The Southern California Dance Connection

The Southern California Dance Connection
Spring Issue, No. 13
January 17, 2010

Dear SCDC subscribers,
I hope you enjoy the spring newsletter, which features a third article by Dr. Wendy Coates in her series on dance injuries. I thank Dr. Coates for her enthusiasm and willingness to share her expertise with the readers of SCDC, and for her thoughtful yet practical approach to dealing with dance injuries. In the fall 2010 newsletter, Dr. Coates will continue her series with an article on dancers and turn out.
Happy New Year for 2010!
Lorin Johnson, Editor

Advisory Board
Lorin Johnson, Editor of SCDC; Assistant Professor, California State University, Long Beach
Glenn Edgerton: Artistic Director, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
Charles A. Maple: Director, Maple Conservatory of Dance
Julie McLeod: Founder and Director, Art Without Limits
Colleen O'Callaghan: Artistic Director, Ventura County Ballet Company; Co-Director, American Ballet Intensives
Peter Pucci, NYC, NY: Choreographer/ Movement Director; Artistic Director/ Peter Pucci Plus Dancers
Denise Warner Limoli: Associate Professor of Dance, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY.
Sara Wookey: Choreographer and Artistic Director, Wookey Works.

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Thank you for your generous support!

Achilles Tendon Injuries: A Dancer’s Guide
Leroy Sims, M.D., M.Sc. and Wendy C. Coates, M.D.
The Achilles Heel – In Greek mythology, Thetis, the mother of Achilles, held him by the heel while she dipped him in the River Styx to make him invulnerable in every place the water touched him. Alas, his death came when his heel was pierced by an arrow in battle.

     The Achilles tendon is the largest and strongest tendon in the human body. It connects the calf muscles (gastrocnemius, soleus, and plantaris) to the heel bone (calcaneus). When the calf muscles contract, they pull on the Achilles tendon causing it to shorten and the foot to point (plantar flexion). Contraction of the Achilles tendon is necessary for walking, running and to rise to demi or full pointe and to jump. Despite its size and strength, the Achilles tendon is a common location of overuse injury that is potentially incapacitating in professional and recreational athletes, particularly dancers. Risk factors for developing Achilles tendinitis are intrinsic (biomechanical abnormalities that are unique to a particular athlete) or extrinsic (preventable and treatable). Common intrinsic factors include anatomic instability (arches are too high or too flat), muscle imbalance (opposing muscle groups have different levels of strength) or lack of flexibility. Extrinsic factors can usually be corrected with diligent effort and include causes like improper technique, hard floors, footwear, drastic changes in intensity or frequency of exercise. Repetitive stresses to the tendon cause micro trauma and tissue damage. This manifests itself as pain and tightness along the tendon. In the early stages of injury, there is localized pain during or following activity. As the condition progresses, pain develops earlier during activity or at rest. Swelling or a hard knot of tissue (nodule) may be a sign of tendon degeneration that may not hurt, but should be evaluated by a medical professional.
Prevention
     Several interventions may reduce the risk of developing new or recurrent Achilles tendinopathy.
1. Warm up - Always perform a proper warm up prior to activity, including stretching exercises specifically targeting the calf muscles and the Achilles tendon. Heel lifts with a straight knee stretch the gastrocnemius muscle, while heel lifts with bent knees stretch the soleus muscle.
2. Avoid training errors - Increase training in gradual increments. Avoid over training and training with excessive pain. Sudden increase in intensity is a risk factor for injury.
3. Proper footwear – Dancers should wear well-fitting shoes. Constricting ribbons or elastics that put pressure on the Achilles tendon may inhibit its range of motion and lead to tendinitis.
4. Ensure proper dance mechanics – Proper technique is at the core of injury prevention. The use of plié and replacing the heel completely on the floor when landing any jump avoids Achilles tendonopathy.
5. Medications that affect the Achilles tendon – Some medications have been associated with Achilles tendinitis and tendon rupture, particularly antibiotics of the fluoroquinolone group (Cipro/ciprofloxacin, Ofloxin, Levofloxacin/Levaquin). If one of these antibiotics is necessary to treat a medical condition, pay special attention to Achilles tendon health and report any pain immediately to your health care provider. In some cases, a different antibiotic may be effective.
Treatment
     The goal of therapy is to relieve symptoms and enable return to activity. Here are some helpful treatment strategies:
1. Rest - If symptoms are mild, avoid exercises that stress the Achilles tendon, such as jumping. For severe symptoms, an extended period of rest may be necessary. Cross-training with low-impact exercises such as swimming can help maintain fitness during are recovery.
2. Ice - The application of ice to the Achilles tendon when symptomatic can help reduce inflammation and pain, especially after exercise.
3. Medication - Taking a short course (7 to 10 days) of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) can help to reduce pain and inflammation, and enable return to activity sooner. There is no scientific evidence supporting the use of topical NSAIDs for pain or inflammation relief. However, some dancers report relief of symptoms with topical agents such as Tiger Balm, Icy Hot, or other over-the-counter remedies.
4. Foot Support - In some cases, orthoses, which are devices to help support the muscle and relieve stress on the tendon such as a heel pad or arch support insert, can be useful in relieving symptoms associated with Achilles tendonitis. Sometimes these can be used while dancing, but can definitely be used in street shoes to provide support and recovery while not engaged in activity. A bandage or wrap specifically designed to restrict motion of the tendon can also be used, especially while training is necessary after injury.
5. Eccentric exercise – These exercises reduce the time needed to return to activity. Eccentric exercise is the application of a load or weight during the lengthening of a muscle. (This is in contrast to concentric exercises, which involve contracting a muscle against a load, e.g., relevé.) Stand with the heel of the affected foot beyond the edge of the step or platform with the foot plantar flexed (picture A). Slowly lower the heel, bringing the foot into dorsiflexion (picture B). As with stretching, performing these exercises with the knee straight will target the gastrocnemius muscle and with the knee bent will target the soleus muscle (picture C). To avoid inadvertent concentric exercise, raise the affected foot back to the plantar flexed starting position using the unaffected foot, and hands using the barre. A typical regimen is done twice a day for 12 to 24 weeks, performing 3 sets of 15 repetitions with straight knees, then 3 sets of 15 repetitions with bent knees.

