Ana Isabel Keilson : INFO

Ana Isabel Keilson

Teaching a preview class at lululemon athletica (SoHo)

tues april 13 :: 8:45 - 9:45PM

* this preview of Ana's workshop is FREE.
(donations are welcomed and encouraged)

Teaching a workshop at The Chocolate Factory

saturday may 8 :: 12PM - 3PM

$15/per workshop
cash only

Workshop Description:

Strange Folk
Level: Open to all

A community dance class for a new generation of grannies and grandpas, mamas and papas, hipsters, hippies, folksters, suitsters--for the free-wheelin', dance-lovin' kid in all of us. Come learn strange folk: folk dancing with a contemporary twist. One part hoe-down, one part hora, one part polka, and all parts anything but square, this workshop blends new movement ideas with folk dancing patterns from Western, Eastern, and Middle Eastern traditions. Come raise a ruckus at this contra dance. No movement or musical experience necessary. Wear sneakers. Live music. Snacks and socializing following class.

Bio:

Ana Isabel Keilson was born in Portland, Maine. She is an independent choreographer and performer. She has shown work throughout New York City and New England. In 2009, Ana was a resident artist with the Daghdha Dance Company (Ireland). She is a 2009 recipient of the the Dr. Erna Linder Gilber/American Dance Guild Scholarship.

Ana considers teaching an integral part to her creative practice. In 2007 and 2009 she was a guest lecturer at Bowdoin College and she has taught masterclasses at Barnard College and Skidmore College. In 2009, Ana directed the Putney School Summer Dance Program. As a freelance performer, she has worked with luciana achugar, the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Co., Nugent + Matteson Dance, PEARSONWIDRIG DANCETHEATER, and Daniel McCusker Dance Projects.

Ana is the founder and organizer of 'the zine,' a free, DIY publication promoting the art and ideas of the NYC-based dance community. The zine currently has several issues in print and features the work of its contributor-base of over 40 writers and has been featured on a monthly radio show on Washington Heights Free Radio. Ana is a graduate of Barnard College/Columbia University with honors in English and Russian. From 2008 to 2009 she was the film and video archivist for the Merce Cunningham Dance Company.