TIPDI's Ballet and Modern Dance Boot Camp
for Adults!
Saturday, July 18th 2 pm - 6:30 pm
Sunday, July 19th 2 pm - 7 pm
Thank you to everyone who joined us for TIPDI's Ballet and Modern Dance Boot Camp, our 3rd short intensive of the year! We had a blast with all of you! It was such an honor dancing all weekend with such a super cool, super tough, super enthusiastic group of adult movers! Join us for our next intensive, "Roots and Beyond" - TIPDI's Afro-Haitian Intensive with Adia Whitaker, September 19th and 20th!. Click here to register!
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Have you always wanted to try ballet?
Curious about what the heck modern dance is?
Did you dance when you were younger, but then you stopped?
Want to try again?
Curious about what the heck modern dance is?
Did you dance when you were younger, but then you stopped?
Want to try again?
Then TIPDI's "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Classical Dance, But Were Afraid to Ask" Intensive is just right for you! Join our super friendly, knowledgable, accessible, much-loved TIPDI instructors Sasha Soreff and Elizabeth Douglas for two days of dance fun!
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Our two-day intensive is for anyone who has ever wanted to learn ballet and modern dance, but felt like they were too old, too inexperienced, or too out of shape, to step into the studio. At TIPDI, there are no preteens wearing Miley Cyrus t-shirts with their legs wrapped around their heads. No intimidating crowded rooms where everyone already seems to know the warm-up. No scary teachers or competitive students.
TIPDI's Ballet and Modern Dance Boot Camp is about making you a better dancer in a stress-free weekend with awesome instructors!
Join us for two days of friendly, fun, informative dance training in a non-competitive environment geared towards adult learners!! The majority of our students range in age from early 30s to late 50s, but anyone 18 and older is welcome to attend!
We'll also go out on the town and catch a dance performance on Saturday night! (Optional, additional cost.) It's a weekend of total dance immersion in New York City!
We'll also go out on the town and catch a dance performance on Saturday night! (Optional, additional cost.) It's a weekend of total dance immersion in New York City!
Modern: Sasha Soreff
(Ailey School, Gibney Dance Center, Sasha Soreff Dance Theater, Dance New Amsterdam) |
Ballet: Elizabeth Douglas
(STEPS on Broadway, Ballet Hispanico, 92nd St. Y, Xodus Dance Collective) |
Classes are leveled at Boot Camp.
Ballet A & Modern A
For adults with little to no prior experience with ballet or modern. Class will move slowly and students will receive personal attention.
Ballet B & Modern B
For adults who have limited previous experience with ballet or modern, or for those who danced when they were younger and who want to get back into the studio. This level is also appropriate for people with some training in other dance forms such as Jazz, Musical Theater Dance, Belly Dance, and Ballroom. This level assumes knowledge of basic dance terminology (i.e., the various positions, and terms like tendu, dégagé, attitude, etc.).
Choreography Workshop (All Levels) - Ballet or Modern
Choreography workshop is your time to experience life as a dancer. You'll spend an hour on Saturday, and an hour on Sunday, working on a short piece of choreography. Our instructors will set a piece on you, and you'll rehearse and clean the dance as if preparing for performance. On Sunday, you have the option of participating in an informal "open studio" showing for friends and family at 6:30 pm.
For adults with little to no prior experience with ballet or modern. Class will move slowly and students will receive personal attention.
Ballet B & Modern B
For adults who have limited previous experience with ballet or modern, or for those who danced when they were younger and who want to get back into the studio. This level is also appropriate for people with some training in other dance forms such as Jazz, Musical Theater Dance, Belly Dance, and Ballroom. This level assumes knowledge of basic dance terminology (i.e., the various positions, and terms like tendu, dégagé, attitude, etc.).