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6. Steroid Injections – Steroid injections are NOT recommended in the treatment of Achilles tendon injury because they may weaken the tendon and lead to a risk of tendon rupture. Furthermore, there is no medical evidence demonstrating any benefit.
7. Platelet-rich plasma injections – some practitioners endorse the injection of platelet-rich plasma to speed up healing of Achilles tendon injuries. They theorize that it improves the blood flow in the area of the tendon (which normally does not have a good blood supply). Scientific trials have not shown a clear benefit for this therapy, but some dancers report improvement in their symptoms if performed soon after injury.
8. Finally, for dancers with Achilles pain that persists despite the above treatment and prevention modalities, surgery is a treatment option of last resort. Recovery is slow and involves months of rehabilitation. Surgery does not guarantee a return to dancing at a pre-injury level of activity.
If you are experiencing tendon pain, consult your health care provider early. It is the best way to diagnose and develop an effective treatment plan for your condition.
Next topic – TURNOUT! What is it and can you get more?

Artform Studio is Orange County’s Premier Pilates and BodyCode Studio
At Artform Studio, we focus our training on the principle of “working-in” to fine tune the body. We offer private training, semi-private training, group Allegro Reformer classes, and group Pilates, Yoga, and BodyCode classes. Every class is monitored and directed by our highly trained and certified instructors to ensure that you meet your personals goals of strength and flexibility.
We specialize in post-rehabilitation with an emphasis of sport specific training such as: dancers, equestrians, golfers, swimmers, divers, gymnasts, & figure skaters. We offer Pink Ribbon Program Post Rehabilitative Breast Cancer Training to aid women in their continual recovery from breast cancer. Artform conducts BodyCode certifications throughout the year, as well as numerous workshops for both clients and instructors.
Regardless of your physical fitness level, chronic or acute injuries/ailments, and your daily schedule, Artform Studio has a class or workshop that would be perfect to add to your workout regimen!
Workshops for 2010 geared towards dancers: http://clients.mindbodyonline.com/ws.asp?studioid=3357&stype=-8&sLoc=0
For a full schedule please visit www.artformstudio.com or call us at 949-837-9999:

danceXchange:: a contemporary dance class with rotating instructors.
When: Fridays 2:30-4pm
Where: Granville Studio 2837 Granville West Los Angeles 90064 (The 4th house N of National on west side of street, 2 blocks west of Barrington - Look for tallest, largest house - Go through wooden gate on the right of the house, go towards the backyard and down stairs.
Contact: holly@stringtheoryproductions.com for teachers schedule and updated class information.
Fee: $15 single class, 5 class card for $62.50

DANCEbank 2010 Winter/Spring schedule
PLEASE NOTE: The class time has changed.
Starting in January, class will be held from 1-3pm on Saturdays.
New location:
The Colburn School, Gallery Studio
Japanese American Cultural and Community Center (JACCC)
244 S San Pedro Street (between 2nd and 3rd)
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Class costs $12. cash only, exact change appreciated
please pay teacher before class starts

DANCEbank 2010 Winter/Spring schedule
Hana van der Kolk January 9, 16, 23
Rebecca Pappas January 30, Feb 6, Feb 13
Stephan Koplowitz Feb 20, 27, March 6
Meg Wolfe March 13, 20
Taisha Paggett March 27, April 3, 10
TBA April 17
Lionel Popkin April 24
TBA May 1
Lionel Popkin May 8
Sara Wookey May 15, 22, 29

