April 2007 - Dance Ireland

DANCE IRELAND MORNING PROFESSIONAL CLASSMORNING CONTEMPORARY CLASSWITH JENNY ROCHEin association with Rex LevitatesDates: 16th April to 20th AprilTime: 10am to 11.30amFees: DI Members €5 per class, €20 per week.Non Members: €8 per classVenue: DanceHouse, Foley St, Dublin 1Jenny trained at Central School of Ballet, London,graduating in 1991.She has worked with all themajor dance companies in Ireland and her workabroad includes Janet Smith, English NationalOpera, Les Carnets Bagouet (France), De VlaamseOpera (Antwerp) and Cie. 2nd Nature ChristineGaigg (Vienna). Recent productions includeMissed/fit by John Jasperse and Fish and Map, asolo by Jodi Melnick (New York).A co-director of Rex Levitates Dance Company, shehas performed in all of the company’s work sinceits inception in 1999. In 2001, Jenny received anMA in Dance Performance from the University ofLimerick, graduating with first class honours. She iscurrently working on her PhD in Dance at theUniversity of Surrey, Roehampton.MORNING CONTEMPORARY CLASSWITH RÍONACH NÍ NÉILLDates: 23rd April to 27th AprilTime: 10am to 11.30amFees: DI Members €5 per class, €20 per week.Non Members: €8 per classVenue: DanceHouse, Foley St, Dublin 1The class will utilise the principles ofGYROKINESIS®, a methodology created by JuliuHorvath as a means of opening and strengtheningthe body similarly to yoga, but in a way that isespecially suited to dancers. Class begins seatedfor gentle rocking motions that ease the spine intomobility. The motion is continuous and movesthrough all possible articulations of the spine and,along with the coordinated use of breath, aims tofully open the center body. The arms and legs areadded to the mix until most blockages have beenworked through. Then, kneeling and standing,various active stretches are done to prepare thebody for deeper strengthening and stretching. Onthe floor the class works through a variety ofpositions that use internal opposition to createconnection and length which ultimately lead to amore efficient, calmer and stronger body. To finishthe Gyrokinesis warm-up, there is anopening/centering exercise that allows the bodyto integrate the work and focus the mind.From this basis we will develop travelling exercisesin and out of the floor, culminating in achoreographic phrase which will be built onduring the week.MORNING BALLET CLASS WITHDEIRDRE O’NEILLDates: 30th April to 4th MayTime: 10am to 11.30amFees: DI Members €5 per class, €20 per week.Non Members: €8 per classVenue: DanceHouse, Foley St, Dublin 1Deirdre O’ Neill trained professionally at BushDavies and Laine Theatre Arts, England. She was amember of PACT Ballet Company, South Africa andmore recently performed with Night Star DanceCompany in Dublin. She is the ballet teacher andcoordinator of the Dance Programme atSallynoggin College.THE FIRKIN CRANEPROFESSIONAL CLASSin association with Dance IrelandProfessional Class continues throughout April onWednesdays at 12.00pm to 1.30pm at the FirkinCrane.Inma Moya – 4th & 25th AprilInma began her training in classical ballet (RAD,London) then moved to contemporary dance. Shehas worked as a dancer with CruX Dance Theatrefor the last five years. Her classes are a mix of yogawarm-up, floor-work technique, released-dancetechnique and contact dance improvisation.Ursula Chapman – 11th AprilUrsula has been principal dancer with Crux Dance6