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September 2011
Dance for
Your Life!
This
summer, some of us joined in, when dance demonstrations were offered free at the
park during the St. Sauveur Arts Festival. Oh yes! Dancing it is hard work,
but who cares when you are having fun. There is Zumba (Zumba is danced to Latin
inspired rhythmic music), Belly Dance, African Dance, Line Dance, and lots more
to choose from, and if dance is not exactly your cup of tea, there are exercise
programs to improve your lifestyle and well being.
Lisa
McLellan
(who writes a column in this paper), can help you find what is best for you.
Lisa created a complete program of fitness classes offered in Morin Heights, and
Aqua-Fit (St. Sauveur), and individual private coaching. She is a qualified
“active living” specialist with a Master’s degree in Dance therapy, and thirty
years teaching experience. The autumn 2011 class program begins Sept., 19 and
is on line at www.lmfitness.ca 450 530-3920.
Photos: Lisa
McLellan, our Fitness specialist, is a very talented lady. She also sings with
her husband Dan Voyer’s Jazz Ensemble.
Fusion
Centre
in Piedmont is open Mon., to Fri., 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sat.,-Sun., 7 a.m. to 8
p.m. There is Spinning, TRX, and lots more. Fusion Centre: 895 Des Laurentides
Boulevard, Piedmont. www.centrefusion.ca 450 227-4494.
If Zumba
is what you like … Sylvie Condrain has just moved her Fitness Factory to
a new much larger dancing space at 146 route 117 in Sainte Anne Des Lacs...
across the street from Golf 57! , where there are
daily Zumba classes, even on Sunday. 450 224-0190
sylviecondrain@fitnessfactoryzumba.com.
Note: You can
see Sylvie dressed in blue in the photo above.
Country
Western Dance
is another way to keep in shape. The North American Championship which took
place on Aug., 21st, in Blainville was attended by a hundred people, forty of
whom competed, in dance, and choreography. Organizer, Dany Leclerc,
trains teachers and gives workshops on how to dance better in line and in
couples.
www.cowboynationalschool.net.
In
Val David, LézArts Loco put together a long list of dance classes for all
ages. A complete program is on the website www.lezartsloco.org: there is Break
Dance, Hip Hop, Belly Dance, Flamenco, Contemporary Dance and lots more.
LézArts Loco, 1287 rue Dufresne Val-David, 819-322-6379.
lezarts.loco@gmail.com.
They provided
the teachers’ contact so you may choose and register yourself. Most sessions
start in September. Here are a few of these classes:
Contemporary Dance
for teens
and adults, with Cassiopeia Danse. Teacher: Marie-Josée Larouche 10 classes
Mondays 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Sept., 19 to Nov. 21. 819.323.7532
Break
Dance, Hip-Hop
for ages 8
to 12, 10 weeks with Simon under the supervision of Marie-Josée Larouche
819 323-7532 Tue. 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sept., 20 to Nov., 22.
Traditional African Dance,
for 14 year
old and over, 12 courses with teacher Kokia, Wed., 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Sept., 14
to Nov., 30. 819-322-6974 julilaidou@hotmail.com.
DounDoun
Danse Percussion
for 15
years old and over. 12 courses with teacher Kokia, Group 1: Thur., 6 p.m. to
7:30 p.m., Group 2: Thur., 7:30 to 9 p.m. Sept., 15 to Dec., 1. 819-322-6974
julilaidou@hotmail.com.
Tribal
Fusion Belly dance
for teens
and adults: 10 weeks with Hannah Gerber, Fri., 6:30 to 8 p.m., Sept., 2 to Nov.,
4. 819 322-7096
dellybancer@hotmail.com
Flamenco
for adults: ten courses with Sarah Vincent from the Flamenca Academy.
Sun., 12 :15 p.m. to 1 :30 p.m., Sept., 11 to
Nov. 13.
819-322-3982
Creative
Dance
for children 5 to 7 years old 10 courses with Elise-Anne Vallières Wed.,
6 p.m. to 4:45 p.m., Sept., 14 to Nov., 30. Please Register: 514 834-2294
elikadanse@hotmail.com.
Creative
Dance for Children II:
8 to 12
year olds with Elise-Anne Vallières 514 834-2294
elikadanse@hotmail.com.
Line
Dance for all: 10 courses with
Jocelyne
Larocque - Thur., 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Sept., 8 to Nov., 10. 819-326-0726
Bio-Dance
(Dance for
Life) for men and women, 11 weeks with Claire de Repentigny Sun., 1:30 p.m.
to 3:45 p.m., and Tue., 7:15 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Sundays, Sept., 25 to Dec., 11
and Tuesdays Sept 20 to Nov., 29. There are Open Doors events on Sept., 20, 25
and 27. 819-321-0611
clairder@hotmail.com
LézArts
Loco opens its doors during Journées de la culture for various activities from
10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Fri., & Sat., Sept., 30 & Oct., 1, and from 10 a.m. to 7
p.m. on Sun., Oct., 2.
On Sun.,
Oct., 2 you can still view the exhibition Fais-moi un LézArts
to which artists were invited to submit their designs.
819 322-6379 ou
lezarts.loco@gmail.com LézArts Loco, 1287
rue Dufresne Val-David, 819-322-6379
www.lezartsloco.org.
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September 2010
Cuban Fest is back
This popular festival has been taking place for the past 8 years. The
cuban rythmes are back at Park Fillion, Labour Day weekend September 3 to 6. The
Cuban Fest will be launched at a special fund-raising event 5 - 7 at $25 per
person, including an appetizer, a main dish and a glass of wine. There
will be a performance by the Duo Caribe and their team from Cuba. Tickets
can be purchased at the Saint-Sauveur Valley Chamber of Commerce, 30 fue Filion.
At 8:30 p.m. the Cuban Martinez show will take place at the park. This
FREE show of the evening will be open to the general public. Viva Cuba! Viva
fiesta cubana!
Western Dance
2009
Danny Leclerc,
a dance teacher, who has turned from ballroom dance teaching to
Western dance has just returned from Europe where he juried a
dance competition in Denmark. When he does not travel he
oversees the site at Domaine Magaline. This is the
first time he organized such a festival with four different
disciplines. Danny himself was a cowboy. Due to an
injury he no longer performs. However he trains teachers
in Canada and abroad.
www.festivalequestredemirabel.com.
Domaine Magaline 7091 Montée
Villeneuve, Ste. Augustine de Mirabel.
www.festivalequestredemirabel.com
450 258-1796.