Choreography Workshop (All Levels) - Ballet or Modern
Choreography workshop is your time to experience life as a dancer. You'll spend an hour on Saturday, and an hour on Sunday, working on a short piece of choreography. Our instructors will set a piece on you, and you'll rehearse and clean the dance as if preparing for performance. On Sunday, you have the option of participating in an informal "open studio" showing for friends and family at 6:30 pm.
The Schedule
Saturday, July 18th - 2 pm - 6:30 pm
Sunday, July 19th 2 pm - 7 pm
DANY Studios, 305 W. 38th St., 2nd Fl., New York, New York
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2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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Ballet A
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Modern B
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3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
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3:45 pm - 5:15 pm
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Ballet B
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Modern A
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5:15 pm - 5:30 pm
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5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
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Ballet Choreography Workshop
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Modern Choreography Workshop
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Saturday: 7:30 pm - 10 pm
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Field Trip to a Dance Performance (Optional, additional cost.)
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Sunday: 6:30 pm - 7 pm
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Informal Open Studio Showing
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Registration
Register for the full intensive or technique classes only.
This is your chance to dance! Come have fun with us!
Fees are outlined below. Register early for the best price!
This is your chance to dance! Come have fun with us!
Fees are outlined below. Register early for the best price!
FULL INTENSIVE
6 Hours of Friendly Technique Class
+ 2 Hours of Choreography Workshop
+ Optional Studio Showing
6 Hours of Friendly Technique Class
+ 2 Hours of Choreography Workshop
+ Optional Studio Showing
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Super Early Bird
$65 (VERY Limited Availability) SOLD OUT! |
Early Bird
$85 (Discount ends July 6th!) SOLD OUT! |
Registration Online
$105 (closes Sat July 18, noon) |
Registration
At-the-Door $125 |
TECHNIQUE CLASSES ONLY
6 Hours of Friendly Technique Classes
6 Hours of Friendly Technique Classes
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Registration Online
$90 (closes Sat July 18, noon) |
Registration
At-the-Door $115 |
• All workshop tuition is transferable, but not refundable.
Ballet and Modern Boot Camp Instructors
Sasha Soreff
Modern/Contemporary
Sasha has taught modern, jazz, Simonson technique, anatomy and student performance workshops throughout New York and New England since 1999. She currently is on faculty at Gibney Dance Center. She has taught at the 92Y, The Door and BAX in addition to serving on the faculty at Dance New Amsterdam from 2000-2013. Sasha has served as a teaching assistant to kinesthetic anatomist, Irene Dowd, and has completed the Level 1 Teacher Training in Breath~Body~Mind, a series of breathing and qi gong practices that promote well-being. Sasha is Artistic Director of Sasha Soreff Dance Theater, which has been creating and presenting multigenerational, participatory work since 2002 at such venues as the Ailey Citigroup Theater, Dixon Place, The Queens Museum of Art, Long Island University, The JCC in Manhattan, University Settlement (where she was artist-in-residence 2013-2014) and on WNET’s MetroArts Television Station. Recently, Sasha set a piece on students at the Ailey School and created an original movement theater work with Roots&Branches Intergenerational Theater. She had the pleasure of dancing with Isabel Gotzkowsky and Friends from 1998-2004. A Maine native, Sasha attended North Carolina School of the Arts and Barnard College. More information at sashasoreffdance.com.
Elizabeth Douglas
Ballet
Elizabeth Douglas is a professional dancer, choreographer, and dance educator trained in several dance styles. Elizabeth received her BA in Dance at the University at Buffalo before moving to New York City. Once in New York, Elizabeth received her MA in Dance and Dance Education from New York University. From there, she continued her training throughout the city while teaching children through adults. Her teaching career has brought her to institutions such as Chen Dance Center, 92nd Street Y, Steps on Broadway, Montclair State University, and Ballet Hispanico. Elizabeth has performed with several dance companies in New York and is a founding member of Xodus Dance Collective, with whom she currently performs. Elizabeth is passionate about teaching beginners through professionals and encouraging the joy and release found in dance and its connection with music.