 2010 - Mar 12, 2010; Mon - Fri
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

A New York based dancer/choreographer, Mr. Trice trained at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center and with Aulani Chun in San Diego. He danced with Momix, Donald Byrd, Complexions and Kevin Jeff. A former Navy crewman, Mr. Trice combines stunning athleticism and power with musicality and emotional vulnerability, which results in thrilling choreographic compositions.

Limon Workshop with Alan Danielson

Director of the Limon Institute School, Alan Danielson, is teaching a 2 week workshop in March!

Mar 8, 2010 - Mar 19, 2010; Mon - Fri
Technique: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Repertory: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Limón Technique emphasizes the natural rhythms of fall and recovery and the interplay between weight and weightlessness to provide dancers with an organic approach to movement that easily adapts to a range of choreographic styles.

The workshop offer daily advanced-level technique classes, followed by repertory. During the repertory portion of this workshop, Mr. Danielson will create a new work on the registered students. There are performance opportunities on April 17, 18, and on May 9th. Dancers who wish to participate in additional performances must be free to attend additional rehearsals.

*Students may take single technique classes, but preregistration is required for repertory class.*

Stephen Petronio Master Class Series

Stephen Petronio Company is returning to Peridance to teach a 2 week Master Class Series.

Mar 1, 2010 - Mar 12, 2010; Mon - Fri
Week 1: March 1 - 5: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Week 2: March 8 - 12: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

The internationally acclaimed Stephen Petronio Company is celebrating its 25th Anniversary! To mark this milestone, the Company will be holding ongoing morning classes for the discerning dancer in New York City!

Petronio Technique is a uniquely sophisticated language of movement that has been developed with a varied and talented group of dancers. Classes are focused on developing a rigorous and intelligent movement practice. The phrase movement is derived from Company Repertory addressing Stephen’s unique focus in dynamic sequencing, poly-rhythmic initiations and a sense of fearlessness within a complex architectural form.

Contemporary Workshop with Cherice Barton

Peridance is pleased to welcome internationally renowned choreographer, director, dancer, actor, casting evaluator, movement coach and teacher, Cherice Barton, for a week-long contemporary/jazz workshop!

Feb 8, 2010 - Feb 12, 2010; Mon - Fri
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Cherice has collaborated with such companies as Aszure Barton & Artists, American Ballet Theater, The Juilliard School, Acroback and the ABRI Agency. Most recently she joined Danny Ezralow, Julie Taymor, Bono & The Edge as the assistant & resident choreographer for “Spider-Man;" scheduled to open on Broadway in 2010.

Limon Workshop with Ryoko Kudo

Learn Limon technique and repertory from Limon Dance Company member Ryoko Kudo!

Feb 1, 2010 - Feb 12, 2010; Mon - Fri
Technique: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Repertory: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

This workshop is based on the key elements of the Humphrey/Limón Tradition, and combine a strong technical base with a focus on musicality and freedom of movement.

PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITY
In the repertory portion of the workshop, Ryoko will teach sections from There is a Time, which will be performed May 9th. **Final casting choices will be made after the first week, and those not cast may continue to attend the workshop as understudies. Those chosen to participate in the performance must be available for Monday morning rehearsals. There will be an additional fee.**

New Teacher Tamara Levinson!

Teacher, choreographer, dancer, aerialist and contortionist, Tamara Levinson is originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina. When Tamara moved to New York City she found ways to incorporate her rhythmic gymnastics training into dance to created her own style. Her unique movement quality led to jobs dancing for MADONNA on three world tours (Drowned World, Reinvention, Confessions). She has also worked with other recording artists, such as GWEN STEFANI, AVRIL LAVIGNE, TONI BRAXTON, NO DOUBT.

Join Tamara at the NEW Peridance Capezio Center for Advanced Contemporary Jazz on Thursday nights at 9:30pm!

LINES Ballet Master Classes with Arturo Fernandez

Peridance welcomes Arturo Fernandez (Ballet Master, Alonzo King's LINES Ballet)!

Jan 11, 2010 - Jan 12, 2010; Mon, Tue
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Since 1992 Arturo has been the Ballet Master of Alonzo King's LINES Ballet. His career in dance includes work as a professional dancer, choreographer and master teacher. He has been a guest teacher for Lyon Opera Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Company, Inland Pacific Ballet, Robert Moses’ Kin, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Moving People Dance Theater as well as many other companies.

Arturo will only be teaching 2 classes at Peridance! Take advantage of this great opportunity and register now on our website!

