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Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Urban Jazz Dance Company perform in Russia review (Moscow) - translates to English

Жизнь глухого заключенного в тюрьме (труппа городского джазового танца (Urban jazz Dance Company), г. Сан-Франциско, штат Калифорния, США)

Life of a Deaf Prisoner in Prison (Urban Jazz Dance Company), San Francisco, California, USA)


Афроамериканец Антуан Хантер из города Сан-Франциско танцует столько, сколько себя помнит. Он любит рассказывать, как в четырёхлетнем возрасте решил исполнить модный тогда брейк-данс и сразу же повредил себе колено. Что отнюдь не охладило влечения к танцевальному искусству.

Глухой мальчик из бедной «чёрной» семьи поступил в школу танца, и, успешно закончив её, работал наравне со слышащими коллегами в разных данс-группах. Пиком его карьеры в мире «слышащей хореографии» стало руководство командой танцоров, в которой пять слышащих мастеров пляски подчинялись ему – глухому Антуану Хантеру.


The African American Antoine Hunter from the city of San Francisco dances as much as he remembers. He loves to tell how, at the age of four, he decided to perform a breakdance, then fashionable, and immediately injured his knee. Which by no means cooled the attraction to dance art.

A deaf boy from a poor "black" family entered a dance school, and, having successfully completed it, worked along with hearing colleagues in different dance groups. The peak of his career in the world of “hearing choreography” was the leadership of a team of dancers in which five hearing masters of dance obeyed him - the deaf Antoine Hunter.


((В 2012 году Антуан решил, что пора привлекать глухих к искусству танца и основал Urban Jazz Dance Company (Группа городского джаз-танца), куда набирал неслышащих талантов. И данс-группа глухих покорила своим мастерством и энергией не только США, но и весь мир, а теперь добралась до Москвы.

Сам Антуан – многостаночник: он и преподаёт в танцевальных школах, и работает хореографом, и занимается популяризацией субкультуры глухих, и отстаивает права инвалидов по слуху, и сочиняет движения, чтобы создавать новые номера для своей «Группы городского джаз-танца»

«Я танцую, потому что я счастлив, — заявляет Хантер. – Я танцую, потому что свободен. Аллилуйя тебе, Господи, ибо дух танца спас меня!»


((In 2012, Antoine decided that it was time to attract the deaf to the art of dance and founded the Urban Jazz Dance Company (City Jazz Dance Group), where he was gaining inaudible talents. And the dance group of the deaf conquered not only the United States, but the whole world with their skill and energy, and now has reached Moscow.

Antoine himself is a multi-player: he teaches in dance schools, works as a choreographer, and promotes the subculture of the deaf, and defends the rights of people with hearing disabilities, and composes movements to create new numbers for his “City Jazz Dance Group”

“I dance because I'm happy,” says Hunter. “I dance because I'm free.” Hallelujah to you, Lord, for the spirit of dance has saved me! ”


Maybe Urban mean afro root culture dance, Jazz dance. Not city dance- Может быть, Urban означает танец афро-коренной культуры, джаз-танец. Не городской танец.. 


Репетиции американцев на сцене театра Мимики и Жеста проходили непросто: часами согласовывали действия осветителей, звуковиков и видеооператоров. Антуана Хантера ещё тревожила декорация, расписанная в русском стиле, мало подходящая для привезённого им спектакля «Жизнь глухого заключённого в тюрьме». Но позже русские картинки убрали, со светом и музыкой разобрались, гости из Сан-Франциско остались довольны техническим оснащением площадки. (Photo) 


Rehearsals of Americans on the stage of the Mimiki and Gesta Theater were not easy: for hours coordinated the actions of illuminators, sound engineers and videographers. Antoine Hunter was still worried about the scenery, painted in the Russian style, not suitable for the performance he brought, "The life of a deaf prisoner in prison." But later the Russian pictures were removed, with light and music sorted out, the guests from San Francisco were satisfied with the technical equipment of the site.


Antoine Hunter was reviewing his craft. He hope to be clear for russian audience while learning russian's different technical style. Mr Hunter is learning Russian Sign language while working with russian staff. Антуан Хантер рассматривал свое ремесло. Он надеется быть понятным для русской аудитории, изучая другой технический стиль русского языка. Г-н Хантер изучает русский язык жестов, работая с русским персоналом.


