Portland Dance Eclectic
partner dancing with an eclectic mix
Portland Dance Eclectic presents a
Weekend with Richard Powers and Angela Amarillas
The Allure of the Waltz and its Infinite Variations
with Richard Powers & Angela Amarillas
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, March 2-4, 2012
Saturday and Sunday workshop events and evening dance at the Norse Hall, 111 NE 11th Ave, Portland, Oregon. The Friday evening location is Lenora's Room, 615 SE Alder, Portland.
More than anyone else Richard Powers has been instrumental in the rediscovery of the waltz as a contemporary partner dance with infinite variety and possibility. Richard Powers, associate professor of dance at Stanford University, leading dance historian, choreographer, and teacher of American social dance, and his long-time teaching partner Angela Amarillas, are excellent instructors! Over the last 25 years they have regularly had workshops in Seattle, Denver, Atlanta, Toronto, San Diego as well as Paris, Prague and Vienna. And their waltz weeks and weekends at Stanford University have become legendary. We are excited to welcome Richard and Angela back to Portland.
If you are not familiar with Richard Powers here is an introduction and a short video.
The weekend will include:
• Three 75-minute workshop sessions on Saturday and three on Sunday
• Friday evening lesson and dance- 8:30 - 11 pm.
• Pre-dance workshop (open to the public), 7:30 Saturday
• Saturday night dance, 9:00 to 11:00, featuring DJed music by Richard Powers and Dennis Myers
• Catered lunch on Saturday featuring another of Richard’s trademark presentations
• Stretching and warm-up each morning
The cost of weekend is $125 if registered by February 21th. $140 after that if space available.
We don't want anyone to miss this workshop for financial reasons. Contact us for information on scholarships.
with Richard Powers & Angela Amarillas
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, March 2-4, 2012
Saturday and Sunday workshop events and evening dance at the Norse Hall, 111 NE 11th Ave, Portland, Oregon. The Friday evening location is Lenora's Room, 615 SE Alder, Portland.
More than anyone else Richard Powers has been instrumental in the rediscovery of the waltz as a contemporary partner dance with infinite variety and possibility. Richard Powers, associate professor of dance at Stanford University, leading dance historian, choreographer, and teacher of American social dance, and his long-time teaching partner Angela Amarillas, are excellent instructors! Over the last 25 years they have regularly had workshops in Seattle, Denver, Atlanta, Toronto, San Diego as well as Paris, Prague and Vienna. And their waltz weeks and weekends at Stanford University have become legendary. We are excited to welcome Richard and Angela back to Portland.
If you are not familiar with Richard Powers here is an introduction and a short video.
The weekend will include:
• Three 75-minute workshop sessions on Saturday and three on Sunday
• Friday evening lesson and dance- 8:30 - 11 pm.
• Pre-dance workshop (open to the public), 7:30 Saturday
• Saturday night dance, 9:00 to 11:00, featuring DJed music by Richard Powers and Dennis Myers
• Catered lunch on Saturday featuring another of Richard’s trademark presentations
• Stretching and warm-up each morning
The cost of weekend is $125 if registered by February 21th. $140 after that if space available.
We don't want anyone to miss this workshop for financial reasons. Contact us for information on scholarships.
DOUBLE WORKSHOP DISCOUNT
NW Dance Network is hosting Richard and Angela for a Waltz weekend in Seattle, WA titled “A Waltz Through Time” on April 28th - 29th. This weekend will be focusing on new material, a contemporary waltz step with Apache style moves, and we think you should attend both weekends! To encourage this, we’ve set up a 15% discount if you register for both workshops. You’ll get 7.5% when you register with us, and 7.5% when you register with NW Dance Network. In order for the discount to be valid, please register for both workshops within 7 days.
Information for the Seattle work can be found on the NW Dance Network website.
PREREQUISITES: To fully enjoy this workshop, dancers should have some experience in partner dancing. The material will be appropriate for all levels of dancers.
NW Dance Network is hosting Richard and Angela for a Waltz weekend in Seattle, WA titled “A Waltz Through Time” on April 28th - 29th. This weekend will be focusing on new material, a contemporary waltz step with Apache style moves, and we think you should attend both weekends! To encourage this, we’ve set up a 15% discount if you register for both workshops. You’ll get 7.5% when you register with us, and 7.5% when you register with NW Dance Network. In order for the discount to be valid, please register for both workshops within 7 days.
Information for the Seattle work can be found on the NW Dance Network website.
PREREQUISITES: To fully enjoy this workshop, dancers should have some experience in partner dancing. The material will be appropriate for all levels of dancers.
What to expect from the Richard Powers Weekend
For many us, dance weeks and weekends and dance camps have provided a level of immersion into dancing where our dancing has gone to another level. For those dancers who enjoy waltz and other traveling dances, Richard Powers Waltz Weekends set the standards as reminders of why we waltz, the fundamentals of dancing and as a conversation in on how social dancing is evolving around the country. If you are a beginner or new to this style of dancing, expect to be inspired with the realization of the possibilities of social dance as accessible activity that can nurture mind, body and soul through out your life. Expect to learn fundamental skills of connecting with your partner, floor craft, and new moves that you can incorporate with what you already know.
