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- ''2009-05-07 09:39:00'' [[nbsp]] My daughter has joined Fiesta Dance N' Fitness for Bharatnatyam. The teacher is Khurshid. She is a very good dancer herself but she is also a great teacher. I like it that she doesn't stand a lot of nonsense from her students and excepts them to be committed to learning. She is highly motivated and clearly loves dancing herself. Last but not least, the price is very reasonable. --["Users/shruti"] - ------

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	+ ------ + ''2009-08-24 02:10:31'' [[nbsp]] This place is awesome - Denise is talented, energetic, and knows what she's doing. The only downside is that you should call before going; more than once I arrived to find that class had been canceled or rescheduled. --["Users/tierramor"]

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- --["Users/fiestadancen"] - ------ - ------ - ''2009-04-30 02:58:08'' [[nbsp]] DANCE - - AFRICAN POP GROOVE - Contemporary African music and dance incorporates many aspects of traditional dance from across the African continent, in addition to influences from the Americas, including Reggae and Hip Hop. In this class, you will groove to current and popular African songs, as you learn the hottest moves from today’s African Pop music videos, including styles such as Soukous and Coupe Decale. Space is limited. - - Instructor: Ata-Baah - - Ata-Baah, a master dancer and drummer, is a Ghana native who grew up completely immersed in the study of Traditional West African music and dance, in a family of professional dancers/musicians. He is a dance historian and professor of West African music, dance and culture, and he holds a M.A. degree in the subject, from the University of Ghana. He has studied, taught and performed African traditional dance in various West African countries, including Ghana, Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Burkina-Faso and Guinea. He has come to the U.S. to continue his studies, and he is currently working on a PhD in Dramatic Art at UC Davis. In addition to teaching dance, Ata-Baah designs, makes, and sells Djembe drums. Ata-Baah also offers West African drumming classes. For more information about this class or the instructors, go to www.fiestadancenfitness.com. - - Suggested materials: Comfortable, loose-fitting clothes that allow total free movement; bare feet; a bottle of water. - - - AFRO-CUBAN - - This class features both folkloric Afro-Cuban genres and popular dances. You will learn a variety of Danzas de los Orishas, or dances of the Santeria saints, a combination of West African (Yoruba) and Spanish/French Catholic culture. You will be introduced to folkloric Orisha dances that include: Yemayá, Ochún, Changó, Obatalá, Oyá, Eleguá, Ogún and Ochosi. Each class will begin with a graphic and verbal introduction to the cultural and historical aspects of the Orisha to be covered that day. In addition, each class also features a popular Afro-Cuban. These danzas populares include: Mambo, Cha cha chá, Timba, Danzón and Guaguancó. - - Instructor: Yunia - - Yunia is a native of the Caribbean island of Cuba. She lived in Cuba for 19 years, and she studied popular and folkloric Afro-Cuban dance at Corporación Gaviota. Yunia’s passion for dance began at an early age, and throughout her upbringing, she was heavily influenced the the Batá drums. In addition to Afro-cuban rhythms, Yunia is also proficient in other Caribbean dance genres that include merengue, bachata, salsa and reguetón. Yunia looks forward to sharing her passion for music and dance and wants to share her experience of growing up in an environment rich with a mix of African, West Indian and European (Spanish and French) cultures. She complements her formal dance training with her personal experiences to create a class that incorporates cultural and historical information in addition to introducing the student to Afro-cuban movement. - - Suggested materials: Bare feet for the folkloric dance portion of the class and close-toed shoes, dance sneakers or regular sneakers for the popular dance portion of the class. - - - BALLROOM & LATIN - - Wish you could dance like the stars? Come learn the fundamentals in Cha-cha, Rumba, Waltz, Tango and more. In this class, you will learn how to identify various ballroom and latin ballroom rhythms, and you will learn the basic steps. This class will show you how to be a leader or follower (your choice) in social dance. You will become more aware of your body and develop an understanding of proper spacing between you and your partner, and with the other dancers on the dance floor. Ballroom and latin technique and styling will be covered, as well. - - Instructor: Ikhlas - - Ikhlas is a graduate of Gwen Burton’s Professional Ballroom Teachers Academy, the only DVIDA-Certified Teacher Training Program in the Greater Sacramento Area. He is a member of and has performed and competed with the West Sacramento-based Spirit in Motion Dance Company. Ikhlas is passionate about ballroom dance and enjoys sharing his passion with others. - - Suggested materials: closed-toed shoes with a hard, non-rubbery sole. - - BHARATANATYAM - - Classical South Indian dance. Bharatanatyam is the manifestation of the ancient idea of the celebration of the eternal universe through the celebration of the beauty of the material body. Learn the fundamental karanas (dance postures), the elaborate mridu angaharas (movements of the limbs) and bhedas (head, neck and eye movements) of this ancient art form. Develop your theatrical skills as you tap into the emotional states of the temple dancers. You will gain knowledge of history of this dance and pick up some words in Hindi. - - Instructor: Khurshid - - Khurshid is a student of the Shakti School of Dance in Los Angeles. She - has performed as part of the Shakti Dance Company in Washington, D.C., Florida, Texas and Southern California. Since completing her Arangetram, solo dance debut, in 2007, Khurshid has been teaching beginner students of the Shakti School of Dance, and looks forward to teaching and learning new techniques in Davis. - - Suggested materials: Bare feet, comfortable clothes to move in, knee pads. - BELLY DANCE - Shimmy, shake and undulate your way to fitness and self confidence, while allowing yourself to be captivated by the graceful, sensual and celebratory aspects of Middle eastern music and dance. We will focus on muscle isolation, increasing flexibility and building core strength. Besides getting a great workout, you will learn how to "work it" to an exciting Egyptian drum solo choreography of crisp and comical movements. This class also features live drumming, when available. - Instructor: Nyla - Nyla is a multi-award winning professional belly dancer. She has a background in ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical and cheerleading. She has received extensive training in Egyptian and Turkish styles from world-renowned instructors and enjoys sharing her knowledge and her passion for Belly Dance with others. Check out www.nylacrystal.com for more information on Nyla. - Suggested materials: Hip scarf or fabric to wrap around your waist for visual guide; bare feet, ballet or jazz shoes, or dance sandals; water bottle. - - BOLLYWOOD DANCE - The Bollywood film industry is the largest producer of films. Each Bollywood film is a musical with melodious foot-tapping songs that are elaborately choreographed and staged. The Bollywood dance style has evolved to become an intricate fusion of both classical and modern dance styles. Learn the technique, rhythm, and beauty of the Bollywood dance style! - Instructor: Joya - Joya Kazi is the founder of Toofan Dance Company, the first Bollywood Dance Company in Davis, which also features a competitive intercollegiate team that she coaches. Kazi has had over 15 years of experience and 8 years of teaching experience in the style. She’s a core dancer with NAACH Dance Company, the largest Bollywood Dance Company in the nation. She has backed up for numerous Bollywood artists and is eager to share her knowledge of the style! - Suggested materials: Bare feet, lose comfortable clothing - - CHINESE FOLK DANCE - Did you know that China has 56 different nationalities? Nearly all of these nationalities has its own unique style of dancing based on its culture. This class will cover the basics of a couple of the more popular Chinese folk dance styles in China such as Han, Tibetan, and Mongolian. This course is a series class and we will learn a new combination in a different style every 5 weeks. - - Instructor: Jenny - - Jenny began her Chinese dance training under the very accomplished dancer, choreographer, and teacher Yong Yao at YaoYong Dance in San Jose, California, at the age of 6. Following the strict curriculum of the Beijing Dance Academy, she has trained under Yong Yao for the past 14 years. Jenny won first place in both the 2007 Singtao Expo Chinese Dance Competition and the 2006 CPAA Chinese Dance Competition. She is very active in sharing Chinese dance and culture, and is currently the president of the UC Davis Chinese Dance and Arts Club. - - Suggested Materials: Yoga pants, form fitting shirt, ballet slippers. - - - FLAMENCO - Learn proper flamenco posture, caracoles (graceful hand gestures), palmas (rhythmic clapping), and zapateado (footwork). This class will primarily be a technique class aimed at learning, improving and strengthening the basic movements of flamenco, including both footwork and upper body movements. During the technique portion of the class, we will build familiarity with some of the basic compás of flamenco. We will also work on some traditional and modern dances, such as Sevillanas, Tangos, Alegrías, and Bulerías, among others. - - Instructors: Sarah - - - A native of Maryland, Sarah studied flamenco extensively with Natalia Monteleon in Washington, D.C. over the last six years and has performed in Natalia's company, Arte Flamenco, as well. In D.C, Sarah performed at several restaurants as a soloist as well as many events with Arte Flamenco. Most notable venues include: Kennedy Center Millenium Stage, Washington D.C.; the Hippodrome Theatre, Baltimore; the Washington Folk Festival, Glen Echo; and the Feria de Sevilla at Strathmore, Rockville. Sarah has attended workshops with "La Tati", Carmela Greco, "La Truco", Nelida Tirado, and Defne Enc. She also furthered her flamenco studies with Edwin Aparicio and Genevieve Guinn. She is currently studying in Sacramento with Drea Pacot and has performed with Drea's company "Flamenco Puro". Since moving to Davis, Sarah has performed locally at: Lunas Cafe, Sacramento; the Sacramento World Festival; and the Ashkenaz, Berkeley. - - Suggested materials: Flamenco shoes are highly recommended. Shoes should be closed-toed with a strong, medium heel; women might want to wear a long, flowing skirt that can fan out; a bottle of water. - - FIESTA AFROLATINA - This high-energy, fun-filled class will introduce you to many of the music and dance styles of the Americas, emphasizing those that share West African roots and traditions associated with these. You will explore the music of the Caribbean islands and Central America, featuring reggae dancehall, reguetón, salsa, bachata, merengue, punta, calypso, soca, and merengue/hip-hop; as well as music from South America such as Peruvian festejo, Colombian cumbias and vallenato, and Brazilian samba, pagode, axé and lambada. The objective of the class is to expose students to these Afrolatin beats in a natural and relaxed party atmosphere, in an environment of cultural immersion complete with linguistic, historical and cultural input, just as one would learn if living in Latin America, all the while getting the complete benefits of a good cardiovascular workout. The high-energy, joyful rhythms help you dance away negative emotions as well lots of calories. - Instructor: Denise - - Denise has studied international dance for over 15 years and lived in Central and South America for 21 years. She has drawn from these experiences to create Fiesta Afrolatina. This class gives her the opportunity to share her passion for dance, music, culture and fitness. Get ready to party! Get ready to sweat! - Suggested materials: Workout clothes, dance or regular sneakers, workout towel, plenty of drinking water. - GYPSY ROUTES - - This class will introduce you to the world of flamenco in the context of its rich history and the diversity of the people and cultures that amalgamated during its development and continual evolution. You will learn proper flamenco posture, caracoles (graceful hand gestures), palmas (rhythmic clapping), and zapateado (footwork). We will learn some traditional dances, such as Sevillanas, Tangos and Bulerias, but the focus will be on Rumba Flamenca and Contemporary Spanish Dance. In addition, you will get a very effective full body workout, as we keep our heart rates up with the zapateado and the rumbas, and tone our arms and legs with the flamenco arm movements and footwork. - - Instructor: Denise - - Denise toured with the professional comtemporary Spanish dance company, Estudio Gitano, in Guatemala. She has studied international dance for over 15 years, including flamenco, contemporary Spanish dance, Belly Dance and South Indian dance. She has drawn from all these genres to create Gypsy Routes, a class that portrays modern flamenco as a mixture of styles borrowed from cultures such as Indian, Middle Eastern, Turkish, North African and Latin American. This class gives her the opportunity to share her passion for dance, music, culture and fitness. - - Suggested materials: closed-toed shoes with a strong, medium heel; women might want to wear a long, flowing skirt that can fan out; a bottle of water. - - INTEGRAL HIP HOP - - This class will provide the basic fundamentals of hip hop drawing from different influences such as funky modern, street South African, break dancing, dirty south jukes, and West African stomping. Come enjoy some of the hottest new moves as seen in today’s music videos and hip hop culture. - - Instructor: Rommel - - Rommel has been teaching and choreographing for over 20 years. He headed the Hip Hop department for the Sierra Dance Academy for over 12 years and has also taught at Step 1 Dance & Fitness, Northern California Dance Conservatory (NCDC) and choreographed for youth dance groups, non profit performing arts organizations, beauty pageants, for local community events and fundraisers. He is now the Head Instructor, Events Coordinator, and Co- Artistic Director for AGSD, a Recreation Program Instructor of Dance at the Department of Campus Recreation at UC Davis, and a current member of CAHPERD (California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance). He has trained under Dale Scholl, Dr. Linda S. Goodrich, Pepper Von and Bo Horn to name a few. His performance background includes Sacramento Black Art of Dance (S/BAD), Dale School Dance Art (DSDA), Jazz-E, Sacramento State University Dance Company, FlyStyle Funk Patrol, and Recording Artists Spanish Fly. - Suggested materials: Comfortable clothes, dance or regular sneakers, a bottle of water. - HIP HOP: Find your own beat - - Bring back the fundamental elements of Hip Hop: improvisation and personal interpretation! Regardless of your dance background, we will guide you through the journey of discovering and developing your own hip hop style. The class will focus on combining different styles of hip hop and developing musicality. In addition, there will be a focus on body connectivity and utilizing core strength throughout the choreography. You will build your dance vocabulary and simultaneously learn to feel and hear the music through your movements. Feel free to bring ideas on songs to dance to or hip hop dance styles that you would like to try. - Ting Ting Lee has been dancing with the hip hop crew Cookie, a co-op hip hop dance company. She also has a background in modern dance and has danced with Paradigm Alley, a modern dance company under the direction of Ashanti Newton. Aside from these, she also likes to salsa, West Coast Swing, and is looking to take up the hula. She’s open to all types of dance and would like to bring that openness to her choreography and class. For more information about this class or the instructors, go to www.fiestadancenfitness.com. - - Suggested materials: Sweat pants or dance pants, dance or regular sneakers (no flip flops!) - - KATHAK - Kathak is one of the seven forms of Indian classical dances. The name Kathak is derived from the Sanskrit words katha meaning story, and katthaka meaning s/he who tells a story. Originating from northern India, Kathak is characterized by intricate footwork (tatkar) and elegant pirouettes (chakkar). This classical art form mostly specialized in recounting mythological and moral tales from the scriptures, and embellished their recitals with hand gestures and facial expressions. It was quintessential theatre, using instrumental and vocal music along with stylized gestures, to enliven the stories. Influenced by temple and ritual dance, and Persian influence of the Mughal courts from the 16th century onwards, there are three major schools or gharanas of Kathak from which performers today generally draw their lineage. Our Kathak classes will expose students to the techniques of all three schools of Kathak; Jaipur, Lucknow, and Banaras. Not only will you learn technique, but you’ll also learn the dance theory behind it all. - Instructor: Joya - Joya Kazi is a professional Kathak dancer with 15 years of dance experience and 8 years of teaching experience. A student of BalBharti Indo-American Cultural Academy, she has learned from the top Gurus in the Kathak dance world and has choreographed and directed numerous Kathak dance productions showcasing over 80 dancers. - Suggested materials: Bare feet, Comfortable clothing that’s easy to move in, notebook - PRO SALSA - - Learn today’s hottest patterns with COMPETITION-LEVEL TECHNIQUE. Also, enrich your solo footwork repertoire and add flare to your improvisational breaks, or Shines. You will practice body isolations in Afro-Cuban motion, improve the agility of your steps with speed and precision footwork, pick up some Latin ballroom dance styling and work on spinning technique for faster, picture-perfect turns. Space is limited. Groups are small, and the class includes personalized coaching by professional competitor/trainer. Salsa or other dance experience recommended. - - Giana Montoya is a professional dancer/competitor, actress, choreographer and dance coach who has earned numerous championships as is a guest instructor and performer across the country. She fuses her skills and extensive training in Salsa, Latin, Jazz, Musical theater, Modern and Flamenco to help individuals of all levels grow and achieve their dance goals. For more information about this class or the instructor, go to www.fiestadancenfitness.com. - - Suggested materials: closed-toed shoes with a non-rubbery sole. - - - SALSA, INDIVIDUAL AND PARTNERING TECHNIQUE - - Practice salsa basics, improve your technique, work on styling, and learn new patterns and impressive shines. Taught on 1 and on 2. Develop greater awareness of your body and learn the intricacies of spins, body isolations and movement, musicality, and speed and precision footwork. Open to all levels. - - Instructor: Giana - - Giana is a professional dancer, actress, choreographer and instructor that inspires her students to reach new levels in both social and professional dancing. She fuses her skills and extensive training in Salsa, Latin, Jazz, Musical theater, Modern and Flamenco, creating powerful, emotional performances and choreography. She