POUGHKEEPSIE – Fusion Dance
- Arts Mid-Hudson
- 696 Dutchess Turnpike, Poughkeepsie, NY United States
Additional Information
This workshop has been developed to enable participants to understand, be inspired and learn about different cultures through dance. Which are: Flamenco, (Spain) Bhartanyam, ( India) West African, modern (USA), Latin and Caribbean dances.
The goal of this workshop is for students to be able to grasp an understanding, learn the differences, similarities, history and cultural aspects of each dance style. Each participant will leave with love, inspiration, understanding and excitement to learn more about cultures and dance.
Age Range: 18 years and older
Price: $25 (AMH Members) $35 (Non Members)
Instructor: Anna Mayta
About Instructor:
Anna Mayta is a dance improviser, choreographer and teacher. She graduated from Empire State College in June 2001 with a BA in Dance in Education. November 2008 she got a certificate to teach yoga from Svyasa Swami Vivekananda Yoga University in Bangalore India. In 2006 she was awarded a dissemination award from the Dutchess County Arts Council in Poughkeepsie NY. She has been teaching, performing and choreographing for about 15 years. She has developed two programs one is teaching the Spanish Language through movement, second is fusion dance which is the incorporation of African, Classical Indian, Flamenco, Modern and Latin dance styles together as one. She has traveled for her work to Bangalore, Pune, Lucknow and Bombay in India. Taught for the National Ballet of Zimbabwe in Africa also in England and all over the greater Boston Area. Now she is currently working in upstate NY Hudson Valley area.