Всего в Группе городского джаз-танца — 9 человек, а в Москву прибыло шестеро, включая «играющего тренера» Антуана Хантера. Примечательно, что глухие танцоры, составляющие костяк Urban Jazz Dance Company, по жизни почти все являются в той или иной степени активистами калифорнийского общества глухих. Одна преподаёт в школе для неслышащих, другая руководит молодёжной организацией глухих, третий изучает жестовые языки мира…

А танцы для них – отдушина и неплохой способ заработка. 

In total, there are 9 people in the City Jazz Dance Group, and six arrived in Moscow, including the “playing coach” Antoine Hunter. It is noteworthy that the deaf dancers who make up the backbone of the Urban Jazz Dance Company, almost all of their lives are activists of the California Deaf Society to one degree or another. One teaches at a school for the deaf, the other leads a youth organization for the deaf, the third learns the sign languages ​​of the world ...

And dancing for them is an outlet and a good way to earn money.


The truth is we all have other jobs. We do what we can to make a living but it is not easy. Assistant director and dancer, Zahna Simon is also a chemist. Dancer Joy is a public school teacher, 

Правда у всех нас есть другие работы. Мы делаем все возможное, чтобы зарабатывать на жизнь, но это не легко. Помощник режиссера и танцовщицы Зана Симон также химик. Dancer Joy - учитель в государственной школе,


Пожалуй, этот спектакль – последний в программе фестиваля «Территория жеста» – собрал больше всего зрителей, предвкушающих интересное зрелище от заокеанских танцоров. Но на самом деле, «Жизнь глухого заключенного в тюрьме» оказалась больше похожа на лекцию о трудной доле глухих зэков в американских тюрьмах. Танцы были лишь художественным приёмом, дополняющим ораторские выступления и демонстрацию документального видео…


Perhaps this performance - the last in the program of the festival “Gesture Territory” - attracted the most spectators looking forward to an interesting sight from overseas dancers. But in fact, “The Life of a Deaf Prisoner in Prison” turned out to be more like a lecture on the difficult share of deaf prisoners in American prisons. Dancing was just an artistic technique, complementing oratory and demonstration of a documentary video ...


До начала выступления осталась пара минут. Американцы, кажется, совершенно не волнуются: идут расслабленно, останавливаются набрать водички, разговаривают о чём-то своём…

A couple of minutes were left before the performance. The Americans, it seems, are not at all worried: they go relaxed, stop to get some water, talk about something of their own ...


Спектакль начался с хореографической прелюдии – своеобразной смеси балетных па, брейк-данса и пантомимы. The performance began with a choreographic prelude - a kind of mixture of ballet pas, break dance and pantomime.


Балерины не просто делали пассы руками, а вкладывали в эти движения смысл. Например, таким образом, зрителям дали понять, что устная речь для глухого человека — невозможная вещь, что слова выходят из рта неслышащего, словно чужеродные предметы, будто раздирающие горло паразиты, как болезненная рвота. В общем, с первых моментов стало ясно, что постановка из Сан-Франциско – отнюдь не развлекательная вещь.

Ballerinas did not just make passes with their hands, but put meaning into these movements. For example, in this way, the audience was made to understand that speaking to a deaf person is an impossible thing, that words come out of the mouth of a deaf person, like foreign objects, like parasites tearing apart their throats, like painful vomiting. In general, from the first moments it became clear that the production from San Francisco was by no means an entertaining thing.


В роли глухого заключенного — сам глава Группы городского джаз-танца. «I’m deaf! (Я — глухой!) — обращался к залу арестант, елозящий шваброй по тюремному коридору. — Я — глухой! Мне даже не объяснили, в чём я виноват!» 

In the role of a deaf prisoner is the head of the City Jazz Dance Group. “I’m deaf! (I am deaf!) - the prisoner addressed the hall, crawling with a mop along the prison corridor. - I am deaf! They didn’t even explain to me what I was to blame for! ”


Afro Roots culture Jazz dance company Афро Рутс культура Джазовый танец


Очень наглядно показали, как передразнивают глухую арестантку слышащие сокамерницы, как тюремные порядки уничтожают свободу личности. Явно проводится аналогия с обществом — с его законами, традициями и отношением к «особенным» людям.

It was very vividly shown how the hearing inmates mimic the deaf prisoner, how prison orders destroy individual freedom. The analogy with society is clearly drawn - with its laws, traditions and attitude to “special” people.


