April 19 to April 26

Welcome to another year of

National Dance Week Santa Cruz!

his year my work as a dance educator and presenter has brought me into contact with multiple dancers, teachers and administrators from other communities in the state and the country. As I have moved through phone calls and emails, texts and chats with these new acquaintances and friends, looking for more inspiration and ideas to support dance in Santa Cruz, I am reminded once again, just how incredible this dance community is. Our dance community continues to impress me with the endless commitment and joy that each and every one of our dancers bring to the stage, the studio and the streets. This is a mid-size city with a largecity commitment to dance. I have always said that there is as much opportunity to dance here as in most metropolitan areas. I believe this to be true and I believe that it goes beyond availability of

classes during the week and a diversity of genres. I believe that dancers in our town carry with them a belief that dance is not just for "dancers", it is for everyone to experience and I believe that it is this ideology that so beautifully permeates this community and allows for such a thriving dance world. When I make these calls to others communities across the country, I hear time and time again, how lucky we are to live here in this little city by the sea and I do feel lucky and grateful, blessed and celebratory. Yes, because I live in one of the most beautiful places in the world but mostly because I live and work somewhere where each and every day I am surrounded by people that inspire me. Inspire me to dance, inspire me to advocate for dance and create time and space for dance. It is with gratitude in my heart to each and every one of you that I say, Enjoy and Lets Dance!

DANCING IN THE STREETS

Thursday April 18th 5:309:30pm
One night ONLY each year in April hundreds of dancers and thousands of observers converge for a fantastic night of dance on the streets of Downtown Santa Cruz.
at the intersection of Pacific and Cooper, Downtown Santa Cruz

The event will kick off at 5:30pm. Three stages of dance will continue throughout the evening concluding with a finale presented by Samba Stilt Circus at 8:30pm

Stage 1 (Pacific and Church)

Sponsored by L Atelier Salon and Day Spa
5:30pm Steps Dance Studio 5:40pm Te Hau Nui 5:50pm Elaines Dance Studio 6:00pm Raizes Do Brazil 6:10pm Tannery World Dance & Cultural Center 6:20pm Desert Dream 6:30pm L4AHC 6:40pm Contact University 6:50pm Motion Pacific 7:00pm Pacific Arts Complex 7:10pm Dance of Brazil 7:20pm Pisa Za Congo 7:30pm Shakti Bhakti Odissi Dance Ensemble 7:40pm Harold's TruSchoolHipHop

Stage 2 (Pacific and Locust)

Sponsored by Well Within Spa
5:40pm Tannery World Dance & Cultural Center 5:50pm Santa Cruz Tango 6:00pm Motion Pacific 6:10pm Te hau Nui 6:20pm Dancenter 6:30pm Awkward, At Best, Productions 6:40pm Calla Lily Tribal Belly Dance 6:50pm Fuego Latino 7:00pm Cabrillo College 7:10pm L4AHC 7:20pm Muse Dance Collective 7:30pm Contact University 7:40pm Desert Dream 7:50pm Yabas Dance Company

Stage 3 (End of Cooper)

Sponsored by Five Branches University
5:50pm Dancenter 6:00pm Cabrillo College 6:10pm Pacific Arts Complex 6:20pm Steps Dance Studio 6:30pm Elaines Dance Studio 6:40pm Santa Cruz Tango 6:50pm Shakti Bhakti Odissi Dance Ensemble 7:00pm Harold's TruschoolHipHop 7:10pm Raizes Do Brazil 7:20pm Yabas Dance Company 7:30pm Fuego Latino 7:40pm Dance of Brazil 7:50pm Pisa Za Congo 8:00pm UCSC Dance Team

Abra Allan
Director National Dance Week Santa Cruz

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Each year at the end of April, over 75 communities celebrate National Dance Week, to celebrate the benefitsand beauty of dance and its ability to enrich our lives, our bodies, our spirits and our culture. At the cornerstone of Santa Cruz Dance, National Dance

Week Santa Cruz is a pillar for outreach in encouraging the growth and development of Dance by raising the public consciousness to the values, importance and contributions of Dance to our daily lives and culture.

