Workforce Development and Community Education: Spring 2024

Visit us online at www.sunywcc.edu/wdce | 32 LIFELONG LEARNING & PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT IN-PERSON Bead Weaving This course will explore basic bead weaving stitches and how they can be used to create a variety of jewelry pieces using seed beads of different sizes and shapes. Email instructor for a materials list prior to class: jackie@jjattic.com At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-CRAFT 2000, 5 Thurs, 12:30-3:30 pm, KNC-4, $207. J Johnson. Sec. A: Jan. 18-Feb. 15. #27032 Sec. B: Feb. 29-Apr. 4 (Skip 3/14). #27033 IN-PERSON Mary Cassatt in France Join us for a compelling presentation about Mary Cassatt’s journey to becoming a professional artist in France. Share her struggles to balance family obligations with career goals as well as the instructor ’s own journey in researching Cassatt’s life for her play, Girl in Blue Armchair. Includes images of Cassatt’s work and those of her contemporaries. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-ART 2187, 1 Fri., Feb. 9, 12:00 noon-2:00 pm, KNC-3, $30. S Courtney. #27129 IN-PERSON Famous Women Photographers This course will explore the artwork, personal life, and artistic impact of famous & not so famous women photographers: Dorothea Lange, Imogen Cunningham, Lisette Model, Berenice Abbott, Diane Arbus, Lee Miller, Vivian Meier, Annie Liebovitz, Sally Mann, Cindy Sherman, Francesca Woodman, Anne Geddes At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-PHOTO 2038, 8 Wed., Mar. 20- May 8, 12:00 noon-2:00 pm, Room TBD, $200. S Courtney. #27130 IN-PERSON Cartooning For Beginners Would you like to learn how to draw outrageously funny cartoon characters quickly? How about drawing action figures and superheroes using just 25 basic shapes? Do you want to create fantastic scenes where creatures from another world can roam about freely? Highly instructional class with easy-to-follow step-by-step instruction taught by a professional cartoonist. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-ART 2122, 8 Sat., Mar. 9-Apr. 27, 11:00 am-1:00 pm, Room TBD, $195. V Davis. #27170 DANCE Exploring Dance! A collaboration between SUNY Westchester Community College and Rivertown Dance Academy, located at 15 N. Broadway in Tarrytown, provides excellence in dance education without cultural or financial barriers. A comprehensive schedule offers a curriculum in ballet, modern, tap, and jazz dance taught by faculty with extensive teaching, performing, and academic credentials. Individual placement classes and regular progress reports are all part of a Rivertown Dance Academy education. All classes in this box meet in-person at Rivertown Dance Academy for 10 sessions each and cost $221. Ballet Training at the barre and center work develops students’ dance vocabulary, alignment, coordination, core strength, flexibility, and musicality. Adult/Teen Absolute Beginner Ballet: CE-DANCE 2050, 10 Sat., Mar. 30-June 15 (skip 4/20 & 5/25), 10:30-11:30 am. #27039 Adult Ballet I/II: CE-DANCE 2007, 10 Mon., Mar. 18-June 10 (skip 3/25, 4/22 & 5/27), 7:15-8:45 pm. #27040 Adult Ballet II/III: CE-DANCE 2008 Sec. A: 10 Wed., Mar. 20-May 29 (skip 3/27). 9:00-10:30 am. #27041 Sec. B: 10 Sat., Mar. 30-June 15 (skip 4/20 & 5/25), 11:30 am-1:00 pm. #27042 Modern Dance Progressive instruction introduces dancers to the techniques of contemporary movement forms. Classes consist of a center barre, progressions, and a combination as dancers explore movement through various shapes of the body, levels, directions through space, and weight transference. Adult Modern I/II: CE-DANCE 2013, 10 Fri., Mar. 22-June 14 (skip 3/29, 4/19 & 5/24), 9:00-10:30 am. #27045 Adult Modern II/II: CE-DANCE 2051, 10 Tues., Mar 19-June 4 (skip 3/26 & 4/23), 7:15-8:45 pm. #27046 Hip Hop Class begins with a cardio warm-up followed by combinations that focus on rhythm, energy, individual style, and dynamic versatility. Adult Hip Hop I/II: CE-DANCE 2009, 10 Tue., Mar. 19-June 4 (skip 3/26 & 4/23), 6:45-7:45 pm. #27051 Tap Dance Dancers master tap vocabulary and techniques in classes that emphasize the development of musicality and exploration of a full range of styles. Adult Tap I/II: CE-DANCE 2014, Sec. A: 10 Thurs., Mar. 21-May 30 (skip 3/28), 9:00-10:00 am. #27047 Sec. B: 10 Wed., Mar. 20-May 29 (skip 3/27) 7:00-8:00 pm. #27048 Adult Tap II/III: CE-DANCE 2049, 10 Thurs., Mar. 21-May 30 (skip 3/28), 7:00-8:00 pm. #27049 Family Tap: CE-DANCE 2053, 10 Sat., Mar. 30-June 15 (skip 4/20 & 5/25), 11:15 am-12:15 pm. #27050 Jazz Technique-based, concert jazz classes consisting of a center barre, progressions, and a combination based in any of the various jazz styles. Progressive levels build dancers’ awareness of body rhythms, coordination, performance quality, and the ability to master increasingly complex and intricate choreography. Adult Jazz II/III: CE-DANCE 2012, 10 Mon., Mar. 18-June 10 (skip 3/25, 4/22 & 5/27), 9:00-10:30 am. #27043 Family Jazz: CE-DANCE 2048, 10 Sat., Mar. 30-June 15 (skip 4/20 & 5/25), 12:15-1:15 pm. #27044 914-631-4302  dance@rivertowndanceacademy.org www.rivertowndanceacademy.org

RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTM3MzMz