Sean Curran Master Classes

Choreographer Sean Curran returns to Peridance to teach 2 weeks of master classes!

Jan 4, 2010 - Jan 29, 2010; Mon - Fri
Week 1: Jan. 4 - 8: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Week 2: Jan. 25 - 29: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

An Irish step dancer as a young boy from Boston, Massachusetts, Séan Curran was a lead dancer with the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company and an original member of the off-Broadway hit Stomp.

Mr. Curran explores aspects of movement that use gravitational pulls to expand dynamic ranges and awaken spatial relations between inner and outer focus. He brings these skills into his workshop to enrich the students' understanding of action, phrasing, and timing.

Andrea Miller/Gallim Dance Workshop

Andrea Miller is invited by Director Yarden Ronen-van Heerden to returns to Peridance to teach a workshop in technique and Gallim Dance repertory!

January 11-15, 2010; Mon - Fri
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
REGISTER NOW AT PERIDANCE.COM

Andrea is a graduate of The Juilliard School and former dancer with Ohad Naharin's Ensemble Batsheva. She created Gallim Dance in 2006 with a mission to create, to play inside the imagination, to find juxtapositions of the mind and body that resonate in the soul.

Andrea is one of the most sought after, young choreographers in the world and her recent commissions include, Ballet Hispanico, Ballet Bern, Noord Nederlandse Dans, HS2, Zenon Dance, Body Traffic, Repertory Dance Theater, Hedwig Dances among others.

Andrea Miller has the dance world buzzing. Watch the video below and discover why.

Great Oppertunity to Work with Julie Bour!

Julie Bour teaches a week of Contemporary technique classes at Peridance this December!

Dec 14, 2009 - Dec 18, 2009; Mon - Fri
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

***Julie is also looking for strong, experienced male and female dancers for an upcoming performance with shows on January 28, 29, and 30. Rehearsals will begin immediately.***

Julie Bour is a Bessie Award winning performer who has worked with such choreographers as Angelin Preljocaj, Maguy Marin, Dominique Bagouet, Carolyn Carlson, Jennifer Muller, and Inbal Pinto. She currently teaches, choreographs, and assists Mr. Preljocaj in re-staging his ballets around the world.

For more information about Julie and her work, visit her website!

Limon Technique & "Missa Brevis" Rep Workshop

Carla Maxwell, Artistic Director of the Limon Dance Company, returns to Peridance to teach a week long workshop in Limon Technique and Repertory.

Dec 14, 2009 - Dec 18, 2009; Mon - Fri
Technique: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Solo Repertory: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
REGISTER NOW ONLINE

Carla Maxwell joined the Limon Dance Company in 1965 and became it's Artistic Director in 1978. As Director, she received a 1995 Dance Magazine Award, a Bessie in 1998, and a 2002/2003 Isadora Duncan Award for her re-staging of José Limón’s Psalm.

Limon's Missa Brevis will be the focus of the repertory portion of the workshop; a piece that the Company will be performing in China this December.

Nejla Yatkin Returns and She's Looking for Dancers!

Choreographer Nejla Yatkin is teaching a week long workshop at the end of November which will also serve as an audition for dancers who wish to be considered for a February 2010 performance of her work, “Salome’s Daughters.”

Nov 30, 2009 - Dec 4, 2009; Mon - Fri
Tech & Rep: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Nejla claims to draw inspiration from three sources:
-The human body as instrument: “The movement of the human body lies at the core of our existence and it has done so since the birth of humanity, predating even speech as a means of expression.”
-The dances and dancers of the past: She is interested in “resurrecting and re-exploring dance at the roots.”
-Her own diverse heritage and surroundings: a child of Turkish and Egyptian decent, Nejla was born and raised in Germany and currently resides in the United States.

Want to know more about Nejla and her work? Watch the video below and visit her website.

Nina Watt Limon Workshop

Fall and Recover after Halloween with the Nina Watt Limon Workshop this November!

Nov 2-Nov 6; Monday-Friday
11:30am-1:00pm

Bessie Award winning dancer, Nina Watt, conducts a workshop in Limon Technique and Repertory.

Repertory workshop participants will have the opportunity to learn Limon’s Missa Brevis. Additionally, selected students from the workshop will be invited to perform the work in a showing on Nov. 21st.

