Motionwear’s popular Dance Soles now come with more options. Dress it up with their new Rhinestone Dance Soles! There are two styles – one with hearts and the other with a starburst design:

Motionwear’s Dance Soles have superior elastic-gripper strips that stay in place. They shoes deliver outstanding protection, and yet they are designed with less bulk for maximum floor feel. Now you find these shoes at our online store.

There are a couple myths that I think a lot of people have about dance, whether they realize it or not. When I first took over Centerstage, I was surprised when people asked if I “used to” dance. As a 32 year-old and a Middle Eastern dancer, my dance career was far from being over. However, this question made me realize that many people believe that dancing is only for the very young. When I was in college, my grandmother asked me what I wanted to do with my life, and so I told her that I wanted to be a professional dancer. She exclaimed, “But, Dearie, you wouldn’t be using your mind!” And here we have Myth #2 – that dance is good for the body but not so much for the mind. Or put even more harshly, dancers are oftentimes dumb. As a society that values higher education and intellect, I think dance is often devalued as a sort of fluffy pastime.
The truth of the matter is that dance isn’t just for kids, and it doesn’t just benefit the body. According to a study done in
2003, dancing regularly (at least twice a week) can drastically reduce your chances of developing dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease. Researchers have found that regular physical activity causes the brain to release extra chemicals that build nerve cells, and dancing in particular helps the brain maintain memory skills.
It seems to me that dancing, in any style, is the best form of exercise around, and it is something that we should do at all
stages of our life, whether professionally or socially.

Centerstage will be closed on Easter Sunday.

Happy Easter!

Tube socks and sparkly legwarmers are here!

Kameron Bink is one of last season’s So You Think You Can Dance finalists, and he is also the spokesman and model for a new High Fashion dancewear company called Sugar and Bruno, available at Centerstage.

Here is Kameron Bink Montage for your viewing pleasure:

I was recently informed about a website that I thought might be a great resource for the dance community. The site is www.WonderHowTo.com, and it was launched by Stephen Chao, who rose to success as an executive and programmer at Fox Television. Competing against numerous other how-to video websites, WonderHowTo.com stands out by holding over 100,000 community-submitted links and reviews of how-to video from across the Internet.

On dance alone, WonderHowTo.com has around 500 videos, ranging from learning choreographed moves ( How to Dance the Choreograph from Ciara’s 1-2 Step Video) to specific performance skills ( How To Perform Pirouettes in Jazz Dance) to even the exotic niche categories (How to do the Back Hook Spin when Pole Dancing).

Enjoy!

Seattle’s own baroque dance troupe, Seattle Early Dance, presents a demonstration of 17th and 18th-century dances in full costume, with live music! Then they will invite you to the dance floor as early dance experts Anna Mansbridge leads you in the Farandole, Washerwomans’s Branle and other social dances popular in the Renaissance and baroque. Appropriate for children of all ages.

Downstairs at Town Hall
Sunday March 16, 2008 1PM
Tickets:
$5 – Students and Seniors
$10 – General admission

For more information, call 206-325-7066 or visit www.earlymusicguild.org

Centerstage is proud to announce that we will be carrying a new line of high fashion dancewear by Sugar and Bruno, a company whose goal is to start a dancewear revolution and give dancers what they want…and what they CRAVE!

They are very excited to bring dancers a new line of dancewear for both girls and guys. Sugar and Bruno’s design team has worked very hard to produce a line of dancewear that combines cutting edge fashion and design with fabrics that not only fit, but flow with the dancer. They have teamed up with Kameron Bink to produce and awesome new men’s line of dancewear.
From funky thigh high tube socks and sparkly leg/arm warmers to fashionable tops and bottoms, Sugar and Bruno’s line of
dancewear is sure to please! Come in to Centerstage and see for yourself! (We anticipate our first order to arrive mid-March.)

Critics and audiences alike roared their approval for November’s Contemporary Classics mixed bill. Director’s Choice promises even more of PNB’s signature energy and versatility inspired by a quartet of the Artistic Director’s favorite innovative dance-makers, featuring choreography by Ulysses Dove, Edwaard Liang, Paul Gibson, and William Forsythe.

PNB was thrilled to see so many young people in attendance, and they are offering discounted tickets to patrons 25 years old or younger, 1 ticket for $15 or 2 tickets for $25, for the first Friday performance of DIRECTOR’S CHOICE on Friday, March 14th, 2008. Each attendee will be asked to present a valid ID upon ticket retrieval.

DIRECTOR’S CHOICE will be presented March 13–22, 2008.

Protect your feet in style with the latest tattoo-like Tribal FootUndeez. These are the latest Limited Edition FootUndeez that Capezio has released, and they won’t be around long!

They are available in Nude:

Also available in Light Suntan:

Capezio’s footUndeez are Underwear for your feet! footUndeez offer a barely there look that is breathable, comfortable, and provide just the right amount of traction. A smart choice for many disciplines of dance including, modern, lyrical, arco, yoga, Pilates, and bellydancing. Wear footUndeez barefoot or inside your favorite dance, gym or street shoe for added protection. Underneath it all, it’s all about the feet!

$19.75

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M = street shoe sizes 8-9
L = street shoe sizes 10-11
XL = street shoe sizes 12-13