Free dance program

A free dance program offering dance as an art form, dynamic performance or exercise will be travelling around the Peninsula offering people the opportunity to be involved from January 9.

Dance Moves the Central Coast 2011 is a joint initiative by Gosford and Wyong Councils providing people of all ages with the opportunity to experience highland, hip-hop, ballroom, belly dance, Chinese, Indian, Greek and contemporary dance forms.

Miss Pam's Studio of Dance will present a Choreography and DJ workshop at the Peninsula Theatre on Thursday, January 13,.

The workshop is free and will run from 1pm to 3pm for children aged 13 years or over.

The workshop will provide dancers with the opportunity to learn how DJs mix music.

Using a track put together on the day, students will be guided through designing their own dance piece while adding their own flavour and style.

They will have the opportunity to perform at the finale of Dance Moves the Central Coast.

A second free workshop will be held at Wagstaffe Community Hall on Saturday, January 15, for people over the age of 16 from 11am to 1pm.

The workshop will be hosted by Expressive Soul and will present an Expressive Soul Dance Nourishing Movement session.

Dance practitioner Ms Elise McCallum will take dancers through an expressive movement journey where they will be discover and explore their own ways of moving and expressing through dance.

Described as a moving meditation, through the use of global beats, peaceful melodies and uplifting tunes, the session is intended to leave the dancer feeling connected with their body.

Jita Singh will present a Traditional Indian and Bollywood workshop at the Pearl Beach Progress Hall On Wednesday, January 19.

The workshop is free and is open to all ages from 10am to 12pm.

The class will be led through the ancient traditions of the classical Indian temple dance, Kathak.

The workshop will teach the hand and eye gestures used to tell simple stories and will weave a narrative from Kathak and Punjabi folk to the Bombay beat of Bollywood dance.

A short dance will be developed with the students who wish to participate in the finale of Dance Moves the Central Coast.

A workshop for children under five entitled Move with Mum, Dance with Dad will be held at the Peninsula Community Centre from 10am to 11am on Thursday, January 20, hosted by Miss Pam's Studio of Dance.

The free workshop is open to children under the age of five and their parents or grandparents.

The 30 minute workshop is designed for parent and child to explore dance movement together while having as much fun as possible.

The outcome is to learn simple techniques from warming up the body to fun ideas on how to create a dance together.

Dance Moves the Central Coast will host 26 free diverse public workshops around the Coast.

Newsletter, 7 Jan 2011 Nina Angelo, Fusion Arts News