“We deaf,” says Antoine, “are strong and self-sufficient!” “We deaf,” says Antoine, “are strong and self-sufficient!” 


— «Но мир вокруг желает нас видеть только вот такими!» - “But the world around us wants to see only like this!”


В канву спектакля была вплетена подлинная видеосъемка реальных бесед с глухими зэками и охраняющими их надзирателями. По рассказам заключенных, в стране свободы и демократии не всё идеально: неслышащим арестантам не предоставляют переводчика даже при врачебном осмотре, для них не организовывают курсы по получению профессии, им не разрешают пообщаться по скайпу с родными даже в специально отведённое для этого время. Потому что в законе прописано так: «Заключенный имеет право позвонить». То есть глухой, если хочет, пусть берёт телефонную трубку, а вот видеосвязь – ни-ни, про неё в законе ничего не сказано…

A genuine video of real conversations with deaf prisoners and their guards guarding them was interwoven into the outline of the play. According to the prisoners, in the country of freedom and democracy, not everything is perfect: deaf people are not provided with an interpreter even during a medical examination, they do not organize courses for obtaining a profession, they are not allowed to chat with their relatives on Skype, even at the time allotted for this purpose. Because the law says so: "The prisoner has the right to call." That is, deaf, if he wants, let him pick up the phone, but video communication - no, no, nothing is said about it in the law ...


С одной стороны, постановка американцев создаёт впечатление, что в Америке чуть ли не полицейская диктатура, с другой стороны – Urban Jazz Dance Company с этим спектаклем объездила много городов США, и никто не пресекал её «непатриотичную» деятельность…

On the one hand, the production of the Americans gives the impression that in America it’s almost a police dictatorship, on the other hand, the Urban Jazz Dance Company traveled many US cities with this performance, and no one stopped its “unpatriotic” activities ...


Как сообщили в спектакле-лекции, всего в США за решёткой сидят десятки тысяч глухих. Танцовщицы показали, как проходит утренняя зарядка в тюремном дворе.

As reported in the performance of the lecture, all in the USA, tens of thousands of deaf are imprisoned. The dancers showed how morning exercises in the prison yard go.


А пробежку «американские зэчки» устроили вокруг всего зрительного зала. Скорее всего, большинство зрителей правильно оценило этот прозрачный намёк на тему того, где все мы сейчас находимся…

And the run of "American zechki" staged around the entire auditorium. Most likely, most viewers correctly appreciated this transparent hint on the topic of where we are all now ...


Yes, I antoine Hunter want to show it not just dance. these dancer push their body hard too. How do one feel when run around and keep moving in the theater. Да, я тоже хочу показать Хантеру это не просто танец. эти танцоры тоже сильно толкают свое тело. Как себя чувствовать, когда бегаешь и продолжаешь двигаться в театре.


Из этих тысяч арестантов многие сидят безвинно, рассказывается в постановке. Of these thousands of prisoners, many sit innocently, the production tells.


Сам Антуан в ходе спектакля не сделал ни одного плясового движения. Зрители смогли только посмотреть обрывочное видео, в котором Хантер танцует по тюремной камере, изображая муки несправедливо лишённого свободы глухого человека - 

Antoine himself during the performance did not make a single dance movement. Viewers were only able to watch a fragmentary video in which Hunter was dancing in a prison cell, depicting the torment of an unjustly imprisoned deaf person


В одном из моментов спектакля швабра глухого заключенного-уборщика натыкается на листы бумаги. Это оказываются распечатки положения по американскому судопроизводству. Один из пунктов положения гласит, что глухой обвиняемый на судебном заседании имеет право на услуги переводчика жестового языка. «Почему мне не сказали? – вопрошает несчастный глухой уборщик у зрителей. – Почему? Почему мне ничего не сказали?!». At one point in the performance, a mop of a deaf prisoner-cleaner comes across sheets of paper. These turn out to be printouts of the provisions of American legal proceedings. One of the provisions of the provision states that the deaf accused at the hearing has the right to the services of a sign language interpreter. “Why didn’t they tell me? - asks the unfortunate deaf cleaner at the audience. - Why? Why didn’t they tell me anything ?! ”


Такой вот новый жанр показали артисты из Сан-Франциско. Сценическое искусство, считают они, не должно быть просто искусством, а обязано ставить прямо в лоб остросоциальные вопросы, привлекая факты, цифры и мнения. Зрители отнеслись к американской постановке неоднозначно: кто-то восхищался новым направлением и задумывался о проблемах глухих, а кто-то считал, что настоящее искусство нельзя смешивать с познавательными лекциями и документальным кино. Так или иначе, но Urban Jazz Dance Company сумела удивить всех.


