College of Alameda Dance instructor, Danny Nguyen and his students kicked off the Lunar New Year with an outstanding dance performance!
For more information visit http://alameda.peralta.edu/dance/
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Arts & Culture – College of Alameda
9 March 2015
Filed under: Arts & Culture, College of Alameda, Peralta News. Tagged: Dance, Dance Department, Danny Nguyen, Lunar New Year
AND STILL WE DANCE… “Nothing can dim the light which shines from within” at Laney College, Dec. 12-13
1 December 2014
Witness the artistry of Laney’s ILO ~ Communication, through the lens of dance! Friday & Saturday, December 12-13, 8:00PM in the Laney College Odell Johnson Performing Arts Center. General Admission $15.00. Students, Seniors & Children $10.00.
Filed under: Announcements, Arts & Culture, Laney College, Peralta News. Tagged: AND STILL WE DANCE..., Dance, Dance Department, Odell Johnson Performing Arts Center
Laney College Department of Dance Presents Afro-Cuban November Workshops, Nov. 25 – 26
6 November 2014
Upcoming Afro-Cuban Master Dance Workshops at Laney College will be taught by the renown Dolores Perez of Afro-Cuba de Matanzas and Ana Perez of Los Munequitos de Matanzas! Dance for a vibrant life!
ALL LEVELS WELCOME. NO DANCE EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!
Instructor Bios:
Ana Herrera Perez:
Ana Perez Herrera has been the lead vocalist and dancer for Los Muñequitos de Matanzas, since 1980. Los Muñequitos de Matanzas is one of the highest regarded masters of Afro-Cuban folkloric music and dance, especially known for Rumba.
Ana grew up with a rich family culture, a descendent of the Villamil Family, who developed artistically the seat of Afro-Cuban Folklore. She is not only an accomplished rumba dancer, highly sought after for classes and workshops worldwide, but her distinctive voice, has added an essential dimension to the Muñequitos sound, with her ease of singing in a very high range.
Dolores Perez Herrera:
Dolores Perez is one of Cuba’s greatest singers and dancers from the province of Matanzas. She was one of the founding member of Afro Cuba de Matanzas and can be heard on all of their recordings. She is best known for her performances on Caridad
An Omo Ochun and a Madrina to many, Dolores was featured in Afrocuba’s 1987 trip to the Smithsonian Folkway Festival.
Dolores is an ahijada of her aunt Tomasa Villamil, the Matriarch of the Villamil family. Tomasa’s grandparents were two musicians from Oyo, Nigeria, the old imperial Yoruba capital. They were kidnapped and brought over to Cuba in the 1880’s. The family has given Matanzas many of its best musicians, singers, and dancers.
Prior to joining Afrocuba, Dolores sang and danced with Los Portuarios, La Imaliana, and in the Carnival Comparsas in Matanzas. In addition to her overwhelming talents as a singer, Dolores is also a well-respected teacher of dance.
She has lead and participated in Afro-Cuban folkloric workshops world wide; both by invitation and while touring with Afro Cuba de Matanzas.
Filed under: Announcements, Arts & Culture, Laney College, Peralta News, Workshops. Tagged: Afro-Cuban, Ana Herrera Perez, Dance Department, Dolores Perez Herrera, Laney College Dance Department
Whisper of Hope dance performance at College of Alameda, May 9
8 May 2014
Friday, May 9, 8:00 p.m. in the College of Alameda Dance Studio, G111
Filed under: Announcements, Arts & Culture, College of Alameda, Peralta News. Tagged: Dance Department, Danny Nguyen, Whisper of Hope
The Oakland Ballet Company at Laney College, May 5
2 May 2014
Monday, May 5, 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. at Laney College, Room D100. Lecture demonstration at noon – 1:00 p.m., Odell Johnson Performing Arts Center. For more details, contact Priya Shah at vshah@peralta.edu.
You are invited to attend an exciting collaboration between the Laney College Dance Department and the Oakland Ballet Company. OBC’s Artistic Director, Graham Lustig, will host a master-class in the Laney College dance studio (D100) on May 5, 2014 (10-11:30am); all participants will have the unique opportunity to learn repertory from OBC’s upcoming production of “Oakland-esque”. Following Lustig’s master-class, OBC dancers will present excerpts from “Oakland-esque” in the Odell Johnson Performing Arts Center (noon-1pm). The afternoon will conclude with an informal question and answer session.
Filed under: Announcements, Laney College, Peralta News. Tagged: Ballet, Dance Department, Oakland Ballet Company, Oakland-esque
Laney College Welcomes the Oakland Ballet Company – May 16-17
3 April 2014
You are warmly invited to attend an exciting collaboration between the Laney College Dance Department and the Oakland Ballet Company. OBC’s Artistic Director, Graham Lustig, will host a master-class in the Laney College dance studio (D100) on May 5, 2014 (10-11:30am); all participants will have the unique opportunity to learn repertory from OBC’s upcoming production of “Oakland-esque”. Following Lustig’s master-class, OBC dancers will present excerpts from “Oakland-esque” in the Odell Johnson Performing Arts Center (noon-1pm). The afternoon will conclude with an informal question and answer session. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit OaklandBallet.org.
Filed under: Announcements, Arts & Culture, Laney College, Peralta News. Tagged: Dance Department, Graham Lustig, Oakland Ballet Company, Oakland-esque, Odell Johnson Performing Arts Center
P-SPAN – College of Alameda Dance Recital
23 January 2014
The College of Alameda Dance Department, under the direction of Danny Nguyen, presented its winter concert: Flashback for Change, on December 6, 2013.
Filed under: College of Alameda, P-SPAN, Peralta News. Tagged: Dance Department, Dance Recital, Danny Nguyen, Flashback for Change
P-SPAN – Laney College Dance: Nutcracker International
1 January 2014
Laney College’s Dance Department presented “Nutcracker International”, a new take on the classic ballet. Artistic Director Priya Shah worked with several Choreographers to create a home-grown Nutcracker centered in Oakland, California.
Filed under: Announcements, Arts & Culture, Laney College. Tagged: Ballet, Dance Department, Laney College Dance Department, Nutcracker, Nutcracker International, Priya Shah
Annual Spring Recital Concert at Laney College, AND STILL WE DANCE… “Without Boundaries” May 10 & 11
3 May 2013
Yes, it’s that time of year again! It’s SHOWTIME! The Laney College Department of Dance is proud to announce it’s annual Spring Recital Concert, which highlights 13 classes and features more than 90 hard working, committed students who, eat… breathe… and live for dance. Please come out and support the many rehearsal hours both our faculty and students have given to make this the best recital concert yet!
Filed under: Announcements, Arts & Culture, Laney College, Peralta News. Tagged: Dance Department, Odell Johnson Performing Arts Center, Spring Recital Concert
AND STILL WE DANCE… “The Legacy Continues” at Laney College, Friday & Saturday, December 7-8, 2012
3 December 2012
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Filed under: Laney College. Tagged: AND STILL WE DANCE... "The Legacy Continues", Dance Department, Odell Johnson Performing Arts Center
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