**Going INTERNATIONAL again! Don’t miss it! Reserve Now!**
ON SPOTLIGHT this Mon:
HOUSE Master Class by
JARDY SANTIAGO of Soul Sector (USA)
-Sep. 5, 7:30-9pm
-P300
Reserve now! danceplanet@ymail.com
Dance Planet Studio (Broadway Centrum)
Aurora Blvd, QC
6219068/091755DANCE
**Coming Soon: GIGI TORRES (Sep. 24 & 25)
Maximum Groovity Results:
Champion – La Salle Dance Company-Street
1st Runner Up: AMA Dance Troupe
2nd Runner Up: Company of Ateneo Dancers-Jazz
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Monday, August 29 · 7:00pm – 10:00pm
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Ready to experience extreme excitement?
Ready for something big?Because here comes the most intense dance showdown in town… Prepare for Maximum Groovity 7! AMA University – QC [AMA Dance Troupe] Come to the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City on August 29 at exactly 7 pm. Ticket priced at P200 on a free seating basis – are sold at the venue. Bear witness, and prepare! Be part of this great event!!! |
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Saturday, September 24 at 8:00pm – September 25 at 6:30pm
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Mandaluyong, Philippines
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Registration is already open for the UPCLOSE MASTERCLASS BY GIGI TORRES of Essence Ladies
So You Think You Can Dance Scandinavia, Ukraine & Poland Gigi Torres is originally from Irvine, CA, she has been training in all areas of dance from the age of 3. She is an worldwide instructor, sharing her knowledge and love for dance from the East Coast to the West Coast and overseas in Europe, Asia, South America, Africa, and Australia. She has choreographed for well-respected groups including Kaba Modern, Funkanometry, and Breed Dance Company. She is the Director/Founder of the All-Female Dance Company “Essence” that consists of the top working ladies in the dance industry. Watch her videos and credentials here: Workshop Dates: Sunday, September 25 Workshop fee (per class): Drop by the ACTS Dance and Arts Academy now to register and save your slot! We are located at Mezzanine Flr GA Tower 1 EDSA cor Boni Avenue Mandaluyong City. STANDBY FOR A LIST OF OUR PARTNER STUDIOS ACROSS MANILA WHERE YOU CAN ALSO REGISTER! For more information, please text/call 7194062 / 09175214693 or email studio@actsacademy.com. |
BECAUSE WE DIDN’T HAVE A GUEST TEACHER LAST MONTH WE ARE BRINGING OUT THE BIG GUNS!
STRAIGHT OUT OF SAN FRANCISCO OUR GUEST TEACHER OF THE MONTH: JARDY SANTIAGO
When: Saturday August 27, 2011 // 5pm-6pm
Where: Planet Jupiter Studio, #20 Jupiter Street, 4th floor Valdelcon Building, Brgy Bel-Air, Makati
ONLY 200PHP!!!!
Jardy Santiago began by dancing hip hop in the Bay Area in the mid 1990s. He eventually joined the San Francisco based all styles dance crew, Soul Sector, in 2000. Around this time, Jardy frequently traveled to New York to experience house clubs, to dance, and learn about its culture. Jardy is responsible for being the first in California to teach New York house dance foundation.
As a member of Soul Sector, Jardy has performed all across the USA. Jardy competed in Juste Debout in France in 2006. He was a guest performer at House Dance International New York in 2007. In 2008, he jumpstarted the Philippines house dance scene. He has performed as a headliner for the San Francisco Hip Hop Dancefest from 2005-2009. In 2009, Jardy won Dance Delight, New York, along with Soul Sector and performed at Dance Delight in Osaka, Japan as well as Beat Box’s 10 year anniversary in Tokyo, Japan. That same year, he became one of the first dancers to teach New York style house dance in the birthplace of house music, Chicago. In 2010, he was the sole house dance battle judge and taught a workshop at Meeting Hip Hop in Brazil. This year, he became the first house dancer outside of Indonesia to be invited to Jakarta to lecture and teach.
