Dancing Legacy's Mini-Fest 2024: PATHWAYS [RI + Online]

Description

For dancers, educators, and dance lovers in and around the RI-area, join Dancing Legacy for a week of inspiration that celebrates the richness of dance and culture, with options to join in-person in Lincoln and Providence or online! (Seeking more options? Check out other Mini-Fest Paths or ongoing Dancing Legacy programming.)

Jazz Class with Jada Wooten

Wednesday, March 20 - 6:00-7:30pm [In-person at Fusionworks Dance Center, $20 or Zoom, $15]

Come enjoy a high-energy jazz class with Fusionworks Dance Center faculty member, Jada Wooten. Geared for tween-adult. All levels welcome.

DAPpers Workshop & Open Rehearsal with Rachel Balaban

Thursday, March 21 - 10:00-11:15am [In-person at BalletRI or Zoom, Pay as you wish]

Come enjoy a Dance for All People (DAPpers) multigenerational dance class designed for people with movement challenges and ageing bodies led by Rachel Balaban. The class will be followed by an open rehearsal of DAPpers Rep working on a piece choreographed by Dancing Legacy co-founder Julie Adams Strandberg.

Modern Class with Erika Pujič

Thursday, March 21 - 6:00-7:30pm [In-person at Fusionworks Dance Center, $20 or Zoom, $15]

Come enjoy an inspiring, invigorating class with acclaimed performer and teacher Erika Pujič! Geared for adults and teens. Open to all levels but some dance background is assumed.

Masterclass with Robert Battle

Saturday, March 23 - 4:00-5:30pm [In-person at Fusionworks Dance Center, $20 or Zoom, $15]

Come enjoy this rare treat with master teacher, choreographer, and former artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Robert Battle! Geared for adults and teens. Open to all levels but some dance background is assumed.

Keynote Performance: Celebrating Repertory Etudes

Saturday, March 23 - 7:00pm [YouTube Livestream, Pay as you wish]

The event commemorates 20 years of the Battleworks Etude and showcases an intergenerational roster of performers from Dancing Legacy Ensemble, Fusionworks Youth Ensemble, and DAPpers Rep. The evening includes live and video performances as well as a presentation on Repertory Etudes by Dancing Legacy Co-Founders Carolyn Adams and Julie Adams Strandberg, with Carolyn live in NYC in front of the Taylor Studio audience and Julie live in Lincoln in front of the Fusionworks audience.

Legacy Chat with Robert Battle and Erika Pujič

Sunday, March 24 - 1:00-2:30pm [Zoom, $15]

Join us for a dialogue with Robert Battle and Erika Pujič as they reflect on decades of collaboration and the development of the Battleworks Etude.

Date & Time

Wed, Mar 20, 2024 - Sun, Mar 24, 2024

Venue Details

Online or In-person at Fusionworks & BalletRI

Lincoln and Providence, Rhode Island

Dancing Legacy / Fusionworks Dance Center

Dancing Legacy shares the transformative power of dance through impactful experiences that pass on great dance to new generations of audiences and performers. Dancing Legacy has grown out of the life’s work of dance icons and collaborating sisters, Carolyn Adams and Julie Adams Strandberg, who recognize and honor dance as one of our nation’s greatest cultural assets. Dancing Legacy's keystone resource, the Repertory Etude, allows students, dancers, and the general public to have access to modern dance masterpieces for learning, performing, and viewing.

Dancing Legacy's affiliate, Fusionworks Dance Center, located in Lincoln, Rhode Island, offers ongoing classes that bring together communities of movers to share in the life-long learning of the art of dance. Dancing Legacy works closely with the Fusionworks Youth Ensemble, uniting the students with the broader field of dance. Fusionworks Dance Center also serves as Dancing Legacy's geographical homebase and is the central hub for much of our programming.

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