Dance to your HeARTS Content at The Bridge
“Fly me to the moon, let me play among the stars, let me see what spring is like on Jupiter and Mars…”
As part of Elevate the ARTS on May 5, The Bridge Lounge is transforming into a dance extravaganza from 11 AM to 5 PM starting with Belly Dance, jumping into West Coast Swing, swinging into LA Salsa, waltzing into Argentine Tango, and ending with an open dance practice with a mash-up of all of the above musical styles. Classes are geared for the beginner dancer but dancers of all levels are encouraged to come. Dance to your HeARTS content! FMI: email Kirra at valleytango@gmail.com.
| 11:00am | Beginner Belly Dance with Linda Doerksen |
| Noon | Beginner West Coast Swing with Keith and Holly Foraie |
| 1:00pm | Beginner Salsa with Karin Albert |
| 2:00pm | Beginner Argentine Tango with Kirra Gullickson |
| 3:00pm | ‘Dance to your heARTS content’ Practica. Join us for a fun mash-up of tango, salsa, and swing during this two-hour long dance party. Everyone welcome! |
Bios for Teachers:
Linda Doerksen is classically trained in traditional Belly Dance with over 20 years of teaching experience. She also loves dancing socially (tango, swing, salsa) so is a natural fit to help dancers open their center, warm up their muscles, work on their contra body movement and connect to the moment. Linda teaches at The Comox Rec Centre. FMI: email Linda at doerksen@island.net.
Holly and Keith Foraie have been dancing and teaching together since 1998. They teach a wide range of dances such as Cha-Cha, East Coast Swing, Night Club, Two-step and Hustle but West Coast Swing is their favorite because of its versatility. Keith and Holly teach weekly at The Legion and The Bridge, organize monthly dances at ‘Dance Town’, and host ‘Dance de Rock’ each September. FMI: www.members.shaw.ca/steppin_
Karin Albert has been studying salsa since 2000 and loves to share the joy of dancing with her students. Karin teaches primarily LA Salsa but also does Cha Cha for LA Salsa dancers, and Merengue. She teaches regularly at The Bridge and hosts a Latin dance practice every Thursday evening from 9 – 10:30 p.m. FMI: www3.telus.net/salsabeat or email Karin at salsawithkarin@gmail.com.
Kirra Gullickson has studied tango dance & music since 1998 and has taught tango since 2003. She founded Valley Tango which hosts weekly tango practicas Tuesdays at The Bridge. Kirra teaches salon tango, milonga, and tango vals (waltz) and loves sharing her passion of tango culture with the community. FMI: http://valleytango.com or email at valleytango@gmail.com.