Sacred Circle Dance
Lisa Bardack leads “Sacred Circle Dance” at the Old Parish House. On Saturday, January 25, the dance will honor “Deep Winter” and the first glimmers of spring. Here is more from Lisa: Sacred circle dance is a collective dance experience that draws from ancient and traditional folk dances, many from Eastern Europe and the Balkans. […]
Soul Line Dancing by Zoom
Soul Line Dancing by zoom with CPAE is a fun and easy way to bring music and movement into your life. Every Friday at 10 am, teacher Karen Stewart broadcasts beginner level line dances from her home, and line dancers join in from their own living rooms. Karen knows all the moves and is a […]
Try Tai Chi in the New Year!
Happy New Year from College Park Arts Exchange! The New Year is the perfect time to adopt new creative habits. If you are looking to add more movement into your daily life, College Park Arts Exchange offers a variety of movement opportunities. Featured in today’s blog is our weekly Tai Chi class, which is offered […]
Adult Broadway Jazz Intensive was a blast!
Happy, smiling adult Jazz dancers transformed the Old Parish House into the “OzDust Ballroom” for one week this June, led by intrepid and cheerful teacher and choreographer Elta Goldstein. All six women who took part all in the week-long intensive Jazz dance workshop agreed it was a good physical challenge and tons of fun. Anne […]
Free Dance Classes on Zoom!
Throughout the pandemic, CPAE has been offering free dance classes on zoom. Elizabeth Gardner has been teaching a weekly tap dance class on zoom since spring of 2020, and the current group of students just recorded a video of the latest dance they learned: https://youtu.be/p7mVpjY0Xms. The class takes place on Saturdays at 10am. The first […]
Many CPAE Programs Running this Fall!
CPAE is happy to say that most of our programs are expected to run this fall, including Youth Orchestra, Youth Band, Youth Choir and Vocetti, Youth Music Traditions, and Chorale. Online activities including Book Club, Soul Line Dancing and Intro Tap will continue. For kids, we will also be offering Ballet classes and occasional Arts […]
EducArte proudly brings new Latino programming to College Park
By Pablo Regis de Oliveira and Kate Spanos Over 10 years ago, we met training capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian martial art/dance, in Washington, DC. Pablo comes from a Brazilian music background and Kate grew up doing Irish dancing. Connecting over shared interests in cultural performance, we began to produce shows all over the DMV. We are […]
CPAE music groups to restart in September 2021!
College Park Arts Exchange is happy to announce the return of our performing arts groups this fall! CPAE will continue to follow authorities as the pandemic unfolds. College Park Chorale The Chorale is a fun community choir of about 50 adults. We perform a wide variety of choral music at two concerts per year, […]