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IAP 2007 Activities by Category

Theater and Dance

"Salsa for Gringos" Series! (Beginner Salsa Dancing)
Olaf Bleck Alum, Ravi Purushotma, Gigi Lirot, Chris Zebo
Tue Jan 9, 07-08:30pm, Student center 407
Thu Jan 11, 07-08:30pm, Student center 491
Thu Jan 18, 07-08:30pm, Student Center 491
Tue Jan 30, 07-08:30pm, Walker Morss Hall

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)

Olaf Bleck '89 (of SalsaBoston.com), in conjunction with
MIT Salsa Club, will be teaching a four-session "Salsa for
Gringos" Series. This series of salsa lessons is geared
towards new dancers wishing to learn enough of the basics
to confidently hit the dance floor. It's the perfect class
for people with "two left feet", and a great way to meet
people!

no partner needed; dress comfortably & avoid rubber-soled shoes.
Please check web site for updates in schedule.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/salsaclub/www
Contact: Olaf Bleck, muntiple rooms, (617) 513-9841, bleck@alum.mit.edu
Sponsor: Salsa Club

Adventures in Entertainment Lighting
Katrina Kimovec, Kurt Stiehl, Karl Kulling, Brian Demers
Sat Jan 20, Sun Jan 21, 12-04:00pm, Main Kresge Stage

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: None

Want to get paid to see shows? Looking for more theatre tech experience and training? Come and enjoy an afternoon of running in catwalks, playing with power, and talking about all things lighting. There will be multiple sessions all afternoon, where you can be trained to work, run, and manage lighting for on-campus events. No experience required! Send us an email to e33-board@mit.edu if you plan on coming. We hope to see you there!

Saturday
12 pm

Hang out and build stuff with the members of E33. Pizza will be provided. We're meeting in the student center coffeehouse.


Sunday
12:00 Safety Training
1:00 Lighting Design
2:00 Safety Training (repeat)
3:00 Managing a Production
Web: http://web.mit.edu/e33
Contact: Katrina Kimovec, (773) 931-5211, kkimovec@mit.edu
Sponsor: E33 Lighting Productions

Ballroom Dance Workshops
Jeff McCollum
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: Enthusiasm! No dance experience necessary!
Fee: 1.00 for admission to each lesson

Learn ballroom dancing from members of the club and team. Each session will feature a different dance from the ballroom dance styles. A session consists of a one hour lesson followed by a half hour practice session with teacher feedback. No experience is necessary! Come learn and enjoy ballroom dance!
Web: http://ballroom.mit.edu
Contact: Jeff McCollum, jeff.mccollum@inbox.com
Sponsor: Ballroom Dance Team
Cosponsor: Ballroom Dance Club

Rumba
Polina and Boris
Come learn Rumba with Polina and Boris!
Tue Jan 9, 07:30-09:00pm, Morss Hall (Walker)

Hustle
Jeff and Olga
Come learn Hustle with Jeff and Olga!
Thu Jan 11, 07:30-09:00pm, Morss Hall (Walker)

Waltz
Eng Sew and Ella
Come learn Waltz with Eng Sew and Ella!
Tue Jan 16, 07:30-09:00pm, Morss Hall (Walker)

Merengue
David and Esya
Come learn Merengue with David and Esya!
Thu Jan 18, 07:30-09:00pm, Morss Hall (Walker)

Cha Cha
Carl
Come learn Cha Cha with Carl!
Tue Jan 23, 07:30-09:00pm, Morss Hall (Walker)

Salsa
Mark and Carrie
Come learn Salsa with Mark and Carrie!
Thu Jan 25, 07:30-09:00pm, Morss Hall (Walker)

Ballroom Dancing
Adam Seering
Sat Feb 3, 09pm-12:00am, Epsilon Theta

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

Everyone looks stylish when they're dancing in a swishy skirt. (Especially guys!) Even if you've never danced a step in your life, our resident ballroom dancing aficionados will show you how to cha-cha, swing, tango, or at least fake it pretty well. We're not afraid
to break a few ballroom traditions or gender roles along the way. Swish!

