WENDY DANCES A SOLO BY KATHY and More Coming Up This Fall at 92Y

The 92Y has announced its September 2017 dance events. Scroll down for details!

- PERFORMANCE - Fridays at Noon | Wendy Whelan AND KATHY WESTWATER: WENDY DANCES A SOLO BY KATHY

Sep 15, 12 pm, tickets $10 online / $20 at door

Iconoclastic choreographer Kathy Westwater builds an intimate and interior-reaching solo for former NYCB star Wendy Whelan, performed on this program. The two explore the development of the solo, a dance portrait entitled Sophie, discuss their childhood friendship and their divergent artistic paths. They come together in dance for the first time since the 1980s.

- CLASSES & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT -

Adult and Children's Classes begin September 10

Adult Classes:

Fall Dance Classes for Adults include African Dance, Ballet, Ballroom, Flamenco, Hula, Salsa, Swing and Tap. For complete details, click here.

Children's Classes:

For Ages Newborn-5 yrs

For Ages 6-12

For Teens

For Dance Professionals:

INTRODUCTION TO DANCE MOVEMENT THERAPY

Sat, Sep 23, 2-6 pm, from $75

Explore nonverbal expression and communication through movement and discover how this can transform our emotional experience.

METHODS IN DANCE/MOVEMENT THERAPY I

Sessions Start: Thu, Sep 28, 6-8 pm, 15 sessions from $550

This course is an introduction to the basic principles, techniques and methods of dance/movement therapy. Topics include symbolic aspects of the body, the physiological basis of emotion, movement from a developmental perspective, systematic movement observation, cultural differences in movement behavior and the relation of these to dance. Movement experiences are derived from the abstraction of basic DMT processes. Note: This course is fully approved by the ADTA for Alternate Route credit for R-DMT training.

92nd Street Y is a world-class, nonprofit cultural and community center that fosters the mental, physical and spiritual health of people throughout their lives, offering: wide-ranging conversations with the world's best minds; an outstanding range of programming in the performing, visual and literary arts; fitness and sports programs; and activities for children and families. 92Y is reimagining what it means to be a community center in the digital age with initiatives like the award-winning #GivingTuesday, launched by 92Y in 2012 and now recognized across the US and in a growing number of regions worldwide as a day to celebrate and promote giving. These kinds of initiatives are transforming the way people share ideas and translate them into action both locally and around the world. More than 300,000 people visit 92Y annually; millions more participate in 92Y's digital and online initiatives. A proudly Jewish organization since its founding in 1874, 92Y embraces its heritage and welcomes people of all backgrounds and perspectives. For more information, visit www.92Y.org.