has earned numerous championships and is a guest instructor and performer for many venues across the country. For more information on Giana, visit her Myspace page. - - Suggested materials: closed-toed shoes with a non-rubbery sole. - WEST AFRICAN - Traditional West African dances teach social structure and values, such as kinship, age, and status, and are used to describe work and social interactions and to praise or criticize members of the community, or to worship. This class is a cultural immersion, in which you will not only study dances from different tribes of West Africa, but you will also learn about the culture of the people behind the dance, in addition to picking up some words in various dialects. To the polyrhythmic beats of African drums, you will learn to incorporate shoulders, chest, pelvis, arms and legs in total body articulation as you express yourself in new and exciting ways. Get to know your body like never before, burn tons of calories and have fun! Live drumming will be incorporated when drummers are available. Space is limited. - - Ata-Baah, a master dancer and drummer, is a Ghana native who grew up completely immersed in the study of Traditional West African music and dance, in a family of professional dancers/musicians. He is a dance historian and professor of West African music, dance and culture, and he holds a M.A. degree in the subject, from the University of Ghana. He has studied, taught and performed African traditional dance in various West African countries, including Ghana, Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Burkina-Faso and Guinea. He has come to the U.S. to continue his studies, and he is currently working on a PhD in Dramatic Art at UC Davis. In addition to teaching dance, Ata-Baah designs, makes, and sells Djembe drums. Ata-Baah also offers West African drumming classes. For more information about this class or the instructors, go to www.fiestadancenfitness.com. - - Suggested materials: Comfortable, loose-fitting clothes that allow total free movement; bare feet; a bottle of water. - - - ZUMBA® - - The “feel happy” workout! Zumba combines high energy and motivating music with unique moves and combinations that allow participants to dance away their worries, based on the principle that a workout should be fun and easy. It is a fusion of Latin and international music/dance themes creating a dynamic, exciting, effective fitness system! The routines feature aerobic/fitness interval training with a combination of fast and slow rhythms that tone and sculpt the body and maximize caloric output, fat burning and total body toning. Denise’s Zumba class will feature Bollywood, Disco, Polynesian rhythms, Rumba Flamenco, Belly Dance, West African, as well as Afrolatin beats from over 12 Latin American and Caribbean countries. [Look up “zumba” on youtube to see sample classes.] - - Denise Mathieu has studied international dance for over 15 years and lived in Latin America for 21 years. She draws from her experiences and extensive multicultural dance training to create fun, effective and safe dance workouts. This class gives her the opportunity to share her passion for dance, music, culture and fitness. Denise is Zumba®-certifed. For more information about this class or the instructor, go to www.fiestadancenfitness.com. - Suggested materials: Workout clothes, dance or regular sneakers, workout towel, plenty of drinking water. - - MARTIAL ARTS - - CAPOEIRA (coming soon) - - “The Martial Dance.” Capoeira is a style of martial arts developed by African slaves in Brazil over 400 years ago, accompanied by music and singing, with participants pretending that they were dancing, when they were actually practicing their kicks and blows. In this class, you will learn the basics of capoeira play; develop your hand-eye coordination as you learn to move fluidly with your partner; and you will improve your rhythm, strength and flexibility. Additionally, you will learn to make music with capoeira instruments, and you will learn to sing some traditional capoeira hymns in Portuguese. - - MMA BOOTCAMP - - A full body workout that combines mixed martial arts, shadow boxing and athletic drills. This circuit-based class is the ultimate cardio challenge for all levels of fitness. No choreography! It’s the non-dancy alternative to Tae Bo and Turbo Kick. Through intense drills inspired by martial arts, you will learn or improve your kicks and punches and develop strength and endurance as you create lean muscle mass. Kick and punch away anxiety, stress, negative emotions AND fat! - - Instructor: Denise - - Denise has been teaching Cardio Kickboxing and group exercise classes for 3 years. She has a background in martial arts, boxing, dance and group exercise. Denise has sampled about 10 different kinds of martial arts, and she draws from these experiences, as well as her passion for fitness, to make MMA Bootcamp a challenging, fun and safe class. - - Required materials: Workout clothes, athletic shoes, workout towel, plenty of drinking water. - - TURBO KICK® - - Kick away stress! Punch away pounds! Burn 1000 calories or more per workout. This class is incredibly fun, exciting, powerful, but most importantly, effective! Turbo Kick® is “the ultimate cardio party”—an addictive workout that combines mixed martial arts, shadow boxing, kickboxing, sports drills, dancing, yoga, and a whole lot of hip hop flavor. It’s an interval-based class for all levels of fitness, complete with a sport-specific warm-up, bouts of intense intervals, easy to follow combinations, martial arts specific strength/endurance training and a Tai-Chi like cool-down, in a party atmosphere. It’s a full body workout guaranteed to make you burn fat and develop toned lean muscles, yet you’ll have so much fun that you won’t even notice how hard you’re working. You’ll feel powerful, sexy and happier. [Look up “turbo kick” on youtube to see sample classes.] - - Instructor: Denise - - Denise has been addicted to Turbo Kick® for more than 9 years and has been a certified instructor for 3 years. She has a background in martial arts, boxing, dance and group exercise. Denise has sampled about 10 different kinds of martial arts, and she draws from these experiences as well as her passion for dance and having a good time, to make Turbo Kick® a challenging, fun and safe class. - - Required materials: Workout clothes, athletic shoes, workout towel, plenty of drinking water. - - - - MIND & BODY - - PiYo™ - - PiYo™ is an athletic fusion style strength & flexibility mat class designed for mainstream fitness, which blends Pilates, Yoga, strength training, physical conditioning and dynamic balance in an up-tempo, non-spiritual environment . It combines energetic, powerful moves into a fluid, challenging and safe workout that is appropriate for the group exercise setting and for all levels of fitness. We will emphasize core strength, flexibility and overall balance. - - Instructor: Denise - - Denise has been practicing yoga for 8 years and pilates for 3 years. Denise is PiYo™-certified. - - Suggested materials: comfortable clothes that allow movement and flexibility, your own sticky mat is also highly recommended, bare feet or yoga shoes. - - PiYo™ FoYo Back - - PiYo™ is an athletic fusion style strength & flexibility mat class designed for mainstream fitness, which blends Pilates, Yoga, strength training, physical conditioning and dynamic balance in an up-tempo, non-spiritual environment. It combines energetic, powerful moves into a fluid, challenging and safe workout that is appropriate for the group exercise setting and for all levels of fitness. In PiYo FoYo Back, we will target our core to develop defined abdominal muscles; strong, flexible, healthy backs; centered bodies; proper posture and overall balance. - - Instructor: Denise - - Denise has been practicing yoga for 8 years and pilates for 3 years. Having suffered from chronic back pain for 10 years, she has tried everything to improve her back health, and is now ready to share her knowledge with other back pain sufferers and with those who are wisely trying to prevent back problems before they happen. Denise is PiYo™-certified. - - Suggested materials: comfortable clothes that allow movement and flexibility, your own sticky mat is also highly recommended, bare feet or yoga shoes.

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	+ ------ + ''2009-04-30 02:58:08'' [[nbsp]] DANCE + + AFRICAN POP GROOVE + Contemporary African music and dance incorporates many aspects of traditional dance from across the African continent, in addition to influences from the Americas, including Reggae and Hip Hop. In this class, you will groove to current and popular African songs, as you learn the hottest moves from today’s African Pop music videos, including styles such as Soukous and Coupe Decale. Space is limited. + + Instructor: Ata-Baah + + Ata-Baah, a master dancer and drummer, is a Ghana native who grew up completely immersed in the study of Traditional West African music and dance, in a family of professional dancers/musicians. He is a dance historian and professor of West African music, dance and culture, and he holds a M.A. degree in the subject, from the University of Ghana. He has studied, taught and performed African traditional dance in various West African countries, including Ghana, Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Burkina-Faso and Guinea. He has come to the U.S. to continue his studies, and he is currently working on a PhD in Dramatic Art at UC Davis. In addition to teaching dance, Ata-Baah designs, makes, and sells Djembe drums. Ata-Baah also offers West African drumming classes. For more information about this class or the instructors, go to www.fiestadancenfitness.com. + + Suggested materials: Comfortable, loose-fitting clothes that allow total free movement; bare feet; a bottle of water. + + + AFRO-CUBAN + + This class features both folkloric Afro-Cuban genres and popular dances. You will learn a variety of Danzas de los Orishas, or dances of the Santeria saints, a combination of West African (Yoruba) and Spanish/French Catholic culture. You will be introduced to folkloric Orisha dances that include: Yemayá, Ochún, Changó, Obatalá, Oyá, Eleguá, Ogún and Ochosi. Each class will begin with a graphic and verbal introduction to the cultural and historical aspects of the Orisha to be covered that day. In addition, each class also features a popular Afro-Cuban. These danzas populares include: Mambo, Cha cha chá, Timba, Danzón and Guaguancó. + + Instructor: Yunia + + Yunia is a native of the Caribbean island of Cuba. She lived in Cuba for 19 years, and she studied popular and folkloric Afro-Cuban dance at Corporación Gaviota. Yunia’s passion for dance began at an early age, and throughout her upbringing, she was heavily influenced the the Batá drums. In addition to Afro-cuban rhythms, Yunia is also proficient in other Caribbean dance genres that include merengue, bachata, salsa and reguetón. Yunia looks forward to sharing her passion for music and dance and wants to share her experience of growing up in an environment rich with a mix of African, West Indian and European (Spanish and French) cultures. She complements her formal dance training with her personal experiences to create a class that incorporates cultural and historical information in addition to introducing the student to Afro-cuban movement. + + Suggested materials: Bare feet for the folkloric dance portion of the class and close-toed shoes, dance sneakers or regular sneakers for the popular dance portion of the class. + + + BALLROOM & LATIN + + Wish you could dance like the stars? Come learn the fundamentals in Cha-cha, Rumba, Waltz, Tango and more. In this class, you will learn how to identify various ballroom and latin ballroom rhythms, and you will learn the basic steps. This class will show you how to be a leader or follower (your choice) in social dance. You will become more aware of your body and develop an understanding of proper spacing between you and your partner, and with the other dancers on the dance floor. Ballroom and latin technique and styling will be covered, as well. + + Instructor: Ikhlas + + Ikhlas is a graduate of Gwen Burton’s Professional Ballroom Teachers Academy, the only DVIDA-Certified Teacher Training Program in the Greater Sacramento Area. He is a member of and has performed and competed with the West Sacramento-based Spirit in Motion Dance Company. Ikhlas is passionate about ballroom dance and enjoys sharing his passion with others. + + Suggested materials: closed-toed shoes with a hard, non-rubbery sole. + + BHARATANATYAM + + Classical South Indian dance. Bharatanatyam is the manifestation of the ancient idea of the celebration of the eternal universe through the celebration of the beauty of the material body. Learn the fundamental karanas (dance postures), the elaborate mridu angaharas (movements of the limbs) and bhedas (head, neck and eye movements) of this ancient art form. Develop your theatrical skills as you tap into the emotional states of the temple dancers. You will gain knowledge of history of this dance and pick up some words in Hindi. + + Instructor: Khurshid + + Khurshid is a student of the Shakti School of Dance in Los Angeles. She + has performed as part of the Shakti Dance Company in Washington, D.C., Florida, Texas and Southern California. Since completing her Arangetram, solo dance debut, in 2007, Khurshid has been teaching beginner students of the Shakti School of Dance, and looks forward to teaching and learning new techniques in Davis. + + Suggested materials: Bare feet, comfortable clothes to move in, knee pads. + BELLY DANCE + Shimmy, shake and undulate your way to fitness and self confidence, while allowing yourself to be captivated by the graceful, sensual and celebratory aspects of Middle eastern music and dance. We will focus on muscle isolation, increasing flexibility and building core strength. Besides getting a great workout, you will learn how to "work it" to an exciting Egyptian drum solo choreography of crisp and comical movements. This class also features live drumming, when available. + Instructor: Nyla + Nyla is a multi-award winning professional belly dancer. She has a background in ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical and cheerleading. She has received extensive training in Egyptian and Turkish styles from world-renowned instructors and enjoys sharing her knowledge and her passion for Belly Dance with others. Check out www.nylacrystal.com for more information on Nyla. + Suggested materials: Hip scarf or fabric to wrap around your waist for visual guide; bare feet, ballet or jazz shoes, or dance sandals; water bottle. + + BOLLYWOOD DANCE + The Bollywood film industry is the largest producer of films. Each Bollywood film is a musical with melodious foot-tapping songs that are elaborately choreographed and staged. The Bollywood dance style has evolved to become an intricate fusion of both classical and modern dance styles. Learn the technique, rhythm, and beauty of the Bollywood dance style! + Instructor: Joya + Joya Kazi is the founder of Toofan Dance Company, the first Bollywood Dance Company in Davis, which also features a competitive intercollegiate team that she coaches. Kazi has had over 15 years of experience and 8 years of teaching experience in the style. She’s a core dancer with NAACH Dance Company, the largest Bollywood Dance Company in the nation. She has backed up for numerous Bollywood artists and is eager to share her knowledge of the style! + Suggested materials: Bare feet, lose comfortable clothing + + CHINESE FOLK DANCE + Did you know that China has 56 different nationalities? Nearly all of these nationalities has its own unique style of dancing based on its culture. This class will cover the basics of a couple of the more popular Chinese folk dance styles in China such as Han, Tibetan, and Mongolian. This course is a series class and we will learn a new combination in a different style every 5 weeks. + + Instructor: Jenny + + Jenny began her Chinese dance training under the very accomplished dancer, choreographer, and teacher Yong Yao at YaoYong Dance in San Jose, California, at the age of 6. Following the strict curriculum of the Beijing Dance Academy, she has trained under Yong Yao for the past 14 years. Jenny won first place in both the 2007 Singtao Expo Chinese Dance Competition and the 2006 CPAA Chinese Dance Competition. She is very active in sharing Chinese dance and culture, and is currently the president of the UC Davis Chinese Dance and Arts Club. + + Suggested Materials: Yoga pants, form fitting shirt, ballet slippers. + + + FLAMENCO + Learn proper flamenco posture, caracoles (graceful hand gestures), palmas (rhythmic clapping), and zapateado (footwork). This class will primarily be a technique class aimed at learning, improving and strengthening the basic movements of flamenco, including both footwork and upper body movements. During the technique portion of the class, we will build familiarity with some of the basic compás of flamenco. We will also work on some traditional and modern dances, such as Sevillanas, Tangos, Alegrías, and Bulerías, among others. + + Instructors: Sarah + + + A native of Maryland, Sarah studied flamenco extensively with Natalia Monteleon in Washington, D.C. over the last six years and has performed in Natalia's company, Arte Flamenco, as well. In D.C, Sarah performed at several restaurants as a soloist as well as many events with Arte Flamenco. Most notable venues include: Kennedy Center Millenium Stage, Washington D.C.; the Hippodrome Theatre, Baltimore; the Washington Folk Festival, Glen Echo; and the Feria de Sevilla at Strathmore, Rockville. Sarah has attended workshops with "La Tati", Carmela Greco, "La Truco", Nelida Tirado, and Defne Enc. She also furthered her flamenco studies with Edwin Aparicio and Genevieve Guinn. She is currently studying in Sacramento with Drea Pacot and has performed with Drea's company "Flamenco Puro". Since moving to Davis, Sarah has performed locally at: Lunas Cafe, Sacramento; the Sacramento World Festival; and the Ashkenaz, Berkeley. + + Suggested materials: Flamenco shoes are highly recommended. Shoes should be closed-toed with a strong, medium heel; women might want to wear a long, flowing skirt that can fan out; a bottle of water. + + FIESTA AFROLATINA + This high-energy, fun-filled class will introduce you to many of the music and dance styles of the Americas, emphasizing those that share West African roots and traditions associated with these. You will explore the music of the Caribbean islands and Central America, featuring reggae dancehall, reguetón, salsa, bachata, merengue, punta, calypso, soca, and merengue/hip-hop; as well as music from South America such as Peruvian festejo, Colombian cumbias and vallenato, and Brazilian samba, pagode, axé and lambada. The objective of the class is to expose students to these Afrolatin beats in a natural and relaxed party atmosphere, in an environment of cultural immersion complete with linguistic, historical and cultural input, just as one would learn if living in Latin America, all the while getting the complete benefits of a good cardiovascular workout. The high-energy, joyful rhythms help you dance away negative emotions as well lots of calories. + Instructor: Denise + + Denise has studied international dance for over 15 years and lived in Central and South America for 21 years. She has drawn from these experiences to create Fiesta Afrolatina. This class gives her the opportunity to share her passion for dance, music, culture and fitness. Get ready to party! Get ready to sweat! + Suggested materials: Workout