BloomBars

Contemporary Physical Training

Starts: 8:00 am

Description: Given that the body is an essential vessel for all daily life, would you say you move with rhythm and grace? In Contemporary Physical Training we will explore the relationship between movement and music with an emphasis on the body’s alignment, rhythm, stretching and muscle relaxation. Combining contemporary dance and various modern techniques as well as yoga and pilates, professional dancer and actor José Manuel Ozuna-Báez believes that by incorporating different ways of thinking about the body and our relationship with it we are also preparing and opening our minds to a new way of expression through movements. Participation is a $15 donation per session or $150 for 12 sessions. Yoga mats required and light weights (1 to 5 Ibs) recommended.

Bachata class

Starts: 3:30 pm

Description: ¡Bachateame!
Move to the sound of Caribbean rhythms during a one-hour bachata class. Originally from the Dominican Republic, bachata is a simple yet sensual partner dance, set to the beat of the tambora, guitar and guira. The class will emphasize body movement, partner-work and foot-work of traditional bachata, while encouraging students to add their own flavor.

No experience necessary.
Come alone or with friends.
$10 donation.

About the Instructor: With a passion for organic dance, Margaret Beardsworth has found a home within the D.C. Latin dance community as dancer, performer and instructor.

Margaret's love affair with bachata began as an undergraduate student in Miami, FL, but it was her experience working and volunteering in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic that exposed her to traditional bachata. Since living in the Dominican Republic, Margaret has continued to dance bachata socially, experimenting with different styles and moves. Margaret also performs and teaches with DC Casineros, the area's premier Rueda de Casino (Cuban) dance troupe. She brings her experience in Latin dance as well as a cultural and historical perspective to each of her classes.

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Muévete al sonido de los ritmos caribeños en una clase de bachata. Originariamente de la República Dominicana, bachata es un baile de parejas, sencillo pero sensual, le ponga a la marca de la tambora, guitara y la güira. La clase pondrá énfasis en el movimiento del cuerpo, trabajo de parejas, y el movimiento de los pies de la bachata tradicional, para animar a los bailadores a descubrir su propio sabor y talento.

Todos niveles bienvenidos.
Ven solo o con amigos.
Donaciones de $10.

Tappy Hour: A Funky Saturday Tap Workshop

Starts: 4:45 pm

Description: Could your Saturday afternoons could use some groove?
Tap danced as a kid and want to dust your shoes off?
Leg muscles need a little toning?
Your hip hop/house/salsa/social dancing could use more footwork?

Join us for this tap dance workshop suitable for all levels (including absolute beginner... promise). Try something new or dust your shoes off in a fun, low-pressure but challenging class.

SATURDAYS 4:45pm (1 hr)

The workshop will touch on technique, style, short choreography, improv, and history.... all to funk, jazz, latin, afrobeat and soul music. Wear any hard soled or tap shoes.

Classes start Saturday, January 21st, and will continue for 4 weeks. Participation is $60 for 4 sessions. Pre-registration is required.

Sign Up Here: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/220274

About the Instructor: Melissa Frakman’s work as a tap choreographer and teaching artist has been featured throughout North America and Asia, including at Broadway Dance Center, the Smithsonian Institution, New York University, Brooklyn Music School, Radio City Rockettes and American Tap Dance Foundation. She currently dances with DC-based crew "Just Tap," to be featured in the Kennedy Center's 2012 season.

Washington Sound Museum w/Christylez Bacon Feat: Huda Asfour

Starts: 7:00 pm

Description: Washington Sound Museum is excited to feature Huda Asfour! This master of the Oud is BloomBars family, but could we have imagined her blending her middle-eastern rhythms to Christylez's progressive Hip-Hop orchestra? Of course! That's why we call it Washington Sound Museum.

If this is your first such invitation, Washington Sound Museum is a monthly musical showcase that introduces audiences to diverse genres of music and the idea of mixing them together in collaboration. The event features Grammy-nominated progressive hip-hop artist Christylez Bacon with his hip-hop orchestra and features an opening act exhibiting performance prowess in genres of music totally different from Hip-Hop. Throughout the evening, both acts collaborate, mixing musical traditions. Washington Sound Museum is a collaboration between Christylez Bacon and BloomBars. The tea experience begins at 7:00pm and the show starts promptly at 8:00pm. Seatings is limited to those who arrive early. Suggested donation: $15.

Meet Huda:

"My fascination with waves goes beyond my love for music. It is a fascination with the sea, the resonance of strings, the cyclic nature of life and more recently electrical waves in one of the most impressive pumps on earth, the heart. This space is to share some of my interests, being an engineer and a musician, I find my inspiration in the lab, in nature and in monitoring the finest movements around me. I write, play music and enjoy this journey on earth." Listen to her music here: http://www.hudaasfour.com/Home.html