Dance Extravaganza - Foundry Grand Opening Weekend

It's been a long time coming, but change is gonna come to Cambridge! The Foundry is an exciting new art and maker space, with dance lessons and a party as part of their Grand Opening weekend! The Foundry has a new theater and dance studio, each with air conditioning and sprung wood floors! We've got a whole line up of classes in dance styles done around Boston for you to check out. Each will be an hour long with a half hour in between for socialization. Foundry address to save you all a click: 101 Rogers St, Cambridge, MA 02142 Full schedule including non-dance activities: https://www.cambridgefoundry.org/events/celebration 12:00 - 1:00 Theater: Bachata Level 1 Lumyr Derisier - Originating in the Dominican Republic, learn the basics of Bachata Studio: Line Dancing with Lady B Lady B - The New England Soul Line Dance Network believes Soul Line Dancing is empowering, evolving, and inspiring. With a mission to uplift the community by sharing the love of line dancing across the Greater Boston and New England area, the network hosts regular workshops, classes, and socials. 1:30 - 2:30 Theater: Latin Fusion Lumyr Derisier - Learn the basics of a variety of Latin dance styles with Lumyr! Studio: Intro to Solo Blues Dance Kenneth Ship, Julie Brown - The same great music and style as partnered blues dance, but working on your own moves! 3:00 - 4:00 Theater: Intro to Partnered Blues Dance Kenneth Ship, Julie Brown - You’ve probably heard of blues music, but have you heard of blues dancing? Going by names like slow drag, funky butt, and fishtail, there’s a whole family of blues dances that grew up alongside the music. Get a taste of the blues with this class open to all levels! Studio: Introduction to Vernacular Jazz Shuyi Oei, Mari Foster - In this class you will explore the basic movements and rhythms of Vernacular Jazz, a collection of dances created in the African-American communities during the late 1800’s through mid 1900’s, to jazz and swing music. The term Vernacular Jazz or Authentic Jazz Dancing is used as a way to distinguish itself from the modern dancing and Ballet-connected “modern” jazz dance movement that started more and more to take over the term ‘jazz dance’. 4:30 - 5:30 Theater: Lindy Hop for Beginners Elizabeth Coppock, Matthew Briggs - This class presents a systematic introduction to the fundamentals of goofing off with a partner while enjoying swing music. 4-count, 6-count, and 8-count patterns will be yours to play with by the end of it. Studio: Fusion - The Dance You Can't Do Wrong Lucas-Michael Jones - Fusion is the blending of any dance styles. Come enjoy your own style mixing and evolving with the community - you can't go wrong. 6:00 - 8:00 DANCE PARTY! https://www.cambridgefoundry.org/