clothes, dance or regular sneakers, workout towel, plenty of drinking water. + GYPSY ROUTES + + This class will introduce you to the world of flamenco in the context of its rich history and the diversity of the people and cultures that amalgamated during its development and continual evolution. You will learn proper flamenco posture, caracoles (graceful hand gestures), palmas (rhythmic clapping), and zapateado (footwork). We will learn some traditional dances, such as Sevillanas, Tangos and Bulerias, but the focus will be on Rumba Flamenca and Contemporary Spanish Dance. In addition, you will get a very effective full body workout, as we keep our heart rates up with the zapateado and the rumbas, and tone our arms and legs with the flamenco arm movements and footwork. + + Instructor: Denise + + Denise toured with the professional comtemporary Spanish dance company, Estudio Gitano, in Guatemala. She has studied international dance for over 15 years, including flamenco, contemporary Spanish dance, Belly Dance and South Indian dance. She has drawn from all these genres to create Gypsy Routes, a class that portrays modern flamenco as a mixture of styles borrowed from cultures such as Indian, Middle Eastern, Turkish, North African and Latin American. This class gives her the opportunity to share her passion for dance, music, culture and fitness. + + Suggested materials: closed-toed shoes with a strong, medium heel; women might want to wear a long, flowing skirt that can fan out; a bottle of water. + + INTEGRAL HIP HOP + + This class will provide the basic fundamentals of hip hop drawing from different influences such as funky modern, street South African, break dancing, dirty south jukes, and West African stomping. Come enjoy some of the hottest new moves as seen in today’s music videos and hip hop culture. + + Instructor: Rommel + + Rommel has been teaching and choreographing for over 20 years. He headed the Hip Hop department for the Sierra Dance Academy for over 12 years and has also taught at Step 1 Dance & Fitness, Northern California Dance Conservatory (NCDC) and choreographed for youth dance groups, non profit performing arts organizations, beauty pageants, for local community events and fundraisers. He is now the Head Instructor, Events Coordinator, and Co- Artistic Director for AGSD, a Recreation Program Instructor of Dance at the Department of Campus Recreation at UC Davis, and a current member of CAHPERD (California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance). He has trained under Dale Scholl, Dr. Linda S. Goodrich, Pepper Von and Bo Horn to name a few. His performance background includes Sacramento Black Art of Dance (S/BAD), Dale School Dance Art (DSDA), Jazz-E, Sacramento State University Dance Company, FlyStyle Funk Patrol, and Recording Artists Spanish Fly. + Suggested materials: Comfortable clothes, dance or regular sneakers, a bottle of water. + HIP HOP: Find your own beat + + Bring back the fundamental elements of Hip Hop: improvisation and personal interpretation! Regardless of your dance background, we will guide you through the journey of discovering and developing your own hip hop style. The class will focus on combining different styles of hip hop and developing musicality. In addition, there will be a focus on body connectivity and utilizing core strength throughout the choreography. You will build your dance vocabulary and simultaneously learn to feel and hear the music through your movements. Feel free to bring ideas on songs to dance to or hip hop dance styles that you would like to try. + Ting Ting Lee has been dancing with the hip hop crew Cookie, a co-op hip hop dance company. She also has a background in modern dance and has danced with Paradigm Alley, a modern dance company under the direction of Ashanti Newton. Aside from these, she also likes to salsa, West Coast Swing, and is looking to take up the hula. She’s open to all types of dance and would like to bring that openness to her choreography and class. For more information about this class or the instructors, go to www.fiestadancenfitness.com. + + Suggested materials: Sweat pants or dance pants, dance or regular sneakers (no flip flops!) + + KATHAK + Kathak is one of the seven forms of Indian classical dances. The name Kathak is derived from the Sanskrit words katha meaning story, and katthaka meaning s/he who tells a story. Originating from northern India, Kathak is characterized by intricate footwork (tatkar) and elegant pirouettes (chakkar). This classical art form mostly specialized in recounting mythological and moral tales from the scriptures, and embellished their recitals with hand gestures and facial expressions. It was quintessential theatre, using instrumental and vocal music along with stylized gestures, to enliven the stories. Influenced by temple and ritual dance, and Persian influence of the Mughal courts from the 16th century onwards, there are three major schools or gharanas of Kathak from which performers today generally draw their lineage. Our Kathak classes will expose students to the techniques of all three schools of Kathak; Jaipur, Lucknow, and Banaras. Not only will you learn technique, but you’ll also learn the dance theory behind it all. + Instructor: Joya + Joya Kazi is a professional Kathak dancer with 15 years of dance experience and 8 years of teaching experience. A student of BalBharti Indo-American Cultural Academy, she has learned from the top Gurus in the Kathak dance world and has choreographed and directed numerous Kathak dance productions showcasing over 80 dancers. + Suggested materials: Bare feet, Comfortable clothing that’s easy to move in, notebook + PRO SALSA + + Learn today’s hottest patterns with COMPETITION-LEVEL TECHNIQUE. Also, enrich your solo footwork repertoire and add flare to your improvisational breaks, or Shines. You will practice body isolations in Afro-Cuban motion, improve the agility of your steps with speed and precision footwork, pick up some Latin ballroom dance styling and work on spinning technique for faster, picture-perfect turns. Space is limited. Groups are small, and the class includes personalized coaching by professional competitor/trainer. Salsa or other dance experience recommended. + + Giana Montoya is a professional dancer/competitor, actress, choreographer and dance coach who has earned numerous championships as is a guest instructor and performer across the country. She fuses her skills and extensive training in Salsa, Latin, Jazz, Musical theater, Modern and Flamenco to help individuals of all levels grow and achieve their dance goals. For more information about this class or the instructor, go to www.fiestadancenfitness.com. + + Suggested materials: closed-toed shoes with a non-rubbery sole. + + + SALSA, INDIVIDUAL AND PARTNERING TECHNIQUE + + Practice salsa basics, improve your technique, work on styling, and learn new patterns and impressive shines. Taught on 1 and on 2. Develop greater awareness of your body and learn the intricacies of spins, body isolations and movement, musicality, and speed and precision footwork. Open to all levels. + + Instructor: Giana + + Giana is a professional dancer, actress, choreographer and instructor that inspires her students to reach new levels in both social and professional dancing. She fuses her skills and extensive training in Salsa, Latin, Jazz, Musical theater, Modern and Flamenco, creating powerful, emotional performances and choreography. She has earned numerous championships and is a guest instructor and performer for many venues across the country. For more information on Giana, visit her Myspace page. + + Suggested materials: closed-toed shoes with a non-rubbery sole. + WEST AFRICAN + Traditional West African dances teach social structure and values, such as kinship, age, and status, and are used to describe work and social interactions and to praise or criticize members of the community, or to worship. This class is a cultural immersion, in which you will not only study dances from different tribes of West Africa, but you will also learn about the culture of the people behind the dance, in addition to picking up some words in various dialects. To the polyrhythmic beats of African drums, you will learn to incorporate shoulders, chest, pelvis, arms and legs in total body articulation as you express yourself in new and exciting ways. Get to know your body like never before, burn tons of calories and have fun! Live drumming will be incorporated when drummers are available. Space is limited. + + Ata-Baah, a master dancer and drummer, is a Ghana native who grew up completely immersed in the study of Traditional West African music and dance, in a family of professional dancers/musicians. He is a dance historian and professor of West African music, dance and culture, and he holds a M.A. degree in the subject, from the University of Ghana. He has studied, taught and performed African traditional dance in various West African countries, including Ghana, Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Burkina-Faso and Guinea. He has come to the U.S. to continue his studies, and he is currently working on a PhD in Dramatic Art at UC Davis. In addition to teaching dance, Ata-Baah designs, makes, and sells Djembe drums. Ata-Baah also offers West African drumming classes. For more information about this class or the instructors, go to www.fiestadancenfitness.com. + + Suggested materials: Comfortable, loose-fitting clothes that allow total free movement; bare feet; a bottle of water. + + + ZUMBA® + + The “feel happy” workout! Zumba combines high energy and motivating music with unique moves and combinations that allow participants to dance away their worries, based on the principle that a workout should be fun and easy. It is a fusion of Latin and international music/dance themes creating a dynamic, exciting, effective fitness system! The routines feature aerobic/fitness interval training with a combination of fast and slow rhythms that tone and sculpt the body and maximize caloric output, fat burning and total body toning. Denise’s Zumba class will feature Bollywood, Disco, Polynesian rhythms, Rumba Flamenco, Belly Dance, West African, as well as Afrolatin beats from over 12 Latin American and Caribbean countries. [Look up “zumba” on youtube to see sample classes.] + + Denise Mathieu has studied international dance for over 15 years and lived in Latin America for 21 years. She draws from her experiences and extensive multicultural dance training to create fun, effective and safe dance workouts. This class gives her the opportunity to share her passion for dance, music, culture and fitness. Denise is Zumba®-certifed. For more information about this class or the instructor, go to www.fiestadancenfitness.com. + Suggested materials: Workout clothes, dance or regular sneakers, workout towel, plenty of drinking water. + + MARTIAL ARTS + + CAPOEIRA (coming soon) + + “The Martial Dance.” Capoeira is a style of martial arts developed by African slaves in Brazil over 400 years ago, accompanied by music and singing, with participants pretending that they were dancing, when they were actually practicing their kicks and blows. In this class, you will learn the basics of capoeira play; develop your hand-eye coordination as you learn to move fluidly with your partner; and you will improve your rhythm, strength and flexibility. Additionally, you will learn to make music with capoeira instruments, and you will learn to sing some traditional capoeira hymns in Portuguese. + + MMA BOOTCAMP + + A full body workout that combines mixed martial arts, shadow boxing and athletic drills. This circuit-based class is the ultimate cardio challenge for all levels of fitness. No choreography! It’s the non-dancy alternative to Tae Bo and Turbo Kick. Through intense drills inspired by martial arts, you will learn or improve your kicks and punches and develop strength and endurance as you create lean muscle mass. Kick and punch away anxiety, stress, negative emotions AND fat! + + Instructor: Denise + + Denise has been teaching Cardio Kickboxing and group exercise classes for 3 years. She has a background in martial arts, boxing, dance and group exercise. Denise has sampled about 10 different kinds of martial arts, and she draws from these experiences, as well as her passion for fitness, to make MMA Bootcamp a challenging, fun and safe class. + + Required materials: Workout clothes, athletic shoes, workout towel, plenty of drinking water. + + TURBO KICK® + + Kick away stress! Punch away pounds! Burn 1000 calories or more per workout. This class is incredibly fun, exciting, powerful, but most importantly, effective! Turbo Kick® is “the ultimate cardio party”—an addictive workout that combines mixed martial arts, shadow boxing, kickboxing, sports drills, dancing, yoga, and a whole lot of hip hop flavor. It’s an interval-based class for all levels of fitness, complete with a sport-specific warm-up, bouts of intense intervals, easy to follow combinations, martial arts specific strength/endurance training and a Tai-Chi like cool-down, in a party atmosphere. It’s a full body workout guaranteed to make you burn fat and develop toned lean muscles, yet you’ll have so much fun that you won’t even notice how hard you’re working. You’ll feel powerful, sexy and happier. [Look up “turbo kick” on youtube to see sample classes.] + + Instructor: Denise + + Denise has been addicted to Turbo Kick® for more than 9 years and has been a certified instructor for 3 years. She has a background in martial arts, boxing, dance and group exercise. Denise has sampled about 10 different kinds of martial arts, and she draws from these experiences as well as her passion for dance and having a good time, to make Turbo Kick® a challenging, fun and safe class. + + Required materials: Workout clothes, athletic shoes, workout towel, plenty of drinking water. + + + + MIND & BODY + + PiYo™ + + PiYo™ is an athletic fusion style strength & flexibility mat class designed for mainstream fitness, which blends Pilates, Yoga, strength training, physical conditioning and dynamic balance in an up-tempo, non-spiritual environment . It combines energetic, powerful moves into a fluid, challenging and safe workout that is appropriate for the group exercise setting and for all levels of fitness. We will emphasize core strength, flexibility and overall balance. + + Instructor: Denise + + Denise has been practicing yoga for 8 years and pilates for 3 years. Denise is PiYo™-certified. + + Suggested materials: comfortable clothes that allow movement and flexibility, your own sticky mat is also highly recommended, bare feet or yoga shoes. + + PiYo™ FoYo Back + + PiYo™ is an athletic fusion style strength & flexibility mat class designed for mainstream fitness, which blends Pilates, Yoga, strength training, physical conditioning and dynamic balance in an up-tempo, non-spiritual environment. It combines energetic, powerful moves into a fluid, challenging and safe workout that is appropriate for the group exercise setting and for all levels of fitness. In PiYo FoYo Back, we will target our core to develop defined abdominal muscles; strong, flexible, healthy backs; centered bodies; proper posture and overall balance. + + Instructor: Denise + + Denise has been practicing yoga for 8 years and pilates for 3 years. Having suffered from chronic back pain for 10 years, she has tried everything to improve her back health, and is now ready to share her knowledge with other back pain sufferers and with those who are wisely trying to prevent back problems before they happen. Denise is PiYo™-certified. + + Suggested materials: comfortable clothes that allow movement and flexibility, your own sticky mat is also highly recommended, bare feet or yoga shoes. + + --["Users/fiestadancen"]

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- ''2009-04-30 02:43:41'' [[nbsp]] DANCE - - AFRICAN POP GROOVE - Contemporary African music and dance incorporates many aspects of traditional dance from across the African continent, in addition to influences from the Americas, including Reggae and Hip Hop. In this class, you will groove to current and popular African songs, as you learn the hottest moves from today’s African Pop music videos, including styles such as Soukous and Coupe Decale. Space is limited. - - Instructor: Ata-Baah - - Ata-Baah, a master dancer and drummer, is a Ghana native who grew up completely immersed in the study of Traditional West African music and dance, in a family of professional dancers/musicians. He is a dance historian and professor of West African music, dance and culture, and he holds a M.A. degree in the subject, from the University of Ghana. He has studied, taught and performed African traditional dance in various West African countries, including Ghana, Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Burkina-Faso and Guinea. He has come to the U.S. to continue his studies, and he is currently working on a PhD in Dramatic Art at UC Davis. In addition to teaching dance, Ata-Baah designs, makes, and sells Djembe drums. Ata-Baah also offers West African drumming classes. For more information about this class or the instructors, go to www.fiestadancenfitness.com. - - Suggested materials: Comfortable, loose-fitting clothes that allow total free movement; bare feet; a bottle of water. - - - AFRO-CUBAN - - This class features both folkloric Afro-Cuban genres and popular dances. You will learn a variety of Danzas de los Orishas, or dances of the Santeria saints, a combination of West African (Yoruba) and Spanish/French Catholic culture. You will be introduced to folkloric Orisha dances that include: Yemayá, Ochún, Changó, Obatalá, Oyá, Eleguá, Ogún and Ochosi. Each class will begin with a graphic and verbal introduction to the cultural and historical aspects of the Orisha to be covered that day. In addition, each class also features a popular Afro-Cuban. These danzas populares include: Mambo, Cha cha chá, Timba, Danzón and Guaguancó. - - Instructor: Yunia - - Yunia is a native of the Caribbean island of Cuba. She lived in Cuba for 19 years, and she studied popular and folkloric Afro-Cuban dance at Corporación Gaviota. Yunia’s passion for dance began at an early age, and throughout her upbringing, she was heavily influenced the the Batá drums. In addition to Afro-cuban rhythms, Yunia is also proficient in other Caribbean dance genres that include merengue, bachata, salsa and reguetón. Yunia looks forward to sharing her passion for music and dance and wants to share her experience of growing up in an environment rich with a mix of African, West Indian and European (Spanish and French) cultures. She complements her formal dance training with her personal experiences to create a class that incorporates cultural and historical information in addition to introducing the student to Afro-cuban movement. - - Suggested materials: Bare feet for the folkloric dance portion of the class and close-toed shoes, dance sneakers or regular sneakers for the popular dance portion of the class. - - - BALLROOM & LATIN - - Wish you could dance like the stars? Come learn the fundamentals in Cha-cha, Rumba, Waltz, Tango and more. In this class, you will learn how to identify various ballroom and latin ballroom rhythms, and you will learn the basic steps. This class will show you how to be a leader or follower (your choice) in social dance. You will become more aware of your body and develop an understanding of proper spacing between you and your partner, and with the other dancers on the dance floor. Ballroom and latin technique and styling will be covered, as well. - - Instructor: Ikhlas - - Ikhlas is a graduate of Gwen Burton’s Professional Ballroom