Such a new genre was shown by artists from San Francisco. Stage art, they say, should not be just art, but must raise acute social issues directly in the face, involving facts, figures and opinions. The audience reacted ambiguously to the American production: someone admired the new direction and thought about the problems of the deaf, while someone believed that real art should not be mixed with informative lectures and documentaries. One way or another, but the Urban Jazz Dance Company managed to surprise everyone.



I want to say thank you for a beautiful written work. I want to say I appreciate what you wrote. I do dance like romeo and juliet and many people perfer to watch that story than real life story. Many say real life is boring better to watch fake story but I want to wake people eyes to see the truth in the world. Things we dont see happening - i want to show that world the truth. 

Я хочу сказать спасибо за прекрасную письменную работу. Я хочу сказать, что я ценю то, что вы написали. Я танцую как Ромео и Джульетта, и многие люди предпочитают смотреть эту историю, а не историю из реальной жизни. Многие говорят, что в реальной жизни скучно смотреть фальшивые истории, но я хочу разбудить глаза людей, чтобы увидеть правду в мире. Вещи, которые мы не видим, происходят - я хочу показать этому миру правду.


The Dance in ballet is called Dreams. It was a little deaf girl who dream to be dancer but people oppress her. She grew trying to love herself but people never let her have a voice of her own. The 2nd dance is called autism, show 7 different kind of Audism. The first half of dances show is life outside prison jail can still feel like a prison. Oppression. 

Танец в балете называется «Сны». Это была маленькая глухая девушка, которая мечтает стать танцовщицей, но люди угнетают ее. Она росла, пытаясь любить себя, но люди никогда не позволяли ей иметь собственный голос. Второй танец называется аутизмом, показывают 7 разных видов одизма. Первая половина танцевального шоу - жизнь вне тюремной тюрьмы все еще может походить на тюрьму. Угнетение.

Saturday, June 9, 2018

2018 Bay Area International Deaf dance workshop

----------------------Workshops and Presentations-----------------------------

Welcome to Bay Area International Dance Workshop:
All Workshops and Presentations open to both Deaf and Hearing- All Level signer are welcome
Beginner signer to Fluent Signer.
Everyone is welcome!
There will be a few different kind of workshops you can choice from and are in different location.
Please read careful.

5 Different Workshop location:
Asian Art Museum (ARM)
200 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94102

Deaf Community Center = (DCC)
1550 San Leandro Blvd, San Leandro, CA 94577

Dance Mission Theater = (DMT)
3316 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94110

Shawl Anderson Dance Center = (SADC)
2704 Alcatraz Ave, Berkeley, CA 94705

ODC Dance Commons = (ODC)
351 Shotwell St, San Francisco, CA 9411



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Urban Jazz Dance Company present Full Summer workshop:

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ONE NIGHT DEAF MOVEMENT WORKSHOP AT DCC!
Workshop location:
Deaf Community Center = (DCC)
1550 San Leandro Blvd, San Leandro, CA 94577
-Aug 7th 6:00-9:45 pm
( You can Join and Leave anytime)
One time Payment 6 dollars! No one will be turns away for lack of funding!
All proceeds go to the teaching artists to support their travel.
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Workshops ONE:
Defend yourself! Don’t be a victim! (Self Defense Movement Workshop)
Alana Campbell (CA) -
Aug 7th 6:00-7:00 pm @ (DDC)

Description about workshop:
Listen to your inner-self!
Join us as we explore the differences self defense movement tools. You will learn how they work,
how to use them effectively to defend yourself. Here come from a loving place to empower with selfcare.

All techniques are taught in a fun and safe atmosphere.