The ET Van will pick up interested dancers at the turnaround behind the MIT Chapel at 7:00pm, and we'll be stopping by again at 10:00pm for any stragglers. Call us at x3-8888 or 617-734-9211 for a ride!
Web: http://web.mit.edu/thetans/www/
Contact: Adam Seering, Epsilon Theta, (617) 734-9211, aseering@mit.edu
Sponsor: Kaya G Miller, W20-549, 617 253-4663, kmiller@mit.edu

Breakdance 101
Stephen Steger, Mackenzie Joseph (Bboy Mac), Frank Lo, Ray Cheng
Tue Jan 9, 05-06:00pm, Lobby 13
Fri Jan 12, 04-05:00pm, Lobby 13
Tue Jan 16, 05-06:00pm, Lobby 13
Fri Jan 19, 04-05:00pm, Lobby 13
Tue Jan 23, 05-06:00pm, Lobby 13
Fri Jan 26, 04-05:00pm, Lobby 13
Tue Jan 30, 05-06:00pm, Lobby 13
Fri Feb 2, 04-05:00pm, Lobby 13

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 08-Jan-2007
Limited to 15 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: None

A free class taught by legendary breaker and professional dance instructor Bboy Mac. Learn the fundamentals of breakin'. Footwork, toprock, power moves, and freezes will be introduced and taught. Students must be able to attend all eight sessions to participate. No previous dance experience necessary. Students are also encouraged to attend Imobilare's regular breakin' practice sessions.

To sign up email us at breakdance101@mit.edu
Web: http://web.mit.edu/imobilare/www/
Contact: Stephen Steger, (858) 736-6969, foobert@mit.edu
Sponsor: Imobilare

Breakdancing Sessions with Imobilare
Stephen Steger, Frank Lo, Ray Cheng
Tue Jan 9, 07-09:30pm, Lobby 13
Thu Jan 11, 07-09:30pm, Lobby 13 or Bldg 34
Fri Jan 12, 06-08:00pm, Lobby 13
Sat Jan 13, 02-04:30pm, Lobby 13
Tue Jan 16, 07-09:30pm, Lobby 13
Thu Jan 18, 07-09:30pm, Lobby 13 or Bldg 34
Fri Jan 19, 06-08:00pm, Lobby 13
Sat Jan 20, 02-04:30pm, Lobby 13
Tue Jan 23, 07-09:30pm, Lobby 13
Thu Jan 25, 07-09:30pm, Lobby 13 or Bldg 34
Fri Jan 26, 06-08:00pm, Lobby 13
Sat Jan 27, 02-04:30pm, Lobby 13
Tue Jan 30, 07-09:30pm, Lobby 13
Thu Feb 1, 07-09:30pm, Lobby 13 or Bldg 34
Fri Feb 2, 06-08:00pm, Lobby 13
Sat Feb 3, 02-04:30pm, Lobby 13

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Prereq: None

Calling all bboys and bgirls! Come pop, lock, and break! Imobilare is MIT's premier breakdancing and hip hop culture group. We hold four weekly sessions in an open practice format. Whether you are an experienced breaker hoping to hone your skills or you just want to learn, you are welcome to join us. No prior experience necessary.

Tue 7-9:30 PM (Lobby 13), Thu 7-9:30 PM (Lobby 13 or Bldg 34), Fri 6-8PM (Lobby 13), Sat 2-4:30 PM (Lobby 13)
Web: http://web.mit.edu/imobilare/www/
Contact: Stephen Steger, Bexley 302A, (858) 736-6969, foobert@mit.edu
Sponsor: Imobilare

Contra Dance for All: An Introduction
Arthur L. Anger - Retired Staff, Ann B. Cowan
Tue Jan 9, Tue Jan 23, 08-10:30pm, Student Center 491

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: none

Join us for a Swing--and other figures--with partners in sets.

This is modernized American roots dance using easy walking steps to exciting, jazzy, LIVE New England folk music.

Dance with one partner (for each set) and other couples, then change. A caller teaches each dance, and prompts you during the dance, making it accessible to ALL.

