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LIVE EVENT - MARCH 16-MARCH 19, 2023

ART OF THE BELLY

Friday 5:00 – 6:30
Afrofusion Drills and Combos
This workshop focuses on teaching technique and choreography that borrows from

Pan African vernacular and street dances found throughout the continent and the

diaspora, as well as Hip Hop, House, and Jazz Funk. We will focus on polycentric

dance techniques that will blend upper and lower body isolations with rhythmical footwork that complements the polyrhythms of Afrobeat, Afrobeats, Afrohouse and more! Be ready to get intricate, grounded, and groovy!

Saturday 9:00-10:30
Go-Go Choreography
Soul, Funk, and Disco are on the menu for this fun session inspired by Constance’s adventures as Connie Love in the world of nightlife as a professional Go-Go dancer.

Get ready to work on improvisation exercises that will help you to build your personal movement vocabulary, presence, connection to your audience, and musicality. Class will conclude with learning a short combo that will fuse elements of choreography and freestyle. Feel free to wear whatever footwear (stilettos, chunky heels, sneakers, etc) you feel balanced and comfortable in or none at all!

BIO

The Lunachix manifest under the light of a full moon in 2013. These "Showgirls of the Future" convene in Oneonta, NY since contracts for their Vegas residency have yet to be finalized. Whether presenting baudy murder mystery variety revues or wreaking emotional dance havoc, the Lunachix are guided by their profound friendship and a spirit of creative collaboration. They are just as happy dancing in (maybe on?) a dive bar as they are on prestigious festival and theater stages, just so long as they get to be together.
The Lunachix are choreographed by Rose Calavera and Jo Boring. Director Jo Boring is also a co-owner of Team Belly Set Go Dance Studio. The studio offers adult dance classes in person and online.

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Constance

Jo Boring

JO BORING

Constance

Friday 1:00-2:30
Chix Party Mix ($50.00)

Chix Party Mix
The Lunachix are back and we're ready to party. With a soundtrack called "Cheese Portal" how can this be dull? We'll make combos, and monsters, and formations, oh

my! If you want to get moving, make friends, act ridiculous, be given a nickname, and

party Chix style, just bring your bodacious body. Extra points if it's your first time at the

festival. This is an all level class.

We want you bad!
Shenanigans 100% guaranteed. Meet you at the Carousel!

Bio

Constance is a Denver-based, New Jersey native and graduate of the Masters in Fine Arts Dance program at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her fusion dance style is the result of over 20 years of combined experience in a variety of dance experiences ranging from Modern, Middle Eastern forms, nightlife entertainment and styles based in Africanist aesthetics. Her professional career began as a chorus dancer for JillinaCarlano's Belly Dance Evolution. She would later go on to co-found the New Jersey based fusion dance company, Be. Coming Movement in 2016. One of Constance's biggest passions is freestyle/Go-go dancing and she has been honored to dance at some of the country's liveliest nightclubs and festivals, including The Trestle Inn (Philadelphia), Mile High Soul Club (Denver), and Global Dance Festival (Denver). She is currently an instructor of Afrofusion dance at the street dance and breaking studio, Block 1750, in Boulder, CO and an online contributor to the world dance and fitness online dance studio, Raqs Online!

www.danceconstancedance.com