Announcements / Dec 18th, 2018

Get Movin’ in 2019!!

Creative Alliance | Get movin in 2019

After all that holiday partying it’s gonna feel great to get your booty movin’!
Check out our upcoming workshops, performances, and much more!
 

DANCE PARTIES:

Honky-Tonk Dance Night: Arty Hill & The Long Gone Daddys

FRI JAN 18 | 8PM
Nobody does honky-tonk country like Arty Hill, a killer Baltimore singer and songwriter who fronts the Long Gone Daddys, a band of true honky tonk heroes known for packing dance floors until late in the night. Don’t forget your boots, the dance floor will be open! $15, $12 members Tix & Info

Bob Marley’s Soul Shakedown Dance Party

SAT FEB 2 | 8PM
Our annual dance party celebrating Bob! This year, we connect with Bob Marley’s universal message of peace, acceptance, and resilience with the inspiring and astounding reggae singer Taj Weekes. Weekes a dreadlocked Rastafarian musician, bred in the Caribbean but shaped by intercontinental life experience. He is a creative, poetic singer-songwriter who fronts a dynamic reggae band named Adowa. $18, $15 members Tix & Info

 

CLASSES & WORKSHOPS:

Essential Tease: A Transformative Burlesque Class Series

SUNDAYS JAN 6 – FEB 10, a class on SAT FEB 16, Performance on SUN FEB 24 | 11AM-2PM
What is burlesque? It is sensuality, storytelling, and so much more! It is about being your authentic self on stage and sharing your story with the world. Welcome to Essential Tease: A Transformative Burlesque Class Series! It is open to ALL gender identities, abilities, ages, sexual preferences, races, and religions. All humans welcome!
8 Classes + Finale Showcase! $10, $8 MBRS. | Ages: 12+ | Tix & Info

 

Caribbean Dance Series w/ Arismendy Hidalgo

TUESDAYS, JAN 15 – FEB 19 | 6-8PM
In this 6-Week class you will experience the passion and the fierceness of Merengue, one of the international symbols of the Caribbean and Latin American dances.
$10, $8 MBRS. | All Ages | Tix & Info

 

FILM:

Buckjumping

THU FEB 22 | 7:30pm
A feature-length documentary about dance traditions in New Orleans, observing both their contemporary expression and abiding significance. The film follows six communities as they demonstrate ownership of the streets of New Orleans, commemorate their dead, forge community and find spiritual transcendence. $10, $7 MBRS. | Tix & Info

 

Can I Kick It? presents Kill Bill

THU MAR 7 | 7:30pm
Creative Alliance and Shaolin Jazz proudly present a unique film experience catered to the lovers of Kung-Fu flicks, the music they inspired and everything else in between . . . . . . CAN I KICK IT?  At each event cult classic martial arts films are screened and scored (scene-by-scene) with a blend of Hip Hop, Soul, Funk and more mixed live by DJ 2-Tone Jones. The result is a live, remixed soundtrack to the movies using music and DJ techniques to accentuate elements of specific scenes and fighting sequences. $12, $9 MBRS. | Tix & Info