Ballroom Dance Workshops
Ying Lee
Tue, Thu, Thu, Jan 5, 7, 7, 12, 12, 14, 14, 19, 19, 21, 21, 07-09:30pm, Varies
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: None
Fee: 1.00 for Advanced tickets will be on sale at the Source.
No experience or partners needed. No cash will be accepted at the door, only tickets or checks. Here is a temporary schedule, please ignore what is stated in the IAP guide and check back for possible changes in location.
(Jan 5) Foxtrot LB13,
(Jan 7) Waltz DuPont,
(Jan 12) Rumba LB13,
(Jan 14) Swing La Sala,
(Jan 19) Cha Cha LB13,
(Jan 21) Tango DuPont.
Free general dancing from 8:00pm - 9:30pm
Web: http://www.mit.edu/activities/bdclub/Club/bdc.html
Contact: Ying Lee, bdc-officers@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Ballroom Dance Club
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Border Morris Dancing
Debbie Lewis Foreman, MOTley Morris
Fri, Jan 8, 15, 22, 29, 07:30-09:30pm, Walker squash court
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Morris dancing is an ancient English tradition of festive ritual dance, distinctive in its use of sticks, hankies, and bells. Most of the dances are performed in sets of 4, 6, or 8 dancers by a "team", and each team has a distinctive repertoire and costume. Boston is exceptional in having over a dozen Morris teams (men's, women's, and mixed). This year, MOTley Morris, Boston's finest (and only) Border team, will be teaching Border Morris stick dances. (Border Morris is a fun, easy, stick-based tradition.) Live music.
Contact: Johanna Bobrow, 225-9523, johanna@mit.edu
Sponsor: Johanna N Bobrow, RANDOM HALL, 225-9523, johanna@mit.edu
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Dance Troupe Class
Dharmesh Mehta
Mon, Wed, Fri, Jan 4, 6, 8, 11, 13, 15, 18, 20, 22, 25, 27, 29, 04-05:00pm, T-Club Lounge
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: None
Dance Troupe is offering a dance series highlighting four different styles of dance: ballet, funk, jazz, and modern. Classes are for students of all levels. Daily instruction will consist of learning both individual moves and full combinations. Beginners are welcome.
Contact: Dharmesh Mehta, PBE, 494-8677, dharmesh@mit.edu
Sponsor: Dance Troupe
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Graffiti on the Heart
Jennifer Donaldson
Tue, Thu, Jan 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28, 04-06:00pm, 5-231
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 8 students.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Come all ye playwrights! Participate in the exciting creative process of bringing forth a theater script. Join the collaborative team for Graffiti on the Heart, a play composed of letters written by college students from the 1930s to the 1980s. We will start with the orginal letters and end with a working script. Those who wish may continue into the February production. Enrollment limited to 8. Bring enthusiasm and a willingness to play!
Contact: Jennifer Donaldson, 37-315, 252-1536, jdonalds@mit.edu
Sponsor: Council for the Arts
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Introduction to Square Dancing
Justin Legakis , Brad Backus, Bill Ackerman
Thu Jan 28, 08-11:00pm, Lobdell Dining Hall
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: None!
What is a "split circulate," and why would anyone want to do one? Come find out at Tech Squares, and learn to square
dance MIT-style! No partner or experience needed -- just
wear comfortable shoes. Refreshments will be served.
Web: http://www.mit.edu/activities/tech-squares/
Contact: Justin Legakis, W20-437, 253-7000, squares@mit.edu
Sponsor: Tech Squares
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Israeli Folk Dance for Beginners
Jill Pelavin
Wed, Jan 13, 20, 27, 07-08:30pm, Lobby 13
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Have fun while acquiring the basic skills of Israeli folk dancing. By the end of the course you will know your right foot from your left foot, a mayim step from a yemenite step, and the basics for learning more complicated dances. Partipants are welcome to stay after the class to participate in the regular Israeli Dance session which runs from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. Sponsored with MIT Folk Dance Club.
Contact: Miriam Rosenblum, W11-039, x3-2982, sbenj@mit.edu
Sponsor: Hillel
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Morris Dancing, Sherborne Style
Ishmael Stefanov-Wagner , Rick Lincoln
Thu, Jan 7, 14, 21, 28, 07:30-09:30pm, T.B.D. (w20-407/419)
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Morris Dancing is a lively English folk dance practiced since before the time of Shakespeare. Sherborne style combines easily learned steps and figures with high energy and emphasis on dancing as part of a group. Live music.
Web: http://www.mit.edu/people/ijs/iap-morris.html
Contact: Ishmael Stefanov-Wagner, 36-825, (617) 573-3748, ijs@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Folk Dance Club
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Potluck Performance and Charity Election
Tim Anderson
Fri Jan 15, 09pm-12:00am, N52-115, @MITmuseum-use ramp bhind bldg
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Fee: 4.00 for Optional Donation to be given to charity voted by attendees.
Bring slides, video, poetry, something to read, show, perform, consume... If you bring something, you get in free. We'll extort $4 donations & vote what charity to send it to! One participant says: "At its dull moments it resembles a party."
Web: http://web.mit.edu/miters/www/
Contact: Tim Anderson, N52-115, x3-2060, robot@mit.edu
Sponsor: MIT Electronic Research Society
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Roadkill Buffet's IAP Comedy Show!
Roadkill Buffet
Sat Jan 16, 08-09:30pm, 6-120
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: Be ready to laugh, yackmeisters!
Come laugh your toenails off as the clown princes (and princesses) of quirkiness cut each other to the quick with a cascade of comic crap. Don't blame us if you die laughing, we warned you.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/~roadkill/www
Contact: Roadkill Buffet, rkb@mit.edu
Sponsor: Roadkill Buffet
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Roadkill Buffet's Improv Comedy Workshop
Roadkill Buffet
Wed Jan 20, 07-10:00pm, 24-121
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 20 students.
Single session event
Signup by: 05-JAN-99
Prereq: Clothes
Learn the basic skills of improv comedy necessary to look good on stage, be the life of the party and
make the opposite sex subject to your every whim.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/~roadkill
Contact: Roadkill Buffet, rkb@mit.edu
Sponsor: Roadkill Buffet
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Theatre on the Roof
Seth Bisen-Hersh , Adam Bovilsky
Thu Jan 21, 07-10:00pm
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: None
Have you always wanted to sing your heart out or take center stage? Everyone will be cast in a role as we perform an impromtu version of a well known production complete with stage direction and props. Feel free to bring constumes and props to use in the production. Cast party to follow!
Contact: Adam Bovilsky, w11-040, 252-1521, adambov@mit.edu
Sponsor: Hillel
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