Donate to Eclectic Edge Ensemble!
Monday, July 4, 2011 at 10:29AM Eclectic Edge Ensemble has grown tremendously this year, we will be having two shows a year (one in February and one in July), we are collaborating with local artists, and we have added a community outreach program that allows us to share our art with the youth of our community!
Your donations will help support Eclectic Edge Ensemble’s production of “Send in the Jazz” July 14-17 at the Ritz Theatre and EEE’s Outreach summer classes! Just click on the link below, select an amount you would like to donate, and hit the donate button! Every dollar helps us bring our love of dance to you and the community!
10,000 Steps
Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 4:08PM 
Hi all!
This is Megan, again. I am writing today about a really cool initiative that the University of Minnesota has put in place, which is where I spend many of my day hours. In an effort to boost U of M workers physical activity, HealthPartners has devised an initiative called 10,000 Steps. It is a program that guides people on how to achieve taking 10,000 steps each day! It is really fun, and they even send you a pedometer (which is really helpful, because it is super hard to count that many steps in one day all by yourself!) I have decided to partake in this effort and I am already realizing that I take way more steps than I thought I did. So, health freak that I am, I'm encouraging everyone to get out and enjoy walking their 10,000 steps outside in this gorgeous Minnesota summer. If 10,000 steps seems like too much, set a realistic goal for yourself. Maybe it is 5,000 steps, maybe it is 1,000; whatever the number, it's still fun and good for your health.
I also encourage everyone to go get yourself a pedometer. I just know you will be as hooked as I am to see how many steps you have taken in the day. You might even go as far as logging your steps each day. Once you meet your goal, treat yourself! Buy yourself a cute outfit or a delicious piece of chocolate cake. Maybe your reward is to come see our show in a few weeks! We Minnesotans need to take advantage of any nice, sunny days we get. So, get out there and walk your 10,000 steps today!
-Megan
Vibrations
Thursday, June 16, 2011 at 9:32PM "Music is something you can’t hold in your hands, smell, taste or even see; yet somehow just coming together and feeling these little vibrations that tickle our eardrums can somehow lift us all up out of our most difficult moments in life to unimaginable heights.”
That was said by musician Michael Franti, who I had the pleasure of seeing live last weekend. These words really are something else. This reasoning explains why pairing music with dance is so poignant; it physicalizes this idea, so that we can actually FEEL it. Each time I read this quotation, it gives me shivers. Melody and rhythm driven dance can suspend viewers and performers alike to unimaginable heights. Here's the way that Michael Franti does it:
-Erinn
Sneak Peak at EEE's "Send in the Jazz"
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The Christopher Watson Dance Company presents the 10th Annual Dances at the Lakes Festival-two free concerts at the Rose Garden at Lake Harriet at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, June 10 and 11. This year the festival features nearly 100 professional and student dancers performing in the two different programs. Audience members are invited to bring a lawn chair or blanket and some snacks or a picnic dinner and enjoy the unique opportunity of seeing dance performed at the Rose Garden.
EEE will be performing guest choreographer Molly Breen's piece "Getting There," this Saturday night, which will premier at EEE's July show "Send in the Jazz" at the Ritz.
Saturday, June 11th @ 7:30 pm; at the Rose Gardens by Lake Harriet
Dances at the Lakes 2011 Choreographers and Companies:
- Apple Valley High School Dance Department, Apple Valley-Cathy Wright, Artistic Director
- Bryan Gerber, Minneapolis
- Christopher Watson Dance Company, Minneapolis
- Doris Ressl, Los Angeles
- Eclectic Edge Ensemble, Minneapolis-Karis Sloss Artistic Director
- Eagan High School Dance Program, Eagan-Jennifer Glaws, Artistic Director
- Envision Academy of the Arts Dance Company, Burnsville-Jill Patterson, Artistic Director
- Kinetic Evolutions, Minneapolis-Sarah LaRose-Holland Artistic Director
- Lori Mercil, Minneapolis
- Poetry in Motion, Minneapolis
- Ray Terrill Dance Group, St. Paul
- Young Dance, Minneapolis-Gretchen Pick, Artistic Director
- Youth Dance Ensemble, Burnsville-Dixie Rairamo, Artistic Director
This activity is made possible, in part, by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund as appropriated by the Minnesota Legislature with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.
Additional funding was provided by the Linden Hills Neighborhood Council.
The Rose Garden is located at Lyndale Park Gardens, 4124 Roseway Road, Minneapolis 55409.
For more information, go to: www.christopherwatsondance.com
An unmatched zest for life...
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at 4:56PM In my mind, one of the most important aspects of our human existence is gratitude. (Yes, we're getting deep here today, folks!) Did you know that by thinking positively and cultivating gratitude for all your many gifts in life, you can actually alter the patterns of your thought processes and reformat the way your brain transmits information? Amazing, I know. I urge you, no I BEG you to watch the following video for a short lesson in how to acknowledge all that you have to be thankful for. I promise you will not be disappointed by this little girl's zest for life.
With Thanks,
Allison :)