Pro/Motion – week of January 6

 

Dear BDA Community,

Happy New Year!! As we welcome 2025, I’m excited to see the dance scene heat back up after the holiday season.

It’s common to set goals and intentions at the beginning of new cycles. Although we have our own goals and projections for this upcoming year, we’d love to hear from you: how can we help YOU reach your goals in 2025?

We have a wide range of resources available to you. Our website is a good place to start! If there’s anything you need help finding, let us know as well! You can reach us anytime via email: info@bostondancealliance.org

I look forward to another year of supporting your artistry!

Wishing you a year filled with dance,


Carmen S. Rizzo, Membership & Operations Associate

 

Boston Dance Alliance joins our dance community in mourning the loss of Kyre Ambrose this past weekend. The young dancer was known to fill the room with life and laughter. Our thoughts are with his loved ones and all those who had the pleasure of knowing him.

 

 

 

Welcome to the BDA Community!

While tabling at community events late last year, Boston Dance Alliance administered a short dance survey and those who completed it were entered into a drawing for a FREE year-long BDA membership in 2025. We’re excited to announce that the winner and newest BDA member is Lynn JulianCongratulations!

We invite all Pro/Motion subscribers to learn more about BDA membership and its benefits. We’d love to welcome more dancers of all backgrounds & levels to our fast-growing community of movers & shakers!

 

BDA Member Events This Week

 

Eileen and Raul dance together holding hands.

FREE! – Dance Caliente leads Ballroom and Latin Line Dance Workshops. Learn the Brooklyn Hustle; Salsa; and Swing. Thursday, January 9, 1:00-2:15 PM, Hyde Community Center – 90 Lincoln Street, Newton. RSVP the Newton Senior Center at 617-796-1675 or Email: seniorprograms@newtonma.gov with your name, telephone number, and email address.

 

Open house poster with photo of two young dancers stretching

FREE! – Join José Mateo Ballet Theatre for free trial classes for young dancers ages 3-10 at their Open Houses. Learn more about the school and how the YDP program is the right choice for your young dancer. Saturday, January 11, Cambridge: 2:00-3:30 PM at 400 Harvard St.; Dorchester: 9:00 AM-1:45 PM at 14 Cushing Ave.

 

Karen Bray balances herself seated on a wooden stool with legs straight up.

Karen Bray facilitates a Site Specific Dance workshop on Zoom. No dance or art experience necessary. Explore some improvisational dance in duets to music and then, share your one-minute dances/movement pieces. Six Sunday evenings, 6:00-7:30 PM starting January 12. Registration: $250.

 

Illustration of dancers in courts.

In preparation of the formal Ball, Gore Place will be holding two informal Regency dance workshops. Attendees can learn the dances that will be featured at the ball. Attendance at one or both workshops is encouraged but not required. Ticket discounts are available if you bundle one or both workshops with a Ball ticket. Saturdays, January 11 & 25, 2-4 PM at the Gore Place, 52 Gore St, Waltham. Registration: Ball ticket + $10.

 

Other events in the community this week:

Join Ana Harmon and Eve Boltax the first Gaga + Feldenkrais Workshop of the year on Saturday, January 11, 11:00 AM-1:15 PM at the First Church of Jamaica Plain (6 Eliot Street, Jamaica Plain, Boston). Everyone is welcome; no prior experience required. Expect to explore your full range of movement potential, from stillness and subtlety on the ground into an exhilarating dance session. Registration: $25-$40.

Join Clara Rubin Smith-McKie for BiodanzaSaturday, January 11, 3-5 PM, at MOTA, 11 Bow St., Somerville. Registration: $25-$40.

Join a night of social dancing with El Bonche in Boston at Roundhead Brewing Co.! Saturday, January 11, 7-10 PM, Westinghouse Plaza Building #10, Boston. Tickets: $20.

Join the local Encore Dance Ensemble for a fun introductory workshop! Company members will guide you through a series of activities that include: warming your core and limbs, increasing your movement vocabulary, learning dance phrases, exploring improvisational movement, and bringing joy and fluidity into your body and soul. All levels are welcome. Spaces are limited, so advance registration is suggested. Sunday, January 12, 3-4 PM, at The Arlington Center, 369 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington. Registration: $20.

 

 

Novum Dance Collective logo

Novum Dance Collective (formerly Nozama) is seeking professional contemporary dancers who are interested in improvisation, collaboration, and the creative process to join their company for the 2025 season and beyond. Must be available to begin rehearsals (Sundays 2-6 PM) immediately following the audition, starting January 2025 and available for July 12 and December 6 shows. Apply to audition by Tuesday, January 14. Audition will take place on Sunday, January 19, 2:30-5:30 PM, at the SomArt @ The Hive, 561 Windsor St 4th Floor, Somerville.

 

Boston University logo

The Boston University Dance Program is accepting applications for a full-time professional staff position with benefits. The Assistant Manager of Dance Programs is primarily an administrative position in Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, assisting the Dance Coordinator with programming, managing, marketing, and evaluating the dance programs and children’s classes and summer camp. Additionally, the position includes mentoring student choreographers, opportunities to develop community outreach programs, produce special events, and to teach in our extensive program and/or offer private instructional training.

 

Photo of dance lovers in a circle talking. Event information at the top and bottom left corner.

The Dance Complex invites you for an upcoming day and a half of sessions of reflection, dialogue and action-enabling sessions regarding the dance ecology of the region on January 31 and February 1st. Walking the Talk will take place at The Dance Complex, 536 Mass. Ave., Cambridge. Registration: pay-what-you-can, suggested $30.

 

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Apply for the Gaming Mitigation Fund: grants to Massachusetts nonprofit and municipal performing arts centers to spend on touring shows or touring artist fees. Grants start at $6,000. Deadline: Thursday, January 9, 2025.