Calendar: March Dance Events
Lots going on in March… Please use the Comments section to note shows I might have missed. Have a great month! —Rosie
Promo shot for A Glimmer of Hope or Skin or Light,
Lingo’s 3-month project (photo courtesy of Lingo)
February 26–March 6
Part of A Glimmer of Hope or Skin or Light
SAM
Pyramid Lounge bellydance event
Part of A Glimmer of Hope or Skin or Light
Their press release follows the jump (verbatim)
Velocityʼs Grand Opening Celebration
March 27-April 4, 2010
A week of free events and classes to celebrate
Velocity Dance Centerʼs move to its new home
at 1621 12th Avenue on Capitol Hill
Seattle, WA — February 17, 2010 — Velocity Dance Center will celebrate its move from the
Odd Fellows Building to a stunning new home at 1621 12th Avenue on Capitol Hill with a
parade, ribbon cutting and circus-themed party on March 27, 2010. The parade, featuring
surprise guests, kicks off a full week of free events and classes March 27–April 4, 2010.
Since 1996, Velocity Dance Center has been a hub for Seattleʼs contemporary dance
community. When the sale of the Odd Fellows Building and a subsequent 300 percent rent
increase forced the organization out of its original facility in 2008, Velocity responded with a
spirited quest for a new home that would serve the community for years to come. To date,
the Velocity Forever Campaign has raised $420,000—more than 50 percent of its goal—and
the fabulous new space is ready to be unveiled.
Velocityʼs Grand Opening Celebration is a milestone for the Seattle contemporary dance
community, signaling the start of a vibrant and sustainable future for one of the communityʼs
most essential dance resources. Reflecting the organizationʼs 14-year commitment, Velocity
will mark this momentous occasion by offering classes, programs, and studio time—for
free—as a way to thank our supporters and welcome dance lovers to our spectacular new
facility.
The Greatest Move on Earth
Velocityʼs Grand Opening Celebration
Schedule of events: March 27-April 4, 2010
Saturday March 27
5:30 pm – PARADE
The Velocity family—teachers, students, artists, supporters and audience—gathers at the
Odd Fellows Building to form a theatrical and highly visible migration from the organizationʼs
old facility to our new home at 1621 12th Avenue.
6:00 pm – RIBBON CUTTING
Media, donors and community luminaries are invited to help christen Velocityʼs new home in
a ribbon cutting ceremony at 1621 12th Avenue.
7–11pm – GRAND OPENING PARTY (Free)
The community gathers for a free, circus-infused soiree produced by The Adventure School.
Music, food and fun are punctuated by performances and testimonials from Velocityʼs family
of artists and supporters.
Sunday March 28–Saturday April 3 2010
FREE CLASSES
Velocity offers its full line-up of ongoing classes free for one full week. Featuring Velocityʼs
favorite teachers of modern, ballet, yoga, hip-hop, West African, breakdancing and more.
Saturday April 3 and Sunday April 4
MASTER CLASSES 2:30-6:30pm – Teachers TBA
All Week
FREE STUDIO SPACE FOR ARTISTS
Velocityʼs beautiful new studios are offered at no cost to artists on a first-come, first-served
basis (10 hours maximum per artist).
“Velocity is at the very heart of dance in Seattle.”
– PETER BOAL, Artistic Director, Pacific Northwest Ballet
I cannot overstate the importance of Velocity in the dance ecology in the Pacific North West
and the nation.”
-JANE FORDE, Manager, National Dance Project
“At this stage in the game there is no dance community without Velocity.”
-WADE MADSEN, Velocity teacher, Cornish Dance Faculty, Choreographer
The Velocity Forever campaign has received support from 4Culture, The Paul G. Allen
Family Foundation and others, including generous individual gifts.”
How did I miss this one?!? Boost Dance Festival on March 27 and 28. Check out their website: http://www.boostdancefestival.com/Artists.html
Kristin Hapke, tindance
Redd Legg Dance
Dance Contemporary
NorthWest Dance Syndrome (NWDS)
Big Red Dance
Sapience Dance Collective
and a Marlo K Martin piece with NWDS & guests
And another:
March 12–14
Don Q
International Ballet Theatre
PNB’s Mara Vinson and Le Yin are guesting
http://www.interballettheatre.org/
A busy March indeed!
And another:
Recharged
Fremont Danceworks in Concert
March 20–21
http://www.dancefremont.com/danceworks.html
And from Eva, who works down the hall from me and has the postcard on her door:
March 27–28
Sleeping Beauty
Evergreen City Ballet
Oleg Gorboulev is guesting
http://evergreencityballet.org/perf-sleepingbeauty.html