Teachers Academy, the only DVIDA-Certified Teacher Training Program in the Greater Sacramento Area. He is a member of and has performed and competed with the West Sacramento-based Spirit in Motion Dance Company. Ikhlas is passionate about ballroom dance and enjoys sharing his passion with others. - - Suggested materials: closed-toed shoes with a hard, non-rubbery sole. - - BHARATANATYAM - - Classical South Indian dance. Bharatanatyam is the manifestation of the ancient idea of the celebration of the eternal universe through the celebration of the beauty of the material body. Learn the fundamental karanas (dance postures), the elaborate mridu angaharas (movements of the limbs) and bhedas (head, neck and eye movements) of this ancient art form. Develop your theatrical skills as you tap into the emotional states of the temple dancers. You will gain knowledge of history of this dance and pick up some words in Hindi. - - Instructor: Khurshid - - Khurshid is a student of the Shakti School of Dance in Los Angeles. She - has performed as part of the Shakti Dance Company in Washington, D.C., Florida, Texas and Southern California. Since completing her Arangetram, solo dance debut, in 2007, Khurshid has been teaching beginner students of the Shakti School of Dance, and looks forward to teaching and learning new techniques in Davis. - - Suggested materials: Bare feet, comfortable clothes to move in, knee pads. - BELLY DANCE - Shimmy, shake and undulate your way to fitness and self confidence, while allowing yourself to be captivated by the graceful, sensual and celebratory aspects of Middle eastern music and dance. We will focus on muscle isolation, increasing flexibility and building core strength. Besides getting a great workout, you will learn how to "work it" to an exciting Egyptian drum solo choreography of crisp and comical movements. This class also features live drumming, when available. - Instructor: Nyla - Nyla is a multi-award winning professional belly dancer. She has a background in ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical and cheerleading. She has received extensive training in Egyptian and Turkish styles from world-renowned instructors and enjoys sharing her knowledge and her passion for Belly Dance with others. Check out www.nylacrystal.com for more information on Nyla. - Suggested materials: Hip scarf or fabric to wrap around your waist for visual guide; bare feet, ballet or jazz shoes, or dance sandals; water bottle. - CHINESE FOLK DANCE - Did you know that China has 56 different nationalities? Nearly all of these nationalities has its own unique style of dancing based on its culture. This class will cover the basics of a couple of the more popular Chinese folk dance styles in China such as Han, Tibetan, and Mongolian. This course is a series class and we will learn a new combination in a different style every 5 weeks. - - Instructor: Jenny - - Jenny began her Chinese dance training under the very accomplished dancer, choreographer, and teacher Yong Yao at YaoYong Dance in San Jose, California, at the age of 6. Following the strict curriculum of the Beijing Dance Academy, she has trained under Yong Yao for the past 14 years. Jenny won first place in both the 2007 Singtao Expo Chinese Dance Competition and the 2006 CPAA Chinese Dance Competition. She is very active in sharing Chinese dance and culture, and is currently the president of the UC Davis Chinese Dance and Arts Club. - - Suggested Materials: Yoga pants, form fitting shirt, ballet slippers. - - - FLAMENCO - Learn proper flamenco posture, caracoles (graceful hand gestures), palmas (rhythmic clapping), and zapateado (footwork). This class will primarily be a technique class aimed at learning, improving and strengthening the basic movements of flamenco, including both footwork and upper body movements. During the technique portion of the class, we will build familiarity with some of the basic compás of flamenco. We will also work on some traditional and modern dances, such as Sevillanas, Tangos, Alegrías, and Bulerías, among others. - - Instructors: Sarah - - - A native of Maryland, Sarah studied flamenco extensively with Natalia Monteleon in Washington, D.C. over the last six years and has performed in Natalia's company, Arte Flamenco, as well. In D.C, Sarah performed at several restaurants as a soloist as well as many events with Arte Flamenco. Most notable venues include: Kennedy Center Millenium Stage, Washington D.C.; the Hippodrome Theatre, Baltimore; the Washington Folk Festival, Glen Echo; and the Feria de Sevilla at Strathmore, Rockville. Sarah has attended workshops with "La Tati", Carmela Greco, "La Truco", Nelida Tirado, and Defne Enc. She also furthered her flamenco studies with Edwin Aparicio and Genevieve Guinn. She is currently studying in Sacramento with Drea Pacot and has performed with Drea's company "Flamenco Puro". Since moving to Davis, Sarah has performed locally at: Lunas Cafe, Sacramento; the Sacramento World Festival; and the Ashkenaz, Berkeley. - - Suggested materials: Flamenco shoes are highly recommended. Shoes should be closed-toed with a strong, medium heel; women might want to wear a long, flowing skirt that can fan out; a bottle of water. - - FIESTA AFROLATINA - This high-energy, fun-filled class will introduce you to many of the music and dance styles of the Americas, emphasizing those that share West African roots and traditions associated with these. You will explore the music of the Caribbean islands and Central America, featuring reggae dancehall, reguetón, salsa, bachata, merengue, punta, calypso, soca, and merengue/hip-hop; as well as music from South America such as Peruvian festejo, Colombian cumbias and vallenato, and Brazilian samba, pagode, axé and lambada. The objective of the class is to expose students to these Afrolatin beats in a natural and relaxed party atmosphere, in an environment of cultural immersion complete with linguistic, historical and cultural input, just as one would learn if living in Latin America, all the while getting the complete benefits of a good cardiovascular workout. The high-energy, joyful rhythms help you dance away negative emotions as well lots of calories. - Instructor: Denise - - Denise has studied international dance for over 15 years and lived in Central and South America for 21 years. She has drawn from these experiences to create Fiesta Afrolatina. This class gives her the opportunity to share her passion for dance, music, culture and fitness. Get ready to party! Get ready to sweat! - Suggested materials: Workout clothes, dance or regular sneakers, workout towel, plenty of drinking water. - GYPSY ROUTES - - This class will introduce you to the world of flamenco in the context of its rich history and the diversity of the people and cultures that amalgamated during its development and continual evolution. You will learn proper flamenco posture, caracoles (graceful hand gestures), palmas (rhythmic clapping), and zapateado (footwork). We will learn some traditional dances, such as Sevillanas, Tangos and Bulerias, but the focus will be on Rumba Flamenca and Contemporary Spanish Dance. In addition, you will get a very effective full body workout, as we keep our heart rates up with the zapateado and the rumbas, and tone our arms and legs with the flamenco arm movements and footwork. - - Instructor: Denise - - Denise toured with the professional comtemporary Spanish dance company, Estudio Gitano, in Guatemala. She has studied international dance for over 15 years, including flamenco, contemporary Spanish dance, Belly Dance and South Indian dance. She has drawn from all these genres to create Gypsy Routes, a class that portrays modern flamenco as a mixture of styles borrowed from cultures such as Indian, Middle Eastern, Turkish, North African and Latin American. This class gives her the opportunity to share her passion for dance, music, culture and fitness. - - Suggested materials: closed-toed shoes with a strong, medium heel; women might want to wear a long, flowing skirt that can fan out; a bottle of water. - - INTEGRAL HIP HOP - - This class will provide the basic fundamentals of hip hop drawing from different influences such as funky modern, street South African, break dancing, dirty south jukes, and West African stomping. Come enjoy some of the hottest new moves as seen in today’s music videos and hip hop culture. - - Instructor: Rommel - - Rommel has been teaching and choreographing for over 20 years. He headed the Hip Hop department for the Sierra Dance Academy for over 12 years and has also taught at Step 1 Dance & Fitness, Northern California Dance Conservatory (NCDC) and choreographed for youth dance groups, non profit performing arts organizations, beauty pageants, for local community events and fundraisers. He is now the Head Instructor, Events Coordinator, and Co- Artistic Director for AGSD, a Recreation Program Instructor of Dance at the Department of Campus Recreation at UC Davis, and a current member of CAHPERD (California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance). He has trained under Dale Scholl, Dr. Linda S. Goodrich, Pepper Von and Bo Horn to name a few. His performance background includes Sacramento Black Art of Dance (S/BAD), Dale School Dance Art (DSDA), Jazz-E, Sacramento State University Dance Company, FlyStyle Funk Patrol, and Recording Artists Spanish Fly. - Suggested materials: Comfortable clothes, dance or regular sneakers, a bottle of water. - HIP HOP: Find your own beat - - Bring back the fundamental elements of Hip Hop: improvisation and personal interpretation! Regardless of your dance background, we will guide you through the journey of discovering and developing your own hip hop style. The class will focus on combining different styles of hip hop and developing musicality. In addition, there will be a focus on body connectivity and utilizing core strength throughout the choreography. You will build your dance vocabulary and simultaneously learn to feel and hear the music through your movements. Feel free to bring ideas on songs to dance to or hip hop dance styles that you would like to try. - Ting Ting Lee has been dancing with the hip hop crew Cookie, a co-op hip hop dance company. She also has a background in modern dance and has danced with Paradigm Alley, a modern dance company under the direction of Ashanti Newton. Aside from these, she also likes to salsa, West Coast Swing, and is looking to take up the hula. She’s open to all types of dance and would like to bring that openness to her choreography and class. For more information about this class or the instructors, go to www.fiestadancenfitness.com. - - Suggested materials: Sweat pants or dance pants, dance or regular sneakers (no flip flops!) - PRO SALSA - - Learn today’s hottest patterns with COMPETITION-LEVEL TECHNIQUE. Also, enrich your solo footwork repertoire and add flare to your improvisational breaks, or Shines. You will practice body isolations in Afro-Cuban motion, improve the agility of your steps with speed and precision footwork, pick up some Latin ballroom dance styling and work on spinning technique for faster, picture-perfect turns. Space is limited. Groups are small, and the class includes personalized coaching by professional competitor/trainer. Salsa or other dance experience recommended. - - Giana Montoya is a professional dancer/competitor, actress, choreographer and dance coach who has earned numerous championships as is a guest instructor and performer across the country. She fuses her skills and extensive training in Salsa, Latin, Jazz, Musical theater, Modern and Flamenco to help individuals of all levels grow and achieve their dance goals. For more information about this class or the instructor, go to www.fiestadancenfitness.com. - - Suggested materials: closed-toed shoes with a non-rubbery sole. - - - SALSA, INDIVIDUAL AND PARTNERING TECHNIQUE - - Practice salsa basics, improve your technique, work on styling, and learn new patterns and impressive shines. Taught on 1 and on 2. Develop greater awareness of your body and learn the intricacies of spins, body isolations and movement, musicality, and speed and precision footwork. Open to all levels. - - Instructor: Giana - - Giana is a professional dancer, actress, choreographer and instructor that inspires her students to reach new levels in both social and professional dancing. She fuses her skills and extensive training in Salsa, Latin, Jazz, Musical theater, Modern and Flamenco, creating powerful, emotional performances and choreography. She has earned numerous championships and is a guest instructor and performer for many venues across the country. For more information on Giana, visit her Myspace page. - - Suggested materials: closed-toed shoes with a non-rubbery sole. - WEST AFRICAN - Traditional West African dances teach social structure and values, such as kinship, age, and status, and are used to describe work and social interactions and to praise or criticize members of the community, or to worship. This class is a cultural immersion, in which you will not only study dances from different tribes of West Africa, but you will also learn about the culture of the people behind the dance, in addition to picking up some words in various dialects. To the polyrhythmic beats of African drums, you will learn to incorporate shoulders, chest, pelvis, arms and legs in total body articulation as you express yourself in new and exciting ways. Get to know your body like never before, burn tons of calories and have fun! Live drumming will be incorporated when drummers are available. Space is limited. - - Ata-Baah, a master dancer and drummer, is a Ghana native who grew up completely immersed in the study of Traditional West African music and dance, in a family of professional dancers/musicians. He is a dance historian and professor of West African music, dance and culture, and he holds a M.A. degree in the subject, from the University of Ghana. He has studied, taught and performed African traditional dance in various West African countries, including Ghana, Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Burkina-Faso and Guinea. He has come to the U.S. to continue his studies, and he is currently working on a PhD in Dramatic Art at UC Davis. In addition to teaching dance, Ata-Baah designs, makes, and sells Djembe drums. Ata-Baah also offers West African drumming classes. For more information about this class or the instructors, go to www.fiestadancenfitness.com. - - Suggested materials: Comfortable, loose-fitting clothes that allow total free movement; bare feet; a bottle of water. - - - ZUMBA® - - The “feel happy” workout! Zumba combines high energy and motivating music with unique moves and combinations that allow participants to dance away their worries, based on the principle that a workout should be fun and easy. It is a fusion of Latin and international music/dance themes creating a dynamic, exciting, effective fitness system! The routines feature aerobic/fitness interval training with a combination of fast and slow rhythms that tone and sculpt the body and maximize caloric output, fat burning and total body toning. Denise’s Zumba class will feature Bollywood, Disco, Polynesian rhythms, Rumba Flamenco, Belly Dance, West African, as well as Afrolatin beats from over 12 Latin American and Caribbean countries. [Look up “zumba” on youtube to see sample classes.] - - Denise Mathieu has studied international dance for over 15 years and lived in Latin America for 21 years. She draws from her experiences and extensive multicultural dance training to create fun, effective and safe dance workouts. This class gives her the opportunity to share her passion for dance, music, culture and fitness. Denise is Zumba®-certifed. For more information about this class or the instructor, go to www.fiestadancenfitness.com. - Suggested materials: Workout clothes, dance or regular sneakers, workout towel, plenty of drinking water. - - MARTIAL ARTS - - CAPOEIRA (coming soon) - - “The Martial Dance.” Capoeira is a style of martial arts developed by African slaves in Brazil over 400 years ago, accompanied by music and singing, with participants pretending that they were dancing, when they were actually practicing their kicks and blows. In this class, you will learn the basics of capoeira play; develop your hand-eye coordination as you learn to move fluidly with your partner; and you will improve your rhythm, strength and flexibility. Additionally, you will learn to make music with capoeira instruments, and you will learn to sing some traditional capoeira hymns in Portuguese. - - MMA BOOTCAMP - - A full body workout that combines mixed martial arts, shadow boxing and athletic drills. This circuit-based class is the ultimate cardio challenge for all levels of fitness. No choreography! It’s the non-dancy alternative to Tae Bo and Turbo Kick. Through intense drills inspired by martial arts, you will learn or improve your kicks and punches and develop strength and endurance as you create lean muscle mass. Kick and punch away anxiety, stress, negative emotions AND fat! - - Instructor: Denise - - Denise has been teaching Cardio Kickboxing and group exercise classes for 3 years. She has a background in martial arts, boxing, dance and group exercise. Denise has sampled about 10 different kinds of martial arts, and she draws from these experiences, as well as her passion for fitness, to make MMA Bootcamp a challenging, fun and safe class. - - Required materials: Workout clothes, athletic shoes, workout towel, plenty of drinking water. - - TURBO KICK® - - Kick away stress! Punch away pounds! Burn 1000 calories or more per workout. This class is incredibly fun, exciting, powerful, but most importantly, effective! Turbo Kick® is “the ultimate cardio party”—an addictive workout that combines mixed martial arts, shadow boxing, kickboxing, sports drills, dancing, yoga, and a whole lot of hip hop flavor. It’s an interval-based class for all levels of fitness, complete with a sport-specific warm-up, bouts of intense intervals, easy to follow combinations, martial arts specific strength/endurance training and a Tai-Chi like cool-down, in a party atmosphere. It’s a full body workout guaranteed to make you burn fat and develop toned lean muscles, yet you’ll have so much fun that you won’t even notice how hard you’re working. You’ll feel powerful, sexy and happier. [Look up “turbo kick” on youtube to see sample classes.] - - Instructor: Denise - - Denise has been addicted to Turbo Kick® for more than 9 years and has been a certified instructor for 3 years. She has a background in martial arts, boxing, dance and group exercise. Denise has sampled about 10 different kinds of martial arts, and she draws from these experiences as well as her passion for dance and having a good time, to make Turbo Kick® a challenging, fun and safe class. - - Required materials: Workout clothes, athletic shoes, workout towel, plenty of drinking water. - - - - MIND & BODY - - PiYo™ - - PiYo™ is an athletic fusion style strength & flexibility mat class designed for mainstream fitness, which blends Pilates, Yoga, strength training, physical conditioning and dynamic balance in an up-tempo, non-spiritual environment . It combines energetic, powerful moves into a fluid, challenging and safe workout that is appropriate for the group exercise setting and for all levels of fitness. We will emphasize core strength, flexibility and overall balance. - - Instructor: Denise - - Denise has been practicing yoga for 8 years and pilates for 3 years. Denise is PiYo™-certified. - - Suggested materials: comfortable clothes that allow movement and flexibility, your own sticky mat is also highly recommended, bare feet or yoga shoes. - - PiYo™ FoYo Back - - PiYo™ is an athletic fusion style strength & flexibility mat class designed for mainstream fitness, which blends Pilates, Yoga, strength training, physical conditioning and dynamic balance in an up-tempo, non-spiritual environment. It combines energetic, powerful moves into a fluid, challenging and safe workout that is appropriate for the group exercise setting and for all levels of fitness. In PiYo FoYo Back, we will target our core to develop defined abdominal muscles; strong, flexible, healthy backs; centered bodies; proper posture and overall balance. - - Instructor: Denise - - Denise has been practicing yoga for 8 years and pilates for 3 years. Having suffered from chronic back pain for 10 years, she has tried everything to improve her back health, and is now ready to share her knowledge with other back pain sufferers and with those who are wisely trying to prevent back problems before they happen. Denise is PiYo™-certified. - - Suggested materials: comfortable clothes that allow movement and flexibility, your own sticky mat is also highly recommended, bare feet or yoga shoes. - --["Users/fiestadancen"]