This class includes a few hand to hand combat skills combined with these self defense aids;
as well as other common objects that can be used.
This workshop maybe save your life.
What to bring: water and towel




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Workshops TWO:
Matthew J. Schwartz (New York)

Artistic Musical Sign Language with Matthew J. Schwartz
(Think Broadway dance but signing instead of singing.)
--Aug 7th-7:15-8:15pm @ (DDC)

Description about workshop:
Under the guidance of Artistic Matthew J. Schwartz, an ASL Choir Director in upstate NY,
we will come together to discover the combination of body movement and the art of sign language.
Much like the Deaf community, we will learn, grow, and embrace our differences together.
Come with a smile and ready to laugh, dance, sign, and MAYBE record a music video together.
All level signer are welcome.
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Special Event Workshop:
Audio-Haptic Immersion with SonicSensory
Aug 7th 8:15 pm-9:45 pm

(PHOTO COMING SOON!)

Description about workshop:
SonicSensory is a consumer electronics startup based in Los Angeles, California.
We are creating an innovative audio-immersive technology that will change the way people experience
music,
entertainment and gaming and we'd love to share it with you.
Come to our workshop to learn more about what it is, how it works and then try it for yourself.
We'll set up demos with music you can dance to, movies to watch or video games to play.
We are looking forward to sharing this experience with you and getting your feedback to help us improve it.
Hope to see you there!  
Cost:  Free

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Workshop title:
Urban Jazz Dance Classes
Wednesday August 8th, -7:30 pm-9:00 pm @ (SADC) $8
and
Friday, August 10th, 10am - 11:30am @ (ODC) $12 (LIVE DRUMS)- offer discount
Master Artist:  Antoine Hunter



Description about workshop:
Do your spirit feel like something is missing, do you need place to express yourself,
want build stronger core physical and spiritual without overextending yourself, need to dance with live drum?
Then you came to right place.
Beginner or professional this class is for everyone. It's not how high you kick but why you kick!

Urban Jazz Dance is a convergence of artistic forces where RAW energy, ROOTED in FREEDOM,
is expressed through the athletic BODY and UNCONTROLLABLE, PASSIONATE  dance.
Expect Ballet, Afro movement, plus more and even American Sign Language...the power of expression must be real.
(hearing and Deaf are welcome to take classes.)





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Sunday one dollars Youth Dance Workshop:
Aug 12, 2018 (Noon to 2) @ (Dance Mission Theater)


Who:
Antoine Hunter and his fellow Urban Jazz Dance Company Dancer
will join force with DDC
will teach Youth Workshops!  Youth of all ages welcome!
Deaf, Hearing, CODA, HOH youth are all welcome!!!

$1 Suggested Donation: $1
No one is turned away for lack of funds!
We can't wait to see you all there.


Tuesday, October 17, 2017

I wanna be loved I wanna be love loved wanna be me Love wanna be me

I wanna be loved
I wanna be love
loved wanna be me
Love wanna be me

Dance with me love
Love me with dance

Hold me love 
Love hold me 

Love love love what love
Love what love love love 

I grew loving you 
You grew loving I 

My eyes is crying love 
Love is crying my eyes 

I grew up loving you 
You grew up loving I 

Love love love what love
Love what love love love 

Hold me love 
Love hold me

Dance with me love
Love me with dance

I wanna be loved
I wanna be love
loved wanna be me
Love wanna be me

-Mr Antoine Hunter
©2017

Sunday, July 30, 2017

workshop Bay Area International Deaf Dance festival

---------------------Workshops and Presentations----------------------------- 

All Workshops and Presentations open to both Deaf and Hearing 

Workshop location:
Deaf Community Center = (DCC)
1550 San Leandro Blvd, San Leandro, CA 94577

Dance Mission Theater = (DMT) 
3316 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94110


--Aug 8th 6:00-7:30 pm @ (DDC)
Artist 1: Chris Fonseca' (UK) 

Workshop title: 
Chris Fonseca's Hip Hop Dance Workshop

Description about workshop:
Love to dance? Want to learn to dance? Need to release the stress? Here's perfect opportunity for you to get involved in dance!

Chris Fonseca Note:
I'm excited to present dance session with passion and knowledge of dance with you.

Dance workshop aims & objectives:
Encouragement
Gain confidence
Understand better structure of timing and how to interpret music into choreography
Learn excitable hip hop choreography
Exercise whilst dancing and having fun

Meet new faces

Cost: $10 or what you can pay.
All proceeds go to the teaching artists to support their travel.



--Aug 8th-7:30-9pm @ (DDC)
Artist 2: 
Ekaterina Migitsko and Maria Rumyantseva (Art Tour Company from Russia)
Workshop title:
This fun Russians Jazz theater dance workshop 
(Think Broadway dance but signing instead of singing.)