Help Desk/L.A. Meet and Greet
Thursday, January 28th 6 pm
Help Desk/L.A. in association with The Center for Cultural Innovation, CHIME, DRC, LA Stage Alliance, and Show Box LA invite the Los Angeles dance community to meet, greet and be merry at Mandrake (2692 S. La Cienega Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90034-2604) on Thursday, January 28th 2010 starting at 6 pm. This is a stress-free opportunity to come together, make connections and strengthen our community. Help Desk/L.A. Nurturing community and professional growth in the contemporary dance world. Help Desk/L.A. is a project of Pentacle, a non-profit service organization for the performing arts. (www.pentacle.org)

New Class by Paula Present
Dancers!I am starting a weekly Thursday dance class in Hollywood, starting January 21 at Hollywood Dance Center. I am excited to connect more tangibly to the dance community on a weekly basis! Flyer is attached, but here's the basic info:Every Thursday, beginning on January 21 6:30-8:00 PM $10 Hollywood Dance Center 817 N Highland Ave, LA, 90038
Parking is behind the building and side streets, do not park on Highland
For more information, go to www.pterodance.org or email ptero@pterodance.org

AUDITIONS, CALL FOR DANCERS & EMPLOYMENT

Audition for Summer Lee Rhatigan's San Francisco Conservatory of Dance Summer Intensive
Tuesday, February 16, 6:00-8:00pm
California State University, Long Beach
Dance Center, Studio 3
1250 Bellflower Blvd
Long Beach, CA 90840
(directly behind the Carpenter Performing Arts Center on Atherton and Palo Verde)
Visit: http://www.SFconservatoryofDance.org for registration information
Please download the following PDFs for more information: program flyer; Summer Lee Rhatigan's resume
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SonneBlauma Company Auditions
Date: February 7th
Time: 6:00 pm
Place: Montecito School of Ballet, Santa Barbara
Please bring a cd with your bio and a selection of high resolution images of yourself dancing on it. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask! Info: sonneblauma@hotmail.com

AUDITIONS - Sundays this month (1/10, 1/17, 1/31). Louise Reichlin & Dancers/Los Angeles Choreographers & Dancers.
Experienced Dancers for paid performances this season with Louise Reichlin & Dancers. Rehearsal honorarium. Recent performances include the TriArt Festival at the Warner Grand, the Steelworkers Auditorium in Fontana, the OC Museum of Art, The Jazz Bakery in Culver City and the site-specific 'Dance At the Stone House'.
Contemporary dancers with modern, ballet and jazz background, strong stage presence, expressiveness, musicality, and technique. Floor work important Rehearsal schedule is selected from Tues/Thurs/Sun mornings from 10-1 depending on which projects you are in. Besides general repertory, there are several parts available in The Better To Bite You With, a dance/multimedia work for families and children loosely based on Little Red Riding Hood. Dancers sometimes rotate parts, so see cast breakdown on our web-site, http://www.LAChoreographersAndDancers.org under auditions and videos at www.YouTube.com/LouiseReichlin.
Call 213-385-1171 or email pics/resumes to louisehr@LAChoreographersAndDancers.org
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Stella Nova Dance Company Auditions
May 2010 (Date TBA)
Ages 12-18
Tuition: $150 (Scholarships Available)
More Info: www.stellanovadance.org

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Michael Roberts new ballet class CD "Dancing Fingers" is now available.
34 tracks of brand new music including a Mazurka,Polonaise,Tango,Rag,Polka, two extended Grande Waltz's and ten of his signature Adagios. www.balletclassmusic.com

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SonneBlauma in COOL New York Dance Festival
Dates: January 28th & January 31st
Times: January 28th: red eye – 9:00 pm
January 31st: my kind of time – 4:00 pm
Place: John Ryan Theater, 25 Jay St Brooklyn, NY
Cost: FREE -
Festival Website
More Information
SonneBlauma is achieving its next goal in getting the work out there in the world! We’re headed to NYC to perform in the COOL New York Dance Festival. Around 60 contemporary dance companies and choreographers will be presented over 19 performances at the John Ryan Theater. This is a stellar opportunity to introduce our work to New York City as well as others in the festival from all over the U.S. as well as abroad.