To all pole dance enthusiasts — Good News! You may still take advantage of the early bird discount for the POLE DANCE WORKSHOP by EMILY TAN of the International Pole Dance Fitness Association (IPDFA). Experience an extraordinary pole workshop from the only accredited certifying body for Pole Dance Fitness Instructors/Teachers in the Philippines!
Refer your friends and get more discounts! All Movement Dance Studio Members are entitled to a special rate. Hurry! Sign up now! Limited slots available. 
Call us at 944-8075 or email us at movement_inc@yahoo.com for registration or other inquiries.
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| Pole Academy Philippines creative director Ed Aniel (left) and instructor Merry Farnal-Ballinger. Photos courtesy of PAP |
MANILA, Philippines – What would you think if you see a woman who wears sexy clothes dancing and climbing a pole?
A taboo perhaps for many, especially for Filipinos.
Contrary to what others believe, pole dancing is not just for strip clubs, said veteran dancer Ed Aniel, who aims to wipe out the stigma attached to the performance art.
Aniel, who began his dancing career at age 18, introduced pole dancing as a form of exercise in the country by founding the Pole Academy Philippines (PAP) in 2007.
He has 2 other senior instructors: Eisa Jocson and Merry Farnal-Ballinger.
Asked who can join his classes, Aniel said, “Sex, age, height and weight don’t matter. As long as you are willing to learn and you are passionate about it, you can enroll in our pole dancing classes.”
Pole dancing as fitness craze
Geri Gatchalian-Gil, managing director of PAP, said pole dancing is fast gaining popularity in the Philippines as a way to get fit.
She said students initially enroll in their classes as an alternative to gym sessions.
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| PAP associate director Eisa Jocson. Photo courtesy of PAP |
“But eventually, they enjoy going to the classes especially since we don’t just do tricks on the pole. We have dance numbers every night at the end of the class,” she said.
Gatchalian-Gil, a 42-year-old mother of two, said she first had inhibitions in showing some skin, but this changed after enrolling at PAP.
The academy, she said, helped her learn not only to pole dance but also to express herself better.
“Some actually lose weight from pole dancing, and even tone their muscles in the arms, legs and abs,” she said.
True enough, PAP students shared that attending pole classes under Aniel “brought out the goddesses in them.”
With pole dancing gaining ground in the Philippines, Aniel dreams of elevating it to the stage and showing the public his “hybrid style” of theatrical pole art.
“Pole dancing is an art form. At PAP, we call our brand of pole dancing as ‘Jazz Le Pole,’ a combination of jazz, ballet and pole dancing, which sets our school from other pole dancing schools in the country,” he said.
PAP has classes at Arts in the City (FVR Park, 26th Street corner 7th Avenue, Fort Avenue, Taguig City) and Unit 312 Jaio Building (#2 Timog, Quezon City). For inquiries, visit PAP’s website and Facebook page.
Watch out for more details!
www.youtube.com/gigitorres
www.actsacademy.com
Gigi Torres is originally from Irvine, CA, she has been training in all areas of dance from the age of 3. She is an worldwide instructor, sharing her knowledge and love for dance from the East Coast to the West Coast and overseas in Europe, Asia, South America, and Australia.
Gigi’s choreography credits are So You Think You Can Dance Scandinavia, Ukraine, & Poland, Choreographer’s Carnival Hollywood from 2005-present, Funkanometry, Breed OCLA, Kaba Modern, etc. She has choreographed for artists Richard Tanumi, Clara, Bobby Brackins, & Zoe Myers. Gigi is the Director/Founder of the All-Female Dance Company “Essence” for 5 years strong.
Some of her dance credits include Asia Entertainment SanJose, Pussycat Dolls, Snoop Dogg Live in Vegas, Mims, Lee Hom ft Jin’s Music Video “Heroes of the Earth and ” Michael Jordan Commercial “Second Generation.”
Gigi lives by the Essence Motto “Just Be…& Live.” Inspire and Be Inspired…keep the cycle of inspiration going. ♥
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