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- ''2009-04-30 02:36:39'' [[nbsp]] DANCE - - AFRICAN POP GROOVE - Contemporary African music and dance incorporates many aspects of traditional dance from across the African continent, in addition to influences from the Americas, including Reggae and Hip Hop. In this class, you will groove to current and popular African songs, as you learn the hottest moves from today’s African Pop music videos, including styles such as Soukous and Coupe Decale. Space is limited. - - Ata-Baah, a master dancer and drummer, is a Ghana native who grew up completely immersed in the study of Traditional West African music and dance, in a family of professional dancers/musicians. He is a dance historian and professor of West African music, dance and culture, and he holds a M.A. degree in the subject, from the University of Ghana. He has studied, taught and performed African traditional dance in various West African countries, including Ghana, Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Burkina-Faso and Guinea. He has come to the U.S. to continue his studies, and he is currently working on a PhD in Dramatic Art at UC Davis. In addition to teaching dance, Ata-Baah designs, makes, and sells Djembe drums. Ata-Baah also offers West African drumming classes. For more information about this class or the instructors, go to www.fiestadancenfitness.com. - - Suggested materials: Comfortable, loose-fitting clothes that allow total free movement; bare feet; a bottle of water. - - Class Meets: Off campus. - - SS 1: Mon. 8:00 – 8:50 pm - Jun 29 – Jul 27 - Course Fee: $45 - - - AFRO-CUBAN - - This class features both folkloric Afro-Cuban genres and popular dances. You will learn a variety of Danzas de los Orishas, or dances of the Santeria saints, a combination of West African (Yoruba) and Spanish/French Catholic culture. You will be introduced to folkloric Orisha dances that include: Yemayá, Ochún, Changó, Obatalá, Oyá, Eleguá, Ogún and Ochosi. Each class will begin with a graphic and verbal introduction to the cultural and historical aspects of the Orisha to be covered that day. In addition, each class also features a popular Afro-Cuban. These danzas populares include: Mambo, Cha cha chá, Timba, Danzón and Guaguancó. - - Instructor: Yunia - - Yunia is a native of the Caribbean island of Cuba. She lived in Cuba for 19 years, and she studied popular and folkloric Afro-Cuban dance at Corporación Gaviota. Yunia’s passion for dance began at an early age, and throughout her upbringing, she was heavily influenced the the Batá drums. In addition to Afro-cuban rhythms, Yunia is also proficient in other Caribbean dance genres that include merengue, bachata, salsa and reguetón. Yunia looks forward to sharing her passion for music and dance and wants to share her experience of growing up in an environment rich with a mix of African, West Indian and European (Spanish and French) cultures. She complements her formal dance training with her personal experiences to create a class that incorporates cultural and historical information in addition to introducing the student to Afro-cuban movement. - - - - BALLROOM & LATIN - - Wish you could dance like the stars? Come learn the fundamentals in Cha-cha, Rumba, Waltz, Tango and more. In this class, you will learn how to identify various ballroom and latin ballroom rhythms, and you will learn the basic steps. This class will show you how to be a leader or follower (your choice) in social dance. You will become more aware of your body and develop an understanding of proper spacing between you and your partner, and with the other dancers on the dance floor. Ballroom and latin technique and styling will be covered, as well. - - Instructor: Ikhlas - - Ikhlas is a graduate of Gwen Burton’s Professional Ballroom Teachers Academy, the only DVIDA-Certified Teacher Training Program in the Greater Sacramento Area. He is a member of and has performed and competed with the West Sacramento-based Spirit in Motion Dance Company. Ikhlas is passionate about ballroom dance and enjoys sharing his passion with others. - - Suggested materials: closed-toed shoes with a hard, non-rubbery sole. - - BHARATANATYAM - - Classical South Indian dance. Bharatanatyam is the manifestation of the ancient idea of the celebration of the eternal universe through the celebration of the beauty of the material body. Learn the fundamental karanas (dance postures), the elaborate mridu angaharas (movements of the limbs) and bhedas (head, neck and eye movements) of this ancient art form. Develop your theatrical skills as you tap into the emotional states of the temple dancers. You will gain knowledge of history of this dance and pick up some words in Hindi. - - Instructors: Megha and Khurshid - - Megha is a graduate of Nritta School of Dance in Sacramento, California. She integrates her passion for Bharatanatyam through teaching and performing throughout Northern California. Under the guidance of Srimati Anushya Rajendra, Megha has explored this Ancien South Indian dance form for 10 years. She hopes to continue to bring this magical art form to the Davis community and beyond. - - Khurshid is a student of the Shakti School of Dance in Los Angeles. She - has performed as part of the Shakti Dance Company in Washington, D.C., Florida, Texas and Southern California. Since completing her Arangetram, solo dance debut, in 2007, Khurshid has been teaching beginner students of the Shakti School of Dance, and looks forward to teaching and learning new techniques in Davis. - - Suggested materials: Bare feet, comfortable clothes to move in, knee pads. - BELLY DANCE - Shimmy, shake and undulate your way to fitness and self confidence, while allowing yourself to be captivated by the graceful, sensual and celebratory aspects of Middle eastern music and dance. We will focus on muscle isolation, increasing flexibility and building core strength. Besides getting a great workout, you will learn how to "work it" to an exciting Egyptian drum solo choreography of crisp and comical movements. This class also features live drumming. - Instructor: Nyla - Nyla is a multi-award winning professional belly dancer. She has a background in ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical and cheerleading. She has received extensive training in Egyptian and Turkish styles from world-renowned instructors and enjoys sharing her knowledge and her passion for Belly Dance with others. Check out www.nylacrystal.com for more information on Nyla. - Suggested materials: Hip scarf or fabric to wrap around your waist for visual guide; bare feet, ballet or jazz shoes, or dance sandals; water bottle. - CHINESE FOLK DANCE - Did you know that China has 56 different nationalities? Nearly all of these nationalities has its own unique style of dancing based on its culture. This class will cover the basics of a couple of the more popular Chinese folk dance styles in China such as Han, Tibetan, and Mongolian. This course is a series class and we will learn a new combination in a different style every 5 weeks. - - Instructor: Jenny - - Jenny began her Chinese dance training under the very accomplished dancer, choreographer, and teacher Yong Yao at YaoYong Dance in San Jose, California, at the age of 6. Following the strict curriculum of the Beijing Dance Academy, she has trained under Yong Yao for the past 14 years. Jenny won first place in both the 2007 Singtao Expo Chinese Dance Competition and the 2006 CPAA Chinese Dance Competition. She is very active in sharing Chinese dance and culture, and is currently the president of the UC Davis Chinese Dance and Arts Club. - - Suggested Materials: Yoga pants, form fitting shirt, ballet slippers. - - - FLAMENCO - Learn proper flamenco posture, caracoles (graceful hand gestures), palmas (rhythmic clapping), and zapateado (footwork). This class will primarily be a technique class aimed at learning, improving and strengthening the basic movements of flamenco, including both footwork and upper body movements. During the technique portion of the class, we will build familiarity with some of the basic compás of flamenco. We will also work on some traditional and modern dances, such as Sevillanas, Tangos, Alegrías, and Bulerías, among others. - - Instructors: Sarah - - - A native of Maryland, Sarah studied flamenco extensively with Natalia Monteleon in Washington, D.C. over the last six years and has performed in Natalia's company, Arte Flamenco, as well. In D.C, Sarah performed at several restaurants as a soloist as well as many events with Arte Flamenco. Most notable venues include: Kennedy Center Millenium Stage, Washington D.C.; the Hippodrome Theatre, Baltimore; the Washington Folk Festival, Glen Echo; and the Feria de Sevilla at Strathmore, Rockville. Sarah has attended workshops with "La Tati", Carmela Greco, "La Truco", Nelida Tirado, and Defne Enc. She also furthered her flamenco studies with Edwin Aparicio and Genevieve Guinn. She is currently studying in Sacramento with Drea Pacot and has performed with Drea's company "Flamenco Puro". Since moving to Davis, Sarah has performed locally at: Lunas Cafe, Sacramento; the Sacramento World Festival; and the Ashkenaz, Berkeley. - - Suggested materials: Flamenco shoes are highly recommended. Shoes should be closed-toed with a strong, medium heel; women might want to wear a long, flowing skirt that can fan out; a bottle of water. - - FIESTA AFROLATINA - This high-energy, fun-filled class will introduce you to many of the music and dance styles of the Americas, emphasizing those that share West African roots and traditions associated with these. You will explore the music of the Caribbean islands and Central America, featuring reggae dancehall, reguetón, salsa, bachata, merengue, punta, calypso, soca, and merengue/hip-hop; as well as music from South America such as Peruvian festejo, Colombian cumbias and vallenato, and Brazilian samba, pagode, axé and lambada. The objective of the class is to expose students to these Afrolatin beats in a natural and relaxed party atmosphere, in an environment of cultural immersion complete with linguistic, historical and cultural input, just as one would learn if living in Latin America, all the while getting the complete benefits of a good cardiovascular workout. The high-energy, joyful rhythms help you dance away negative emotions as well lots of calories. - Instructor: Denise - - Denise has studied international dance for over 15 years and lived in Central and South America for 21 years. She has drawn from these experiences to create Fiesta Afrolatina. This class gives her the opportunity to share her passion for dance, music, culture and fitness. Get ready to party! Get ready to sweat! - Suggested materials: Workout clothes, dance or regular sneakers, workout towel, plenty of drinking water. - GYPSY ROUTES - - This class will introduce you to the world of flamenco in the context of its rich history and the diversity of the people and cultures that amalgamated during its development and continual evolution. You will learn proper flamenco posture, caracoles (graceful hand gestures), palmas (rhythmic clapping), and zapateado (footwork). We will learn some traditional dances, such as Sevillanas, Tangos and Bulerias, but the focus will be on Rumba Flamenca and Contemporary Spanish Dance. In addition, you will get a very effective full body workout, as we keep our heart rates up with the zapateado and the rumbas, and tone our arms and legs with the flamenco arm movements and footwork. - - Instructor: Denise - - Denise toured with the professional comtemporary Spanish dance company, Estudio Gitano, in Guatemala. She has studied international dance for over 15 years, including flamenco, contemporary Spanish dance, Belly Dance and South Indian dance. She has drawn from all these genres to create Gypsy Routes, a class that portrays modern flamenco as a mixture of styles borrowed from cultures such as Indian, Middle Eastern, Turkish, North African and Latin American. This class gives her the opportunity to share her passion for dance, music, culture and fitness. - - Suggested materials: closed-toed shoes with a strong, medium heel; women might want to wear a long, flowing skirt that can fan out; a bottle of water. - - INTEGRAL HIP HOP - - This class will provide the basic fundamentals of hip hop drawing from different influences such as funky modern, street South African, break dancing, dirty south jukes, and West African stomping. Come enjoy some of the hottest new moves as seen in today’s music videos and hip hop culture. - - Instructor: Rommel - - Rommel has been teaching and choreographing for over 20 years. He headed the Hip Hop department for the Sierra Dance Academy for over 12 years and has also taught at Step 1 Dance & Fitness, Northern California Dance Conservatory (NCDC) and choreographed for youth dance groups, non profit performing arts organizations, beauty pageants, for local community events and fundraisers. He is now the Head Instructor, Events Coordinator, and Co- Artistic Director for AGSD, a Recreation Program Instructor of Dance at the Department of Campus Recreation at UC Davis, and a current member of CAHPERD (California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance). He has trained under Dale Scholl, Dr. Linda S. Goodrich, Pepper Von and Bo Horn to name a few. His performance background includes Sacramento Black Art of Dance (S/BAD), Dale School Dance Art (DSDA), Jazz-E, Sacramento State University Dance Company, FlyStyle Funk Patrol, and Recording Artists Spanish Fly. - Suggested materials: Comfortable clothes, dance or regular sneakers, a bottle of water. - HIP HOP: Find your own beat - - Bring back the fundamental elements of Hip Hop: improvisation and personal interpretation! Regardless of your dance background, we will guide you through the journey of discovering and developing your own hip hop style. The class will focus on combining different styles of hip hop and developing musicality. In addition, there will be a focus on body connectivity and utilizing core strength throughout the choreography. You will build your dance vocabulary and simultaneously learn to feel and hear the music through your movements. Feel free to bring ideas on songs to dance to or hip hop dance styles that you would like to try. - Ting Ting Lee has been dancing with the hip hop crew Cookie, a co-op hip hop dance company. She also has a background in modern dance and has danced with Paradigm Alley, a modern dance company under the direction of Ashanti Newton. Aside from these, she also likes to salsa, West Coast Swing, and is looking to take up the hula. She’s open to all types of dance and would like to bring that openness to her choreography and class. For more information about this class or the instructors, go to www.fiestadancenfitness.com. - - Suggested materials: Sweat pants or dance pants, dance or regular sneakers (no flip flops!) - PRO SALSA - - Learn today’s hottest patterns with COMPETITION-LEVEL TECHNIQUE. Also, enrich your solo footwork repertoire and add flare to your improvisational breaks, or Shines. You will practice body isolations in Afro-Cuban motion, improve the agility of your steps with speed and precision footwork, pick up some Latin ballroom dance styling and work on spinning technique for faster, picture-perfect turns. Space is limited. Groups are small, and the class includes personalized coaching by professional competitor/trainer. Salsa or other dance experience recommended. - - Giana Montoya is a professional dancer/competitor, actress, choreographer and dance coach who has earned numerous championships as is a guest instructor and performer across the country. She fuses her skills and extensive training in Salsa, Latin, Jazz, Musical theater, Modern and Flamenco to help individuals of all levels grow and achieve their dance goals. For more information about this class or the instructor, go to www.fiestadancenfitness.com. - - Suggested materials: closed-toed shoes with a non-rubbery sole. - - - SALSA, INDIVIDUAL AND PARTNERING TECHNIQUE - - Practice salsa basics, improve your technique, work on styling, and learn new patterns and impressive shines. Taught on 1 and on 2. Develop greater awareness of your body and learn the intricacies of spins, body isolations and movement, musicality, and speed and precision footwork. Open to all levels. - - Instructor: Giana - - Giana is a professional dancer, actress, choreographer and instructor that inspires her students to reach new levels in both social and professional dancing. She fuses her skills and extensive training in Salsa, Latin, Jazz, Musical theater, Modern and Flamenco, creating powerful, emotional performances and choreography. She has earned numerous championships and is a guest instructor and performer for many venues across the country. For more information on Giana, visit her Myspace page. - - Suggested materials: closed-toed shoes with a non-rubbery sole. - WEST AFRICAN - Traditional West African dances teach social structure and values, such as kinship, age, and status, and are used to describe work and social interactions and to praise or criticize members of the community, or to worship. This class is a cultural immersion, in which you will not only study dances from different tribes of West Africa, but you will also learn about the culture of the people behind the dance, in addition to picking up some words in various dialects. To the polyrhythmic beats of African drums, you will learn to incorporate shoulders, chest, pelvis, arms and legs in total body articulation as you express yourself in new and exciting ways. Get to know your body like never before, burn tons of calories and have fun! Live drumming will be incorporated when drummers are available. Space is limited. - - Ata-Baah, a master dancer and drummer, is a Ghana native who grew up completely immersed in the study of Traditional West African music and dance, in a family of professional dancers/musicians. He is a dance historian and professor of West African music, dance and culture, and he holds a M.A. degree in the subject, from the University of Ghana. He has studied, taught and performed African traditional dance in various West African countries, including Ghana, Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Burkina-Faso and Guinea. He has come to the U.S. to continue his studies, and he is currently working on a PhD in Dramatic Art at UC Davis. In addition to teaching dance, Ata-Baah designs, makes, and sells Djembe drums. Ata-Baah also