4/9-4/23: Samba, Afro-Cuban & Brasilian Dance (Center Space 420 SE 6th)
Reply to: axe_dide@yahoo.com
Date: 2008-04-08, 10:00PM PDT
AFRO- CUBAN, AFRO- BRAZILIAN AND SAMBA DANCE CLASSES!!!!
******************ALL LEVELS OF DANCE ARE WELCOME!**********************
Monday nights 6pm - 7:30pm Afro-Brazilian
Thursday nights 7:45 - 9pm Beginning Afro-Brazilian & Afro-Cuban
Friday nights 7pm - 8:30pm Beginning Samba
Saturday mornings 11am - 12:30pm Samba
All classes are held at Center Space Studio, 420 SE 6th Between Oak and Stark.
$10. per class,
$90. for 10 classes
Classes are taught by Donna Oefinger, director of Axe Dide dance Company & performing member of the Lions of Batucada.
*** MOST CLASSES ARE TAUGHT TO LIVE MUSIC!!!!***
For more information call 503.284.1170 or check out web-site www.axedide.com
Class Descriptions:
AFRO-BRAZILIAN DANCE: THIS IS A HIGH ENERGY AND EXULTANT EXPLORATION OF SACRED DANCE FROM BRAZIL WHICH REPRESENTS THE ORIXAS. ORIXAS MAKE UP A PANTHEON OF AFRICAN DEITIES THAT EMBODY DIFFERENT FORCES OF NATURE AND ENERGY, SUCH AS FIRE, THE OCEAN, THUNDER, INDUSTRY, SENSUALITY, THE HUNT, AND SO FORTH. BY DANCING THE MOVEMENTS OF AN ORISHA, ONE CAN EXPLORE THE EMBODIMENT OF THESE DIFFERENT ARCHETYPES.
AFRO-CUBAN DANCE: THIS CLASS IS SIMILAR TO THE AFRO-BRAZILIAN CLASS IN ITS CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE. CUBAN SACRED DANCE IS INTRICATELY WOVEN TOGETHER WITH THE MUSIC OF INTERLOCKING DRUM RHYTHMS. THESE UNIQUE MOVEMENTS WILL CHALLENGE THE LANGUAGE OF YOUR BODY AND ITS RHYTHMIC SKILLS.
SAMBA: COME ENJOY THE CELEBRATORY CARNIVAL DANCE FROM BOTH THE REGIONS OF RIO DE JANEIRO AND SALVADOR. KICK THE WEEKEND OFF BY LIBERATING THE BODY TO MOVE IN YOUR OWN WAY THAT'S BOTH SOPHISTICATED AND SENSUAL. GUARANTEED TO GIVE YOU A WORKOUT AND A LIGHTER DAY!
ABOUT DONNA OEFINGER
Donna Oefinger is the artistic director and choreographer for Axe Dide, and the former artistic director for the Lions of Batucada dancers.
She has studied with many renowned Cuban and Brazilian teachers, including her primary teachers from Cuba, Teresita Dome Perez and Juan DeDios, and from Brazil her mentor Rosangela Silvestre. Donna has been performing dance since childhood and teaching dance in the Portland area including Portland State University and Portland Community College since 1999. She has performed as a dancer and drummer with various groups, such as Omo Ire, Lions of Batucada, Milagro Bailadores, Black Angel, Jujuba, Interplanet Janet, and Axe Dide. Donna teaches all levels of experience and ages in a challenging and exuberant environment. She is also available for private lessons.
- Location: Center Space 420 SE 6th
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