Come alone or bring friends!

Website lists later Tuesdays in semester!
Web: http://mit.edu/fdc/contra.html
Contact: fdc-request@mit.ed
Sponsor: Folk Dance Club

Egyptian-Influenced Belly Dance
Rebecca Kusko
Mon, Thu, Jan 8, 11, 15, 18, 22, 25, 29, 1, 05-06:30pm, 50-201

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 05-Jan-2007
Limited to 6 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)

This is a fun, intensive crash course for beginners to explore women’s Middle Eastern dance while discovering a new range of movement and expression. Each class will focus on one aspect of the dance, such as: posture, hip isolations, layering, upper body work, and possibly veil. Attendance to all classes is highly recommended, as each class will build on the last. Please e-mail to register sooner rather than later as this will be a very small class.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/rkusko/Public/
Contact: Rebecca Kusko, (914) 475-0208, rkusko@mit.edu
Sponsor: Rebecca L Kusko, BURTON CONNER # 411B, 617 225-8342, rkusko@mit.edu

Free Scene Night -MIT Shakespeare Ensemble
Olivia Leitermann
Fri Jan 26, Sat Jan 27, 08-10:00pm, 4-270

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 200 participants.
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session

The MIT Shakespeare Ensemble presents their IAP Night of Scenes, free to the Public.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/ensemble/www/
Contact: Olivia Leitermann, W20-423, x3-2903, olivia_l@mit.edu
Sponsor: Shakespeare Ensemble

Fun Night! Introduction to Square Dancing
Ted Lizotte, Caller for Tech Squares
Tue Jan 30, 08-10:30pm, Lobdell

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: No experience necessary, no partner neccessary

Forget what you think you know about Square Dancing. At Tech Squares, things are different. Come for free food, socialization, and of course, FUN! If you miss us now, our first class (you can get PE credit!) is in two weeks, same time, same place.
Web: http://www.mit.edu/~tech-squares/beginners.html
Contact: Tech Squares, 253-7000, squares@mit.edu
Sponsor: Tech Squares

Improv
Adam Seering
Sun Jan 28, 01:30-04:00pm, Epsilon Theta

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

Be spontaneous! Join us for an assortment of theater games and improvised sketches. You'd be surprised how quickly you can make up something hilarious.

The ET Van will pick up improvisors at the turnaround behind the MIT Chapel at 1:15pm. Call us at x3-8888 or 617-734-9211 for a ride!
Web: http://web.mit.edu/thetans/www/
Contact: Adam Seering, Epsilon Theta, (617) 734-9211, aseering@mit.edu
Sponsor: Kaya G Miller, W20-549, 617 253-4663, kmiller@mit.edu

Improv
Adam Seering
Sat Feb 3, 01:30-04:00pm, Epsilon Theta

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

Think fast: You have a chair and a spoon. Be a puppy!

The ET Van will pick up improvisors at the turnaround behind the MIT Chapel at 1:30pm. Call us at x3-8888 or 617-734-9211 for a ride!
Web: http://web.mit.edu/thetans/www/
Contact: Adam Seering, Epsilon Theta, (617) 734-9211, aseering@mit.edu
Sponsor: Kaya G Miller, W20-549, 617 253-4663, kmiller@mit.edu

International Folk Dancing for Everyone
Valarie Rosen
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)

Come dance to the World Music you listen to. Learn the dances--some in lines, some in circles, and a few couple turning dances--that inspired that great music! No partner needed and absolutely no experience necessary. Come by yourself or bring friends. Beginners are encouraged to arrive on time for introductory teaching in each session. These dances continue as a regular series on Sunday nights, so you can keep coming once you get hooked!
Web: http://mit.edu/fdc/international.html
Contact: (617) 253-FOLK, fdc-request@mit.ed
Sponsor: Folk Dance Club


Valarie Rosen
Sun Jan 14, 08-11:00pm, Lobdell (W20 2nd Fl)


Valarie Rosen
Sun Jan 21, 08-11:00pm, Lobdell (W20 2nd Fl)


Valarie Rosen
Sun Jan 28, 08-11:00pm, Lobdell (W20 2nd Fl)

Bulgarian dance workshop with Iliana Bozhanova
Valarie Rosen
Tonight's session will feature a Bulgarian dance workshop with Iliana Bozhanova.

