Michael Demski Honolulu Zouk Weekender 11 3-11 5

Feeling stuck in your dancing? Open the possibilities! Become the dancer you always wanted to be! This weekender with movement artist Michael Demski, learn core zouk and contemporary dance concepts, including: Connection, Breath, Listening, Stillness, Vulnerability, Movement, Balance, Effortlessness, Attention, Intention. I'M SO EXCITED FOR THIS! ______________________________________________________ WEEKENDER WORKSHOP SCHEDULE Friday 11/3, 8-10pm Honolulu Zouk Studio (Kim's) Saturday 11/4, 7-9pm Polearity 9-10pm "Toast and Jam" Contact Improv Jam Sunday 11/5, 7-9pm Polearity 9-Midnight HNL Zouk Sunday Social ______________________________________________________ WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS INTENTION AND ATTENTION 11/3 Where we place our attention, and the quality of our intention are two of the things we can consciously use to directly affect our experience/dance. Using a series of statue exercises, mirror exercises, and kinesthetic response progressions, we explore partnered manipulation, Intentional shapes, and spatial relationship, connecting to imagery, truthful state, and authenticity all within a partnered/safe setting. We will investigate literal alternatives for the terms lead and follow, conjuring vocabulary that expresses a range of chemistry dynamics that exist between people naturally. LEVELS: FLOOR TO FLYING 11/4 Laying, sitting, kneeling, squatting, bending, standing, rising, flying. We have many planes of physical possibility. And they are reached using the natural spirals throughout our body. We will start off with a somatic warm up, to bring us closer in kinship to the floor and it's cousin gravity. Exercises across the floor both in partnership and solo, will be guided to gain better understanding of our bodies as they traverse these levels either as a unit or individually. The ability to feel comfortable with the floor, is both for freedom, and safety in dance and life. They say before you learn how to fly, learn to fall, if you know how to fall safely, then you can fly without worry. The second half of this class will focus on lifts and dips that are capable of being both on the social dance floor, as well as performance. Going from a basic cradle, and fireman's carry, to shoulder birds and above. The fundamental principles of leverage and core stacking will be used, as well as the scoop/invite, to make lifting more effortless and consensually secure. COUNTERBALANCE & WEIGHT SHARING 11/5 It's impossible to be in physical connection without weight sharing or counterbalance, ranging from a fraction of an ounce to one's full weight. We will examine The concepts of squish (weight spreading), absorption, and balanced pressure. there are over a hundred exercises in this series, making it highly versatile. A different progressive throughline can propose various solutions, making it easy to adapt to diverse disciplines, desires, and class compositions. The second half of this class will focus on rotational forces on the vertical axis through the transverse plane. Coming from the understanding that an axis is purely a relational manifestation created by combined points of matter in space affected by gravity, we observe correlations in personal axes and shared axes in partnership and how they combine to create the four main vertical axes in partner dance. The second half of this class will focus on rotational forces through the vertical axis. We will observe correlations in personal axes and shared axes in partnership and how they combine to create the four main vertical axes in partner dance. ______________________________________________________ PRICING $30 One Workshop (2 Hours) $55 Two Workshops (4 Hours) $70 Three Workshops (6 Hours) $10 Sunday Social Only (Social Included with Workshop) 20% Discount for Honolulu Zouk Team ______________________________________________________ ABOUT MICHAEL DEMSKI Michael Demski has trained in martial arts since the age of 9, practicing Kung fu, Capoeria, Aikido, Judo, Pentjak Silat. But it was the internal arts, Tai chi, Ba Gua, Qi Gong, and Meditation, that catalyzed his interest in the body mind spirit, and the infinite capacity of healing through movement. Over the last 11 years he has worked, trained, and performed in contemporary dance. Starting in France, and then dancing for companies both internationally and at home including Compagnie Bo'em, Kaha:wi Dance Theatre, and Cannes Jeune Ballet.. After suffering from an injury, he became fascinated with body awareness and somatic practices with an emphasis on movement that heals the body instead of destroying it and learning from the body by listening to it. Michael fell in love with partner dancing less than a decade ago. After moving through fusion, zouk, contact improv, and other traditional and modern styles, he is convinced that partner dance can be a highly beneficial and positive force in the world. He has set his sights on researching and optimizing concepts and practices that will work to transcend form to create a more accessible and confluent entity. Watch him go! -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HlpBhU4CEA&t=45s -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1xaUmr1doY&t=138s -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX28aWhsjHc&t=62s -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaqqErKyMAY&t=173s -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxHVa7C3qzY -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FrA030eaC8&t=2s ______________________________________________________ LOCATION (SAT & SUN) Polearity Studio 111 N. King St 2B, Honolulu HI 96817 Parking behind the building 120 N Nimitz Hwy Park for free; entrance on Nimitz just after Maunakea. Go to this Dropped Pin https://goo.gl/maps/RX9vdzvNYHR2 Walk into lobby of Chinese restaurant, take elevator to 2nd floor. Dance Studio is on your right. Enter Code 2480 to enter. Here is a saveable photo showing directions and parking location:https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10100943032941354&set=gm.1856701921237385&type=3&theater ______________________________________________________ ===UPCOMING HONOLULU ZOUK EVENTS=== Drop-in classes and Social (Sun 7-11) Heels Choreography Team (Sun 6-7) Choreography Performance Team (Tues 6:55-8:15) Travelling Performance Team (Tues 8:30-10:15) Fundamentals of Zouk Training Team (Wed 8:15-9:45) HONOLULU ZOUK SUNDAY Polearity Studio https://www.facebook.com/groups/hnlzouk/ The longest running zouk social around! Enjoy different class series from 6-930, and a social dance party from 930-11. Each week we bring you a different Japanese rice wine to sample. Hosted by Kimberly Loo and Mic Lee of HNL Zouk. HNL ZOUK HOTTIE HEELS DANCE TEAM 6-7pm Sundays Oct 22 2017 - Jan 28 2018 https://www.facebook.com/events/1467854203250761 Unleash your inner diva! Taking new members for our Winter Season! Learn a sexy dance routine inspired by Yanis Marshall's style and strut your high heels! All genders welcome. Optional performance opportunities. MICHAEL DEMSKI HONOLULU ZOUK WEEKEND Nov 2-5 2017 https://www.facebook.com/events/1959671887644132/ Michael fell in love with partner dancing while researching means of developing movements within the concepts of physical connection/conversation. After many years of moving through contact improv, fusion, zouk, and other traditional and modern styles, he is more and more interested in the potential of partner dance as a highly beneficial and positive force in the world. HNL ZOUK CHOREO PERFORMANCE TEAM Tuesdays 6:55-8:30p, Nov 8 2017-Jan 30 2018 https://www.facebook.com/events/833042136857549/ Learn an intermediate level zouk choreography with fun people in a team environment; perform throughout Honolulu with your team! HAWAII ZOUK FESTIVAL Nov 15-20 2017 Hawaii Zouk Festival www.zoukinhawaii.com Discount on pass with code HZF17-HNL ZENZOUK IN HONOLULU! RY'EL & JESSICA Dec 2017 Thrilled can't even describe how we feel about this. Stay tuned for details! BRAD MECCIA Jan 2018 SALSA & BACHATA IN HAWAII CONGRESS WITH ZOUK & KIZOMBA Jan 31 - Feb 3 2018 Discount on pass with code "hnlzouk" www.salsainhawaii.com BEN SODENKAMP Feb-Mar 2018 FOLLOW HNL ZOUK TO STAY IN THE LOOP Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/hnlzouk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimberly.loo/ www.HNLzouk.com ♥ Kimberly Loo