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The 7th Annual Southern Vermont Dance Festival
July 18, 2019
The Southern Vermont Dance Festival returns July 18th – 21st 2019 for its 7th anniversary, with an exciting round of dance classes, lectures and performances hosted at venues all around Brattleboro.
As last year, festival attendees will be invited to attend dance performances each evening as well as a choice of many different classes each day. There will be many amazing opportunities offered to the professional dancer, dance student, and dance enthusiast.
From Thursday July 18 to Sunday the 21st, 118 Elliot will host a wide variety of classes, as well as a “contact jam” with choreographer Dorcas Roman. Here’s a breakdown of festival activities here at 118:
(Please note that to attend classes you must purchase a Festival Pass. Click here to purchase your pass now.)
Thursday July 18
7:45am Registration
Classes offered Thursday 9:15 AM – 8:00 PM include:
Ballet, Modern, Assisted Thai Yoga, Afro-Brazilian, Contemporary Fusion, Belly Dance, Body Tuning, Afro-Jazz, Cha Cha, Yoga Pilates, Bollywood, Sambe Pagode, Contact Improvisation, Contact Jam, “Stomp” Style Percussion, Let Your Feet Sing, and more.
Registration is required to participate in classes.
TIME: 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
COST: $15, open to the public (must pre-register)
Please not that if you have a Festival Pass that includes Thursday you can choose this as one of your classes. If you do not have a festival pass you can attend this event for $15. Click here to register for Contact Jam with Dorcas Roman.
Friday July 19
Classes offered Friday 8:00am – 7:30pm include:
Improvisation, Efficient Chaos, Yogea, Hip Hop Your Modern Dance, Ballet, Modern, Tap, Afro-Brazilian, Body Work, Rainbow Tribe, Israeli Contemporary, Afro-Jazz, Cabaret Style Jazz, Hot in Heels, Socially Conscious Choreography and Performance, Country Swing, Shim Sham Shimmy, Contemporary, Dunham Technique, Simonson Jazz, Acro-Yoga, Naam Yoga and Meditation, and more.
Saturday July 20
Classes offered Saturday 8:00am to 7:30pm include:
Modern, Tap, Ballet, Hip Hop/Street Dance, Upper Body Urgency, Contact Improvisation, Wake Up Your Vinyasa, Collaborative Composition, Dancing Upside Down, Isadora Duncan, Silvestre Modern, Sevillanas, Pilates, Yoga, Efficient Chaos, Bollywood, Making Political Dances, Turkish Style Belly Dance, Assisted Thai Yoga, Israeli Contemporary Dance, Visceral Improvisation, Dunham Technique, and more.
Click here to register for Saturday’s classes.
Sunday July 21
Classes offered Sunday 8:00am – 4:00pm include:
Yoga, Jazz, Pilates, Ballet, Tap, Partnering and Partnership, Giordano Jazz, Visceral Improvisation, Hot in Heels, Contemporary, Acro Yoga, West African, Belly Dance, Flexibility, Hip Hop/Street Dance, and more!