CTS FEBRUARY 2011 SCHEDULE!

GAIL LOTENBERG (Feb 1, Feb 3)

Gail Lotenberg is a choreographer and dancer, and the founding Artistic Director of LINK Dance Foundation. Originally from New York, Gail now lives on Bowen Island, beside Vancouver BC, after 15 years residence in Whitehorse, Yukon. She has made an impact on the practice of contemporary dance in both regions. As a dancer, Gail has performed in works by Karole Armitage, Lee Eisler, Sylvain Brochu, Sylvain Emard, Suzanne Millar, as well as dancing in her own pieces since 1995. Her choreography has been presented in New York City, Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, and throughout Yukon and Alaska.


SHAY KUEBLER (Feb 8, Feb 10)

With a knowledge of many artistic forms, Shay Kuebler has performed across the world, from contemporary dance in Brazil, to tapping and hoofing in Lebanon. Since moving to Vancouver in 2003, Shay's background in Tap, Hip hop, Capoeira and Contemporary dance has led him to perform for Naughty By Nature, Neil Young, Samsung, Science Friction, MmHop with Martha Carter, Battery Opera, Mascall Dance, Noam Gagnon, Animals of Distinction directed by Dana Gingras, the response., MovEnt and MachineNoisy. Shay has been a soloist for the Rythmatix where he tap danced with the Edmonton and Vancouver Symphony Orchestras as well as a choreographer/soloist for Ruckus Company, directed by Brock Jellison. His choreography has seen him create for 25th anniversary West Beach Fashion show, the 2010 Canada Dance Festival, International Dance Day in Vancouver, Dancing on the Edge Festival, "Romp" Festival in Victoria, International Dance Festival of Brazil, New Works' "Arts on the Street Festival" for BC Day, BC Scene at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa and for Toronto Music Week. He was the recipient of the 2008 Holy Body Tattoo emerging artist award and, as a winner of the Les Grands Ballet Canadiens Choreographic Competition, he had the honor to choreograph an original work on the company under the direction of Gradimir Pankov. He recently returned from Salvador, Brazil, where he exclusively trained in the Angola and Regional forms of Capoeira. Continuing this growth to his artistic and creative capacity, February 2011 will mark his travels to Tokyo, Japan, to study in dance, music, theatre and martial arts. Shay is currently co-artistic director of the Vancouver based 605 collective that toured the Made in BC network in the fall of 2010 and will be touring the Maritimes and Quebec this spring.


WORKING CLASS FEBRUARY 2011 SCHEDULE!
Mon  Jan 31 / Wed Feb 02 / Fri Feb 04 - Day Helesic

Mon Feb 07 / Wed Feb 09 / Fri Feb 11 - Karissa Barry

Mon Feb 14 - Helen Walkley / Wed Feb 16 / Fri Feb 18 - Lara Barclay

Mon  Feb 21 / Wed Feb 23 - Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company
Fri Feb 25 - Deanna Peters

Working Class is held at The Scotiabank Dance Centre, 677 Davie St. (at Granville)

9:30am-11:00am, $12 drop in, $100 for 10 class card.

www.trainingsocietyofvancouver.ca