Advisory Board and Staff: Abra Allan Director Advisory Board Chip Cid Pearlman David King Virginia Wright Julia Chiapella Ted Warburton

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Finale Stage
8:15pm Hoopalights 8:30pm Samba Stilt Circus

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OPEN CLASSES
Saturday April 20Friday April 27
Curious about African, Ballet, Samba or hip hop? With no excuses and nothing to lose, dancers from beginner to advanced can shake it up in any number of free classes offered throughout the week. This is a great opportunity to try a new style or instructor and to bring a friend to any number of dance studios and community centers offering FREE classes all week. All classes are open to NEW students.

Youth Classes in Red, Adult Classes in Black

SATURDAY APRIL 20
9:00am Imaginative Ballet (ages 3-4) w/Mary (WSD) 9:00am Adult Ballet Advanced/Beginning (DS) 10:00am Open Level Pilates Mat & Props (AM) 10:30am Ballet Basics w/ Leslie G (MP) 10:30am Cardio Dance II (DS) 10:30am Belly Dance Conditioning mixed level w/Janelle (PPFDC) 10:45am Modern w/Rita (MP) 11:00am Modern 1A w/ Micha (ages 6-9) (TWDCC) 11:30am Mini Dance Combo (ages 3-5) (PAC) 12:00pm Modern 2 w/ Micha (ages 9-13) (TWDCC) 12:00pm Acting (for dancers) (PAC) 1:15pm Girls Hip Hop w/ Jeanette (ages 8-12) (TWDCC)

6:00pm Urban Dance Styles w/ Glitch (TWDCC) 6:00pm Beginning Bellydance w/ Valli (SZ) 6:15pm Handstands and All-Around Upside-Downs w/Olivia (SCAP) 6:15pm Int/Adv Samba w/ Marsea (LN) 6:30pm Contact for Dummiesthe basics of Contact Improvisation (418) 6:30pm Lyrical w/ Sierrah (MP) 7:00pm Beginning Salsa Rueda (LCC) 7:00pm Traditional Congolese (TWDCC) 7:00pm Jazz Basics w/Melissa (MP) 7:05pm Bell Dance level 1 w/Janelle (PPFDC) 7:30pm Beginning Tango w/ Sharon (GAH) 7:45pm Burlesque Basics w/ Balla Fire 8:00pm Salsa Rueda Choreography Int/Adv (LCC)

SUNDAY APRIL 21
9:00am Beginning Adult Ballet (DS) 11:00am Contemporary w/ Molly (MP) 5:15pm Bailamos Salsa Rueda (TWDCC) 6:30pm African Inspired Dance (DS)

WEDNESDAY APRIL 24
8:15am Dance Workout All Levels (DS) 9:30am Zumba Fitness All Levels (DS) 9:30am Beg/Int Pilates Springboard (AM) 9:30am Pilates Mat w/Dixie (MP) 10:30am Boys Hip Hop (ages 3-5) (PAC) 10:30am Mini Dance Combo(ages 3-5) (PAC) 12:15pm Mommy & Me Toddler Dance w/ Heather (TWDCC) 12:30pm Vertical Barre (pole) all levels w/ Jeanette (SCAP) 12:30pm Beg/Int Pilates Mat & Props (AM) 1:00pm Creative Dance for (ages 2-4) w/ Heather (TWDCC) 2:00pm Creative Dance for (ages 4-6) olds w/ Heather (TWDCC) 2:45pm Beginning Ballet/Jazz (ages 4-6) (PAC) 3:30pm Ballet/Jazz Tech Teen/Adult (PAC) 3:30pm Ballet 1 (ages 6-9) (PAC) 4:00pm Mixel Level Kaika /Polynesian (ages 12-20) (SCDC) 4:00pm Boys Circus, Climbing, & Upside-down

