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Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company Announces The Bridge, Free One-Hour Company Class On Zoom

By: Jul. 20, 2020
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In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company is keeping its dancers in shape by conducting regular Company Classes and rehearsals online from Nai-Ni and Company dancer's living rooms using Zoom while inviting intermediate/advanced level dancers around the world to join the class at no cost.

These classes have received overwhelmingly positive reception with more than 300 registrants. The Company took 3 weeks off in July.

On July 20th, Nai-Ni Chen is re-launching the classes and renamed the program: The Bridge. The new title signifies the Company's focus on supporting artists of color whose practices are embedded in the community and are focused on advancing the art of dance. The mission is, through cyberspace, to provide the physical experience in the boundary-breaking dances from the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous & People of Color) Community.

Interested dancers can join the class by registering on Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company's website: http://nainichen.org/company-class.

As a virtual dance institute, The Bridge will invite world renowned as well as up and coming dancers and choreographer to come to guest teach the Company class. Advanced/Intermediate level professional or pre-professional dancers who are looking to explore beyond their own boundaries and looking for new dance experiences are encouraged to participate. The core program is based on Nai-Ni Chen's Kinetic Spiral, which is a cross-cultural dance program that integrates the Chinese martial arts philosophy in TaiChi with contemporary dance practices she studied in America. Guest artists will cover a wide range of folk and classical dance styles. Dancers are encouraged to take the class daily.

The Bridge

Classes are as follows:

Week of 7/20/2020

Monday Nai-Ni Chen (Kinetic Spiral)

Tuesday Miki Orihara (Graham)

Wednesday Greta Campo (Kinetic Spiral)

Thursday Christian Mintah (AfroBeat)

Friday Yuka Notsuka (Kinetic Spiral)



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