Fire Dance Fusion, Shponglina Readiness, Tuesday's, July, Darshan Dance CO

DARSHAN DANCE COMPANY INFO and Classes: Welcome to Darshan Dance Company’s regularly scheduled classes and all our offerings! Thank you so much for choosing Darshan Dance Company’s community to support your interest in Fusion Dance training, performance, experience! Our philosophy is rooted in Indian Dance concepts mixed with American Belly Dance Fusion and Western Dance concepts for a unique experience and the “bread and butter” of our training. Fire Dance is also a big part of what we do and is a developing part of our program where all level dancers and spinners can gain experience and skills. Our fire dance training includes fire safety, techniques based in fire fan prop training which can be applied to other prop training, and practicing with our props on fire! —————————————- Full Class Listing: Tuesday’s: 7-9:15/9:30pm Fire Dance and Props Study - All levels Wednesday’s: 7-9:15/9:30pm- Belly Dance Fusion - All levels *** Tuesday’s we may flip flop for Indian Dance in the colder months… ————- Tuition Breakdown: -2 Class Program- 2 days a week - $150 a month… -1 Class a week - 1 day a week - $100 whole month -Drop in’s - $30 ***Tuition may be prorated depending on our schedule for performances and off weeks. ————————————— Description of classes: Indian Dance Fusion: Tuesday features Indian Dance Practice based and inspired by Odissi which is East Indian Temple Dance. Belly Dance Fusion: Wednesday features Fusion Bellydance based in Bellydance drills and skills and choreography combinations. Our influences are ATS roots and ITS roots, pop and lock drills, modern dance influences, jazz, ballet, and improvisational dance concepts. Fire Dance: Tuesday’s in the warmer months… Featuring fire safety, getting comfortable with fire equipment, and learning to dance and spin fire props. Mostly featuring fire fan props which can be applied for most other prop spinning techniques. Props Study: Training to learn to dance with various props used in spin arts and Bellydance such as, Balance Swords, zills (finger cymbals), Isis Wings, fans, veils, silk fans, masks, and any other prop which might be used to enhance the experience of performance. —————————————— What to expect: Generally we do class for an hour and then we work on choreography or rehearse. —————————————— Membership: Taking classes: We have a few options for joining our community. You are always welcome to train, come to class, and be a part of the community. Performing is not a requirement. But, if you want to perform here is a general info list of our expectations and requirements. Performing: To join our performance production there are a few requirements. We function on participation, meaning your attendance is most important for preparedness for performance readiness. We ask interested members to join our community with full participation and attendance to all the classes and rehearsals. After a member has committed to our attendance policies we will request them to join our rehearsal processes as an understudy and support for at least a 3 month trial period before casting them in production. If after 3 months trial is complete and or more if needed, and the participation feels in alignment, then we will begin casting the new member into productions. This may take longer depending on the students interest, dedication, work ethic, and and or availability of performance positions, and ability. Costume and makeup requirements: In Darshan Dance Company we build our own costumes designs and our make up looks. We practice together, learn together, discuss and teach costume design and how to build. We will also teach stage makeup design. These workshops are additional charges when training is necessary. Members are required to build their own costumes according to our collective standards, guidelines, and needs. Members are also required to do their own makeup. We will teach you along the way. Our costuming is a very important part of our performance presentation and we do uphold high standards of design and appearance. We want our performers to look, and feel confident and beautiful in their performance presentation. We do encourage each member to invest in their own recommendations for collections of jewelry, belts, props, makeup, and accessories as well. We discourage “borrowing culture” as it can create unnecessary tension if items are not treated or returned properly. We will of course support new members in gaining their collections, but we do encourage each member to provide their own materials. We are so excited you are interested in joining our community and productions!! It’s a very special thing to commit to performing with a dance troupe. An opportunity which will bring great joy and satisfaction to your life. Hard work, but a whole experience of dedication and growth. We truly believe in the transformative experience of performing and uplifting the world. We want you to be a part of that magic with us! ———————————————————- Our studio and address: Our studio is an eclectic half music band studio and half dance studio. We share the space with some of my musical dudes...It’s not a perfectly clean space but we have out door access. Our studio is in a large storage unit/wear house space. It’s off the beaten path in North Denver off 63rd and Federal in the wear house district. We do not have running water access in our studio so I encourage radical self reliance and encourage everyone to bring your own full water bottles. Bathrooms are in a separate building and are extremely gas station style!😂😂 I encourage everyone to come dressed and ready for class because there isn’t a changing room. You’re of course welcome to change in our space if needed but not much privacy. —————— Studio address and security info: The address: 6232 Beach St. Building D Unit 19. Park on the side near the trees... Studio security gate: There is a security gate now to enter the parking lot of the studio. The gate will be closed from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM. You will need a code to enter after hours. The code to the gate is 64958# for after-hours access. —————— Class Attire: We recommend “yoga class style clothing.” Some dancers like to wear bralettes of sorts for the belly dance classes to help see and train the abdominal work. Fire Dance Class Attire: As close to natural fiber clothing as possible is recommended for “fire safe clothing.” Fitting clothing is also more fire safe. We do not recommend long strings, fringe, baggy clothing as these could get caught in fire equipment while spinning. Also, we do half this class in the studio and half outside when we light up our fire gear, so please also wear comfortable shoes for dancing in. —————— Tuition payment type: PayPal or Cash Tuition payments can be sent to my PayPal. Please mark “To a friend” to avoid extra charges… PayPal address: [email protected] Cash option ————————- Attendance Policy and Tuition: ***We do not account tuition for student absences as we want to encourage participation. The best way to learn and improve your dancing is to be present in class. ***No refunds ***Tuition will be prorated when the month is unusual because we have to cancel classes for time off. This is determined ahead of time in the month. Also, if you are a new student joining the session later in the month we can prorate your tuition. ***Please notify the director if you must miss a class by sending a message via messenger or text 24 hours in advance, or as soon as you know you will be out of town. If you must miss a class due to illness or any other reason please notify the director as soon as possible. You are an important part of our community and we do care about your absences. You can also write your dates on our calendar so we have a written notice. All the communication is helpful. ———————- Keep the community healthy! Oh yes!! Just a reminder to everyone! Let’s talk sickness safety for a second. What keeps our community the safest is everyone staying home if you think you might be sick. Do not come in person if you are vomiting, have diarrhea, a fever of 100 or higher. If you have a few minor symptoms such as cough, runny nose, sore throat you may come in person but it is recommended to wear a mask. If you need to miss class please send a message well in advance. If you have vacation days please write them on our calendar and send the director a personal message. Occasionally we may be able to provide a virtual option for missed rehearsals, but our internet can be spotty at the studio so it’s not always the best quality connection. ——————- Stay connected: At this moment in time our communication is sent through a Facebook messenger. In order to be fully connected to the community and stay on top of any changes in the community we do request to “add” you to our Facebook Darshan Dance Company Class Messenger. We are a small dance company but strong! We want you to be a part of our growing community!! Thank you so much!!! Thanks for choosing Darshan Dance Company and community!!!❤️❤️🙏🏾🙏🏾🥰🥰 See less