Iliana is known around the world for her teaching, choreography, and dancing. She is the choreographer of Ensemble Voivodintsi, a multigenerational dance and music group based in in the village of Voivodinovo, outside Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Sun Feb 4, 08-11:00pm, Kresge Rehearsl Rm B

Israeli Folk Dancing
Valarie Rosen
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)

Dance to music ranging from last week's Israeli pop hit to folk songs from the days of the pioneers. Come learn the newest, hottest dances in Israeli folk dancing. Lots of teaching! Lots of fun! Beginners are most welcome! No partner needed and absolutely no experience necessary. Come by yourself or bring friends. Beginner teaching until 9 pm, mixed-level dancing 9-11 pm. These dances continue as a regular series on Wednesday nights, so you can keep coming once you get hooked!
Web: http://mit.edu/fdc/
Contact: (617) 253-FOLK, fdc-request@mit.ed
Sponsor: Folk Dance Club
Cosponsor: Hillel


Valarie Rosen
Wed Jan 10, 08-11:00pm, Student Center 407


Valarie Rosen
Wed Jan 17, 08-11:00pm, Student Center 407


Valarie Rosen
Wed Jan 24, 08-11:00pm, Student Center 407

Israeli Dance Beginner's Night
Valarie Rosen
Tonight's dance features a Beginner's Night from 8 to 9 pm, followed by a regular session until 11 pm.

Come learn the basic Israeli dance steps! By the end of the session, you'll be doing some easy circle dances.

No experience necessary!
Wed Jan 31, 08-11:00pm, Lobby 13

MIT Salsa Club Workshop Series
Chris Zebo, Ophir Samson, Ravi Purushotma, Gigi Lirot
Mon Jan 8, 15, 22, 29, 07-08:30pm, Check Website

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)

Each class will focus on a specific element of salsa dancing; taking the basic steps (how to plant your feet, keep your body aligned and balanced, and keeping on time); spinning technique (the elements of male and female turns, broken down muscle by muscle); leading and following technique (drilling the basics of timing leads and executing follows, collecting yourself after leading and executing a move); footwork technique (learning when to break away to express yourself and how to do it with flavor).
Web: http://web.mit.edu/salsaclub
Contact: ravip@mit.edu, 10-337, (408) 220-4135, ravip@mit.edu
Sponsor: Salsa Club

Macedonian Dance and Song Workshops
Valarie Rosen
Sat Jan 20, 04-11:30pm, W20 2nd & 3rd floors

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: none

Learn circle dances and songs with the complex rhythms of FYR Macedonia!

No experience necessary!

4:00-5:30 Singing workshop with Adrijana Alacka
5:45-7:30 Dance workshop with Ljupco Manevski
8:30-11:30 Dance party. Music by Goran Alachki and the Gogofski Trio

Ljupco Manevski is the dance director of Tanec, the National Folkloric Ensemble of Macedonia.

Accordionist Goran Alachki is among the finest musicians in FYR Macedonia, and a teacher at the musical school in Skopje. He will be joined by his wife, Adrijana Alacka, a highly acclaimed folk singer.

The Gogofski Trio is a Boston-based group comprised of Dave Golber (clarinet), Henry Goldberg (drums), Colin Ferguson (accordion), and Heather Lee (vocals). They perform gutsy Macedonian music, sometimes straying across borders into other countries.
Web: http://mit.edu/fdc
Contact: MIT Folk Dance Club, (617) 484-3267, fdc-request@mit.ed
Sponsor: Folk Dance Club

Princess Bride Script Reading
Adam Seering
Fri Feb 2, 01:30-04:00pm, Epsilon Theta

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

"I must admit, you are better then I."
"Then why are you smiling?"
"There is something you must know. I am not left-handed!"

