Boulder Kodokan
- Boulder's only traditional Okinawan Martial Arts Club.
Kendra Espinoza, Black Belt Certified Nia Instructor teaching for 9 years in the Boulder Valley.
"Boulder's Best Nia Teacher!"
Nia is an expressive movement practice that uses The Body's Way to achieve physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual fitness and well-being. Nia combines three main disciplines: martial arts, healing arts, and dance arts. The 'routines' are organized so that all levels of fitness are accommodated. The atmosphere of a Nia class is always joyful. Kendra Espinoza is a certified Black Belt Nia instructor who has been teaching Nia in Colorado for 9 years. She brings to her Nia practice a deep passion for helping others connect to unrealized parts of themselves through music and movement. or 303.304.2887 for more information.
Annamaria Laverty, CMT is certified by Sifu Dr. Gaspar Garcia to teach these treasured practices. In this beginning level class we will learn two forms of the Luohan Gong, from the Shaolin lineage: the Hands of the Eighteen Luohan, a dynamic moving form, and the Tai Luohan, a meditation form. Benefits include increased flexibility and strength, & a heightened sense of joy, peace and connection in our lives. These exercises are suitable for all levels of ability and experience.
Call (303)449-0150 for more information
email at annamaria621@comcast.net
Increase mental discipline and build self-confidence. Striking drills, sparring, contact drills, test cutting, choreographed forms (kata), limited protocol and more! Taught by Sensei Gene Starkey.
For more information, please call (303) 652-0117 or (303) 994-4765.
email at genestarkey@msn.com
For more information, please call (303) 442-5404
"Building a Better World, One Tango at a Time"
Brian Dunn & Deborah Sclar combine their passion for performing Argentine Tango music & dance with teaching under the company name "Dance of the Heart." Established in 1998, DoTH offers multiple tango group classes & private lessons weekly. Their teaching & performing schedule includes a growing list of invitations to university campuses, symphony orchestras, ballet companies & tango festivals/communities throughout the U.S., in Buenos Aires, Argentina & northern Europe. From their years of experience as teachers & performers as well as on-going studies with the world's top Argentine Tango master dancers in Buenos Aires & beyond, they distill for beginners the excitement, mystery & magic of tango. They delight in making the vibrancy, intensity, humor, sophistication & sensuality of tango accessible to students & audiences alike.
Resources for Infant Educarers(RIE) is a non-profit membership organization founded in 1978 by Magda Gerber, M.A., child therapist, and author of Dear Parent: Caring for Infants with Respect and Your Self-Confident Baby, which is featured on Oprah’s Books. Magda Gerber’s goal as an educator was to bring consciousness, respect, and authenticity to caring for young children. Eileen Henry introduces the parent education program whose core principles – respect for the child, sensitive observation, and trust in the child to be an initiator, an explorer and a self-learner – ease parenting stress and help infants and toddlers (3 months to 3 years) develop physical and emotional confidence. For information and a class schedule please call or e-mail:
Eileen Henry, RIE Associate
Phone - 303-953-0203
E-mail address eileen.rie@gmail.com
Holly Paquette
Certified TriYoga Instructor
303.776.4012
Zumba is a fusion of Latin and international music that is a fun fat burning workout. By utilizing the principles of fitness interval training and resistance training to maximize caloric output it is a mixture of body sculpting movements with easy to follow Latin dance steps in a party like atmosphere. Zumba is for every level of fitness.
angeldancers@comcast.net
Instructor, Sarah Kelton
Sarah Kelton was born and raised in West Chester, Pennsylvania yet now resides in the heart of the Rocky Mountains in Boulder, Co. Sarah's dance path began at Naropa University, where she earned a Bachelor's degree in Music and Dance/Movement Studies. A passionate exploration of movement traditions ensued, involving West African and Haitian dance, Tai Chi, Contact Improvisation and various Yoga forms. (Plus Hip-Hop night on the weekends...)
An intense love for African music and traditional dance led to Sarah to Ghana, West Africa in 2001 where she studied with Hayor Dance Ensemble. Returning to Colorado she then joined Logo Ligi, an African dance performance troupe based out of Bantaba World Dance and Music Studios, led by master drummer and dancer Maputo Mensah. After five years of African dance obsession, Sarah found another studio, Alchemy of Movement, and fell in love with NIA.
After years of NIA classes, Sarah came across Soul Sweat, knew she had found her class, and needed to teach. Souls Sweat is "new edge dance fitness", and is in the same vain as NIA, but with high energy choreography and music. After two years of deep focus in this area, Sarah completed her intensive teacher training, and now draws on her own choreography to create individual classes. Expect an incredibly vibrant class of mind/body coordination, breath and layered movements, and a focusing on love of the body. Come move for joy and fun!