offers West African drumming classes. For more information about this class or the instructors, go to www.fiestadancenfitness.com. - - Suggested materials: Comfortable, loose-fitting clothes that allow total free movement; bare feet; a bottle of water. - - Class Meets: Off campus. - - SS 1: Mon. 7:00 – 7:50 pm - Jun 29 – Jul 27 - Course Fee: $60 - - - ZUMBA® - - The “feel happy” workout! Zumba combines high energy and motivating music with unique moves and combinations that allow participants to dance away their worries, based on the principle that a workout should be fun and easy. It is a fusion of Latin and international music/dance themes creating a dynamic, exciting, effective fitness system! The routines feature aerobic/fitness interval training with a combination of fast and slow rhythms that tone and sculpt the body and maximize caloric output, fat burning and total body toning. Denise’s Zumba class will feature Bollywood, Disco, Polynesian rhythms, Rumba Flamenco, Belly Dance, West African, as well as Afrolatin beats from over 12 Latin American and Caribbean countries. [Look up “zumba” on youtube to see sample classes.] - - Denise Mathieu has studied international dance for over 15 years and lived in Latin America for 21 years. She draws from her experiences and extensive multicultural dance training to create fun, effective and safe dance workouts. This class gives her the opportunity to share her passion for dance, music, culture and fitness. Denise is Zumba®-certifed. For more information about this class or the instructor, go to www.fiestadancenfitness.com. - Suggested materials: Workout clothes, dance or regular sneakers, workout towel, plenty of drinking water. - - MARTIAL ARTS - - CAPOEIRA (coming soon) - - “The Martial Dance.” Capoeira is a style of martial arts developed by African slaves in Brazil over 400 years ago, accompanied by music and singing, with participants pretending that they were dancing, when they were actually practicing their kicks and blows. In this class, you will learn the basics of capoeira play; develop your hand-eye coordination as you learn to move fluidly with your partner; and you will improve your rhythm, strength and flexibility. Additionally, you will learn to make music with capoeira instruments, and you will learn to sing some traditional capoeira hymns in Portuguese. - - MMA BOOTCAMP - - A full body workout that combines mixed martial arts, shadow boxing and athletic drills. This circuit-based class is the ultimate cardio challenge for all levels of fitness. No choreography! It’s the non-dancy alternative to Tae Bo and Turbo Kick. Through intense drills inspired by martial arts, you will learn or improve your kicks and punches and develop strength and endurance as you create lean muscle mass. Kick and punch away anxiety, stress, negative emotions AND fat! - - Instructor: Denise - - Denise has been teaching Cardio Kickboxing and group exercise classes for 3 years. She has a background in martial arts, boxing, dance and group exercise. Denise has sampled about 10 different kinds of martial arts, and she draws from these experiences, as well as her passion for fitness, to make MMA Bootcamp a challenging, fun and safe class. - - Required materials: Workout clothes, athletic shoes, workout towel, plenty of drinking water. - - TURBO KICK® - - Kick away stress! Punch away pounds! Burn 1000 calories or more per workout. This class is incredibly fun, exciting, powerful, but most importantly, effective! Turbo Kick® is “the ultimate cardio party”—an addictive workout that combines mixed martial arts, shadow boxing, kickboxing, sports drills, dancing, yoga, and a whole lot of hip hop flavor. It’s an interval-based class for all levels of fitness, complete with a sport-specific warm-up, bouts of intense intervals, easy to follow combinations, martial arts specific strength/endurance training and a Tai-Chi like cool-down, in a party atmosphere. It’s a full body workout guaranteed to make you burn fat and develop toned lean muscles, yet you’ll have so much fun that you won’t even notice how hard you’re working. You’ll feel powerful, sexy and happier. [Look up “turbo kick” on youtube to see sample classes.] - - Instructor: Denise - - Denise has been addicted to Turbo Kick® for more than 9 years and has been a certified instructor for 3 years. She has a background in martial arts, boxing, dance and group exercise. Denise has sampled about 10 different kinds of martial arts, and she draws from these experiences as well as her passion for dance and having a good time, to make Turbo Kick® a challenging, fun and safe class. - - Required materials: Workout clothes, athletic shoes, workout towel, plenty of drinking water. - - - - MIND & BODY - - PiYo™ - - PiYo™ is an athletic fusion style strength & flexibility mat class designed for mainstream fitness, which blends Pilates, Yoga, strength training, physical conditioning and dynamic balance in an up-tempo, non-spiritual environment . It combines energetic, powerful moves into a fluid, challenging and safe workout that is appropriate for the group exercise setting and for all levels of fitness. We will emphasize core strength, flexibility and overall balance. - - Instructor: Denise - - Denise has been practicing yoga for 8 years and pilates for 3 years. Denise is PiYo™-certified. - - Suggested materials: comfortable clothes that allow movement and flexibility, your own sticky mat is also highly recommended, bare feet or yoga shoes. - - PiYo™ FoYo Back - - PiYo™ is an athletic fusion style strength & flexibility mat class designed for mainstream fitness, which blends Pilates, Yoga, strength training, physical conditioning and dynamic balance in an up-tempo, non-spiritual environment. It combines energetic, powerful moves into a fluid, challenging and safe workout that is appropriate for the group exercise setting and for all levels of fitness. In PiYo FoYo Back, we will target our core to develop defined abdominal muscles; strong, flexible, healthy backs; centered bodies; proper posture and overall balance. - - Instructor: Denise - - Denise has been practicing yoga for 8 years and pilates for 3 years. Having suffered from chronic back pain for 10 years, she has tried everything to improve her back health, and is now ready to share her knowledge with other back pain sufferers and with those who are wisely trying to prevent back problems before they happen. Denise is PiYo™-certified. - - Suggested materials: comfortable clothes that allow movement and flexibility, your own sticky mat is also highly recommended, bare feet or yoga shoes. - - MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS - - Middle Eastern Drumming - - Mezmorized or invigorated by the fascinating rhythms of Middle Eastern drumming? Come learn the basic rhythms played on the Dumbek (Darbuka), Riqq, and Duff. Lessons will be taught on the Darbuka, so participants should bring a Darbuka or goblet shaped drum to practice with. Riqq andDuff will be presented only and participants are not expected to bring eithera Riqq (Tambourine) or a Duff (flat hand drum). Come and unleash the inner - drummer in you! Begginers welcome, and encouraged! - - - Instructor: Stephanie - - Stephanie is a percussionist, dancer, painter, singer, environmentalist, and world traveler, and began learning Darbuka (drum used primarily in Egyptian, Turkish, and Persian traditional music) at the age of 18 in Santa Barbara, California. Stephanie Thayer played and performed in the UCSB MIddle Eastern Ensemble in 2001 and 2002, and has attended Middle Eastern music camps with teachers such as Darbuka legend, Sohail Kasbar. Stephanie provides a friendly learning environment and believes that classes should be fun.

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	+ ------ + ''2009-04-30 02:43:41'' [[nbsp]] DANCE + + AFRICAN POP GROOVE + Contemporary African music and dance incorporates many aspects of traditional dance from across the African continent, in addition to influences from the Americas, including Reggae and Hip Hop. In this class, you will groove to current and popular African songs, as you learn the hottest moves from today’s African Pop music videos, including styles such as Soukous and Coupe Decale. Space is limited. + + Instructor: Ata-Baah + + Ata-Baah, a master dancer and drummer, is a Ghana native who grew up completely immersed in the study of Traditional West African music and dance, in a family of professional dancers/musicians. He is a dance historian and professor of West African music, dance and culture, and he holds a M.A. degree in the subject, from the University of Ghana. He has studied, taught and performed African traditional dance in various West African countries, including Ghana, Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Burkina-Faso and Guinea. He has come to the U.S. to continue his studies, and he is currently working on a PhD in Dramatic Art at UC Davis. In addition to teaching dance, Ata-Baah designs, makes, and sells Djembe drums. Ata-Baah also offers West African drumming classes. For more information about this class or the instructors, go to www.fiestadancenfitness.com. + + Suggested materials: Comfortable, loose-fitting clothes that allow total free movement; bare feet; a bottle of water. + + + AFRO-CUBAN + + This class features both folkloric Afro-Cuban genres and popular dances. You will learn a variety of Danzas de los Orishas, or dances of the Santeria saints, a combination of West African (Yoruba) and Spanish/French Catholic culture. You will be introduced to folkloric Orisha dances that include: Yemayá, Ochún, Changó, Obatalá, Oyá, Eleguá, Ogún and Ochosi. Each class will begin with a graphic and verbal introduction to the cultural and historical aspects of the Orisha to be covered that day. In addition, each class also features a popular Afro-Cuban. These danzas populares include: Mambo, Cha cha chá, Timba, Danzón and Guaguancó. + + Instructor: Yunia + + Yunia is a native of the Caribbean island of Cuba. She lived in Cuba for 19 years, and she studied popular and folkloric Afro-Cuban dance at Corporación Gaviota. Yunia’s passion for dance began at an early age, and throughout her upbringing, she was heavily influenced the the Batá drums. In addition to Afro-cuban rhythms, Yunia is also proficient in other Caribbean dance genres that include merengue, bachata, salsa and reguetón. Yunia looks forward to sharing her passion for music and dance and wants to share her experience of growing up in an environment rich with a mix of African, West Indian and European (Spanish and French) cultures. She complements her formal dance training with her personal experiences to create a class that incorporates cultural and historical information in addition to introducing the student to Afro-cuban movement. + + Suggested materials: Bare feet for the folkloric dance portion of the class and close-toed shoes, dance sneakers or regular sneakers for the popular dance portion of the class. + + + BALLROOM & LATIN + + Wish you could dance like the stars? Come learn the fundamentals in Cha-cha, Rumba, Waltz, Tango and more. In this class, you will learn how to identify various ballroom and latin ballroom rhythms, and you will learn the basic steps. This class will show you how to be a leader or follower (your choice) in social dance. You will become more aware of your body and develop an understanding of proper spacing between you and your partner, and with the other dancers on the dance floor. Ballroom and latin technique and styling will be covered, as well. + + Instructor: Ikhlas + + Ikhlas is a graduate of Gwen Burton’s Professional Ballroom Teachers Academy, the only DVIDA-Certified Teacher Training Program in the Greater Sacramento Area. He is a member of and has performed and competed with the West Sacramento-based Spirit in Motion Dance Company. Ikhlas is passionate about ballroom dance and enjoys sharing his passion with others. + + Suggested materials: closed-toed shoes with a hard, non-rubbery sole. + + BHARATANATYAM + + Classical South Indian dance. Bharatanatyam is the manifestation of the ancient idea of the celebration of the eternal universe through the celebration of the beauty of the material body. Learn the fundamental karanas (dance postures), the elaborate mridu angaharas (movements of the limbs) and bhedas (head, neck and eye movements) of this ancient art form. Develop your theatrical skills as you tap into the emotional states of the temple dancers. You will gain knowledge of history of this dance and pick up some words in Hindi. + + Instructor: Khurshid + + Khurshid is a student of the Shakti School of Dance in Los Angeles. She + has performed as part of the Shakti Dance Company in Washington, D.C., Florida, Texas and Southern California. Since completing her Arangetram, solo dance debut, in 2007, Khurshid has been teaching beginner students of the Shakti School of Dance, and looks forward to teaching and learning new techniques in Davis. + + Suggested materials: Bare feet, comfortable clothes to move in, knee pads. + BELLY DANCE + Shimmy, shake and undulate your way to fitness and self confidence, while allowing yourself to be captivated by the graceful, sensual and celebratory aspects of Middle eastern music and dance. We will focus on muscle isolation, increasing flexibility and building core strength. Besides getting a great workout, you will learn how to "work it" to an exciting Egyptian drum solo choreography of crisp and comical movements. This class also features live drumming, when available. + Instructor: Nyla + Nyla is a multi-award winning professional belly dancer. She has a background in ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical and cheerleading. She has received extensive training in Egyptian and Turkish styles from world-renowned instructors and enjoys sharing her knowledge and her passion for Belly Dance with others. Check out www.nylacrystal.com for more information on Nyla. + Suggested materials: Hip scarf or fabric to wrap around your waist for visual guide; bare feet, ballet or jazz shoes, or dance sandals; water bottle. + CHINESE FOLK DANCE + Did you know that China has 56 different nationalities? Nearly all of these nationalities has its own unique style of dancing based on its culture. This class will cover the basics of a couple of the more popular Chinese folk dance styles in China such as Han, Tibetan, and Mongolian. This course is a series class and we will learn a new combination in a different style every 5 weeks. + + Instructor: Jenny + + Jenny began her Chinese dance training under the very accomplished dancer, choreographer, and teacher Yong Yao at YaoYong Dance in San Jose, California, at the age of 6. Following the strict curriculum of the Beijing Dance Academy, she has trained under Yong Yao for the past 14 years. Jenny won first place in both the 2007 Singtao Expo Chinese Dance Competition and the 2006 CPAA Chinese Dance Competition. She is very active in sharing Chinese dance and culture, and is currently the president of the UC Davis Chinese Dance and Arts Club. + + Suggested Materials: Yoga pants, form fitting shirt, ballet slippers. + + + FLAMENCO + Learn proper flamenco posture, caracoles (graceful hand gestures), palmas (rhythmic clapping), and zapateado (footwork). This class will primarily be a technique class aimed at learning, improving and strengthening the basic movements of flamenco, including both footwork and upper body movements. During the technique portion of the class, we will build familiarity with some of the basic compás of flamenco. We will also work on some traditional and modern dances, such as Sevillanas, Tangos, Alegrías, and Bulerías, among others. + + Instructors: Sarah + + + A native of Maryland, Sarah studied flamenco extensively with Natalia Monteleon in Washington, D.C. over the last six years and has performed in Natalia's company, Arte Flamenco, as well. In D.C, Sarah performed at several restaurants as a soloist as well as many events with Arte Flamenco. Most notable venues include: Kennedy Center Millenium Stage, Washington D.C.; the Hippodrome Theatre, Baltimore; the Washington Folk Festival, Glen Echo; and the Feria de Sevilla at Strathmore, Rockville. Sarah has attended workshops with "La Tati", Carmela Greco, "La Truco", Nelida Tirado, and Defne Enc. She also furthered her flamenco studies with Edwin Aparicio and Genevieve Guinn. She is currently studying in Sacramento with Drea Pacot and has performed with Drea's company "Flamenco Puro". Since moving to Davis, Sarah has performed locally at: Lunas Cafe, Sacramento; the Sacramento World Festival; and the Ashkenaz, Berkeley. + + Suggested materials: Flamenco shoes are highly recommended. Shoes should be closed-toed with a strong, medium heel; women might want to wear a long, flowing skirt that can fan out; a bottle of water. + + FIESTA AFROLATINA + This high-energy, fun-filled class will introduce you to many of the music and dance styles of the Americas, emphasizing those that share West African roots and traditions associated with these. You will explore the music of the Caribbean islands and Central America, featuring reggae dancehall, reguetón, salsa, bachata, merengue, punta, calypso, soca, and merengue/hip-hop; as well as music from South America such as Peruvian festejo, Colombian cumbias and vallenato, and Brazilian samba, pagode, axé and lambada. The objective of the class is to expose students to these Afrolatin beats in a natural and relaxed party atmosphere, in an environment of cultural immersion complete with linguistic, historical and cultural input, just as one would learn if living in Latin America, all the while getting the complete benefits of a good cardiovascular workout. The high-energy, joyful rhythms help you dance away negative emotions as well lots of calories. + Instructor: Denise + + Denise has studied international dance for over 15 years and lived in Central and South America for 21 years. She has drawn from these experiences to create Fiesta Afrolatina. This class gives her the opportunity to share her passion for dance, music, culture and fitness. Get ready to party! Get ready to sweat! + Suggested materials: Workout clothes, dance or regular sneakers, workout towel, plenty of drinking water. + GYPSY ROUTES + + This class will introduce you to the world of flamenco in the context of its rich history and the diversity of the people and cultures that amalgamated during its development and continual evolution. You will learn proper flamenco posture, caracoles (graceful hand gestures), palmas (rhythmic clapping), and zapateado (footwork). We will learn some traditional dances, such as Sevillanas, Tangos and Bulerias, but the focus will be on Rumba Flamenca and Contemporary Spanish Dance. In addition, you will get a very effective full body workout, as we keep our heart rates up with the zapateado and the rumbas, and tone our arms and legs with the flamenco arm movements and footwork. + + Instructor: Denise + + Denise toured with the professional comtemporary Spanish dance company, Estudio Gitano, in Guatemala. She has studied international dance for over 15 years, including flamenco, contemporary Spanish dance, Belly Dance and South Indian dance. She has drawn from all these genres to create Gypsy Routes, a class that portrays modern flamenco as a mixture of styles borrowed from cultures such as Indian, Middle Eastern, Turkish, North African and Latin American. This class gives her the opportunity to share her passion for dance, music, culture and fitness. + + Suggested materials: closed-toed shoes with a strong, medium heel; women might want to wear a long, flowing skirt that can fan out; a bottle of