Floor Friends NYC!

A good friend of mine (and fantastic dancer) Sarah Chien has curated a new series of classes that focus on highly athletic, three dimensional, momentum based, acrobatic floorwork. After traveling around South America, Sarah wanted to bring this unique approach to floorwork back to the states. What's great about her curating this movement is that she's collaborating with existing studios (nice!), offering affordable classes (yes!), and building a community of like-minded dancers (werk!)

Please see below for more information or email floorfriendsnyc@gmail.com directly.

Oscar Santana | Four Feet
Saturdays (Permanent, Ongoing Class!) December 7th, 14th, 21st and beyond!
@100 Grand Studio
100 Grand St, NYC
$12

Thursday December 5th
12-2
Session with The Playground
@Gallim Dance
520 Clinton Avenue, Brooklyn NY
$5
WATCH A CLIP

Andre Zachery | Physical Propulsion
Wednesdays and Thursdays December 11th-12th & 18th-19th
10-12
@100 Grand Studio
100 Grand Street, NYC
$12
WATCH THE PROMO & READ MORE ABOUT ANDRE

Melissa Marotto | Flying Low (Guest teacher from Boston!)
Friday December 13th
12-2
Session with The Playground
@Gallim Dance
520 Clinton Avenue, Brooklyn
$5
WATCH A CLIP & READ ABOUT MELISSA

Melissa Marotto is one of the rare Americans who has worked David Zambrano and studied Flying Low intensively in Belgium and across Europe. She recently returned to the States and we are so lucky to have her here. Don't miss the class!

I hope to see you in class,
R

The Playground

Photo courtesy of Sydnie L. Mosley Dances
this is us in rehearsal NOT in the playground class to be clear!

I absolutely adore Nicole Wolcott. She has a wonderful approach to teaching, to performance, to discovery, to creativity, etc. Her classes are not only inspiring they are good! She is a dancer, choreographer and performance artists based in Brooklyn, the Assistant Director to Keigwin + Company and has shown her original work all over the place. Her style is post modern, downtown NYC modern/contemporary with sprinkles of 80's references and humor. She also developed this idea of mapping, which for me described a way to investigate with improvisation smarter. Have you ever began an improv sequence but couldn't remember what you did but you knew you liked it? So yeah, that.

She was a guest teacher at the Playground, a monthly dance series created by Gregory Dolbashian and Loni Landon as a place for emerging artist to create and teach in a supportive environment and also gives dancers the opportunity to take classes and participate on a donation basis.
My roommates Kim, Aaron and I took Nicole's class in March.
Below is the video from that class. If you look closely you can see us!
So fun.

Nicole Wolcott/The Playground 3/15/13

The Playground Dance Event tonight

Photo credit by Charlie Winter

The Playground will be hosting a dance party tonight featuring live performances by: The Dash Ensemble
Shannon Gillen
Loni Landon
Catherine Coury|LoudHoundMovement
The event will take place at Gibney Dance Center at 890 Broadway and will have snacks, drinks, a DJ AND its only $5!

DOORS OPEN AT 6:30pm 

PERFORMANCES BEGIN AT 7:30

The Playground Series was founded by Gregory Dolbashian and Loni Landon and offers classes for professional dancers with a diverse lineup of contemporary choreographers at a really affordable rate. 
For more info go here----> Playground Website