January 2021 Virtual Open Company Classes

During this challenging time of social distancing, Boston Dance Theater welcomes members of our extended dance community to attend BDT company classes via Zoom from January 4-8, 2021.

Floor Work with Tahimy

January 4, 2021
10-11:15 AM (Boston time)
Tahimy leads open virtual BDT Company Class.

Tahimy Miranda graduated as a professional dancer and teacher from the Escuela Nacional de Danza Moderna y Folclórica (ENA), La Habana, Cuba. She started her professional career in the Danza Contemporánea de Cuba company and later danced with the MalPaso Dance Company, working with choreographers such as Trey McIntyre, Osnel Delgado, Ron K. Brown. After moving to Arizona in 2016 she focused on creating, teaching and performing. She has worked with award winning dance artists Mary Fitzgerald, Liz Lerman and has been Guest Artist in Residency for numerous universities around US. Tahimy was recently nominated for the Arizona Mayor's Art Award to receive the "Alley Award".

Ballet with Olivia

January 5, 2021
10-11:15 AM (Boston time)
Olivia leads open virtual BDT Company Class.

Olivia Coombs began her training in ballet under the direction of Jessica Wilson at Ballet Workshop of New England. Olivia then studied at the Alonzo King Lines Ballet Training Program for two years where she performed in works by Alonzo King, Maurya Kerr, Sidra Bell, Iratxe Ansa, Gregory Dawson, Kara Davis, and Erik Wagner. Olivia apprenticed with Dawson Wallace Dance Project in Denver for one season. She has also performed work by Ismael Ivo as part of a special research project at ImpulsTanz in Vienna, Austria and Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Contemporary with Jessie

January 6, 2021
10-11:15 AM (Boston time)
Jessie leads open virtual BDT Company Class.

Jessie Jeanne Stinnett received a BFA in Dance Performance from The Boston Conservatory and an MFA in Creative Practice: Dance Professional Pathway from Trinity Laban Conservatoire, in conjunction with Independent Dance/Siobhan Davies Dance. She has performed for the Metropolitan Opera, Tate Britain, Prometheus Dance, Anna Myer and Dancers, Rebecca Rice, The Boston Baroque Opera, and Bard College’s SummerScape Festival. Jessie’s choreographic work has been described by Hannah Chanatry of WBUR as “conceptually driven performance that unpacks the complexities of being female, and pushes the academic boundaries of choreography.” Her work has been sustained in part by grants from The Boston Foundation with support from The Barr Foundation, New England Foundation for the Arts, and Fidelity Charitable.

Modern with Gabi

January 7, 2021
10-11:15 AM (Boston time)
Gabi leads open virtual BDT Company Class.

Gabriela M. Amy-Moreno began her serious dance training at the Boston Arts Academy in Boston, MA. She graduated from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in 2019, where she earned her BFA in Contemporary Dance. Gabriela has performed works by Dylan Crossman, Natalie Desch, Stephanie Batten-Bland, Paul Taylor, Martha Graham, Ming Lung-Yang, Aszure Barton, Jose Limon, Ohad Naharin, Juel D. Lane, Trish Casey and more. After dancing as an Apprentice with BDT for 1.5 years, Gabi has been promoted to Core Member this season.

Cuban Modern with Isvel

January 8, 2021
10-11:15 AM (Boston time)
Isvel leads open virtual BDT Company Class.

Isvel Bello Rodríguez received his Bachelor’s Degree in Contemporary Dance from University of Arts (ISA) and is a graduate from The National School of Modern and Afro Cuban Folklore (ENA), both located in Havana, Cuba. Isvel was a former dancer at Compañía Danza Espiral and MalPaso Dance Company from Cuba among other independent and experimental projects. His solo performance “Tokonoma” has been awarded with the Critic's Award in the National Competition of Solamente Solos and with the Ramiro Guerra Award, in Cuba. He has worked with choreographers such as Liliam Padrón, Osnel Delgado Relinde Moors, Trey McItyre, Ronal K. Brown, Rosi Herrera and has performed at several dance festivals in Netherlands, Mexico, Ecuador, France, Venezuela, Martinique, Canada, USA, as well as The Joyce Theater (NYC) and Ted Shawn Theater at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival (Massachusetts).

FAQ

For one week only in January 2021 we will be sharing classes online during the quarantine.
All classes are 1 hr & 15 minutes and on Boston time.
You must register IN ADVANCE for all events to receive a Zoom invitation via email. Spaces are limited.
All events are FREE. Suggested donation is $5 via Venmo: @jessie-jeanne (all funds go directly to aid the teacher during the COVID crisis)
All classes are suitable for your living room or any available space
Classes in this series will be taught at a professional level.

January 2021 Virtual Open Company Classes

During this challenging time of social distancing, Boston Dance Theater welcomes members of our extended dance community to attend BDT company classes via Zoom from January 4-8, 2021.

Register for BDT Company Class!

To register, please take the time to fill out the information below. Pre-registration is required.

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