Dance Coalition (a Northwest Arkansas non-profit group of choreographers and dancers) will host the 1st Annual Northwest Arkansas Dance Festival on April 2nd & 3rd, 2010. The festival will include two different Choreography Showcase performances featuring original work by local choreographers and dancers and an all day workshop with dance classes taught by Master Teachers Desiree Robbins and Katey Weibring, of Tremaine Dance Conventions of Los Angeles, forums for choreographers, dancers, and parents, plus a vendor fair with nationally known dancewear vendors.
This year’s Choreography Showcase performances will include new choreography in many styles of dance, including classical and contemporary ballet, lyrical, modern dance, hip hop, belly dance, and musical theater. The Friday, April 2nd, performance will feature new and edgy work by up-and-coming local choreographers and the Saturday, April 3rd, performance will feature new choreography by seasoned local choreographers. All choreographers and dancers are local and in-state artists who come from a variety of dance training backgrounds from around the United States.
The Friday and Saturday performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Benton County School of the Arts, 2005 South 12th Street, Rogers, AR, 72758. Tickets will be available by calling 479-422-6132 and at the door. Tickets are $15 for adults, $8 for children age 12 and under.
On Saturday, April 3rd, Dance Coalition will host an all day dance workshop with Master Teachers Desiree Robbins and Katey Weibring, of Tremaine Dance Conventions of Los Angeles, at the University of Arkansas HPER Building, 155 Stadium Dr., Fayetteville, AR 72701. The day will include Hip Hop and African Dance classes by local teachers from the Elite Dance Studios of Fayetteville and Essence of Art Studios, forums for dancers and choreographers, as well as FREE sessions, such as, a forum for parents with dancewear vendors and a free Yoga class. Dance classes and forums will be $15-$25 each and dancers are encouraged to register in advance by visiting www.dancecoalition.com and completing a registration form.
Master Teacher, Ms. Robbins, who travels internationally to more than 35 cities each year for dance, has a passion for teaching and devotes most of her time to training the professional dancers that are seen on camera. Her expertise is in fine tuning dancers’ technique, style, and movement to create a refined, professional product. She is well known in professional dance for analyzing form and operative skills, and producing efficiency in movement. Her choreography has been seen on the silver screen, in HBO mini-series, Saturday Night Live, ESPN2, and also includes coaching and choreography for professional teams like the Dallas Cowboy’s Cheerleaders (NFL) and the King’s Royal Court Dancers (NBA).
Master Teacher, Katey Weibring, began her training at KJ Dance in Plano, TX under the direction of Kristy Ulmer. Katey started her career working for Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, where she was a soloist in both “Rock on Broadway” and “Flashback.” Other stage credits include several US Tours. Katey has also appeared in television commercials for major national brands, like Old Navy. She has taught and choreographed at numerous workshops and studios in Canada, Costa Rica and across the US. One of Katey’s greatest joys is sharing her love of dance with others through performing and teaching.
Workshop schedule, the free classes listed first:
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9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Dancewear Vendor Fair- FREE
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9:30 a.m. Yoga – FREE
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1:00 p.m. Parent Forum with Dancewear Vendors – FREE
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10:00 a.m. Junior Jazz with Desiree Robbins
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10:00 a.m. Senior Lyrical/Contemporary with Katey Weibring
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11:30 a.m. Dancer Forum with Desiree Robbins
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11:30 a.m. Choreographer Forum with Katey Weibring
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1:00 p.m. Junior Lyrical/Contemporary with Katey Weibring
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1:00 p.m. Senior Jazz with Desiree Robbins
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2:30 p.m. Hip Hop with Rashawn Hammons, Elite Dance Studios
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3:30 p.m. African Dance with Pharanda Cole, Essence of Art Studios
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