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Are you arranging dance entertainment?
DanceInTimeProductions creates unique dance
entertainment of all sorts, with a specialty in
Latin, Ballroom, and/or Swing. We perform
at all types of
venues--large and small.
Some of our shows are described
below to give readers an idea of the kinds of
programs we've run. But we are extremely
flexible and generally design original programs to
suit any need. This includes not only
major stage shows, but also private parties, church,
school, or office functions---you name it! Events Out of Town
Though based in the Washington DC
metropolitan area, DanceInTime has done both
teaching and performing in many other cities as well. At
Salsa Congresses and special events in Vancouver Canada,
San Juan Puerto Rico, Miami Florida, Philadelphia
Pennsylvania, NYC, etc. we have performed,
taught workshops, and/or judged dance contests.
Bringing in
Top Talent In order
to bring great and original shows to the area, DanceInTime
sometimes brings in talent from other cities to
perform with local dancers. For major shows
this
adds a unique elements and is fun for the
performers! For example, at the Verizon and
Kennedy Center shows, dancers came to partcipate
from New York and Richmond. In addition, the
DIT shows in Philadelphia included dancers from
Pennsylvania and New York. We've brought in
dancers from Florida and Connecticut for private
shows, as well!
Performing Other Dance Styles Besides Latin
DIT has also done an array of presentations that went beyond Latin dancing. The SPCA held a formal
fund-raiser at the Westin Hotel in Annapolis for which DIT arranged a specially
choreographed tap dance performance. The theme of the event was "Putting on the
Ritz." The organizers specifically wanted a tap dance that mimicked Fred
Astaire's tap dance to that song in a movie. So DIT
found a professional tap dancer who dressed in top hat and tails, and
choreographed a presentation to the song, "Putting on the Ritz." And then
several tap dancers did another performance together followed by some other
dance sequences. Check out the second "Performance Videos"
page for video clips of the show. And for another unique
performance, click here for a short clip of
Polynesian dancing.
DanceInTime's director has professional
affiliations with directors of groups that perform other
dance styles. So if you are interested in
blending Latin with other forms of dance, or just
want something totally different, DanceInTime is
happy to accommodate such requests.
Are you a dancer interested in performing?
If you are a Salsa dancer in the Washington,
D.C./Baltimore/ Virginia area interested in performing, feel
free to
write Barb
or call 301-464-6244 for an audition. We train
advanced dancers for shows and arrange
collaborations with other Latin performing groups
and couples. It would be nice to hear from
you! Kennedy Center Show
On March 23, 2003, Barb Bernstein produced a Millennium
Stage show for the Kennedy Center located in
Washington, DC. This was
part of their AmericArtes Festival. Here
briefly are the components of that show: We
explained the underlying rhythms and history of a
variety of Latin dances including Salsa, Rumba, Cha
Cha, Merengue, and Casino Rueda. Son and Cuban
Rumba were also illustrated.
The program concluded with flashy dance
performances and the audience was asked to identify
which dance they were watching. To help them
discern the different dances, a booklet with
basic information on each dance was given out to
all audience members.
You can watch this entire one hour show
right on your computer screen and read the
Kennedy Center's written program for that night.
All you have to do is click on the link below,
scroll down, and click again where it says: "Play
this performance."
Kennedy Center Show
Verizon Center Show
We did a Salsa performance at Washington's Verizon
Center on January 30, 04 with roughly 70 Salsa
dancers!! This included three Rueda groups
from Richmond to NY and a number of excellent Salsa
performing groups and individual couples. We all danced
together on stage at this 20,000 seat arena in the
Nation's Capitol! To see a short video of this show, click here*. Our
show was designed to provide entertainment at a National
Basketball Association game between quarters for
their "Latin Night."
Read an article about this
remarkable performance.
*This movie file requires QuickTime Viewer. To download a free viewer, go to
http://www.quicktime.apple.com.
Salsa Congress performances
The DIT "women's team" (which has also included men
at various times) presented their "Rebellion"
routine at the 2006 DC Salsa Congress and a
Charlie's Angels routine at the 2007 DC Congress.
You can watch the latter
below.
Part 1
Part 2
They also prepared an extended version of their
Charlie's Angels routine which began and ended with Salsa and
had Cha Cha in the middle.
That presentation was made at the Miami Salsa
Congress 2007 and it was very well received, as it
included everything from humor, to a jump-rope
trick, and telling a story through dance with a
surprise ending!
