Angela Weidner is our next Friday #FacultyFeature! Drop-in or sign up for one of Angela's Adult Tap classes which run Monday's from 12-1pm! Learn more about her below๐๐ผโข โข โข Angela Weidner began dancing at the age of three and hasnโt stopped since! She is versed in many styles, but she primarily focuses on jazz, tap with past foci on hip hop and dance team. Angela trained in the Madison, WI area for 15 years, competing at regional and national levels. In 2013, she graduated with her bachelorโs degree in Economics from UW-Milwaukee, minoring in Actuarial Science, Math, and Business. She is a proud alumni of the UW-Milwaukee Panther Dance Team, and she professionally danced for both the Milwaukee Brewerโs Diamond Dancers and the Milwaukee Buckโs Dancers. She has been choreographing, teaching, and coaching for numerous Milwaukee-based studios and high school dance teams throughout Wisconsin since 2010. In more recent years, Angela has been grateful to be a member of the Danceworks faculty in various capacities: Development and Programs Coordinator, Studio Faculty, Mad Hot Teaching Artist, Performer in the Ignite Hip Hop and Danceworks on Tap showcases, and member of Danceworks Performance MKE from 2019-2022. She especially loves sharing her love and passion for dance, as well as the lessons/values/healing it can instill, throughout the MKE community.Sign up for one of her Fall Classes at the #link in our #bio! ... See MoreSee Less
Today weโre highlighting a special program we offer called EMOJI YOGI! This is an outreach program for K5 and 1st grade students that guides them through movement, breathing exercises, yoga and storytelling. ๐ง๐ฟ๐ง๐ปโโ๏ธ Danceworks is proud to be partnering with the Choose Love Movement for this program. The Choose Love formula of ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐+๐๐จ๐ฏ๐+๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ+๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง will help form each lesson. ๐ You can learn more about Emoji Yogi & the Choose Love Movement when you click the #linkinbio โฌ๏ธ.....#danceworks#danceworksmke #mke#milwaukee#milwaukeemonday #mkedance #milwaukeedance #dancemke #dancemilwaukee #nonprofit#mkenonprofit #mkenonprofits #milwaukeenonprofit #milwaukeenonprofits #outreach#communityoutreach#yoga#yogi#emojiyogi#chooselove#chooselovemovement #performingarts#artseducation... See MoreSee Less
DPMKE opens their season with BOUNDLESS October 27-29! Join them for this jazz dance inspired concert, where you will witness the diverse branches of the form come to life through visionary choreography of company members Christal Wagner, Gina Laurenzi and Gabi Sustache. Each of these talented choreographers draws inspiration from their roots in swing dance styling, Chicago jazz dance, or hip-hop, resulting in a concert experience that promises to captivate and entertain! 4 shows only!DPMKE presents: BoundlessFriday, October 27th: 8pmSaturday, October 28th: 4pm & 7pmSunday, October 29th: 2:30pmDanceworks Studio Theatre, 1661 N Water St. MilwaukeeTicket link: danceworksmke.org/purchase-tickets/... See MoreSee Less
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Welcome to the Danceworks blog, where we're hoping to share a little bit more about the heart and soul behind Danceworksโฆ what made us join the dance and keeps us dancing, what keeps us inspired, and where we can share some of the stories worth telling.
