Free Duncan Classes at UM Fall 2011

September 10 - December 6, 2011
Saturdays 10-11:30am, Studio 2, CSPAC Bldg, UMCP*
(No classes 9/24, 10/29, 11/26)
Tuesdays 5:30-7pm, Studio 2*
(No classes 9/20, 10/25, 11/22)

Classes in the Isadora Duncan technique FREE and OPEN to students, faculty, staff and the public, all levels of dancers and movers. This free class is made possible through Valerie Durham's work in her final year in the MFA Program at the University of Maryland.

Breath, express, flow, move, connect, dance, be inspired.

* Tuesday, 9/13 in Choreography Studio; Saturday, Oct. 7 in Preinkert Studio

Visit the Classes page for more information.

Isadora Dance Camps for Children
"Imagine Dance Camp" 2011
Offered through the Montgomery County Parks and Recreation Department, Valerie Durham and The Duncan Dancers offered exciting Duncan Dance camps in the Maryland area this summer: Montgomery Village/Gaithersburg, June 20-24; Takoma Park, July 11-14; Bethesda, July 25-29. Click here for more information!

Duncan Weekend Workshop in Chicago
"Moving with the Cyclical Sun"

August 5-7, 2011
Co-hosted by Valerie Durham, The Duncan Dancers and Jennifer Sprowl, Duncan Dance Chicago

An invigorating and life-affirming weekend workshop in the philosophy, technique and repertory of mother of modern dance, Isadora Duncan. Lecture, tunic-making, dance technique, improvisation and repertory with informal student presentation to culminate. Experience dawn in your body, the fire of midday sun, the languid late afternoon, the cooling evening.

Click here for more information.

Women's History Celebration
Isadora Duncan: A Woman Who Made a Difference
March 6, 12pm and 1pm
Smithsonian Museum of American Art, Kogod Courtyard
The Duncan Dancers presented a lecture, performance and interactive event as part of the Smithsonian Museum's celebration of Women's History Month.

King in Our City - A Triumphant Success
Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
National Cathedral, Washington, DC
Monday, January 18, 2-4pm

A dance performance celebrating the legendary civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. at the site of his last sermon, the National Cathedral in Washington, DC. The Duncan Dancers, with guest dancers Linda Gabriel Deutsch, Tracey Durr, Diana Lopez and Alexandra Odenwald, presented a new commissioned work "Sailing into a Dream of Freedom," to music composed by James Durham specifically for the occasion. The Duncan Dancers performed with other important Washington DC music and dance groups, all striving to convey the freedom and dignity of the human soul through dance and song to almost 3,000 people in the National Cathedral.

See the online video of the program (the dance portion begins at 1:10 if you want to skip ahead) at www.nationalcathedral.org.

Duncan Technique Classes for Children & Adults
Lots of Duncan classes going on right now and coming up soon! Please check our Classes page to see the complete list of ongoing and upcoming classes.

Dance for the New Conceptual Age
After reading Daniel Pink's revolutionary book, A Whole New Mind, I was completely struck at how uniquely Duncan Dance fosters each of the new characteristics of the developing Conceptual Age that we are beginning as a society.

Read the brief article.

Video of Valerie Durham and The Duncan Dancers

A video of dance excerpts from performances by Valerie Durham and The Duncan Dancers and choreographies by Valerie Durham.

Watch the video on YouTube.

Duncan Dance For All Dancers
Duncan Dance is fundamental for all dancers – those who study ballet or tap, jazz or ethnic. For Duncan Dance improves a dancer's sense of artistry, performance and musicality.

If you want to command the stage when you dance, bring freshness and majesty to any choreography, infuse personal expression in every movement, and electrify the music with your dance, find yourself a Duncan Dance Master and take a class or workshop today!

And along the way you may also discover how Duncan Dance is a riveting, passionate and glorious dance style in and of itself!