27juncture

LA Marathon 2008

2008-03-09T10:26:00.000-07:00

Someimes I don't feel like dancing .. .. .. ... .. so I run!

Finished LA Marathon - 5 Days 17 Hours 42 Minutes

2008-03-07T12:45:00.000-08:00

In an attempt to get healthy for Spring and find creative new ways to meet athletic women, the FlyMaster entered the LA Marathon. The Marathon started on Sunday March 2, and the majority of folks finished a few hours later. Yours truly just finished early this afternoon, clocking a personal best 5 Days 17 Hours and 42 Minutes. Talk about exhaustion. Unfortunately, the only person who greeted the FlyMaster was a homeless guy sporting a crown of thorns and some suspiciously urine-odored "gatorade." Thanks to everyone who supported me.

FlyMaster Signing Off...For Now!
www.sportsfly.com

Lunar Ecplise

2008-02-22T08:34:00.000-08:00

Maybe the stars were lined up just right - or the price of gas was not as irritatingly high this week. However and whatever happen- I am thankful. The people came out and 27juncture was in full effect.

Last night's class was the Cobb Salad of dance classes. Good for you, hearty and a little bit decadent (this analogy does not work for my vegetarian friends - but you get the idea). The woman - the men sadly did not have representation - danced with such attack and grace that the goose bumps on my arms vibrated with pure joy. A series of movements/moments compiled together to experience something Kinetic. Something real. Something tangible.

And then just like that it's over and we all go home. And that is the wonderful part, together we made that......... that thing. It was real, it will happen again so its okay to let it go.

Ahhh!

DANCE NEWS!!

2008-02-22T08:30:00.000-08:00

Thank you Anna for keeping us connected!

AFROLOGICS: dancing and dancing

Anna B. Scott
Feb 21st
Well, the rains are back, but I do hope you had an opportunity to check out the full moon lunar eclipse on Wednesday night! It was spectacular, bringing in high energy ad making me thankful for the ability to move.

We are back in the studio this Saturday at 1:30 at Shakti's elements. If you did not make it last weekend, you missed a real treat! Christophe brought an orchestra with him! They had a good time and I danced maybe a little harder than I should've!

Please come on out and have some fun with us, bring 2 others with you and you come in for $2 off! Spread the word! I am so grateful for your support and will soon launch a series card and make some adjustments to the drop in rate to move us further along in this great exploration.

And now, for things on my radar:

This is a HUGE dance weekend in the LA area. Here are a few that I know about. Got more? E-mail me and let me know.

If you are looking for something to do, check out the REDCAT for an interesting show.
Feb 21-23
Diana Szeinblum: Alaska
Fiercely sensuous, alluring, and brimming with dark humor, the latest work from award-winning, Pina Bausch-trained, Argentine choreographer Diana Szeinblum combines a custom-crafted language of expressive movement with a swirling live score and stark theatrical staging. The Los Angeles premiere of this anticipated piece is presented in partnership with Skirball Cultural Center's Viva! Series and explores the revolving relationship among four characters as they passionately confront their desires.
redcat.org/season/0708/dan/szeinblum.php

Casebolt and Smith are in Santa Ana:
In Other Words will premiere at Saint Joseph Ballet in Santa Ana February 22-23. The evening also includes premieres by local artists contra-tiempo, NUGENTdance, Rebecca Pappas, and Melanie Rios Glaser

New Dance at Saint Joseph Ballet
February 22-23, 2008 8PM $10
Saint Joseph Ballet's Studio Theatre
1810 North Main St. Santa Ana, CA 92706
tickets and information: 714-541-8314

Marshall Dance Company
has a gig, but their website is down right now, no doubt being overrun with love as people try to get info and tickets for the show this weekend.
www.marshalldancecompanydt.org/events

