NEWS RELEASE
GUELPH DANCE
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Five workshops for the public will take place during the 19th Annual Guelph Dance Festival, May 31-June 4, 2017. These workshops are a great way to experience dance as a participant, not just an audience member.
Artist-in-Residence Suzette Sherman will teach three contemporary dance master classes on May 31, June 2, and June 4. All classes begin at 10:30 a.m. and take place at the Guelph Youth Dance Studios, 42 Quebec Street. Sherman’s technique classes, in the language of David Earle, are open to advanced/professional dancers. Each class is offered at a reduced $10 rate, thanks to support from the Canada Council.
An Indigenous Hoop Dance workshop will be taught by Festival performer and two-time world Hoop Dance champion Lisa Odjig. This free workshop takes place on Sunday, June 4, 1 p.m., immediately following the In the Park performance at Exhibition Park, London Road, West. The workshop will have participants creating formations, designs, and symbols of nature with hoops. No registration necessary for this fun workshop.
OURO Collective, a Vancouver-based group that combines urban dance with contemporary dance, will teach a workshop for teens on Sunday, June 4, 9:30 a.m, at the Guelph Youth Music Centre, 75 Cardigan Street. Styles such as hip hop and waaching will be covered. Cost is $20.
More information and registration can be found at www.guelphdance.ca, emailing [email protected], or phoning 519-780-2220.
About Guelph Dance
Established in 1998, Guelph Dance—formerly the Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival—is a nationally recognized leader in contemporary dance, offering a platform for professional, new-generation, and youth dance artists to share their vision, push creative boundaries, and engage community audiences.
Guelph Dance gratefully acknowledges the support of its funders: the Department of Canadian Heritage, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, the City of Guelph, the Guelph Community Foundation, the Community Fund for Canada’s 150th, the Good Foundation, and the Rotary Club of Guelph-Trillium.
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