Description about workshop:
Using this technique you will learn to coordinate in space simultaneously feeling the rhythm in your body. Utilizing the basic elements of jazz dance warm-up, breathing exercises, stretching and relaxation, the dynamic parts of this workshop will be jazz steps and exercises for coordination in space.

Art Tour Company developed specifically for dramatic actors who are not professional dancers and then adapted for Deaf artists. Think Broadway dance but signing instead of singing.

In addition the workshop will consist of a warm-up of the hands, which trains the flexibility, speed and amplitude range of the fingers as we lead into the basics of Russian Sign Language.

You will learn words, expressions, etymology of the language and how Russian Sign Language and American Sign Language differ! Come on down for once in a lifetime Russian Jazz in your own backyard!


Cost: $10 or what you can pay.
All proceeds go to the teaching artists to support their travel.


--Wednesday August 9th, - 6-7:30 pm @ (DCC)

Artist 1: 
Kassandra Wedel (Germany)
Kassandra Wedel WINNER of the "Deutschland Tanzt" a German TV Dance "So You Think You Can Dance" in 2016! From Bavaria Munich is a Deaf dancer, choreographer, coach, actress and a freelance artist. Founder of Nikita Dance Crew since 2005, she won the German World Championship in Hip Hop Duo and Solo in 2012

Workshop title:
Hip Hop and German Sign Language

Description about workshop:
In this workshop she will teach Hip Hop Choreography mixed with German sign language while exploring the use of facial expressions and stimulating your own creativity in both dance and language. This is an all friendly workshop. Feel the beat and let's dance together.


Cost: $10 or what you can pay.
All proceeds go to the teaching artists to support their travel.



--Wednesday August 9th, - 7:30-9 pm @ (DCC)
Artist 2: 
Isidore Niyongabo (Texas originally from Burundi, Africa)- 7:30-9 pm

Workshop title: !!Salsa and Bachata Dance!!

Description about workshop:
1. Salsa: As commonly known in the Latino community, Salsa music originated in Cuba, as Puerto Rican culture influenced the evolution of dance. Salsa is recognized as an Afro-Latin dance due to the influence of Bolero music and African musicality.

2. Bachata: Similar to Salsa, Bachata is also an Afro-Latin dance that is known to have originated from the Dominican Republic in the early 1960s.

Description about workshop:
What will you learn?
This workshop is composed of two 45 minute sessions. We will teach the fundamentals of Salsa and Bachata and each dance will be taught consecutively. Our main focus will include timing, footwork, partnerwork, and musicality by feeling the bass and rhythmic vibrations within the song. Participants will also learn basic patterns and connection techniques for social dancing.

The Omnidanza approach was born and designed with the purpose of teaching everyone who enjoys music and dancing. Some people believe dancing without the ability to hear the music is impossible. To counteract this belief, Isidore and Liana developed pedagogies focused on teaching how to connect both Deaf and hearing dancers. This innovation is based on Isidores (Deaf) and Lianas (hearing) personal dance experience of 10+ years. Both have learned how to lead, follow, and recognize musicality through the beats of various instruments and rhythmic patterns. 

Cost: $10 or what you can pay.
All proceeds go to the teaching artists to support their travel.


Aug 13, 2017 (Noon to 2) @ (Dance Mission Theater) 
Antoine Hunter's Sunday One dollars Youth Workshop:


Who:
Antoine Hunter and his fellow Deaf International Guest teacher and Dancer 
will  teach Youth Workshops!  Youth of all ages welcome! 
Deaf, Hearing, CODA, HOH youth are all welcome!!! 

$1 Suggested Donation: $1
No one is turned away for lack of funds!
 We can't wait to see you all there.

------------------------Presentations------------------
For Deaf Panel and Presentations

Meet the Deaf Dance National and international Artists Brunch (Panel
DCC, 1550 San Leandro Blvd, San Leandro, CA 94577

Photo: Meet the Deaf Dance National and international Artists Brunch (2016) @ DCC


Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival Present "Meet and the Greet" (PANEL
Come meet our Deaf Celebrities, Deaf locals and Deaf International dance performers. There will be a panel with all of our Deaf Artist directors.

