THE
NORTH BAY DANCES
Made
possible through a generous donation by KRCB
member Jim Kaumeyer.
Produced by Valerie Landes at KRCB and Alan
Fitch of PCMG, 2007.
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APPLE
TREE MORRIS
Apple Tree Morris is the San Francisco North
Bay's first and only morris team. Morris is
a festive seasonal dance that dates back hundreds
of years to the farming communities of the Cotswold
Hills in Southern England. It's boisterous,
athletic and colorful and a perfect way to celebrate
the change of seasons.
Contact
person: Kalia
Kibran, founding member
707-829-3478
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ARTQUEST
DANCE AT SANTA ROSA HIGH SCHOOL
ArtQuest is an award-winning public school program
for students for whom creativity and artistic
expression is of paramount importance. The Dance
Program focuses on the development of technical
and conceptual skills in the expressive language
of Dance, encouraging students to communicate
through movement. Students explore artistic
perception and the creative process by solving
problems in choreography and performance.
Contact
person: Lisa Schoutsen in office or Elizabeth
Evans, dance educator
707-528-5070, ext. 6789
ArtQuest at SRHS
1235 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA 95401
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CAMBODIAN
CLASSICAL DANCE
Cultural
values expressed through Classical Cambodian
Dance are central to the collective conscience
of Cambodia. As a traditional artist and a former
dance faculty member of the Royal University
of Phnom Penh, Charya Burt is dedicated to the
preservation and evolution of traditional Cambodian
dance through formal instruction and public
performances.
Contact
person: Charya
Burt
707-838-2938
899 Foothill Drive, Windsor, CA 95492
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CIRCLE
N’ SQUARES
A
modern square dance and round dance club welcoming
all dancers of all ages for fun, laughter, and
friendship. In addition to regular dance nights,
sponsor six hoedowns a year with outstanding
square dance and round dance callers.
Contact
person: Nancy and Louis
Azevdeo
707-573-8155
Monroe Dance Hall, 1400 West College, Avenue,
Santa Rosa
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CONTACT
IMPROV DANCE JAM
“Contact
Improvisation is a moving massage. It is a dance
that fine tunes your senses and wakes up your
ability to listen and respond to what is happening
in the moment. If you could do Aikido, surf,
wrestle and dance at the same time, you would
have an idea of what Contact Improvisation feels
like. What makes Contact different from other
dance is that partners are often moving in and
out of physical contact while rolling, spiraling,
springing and falling. They find ways to "enjoy
the ride" and improvise while mutually
supporting and following each others movements.
The dancing is unpredictable and inspired by
the physical and energetic contact the partners
share.” – Ernie Adams
Contact
person: Meryl
Juniper
707-823-5843
Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 6780 Depot Street,
Sebastopol
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DJ
STEVE LUTHER’S MONROE HALL EVENTS (ZYDECO
NIGHT)
DJ Steve Luther has produced over 1600 events
in Sonoma County. His Friday night monthly themes
at Monroe Hall include West Coast Swing Night,
Best of Ballroom, and Nightclub Two-Step Party.
Saturday themes include Singles Parties, Dance
Jams, and Zydeco Bands. His weekly Country-Western
Sunday dance has been popular since 1993. All
his dances are wildly popular and attract a
diverse and fun group of people. Steve's events
are open to singles, couples, all ages and dancing
abilities. Most events include dance lessons
prior to the actual
dance party.
Contact
person: DJ
Steve Luther
707-529-5450
Monroe Dance Hall, 1400 West College Avenue,
Santa Rosa
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FLAMENCOARTS
CO. LLC
Since 1998 FlamencoArts has taught classes in
flamenco dance, guitar and singing at beginning
through professional levels.
Contact
person: Elena Marlow, Robin Brown
707-544-0909
2337 Fourth Street, Santa Rosa
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NORDQUIST
TEEN SOCIAL DANCING
The Nordquist's Dance program has been in Santa
Rosa for more than 26 years. Every year over
300 young teens, boys & girls, attend social
dance. Classes meet weekly at the Santa Rosa
Vets Building. This program provides a safe
and comfortable environment where junior high
and high school students learn so much more
than just American Style social ballroom dancing.
These classes build the student’s confidence
and blend in a balance of social behavior, manners
and dress for special occasions.
