Winter Session Classes
Tuesday, January 3 -Saturday, February 2
We offer classes in a wide variety of technical
styles for dancers of all ages and levels of
experience! New students may begin at any time,
as long as there is room in the desired class.
Pamela Trokanski Dance Theatre
Made to Move
What's next for the company?
2012 Davis Dance Project:
Athleticism & Dance
February 3 & 4
Children 12 and younger come for FREE!
Would you like to speak with a live
person?
OFFICE HOURS
Monday - Thursday, 3:00pm - 8:30pm
Fridays, 4:30-6:30pm
Saturdays, 9:00am-1:00pm
Please note that we are open for all Monday
holidays, during the Winter.
"Taking It to the Streets"
continues with FREE Dance/Flash classes!
Funded, jointly, by an Arts Contract from the City
of Davis & the Dance Workshop.
Click & see a video by Patrick Fitzgibbons
Dance For Parkinson's
Classes resume in Mid-January.
New to us?
Take a short virtual tour of the
Dance Workshop
Just click on the link...
Want to Plan Ahead?
Important Dates 2011-2012
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January, 2012!
What hasn't changed? Our philosophy on dance! If you
need some excellent reasons for including dance as a
part of a healthy, active lifestyle, (with incredibly beneficial
side effects such as building neural plasticity, creative
thinking skills, mental & physical flexibility, and improved
self confidence in public presentation,) read on! What
does a 4 year old, a senior citizen, a teen who wants a
professional career in dance, a person living with
Parkinson's Disease, a parent, and a twenty or thirty
something who spends too much time at a desk, or in a
research lab, have in common? One of the answers is
definitely DANCE. To read more about this, click on the
link "Why Dance"
What is new?
Meet new teacher, Drika Makariev
Read more about her by going to the Instructor's page!
Put these dates on your calendar: Friday, February 3
(7pm) and Saturday, February 4 (2pm & 7pm) The 2012
Davis Dance Project, FREE to children 12 and younger,
will be focused on Athleticism & Dance. To find out more:
Click on the Link Davis Dance Project 2012
Tap teacher, Cheryl Woods, is now teaching a Tap
class for "mature" dancers! Senior Tap begins this
session on Saturdays, from 12:30-1:15pm! In addition,
we've opened up another tap class for children 7 -12, on
Saturdays, from 11:30-12:30.
Zumbatomics is upon us! It's Zumba for children ages 3-
12 years old, although the classes are grouped 3-6 and
7-12. The focus is on rhythms, exercise, and learning
dance routines. Teacher Sarah Graham is one of two
instructors in Yolo County certified to teach this
specialized form! But wiat!! There's more: We now have
Parent & Me Zumba for moms (or dads) who would like
to take a class with their 3 year or older child AND
Baby/Mommy Zumba, a class for moms with baby
strapped to mom's body. (Babies need to be able to hold
their heads upright for this class.)
Cheer Dance Teacher, Halle Shauer, is now offering a
Cheer choreography class on Thursday evenings, from 7:
30-8:15, followed by a Flexibility & Conditioning Class
from 8:15-9:00pm. These are great classes for those of
you who would like to sharpen your Cheer skills before
spring try-outs!
Other news:
As many of you may know, ballet teacher, Heather
Wysong, is also a Phlebomist... (Someone who draws
blood, for the blood work done in hospitals, for example.)
Because a fellow co-worker is under going surgery and
needs some time to heal before returning to work,
Heather will be working at the hospital full time until the
co-worker's return. What does this mean? Teacher
Caitlin Tiffany will be teaching Heather's classes until
she returns. (That's why you see CT/HW on the
schedule.) And, not to worry! Caitlin's primary training
was in ballet, until she added dance team as an interest.
She's working with Ms. Heather to continue and build on
the progress students have been making this year. We
expect Heather back, later this spring.
What stays the same?
For those of you who like to PLAN AHEAD, I have posted
our dates for the upcoming year. Just click on the link in
the headlines above. We also have these on hard copy,
at the Dance Workshop, for those of you who like to hang
them on the fridge.
GETTING READY for the annual student concert!
Permission/Intent to perform slips are available at the
front desk and due on Saturday, January 21
Taking it to the Streets continues through February,
2012. Funded, jointly, through the City of Davis' Arts
contract Program and the Pamela Trokanski Dance
Workshop, this program creates two FREE classes per
week for Davis residents who would like to help
celebrate the Davis community, and have fun, by doing
Dance/Flash mobs in public! Ages 7 and older are
welcome! (Our oldest is in her 80s.) For more
information, click on the link that started this paragraph.
PTDT dancers welcomed in the New Year at the E Street
Plaza, joined briefly by a little boy who wanted to join in
the game, before dad came and grabbed him way! To
see the whole video of this, go to our facebook page!
Dance for Parkinson's continues this year!
The Pamela Trokanski Dance Theatre, in affiliation with
the Mark Morris Dance Group, is pleased to announce
the continuation of Dance for Parkinson’s, a partnership
with the Robert & Margrit Mondavi Center for the
Performing Arts, UC Davis. This program offers weekly
dance classes to people with Parkinson’s Disease and
their caregivers. Classes ran for ten weeks this fall and
will continue in January, after a break for the upcoming
holidays. Click on the link that started this paragraph for
more information, including how to register. That page
also includes a short essay by Dorothy Ross, a class
participant, on the importance of overcoming inertia!
We're shaping the future...
One dance class at a time!
Pamela
 
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