2727 College Ave
Berkeley, California 94705

Dance professionals from across the country and around the Bay will come together Saturday, September 20, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Bay Area's oldest and most respected dance education, community and professional training organization: Shawl-Anderson Dance Center. The gala evening will be held at St. John's Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Avenue in Berkeley, beginning at 5 pm and will feature performances by choreographers Sonya Delwaide, Paufve Dance, and Savage Jazz, live music by Little Jonny and the Giants, a silent auction, historic photos on display and a buffet dinner by Small Pleasures Catering.

Since its founding by two dancers with pedigrees on the vibrant New York Dance scene, Frank Shawl and Victor Anderson, in 1958, the non-profit Shawl-Anderson Dance Center has been home ground to thousands of dancers from the community and an incubator for top names in the Bay Area and national dance scenes that have gone on to impressive careers. To amateur dancers, Shawl-Anderson is known as a supportive environment to learn and grow. To professional dancers from across the country, it is known as a crossroads and a welcoming home to take class, teach and connect with the Bay Area dance community. To the professional dance education community, Shawl-Anderson represents consistently high quality training for all levels in a variety of dance styles.

Shawl-Anderson Dance Center provides Bay Area dance students of all ages and levels with high caliber training in both contemporary and traditional movement forms in a welcoming, non-competitive environment. The Center is committed to nurturing and mentoring the growth of dancers and choreographers; cultivating a healthy and supportive atmosphere for creative expression; sustaining traditions essential to excellence in the field; and, fostering the evolution of the art of dance.

Downloadable photos are available here: http://www.shawl-anderson.org/mediakit.html


$75-$125 benefit.

Official Website: http://www.shawl-anderson.org

Added by FullCalendar on August 16, 2008

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