PERFORMANCES AND WORKSHOPS

YOGA FOR ALL DANCERS

We have all heard dance teachers calling out instructions and guidance such as, "Find your center", "Lift your core", "Release your hip flexors and use the back of your legs", and "Feel your back". Dancers of all ages and levels struggle to find these deep connections and points of release and control within their bodies. Yoga can help attain these goals. This workshop will give students the opportunity to tap into their internal sense of movement through a deeper and more mindful approach. We will explore the connection between breath and movement to release muscle and joint tension, as well as calm and center the mind. Class will incorporate both energizing/strengthening elements, as well as therapeutic and re-cooperative poses. Students will leave feeling more balanced, whole, and connected in their bodies. Dancers will be prepared to bring this refreshing and new body awareness into their dance classes!

The full content of the workshop will be presented over the course of two sessions. Although you are welcome to register just one session, we strongly suggest you attend both sessions.

Session I - Sunday, July 18 / 4-7PM
Session II - Sunday, July 25 /4-7pm

Tuition - $85 for full two session workshop / $45 for individual session
Faculty Annie deVuono, Laurel Lakey, and Jill Leversee.

Now that you're excited and ready to dance your summer days away, all you need to do is register! Just email us at marlo@exitspacedance.com.

PRINCE AND PRINCESS BALLET WORKSHOP FOR ADULTS!

Just because you consider yourself "all grown up" doesn't mean that you don't deserve the chance to become a dancing prince or princess! Over the course of two weekends, dancers will be guided through adapted excerpts of some of our most cherished ballets from both the romantic and classical periods. Dancers will learn short phrases and choreography which will be set into a complete dance with costuming and music! The workshop will begin with a full ballet barre and stretch for warm up and will continue with repertory and a final in studio "performance". You deserve to have fun and be a part of a magical weekend of ballet!

The full content of the workshop will be presented over the course of two sessions. Although you are welcome to register just one session, we strongly suggest you attend both sessions.

Session I - Saturday, July 17 / 1:30-4:30
Session II - Saturday, July 24 / 1:30-4:30

Tuition - $85 for full session workshop / $45 for individual session
Faculty - Jennifer Carroll and Kristen Legg

Now that you're excited and ready to dance your summer days away, all you need to do is register! Just email us at marlo@exitspacedance.com.

CLASS IN THE GRASS

Ah, the feel of the sun on your skin, the breeze in your hair, and grass between your toes. What could be better? Easy, dancing while the sun heats your cheeks, the breeze blows you into a spin, and you tumble in the grass! Come join us for an open level modern class held outside at Greenlake! It is so liberating to move without the visual or physical bound
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s of walls and ceiling. Don't be shy, leave your inhibitions in the car, meet us at eXit SPACE and join us for an exhilarating class in the grass.

Saturday, July 17 / 12:00-2:00
Saturday, August 21 / 12:00-2:00

Faculty - Laurel Lakey and Marlo Martin
Tuition - class cards and/or drop in rates apply

Now that you're excited and ready to dance your summer days away, all you need to do is register! Just email us at marlo@exitspacedance.com.

PAST EVENTS

take/PAUSE - one night only!

APRIL 24, 2010 / 8PM

A diverse and engaging evening of dance, take/PAUSE is a show for everyone. Featuring the eXit SPACE adult program dancers, Redd Legg Dance, Boom KatZz, and Northwest Dance Syndrome.

Broadway Performance Hall
1625 Broadway
Seattle, Washington 98122

APRIL 24 & 25, 2010 / 2PM

eXit SPACE is proud to present its fifth annual Family Matinee featuring our Young Dancer and Adult Program dancers as well as guest artist Redd Legg Dance. Join us for an afternoon of beautiful ballet, exciting jazz, fast paced hip-hop, fun-filled tap, and adventurous modern dance!

Broadway Performance Hall
1625 Broadway
Seattle, Washington 98122

the BOOST dance festival - March 27-28, 2010
BOOST is a dance festival meant to create an opportunity for Seattle contemporary dance artists of all genres to showcase their work alongside their peers. The hundreds of artists that call the northwest home compete each year to be showcased in a handful of festivals; the competition is tough, leaving many eligible and talented artists to self-produce at a high financial cost. Marlo Martin, of eXit SPACE school of dance, understands the struggle of the artists. Ms. Martin has been a director, performer, teacher, and choreographer in the northwest for the past seven years and is now stepping into the role of producer. Martin shares, “I have a deep sense of obligation to step forward and produce. I have had so many artists help me along my path and now I can begin to give back. I look forward to introducing a diverse set of dance works to a Seattle audience.” In addition to producing Marlo has also been in collaboration with Northwest Dance Syndrome, a long standing professional modern company. NWDS will present their work, choreographed by Martin at the BOOST dance festival, “I hope that by showing a successful collaboration we can begin to work with one another in the dance community; new faces and partnerships lead to fresh ideas!”

