Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Jason Samuels Smith: Charlie's Angels

Jason Samuels Smith: Charlie’s Angels
512 West 19th Street, New York, NY 10011 212-255-5793 www.thekitchen.org

Thursday–Saturday, October 22-24, 8pm
Saturday, October 24, 3pm
Tickets: $15

Curated by Rashida Bumbray
Produced by Divine Rhythm Productions and Dulé Hill

In less than a decade, Emmy award-winning choreographer and hoofer Jason Samuels Smith has emerged as a leader in the tap dance world. For the New York premiere of his new dance work, Charlie’s Angels, he considers the complex intersections between inspiration, re-interpretation, and creative process, using Charlie Parker’s revolutionary harmonic ideas and tonal vocabulary as a point of departure. Revisiting Parker’s early influential recordings, Samuels Smith relates them to the history of tap dance, as well as to his personal development as a choreographer.

Developed in collaboration with and performed by three of the most innovative women tap dancers in the world, Chloe Arnold, Michelle Dorrance, and Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards, and also featuring Samuels Smith, the piece recontextualizes Parker’s music in the present moment. Samuels Smith takes us on a ride through fast tempos, virtuosic technique, and improvisation based on the harmonic structure that has become the legacy of bebop music.

To purchase tickets please call the Box Office: 212-255-5793 ext. 11. Box Office Hours: Tue-Sat, 2-6pm
VISA, American Express, and MasterCard accepted. Paid reservations only. A $1 per ticket handling fee applies to all phone orders.

This program is made possible by a generous donation of tap floor instruments from The American Tap Dance Foundation, and with support from The Harkness Foundation for Dance, the Jerome Robbins Foundation, the Mertz Gilmore Foundation, and with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.

Photo: Julieta Cervantes

Monday, October 19, 2009

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer

Congratulations to everyone involved with the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk Sunday in Central Park! Our BDC team reached a new fund raising record with $3,425, helping the event's total of more than $1,644,580!

This year (our 4th walk!) we were joined by
BDC students, teachers, staff members and dance enthusiasts as well as staff and interns from The PULSE on Tour®.

Thanks, again, for all your efforts to make this year the best walk yet. Your support was an integral part of the success of our team as we supported research, education, advocacy and service programs that will help fight breast cancer.

Be on the look out for details about our 2010 team! If you'd like to be notified about next year's fundraising team, email April at ACook@bwydance.com











(L-R: BDC Making Strides Teams 2006, 2007, 2008. Pictured at top: BDC Making Strides Team 2009)

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Special Workshops at BDC!

Join BDC for our exciting new workshops designed specifically for Children & Teens throughout the school year.

Check out the upcoming events:

Intro to Hip Hop (4 week workshop, ages 13-17)

Focuses on the basic fundamentals of this popular, urban, youth culture style of dance.

Ultimate Theater Workshop (2 day workshop, ages 9-12 and 13-17)

This two day workshops was created and is taught by Lainie Munro specifically for kids and teens who LOVE musical theater and Broadway dancing. This workshop will cover many different genres of Theater Dance styles and music, from West Side Story to Wicked. Focus is on style and technique, learning moves from famous choreographers, acting while dancing, and how to audition well

For more information or to register, visit our website or call us at (212) 582-9304

All of the workshops will be held at Ripley Grier Studios at 520 8th Avenue.

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Additional Shane Sparks Master Class Just Added!

NEW CLASS added to Shane Sparks' master class schedule at Broadway Dance Center!

Shane will be teaching an additional class at BDC Sunday, November 1 from 9:00-10:30 p.m.

Sign up online at www.BroadwayDanceCenter.com

Full class schedule is as follows:
MONDAY, October 26 7:30-9:00 p.m.
SUNDAY, November 1 9:00-10:30 p.m.
MONDAY, November 2 7:30-9:00 p.m.

Call (212) 582-9304 for more information, or visit www.BroadwayDanceCenter.com

BDC is located at 322 W. 45th Street, 3rd floor, NYC 10036

See you in class!

Friday, October 9, 2009

BDC Student will compete in Olympic Ice Dancing

BDC dancer Allison Reed, 15, and her partner Otar Japaridze have qualified to compete for Georgia in Olympic Ice Dancing!

Allison and Otar have only been skating together since May of 2009, so we can't wait to see how much they grow as a team as they prepare for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games.

Congratulations Allison and Otar!!! We'll be watching! :)

See footage of the pair ice dancing here.

Fun fact: Allison's older siblings Cathy and Cris Reed are also ice dancers competing for Japan!

Monday, October 5, 2009

Shane Sparks Master Class at BDC

Register today for a master class with SHANE SPARKS October 26th from 7:30-9 p.m. and November 2 from 7:30 - 9 p.m. at BDC! This is Shane's first time teaching at BDC, and we're happy to have him!

Register online: https://www.shopbdc.com/Shane-Sparks_c_22.html

Friday, October 2, 2009

16 Days Until Broadway Dance Center Makes Strides Against Breast Cancer!

There's still time to join the Broadway Dance Center team and walk with us in Central Park October 18th. We're getting excited and are ready to show our support of the American Cancer Society!

Visit our team page if you'd like to join our team or support our walkers.

We're going to do our part and make strides!!!

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Sheila Barker on Dance Life TV!

Check out Sheila Barker's interview on Dance Life TV!