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Day of Dance
May 12, 2018 @ 1:00 pm - 9:45 pm
The event begins with a keynote address entitled Can’t You Sing and Dance A Little? Shaker Marches, Dances and Motioning Songs by renowned Shaker music and dance scholar, Mary Ann Haagen from 1pm-2pm. The lecture explores the Shakers’ use of movement to generate and sustain spiritual energy in worship.
This will be followed by a Shaker dance workshop from 2:15pm-3:15pm led by Dr. K. Michelle Arthur, Education Coordinator, SHS. The workshop will include a variety of styles of songs and dances that span the nearly 250-year history of Shaker dance.
At 3:30pm, Melanie Axel-Lute will lead a presentation about the influence of Shaker music & dance on modern music & dance. The presentation will include two world premieres of dances by English Dancing Master Colin Hume.
The event is capped off by a participatory English Country Dance from 6:30pm-9pm with caller Melanie Axel-Lute, and music by Spare Parts (Bill Matthiesen, Liz Stell, and Eric Buddington).
Tickets:
Morning Workshops $15
Evening Ball $10
Entire Day $20
Tickets are available at Eventbrite.
Category: Workshops, Dance