Announcing the School of Paul Wagner's Ballet USA
Acclaimed former Principal Dancer of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and a Professor who served for over twenty years in the dance program at Cal State Fullerton, Barbara Arms announced today that she is joining forces with Paul Wagner former soloist of the Pennsylvania Ballet and Les Grands Ballets Canadiens in Montreal and Company Manager of the Joffrey Ballet in New York in the 1970’s. Mr. Wagner has been teaching Master Classes in the Coachella Valley area for the past few years and has decided to develop a new school, The School of Paul Wagner’s BalletsUSA. With a name reminiscent of the early Jerome Robbins company of many years ago and also the founding of a support arm like Balanchine and Kirstein’s linkage to Ballet Society the two will try to map out a bright new expanded future for dance excellence in the Palm Springs Coachella Valley area.

Catch Me Bird (http://www.CatchMeBird.com) is launching new funding drives for three major events in 2010:
• Double The Learning Drive (Funding Deadline: March 1, 2010)
C. Derrick Jones, Co-Artistic Director, was awarded the $10,000 Artist-In-Residence grant from the LA Department of Cultural Affairs, to design and implement our 10-week dance-theater workshops about partnership and trust. We are launching a fundraising drive to DOUBLE this amount so that we can develop and publish a book of our techniques with a companion DVD, for personal and educational uses.

• Creative Seeds Challenge (Funding Deadline: May 1, 2010)
Nehara Kalev, Co-Artistic Director, was awarded the coveted Djerassi Resident Artists Grant, which provides one month of uninterrupted creative development time at an international artists’ retreat in central California. It includes room, board, and rehearsal studio, but does not provide a stipend to replace lost income. We need $3,000, which will allow both of us to take full advantage of this artistic residency, where we will investigate new dance-theater approaches for the Ford Amphitheatre premiere of IRON.

IRON: Year Six Performance Fund (Funding Deadline: July 1, 2010)
We have been invited by The LA County Arts Commission to premiere IRON: Year Six on FRIDAY AUGUST 13, 2010. A wonderful opportunity for us, but we need $47,000 to support set design, aerial rigging, aerial set fabrication, rehearsal, materials, technical assistance, publicity, collaborator stipends, lighting, sound, video, costumes, and production coordination.
About IRON
Help us celebrate our 6th Anniversary performance! Did you know that IRON, the element associated with the sixth year of marriage, has inspiring qualities and metaphors? Iron is an abundant element in the universe, found in the sun and many stars. Iron nuclei are very stable, a vital constituent of plant and animal life. Iron metal is a silvery, lustrous metal, which has important magnetic properties.
The atomic weight of iron is 26. We are asking you for a $26 donation, or any multiple of 26 ($52, $104, $208, $416, $832, $1,664, $3,328, $6,656, $13,312, $26,624, or other amount).
Please visit our "DONATE" page at http://www.CatchMeBird.com for more information and updates. Thank you for your generous participation.

The Colburn School rents dance studios.
All feature professionally sprung floors, air-conditioning, pianos, and audio visual systems with iPod adapters. Proof of liability insurance is required. Studios A & B are at The Colburn School main building, 200 S. Grand Avenue , Los Angeles , CA 90012 . The Gallery Studio is in Little Tokyo, 244 S. San Pedro Ave , Los Angeles , CA 90012 .
Studio A - 25 x 46, 1203 square feet (Marley) $35/hour
Studio B - 25 x 43, 1109 square feet (Wood) $35/hour
Gallery Studio - 60' x 35', 2,100 sq. ft. (Marley) $50/hour
email dance@colburnschool.edu or call 213-621-4524 for more information

The Wooden Floor at REDCAT
January 15 & 16, 2010 at 8:30pm
Roy and Edna Disney / Cal Arts Theater in the Walt Disney Concert Hall complex
General Admission $20, Students $10 Tickets online: www.REDCAT.org or 213.237.2800
The Wooden Floor promises a rare experience featuring three of the nation's most interesting experimental choreographers creating new work in partnership with 73 underserved youth.

Diavolo Dance Company
January 17-19, 2010
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion : Music Center
135 North Grand Ave , Los Angeles , 90012
Website: http://www.diavolo.org/
Diavolo Dance Company at the Dorothy Chandler was founded in 1992 in Los Angeles by Jacques Heim to create large-scale interdisciplinary performances which examine the funny and frightening ways individuals act with their environment.

The Sharon Disney Lund Dance Series Grupo de Rua: H3
January 19, 2010 - January 23, 2010
REDCAT (Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater)
631 West 2nd Street Los Angeles, CA 90012
Box Office: 213 237-2800
Brazilian choreographer Bruno Beltrão and his nine-member Grupo de Rua—all recruited from the lively street dance scene in Rio—open a new physics-defying chapter in their ongoing project to deploy hip-hop as a vibrant dance theater form for our time.