water. + + INTEGRAL HIP HOP + + This class will provide the basic fundamentals of hip hop drawing from different influences such as funky modern, street South African, break dancing, dirty south jukes, and West African stomping. Come enjoy some of the hottest new moves as seen in today’s music videos and hip hop culture. + + Instructor: Rommel + + Rommel has been teaching and choreographing for over 20 years. He headed the Hip Hop department for the Sierra Dance Academy for over 12 years and has also taught at Step 1 Dance & Fitness, Northern California Dance Conservatory (NCDC) and choreographed for youth dance groups, non profit performing arts organizations, beauty pageants, for local community events and fundraisers. He is now the Head Instructor, Events Coordinator, and Co- Artistic Director for AGSD, a Recreation Program Instructor of Dance at the Department of Campus Recreation at UC Davis, and a current member of CAHPERD (California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance). He has trained under Dale Scholl, Dr. Linda S. Goodrich, Pepper Von and Bo Horn to name a few. His performance background includes Sacramento Black Art of Dance (S/BAD), Dale School Dance Art (DSDA), Jazz-E, Sacramento State University Dance Company, FlyStyle Funk Patrol, and Recording Artists Spanish Fly. + Suggested materials: Comfortable clothes, dance or regular sneakers, a bottle of water. + HIP HOP: Find your own beat + + Bring back the fundamental elements of Hip Hop: improvisation and personal interpretation! Regardless of your dance background, we will guide you through the journey of discovering and developing your own hip hop style. The class will focus on combining different styles of hip hop and developing musicality. In addition, there will be a focus on body connectivity and utilizing core strength throughout the choreography. You will build your dance vocabulary and simultaneously learn to feel and hear the music through your movements. Feel free to bring ideas on songs to dance to or hip hop dance styles that you would like to try. + Ting Ting Lee has been dancing with the hip hop crew Cookie, a co-op hip hop dance company. She also has a background in modern dance and has danced with Paradigm Alley, a modern dance company under the direction of Ashanti Newton. Aside from these, she also likes to salsa, West Coast Swing, and is looking to take up the hula. She’s open to all types of dance and would like to bring that openness to her choreography and class. For more information about this class or the instructors, go to www.fiestadancenfitness.com. + + Suggested materials: Sweat pants or dance pants, dance or regular sneakers (no flip flops!) + PRO SALSA + + Learn today’s hottest patterns with COMPETITION-LEVEL TECHNIQUE. Also, enrich your solo footwork repertoire and add flare to your improvisational breaks, or Shines. You will practice body isolations in Afro-Cuban motion, improve the agility of your steps with speed and precision footwork, pick up some Latin ballroom dance styling and work on spinning technique for faster, picture-perfect turns. Space is limited. Groups are small, and the class includes personalized coaching by professional competitor/trainer. Salsa or other dance experience recommended. + + Giana Montoya is a professional dancer/competitor, actress, choreographer and dance coach who has earned numerous championships as is a guest instructor and performer across the country. She fuses her skills and extensive training in Salsa, Latin, Jazz, Musical theater, Modern and Flamenco to help individuals of all levels grow and achieve their dance goals. For more information about this class or the instructor, go to www.fiestadancenfitness.com. + + Suggested materials: closed-toed shoes with a non-rubbery sole. + + + SALSA, INDIVIDUAL AND PARTNERING TECHNIQUE + + Practice salsa basics, improve your technique, work on styling, and learn new patterns and impressive shines. Taught on 1 and on 2. Develop greater awareness of your body and learn the intricacies of spins, body isolations and movement, musicality, and speed and precision footwork. Open to all levels. + + Instructor: Giana + + Giana is a professional dancer, actress, choreographer and instructor that inspires her students to reach new levels in both social and professional dancing. She fuses her skills and extensive training in Salsa, Latin, Jazz, Musical theater, Modern and Flamenco, creating powerful, emotional performances and choreography. She has earned numerous championships and is a guest instructor and performer for many venues across the country. For more information on Giana, visit her Myspace page. + + Suggested materials: closed-toed shoes with a non-rubbery sole. + WEST AFRICAN + Traditional West African dances teach social structure and values, such as kinship, age, and status, and are used to describe work and social interactions and to praise or criticize members of the community, or to worship. This class is a cultural immersion, in which you will not only study dances from different tribes of West Africa, but you will also learn about the culture of the people behind the dance, in addition to picking up some words in various dialects. To the polyrhythmic beats of African drums, you will learn to incorporate shoulders, chest, pelvis, arms and legs in total body articulation as you express yourself in new and exciting ways. Get to know your body like never before, burn tons of calories and have fun! Live drumming will be incorporated when drummers are available. Space is limited. + + Ata-Baah, a master dancer and drummer, is a Ghana native who grew up completely immersed in the study of Traditional West African music and dance, in a family of professional dancers/musicians. He is a dance historian and professor of West African music, dance and culture, and he holds a M.A. degree in the subject, from the University of Ghana. He has studied, taught and performed African traditional dance in various West African countries, including Ghana, Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Burkina-Faso and Guinea. He has come to the U.S. to continue his studies, and he is currently working on a PhD in Dramatic Art at UC Davis. In addition to teaching dance, Ata-Baah designs, makes, and sells Djembe drums. Ata-Baah also offers West African drumming classes. For more information about this class or the instructors, go to www.fiestadancenfitness.com. + + Suggested materials: Comfortable, loose-fitting clothes that allow total free movement; bare feet; a bottle of water. + + + ZUMBA® + + The “feel happy” workout! Zumba combines high energy and motivating music with unique moves and combinations that allow participants to dance away their worries, based on the principle that a workout should be fun and easy. It is a fusion of Latin and international music/dance themes creating a dynamic, exciting, effective fitness system! The routines feature aerobic/fitness interval training with a combination of fast and slow rhythms that tone and sculpt the body and maximize caloric output, fat burning and total body toning. Denise’s Zumba class will feature Bollywood, Disco, Polynesian rhythms, Rumba Flamenco, Belly Dance, West African, as well as Afrolatin beats from over 12 Latin American and Caribbean countries. [Look up “zumba” on youtube to see sample classes.] + + Denise Mathieu has studied international dance for over 15 years and lived in Latin America for 21 years. She draws from her experiences and extensive multicultural dance training to create fun, effective and safe dance workouts. This class gives her the opportunity to share her passion for dance, music, culture and fitness. Denise is Zumba®-certifed. For more information about this class or the instructor, go to www.fiestadancenfitness.com. + Suggested materials: Workout clothes, dance or regular sneakers, workout towel, plenty of drinking water. + + MARTIAL ARTS + + CAPOEIRA (coming soon) + + “The Martial Dance.” Capoeira is a style of martial arts developed by African slaves in Brazil over 400 years ago, accompanied by music and singing, with participants pretending that they were dancing, when they were actually practicing their kicks and blows. In this class, you will learn the basics of capoeira play; develop your hand-eye coordination as you learn to move fluidly with your partner; and you will improve your rhythm, strength and flexibility. Additionally, you will learn to make music with capoeira instruments, and you will learn to sing some traditional capoeira hymns in Portuguese. + + MMA BOOTCAMP + + A full body workout that combines mixed martial arts, shadow boxing and athletic drills. This circuit-based class is the ultimate cardio challenge for all levels of fitness. No choreography! It’s the non-dancy alternative to Tae Bo and Turbo Kick. Through intense drills inspired by martial arts, you will learn or improve your kicks and punches and develop strength and endurance as you create lean muscle mass. Kick and punch away anxiety, stress, negative emotions AND fat! + + Instructor: Denise + + Denise has been teaching Cardio Kickboxing and group exercise classes for 3 years. She has a background in martial arts, boxing, dance and group exercise. Denise has sampled about 10 different kinds of martial arts, and she draws from these experiences, as well as her passion for fitness, to make MMA Bootcamp a challenging, fun and safe class. + + Required materials: Workout clothes, athletic shoes, workout towel, plenty of drinking water. + + TURBO KICK® + + Kick away stress! Punch away pounds! Burn 1000 calories or more per workout. This class is incredibly fun, exciting, powerful, but most importantly, effective! Turbo Kick® is “the ultimate cardio party”—an addictive workout that combines mixed martial arts, shadow boxing, kickboxing, sports drills, dancing, yoga, and a whole lot of hip hop flavor. It’s an interval-based class for all levels of fitness, complete with a sport-specific warm-up, bouts of intense intervals, easy to follow combinations, martial arts specific strength/endurance training and a Tai-Chi like cool-down, in a party atmosphere. It’s a full body workout guaranteed to make you burn fat and develop toned lean muscles, yet you’ll have so much fun that you won’t even notice how hard you’re working. You’ll feel powerful, sexy and happier. [Look up “turbo kick” on youtube to see sample classes.] + + Instructor: Denise + + Denise has been addicted to Turbo Kick® for more than 9 years and has been a certified instructor for 3 years. She has a background in martial arts, boxing, dance and group exercise. Denise has sampled about 10 different kinds of martial arts, and she draws from these experiences as well as her passion for dance and having a good time, to make Turbo Kick® a challenging, fun and safe class. + + Required materials: Workout clothes, athletic shoes, workout towel, plenty of drinking water. + + + + MIND & BODY + + PiYo™ + + PiYo™ is an athletic fusion style strength & flexibility mat class designed for mainstream fitness, which blends Pilates, Yoga, strength training, physical conditioning and dynamic balance in an up-tempo, non-spiritual environment . It combines energetic, powerful moves into a fluid, challenging and safe workout that is appropriate for the group exercise setting and for all levels of fitness. We will emphasize core strength, flexibility and overall balance. + + Instructor: Denise + + Denise has been practicing yoga for 8 years and pilates for 3 years. Denise is PiYo™-certified. + + Suggested materials: comfortable clothes that allow movement and flexibility, your own sticky mat is also highly recommended, bare feet or yoga shoes. + + PiYo™ FoYo Back + + PiYo™ is an athletic fusion style strength & flexibility mat class designed for mainstream fitness, which blends Pilates, Yoga, strength training, physical conditioning and dynamic balance in an up-tempo, non-spiritual environment. It combines energetic, powerful moves into a fluid, challenging and safe workout that is appropriate for the group exercise setting and for all levels of fitness. In PiYo FoYo Back, we will target our core to develop defined abdominal muscles; strong, flexible, healthy backs; centered bodies; proper posture and overall balance. + + Instructor: Denise + + Denise has been practicing yoga for 8 years and pilates for 3 years. Having suffered from chronic back pain for 10 years, she has tried everything to improve her back health, and is now ready to share her knowledge with other back pain sufferers and with those who are wisely trying to prevent back problems before they happen. Denise is PiYo™-certified. + + Suggested materials: comfortable clothes that allow movement and flexibility, your own sticky mat is also highly recommended, bare feet or yoga shoes. + --["Users/fiestadancen"]

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	+ ------ + ''2009-04-30 02:36:39'' [[nbsp]] DANCE + + AFRICAN POP GROOVE + Contemporary African music and dance incorporates many aspects of traditional dance from across the African continent, in addition to influences from the Americas, including Reggae and Hip Hop. In this class, you will groove to current and popular African songs, as you learn the hottest moves from today’s African Pop music videos, including styles such as Soukous and Coupe Decale. Space is limited. + + Ata-Baah, a master dancer and drummer, is a Ghana native who grew up completely immersed in the study of Traditional West African music and dance, in a family of professional dancers/musicians. He is a dance historian and professor of West African music, dance and culture, and he holds a M.A. degree in the subject, from the University of Ghana. He has studied, taught and performed African traditional dance in various West African countries, including Ghana, Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Burkina-Faso and Guinea. He has come to the U.S. to continue his studies, and he is currently working on a PhD in Dramatic Art at UC Davis. In addition to teaching dance, Ata-Baah designs, makes, and sells Djembe drums. Ata-Baah also offers West African drumming classes. For more information about this class or the instructors, go to www.fiestadancenfitness.com. + + Suggested materials: Comfortable, loose-fitting clothes that allow total free movement; bare feet; a bottle of water. + + Class Meets: Off campus. + + SS 1: Mon. 8:00 – 8:50 pm + Jun 29 – Jul 27 + Course Fee: $45 + + + AFRO-CUBAN + + This class features both folkloric Afro-Cuban genres and popular dances. You will learn a variety of Danzas de los Orishas, or dances of the Santeria saints, a combination of West African (Yoruba) and Spanish/French Catholic culture. You will be introduced to folkloric Orisha dances that include: Yemayá, Ochún, Changó, Obatalá, Oyá, Eleguá, Ogún and Ochosi. Each class will begin with a graphic and verbal introduction to the cultural and historical aspects of the Orisha to be covered that day. In addition, each class also features a popular Afro-Cuban. These danzas populares include: Mambo, Cha cha chá, Timba, Danzón and Guaguancó. + + Instructor: Yunia + + Yunia is a native of the Caribbean island of Cuba. She lived in Cuba for 19 years, and she studied popular and folkloric Afro-Cuban dance at Corporación Gaviota. Yunia’s passion for dance began at an early age, and throughout her upbringing, she was heavily influenced the the Batá drums. In addition to Afro-cuban rhythms, Yunia is also proficient in other Caribbean dance genres that include merengue, bachata, salsa and reguetón. Yunia looks forward to sharing her passion for music and dance and wants to share her experience of growing up in an environment rich with a mix of African, West Indian and European (Spanish and French) cultures. She complements her formal dance training with her personal experiences to create a class that incorporates cultural and historical information in addition to introducing the student to Afro-cuban movement. + + + + BALLROOM & LATIN + + Wish you could dance like the stars? Come learn the fundamentals in Cha-cha, Rumba, Waltz, Tango and more. In this class, you will learn how to identify various ballroom and latin ballroom rhythms, and you will learn the basic steps. This class will show you how to be a leader or follower (your choice) in social dance. You will become more aware of your body and develop an understanding of proper spacing between you and your partner, and with the other dancers on the dance floor. Ballroom and latin technique and styling will be covered, as well. + + Instructor: Ikhlas + + Ikhlas is a graduate of Gwen Burton’s Professional Ballroom Teachers Academy, the only DVIDA-Certified Teacher Training Program in the Greater Sacramento Area. He is a member of and has performed and competed with the West Sacramento-based Spirit in Motion Dance Company. Ikhlas is passionate about ballroom dance and enjoys sharing his passion with others. + + Suggested materials: closed-toed shoes with a hard, non-rubbery sole. + + BHARATANATYAM + + Classical South Indian dance. Bharatanatyam is the manifestation of the ancient idea of the celebration of the eternal universe through the celebration of the beauty of the material body. Learn the fundamental karanas (dance postures), the elaborate mridu angaharas (movements of the limbs) and bhedas (head, neck and eye movements) of this ancient art form. Develop your theatrical skills as you tap into the emotional states of the temple dancers. You will gain knowledge of history of this dance and pick up some words in Hindi. + + Instructors: Megha and Khurshid + + Megha is a graduate of Nritta School of Dance in Sacramento, California. She integrates her passion for Bharatanatyam through teaching and performing throughout Northern California. Under the guidance of Srimati Anushya Rajendra, Megha has explored this Ancien South Indian dance form for 10 years. She hopes to continue to bring this magical art form to the Davis community and beyond. + + Khurshid is a student of the Shakti School of Dance in Los Angeles. She + has performed as part of the Shakti Dance Company in Washington, D.C., Florida, Texas and Southern California. Since completing her Arangetram, solo dance debut, in 2007, Khurshid has been teaching beginner students of the Shakti School of Dance, and looks forward to teaching and learning new techniques in Davis. + + Suggested materials: Bare feet, comfortable clothes to move in, knee pads. + BELLY DANCE + Shimmy, shake and undulate your way to fitness and self confidence, while allowing yourself to be captivated by the graceful, sensual and celebratory aspects of Middle eastern music and dance. We will focus on muscle isolation, increasing flexibility and building core strength. Besides getting a great workout, you will learn how to "work it" to an exciting Egyptian drum solo choreography of crisp and comical movements. This class also features live drumming. + Instructor: Nyla + Nyla is a multi-award winning professional belly dancer. She has a background in ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical and cheerleading. She has received extensive training in Egyptian and Turkish styles from world-renowned instructors and enjoys sharing her knowledge and her passion for Belly Dance with others. Check out www.nylacrystal.com for more information on Nyla. + Suggested materials: Hip scarf or fabric to wrap around your waist for visual guide; bare feet, ballet or jazz shoes, or dance sandals; water bottle. + CHINESE FOLK DANCE + Did you know that China has 56 different nationalities? Nearly all of these nationalities has its own unique style of dancing based on its culture. This class will cover the basics of a couple of the