Check out all these GREAT November dance events!

Your Neighborhood Studio adores its dance community - students and teachers alike!  When you're not in class at YNS, we want to offer you opportunities to keep growing as a dancer and continue to inspire you to dance!  We are excited to share some upcoming performances in November that feature some of our amazing YNS instructors.

VENICE (Oct 7 - Nov 14)

Currently showing at the Culver City's own Kirk Douglas Theatre through mid-November, this musical combines hip hop vocabulary in an adaptation of Othello, a classic story of struggle and redemption, in a contemporary setting - appropriate and entertaining to all ages.  The composers, Matt Sax and Eric Rosen, fuse hip hop, R&B and even opera in this musical, narrating this tale of two brothers who encounter love, politics, tragedy and treachery while struggling to lead a city conflicted with war and terrorism.  

This Broadway musical features our Stretch & Strength instructor, Preston Mui.  Preston teaches Mondays at 6pm at YNS - his class is not only a GREAT WORKOUT but it is also very informative for proper stretch technique.  

Preston Mui

Click here to read a review from LA TIMES!

VENICE adapts "Othello" with contemporary hip hop vocabulary and music

VENICE

Kirk Douglas Theatre

9820 Washington Blvd, Downtown Culver City

Oct 7- Nov 14

Tuesdays through Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. 

Saturdays, 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sundays. 

$20 to $45

(213) 628-2772 or www.centertheatregroup.org 

GOVERNING BODIES (November 6 & 13)

Collage Dance Theatre is celebrating its 25th anniversary next month by producing a very unique showcase of contemporary dance - in fact, it's the very first of its kind - located at the iconic City Hall in downtown Los Angeles.  During this site-specific performance, audiences "will follow dancers through historic Rotunda, limestone corridors and even into the City Council Chambers."

Due to the location, tickets are EXTREMELY limited and can only be bought in advance!  Collage Dance Theatre will only perform Governing Bodies THREE times so be sure you don't miss out on this unique opportunity!  The performances are honoring City Councilwoman Jan Perry as well as Collage Dance Theatre benefactors Joyce and Aubrey Chernick.

YNS West African dance instructor, Willy Souly, will be featured in this performance!  Willy teaches at YNS on Tuesdays at 7:15pm and will also teach a special SAMPLE class next Friday, November 5th at 8pm. 

Willy Souly

Saturday, November 6, 2010 - Opening Night All Opening Night tickets include parking and a pre-performance Champagne Reception on the third floor under the rotunda. 6:30 PRE-PERFORMANCE CHAMPAGNE RECEPTION7:30 PERFORMANCEPOST-PERFORMANCE GALA & DINNER IN TOM BRADLEY TOWER $250 | purchase tickets 6:30 PRE-PERFORMANCE CHAMPAGNE RECEPTION 7:30 PERFORMANCE $100 | purchase tickets

Saturday, November 13, 2010 4:00 PM PERFORMANCE$25 | purchase tickets* 9:00 PM PERFORMANCEPOST-PERFORMANCE “MEET THE ARTISTS” RECEPTION $40 | purchase tickets*

* $2 per ticket PayPal processing fee

This site-specific performance is the 1st of its kind!

Collage Dance Theatre will perform in LA City Hall

DANCESCAPE LA 2010 (November 13)

Not only are you supporting your local dance community when you attend DANCESCAPE LA 2010, but you are also raising money for your local public school's arts programs!  This benefit concert showcases LA's up and coming choreographers and dancers - previous performers include finalists from "So You Think You Can Dance," "America's Got Talent," as well as dancers fresh from tours with Justin Timberlake and Lady Gaga. From jazz, to hip hop, tap to modern, belly dance to ballet, this diverse dance line up offers something for everyone!


View a sneak peek video here!


Click here for more information and to purchase tickets in advance: http://dancescapela.com/


DANCESCAPE LA 
Aqua Lounge
424 N. Beverly Drive, 90210
Doors open at 6:30pm
Show starts at 7pm
21+ after 10pm


$15 - Presale
$20 - Door
$40 - VIP