Don't miss this opportunity to see their stories, Learn about their culture, victories and and struggle, what their identities are, there will be a few Interview Question and Answer with these amazing Deaf Artists MC'd by Convo's Karina Pederson.

BONUS:  Deaf Artworks will be presented for sale.

EXTRA Bonus: FREE FOOD! FOOD!





Fabulous delicious brunch provided by our Local Bay Area Deaf Chef Philip Smith Jr!!(Yummy)

$5 dollars but no one turn away from lack of funding.
*Donation are welcome for Dcara and Deaf Dance Festival

This a place for Deaf and Hearing - we will be learning many other language beside ASL like British Sign Language, Colombian Sign Language, German Sign Language, Russian Sign Language and more!

Www.realUrbanjazzDance.com

#iknowSomeone

#iknowSomeone I saw many things as a teenager and didn't know what to do and that I will never be able to forget. They would tell me don't say anything. That pain of not saying anything is Still painful today

#iknowsomeone and I know that pain.

#iknowsomeone and I fear for our children but I'm educating my family, my friend, my community so that we can create a safer place for our children because we share awareness and know that if something bad happen it not the victims fault. Not At all. Not at all. 

#iknowsomeone the word rape will never be an easy word to use but we must use that word to stop abuser. 

Boy, teenage boy, and men experience many factor of rape. #iknowsoneone who ended their life. Antoine Hunter

Girl, teenage girl, women experience higher percent here in America and I believe in other part of the world too. 
The abuser can be their husband, #iknowsomeone who said never go out to dance because of the experience, her 7 years good friend almost ended her life.

If you're able to please, Get involve with DeafHope and #iknowsomeone

 Inspired by Deafhope to present my truth of #iknowsomeone

Thursday, June 8, 2017

Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival 2017

Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival
5th Year Anniversary!
Aug 11-13, 2017
Fri-Sat 8pm, Sun 4pm

Price:
$30 at Door  
$25 on line
$12 Youth (under 16)
Babies Free
Group Discount (Please Call)  (415) 863-9824

Antoine Hunter's Urban Jazz Dance Company presents
5th Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival
"Deaf United Louder"

The Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival (BAIDDF) is an annual event produced by Urban Jazz Dance company that consists of performances and workshops that highlight the important contributions that Deaf and Hard of Hearing (HoH) artists make to our community.

This is the show you do not want to miss and share with everyone. 
This year we have Deaf artists flying in from Germany, Russia, Australia, Brazil, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Nigeria Africa, New York, Missouri, Texas and Washington DC.   There will be a diversity of Sign Languages including but not limited to Mexican Sign Language (LSM), British Sign Language (BSL) and Hong Kong Sign Language.

Deaf Celebrities: Antoine Hunter, Rosa Lee Timm, Kassandra Wedel (Winner of So You Think you can Dance Germany)

Deaf in Spotlight: Jacob Kujo Lyons, Ian Sanborn, Chris Fonseca, Isidore Niyongabo, Zahna Simon and more!

Please note that the Sunday, 4pm performance is a family-friendly matinee and will be shorter in length.

In addition to performances, the festival will feature workshop in Jazz , Hip-Hop, Ballet, ASL DANCE, and more different types of dance classes taught by International, Domestic and Local Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Hearing artists who sign fluently.  These workshops will be taught for both Youth and Adult participants in various locations including Richmond, Santa Cruz, Oakland, San Francisco, South Bay and other parts of the Bay Area.

For workshop please details is Below  

For Deaf Panel and Presentations
please visit www.RealUrbanJazzDance.com 
Please read careful. 

Photo of Antoine Hunter, by RJ Muna, Matt Haber


----------------------Workshops and Presentations----------------------------- 

All Workshops and Presentations open to both Deaf and Hearing 

Workshop location:
Deaf Community Center = (DCC)
1550 San Leandro Blvd, San Leandro, CA 94577

Dance Mission Theater = (DMT) 
3316 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94110


--Aug 8th 6:00-7:30 pm @ (DDC)
Artist 1: Chris Fonseca' (UK) 
 

Workshop title: 
Chris Fonseca's Hip Hop Dance Workshop

Description about workshop:
Love to dance? Want to learn to dance? Need to release the stress? Here's perfect opportunity for you to get involved in dance!

Chris Fonseca Note:
I'm excited to present dance session with passion and knowledge of dance with you.

