Dance Series

Join MYB this May for our celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.

Our Heritage Month Dance Series returns with FREE Classes that are open to the public (ages 10+). 

 Register in the parent portal or online HERE. This is a FREE event, but we appreciate any donations to cover the costs of this event and other heritage celebrations throughout the year. To contribute, purchase a paid ticket when you register, or click HERE to donate.

May 10 (7:30-9:00 pm)
CLASSICAL CHINESE DANCE with Xinran (Rose) Qi

This class focuses on learning the essential techniques of Classical Chinese Dance form through expressive and performative choreographic concepts. The student will be encouraged to focus on body rhythm, which emphasizes the breath as a driving force in dance movements. The class design incorporates the internal feeling to prime movements and mindfully expand each student’s physical, intellectual, and creative capacities toward a personalized skillset and a new relationship to the embodiment within a Chinese dance form.

May 17 (7:30-9:00 pm)
KATHAK with Simran Kaur

Kathak is one of eight South Asian classical dance traditions and finds its origins at the cultural intersection of Islam and Hinduism. Unique among the dance forms of South Asia, Kathak is known for its heeled pirouettes and rhythmically complex foot patterns. This workshop will provide participants with a glimpse into the two integral aspects of Kathak – the abstract and the narrative. Suggested Attire: Loosely fitted athletic clothing

 Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company
Seeds of Toil Kennedy Center Premiere – Watch Now 

DTSBDC, MYB’s resident dance company, premiered Seeds of Toil: Three Stories of Asian American Resistance and Resilience, a modern dance triptych last month at the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage. Watch the 50-minute dance that focuses on the confluence of three agricultural histories of Asian Americans: Korean American plantation workers in Hawaii at the turn of the last century, the importance of the collaboration of Filipino and Latinx organizers and farmworkers in California in the 1960s, and the impact of WWII internment on the Japanese agricultural communities of California in the 1940s. Live music by collaborative pianist Dana Scott. Learn more about MYB’s partnership with DTSBDC HERE.