This team also performed at the 2008 Puerto Rican
Salsa Congress, and Barb taught a workshop there as
well. DanceInTime teams have also performed at
the '08 New York Salsa Congress and the '08
Philadelphia Salsa Congress.
The video clips below show DIT's Rueda team at
Zanzibar's nightclub. The routine shown is the
identical routine that had been done the week before
at the 2008 Philadelphia Congress. The
Zanzibar's video came out a little clearer, hence
that is the one that is shown here. Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Performances of the DIT Women's Team
On May 1st, 2005, the Women's Team from
DanceInTime did their debut performance at the
annual Caribbean Fest held at Prince Georges
Community College. With
eye-catching costumes, ten women, and a dynamite routine that
the group worked out, this team did a great
presentation and then followed up with instruction
for the audience. Click below to see video of this performance.
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 The team went on to do many other routines and shows all over the area,
including some of the Congress shows mentioned above. They performed at
DC's annual Women in Salsa show which features all women's teams in
the spring of 2006 and 2007 and 2008 (with their "Rebellion"
and "Charlie's Angels" and medley routines respectively). Check
out the video clips of some of these routines below!
(You will note that in some of our routines, we have
included one or two men as needed to "tell our
story.")
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
Part 1 Part 2 In addition, this team has danced at the 25th Anniversary of a
huge Latin Festival in Baltimore called "Latino
Fest" (June, 2005); at the Barking Dog
nightclub in Bethesda MD on 11/29/05, and at South
Beach Nightclub in Bethesda in June of 06. They also
performed at a Bethesda Dance Studio
party in late 2006, at Zanzibar's Nightclub on Jan 10,
07, at a Clavekazi Studio party and at Ocean Drive
Nightclub both in March, 07, as well as at Hispanic
Heritage and Women's Equality Day
celebrations. Some video of the Women's Team is
below.
Click here to see their
medley routine!
Rueda de
Casino Performances
Many of the performances that DIT does include Rueda,
or "Cuban Salsa.". Here are segments of a
Rueda dance presentation
at the 2008 DC Rueda Congress held at Glen Echo
Park. Click here
and here.
To embellish the above Rueda routine, a Cha Cha segment
was added at the end and the new routine was
performed in Philadelphia and DC.. You can watch that
routine on
the "Performance Videos" page--it is the
July 2008 performance at Zanzibar's.
Dancing With
the Stars: Fun and Games at Varied Venues!
A number of different venues have
opted to have DanceInTime run a Dancing with the
Stars-style competition at an event. These
are a lot of fun! It works as follows:
Male contestants dance with one of the women in our
dance group and female contestants dance with one of
the men. Then the audience claps for each
contestant and the volume of the audience's applause
determines the winner.
We have done these contests at
a number of different venues (e.g.Prince Georges
Community College, FirstNightAnnapolis, and a corporate picnic for the EZ Storage
Company). They always prove to be lots of fun
as everyone cheers on their friends when they
compete! Sometimes there is also a panel of
judges, just as in the TV show. The judges rate the
contestants on a one to ten scale and explain
their score. These contests are a popular
addition now to our entertainment roster at special
events!
We also ran a Dancing with the Stars
competition was at a Bowie Baysox game (a minor
league baseball team). There, local celebrities
competed between innings. They were
taught by DanceInTime dancers during the first six
innings of the game in a back room. Both
stars, Dan Steinberg, a well known sports writer for
the Washington Post, and Brian van de Graaff, a
meterologist and TV weatherman for ABC News, learned
some fancy Merengue steps and performed a short
routine with the teachers.
The training session couldn't
have been more fun---the stars got a real kick out of it. Both
celebrities were followed by cameramen, so DanceInTime was featured on both Comcast Sports
channel and the ABC News. On July 23, 2007, ABC
aired
footage of the competition on their regular news
show!
To see Dan's hilarious blog about the experience go to the "DIT
On TV & In The News" page. You can also
watch the hilarious video footage of this below!
Click Here and
here.
Customized Shows Dance
programs that include instruction for entertainment can
be arranged as well. We tailor our
entertainment programs to accommodate any need
and time requirement. In fact, Barb has
also taught groups enough dance material so they are
equipped to do their own presentations
at special events. For example, a
group of Montgomery County High School students were
prepared for a performance at their school's
"International Night" by learning Salsa/Rueda. They did a great job,
too!
If you are interested in hiring any kind of
dance instruction or show to make an event special,
contact Barb (301-4646244;
BarbBtalks@aol.com). For info on upcoming shows,
contact Barb at 301-9806043. And for more performance information and
many more
examples of DanceInTime shows,
click here. |
