Contemporary Dance Workshop for Beginners by Nicole Roerick
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Date:
Dec 5, 2015 5:00–7:00pm
Organized by: Darb 1718
Venue: Darb 1718
Address: Kasr El Sham3 Street, Al Fakhareen – Old Cairo
Admission: FREE - Registration is a MUST for attendance, please register before December 3rd
Website: http://www.darb1718.com/contemporary-dance-workshop-for-beginners-by-nicole-roerick/#prettyPhoto


We are proud to present you a one day contemporary dance workshop by Nicole Roerick Saturday December 5th.
 
The theme for the workshop is empowerment. We will be looking at different gender roles and how culture and society affect individuals.

 

The workshop will be an open exploration for participants to learn how to express feelings/ideas through movement and the body, exploring relationships with others in the space, and creating a safe environment for people to share their experiences.
 
We will work with some improvisation with guided direction and also some set phrase material. We will have an open dialogue to allow individuals to share their thoughts and feedback throughout the process.
 
Participants qualifications: Beginners.
 
Duration and Date: One day , Saturday from 5 – 7 PM.
December 5th 2015.
 
Free Entrance

Registration is a MUST for attendance, please register before December 3rd

http://www.darb1718.com/contemporary-dance-workshop-by-nicole-roerick-registration-form/

 
Workshop Requirements: comfortable clothes, a journal/notebook and pen/pencil.

 

For inquiries please call: (02) 2361 0511
 
Registration: Sunday to Thursday between 12 pm and 7 pm.
Address: Darb 1718 Contemporary Art and Culture Center
Kasr El Sham3 Street, Al Fakhareen – Old Cairo, Behind the Hanging Church and Amr Mosque
 
About Nicole Roerick:
 
Nicole Roerick is a Dance Artist from the United States and relocated to Egypt from Brooklyn, NY in July 2014. She has both her MFA and BFA in Dance and has been making work and performing for almost 10 years. She formed her company, Nicole Roerick Collective, in fall 2011 and has since presented work at the DUMBO Dance Festival (Brooklyn), WestFest Dance Festival (NYC), Dance Films Kino (Chicago), Big Range Austin Dance Festival (Austin), Brazos Contemporary Dance Festival (TX), and numerous other shows presented in Austin, TX during 2012-2013. Her work has dealt with feminism, gender roles and constraints, objectification of women, body image, politics, societal norms and expectations, rape/violence, relationships, personalities, and raw emotion.
 
She has worked with numerous artists and danced with Li Chiao-Ping Dance (Madison) and Spank Dance Company (Austin). In addition to her dance life, she is also a certified Yoga instructor and is a passionate Yogini. She believes in the power of movement and the extreme capacities the body can withstand and hopes to inspire others through her work.