Perezian Geometry
January 22, 23 at 8:30
Highways Performance Space
1651 18th Street
@ 18th Street Arts Center
Ticket Information / Phone Reservations: 310-315-1459 Online: www.highwaysperfomance.org
With Anne & Jeff Grimaldo, Mona Jean Cedar, Tamsin Carlson, Sarah Swenson, Jamie Benson, and Brad Horwitz.
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Santa Barbara Dance Alliance's New Works Concer
January 22nd: 8:00 pm, January 23rd 2pm & 8:00 pm
Center Stage Theater, Santa Barbara
Cost: $50 patron, $25 general, $22 SBDA members, students and seniors
Get Tickets: Center Stage Box Office
Misa is draping herself in a new solo. The working title is Ranunculus.
It is a short and sweet work that celebrates a rite of passage that softens the wrinkles of time, brings sparkle to strands of hidden grey, and surfaces from the sea of the integrated collective unconsciousness a thing she calls a dance: driven, riveting, determined, and universal. The work is energetic, athletic, emotionally charged, & soul rich.
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The Joffrey Ballet - CINDERELLA
January 28-31, 2010
Music Center, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
135 North Grand Ave. , Los Angeles , 90012
Phone: (213) 972-0711
Website: www.musiccenter.org//events/dance_0910_joffrey.html
The Joffrey Ballet returns to the Music Center with Sir Frederick Ashtons CINDERELLA, widely considered one of his greatest full-length ballets. Performed in three acts, the classic rags-to-riches story comes to life in a stunning ballet set to Serge Prokofievs brilliant score, with breathtaking sets and costumes designed by David Walker.

The Wheeldon Company Morphoses
Jan 29 at 8pm
The Granada, Santa Barbara
Tickets: 893-3535 - $28-48
Newly formed but already receiving international acclaim, Morphoses was founded by one of the ballet world's most exciting talents and former resident choreographer with New York City Ballet, Christopher Wheeldon, with the fundamental goal of revitalizing contemporary, classical ballet by marrying dance, music, visual arts, and design.

Benita Bike’s DanceArt for a “Double Take” Dance Program
Sunday, January 31, 3:00 pm
The historic McGroarty House 7570 McGroarty Terrace
For program information, call 818-353-5734 or see www.danceart.org. For directions or Arts Center information, call 818-352-5285. This is a FREE event!
“Double Take” Dance Programs by modern dance company Benita Bike’s DanceArt are a mixture of contemporary dance performance and audience interaction. Bring your friends, children and parents to see dances performed and then to ask the questions you’ve always wanted to ask: How do you make a dance? How do the dancers learn to move that way? How can they remember all those complicated moves?
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Shen Yun
February 5-11, 2010
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, The Music Center
135 North Grand Ave. Los Angeles , 90012
Phone: (800) 880-0188
Website: laspectacular.com/
Inspired by the rich spirit of an ancient culture, Shen Yun Performing Arts brings to life classical Chinese dance and music in a gloriously colorful and exhilarating show. Part of a 30-country world tour, Shen Yun returns to Los Angeles for another spectacular engagement.

BETHUNE THEATERDANSE "Silent Roar"
Feb. 5-7, 2010
Glendale Community College Theatre
1500 N. Verdugo Rd. Glendale, CA 91208
Tickets: $35 (group rates available) BROWNPAPERTICKETS.COM, 800-838-3006
Celebrity Gala: Friday, Feb. 5 $75
A multimedia music/theatre experience inspirted by the mural art of Wyland directed and choreographed by Zina Bethune.

Lula Washington Dance Theatre
February 6, 2010
Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, 12700 Center Court Drive, Cerritos, CA 90703
Tickets: (800) 300-4345 or (562) 916-8500
Lula Washington Dance Theatre was founded in 1980 and has become one of the largest and most celebrated African-American dance companies in the West.

Akram Khan Dance Company: bahok
February 09, 2010
Irvine Barclay Theatre
Tickets: Box Office: (949) 854-4646 tickets@thebarclay.org
Named after a Bengali word meaning “carrier,” bahok is the eagerly anticipated collaboration between Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Akram Khan and the National Ballet of China. Set to resemble a present day version of the tale of Babel, five performers from Khan’s own kathak-contemporary company go head-to-head with three classically-trained dancers to explore ways in which the body carries national identity and a sense of belonging.

CSULB CONTEMPORARY DANCE CONCERT Program A
February 11 & 12, 2010, 8:00pm; February 13, 2010, 2:00pm & 8:00pm
An evening of original dances by CSULB undergraduate dance majors. This diverse movement showcase also features original costume and lighting designs, videography, sculpture, and musical scores by CSULB students.
Martha B. Knoebel Dance Theater
CSULB Arts Ticket Office: 562-985-7000
6200 Atherton St., Long Beach, CA 90815
Tickets: $20 General $16 Students, Seniors, CSULB Fac/Staff, DRC members

