Inside a Dance Studio is a blog hosted by Pegasus Studios with the aim of celebrating, discussing and learning about how dance can help support and foster healthy and happy children, adolescents and adults. This blog is inspired by our experiences as teachers and owners of Pegasus Studios, a dance studio primarily dedicated to art and health in children, from the ages of 2-20, give or take a few years!
Showing posts with label guest artists. Show all posts
Showing posts with label guest artists. Show all posts

Monday, February 14, 2011

Spotlight on the Dances of Offering guest artists


Each year for the benefit show, Dances of Offering, we invite guest artists to perform and/or choreograph pieces on our students. This year is very exciting as we have everything from Flamenco to Hip Hop! Below is a list of the artists that are volunteering their time to this wonderful cause. I’ve posted a link to their website or some brief info so you can have a better sense of what to expect from our show.  
Confirmed Guests

1.  COBA  (youth ensemble)  (www.cobainc.com)

2.  Carmen Romero Flamenco Co   (www.carmenromero.ca)                          

3.  Apolonia Velasquez          (www.gadfly2.com)

4.  Meagan O¹Shea     (www.standupdance.com or www.meaganoshea.ca)

5.  Puja Amin Sanskriti    www.sanskritiarts.ca                                     

6.  Jessica Houghton  - Jessica is a Pegasus alumni who went on to study dance at York University. She has been developing her choreography talents over the past few years and we are glad that she is back again this year with another stunning contemporary piece!

7.  City Dance Corps Salsa - Estelle and Cornell (www.citydancecorps.com)

8.  City Dance Corps Youth ensemble ­–Hip Hop Shavar

9.Melissa Nascimento-So – Melissa is not only a renowned performer of various dance styles but she is also a Pegasus teacher! Melissa has been doing amazing work with her organization, Women in Dance, who showcase female choreographers and performers. Women in Dance takes great pride in the work they do to give back to their community. (http://www.womenindance.com/)

10.Georgia Leung – Georgia, one of our fabulous Ballet teachers, is a classically trained performer in Chinese dance and her performances are always a stunning spectacle. We are excited to have her back again this year with another beautiful performance.

  So… there you have it! Another year of great guests to the Pegasus family! We hope that you will have the chance to come see the show. For more information check out our website, http://www.pegasusdance.com/AnnualEvents.asp  

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Coming Up in February

Hello again! This month we are are preparing for our annual benefit show, Dances of Offering, in support of World Vision. The show takes place on February 26th at the Al Green Theatre. Check out our Facebook event page for all the details http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=188722941152182.

We have some good blog posts for you this month. Here are the headlines!
Inspirations: Margot Fonteyn
Spotlight: The guest artists involved with the benefit
Health Smart!: Heart Health!
Parent Toolbox: The Tough Get Going: How to motivate your child when the going gets tough

Hope you enjoy this month! Feel free to add some comments to any of the posts you see - we are always welcome to having discussions when it comes to dance, art, health, education... the works!