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Class Guide: For the Dancer
Published: March 2008
Dance

City of Palo Alto Arts and Culture Division
1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto
Phone: 650-463-4940
Web: www.CityofPaloAlto.org/enjoy
Brazilian Dance with Anita Lusebrink. April 3 - June 5. Thursdays at 6:30 -7:30 p.m. Ten-week session $115. Lucie Stern Community Center Ballroom, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Try the first class without obligation and bring a friend (16+ years).

Beginning & Intermediate Classic Line Dancing with Hedy McAdams
Cubberley Auditorium, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto
Phone: 650-325-3371
Fax: 650-325-3371
Web: DanceAdventures.com
E-mail: hedy01@MediationPaloAlto.com
Friday mornings, April 4-May 30. Basics: 10-10:45 a.m., Intermediate: 10:55-11:40 a.m., Advanced: 11:50-12:35 p.m. Cost: $65/$75 per session, two sessions for $98/113. For active adults of all ages; no partner necessary.

Advanced Line Dance Workshops with Hedy McAdams
Cubberley Auditorium, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto
Phone: 650-325-3371
Fax: 650-325-3371
Web: DanceAdventures.com
E-mail: hedy01@MediationPaloAlto.com
Fridays, April 4 through May 3. 11:50 a.m.-12:35 p.m. For experienced line dancers. Enhances memory skills, resilience, and technique while maintaining and building dance-floor styling and poise. Two years of line-dance experience or with permission of instructor. $12 per class or $65/$75 (resident/nonresident of Palo Alto) for eight-week series.

Tuesday Evening Classic Couples & Line Dancing with Hedy McAdams
All Saints Episcopal Church, 555 Waverley St., Palo Alto
Phone: 650-325-3371
Fax: 650-325-3371
Web: DanceAdventures.com
E-mail: hedy01@MediationPaloAlto.com
Eight-part series features classic line dancing and the most popular couples dances in an environment designed to relax and energize. Tuesday evenings: Basic Line Dance 7:15-7:45 p.m., Basic Couples 7:45-8:15 p.m. Intermediate Line Dance 8:15-8:45 p.m., Intermediate Couples 8:45-9:15 p.m. $48 per section. First class is free. Drop-ins $15, permitted for couples sections only.

Dance Connection
4000 Middlefield Road, L-5, Palo Alto
Phone: (540) 322-7032
Web: www.danceconnectionpaloalto.com
E-mail: cindy@danceconnectionpaloalto.com
Dance Connection offers graded classes for ages 3 to adult with a variety of programs to meet every dancer’s needs. Ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop, boys program, lyrical, pilates and combination classes are available for beginning to advanced levels. Find information and download registration from the Web site.

International School of the Peninsula
151 Laura Lane, Palo Alto
Phone: 650-251-8519
Web: www.istp.org
E-mail: beatricebergemont@istp.org
After-school programs for preschool, elementary and middle school students. Classes include: French cooking, Asian cooking, chess, science, robotics, Chinese dance, art & craft, watercolor, gymnastics, soccer and multi-sports. For a complete list of classes available visit www.istp.org under the heading “Language Classes” or contact BeatriceBergemont@istp.org to learn more.

L'Ecole de Danse
Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto
Phone: 365-4596
Web: www.lecolededanse.net
L’ecole De Danse (School of Ballet) -- Vaganova and Cecchetti styles. Creative dance, pre-ballet and full curriculum for all levels starting at age 5. Adult classes include beginning, intermediate and advanced. Please call for more information.

Mountain View-Los Altos Adult School
333 Moffett Blvd., Mountain View
Phone: 940-1333
Web: www.mvlaae.net
The MV-LA Adult School has a long history and commitment to adult education. Be fit. Offering: Ballet, belly dance, ballroom, Hula and salsa dance.

Palo Alto Adult School
50 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto
Phone: 329-3752
Web: www.nashwabellydance.com
E-mail: nashwa@nashwabellydance.com
Bellydance classes in Palo Alto and Menlo Park. Classes available through both Palo Alto Adult School and Sequoia Adult School. Mondays in Menlo Park in air-conditioned studio at Little House Community Center. Tuesdays in mirrored, well-floored Paly dance studio. Everyone is welcome. Have fun at any weight or age learning the art of Middle-Eastern bellydance. Develop grace, gain strength, burn calories and laugh.

Sequoia Adult School
Little House Community Center, Menlo Park
Phone: 306-8866
Web: www.adultschool.seq.org
E-mail: nashwa@nashwabellydance.com
Belly dance classes in Palo Alto and Menlo Park. Community sponsored means only approx. $8 per class. Palo Alto Adult School/Sequoia Adult School. Mondays in Menlo Park in studio at Little House Community Center. Tuesdays in mirrored, well-floored Palo Alto High School dance studio. All welcome. Have fun at any weight or age learning the art of Middle-Eastern belly dance. Develop grace, gain strength, burn calories and laugh.

Sequoia Adult School
800 Middle Ave. , Menlo Park
Phone: 306-8866
Web: www.adultschool.seq.org
E-mail: nashwa@nashwabellydance.com
Bellydance classes in Menlo Park through the Sequoia Adult School. Everyone is welcome. Have fun at any weight or age learning the art of Middle-Eastern bellydance. Develop grace, gain strength, burn calories and laugh. Monday evenings. Classes at Little House Dance Studio and at Menlo-Atherton High School Dance Studio.

Zohar Dance Company
4000 Middlefield Road, L4, Palo Alto
Phone: 650-494-8221
Web: www.zohardance.org
E-mail: zohardance@aol.com
Marny Trounson teaches ballet at Zohar Dance Studio. Mondays and Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Classes are ongoing.

Zohar Dance Company
4000 Middlefield Road, L4, Palo Alto
Phone: 650-494-8221
Web: www.zohardance.org
E-mail: zohardance@aol.com
Zohar Dance Studio offers ongoing classes for adults in jazz, ballet, and modern dance. Learn from professional faculty: Ehud Krauss, Kristine Elliott, Marny Trounson and Lisa Burnett. Current schedule and events can be found on website.

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