MONDAY APRIL 22

8:15am Jazz Workout II All Levels (DS) 9:30am Zumba Fitness All Levels (DS) 9:30am Beg/Int Pilates Mat & Props (AM) 12:30pm Intermediate Pilates Springboard (AM) 2:45pm Boys Hip Hop (ages 4-6) (PAC) 3:30pm Hip Hop 1 (ages 7-10) (PAC) 3:30pm Jazz 2 (2 years jazz req) (PAC) 3:30pm Vertical Barre (pole) all levels w/ Jeanette (SCAP) 3:30pm Ballet level 1A (ages 8-10) w/Mary (WSD) 3:30pm Ballet 1 w/ Sylvia (ages 6-8) (TWDCC) 4:15pm Ballet Conditioning w/ Sylvia (ages 9-13) (TWDCC) 4:30pm Ballet level 2/3 (ages 11-17) w/Mary (WSD) 5:00pm Modern 2 w/ Micha (ages 9-12) (TWDCC) 5:00pm Kids Aerial Dance (ages 7-11) (SCAP) 5:30pm Mixed Level Tap w/Patrick (MP) 5:45pm Adv. Beg Ballet (experience req.) Schedule Key Open Classes (April 1926) w/ Leslie G) (MP) (AM) Agile Monkey 121 Walnut Ave. Santa Cruz 6:00pm Beginning Capoeira (RDB) (BAS) Body and Soul 728 Chestnut St. Santa Cruz 6:00pm Tango w/ Topher and Lynne (Motiv) (CEC) Calvary Episcopal Church Parish Hall, corner of Lincoln and 6:05pm Afro-Brazilian all levels w/Dandha (418) Cedar St. Santa Cruz 6:30pm Cardio Dance All Levels (DS) (CPR) Capitola Parks and Recreation Jade Street Park Capitola 6:30pm Beg/Int Jazz w/Melissa (MP) 6:30pm Intermediate Ballet (TS) (DS) DanceSynergy 9055 Soquel Dr. Aptos 7:00pm Monday Madness Hip Hop Master class (PAC) (GAH) German American Hall 230 Plymouth St Santa Cruz 7:35pm Belly Dance All Levels (DS) (LCC) Lutheran Community Church 95 Alta Vista St. Watsonville 7:45pm Int/Adv Jazz w/Leslie J (MP) (Motiv) Motiv 1209 Pacific Ave Santa Cruz

TUESDAY APRIL 23
9:30am Beg/Int Pilates Mat & Props (AM) 12:00pm Beg/Int Pilates Springboard (AM) 12:30pm Dance Circuit All Levels (DS) 1:00pm KONGA (cardio dance) all levels w/ Jeanette (SCAP) 3:30pm Dance Conditioning (PAC) 4:00pm Jazz 1/2 w/ Jeanette (ages 6+) (TWDCC) 4:40pm Turns and Tricks (1 year jazz or ballet req) (PAC) 4:45pm Beginning Keiki/Polynesian (ages 4-11) (CPR) 5:00pm Jazz Beg./Int w/ Jeanette (ages 9+) (TWDCC) 5:30pm Beginning Pilates Springboard, Mat & Props (AM) 5:30pm Ballet Fitness w/Sierrah (MP) 5:45pm Horton Technique w/ Lyndsey (MP) 5:45pm Beginning Wahine/Polynesian (ages 12+) (CPR)

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(LN) Louden Nelson Community Center 301 Center St. Santa Cruz (MP) Motion Pacific 131 Front St. Downtown Santa Cruz (MT) Music Together Studio 3709 Portola Ave. Santa Cruz (PAC) Pacific Arts Complex 1122 Soquel Ave. Santa Cruz (PH) Portuguese Hall 216 Evergreen St. Santa Cruz (PPFDC) Pleasure Point FDC 907 41st Ave. Santa Cruz (RDB) Raizes Do Brasil 207 McPherson Santa Cruz (SCAP) Santa Cruz Aerial Playground 2801 Mission St. Santa Cruz
(Wrigley Build.)

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(SCDC) Santa Cruz Dance Company 2800 Porter St. Soquel (SZ) Studio Z 6861 E. Zayante Rd. Felton (Call (831) 335-0885 for directions)

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(TS) The Studio 2800 S Rodeo Gulch Rd, Suite C Soquel (TWDCC) Tannery World Dance and Cultural Center 1060 River st.
#111 Santa Cruz

(WSD) Winslow School of Dance 509H Swift St. Santa Cruz (418) 418 Project 418 Front St. Santa Cruz