For experienced dancers, immersion into the weekend should provide the opportunity to take dancing to the next level. Richard is constantly involved in adding to the possibilities of social dancing. Check out his new waltzlab.com.
Richard’s weekends are well paced: The intersperse new moves, with free dancing and talks.
The Norse Hall ballroom is one of the best dancing venues in the Northwest: a large, perfectly finished wood floor, seating areas to rest and watch and a great location.
For many us, dance weeks and weekends and dance camps have provided a level of immersion into dancing where our dancing has gone to another level. For those dancers who enjoy waltz and other traveling dances, Richard Powers Waltz Weekends set the standards as reminders of why we waltz, the fundamentals of dancing and as a conversation in on how social dancing is evolving around the country. If you are a beginner or new to this style of dancing, expect to be inspired with the realization of the possibilities of social dance as accessible activity that can nurture mind, body and soul through out your life. Expect to learn fundamental skills of connecting with your partner, floor craft, and new moves that you can incorporate with what you already know.
For experienced dancers, immersion into the weekend should provide the opportunity to take dancing to the next level. Richard is constantly involved in adding to the possibilities of social dancing. Check out his new waltzlab.com.
Richard’s weekends are well paced: The intersperse new moves, with free dancing and talks.
The Norse Hall ballroom is one of the best dancing venues in the Northwest: a large, perfectly finished wood floor, seating areas to rest and watch and a great location.
Tentative Weekend Schedule
Friday, March 2 - Lenora’s Room, 615 SE Alder
8:30-9:45pm Workshop: Slow tempo Cross Step waltz.
9:45 - 11:00pm Dance -
Saturday, March 3 Norse Hall Main Ballroom, 111 NE 11th Ave
9:30-10:00am Registration and Warm ups
10:00am-12:30pm Waltzing for Waltzers: The basics of waltz rotary waltz
12:30-1:45pm Lecture and the catered lunch
1:45-3:45pm Variations of rotary waltz
4pm- 5pm Break out classes: Angela will teach the Sevillanas a flamenco-styled waltz , Richard’s topic TBD
Saturday Evening Dance , Norse Hall, 111 NE 11th Ave (Open to public)
Lesson: 7:30 to 9:00 pm. Richard will teach an “Electro-Swing One-Step” blending it with other traveling dances. Electro-swing is a new music / dance style currently popular in Europe and on college campuses.
Dance: 9:00 to 11:00 pm. Waltz, swing, and other traveling dances to music DJ’ed by Richard Powers and Dennis Myers
Sunday Workshops, March 4, Norse Hall, 111 NE 11th Ave
10:00 - 10:30 Warm-ups
10:30-12:30pm Waltz Class- Easy and Creative On-the-Fly waltz variations
12:30 pm- 1:45pm Lunch and Talk on Conditional Learning - the power of uncertainty
1:45 pm- 3:00 pm Traveling Promenade, Shadow and Skater's variations
3:00 pm −3:45 pm What can you dance to this music
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm Open Q&A sessions, Open conversations about favorite partnering qualities.
Friday, March 2 - Lenora’s Room, 615 SE Alder
8:30-9:45pm Workshop: Slow tempo Cross Step waltz.
9:45 - 11:00pm Dance -
Saturday, March 3 Norse Hall Main Ballroom, 111 NE 11th Ave
9:30-10:00am Registration and Warm ups
10:00am-12:30pm Waltzing for Waltzers: The basics of waltz rotary waltz
12:30-1:45pm Lecture and the catered lunch
1:45-3:45pm Variations of rotary waltz
4pm- 5pm Break out classes: Angela will teach the Sevillanas a flamenco-styled waltz , Richard’s topic TBD
Saturday Evening Dance , Norse Hall, 111 NE 11th Ave (Open to public)
Lesson: 7:30 to 9:00 pm. Richard will teach an “Electro-Swing One-Step” blending it with other traveling dances. Electro-swing is a new music / dance style currently popular in Europe and on college campuses.
Dance: 9:00 to 11:00 pm. Waltz, swing, and other traveling dances to music DJ’ed by Richard Powers and Dennis Myers
Sunday Workshops, March 4, Norse Hall, 111 NE 11th Ave
10:00 - 10:30 Warm-ups
10:30-12:30pm Waltz Class- Easy and Creative On-the-Fly waltz variations
12:30 pm- 1:45pm Lunch and Talk on Conditional Learning - the power of uncertainty
1:45 pm- 3:00 pm Traveling Promenade, Shadow and Skater's variations
3:00 pm −3:45 pm What can you dance to this music
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm Open Q&A sessions, Open conversations about favorite partnering qualities.