Education and Outreach

Through various educational outlets, NDC aims to:

Provide opportunities for people, of all ages and backgrounds, to express themselves through dance
Inspire students toward a successful pursuit of their individual goals
Instill an appreciation and respect for dance, its connection to society, world culture, and to other artistic disciplines
Promote creativity, personal style, and experimentation
Encourage analysis, critical thinking, self-discovery, and constructive criticism
Develop tools to meet physical, emotional, and mental demands and effectively communicate to others
Challenge students to perfect skills and technique with attention to alignment, coordination, breath support, energy flow, balance, strength, and power
Present a clear understanding of the relation between breath and movement for weight shifts and the creation of line in motion
Increase physical, spatial, and kinetic awareness
Improve performance quality through focus, style, and personal expression in combinations and choreography

Please contact us for more information and further details.

Highlights

Workshops

Modern Dance
Ballet
Jazz
Ballroom Dance
Pilates
Yoga
Health and Fitness
Choreography/Dance Composition
Improvisation/Contact Improvisation
Creative Process

Ongoing Classes

NDC is currently offering the following classes or associated through our members with the following opportunities:

Workshop with Peggy Peabody's Ballet Petit

Danny Nguyen will lead a workshop for the young talents of the Oakland Ballet Academy during the week of August 7, 2006. Check out Peggy Peabody's Ballet Petit (www.balletpetit.com) for more information.
Danny Nguyen teaches daily at the College of Alameda in Alameda, CA. For a class schedules and more information, please visit Peralta Colleges (www.peralta.cc.ca.us) .

Previous Classes

NDC is proud to have offered the following classes or have been associated through our members with the following opportunities in the past:

Workshop with Ronn Guidi's Oakland Ballet Academy

Danny Nguyen lead a workshop for the young talents of the Oakland Ballet Academy during the week of July 31, 2006. Check out Ronn Guidi's Oakland Ballet Academy (www.obacademy.com) for more information.
The Art of Dance as Social Poetry — A Brand New 6–week Dance Intensive led by Tiffany Barbarash

Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. and Saturdays at 4:00 p.m., February 28 — April 8 at the Alter Adaptation Center, 30 Cleveland Street, San Francisco, CA

More fundamental than verbal expression, dance is the poetry of body language. The skills involved in dancing with a partner are essential to effective communication, and underlie basic social fluency. Dance also promotes a level of physical fluency: developing the body to be as lithe, articulate, and spontaneously creative as the mind. Moving to different rhythms stimulates the entire body, inside and out — an inspiring way of being active.

This series began with a focus on connecting and relaying ideas to another person through movement and contact. Participants practiced moving together, sensing changes in direction and intuiting stopping/starting/turning, matching speed and rhythm. They began to develop the ability to relate with others spontaneously and authentically, and learn to communicate physical boundaries.

Building upon basic techniques of how to move with a partner, the fundamentals of a particular dance form become simple. Tiffany taught the basic rhythms and patterns of jitterbug, lindy hop, waltz, and tango.
Children's' Performing Arts Classes presented with the Association for VietArts and FIRST 5 led by Danny Nguyen, Tiffany Barbarash, and other artists of Nguyen Dance Company

Children learned to dance to Vietnamese folk and contemporary music, work cooperatively to create dances, explore movement, and tell stories in motion. These classes ran Sundays, February 5 — May 7, 2006 at the Tully Branch Library Community Room, 880 Tully Road, San Jose, CA 95111.

Lecture Demonstrations

NDC offers several Lecture Demonstrations that can be catered to suit your audience. Sessions consist of:

A detailed talk, full of facts and illustrated through the art of dance
A mini dance performance
A question/answer period

Private Lessons

NDC is pleased to offer private instruction to interested individuals or groups. Whether you are a beginner wanting some extra attention, or experienced and just need the practice, we can accommodate your needs.

Ballroom or Salsa Lessons

We can teach you American style, beginning Waltz, Tango, Cha-cha, Swing and Fox trot.

Yoga or Pilates Sessions

Yoga sessions will include a mini Alexander-technique massage. The Pilates Lesson will utilize "therbands" (large rubber band like objects) to maximize the stretch.

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Highlights

Following are some highlights of Education and Outreach Services we have provided in the past.

Grand Lake Montessori School (Oakland, CA)
Association for VietArts Community Art Classes (Milpitas, CA)
Huong Viet Performing Arts Group (Seattle, WA)
Asia Alive! At the Asian Art Museum (San Francisco, CA)
Daly City Childcare Center (Daly City, CA)
College of Alameda Summer Session (Alameda, CA)
Tet Celebration at the Oakland Museum of California (Oakland, CA)
Nguyen Dance Company's Apprenticeship Program/Student Performance Opportunities