Classes are wrapping up this week, and we are getting ready for next semester’s dance classes! Winter semester begins January 11, 2010.
I am personally excited about all the new adult classes we will have to offer. Along with our Beginning through Advanced Modern classes with great teachers like Erica Buechner, Matt Carney, Julianne O’Brien Pedersen, and Katie Griffin, we will have an open Company Class taught by Michael Mizerany twice a week! It’s a chance to get professional-level training and take a technique class with our Company members. Of course, I’m not quite in shape for that one yet…
Erica will also begin teaching a Workout class, great for dancers and non-dancers alike! Erica is an NASM Certified Personal Trainer, and her students will get cardio conditioning, strength training, and stretching. I might choose her class over the gym on Saturdays!
Speaking of the gym, my favorite Pilates teacher from my gym will be joining the Malashock Dance School this semester. Marianne Olsson will teach Pilates Flow every Thursday, 7-8 p.m, with a mix of traditional pilates exercises and dance-inspired movements and stretches. I think this semester will be a chance for me to get back in shape, for sure!
Some of you also know that I love to dance Argentine Tango. I have been dancing tango for several years now, but I have never really tried Ballroom Dance. (I have enjoyed watching the ballroom dances in our annual Malashock Thinks You Can Dance! fundraiser, though!) Ballroom champion Irina Chalkevitch will be teaching a Malashock Thinks You Can Dance! Ballroom Dance Series this semester, and I’m very tempted to try it out. It will be a six-week class for singles or couples, covering a different style each week. Sounds like fun!
Stay tuned to the blog for more about next semester’s classes—I will also be highlighting the guest artists in our "4 Sundays in February" Master Class Series .
Don’t forget: New adult students can purchase a 4-class card before December 31 and get another 4-class card for FREE! Class cards can be used for any of our weekly adult classes, and it comes out to only $6 per class! It’s a great deal! Try out some of these classes for FREE on December 26th at the Free Day of Dance.
Check out more information about all of our dance classes, fitness classes, and special events happening at the Malashock Dance School.
Rachel McRoberts
Communications Manager
Malashock Dance