Contact
person: Steven
Nordquist
707-538-7618
Nordquist's Dance Studio, 194 Brush Creek Road,
Stata Rosa
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REDWOOD
EMPIRE SWING DANCE CLUB (RESDC)
RESDC is a nonprofit organization founded to
encourage swing dancing and to cultivate good
fellowship among its members. West Coast Swing
is California's versatile state dance. Beginning
dancers can perform a few basic patterns to
a variety of music, while advanced dancers can
embellish the dance with
stylish syncopations.
Contact
person - President, Mike
DiFranco 707-481-6114
Membership, Denise
Suzuki
707-523-9477
RESDC, PO Box 83, Santa Rosa, CA 95402
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SRJC
INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCE CLASS
The study of basic rhythms, movements, and step
patterns while learning a beginning folk dance
repertoire. Marilyn Smith has been teaching
International Folk Dance at Santa Rosa Junior
College since 1970. She has traveled extensively
in the former Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Romania,
Hungary, Greece, Ireland and Portugal.
Contact
person: Marilyn Smith, instructor
707-527-4011
SRJC main gymnaisum, 1501 Mendocino Avenue,
Santa Rosa
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SANTA
ROSA SALSA
Our vision is to reach out & inspire people
of all backgrounds & generations in the
appreciation of Salsa music and dance.
Contact
person: Irene
Silva
707-484-6086
PO Box 127, Healdsburg, CA 95448
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| 2007
Sonoma County Historic Parks |
| Fort
Ross State Historic Park - Fort Ross on
the Sonoma Coast was a thriving Russian-American
Company settlement from 1812 to 1841. Fort Ross
was the southernmost settlement in the Russian colonization
of the North American continent, and was established
as an agricultural base to supply Alaska. Volunteers
and visitors show us around the Fort and even show
off the working cannon! |
| Jack
London State Historic Park - Jack London
State Historic Park is a memorial to writer and
adventurer Jack London, who made his home at the
site from 1905 until his death in 1916. The park
contains the cottage residence where he wrote books,
short stories, articles and letters while he oversaw
various agricultural enterprises. It was his wife's
wish that the ranch, House of Happy Walls and Wolf
House be preserved in memory of Jack London and
his work. |
| Luther
Burbank Home & Gardens - This unique
city park is located in the heart of downtown Santa
Rosa. The Home, Greenhouse, and Gardens are where
the famed horticulturist, Luther Burbank, experimented
with plants for most of his 50-year career. Burbank
established Sonoma County’s reputation as
an agricultural Eden. |
| Petaluma
Adobe State Historic Park - A visit to
the Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park brings you
back to the largest privately owned adobe building
in Northern California in the 1830-40's. Petaluma
Adobe State Historic Park was the main residence
of Rancho Petaluma, the agricultural empire that
General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo one of the most
powerful men in the Mexican Province of California.
The adobe contains authentic furniture and exhibits
depicting early rancho life. |
Expressions
2005 features non-profit theater groups of Sonoma
County.
For more information visit
www.nbtg.org |
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Cinnabar
Theater, Petaluma. The visually vibrant
Young Rep rehearses “Ruddigore” |
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Sonoma
County Playback Theater. A theater of storytelling,
created through a unique collaboration between
performers and audience.
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6th Street Playhouse, Santa Rosa. New
theater encompasses Actor’s Theatre and The Santa
Rosa Players. Two actors rehearse a plethora
of roles and dance steps for “Stones in His Pockets.” |
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Sonoma
County Repertory Theater, Sebastopol. The
Rep rehearses the gritty and poignant Mamet classic,
“American Buffalo.” |
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Expressions 2000 features contemporary craft artists
of Sonoma County. |
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Paula
Gregerson - Paula makes wooden boxes adorned
with unusual and often playful designs. She
finishes her boxes with a beautiful textured or
antique look. |
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Joel
Bennet - Joel is a potter and clay sculptor. He
uses an unusual technique of pit-firing his ware
to achieve beautiful, unglazed yet highly colorful
and polished finish. |
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Charles
Cobb - Charlie makes teapots out of wood. These
are no ordinary teapots (in fact, they're not
functional at all). He employs top-notch craftmanship
and a retro-style flair for design in his work. |
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Kara
Raymond - Kara uses an ancient Japanese technique
called mocame in her unusual metal jewelry. |
| Expressions
2006 features Farmers Markets of Sonoma County. |
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