DANCE BEFORE TURKEY: GUINEAN ARTIST BENEFIT

NOVEMBER 26, 2009 / 10:30AM - 12PM
eXit SPACE
414 NE 72nd Street
Seattle, Washington 98117

$15 drop in (suggested donation)

Dounia Djembe Drum and Dance aims to create a cultural experience that exhilarates, educates and forms deep cultural awareness. Dounia Djembe honors many the traditions of Guinea, West Africa, the country of founding director, Manimou Camara. Each individual who participates in a Dounia Djembe class, workshop or performance is invited to celebrate life through African culture. Our hope is that Dounia Djembe Drum and Dance fosters an enviroment of cultural awareness and creativity. In the Susu language we say Wontanara! We are all one together! Let's Celebrate!

Come enliven your body and spirit with the exhilarating rhythms of Guinea, West Africa! Manimou guides the class through an invigorating warm-up, introduces the rhythm, breaks it down, leads the class through the dance, and then helps everyone put a little gbengbe (hot pepper) on it!

Proceeds benefit Guinean dance and drum artists.

REDD LEGG DANCE PRESENTS: THE FINAL FRONTIER

NOVEMBER 7, 2009 / 1PM
Broadway Performance Hall
1625 Broadway
Seattle, Washington 98122

Audience members will learn about many elements of space through engaging multimedia presentation intermixed with dance performance. In this hour-long performance, audiences will see six professional dance works and view video footage of spacewalks, simulated planetary orbits, and many inspiring images from our solar system and beyond. Dialogue accompanying these images will lecture on subjects ranging from the theory of gravity to the possibility of alien life. Subjects to be discussed include: the sun, the lifespan of stars, the history of constellations, gravity, space exploration, and the possibility of other life in the universe. Viewers will also have the opportunity to meet the dancers for a question and answer session after the performance.

All ages are welcome. Whether you are interested in learning about space or the arts, this captivating performance is sure to pique your interest.

This will be fun and memorable way to connect science with the arts while reinforcing classroom or home learning!

APRIL 18-19, 2009 / 8PM

At this performance, oaklanDrive will present four new works, with themes ranging from the humorous to heart wrenching. Audience members will experience the beauty of the human form and spirit through fluid, articulate, and organic movements designed by Jill Leversee. As the evening continues, patrons will be transported via Marlo Martin's choreography into a crazed world of the ridiculous – where intense beats and lighting provide the backdrop for an exploration into the nature of human attachment. The concert culminates with a full length work displaying all nine company members in an epic story of love: its discovery, its loss, its absence, and its beginnings.

Admission is $15 in advance or $17 at the door.

The Erickson Theatre
1524 Harvard Avenue
Seattle, Washington 98122

MAY 2 & 3, 2009 / 8PM

A diverse and engaging evening of dance, take/PAUSE is a show for everyone. Whether you are a dancer, dance lover, or just dance curious, takePAUSE will inspire you to get up and move. So come to explore, come to enjoy, come to experience.

Broadway Performance Hall
1625 Broadway
Seattle, Washington 98122

MARCH 2 & 3, 2009 / 2PM

eXit SPACE is proud to present its fourth annual Family Matinee featuring our Young Dancer and Adult Program dancers as well as guest artist Redd Legg Dance. Join us for an afternoon of beautiful ballet, exciting jazz, fast paced hip-hop, fun-filled tap, and adventurous modern dance!

Broadway Performance Hall
1625 Broadway
Seattle, Washington 98122

MARCH 7 & 8, 2009 / 1PM

In this cross-discipline performance, families will enjoy dance works combined with a multi-media presentation on urgent environmental issue; protecting our natural habitat and wildlife, pollution, global warming, and how we can help keep our planet clean. In Its Good To Be Green, viewers will be able to enjoy an exciting and fun-filled dance concert while also learning about the beauty of the world around them.

Broadway Performance Hall
1625 Broadway
Seattle, Washington 98122

MARCH 7 & 8, 2009 / 8PM

Redd Legg Dance will present nine works by choreographer Kristen Legg. Works to be be performed include Precipitate (2007), excerpts from It's Good To Be Green, and a new work entitled, "Babyhead Fear Manicure." Pieces range in style and subject matter. All ages are welcome, although this performance is geared toward a more mature audience.

Broadway Performance Hall
1625 Broadway
Seattle, Washington 98122

MAY 3 & 4, 2008 / 8PM

eXit SPACE's highly anticipated annual show!

Featuring:
eXit SPACE dancers
oaklanDrive dance company
Redd Legg Dance

Broadway Performance Hall
1625 Broadway
Seattle, Washington 98122

MAY 3 & 4, 2008 / 2PM

Broadway Performance Hall
1625 Broadway
Seattle, Washington 98122

MARCH 28 & 29, 2008 / 8PM
Velocity Dance Center
Main Space Theatre
915 E. Pine Street #200
Seattle, Washington 98122

Ticket Prices:
$15 in advance
$17 at the door

 

JANUARY 12, 2008 / 2PM
Intiman Theatre
201 Mercer Street
Seattle, WA 98109

Audience members will learn about many elements of space through engaging multimedia presentation combined with dance performance. Subjects to be discussed include: the sun, the lifespan of stars, the history of constellations, gravity, planetary orbits, space exploration, and the possibility of other life in the universe.

