Velocity Celebrates National Dance Week with SCUBA 2013 and More, Now thru 5/5

National Dance Week at Velocity begins with performances that bring together emerging talents from the East and West Coasts: SCUBA 2013 features Green Chair Dance Group (Philadelphia), Seattle choreographer Shannon Stewart and a world premiere by Seattle's Maureen Whiting. Community events taking place in tandem with SCUBA include a Master Class "Ready. Fire. Aim." with Shannon Stewart, a post-show conversation immediately following Saturday's performance and a Happy Hour Speakeasy Conversation: Next Wave? at Boom Noodle with the SCUBA artists.

Velocity celebrates International Dance Day (April 29) by kicking off a 5-day Improvisation workshop with leading ImPulsTanz teaching artist and international performer Montreal's Andrew Harwood. The week closes with a 20th Anniversary SFDI Celebratory Improvisation Jam and potluck to celebrate two decades of the Anniversary of the Seattle Festival of Dance Improvisation, Velocity's world-renowned summer dance festival focused on improvisational dance and related fields.

NATIONAL DANCE WEEK 2013 COMMUNITY EVENTS:

SCUBA MASTER CLASS
"Ready. Fire. Aim."
Contemporary Dance Practice with Shannon Stewart
April 26 / 9:30-11:15AM
Velocity 1621 12th Ave
$15 drop-in

This class fully warms the body and gets the creative juices flowing using improvisation and set material from Stewart's SCUBA piece An Inner Place That Has No Place to access technique, freedom and creativity. Open to the community.

HAPPY HOUR SPEAKEASY CONVERSATION
Next Wave?
April 28 / 5:30PM
Boom Noodle 1121 E Pike St
Free

What are the new directions in dance (aesthetic, political, digital. . .) that we see happening in Seattle and the rest of the country? Join the conversation with this year's SCUBA artists then head over to the closing night of SCUBA.

SCUBA PERFORMANCES
April 26-28 / 8PM
Post-Show Conversation SAT APR 27
Velocity Founders Theater 1621 12th Ave
$18 / $15 MVP / $12 students + seniors

A weekend of critically acclaimed performances by three nationally emerging talents in contemporary dance including a world premiere by Maureen Whiting, Seattle's own Shannon Stewart and Philadelphia's celebrated Green Chair Dance Group.

GUEST ARTIST SERIES
ANDREW HARWOOD WORKSHOP (ImPulsTanz)
April 29-May 3 / 12-3PM (12-4PM on May 3)
Velocity 1621 12th Ave

A rare opportunity to study with a leading ImPulsTanz teaching artist and international performer influential in the development of contact improvisation worldwide. This workshop focuses on reaching a balance between mental, physical and emotional states drawn upon to create engaging contact duets, trios and larger ensemble dances. Open to all levels of experience.

20TH ANNIVERSARY SFDI CELEBRATION JAM
Sunday May 5 / 2-5PM Jam
5-6PM Potluck
Velocity 1621 12th Ave

Join Andrew Harwood and Seattle jammers to celebrate Seattle Festival of Dance Improvisation's 20th Anniversary. Come dance, celebrate and enjoy a family-style potluck! Entrance by donation. All proceeds go towards SFDI 2013.

For more information, visit velocitydancecenter.org.

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