Summer Institutes at Dance Exchange

July 5-17, 2010

Liz Lerman Dance Exchange Summer Institute

Click here for general information.

July 25-31, 2010

International Teen Institute 2010

In a world where we're connected more than ever through technology, what's the place for the face-to-face? Click here for more information. Contact Elizabeth Johnson to register.

Save the dates - more details forthcoming!

Classes at Dance Exchange - Spring 2010

Liz Lerman Dance Exchange Studios
7117 Maple Avenue
Takoma Park, Maryland 20912

**Please contact the teachers directly for more information or to register for their classes**

DANCE.CONNECT/DC

Sundays, 6-9 p.m.

$5 (cash only)

Founded by Tzveta Kassabova & Angella Foster, dance.CONNECT / DC is a new cooperative creative community open to all dance artists living in the DC metro area. Our vision is to give independent dance artists weekly time and space to take class and connect with other dancers afterwards. With support from Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, we will be offering a weekly advanced level technique class for $5 taught by a cooperative teaching staff of area dance professionals on a rotating basis.  After the class, the studio will remain open for dancers to stay, hang-out, stretch, chat and/or work on movement material.email us Angella@alightdancetheater.org / Tzvetata@yahoo.com

Move On

Tuesdays, Jan. 5 – Feb. 23 & April 20 – June 29

6:30 - 8 PM

For pricing and registration info please contact Deborah Riley at deborahr@danceplace.org or 301-661-5180.

Drop-ins welcome.

Get a move on! Learn to tap into breath support and body connectivity in new ways while exploring movement themes relevant to your life. Grounded in Laban Movement Analysis, one of the movement systems most widely used by dancers, this class emphasizes creative movement and improvisational dance. Work at your own level in a safe, challenging - and playful - environment. Appropriate for anyone who wants to discover new movement possibilities and a richer movement experience, including older movers and people with mixed abilities. No experience necessary.

BIODANZA-expressive dance for Moms/Dads&Tots

8 week series morning class
beginning April 28th Wednesday mornings
from 10:30 am to 11:30 am

Come bond with your child as you discover new worlds and adventures through Biodanza dances and games !
Kids especially love the freedom of Biodanza where they can express their inner creativity through authenctic movement.  It's a safe space where they can access their joy, spontaneity and creativity.  It improves coordination and motor skills, develops flexibility and increases capacity for action and rest.  And, they love having YOU there, too!

PAYMENT: $120 total for one parent with max 2 children (baby to 5 years) into the Biodanza East Coast USA PayPal Account using biodanzaeastcoast@gmail.com email.  Space limited, so please reserve to avoid disappointment!!!

  Facilitator/Didactic Trainer:  Michelle Dubreuil Macek
  www.biodanza-usa.com, biodanzaeastcoast@gmail.com, 1-410-736-9311

Get Up and GO Yoga Flow: Intermediate Level

Wednesdays, April 28 – June 30

5:30-7pm

For Registration, fees and further info contact Carol Iverson at Iverson201@aol.com or 301-565-3492.

Drop-ins welcome

Energize, stretch, strengthen with Get Up and Go Yoga Flow. A dance of enlivening breath and gentle movement, a fusion of concentration and awareness, a balance of strength and flexibility converge to create a dynamic flow of energy and vitality in your body.  Postures – positions held to stimulate organs and flows of the body’s energy pathways – called Asanas – help students come into contact with their inner wisdom and power.  This leads them, one Asana at a time, into deeper exploration of the Source inside of us all.  Get Up and Go Yoga Flow puts us in harmony with the cosmic power of the Universe and helps students to feel and be lighter, more alert, mentally and physical stronger, peaceful, and happier – in a word – more ALIVE! 

BollyBasics
Wednesdays, May 12-June 23
7-8 PM
To register, please visit www.dhoonyadance.com or email info@dhoonyadance.com.
Drop-ins welcome.
In the one-hour BollyBasics course, students will learn the fundamentals of Bollywood (India’s Hollywood) and Pop Bhangra, based on a high-energy dance style originating from the region of Punjab. BollyBasics is dedicated to learning, reviewing, and repeating basic body movements and steps through a simple, artistic choreography. No dance experience is necessary.  Drop in rate is $20 per class or $135 for the session.

Creative movement (ages 2 - 4) & Pre-Ballet (ages 5 - 6)
Saturdays, June 5-26
8:45 - 9:30 AM             3 year olds
9:30 - 10:15 AM           3-4 year olds
10:15 - 11 AM              4-5 year olds
11:15 AM- 12 PM         5-7 year olds
 
For pricing and registration info please contact Jessica Sloane at lewando@verizon.net or 301-891-1717.
The goal of this creative movement/pre-ballet program is to provide a positive and fun introduction to dance. Using images from nature and the children's world we explore how our bodies move through space, incorporating music and rhythm.

Teen Exchange

For more information on the Teen Exchange program, please contact Associate Artistic Director Elizabeth Johnson at johnsone@danceexchange.org

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Clothing and Shoes

Please wear whatever is comfortable to move in.

We ask everyone to remove their shoes before entering the dance studios, and we provide cubbies outside of the studios for storing your shoes and other belongings.

Location, Directions and Metro

Liz Lerman Dance Exchange
7117 Maple Avenue
Takoma Park, Maryland 20912

Metro

Red Line to Takoma. Exit Metro station and continue straight on Carroll Ave. At second stop light, take a left on Maple Ave. Dance Exchange is half a block down on your right.

Driving

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Parking

There is a small parking lot behind our building as well as metered parking spots in front of the Dance Exchange studio. You can park along Maple Street and in the surrounding neighborhood, but be mindful of the parking restrictions, as you may be ticketed.