IMPACT Community Dance Workshops Mambo w/ Lawrence Garcia

906 North Cascade Avenue,Colorado Springs CO 80903

01 April, 2022

Description

IMPACT Community Dance Workshop Series is a combination of several weekenders to connect the community with dance and Colorado College! About Lawrence Garcia's "Mambo Workshop" is 1 of 5 workshops inside our “Community Impact Dance Arts Movement” Program being sponsored and hosted by Professor Naomi Pueo Wood and Colorado College. The initiatives of this program are as follows: Increase the level of technical and experienced dancers inside the Colorado Springs community.Connect scholarly community with the local community in hopes of having us work together as a strong unit.Provide the community with easy access to professional dance training. To take all proceeds and provide scholarships to underprivileged applicants a professional dance education through "The Dancing Prism Project" organized by Latisha Hardy Dance & Co Ltd. Schedule for the weekend: 6 hours of Mambo dance training in the following format: Workshop #1 Friday, April 1, 2022 (6:30p-8:30p): Fundamental & Technical trainingWorkshop #2 Saturday, April 2, 2022 (10:00a-12:00p): Partnerwork Workshop #3 Saturday, April 2, 2022 (1:00p-3:00p): ShinesSocial: 8:00p-12:00aA social will be held on campus for that evening. Cost Weekend Pass: $149.00 (Free for College students and Staff)Workshop #1: $49.00 (Free for College students and Staff)Workshop #2: $49.00 (Free for College students and Staff)Workshop #3: $49.00 (Free for College students and Staff) Social: $15.00 or free with any purchase to the eventAll proceeds will be donated to "the Dancing Prism Project." An organization under the philanthropy umbrella of Latisha Hardy Dance & Co Ltd to provide dance scholarships to underprivileged applicants. About Lawrence Garcia Lawrence Garcia is a nationally recognized instructor based in Phoenix, Arizona. He is trained extensively in Salsa, Mambo, Afro-Cuban, and Rumba and has taught classes locally for over 10 years. Lawrence also is one of the organizers for the Phoenix Salsa Bachata Congress, a planner for local Latin events, and deejays for several Latin nights across the valley. About Naomi Pueo Wood Professor Naomi Pueo Wood is co-collaborating on this project as a scholar of Latin American and Performance Studies, founder of CC Mobile Arts, community organizer, Latisha Hardy Ladies Dance Team member and holder of the NEH Distinguished Teaching Professorship in the Humanities.