Another March Master Class

by karen Krolak

Monkeyhouse's Nikki Sao Pedro has developed a fabulous dance department at Endicott College. (In fact, I am setting a new piece on her students for a concert in April. More on that in a future post) Performing in her Cambridge Connections Concert in 2010 was thrilling for a bevy of reasons. Personally, I truly enjoyed when one of my former students from Impulse Dance Center, Natalie Miccile, took the stage with Phunk Phenomenon (some of you may remember Phunk from Season 6 of America's Best Dance Crew).

Watching students grow up in my classes is humbling, inspiring, and frankly one of the best parts of teaching. Natalie's enthusiasm for dance was obvious to anyone who met her as a child and I am so proud that she has found a style that highlights her strengths and her fierceness. She is teaching a master class with two other Phunk dancers this weekend at Impulse Dance Center. It is open to anyone 8 and up, so if you have caught early spring fever and are itching for an excuse to bust a move, head over to Natick on Sunday.

HIP HOP MASTERCLASS

Instructors: Natalie Miccile, Erin Mclaughlin, & Crystal Starkey

Sunday, March 18th

1 pm - 3 pm

Break’n…Pop’n…HIP HOP…

Open to ages 8+

$18 per person CASH ONLY

Short Series on San Francisco

by karen Krolak

San Francisco July 2009

While Monkeyhouse is in the midst of whipping together two projects for this weekend: Movement at the Mills on Friday and the Cambridge Connections Urban Dance at Endicott Concert on Saturday, I keep receiving notes about drool worthy performances in San Francisco. Now in my moments of procrastination, I get lost in wafts of lavender and long for the West Coast. So, in an effort to transform that fantasy into something productive, I have decided to toss in a series of San Francisco event posts.

While you are waiting for the series to start, here are the details for our events in Boston again.

Movement at the Mills
Friday, November 5th 2010, 6:00-9:00pm
Performances at 6:00 & 7:30

Performances will occur on three stages scattered throughout the evening.
Audience members are invited to walk through the Gallery and observe various styles of dance as visual art. Free and Open to the Public

Featured Dance Companies include:
Monkeyhouse
Marsha Parrilla y Danza Organica
Wanda Strukus

Mills Gallery
551 Tremont Street
Boston, MA

Please contact Andrea for more information at 617.456.1132 or ablesso@bcaonline. org

 &

 Endicott College Performing Arts Department Presents

A Dance Performance featuring Boston-based companies

CAMBRIDGE CONNECTIONS: URBAN DANCE AT ENDICOTT

Monkeyhouse • Phunk Phenomenon • Urbanity Dance

Saturday, November 6, 2010 at 8:00pm

Rose Performance Hall

 $20/ Free to Endicott ID holders

For tickets visit www.endicott.edu/centerforthearts

For more information, contact Nicole Sao Pedro: 978 232-2395; nsaopedr@endicott.edu

Cambridge Connections

CENTER FOR THE ARTS

Endicott College 

376 Hale Street • Beverly MA 01915

10th Anniversary Season Preview (Part 3)

Nikki Sao Pedro dropped off posters and postcards last night before our rehearsal for Dance in the Fells. So I guess it is time to announce that Monkeyhouse will be featured in another new festival: Cambridge Connections: Urban Dance At Endicott.

Endicott College Performing Arts Department Presents

A Dance Performance & Workshops featuring Boston-based companies

CAMBRIDGE CONNECTIONS: URBAN DANCE AT ENDICOTT

Monkeyhouse • Phunk Phenomenon • Urbanity Dance

Phunk Phenomenon Dance Workshop!
Saturday, October 16, 2010, 12:00pm–2:00pm

Urbanity Dance Workshop!
Saturday, October 23, 2010, 12:00pm–2:00pm

Monkeyhouse Dance Workshop!
Saturday, October 30, 2010, 12:00pm–2:00pm
Workshops open to ages 15–adult.
Performance open to all ages.

Cambridge Connections Dance Performance

Saturday, November 6, 2010 at 8:00pm

Rose Performance Hall

$30 for each workshop • $20 for Dance Performance

Package: $90 for all 3 Workshops and Dance Performance

*Tickets are transferable but non-refundable*

Free to Endicott ID holders

For tickets visit www.endicott.edu/centerforthearts

For more information, contact Nicole Sao Pedro: 978 232-2395; nsaopedr@endicott.edu

Cambridge Connections

CENTER FOR THE ARTS

Endicott College 

376 Hale Street • Beverly MA 01915

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Beverly Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.