Redd Legg Dance is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing technique-based modern dance to the young people of Seattle. In “The Final Frontier,” students will be able to enjoy an exciting and fun-filled dance concert while also learning about the wonders of space.

“The Final Frontier” is geared towards upper elementary and middle school aged students (10 - 13 years), but all ages are welcome. Whether you are interested in learning about space or the arts, this captivating performance is sure to pique your interest. Post-show activity sheets are available for viewers of any age.

SEPTEMBER 29 & 30 / 8PM
OCTOBER 6 & 7 / 8PM

oaklanDrive premiered a new work at this year’s NWDS concert. oaklanDrive was commissioned as a guest company for this annual production.

Velocity Dance Center
Main Space Theatre
915 E. Pine Street #200
Seattle, Washington 98122

WORKSHOP ONE
Sunday August 5 / Fundamentals / 2-5PM
Cost: $40/pre-register or $45/day of workshop
Students learned simple and basic techniques to aid sore muscles, strained and tight joints, while also focusing on injury prevention. Exercises included techniques based on Pilates, Yoga, theraband work, and ballet and modern dance training.

WORKSHOP TWO
Sunday August 12 / Conditioning / 2-5PM
Cost: $40/pre-register or $45/day of workshop
An exploration of methods developed by our faculty, helping students find areas of the body that need more attention. Students learned exercises from yoga, Bartenieff Fundamentals, and ballet. This was a great workshop for students wishing to gain flexibility, strength, balance, and control in their movement. The workshop focused on individual attention and clarity in exercises.

WORKSHOP THREE
Sunday August 19 / Partnering / 2-5PM
Cost: $40/pre-register or $45/day of workshop
The basics of partnering and weight sharing in a supportive and safe environment. This workshop concentrated on the technique involved in working with partners; students experimented with new and innovative lifts and had the opportunity to partner with multiple dancers.

APRIL 6 & 7, 2007 / 8PM

With the grace of ballet, the grit of polished modern dance, and the raw style of jazz, this year eXit SPACE brought together an extraordinary new bill of choreographers and performers featuring oaklanDrive dance company, Redd Legg Dance, North West Dance Syndrome and eXit SPACE dancers.

Broadway Performance Hall
1625 Broadway
Seattle, Washington 98122

APRIL 7, 2007 / 2PM

This family matinee showcased all of eXit SPACE's fantastic young dancers, our adult program students, and also had performances by selected soloists and Redd Legg Dance. Dancers ages 3-60 performed ballet, modern, jazz, tap, and hip-hop choreography.

Broadway Performance Hall
1625 Broadway
Seattle, Washington 98122

MARCH 23, 24, & 25 / 8PM

Artistic Director, Kristen Legg, premiered new works and favorite company repertoire of Redd Legg Dance at Velocity’s Main Space Theatre. Check out reddleggdance.org and get to know the company and its members!

Velocity Dance Center
Main Space Theatre
915 E. Pine Street #200
Seattle, Washington 98122

JANUARY 26, 27, & 28
8:00pm

Jill Leversee and Marlo Martin, oaklanDrive directors, appeared as choreographers at the 8th annual Bridge Project at Velocity Dance Center. Promotion for the show said, "Velocity Dance Center has commissioned three of Seattle’s newest and hottest choreographers to create dances... the pressure is on as each choreographer is offered three weeks and a cast of dancers to create a brand new work."

eXit SPACE  is proud to announce its first annual school concert. Two performances for parents, friends, and people who just love dance!

JUNE 17, 2006
2:00pm Family Matinee
A perfect show for the family with children and adult performers.

7:00pm Evening Performance
An event not to be missed with professional companies oaklanDrive, Redd Legg Dance, PhyZikal Graffi-T, and the advanced dancers of eXit SPACE.

Ballard High School Theatre
1418 NW 65th Street
Seattle, Washington 98117

Cost
$100/four days
$75/three days
$45/two days
$24/one day

Faculty
Marlo Martin / jazz / modern / lyrical
Kristen Legg / modern /ballet
Jill Leversee / modern
Amanda Daugherty / hip-hop /lyrical

Schedule
Monday
12:30-2 Ballet / 2-3:30 Jazz
Tuesday
12:30-2 Modern / 2-3:30 Hip-hop
Wednesday
12:30-2 Ballet / 2-3:30 Lyrical
Thursday
12:30-2 Modern / 2-3:30 Hip-hop

Must be 13 or older

Call or email to register. Registration begins May 1.