more popular Chinese folk dance styles in China such as Han, Tibetan, and Mongolian. This course is a series class and we will learn a new combination in a different style every 5 weeks. + + Instructor: Jenny + + Jenny began her Chinese dance training under the very accomplished dancer, choreographer, and teacher Yong Yao at YaoYong Dance in San Jose, California, at the age of 6. Following the strict curriculum of the Beijing Dance Academy, she has trained under Yong Yao for the past 14 years. Jenny won first place in both the 2007 Singtao Expo Chinese Dance Competition and the 2006 CPAA Chinese Dance Competition. She is very active in sharing Chinese dance and culture, and is currently the president of the UC Davis Chinese Dance and Arts Club. + + Suggested Materials: Yoga pants, form fitting shirt, ballet slippers. + + + FLAMENCO + Learn proper flamenco posture, caracoles (graceful hand gestures), palmas (rhythmic clapping), and zapateado (footwork). This class will primarily be a technique class aimed at learning, improving and strengthening the basic movements of flamenco, including both footwork and upper body movements. During the technique portion of the class, we will build familiarity with some of the basic compás of flamenco. We will also work on some traditional and modern dances, such as Sevillanas, Tangos, Alegrías, and Bulerías, among others. + + Instructors: Sarah + + + A native of Maryland, Sarah studied flamenco extensively with Natalia Monteleon in Washington, D.C. over the last six years and has performed in Natalia's company, Arte Flamenco, as well. In D.C, Sarah performed at several restaurants as a soloist as well as many events with Arte Flamenco. Most notable venues include: Kennedy Center Millenium Stage, Washington D.C.; the Hippodrome Theatre, Baltimore; the Washington Folk Festival, Glen Echo; and the Feria de Sevilla at Strathmore, Rockville. Sarah has attended workshops with "La Tati", Carmela Greco, "La Truco", Nelida Tirado, and Defne Enc. She also furthered her flamenco studies with Edwin Aparicio and Genevieve Guinn. She is currently studying in Sacramento with Drea Pacot and has performed with Drea's company "Flamenco Puro". Since moving to Davis, Sarah has performed locally at: Lunas Cafe, Sacramento; the Sacramento World Festival; and the Ashkenaz, Berkeley. + + Suggested materials: Flamenco shoes are highly recommended. Shoes should be closed-toed with a strong, medium heel; women might want to wear a long, flowing skirt that can fan out; a bottle of water. + + FIESTA AFROLATINA + This high-energy, fun-filled class will introduce you to many of the music and dance styles of the Americas, emphasizing those that share West African roots and traditions associated with these. You will explore the music of the Caribbean islands and Central America, featuring reggae dancehall, reguetón, salsa, bachata, merengue, punta, calypso, soca, and merengue/hip-hop; as well as music from South America such as Peruvian festejo, Colombian cumbias and vallenato, and Brazilian samba, pagode, axé and lambada. The objective of the class is to expose students to these Afrolatin beats in a natural and relaxed party atmosphere, in an environment of cultural immersion complete with linguistic, historical and cultural input, just as one would learn if living in Latin America, all the while getting the complete benefits of a good cardiovascular workout. The high-energy, joyful rhythms help you dance away negative emotions as well lots of calories. + Instructor: Denise + + Denise has studied international dance for over 15 years and lived in Central and South America for 21 years. She has drawn from these experiences to create Fiesta Afrolatina. This class gives her the opportunity to share her passion for dance, music, culture and fitness. Get ready to party! Get ready to sweat! + Suggested materials: Workout clothes, dance or regular sneakers, workout towel, plenty of drinking water. + GYPSY ROUTES + + This class will introduce you to the world of flamenco in the context of its rich history and the diversity of the people and cultures that amalgamated during its development and continual evolution. You will learn proper flamenco posture, caracoles (graceful hand gestures), palmas (rhythmic clapping), and zapateado (footwork). We will learn some traditional dances, such as Sevillanas, Tangos and Bulerias, but the focus will be on Rumba Flamenca and Contemporary Spanish Dance. In addition, you will get a very effective full body workout, as we keep our heart rates up with the zapateado and the rumbas, and tone our arms and legs with the flamenco arm movements and footwork. + + Instructor: Denise + + Denise toured with the professional comtemporary Spanish dance company, Estudio Gitano, in Guatemala. She has studied international dance for over 15 years, including flamenco, contemporary Spanish dance, Belly Dance and South Indian dance. She has drawn from all these genres to create Gypsy Routes, a class that portrays modern flamenco as a mixture of styles borrowed from cultures such as Indian, Middle Eastern, Turkish, North African and Latin American. This class gives her the opportunity to share her passion for dance, music, culture and fitness. + + Suggested materials: closed-toed shoes with a strong, medium heel; women might want to wear a long, flowing skirt that can fan out; a bottle of water. + + INTEGRAL HIP HOP + + This class will provide the basic fundamentals of hip hop drawing from different influences such as funky modern, street South African, break dancing, dirty south jukes, and West African stomping. Come enjoy some of the hottest new moves as seen in today’s music videos and hip hop culture. + + Instructor: Rommel + + Rommel has been teaching and choreographing for over 20 years. He headed the Hip Hop department for the Sierra Dance Academy for over 12 years and has also taught at Step 1 Dance & Fitness, Northern California Dance Conservatory (NCDC) and choreographed for youth dance groups, non profit performing arts organizations, beauty pageants, for local community events and fundraisers. He is now the Head Instructor, Events Coordinator, and Co- Artistic Director for AGSD, a Recreation Program Instructor of Dance at the Department of Campus Recreation at UC Davis, and a current member of CAHPERD (California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance). He has trained under Dale Scholl, Dr. Linda S. Goodrich, Pepper Von and Bo Horn to name a few. His performance background includes Sacramento Black Art of Dance (S/BAD), Dale School Dance Art (DSDA), Jazz-E, Sacramento State University Dance Company, FlyStyle Funk Patrol, and Recording Artists Spanish Fly. + Suggested materials: Comfortable clothes, dance or regular sneakers, a bottle of water. + HIP HOP: Find your own beat + + Bring back the fundamental elements of Hip Hop: improvisation and personal interpretation! Regardless of your dance background, we will guide you through the journey of discovering and developing your own hip hop style. The class will focus on combining different styles of hip hop and developing musicality. In addition, there will be a focus on body connectivity and utilizing core strength throughout the choreography. You will build your dance vocabulary and simultaneously learn to feel and hear the music through your movements. Feel free to bring ideas on songs to dance to or hip hop dance styles that you would like to try. + Ting Ting Lee has been dancing with the hip hop crew Cookie, a co-op hip hop dance company. She also has a background in modern dance and has danced with Paradigm Alley, a modern dance company under the direction of Ashanti Newton. Aside from these, she also likes to salsa, West Coast Swing, and is looking to take up the hula. She’s open to all types of dance and would like to bring that openness to her choreography and class. For more information about this class or the instructors, go to www.fiestadancenfitness.com. + + Suggested materials: Sweat pants or dance pants, dance or regular sneakers (no flip flops!) + PRO SALSA + + Learn today’s hottest patterns with COMPETITION-LEVEL TECHNIQUE. Also, enrich your solo footwork repertoire and add flare to your improvisational breaks, or Shines. You will practice body isolations in Afro-Cuban motion, improve the agility of your steps with speed and precision footwork, pick up some Latin ballroom dance styling and work on spinning technique for faster, picture-perfect turns. Space is limited. Groups are small, and the class includes personalized coaching by professional competitor/trainer. Salsa or other dance experience recommended. + + Giana Montoya is a professional dancer/competitor, actress, choreographer and dance coach who has earned numerous championships as is a guest instructor and performer across the country. She fuses her skills and extensive training in Salsa, Latin, Jazz, Musical theater, Modern and Flamenco to help individuals of all levels grow and achieve their dance goals. For more information about this class or the instructor, go to www.fiestadancenfitness.com. + + Suggested materials: closed-toed shoes with a non-rubbery sole. + + + SALSA, INDIVIDUAL AND PARTNERING TECHNIQUE + + Practice salsa basics, improve your technique, work on styling, and learn new patterns and impressive shines. Taught on 1 and on 2. Develop greater awareness of your body and learn the intricacies of spins, body isolations and movement, musicality, and speed and precision footwork. Open to all levels. + + Instructor: Giana + + Giana is a professional dancer, actress, choreographer and instructor that inspires her students to reach new levels in both social and professional dancing. She fuses her skills and extensive training in Salsa, Latin, Jazz, Musical theater, Modern and Flamenco, creating powerful, emotional performances and choreography. She has earned numerous championships and is a guest instructor and performer for many venues across the country. For more information on Giana, visit her Myspace page. + + Suggested materials: closed-toed shoes with a non-rubbery sole. + WEST AFRICAN + Traditional West African dances teach social structure and values, such as kinship, age, and status, and are used to describe work and social interactions and to praise or criticize members of the community, or to worship. This class is a cultural immersion, in which you will not only study dances from different tribes of West Africa, but you will also learn about the culture of the people behind the dance, in addition to picking up some words in various dialects. To the polyrhythmic beats of African drums, you will learn to incorporate shoulders, chest, pelvis, arms and legs in total body articulation as you express yourself in new and exciting ways. Get to know your body like never before, burn tons of calories and have fun! Live drumming will be incorporated when drummers are available. Space is limited. + + Ata-Baah, a master dancer and drummer, is a Ghana native who grew up completely immersed in the study of Traditional West African music and dance, in a family of professional dancers/musicians. He is a dance historian and professor of West African music, dance and culture, and he holds a M.A. degree in the subject, from the University of Ghana. He has studied, taught and performed African traditional dance in various West African countries, including Ghana, Senegal, Gambia, Mali, Burkina-Faso and Guinea. He has come to the U.S. to continue his studies, and he is currently working on a PhD in Dramatic Art at UC Davis. In addition to teaching dance, Ata-Baah designs, makes, and sells Djembe drums. Ata-Baah also offers West African drumming classes. For more information about this class or the instructors, go to www.fiestadancenfitness.com. + + Suggested materials: Comfortable, loose-fitting clothes that allow total free movement; bare feet; a bottle of water. + + Class Meets: Off campus. + + SS 1: Mon. 7:00 – 7:50 pm + Jun 29 – Jul 27 + Course Fee: $60 + + + ZUMBA® + + The “feel happy” workout! Zumba combines high energy and motivating music with unique moves and combinations that allow participants to dance away their worries, based on the principle that a workout should be fun and easy. It is a fusion of Latin and international music/dance themes creating a dynamic, exciting, effective fitness system! The routines feature aerobic/fitness interval training with a combination of fast and slow rhythms that tone and sculpt the body and maximize caloric output, fat burning and total body toning. Denise’s Zumba class will feature Bollywood, Disco, Polynesian rhythms, Rumba Flamenco, Belly Dance, West African, as well as Afrolatin beats from over 12 Latin American and Caribbean countries. [Look up “zumba” on youtube to see sample classes.] + + Denise Mathieu has studied international dance for over 15 years and lived in Latin America for 21 years. She draws from her experiences and extensive multicultural dance training to create fun, effective and safe dance workouts. This class gives her the opportunity to share her passion for dance, music, culture and fitness. Denise is Zumba®-certifed. For more information about this class or the instructor, go to www.fiestadancenfitness.com. + Suggested materials: Workout clothes, dance or regular sneakers, workout towel, plenty of drinking water. + + MARTIAL ARTS + + CAPOEIRA (coming soon) + + “The Martial Dance.” Capoeira is a style of martial arts developed by African slaves in Brazil over 400 years ago, accompanied by music and singing, with participants pretending that they were dancing, when they were actually practicing their kicks and blows. In this class, you will learn the basics of capoeira play; develop your hand-eye coordination as you learn to move fluidly with your partner; and you will improve your rhythm, strength and flexibility. Additionally, you will learn to make music with capoeira instruments, and you will learn to sing some traditional capoeira hymns in Portuguese. + + MMA BOOTCAMP + + A full body workout that combines mixed martial arts, shadow boxing and athletic drills. This circuit-based class is the ultimate cardio challenge for all levels of fitness. No choreography! It’s the non-dancy alternative to Tae Bo and Turbo Kick. Through intense drills inspired by martial arts, you will learn or improve your kicks and punches and develop strength and endurance as you create lean muscle mass. Kick and punch away anxiety, stress, negative emotions AND fat! + + Instructor: Denise + + Denise has been teaching Cardio Kickboxing and group exercise classes for 3 years. She has a background in martial arts, boxing, dance and group exercise. Denise has sampled about 10 different kinds of martial arts, and she draws from these experiences, as well as her passion for fitness, to make MMA Bootcamp a challenging, fun and safe class. + + Required materials: Workout clothes, athletic shoes, workout towel, plenty of drinking water. + + TURBO KICK® + + Kick away stress! Punch away pounds! Burn 1000 calories or more per workout. This class is incredibly fun, exciting, powerful, but most importantly, effective! Turbo Kick® is “the ultimate cardio party”—an addictive workout that combines mixed martial arts, shadow boxing, kickboxing, sports drills, dancing, yoga, and a whole lot of hip hop flavor. It’s an interval-based class for all levels of fitness, complete with a sport-specific warm-up, bouts of intense intervals, easy to follow combinations, martial arts specific strength/endurance training and a Tai-Chi like cool-down, in a party atmosphere. It’s a full body workout guaranteed to make you burn fat and develop toned lean muscles, yet you’ll have so much fun that you won’t even notice how hard you’re working. You’ll feel powerful, sexy and happier. [Look up “turbo kick” on youtube to see sample classes.] + + Instructor: Denise + + Denise has been addicted to Turbo Kick® for more than 9 years and has been a certified instructor for 3 years. She has a background in martial arts, boxing, dance and group exercise. Denise has sampled about 10 different kinds of martial arts, and she draws from these experiences as well as her passion for dance and having a good time, to make Turbo Kick® a challenging, fun and safe class. + + Required materials: Workout clothes, athletic shoes, workout towel, plenty of drinking water. + + + + MIND & BODY + + PiYo™ + + PiYo™ is an athletic fusion style strength & flexibility mat class designed for mainstream fitness, which blends Pilates, Yoga, strength training, physical conditioning and dynamic balance in an up-tempo, non-spiritual environment . It combines energetic, powerful moves into a fluid, challenging and safe workout that is appropriate for the group exercise setting and for all levels of fitness. We will emphasize core strength, flexibility and overall balance. + + Instructor: Denise + + Denise has been practicing yoga for 8 years and pilates for 3 years. Denise is PiYo™-certified. + + Suggested materials: comfortable clothes that allow movement and flexibility, your own sticky mat is also highly recommended, bare feet or yoga shoes. + + PiYo™ FoYo Back + + PiYo™ is an athletic fusion style strength & flexibility mat class designed for mainstream fitness, which blends Pilates, Yoga, strength training, physical conditioning and dynamic balance in an up-tempo, non-spiritual environment. It combines energetic, powerful moves into a fluid, challenging and safe workout that is appropriate for the group exercise setting and for all levels of fitness. In PiYo FoYo Back, we will target our core to develop defined abdominal muscles; strong, flexible, healthy backs; centered bodies; proper posture and overall balance. + + Instructor: Denise + + Denise has been practicing yoga for 8 years and pilates for 3 years. Having suffered from chronic back pain for 10 years, she has tried everything to improve her back health, and is now ready to share her knowledge with other back pain sufferers and with those who are wisely trying to prevent back problems before they happen. Denise is PiYo™-certified. + + Suggested materials: comfortable clothes that allow movement and flexibility, your own sticky mat is also highly recommended, bare feet or yoga shoes. + + MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS + + Middle Eastern Drumming + + Mezmorized or invigorated by the fascinating rhythms of Middle Eastern drumming? Come learn the basic rhythms played on the Dumbek (Darbuka), Riqq, and Duff. Lessons will be taught on the Darbuka, so participants should bring a Darbuka or goblet shaped drum to practice with. Riqq andDuff will be presented only and participants are not expected to bring eithera Riqq (Tambourine) or a Duff (flat hand drum). Come and unleash the inner + drummer in you! Begginers welcome, and encouraged! + + + Instructor: Stephanie + + Stephanie is a percussionist, dancer, painter, singer, environmentalist, and world traveler, and began learning Darbuka (drum used primarily in Egyptian, Turkish, and Persian traditional music) at the age of 18 in Santa Barbara, California. Stephanie Thayer played and performed in the UCSB MIddle Eastern Ensemble in 2001 and 2002, and has attended Middle Eastern music camps with teachers such as Darbuka legend, Sohail Kasbar. Stephanie provides a friendly learning environment and believes that classes should be fun. + + --["Users/fiestadancen"]

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	+ ------ + ''2009-01-07 10:26:22'' [[nbsp]] Just opened a couple months ago. We are in West Davis, west of Lake Blvd. Call us or email us (see above) for more details. We hope to hear from you! --["Users/DeniseMathieu"]

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