Come join us in a dramatic reading and re-enactment of the most- entertaining scenes from The Princess Bride! It's even more fun when read in person!

The ET Van will be picking up script-readers at the turnaround behind the MIT Chapel at 1:15pm. Call us at x3-8888 or 617-734-9211 for a ride!
Web: http://web.mit.edu/thetans/www/
Contact: Adam Seering, Epsilon Theta, (617) 734-9211, aseering@mit.edu
Sponsor: Kaya G Miller, W20-549, 617 253-4663, kmiller@mit.edu

Round Dance for Beginners: Waltz
Phil Gatchell, Cuer for Tech Squares
Tue Jan 9, 07-08:00pm, Sala
Tue Jan 16, 23, 30, 07-08:00pm, Lobdell

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Fee: 2.00 for to pay the caller

Round dancing is a form of choreographed ballroom dancing. A set of basic figures is taught, and a cuer calls out each figure during the dance. This results in all the couples whirling or gliding around the floor in perfect unison, beautifully choreographed to the music, without the need to memorize entire dances. No partner or experience needed.
Web: http://www.mit.edu/~tech-squares/schedules/rounds-faq.html
Contact: Tech Squares, 253-7000, squares@mit.edu
Sponsor: Tech Squares

Square Dancing
Adam Seering
Tue Jan 30, 07:30-10:00pm, Epsilon Theta

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

Come square dance, MIT style! Square dancing is a puzzle, a language, and a dance all in one. It's probably not what you think of when you think of squaring dancing. Learn to pass the ocean, dosido, and allemande left! Stop by ET to meet fellow square- dancers; at 8:30, we'll head over to a Tech Squares dance en mass to try out this exciting and energetic form of dancing!

The ET Van will be picking up interested dancers at the turnaround behind the MIT Chapel at 7:00pm. Call us at x3-8888 or 617-734-9211 for a ride!
Contact: Adam Seering, Epsilon Theta, (617) 734-9211, aseering@mit.edu
Sponsor: Kaya G Miller, W20-549, 617 253-4663, kmiller@mit.edu

Swing Dancing
Ken Takusagawa
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)

Beginners welcome. No partner necessary.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/swing/
Contact: MIT Lindy Hop Society, swing@mit.edu
Sponsor: Lindy Hop Society

Swing Dancing
Ken Takusagawa
Beginners welcome. No partner necessary.
Wed Jan 10, 09-11:30pm, W20-202

Swing Dancing
Ken Takusagawa
Beginners welcome. No partner necessary.
Wed Jan 17, 09-11:30pm, W20-208

Swing Dancing
Ken Takusagawa
Beginners welcome. No partner necessary.
Wed Jan 24, 09-11:30pm, W20-208

Swing Dancing
Ken Takusagawa
Beginners welcome. No partner necessary.
Wed Jan 31, 09-11:30pm, Walker Memorial

Swing Dancing Lesson
Ken Takusagawa, Elizabeth Miller
Wed Jan 10, 07:30-09:00pm, W20-202
Wed Jan 17, 24, 07:30-09:00pm, W20-208
Wed Jan 31, 07:30-09:00pm, Walker Memorial

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)

A beginner Lindy Hop swing dancing class emphasizing partner connection and learning to lead and follow.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/swing
Contact: MIT Lindy Hop Society, swing@mit.edu
Sponsor: Lindy Hop Society

Tango Bootcamp
Mihail Bora, Ozge Akbulut
Tue Jan 9, Thu Jan 11, Tue Jan 16, Thu Jan 18, 07-08:30pm, 36-156

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 30 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)

Learn tango, a social dance that originates in Argentina. Watch out for the flying legs!

The class will focus on connecting with the music and the partner and learning how to be creative, spontaneous and fun. Its purpose is to get everyone dancing socially after four sessions. The classes will build upon each other, please sign up only if you can attend all four sessions. Advanced sign-up required, space limited to 30 participants. Free for MIT students.
Web: http://www.mit.edu/~tango/
Contact: Ozge, akbulut@mit.edu
Sponsor: Argentine Tango Club


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