CONTRA-TIEMPO'S 5th year anniversary
an evening of performances, salsa lessons and an unforgettable post-show party!
February 20th, 7-11 p.m.
The Los Angeles Theater Complex
514 S. Spring Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
Tickets are available at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/94908
*All proceeds will go to our arts education programming.
We hope to see you there for a night of uplifting beauty and inspiring dancing!
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Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
Sat, Feb 20 at 8 pm & Sun, Feb 21 at 4pm
Carpenter Performing Arts Center, Long Beach
6200 Atherton St., Long Beach , CA 90815 (near Palo Verde, on the CSULB campus)
(562) 985-7000 cpac@carpenterarts.org
$45 Regular $40 Students/Seniors/CSULB

Luminario Ballet of Los Angeles Performance at the Pasadena Dance Festival
February 20, 2010, 8pm
Pasadena Civic Auditorium
300 East Green Street , Pasadena , 91101
Phone: (818) 395-6506 Website: www.luminarioballet.org

Los Angeles Ballet: “see the music, hear the dance”
February 20-21, 2010
Freud Playhouse, UCLA
Evening of masterworks by George Balanchine featuring 'Kammermusik No. 2' - Balanchine/Hindemith, 'Serenade' - Balanchine/Tschaikovsky and 'Tschaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2' - Balanchine/Tschaikovsky. http://www.losangelesballet.org/html/performances_boxoffice.htm

Bolshoi Ballet, “Don Quixote”
February 24-28, 2010
Orange County Performing Arts Center
600 Town Center Drive
Costa Mesa, California 92626
Phone: 714.556.2787

Alberta Ballet: Joni Mitchell's The Fiddle and the Drum
February 25, 2010
Irvine Barclay Theatre
Tickets: Box Office: (949) 854-4646 tickets@thebarclay.org
Joni Mitchell's "The Fiddle and The Drum" is a ground-breaking collaboration between legendary artist Joni Mitchell and Alberta Ballet Artistic Director Jean Grand-Maître. This semi-abstract narrative ballet is danced in neo-classical style and performed to Mitchell's compelling music and her latest artwork, which is projected on large canvas screens behind the dancers throughout the ballet.

Joni Mitchell’s The Fiddle and The Drum featuring Alberta Ballet
February 26-27, 2010 8:00 PM
Royce Hall, UCLA
340 Royce Drive , Los Angeles , 90095
Phone: (310) 825-2101 Admission: $75, 56, 44, 32
Website: uclalive.org/event.asp?Event_ID=669
Legendary folk icon Joni Mitchell and acclaimed choreographer Jean Grand-Maitre joined forces to create “The Fiddle and The Drum,” a stunning multimedia collaboration fusing eclectic sound, visual art and sensual dance.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre
March 2-7, 2010
Orange County Performing Arts Center
600 Town Center Drive
Costa Mesa, California 92626
Phone: 714.556.2787
March 2 & 6: UPTOWN / DANCING SPIRIT/ REVELATIONS
March 3 and 6: SUITE OTIS / AMONG US / REVELATIONS
March 4 and 7: BEST OF 20 YEARS/ REVELATIONS
March 5: HYMN/ EPISODES / REVELATIONS

South Bay Ballet “BRAVO! The Classical & Contemporary Ballet Experience”
March 6 @7pm, March 7 @2pm, 2010
James R Armstrong Theatre
Torrance Cultural Arts Center
3330 Civic Center Drive
Torrance, CA 90503 Tickets: http://bravo2010.eventbrite.com/
South Bay Ballet’s 30th Anniversary Season continues with its annual dance concert presenting a range of works by award winning choreographers Heather Gray, Utah Regional Ballet II Artistic Director, Kenneth Walker, Kenneth Walker Dance Project, and Julie Shulman, professional dancer and choreographer. Audiences will also enjoy emerging choreography by senior company member, Skylar Kolby Burson, with his playful, original work, Replica.

Los Angeles Ballet: “see the music, hear the dance”
March 6, 2010
Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center
Evening of masterworks by George Balanchine featuring 'Kammermusik No. 2' - Balanchine/Hindemith, 'Serenade' - Balanchine/Tschaikovsky and 'Tschaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2' - Balanchine/Tschaikovsky.
http://www.losangelesballet.org/html/performances_boxoffice.htm

DONNA STERNBERG & DANCERS Categorically Not!
March 7 at 6:30 p.m.
Santa Monica Art Studios, 3026 Airport Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90405
An occasional series of Sunday evenings dedicated to exploring the common ground of art, science, politics and what not at. The topic of the event is Space and Time. In addition to DS&D, participants include journalist, Marc Cooper, who writes for the Huffington Post and the Nation and Mike Brown, former CFO of Microsoft and chairman of NASDAQ. Info at www.categoricallynot.com

