Good things come in 3′s this fall, or 4 if you consider this amazing autumnal weather. Check out the good news below, plus some ideas for how to celebrate the holiday merriment through dance.
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2011 Production
Get Some Mad Tax-Breaks on November 16th
We Have a Face Now
How to Celebrate the Holidays through Dance
2011 Production
Yes, a 2011 Rhythmically Speaking production is in the works for next summer! The response from both artists and audience for the past two shows has been overwhelmingly positive and enthusiastic. We look forward to offering jazz and rhythm-based choreographers a creative and paid opportunity to showcase their work in a professional venue. For choreographers, stayed tuned this winter/spring for a “Choreographer’s Call” and other details.
Get Some Mad Tax-Breaks on November 16th
Rhythmically Speaking is now able to accept tax-deductible donations thanks to Springboard for the Arts, our new Fiscal Sponsor. If you support the rich history and innovative new territory of rhythm-based dance–from jazz and swing to African and tap–please support Rhythmically Speaking on GiveMN.org’s “Give to the Max Day.”
On Tuesday, November 16, you can directly help artists create and present work, and get a charitable donation tax-deduction through a simple online gift. And it’s so simple. Just visit Rhythmically Speaking on GiveMN on November 16 and make a donation of nearly any amount simply and securely online.
We like to think of “Give to the Max Day” as The Great Minnesota Give Together. Last year’s event smashed records as the most successful one-day online fundraising drive in history raising more than $14 million for Minnesota nonprofits in its first year. Learn more about “Give to the Max Day” and GiveMN here.
Other details:
- Throughout the event, an individual donor will be randomly chosen every hour to have $1,000 given to the charity that received the donor’s original donation.
- Any individual may donate. Donations through the GiveMN.org site to nonprofit organizations are tax deductible. Contributions may be made via credit and debit card only.
We Have a Face Now
Or a facebook page, same thing. Publicly declare your support and love for jazz and rhythm-based dance forms by liking us:
How to Celebrate the Holidays through Dance
The holiday season can be stressful, and we think dance can make it less painful. Here are 5 mostly great ideas for celebrating (and de-stressing) the holidays through the joy of dance. A warning: These ideas may leave you merry or possibly crabby.
- Give tickets as a gift to a blockbuster Broadway show, such as Billy Elliot The Musical at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis, or Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at The Ordway in St. Paul. Spend an evening with a friend or loved one watching flashy dance moves on stage, then wander around the snowy, twinkly-light streets of downtown.
- Organize a large group of people you don’t know for a festive flash mob to annoy and amaze unsuspecting holiday shoppers. Consider getting a corporate sponsor if you want to make people smile and frown: Here’s an example from Sweden.
- Go out on a romantic holiday date with a physically coordinated hottie for a dance lesson. The fiery salsa is a best-bet for gettin close and keepin it hot on a cold winter night. Some options:
- Beginning Salsa | 7:00 – 8:00pm | Four Seasons Dance Studio, Mpls
- Salsa Fusion | class 7:00pm, dance 8:00 – 11:00pm | Cinema Ballroom, St. Paul
- Salsa Dance featuring the Salsabrosa band | 10:00pm – 1:30am (free lesson at 10:00pm with Social Dance Studio | Mediterranean Cruise Cafe, Burnsville
- Bring a child to Zenon’s “The Nutcracker According to Mother Goose” at the Southern Theater. Kids always remember their first theater experience and if it’s anything like last year, they’ll be laughing hysterically or forever terrified over Eddie Oroyan as a giant mouse named Nibbles. Playing December 16th at 6:30pm, Dec. 18th at 10:00am and 1:00pm, and Dec. 19th at 1:00pm | Tickets $12 – $18 | Southern Theater
- Break out the canvas jazz shoes and fuzzy leg warmers to keep warm around the house and your plié in check this winter.
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Have a great holiday season and we’ll see you in the New Year with fresh movement and creative undertakings,
Heather P. Westerlund with Erinn Liebhard
