The Dance Spot: Steps & Styles
Sundays 3-7p
$15 individual/$20 couple - all skills are welcome!
Hour-long classes will cover many styles of Ballroom, Latin, and Social dances for persons of any skill level, with or without a partner. We will provide a moving, charming, and magnetizing social atmosphere while you develop your finesse, confidence, and comfort with dance.
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Ballroom 3-4p (Waltz/Tango/Foxtrot/Viennese Waltz)
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Latin 4:30-5:30p (Rumba/Chacha/Bolero/Samba)
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Social Dances 6-7p (Hustle/Salsa-Mambo/Bachata/Merengue/Swing)
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Gaga/people Class
with Maree remalia
​Sunday, July 17
4-5 pm
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Milwaukee LGBT Community Center
315 W Court St. MKE WI 53212
Suggested donation $25
photo credit Ascaf Avraham
“We become more aware of our form. We connect to the sense of the endlessness of possibilities. We explore multi-dimensional movement; we enjoy the burning sensation in our muscles, we are ready to snap, we are aware of our explosive power and sometimes we use it. We change our movement habits by finding new ones. We go beyond our familiar limits. We can be calm and alert at once.”
– Gaga Founder Ohad Naharin
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The Gaga movement language originated from the belief in the healing, dynamic, ever-changing power of movement. Choreographer, Ohad Naharin, developed Gaga over the course of many years and it is now applied in the daily practice of Israel’s Batsheva Dance Company. It provides a framework for discovering and strengthening your body and adding flexibility, stamina, and agility while lightening the senses and imagination. Gaga/people classes offer a framework for users to connect to their bodies and imaginations, experience physical sensations, improve their flexibility and stamina, exercise their agility and explosive power, and enjoy the pleasure of movement in a welcoming, accepting atmosphere.Throughout the class, participants are guided by a series of evocative instructions deployed to increase awareness of and further amplify sensation. Rather than turning from one prompt to another, information is layered, building into a multisensory, physically challenging experience. While many instructions are imbued with rich imagery, the research of Gaga is fundamentally physical, insisting on a specific process of embodiment. Inside this shared research, the improvisational nature of the exploration enables each participant’s deeply personal connection with Gaga. Gaga/people classes are open to people ages 16+, regardless of their background in dance or movement. Classes last approximately one hour. To create a less self conscious environment, classes are conducted without mirrors and observers are not permitted. Masks are required. Wear comfortable clothing that does not restrict movement, layers recommended; bare feet or sneakers.
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