Missa Brevis was choreographed in 1958, set to the music of Hungarian composer, Zoltán Kodály, who wrote it during the conclusion of World War II. The music was “A Mass in time of war, it was completed under great hardship during the siege of Budapest. Limon’s stirring choreography depicts an indomitable humanity rising up after near destruction. The piece is a memento to cities destroyed during World War II and to those unconquerable qualities in human beings that compel the spirit to rise in hope and to survive.” (limon.org)

Don”t pass up this chance to learn an essential piece of modern dance history by one of America’s most prolific choreographers!

Shen Wei Winter Workshop

After Thanksgiving this year, get back into the swing of things by joining us at Peridance for two weeks of technique and repertory with
Kate Jewett and Sara Procopio, of Shen Wei Dance Arts.

Shen Wei Dance Arts "creates interdisciplinary, cross-cultural performance for forward-looking audiences. Each work by Artistic Director Shen Wei develops an original dance vocabulary incorporating visual and storytelling elements from the theater, Chinese opera, Eastern philosophy, traditional and contemporary visual art, and sculpture."

This holiday season, exercise your mind, explore new movement possibilities, surrender yourself, through improvisation, to your own unique artistic voice through the techniques of one of the world's most respected and commended choreographers.

Nov. 30-Dec. 11
Monday through Friday
10-11:30
Mon-Thur: Technique
Fri: Repertory

PLEASE NOTE: This workshop will fill to capacity quickly, early registration is recommended. See the website for details

Explore Forsythe Technique with Helen Pickett

Helen Pickett Returns to Peridance this November to teach 2 Master Classes in Forsythe Technique and Improvisation!

Nov 23 & 24; Monday & Tuesday
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
REGISTER NOW AT PERIDANCE.COM

Helen Pickett, who performed for over a decade with William Forsythe's Ballet Frankfurt, leads two unique master classes in which students will be given the opportunity to learn and gain an understanding of the basic foundations of Forsythe Technique and Improvisation Modalities.

All dimensions of your body will be challenged; a fun and invigorating workout for the mind and body!

Curious about Forsythe Technique and what it looks like? Watch this video!

Gallim Dance Residency

Don't miss out on this opportunity to work with one of New York's most original and innovative choreographers!

**** ATTENTION DANCERS ****
Due to circumstances beyond our control Andrea Miller/Gallim Dance Residency has been postponed until further notice. Please keep following up with us about a new starting date which will be advertised on our website and Facebook soon. We apologize for the inconvenience!

Peridance is pleased to announce Andrea Miller's Gallim Dance as the first company in residence at the new 13th Street space!

3 Week Residency
Oct 26, 2009 - Nov 13, 2009; Mon - Fri

Andrea Miller will select 6 dancers to participate in the full residency which includes 3 weeks of daily technique and repertory classes and daily rehearsals with the company. The 6 chosen dancers will have the possibility of performing with the company on Nov 10 at Jazz at Lincoln Center and MUST be available October 26 - November 13 , Mon-Fri 11:30-3:30pm for ALL rehearsals related to the performance. *2 additional dancers will be chosen from class and will be considered for the full residency .

***AUDITION LOCATION HAS CHANGED***
The Company will hold an audition at City Center for the participants of the full choreographic residency on Sunday, October 18th from 6:00-9:00pm.
Click Here for directions.
$5 audition fee applies

Daily Company Classes: Mon-Fri 11:30-1:00 DROP-IN CLASSES ARE PERMITTED
Daily Company Rehearsals: Mon-Fri 1:00-3:30 ONLY FOR FULL RESIDENCY PARTICIPANTS

Pre-register for Company class now at PERIDANCE.COM.


Check out this video of Gallim Dance in Miller's Blush

Ron K. Brown/Evidence Workshop

Ron Brown teaches a workshop at Peridance in Evidence Modern Technique!

*PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL PERIDANCE MOVES TO ITS NEW 13TH STREET LOCATION*

NEW WORKSHOP DATES AND TIMES TO BE DETERMINED

Ronald K. Brown founded the New York-based contemporary dance ensemble EVIDENCE, A DANCE COMPANY in 1985. Through his company, Brown seeks to "promote understanding of the human experience in the African Diaspora through dance and storytelling and to provide sensory connections to history and tradition through music, movement, and spoken word, leading deeper into issues of spirituality, community responsibility and liberation."

Brown’s technique class draws on the Evidence vocabulary, which is a fusion of dance forms from the U.S., the Caribbean, and West Africa. The students will learn exercises that focus on alignment and increasing ones’ physical range. Rhythm and liberation of the spirit are also critical components to the class.

Visit the Evidence website for more information about Brown, his choreography, and company.