2010 Spring MFA Dance Concert
March 11 & 12, 2010, 8:00pm; March 13, 2010, 2:00pm & 8:00pm
MFA students present their choreography in this evening of stimulating dance. Performed by undergraduate and graduate dancers, each piece is an original work and represents a diverse perspective and interpretation of today’s world.
The Martha B. Knoebel Dance Theater
CSULB Arts Ticket Office: 562-985-7000
6200 Atherton St., Long Beach, CA 90815
Tickets: $16 General $10 Students, Seniors, CSULB Fac/Staff, DRC members

CELEBRATE DANCE 2010
March 13, 2010 8pm
Alex Theatre 216 North Brand Blvd. , Glendale , 91203
Phone: (818) 243-2539
Admission: $17-$35children, adult $12 Discounts for Senior, Student & DRC members 25% groups of 15 or more Website: www.AlexTheatre.org Alex Theatre Box office 818-243-2539 or http://www.alextheatre.org
http://www.alextheatre.org/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=309&year=2010&month=3
Lester Horton Dance Award winning Executive Producer Jamie Nichols is delighted to announce the CELEBRATE DANCE 2010. CELEBRATE DANCE 2010 will include a line-up of “knock out” dance companies, smashing new work and debuts by nine ingenious choreographers.BARE Dance Company (Mike Esperanza Artistic Director), Body Current Dance (Lorin Johnson Artistic Director -former ABT dancer), Catch Me Bird (Nehara Kalev & Derrick Jones Artistic Directors), JazzAntiqua Dance and Music Ensemble (Pat Taylor Artistic Director), Josie Walshs MYOKYO, Macarena Gandarillas and Dancers,Motion Tribe (Marie de la Palme Artisitc Director) Ptero Dance Theatre( Paula Present Artistic director) and RhetOracle Dance Company (Nathan Hodges Artistic Director).
Don't wait to get your tickets the show has sold out for the last two years!
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DONNA STERNBERG & DANCERS in collaboration with Michael Masucci/EZTV
presents Quantum Entanglement
March 13, 2010 at 2:00 p.m.
Santa Monica Main Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd.
Based on the science of quantum physics, the work examines how two or more objects are linked together even though they may be spatially separated. This site specific event begins in the Martin Luther King Auditorium with a live performance with dancers interacting with projections on a video screen and a short film presentation. The audience then moves to the courtyard, where the dance performance will continue. Admission is free.
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The Sharon Disney Lund Dance Series Rosanna Gamson/World Wide: Tov
March 18, 2010 - March 27, 2010
REDCAT (Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater)
631 West 2nd Street Los Angeles, CA 90012
Box Office: 213 237-2800
Deftly weaving together intense physical movement, spoken word, vocal music, and the “theater laboratory” ensemble techniques originated by Jerzy Grotowski, Rosanna Gamson stages a profusely evocative dance drama around the story of the tarpan—an extinct species of Eurasian wild horse that was genetically “reassembled” in the 1930s through back-breeding of domestic horses.

The Classical and Contemporary Dance Conservatory (CCD)
of the Orange County High School of the Arts
Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Martha B. Knoebel Dance Theater at California State University, Long Beach (6200 E. Atherton Street, west of the Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center).
Tickets: www.ocsarts.net web site, click on “Box Office.” Tickets: $11- $16
The dancers will perform excerpts from Swan Lake, as well as choreography by CCD Director Steven Hyde, CCD faculty member Julie Shulman, and guest choreographer Lawrence Pech of the San Francisco Opera.
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Festival Ballet: Don Quixote
March 20-21, 2010
Irvine Barclay Theatre
Tickets: Box Office: (949) 854-4646 tickets@thebarclay.org
Based on Cervantes’ heroic novel set to Ludwig Minkus’ memorable score, Festival Ballet Theatre revives its colorful production for the Barclay’s intimate stage. Joining the Company for these performances of Don Quixote are internationally renowned principal dancers and guest artists from American Ballet Theatre, Gillian Murphy and Marcelo Gomes. Salwa Rizkalla, artistic director.

Cinderella
Presented by Maple Youth Ballet
April 03, 2010
Irvine Barclay Theatre
Tickets: Box Office: (949) 854-4646 tickets@thebarclay.org
Based on the world's most beloved fairy tale, this refreshing and delightful full-length production will captivate audiences with its humor, romance, adventure, the beauty and majesty of classical ballet and the hope of "happily ever after..." Featuring original choreography by Artistic Director Charles Maple, Maple Youth Ballet's Cinderella brings this treasured fairy tale to life with something for everyone.

John Jasperse Company with ICE (International Contemporary Ensemble): Truth, Revised Histories, Wishful Thinking, and Flat-Out Lies
April 14, 2010 - April 18, 2010
The Sharon Disney Lund Dance Series
REDCAT (Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater)
631 West 2nd Street Los Angeles, CA 90012
Box Office: 213 237-2800
In this witty, meticulously devised collage set to a score for string quartet and electronics, one of the dance world’s most astute and influential innovators turns his keen attentions to the often fluid boundaries between reality and fantasy, belief and illusion, the sincere and the ironic. By juxtaposing varied styles of dance, performance and music, Jasperse asks us to examine what we believe, what we don’t, and why.