And Viver Brasil welcomes back Rosangela Silvestre!
You'll want to JUMP on getting a series pass as soon as you can. I'll see you there, no doubt!
Rosangela Silvestre in residence in Los Angeles
February 22 - March 23, 2008
Symbols in Motion: Orixa Dance Movement
Tuesdays: February 26, March 4, 11 & 18
8:00-9:30 pm
Dance Arts Academy (DAA)
731 S. La Brea Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Single class: $15
Live Drumming
More info: www.viverbrasil.com
Email lkyudin@mac.com
323-465-4762
4 class series available during Rosangela's residency: $56 to be paid
on February 26, 2008. No refunds if you have to miss any of the
classes. Rosangela is also available for private classes in the Silvestre
technique and/or Orixa dance movement. Please contact Linda
Yudin for more information at lkyudin@mac.com.
Rosangela Silvestre is the associate director and guest choreographer of Viver Brasil Dance Company and is internationally renowned for her
demanding dance training, the Silvestre Technique and her signature
Symbols in Motion: Orixa Dance Movement. She has rigorously researched dance and music in India, Egypt and Cuba as part of her ever-evolving and eclectic movement palette. A graduate of the Federal University of Bahia, she has studied and helped to evolve an “Afro-Brazilian” dance with Mestre King, Clyde Morgan and Mercedes Baptista beginning in the late 1970s. She has initial training in classical Ballet as well as Modern dance in the Horton and Graham techniques. In the 1990s, Silvestre toured extensively with jazz musician Steve Coleman and his group the Five Elements. She has set choreography on Brazil’s lauded company, Bale Folclorico da Bahia as well as Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Company, Ballet Hispanico Repertory
Company, American Academy of Ballet, Roots of Brazil, DanceBrazil, Viver Brasil, Muntu Dance Theater and the Kendra Kimbrough Dance Ensemble. Ms. Silvestre is based in Salvador, Bahia and the US and conducts dance training programs in the Silvestre Technique and Symbols in Motion Process throughout the US, Brazil, Japan, Canada and Europe. More about Rosangela: www.silvestrelink.com

and finally...
Connect me with other like-minded folks here on Face Book! i want to meet other amazing dance folks in the area! A big shout out to Shelby and her new dance project 27juncture and Anatomy Riot is back in full effect this coming Monday>>courtesy of dance ninja Meg Wolfe. Upcoming fundraisers from Baker-Tarpanga Project and Viver Brasil...just jump up, friend me and lets make this dance thing wonderful!

love,
-Anna
www.marshalldancecompanydt.org
http://www.marshalldancecompanydt.org/events

SHARE THE LOVE

2008-02-14T18:56:00.000-08:00

Today is the day to look someone in the eye and smile.
A day to call a friend you haven't spoken with in a while.
At the end of the day -- say " heah .. ... .. ..I'm not that bad of a person and neither are you!"

2008-02-07T16:23:00.000-08:00

Every Thursday afternoon I have a little anxiety attack. Nothing to get my knickers in a bunch - but just enough to have to remind myself to take a deep breath.
Is anyone going to come to my class tonight?
Man, I just want to dance so can someone please just give me an hour and a half of their time? Damn people, it's not like I'm asking for .. .. .. ..

Fuck it, not like anyone is listening.

2008-02-04T18:12:00.000-08:00

A Trifecta of Events

2008-02-03T12:29:00.000-08:00

A little bit of Haitian dance goes along way. (thank you, Guy)

Poetry in my own neighborbood -everyone, give the art of words another chance. (thank you. Peter)

Pure funk groove with a familial swing. (thank you, Mason)

Good things happen in threes.
-SW

Looking fo r a little inspriartion!

2008-01-31T18:50:00.000-08:00

It was 10am this morning and I had already lost my (inner) temper, "Gotta pick up film," "Need to call Linda back," " I hope there is money in account; I need to get gas." As I drove past Eagle Rock HS I saw 8 students jumping the fence. You could hear the joyous cries of there one-size-too small jeans shouting, "we're free: now show us off to the world!"

In envied their freedom, the same freedom I think we barter with once the usage of insurance, health care, and 403B becomes a part of your vocab. Nonetheless, those 8 truants were my inpiration for today! Don't look back and certainly don't take small steps - go rigth through the mother fucker & do it with a beautiful smile on your face! Thanks ER folks.

Opps. I never did call back Linda.
-SW