Pasadena Dance Festival

Lineage Dance presents “The Pasadena Dance Festival 2010”, the 3rd Annual Pasadena Dance Festival.

Hubbard Street 2 (HS2) of Chicago will be featured artists at the Festival.

Proceeds to Benefit the Pasadena Educational Foundation Arts Fund
Pasadena--Lineage Dance, Pasadena’s leading contemporary dance company, is pleased to announce the 3rd Annual Pasadena Dance Festival! Lineage Dance has received support for the last three years from the Pasadena Arts & Culture Commission and the City of Pasadena Cultural Affairs Division to produce the highly acclaimed dance festival. Last year’s festival was a remarkable convergence of the area’s finest dancers, teachers, choreographers and students sharing their passion for dance! In addition to the space in the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, rooms in the beautifully renovated Pasadena Convention Center will be alive with the sounds and sights of all kinds of dance from Argentine Tango to Bollywood to Ballet!
Dancers of all levels, from age 12 and up, may attend classes, workshops and showcase performances from 9:00am-6:30pm in the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. The highly anticipated Pasadena Dance Festival Concert caps off the day with a professional performance by some of the area’s top dance companies at 8:00pm on the main stage of the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.

For the Festival Concert, Lineage Dance is pleased to present Hubbard Street 2 (HS2) of Chicago, along with 8 of the Los Angeles areas’ top dance companies. Hubbard Street will be performing in Los Angeles in April – so the Festival provides a sneak preview of the beauty of this internationally acclaimed dance company.

Lineage Dance is delighted to welcome Hubbard Street 2 – building on the collaboration between Los Angeles and Chicago! This partnership was developed by Glenn Edgerton, the Artistic Director of Hubbard Street, who directed The Colburn Dance Institute at The Colburn School of Performing Arts in Los Angeles from 2006-2008. Audience members will be captivated with the Hubbard Street 2 duet called, “ Gimme”. A witty and playful duet by HSDC Associate Artistic Director Lucas Crandall, Gimme is set to the rustic score of the Norwegian group Blå Bergens Borduner. The music’s variations on tempo and rhythm emphasize the changing emotional dynamic between the two dancers. Both passionate and ironic, Gimme immerses the senses in color and delight.

Hubbard Street 2 was formed twelve years ago to prepare dancers 17 - 24 years old for the challenging life of a professional dancer in a contemporary company. HS2 provides very talented young dancers with a professional experience through which they may explore and mature in their craft while becoming comfortable with diverse performance venues.

Another outstanding highlight of the Festival Concert is the new company, Luminario Ballet presenting choreography by Jamal Story of Complexions, The piece entitled, “If the Walls Could Scream” is a feast for the senses. The Festival Concert line-up includes some of the finest emerging dance companies of the region, providing the audience with a delightful and engaging blend of classical, contemporary and next wave dance. The full roster for the Festival Concert includes Capoiera Batuque, Hubbard Street 2, KIN Dance Company Lineage Dance, Luminario Ballet, Lux Aeterna, Revelations Dance, Terri Best Dance, and Yogen’s Bollywood Step,.

The Festival classes are open to all levels through professional – from ages 12 through adult. During the day, dancers and fitness enthusiasts may select from a wide variety of classes including Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Modern, Hip Hop, Bollywood, Break Dancing, Belly Dancing, Pilates, Yoga, Argentine Salsa, Swing and more! Attendees can try something new like Hip Hop Fusion, Hula, Rhythm Yoga or Capoeira. Specialty classes include Graham-based Modern, Musical Theatre Dance and Fosse Style Jazz! A few of the teachers back by popular demand include Glen Eddy of the Colburn School’s Trudl Zipper Dance Institute, Glenn Edgerton of Hubbard Street, “Kujo” Lyons, Jamie Nichols, Frit and Frat Fuller and Terri Best. New this year will be Bollywood, Limon-based Modern and Choreography with Improvisation.

Lecture and seminar opportunities will include such topics as Anatomy and Self-Care, A History of Tap Dance and Injury Prevention.

Please see www.lineagedance.org for a full listing of teachers and classes.

Lineage Dance Company:

Lineage is well-known throughout the community for artistic excellence and innovative choreography along with the core value of charitable giving. Lineage Dance was created by Hilary Thomas in 1999 to raise support and awareness for nonprofit organizations, as well as to make the arts accessible to audiences of all demographic and socioeconomic backgrounds. Lineage is based in Pasadena and is celebrating its 10th Year Anniversary. Hilary Thomas, Artistic Director, Peggy Burt, Managing Director. Caterina Mercante, Associate Director. Company Dancers: Tara Mosier Coker, Meghann Zenor, Michelle Kolb, Kristin Brown, Danielle Pigneri, Teya Wolvington. www.lineagedance.org

Pasadena Educational Foundation

The Pasadena Educational Foundation was established in 1971 to increase community support for the public schools of Altadena, Pasadena and Sierra Madre. As a community-based nonprofit organization supporting the goals of the PUSD, PEF develops community partnerships, financial resources and educational opportunities that benefit all students and encourages greater involvement from the community in support of public education. www.pasedfoundation.org