Dance workshop aims & objectives:
Encouragement
Gain confidence
Understand better structure of timing and how to interpret music into choreography
Learn excitable hip hop choreography
Exercise whilst dancing and having fun

Meet new faces

Cost: $10 or what you can pay.
All proceeds go to the teaching artists to support their travel.



--Aug 8th-7:30-9pm @ (DDC)
Artist 2: 
Ekaterina Migitsko and Maria Rumyantseva (Art Tour Company from Russia)
Workshop title:
This fun Russians Jazz theater dance workshop 
(Think Broadway dance but signing instead of singing.)

Description about workshop:
Using this technique you will learn to coordinate in space simultaneously feeling the rhythm in your body. Utilizing the basic elements of jazz dance warm-up, breathing exercises, stretching and relaxation, the dynamic parts of this workshop will be jazz steps and exercises for coordination in space.

Art Tour Company developed specifically for dramatic actors who are not professional dancers and then adapted for Deaf artists. Think Broadway dance but signing instead of singing.

In addition the workshop will consist of a warm-up of the hands, which trains the flexibility, speed and amplitude range of the fingers as we lead into the basics of Russian Sign Language.

You will learn words, expressions, etymology of the language and how Russian Sign Language and American Sign Language differ! Come on down for once in a lifetime Russian Jazz in your own backyard!


Cost: $10 or what you can pay.
All proceeds go to the teaching artists to support their travel.


--Wednesday August 9th, - 6-7:30 pm @ (DCC)

Artist 1: 
Kassandra Wedel (Germany)
Kassandra Wedel WINNER of the "Deutschland Tanzt" a German TV Dance "So You Think You Can Dance" in 2016! From Bavaria Munich is a Deaf dancer, choreographer, coach, actress and a freelance artist. Founder of Nikita Dance Crew since 2005, she won the German World Championship in Hip Hop Duo and Solo in 2012

Workshop title:
Hip Hop and German Sign Language

Description about workshop:
In this workshop she will teach Hip Hop Choreography mixed with German sign language while exploring the use of facial expressions and stimulating your own creativity in both dance and language. This is an all friendly workshop. Feel the beat and let's dance together.


Cost: $10 or what you can pay.
All proceeds go to the teaching artists to support their travel.



--Wednesday August 9th, - 7:30-9 pm @ (DCC)
Artist 2: 
Isidore Niyongabo (Texas originally from Burundi, Africa)- 7:30-9 pm

Workshop title: !!Salsa and Bachata Dance!!

Description about workshop:
1. Salsa: As commonly known in the Latino community, Salsa music originated in Cuba, as Puerto Rican culture influenced the evolution of dance. Salsa is recognized as an Afro-Latin dance due to the influence of Bolero music and African musicality.

2. Bachata: Similar to Salsa, Bachata is also an Afro-Latin dance that is known to have originated from the Dominican Republic in the early 1960s.

Description about workshop:
What will you learn?
This workshop is composed of two 45 minute sessions. We will teach the fundamentals of Salsa and Bachata and each dance will be taught consecutively. Our main focus will include timing, footwork, partnerwork, and musicality by feeling the bass and rhythmic vibrations within the song. Participants will also learn basic patterns and connection techniques for social dancing.

The Omnidanza approach was born and designed with the purpose of teaching everyone who enjoys music and dancing. Some people believe dancing without the ability to hear the music is impossible. To counteract this belief, Isidore and Liana developed pedagogies focused on teaching how to connect both Deaf and hearing dancers. This innovation is based on Isidores (Deaf) and Lianas (hearing) personal dance experience of 10+ years. Both have learned how to lead, follow, and recognize musicality through the beats of various instruments and rhythmic patterns. 

Cost: $10 or what you can pay.
All proceeds go to the teaching artists to support their travel.


Aug 13, 2017 (Noon to 2) @ (Dance Mission Theater) 
Antoine Hunter's Sunday One dollars Youth Workshop:



Who:
Antoine Hunter and his fellow Deaf International Guest teacher and Dancer 
will  teach Youth Workshops!  Youth of all ages welcome! 
Deaf, Hearing, CODA, HOH youth are all welcome!!! 

$1 Suggested Donation: $1
No one is turned away for lack of funds!
 We can't wait to see you all there.

----------------------------------Presentations------------------
For Deaf Panel and Presentations
please visit www.RealUrbanJazzDance.com 
Please read careful.