Shen Wei Dance Arts
April 16-18, 2010
Orange County Performing Arts Center
600 Town Center Drive
Costa Mesa, California 92626
Phone: 714.556.2787
Shen Wei – still riding high from his work on the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony - returns to the Center with his acclaimed triptych Re- (Parts I, II, and III). This visually rich composition was inspired by the artist’s travels through Tibet, Ankgor Wat, and the new Silk Road.

Danish Dance Theater
April 23, 2010
Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, 12700 Center Court Drive, Cerritos, CA 90703
Tickets: (800) 300-4345 or (562) 916-8500
The Danish Dance Theater, established in 1981, “is elegant and electric,” hailed The Boston Globe. One of Denmark’s leading dance companies, the ensemble bridges the gap between the Contemporary and Classical realms.

Stella Nova Dance Company presents Prajna Within
April 23th, 8pm April 24th, 2pm & 8pm
David & Dorothea Garfield Theatre
4126 Executive Drive
San Diego, CA 92037
www.stellanovadance.org

CSULB CONTEMPORARY DANCE CONCERT Program B
April 29 - 30, 2010, 8:00pm; May 1, 2010, 2:00pm & 8:00pm
An all new showcase of original choreography by the undergraduate dance majors presenting an evening of diverse dance styles and creative visions.
The Martha B. Knoebel Dance Theater
CSULB Arts Ticket Office: 562-985-7000
6200 Atherton St., Long Beach, CA 90815
Tickets: $20 General $16 Students, Seniors, CSULB Fac/Staff, DRC members

DONNA STERNBERG & DANCERS celebrates its 25th anniversary
May 1 8:30 p.m.
The Assistance League Playhouse, 1367 N. St. Andrews Place, Los Angeles
Tickets are $25 general, $20 students/seniors/DRC and can be ordered on-line at www.dsdancers.com
Adapting the evening-length work, Quantum Entanglement, to a proscenium stage, DS&D explores the concept of entanglement from both a scientific and human perspective, mixing up the subatomic movement of particles with the emotional ramifications of being entwined with people and situations. Preceding the performance at 7:30 is a panel discussion with scientists, journalists and artists.
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Compania Nacional de Danza
May 4-8, 2010
Orange County Performing Arts Center
600 Town Center Drive
Costa Mesa, California 92626
Phone: 714.556.2787
Acclaimed choreographer Nacho Duanto’s Compañía Nacional de Danza brings two remarkable programs for its official Center debut, including Multiplicity, a choreographic reflection on the music and life of Johann Sebastian Bach.

Festival Ballet: Protege & Stars Invitational Dance Festival
Presented by Festival Ballet Theatre
May 07, 2010
Irvine Barclay Theatre
Tickets: Box Office: (949) 854-4646 tickets@thebarclay.org
This inaugural dance festival, in association with Youth America Grand Prix, presents an artistic and visual display of the development of distinguished dancers from across the country.
Salwa Rizkalla, artistic director

Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet
May 7-8, 2010
Royce Hall, UCLA
340 Royce Drive , Los Angeles , 90095
Phone: (310) 825-2101
Admission: $48, 36, 24
Website: uclalive.org/event.asp?Event_ID=656
Artistic director Benoit-Swan Pouffer, a former Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater star, focuses his 18-member company on new work by today’s most innovative choreographers, such as Batsheva’s Ohad Naharin, Luca Veggetti and Crystal Pite.

Backhausdance
May 21, 2010
Irvine Barclay Theatre
Tickets: Box Office: (949) 854-4646 tickets@thebarclay.org
Backhausdance Artistic Director, Jennifer Backhaus has announced she will create an evening-length work based on the theme of illumination. Backhausdance will perform this new work in its upcoming spring season in New York at The Joyce Soho and its third annual self-produced concert here at the Barclay.

KEITH JOHNSON/DANCERS
May 8-9, 2010, times to be announced.
The Martha B. Knoebel Dance Theater
CSULB Arts Ticket Office: 562-985-7000
6200 Atherton St., Long Beach, CA 90815
Keith Johnson/Dancers presents an evening of premieres and repertory by the Choo San Goh Award-winning choreographer.

Trey McIntyre Project
Sat, May 22 at 8pm
Carpenter Performing Arts Center, Long Beach
6200 Atherton St., Long Beach , CA 90815 (near Palo Verde, on the CSULB campus)
(562) 985-7000
cpac@carpenterarts.org
$40 Regular $35 Students/Seniors/CSULB