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w/ Olivia (ages 5-8) (SCAP) 4:00pm Pre Point w/ Lizzie (ages 9+) (TWDCC) 4:30pm Jazz 1 (ages 7+) (PAC) 4:30pm Intermediate Hip Hop (PAC) 5:00pm Mixed Level Keiki/Polynesian (ages 4-11) (SCDC) 5:00pm Boys Hip Hop 1/2 w/ Ryan(ages 8+) (TWDCC) 5:00pm Zumba w/Dixie (418) 5:30pm Lyrical (2 years jazz req) (PAC) 5:30pm Beginning Adult Ballet (DS) 5:30pm Beg/Int Hip Hop w/Lindsay (MP) 6:00pm Tribal Belly Dance w/Laura (WSC) 6:30pm Cardio Dance All Levels (DS) 6:30pm Beg/Int Ballet (experience req) w/Leslie G (MP) 6:30pm Contact Improvisation w/Rana (MP) 6:30pm Beg/Int Wahine and Kane/Polynesian (ages 20+) (MTS) 7:00pm Salsa Suelta (footwork) (PH) 7:00pm Advanced Hip Hop (PAC) 7:00pm Beginning Argentine Tango w/ John and Nancy (CEC) 7:15pm Dance in Rhythm with The Body Oracle (BAS) 7:45pm Advanced Jazz w/Leslie J (MP) 8:00pm Salsa Rueda all levels (PH) 5:00pm Hoop Dance with Heather and Davaryah (Adults and Kids 10+) (418) 5:15pm Teen Modern w/ Lauren (ages 12-17) (TWDCC) 5:15pm Zumba Fitness All Levels (DS) 5:30pm Aerial Hammock & Lyra (aerial circus) all levels w/ Jeanette (SCAP) 5:30pm Beg/Int Pilates Springboard (AM) 6:00pm Beginning Capoeira (RDB) 6:00pm Samba all levels w/ Marsea (418) 6:30pm Beginning Ballet (TS) 6:45pm Contemporary w/Molly (MP) 7:30pm Int/Adv Contemporary Belly Dance w/Tamara (TWDCC) 7:45pm Beginning Aerial Tissu w/Lisa (SCAP)

FRIDAY, APRIL 26TH

9:00am Beg/Int Pilates Springboard, Mat & Props (AM) 9:30am Zumba Fitness All Levels (DS) 9:30am Pilates Mat w/Dixie (MP) 10:00am BodyFlow (yoga) all levels w/ Jeanette (SCAP) 11:00am Handstands and All-Around Upside-Downs w/Olivia (MP) 2:45pm Mini Hip Hop (ages 4-6) (PAC) 3:15pm Kids Acrobatic Circus (ages 6-8) w/ Olivia (SCAP) 3:30pm Acro 1 (PAC) 3:30pm Ballet/All Boys (ages 6-13) w/Mary (WSD) 4:30pm Kids' Intermediate Acrobatic Circus (ages 8-14) w/ Olivia (SCAP) 4:30pm Ballet/Friday Primary (ages 5-7) w/Mary (WSD)

THURSDAY, APRIL 25
8:15am Jazz Workout I (DS) 12:15pm Creative Dance for (ages 2-4) w/ Heather (TWDCC) 3:30pm Jazz Basics (ages 7+) (PAC) 3:30pm Tap 1 (PAC) 4:15pm Teen Contemporary 1 w/ Molly (TWDCC)

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DANCE IN UNLIKELY PLACES

Friday, April 19th Sunday, April 21st
Dance in Unlikely Places is dance that denounces the boundaries of a concert stage or theater. From crosswalks to bus stops, bridges to buildings, dancers and choreographers are reshaping our conventional ideas about performance.

Friday, April 19th

12:00pm The Deltiologists Downtown Post Office at 850 Front St. Santa Cruz 7:00pm 8:00pm

Santa Cruz Tango The Breezeway between Abbott Square and Pacific Ave, Downtown Santa Cruz Project 52 Backside of the Del Mar Theater, Downtown Santa Cruz

Saturday, April 20th

11:00am Rhythm Nexus In front of Zacharys Restaurant 819 Pacific Ave, Downtown Santa Cruz 11:00am Mary Winslow School of Dance Westside Farmers Market, Santa Cruz 4:00pm

Dance in Rhythm Salon Atrium of the MAH 705 Front St., Downtown Santa Cruz

5:00pm and 5:30pm Test Bunny Parking lot at Front and Spruce Street, Downtown Santa Cruz 7:00pm The Deltiologists Downtown Post Office at 850 Front St., Downtown Santa Cruz

Sunday, April 21st

11:00am The Deltiologists Downtown Post Office at 850 Front St,. Santa Cruz 1:00pm and 3:00pm Dance of Brazil Harbor Beach in front of Crows Nest Restaurant, Santa Cruz 2:00pm Awkward, At Best, Productions Entry of the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf, Santa Cruz 2:00pm Jeanette Bent and Angelica Sartori Stop Sign at the corner of Pacific and Cooper, Downtown Santa Cruz

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