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SHOWS AND ENTERTAINMENT
By DanceInTimeProductions

 

 

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.

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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.
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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.

 



Above: Above: DanceInTime performs a combined Salsa and Cha Cha performance of their "Charlie's Angles Routine" at the Miami Salsa Congress, 2007

Above: DanceInTime performs a combined Salsa and Cha Cha performance of their "Charlie's Angles Routine" at the Miami Salsa Congress, 2007

Above: DanceInTime Rueda team performing at the US National Dance Championships, 10/06


Above: Some members of the American Dance Montage perform a swing routine at a show at the Woodrow Wilson Plaza in DC, 7/05. Frank Regan kindly lent the use of this wonderful choreography for the show.


Above: performing at the National Zoo 10/05


Barb trained these dancers for a Salsa/Rueda performance at a Montgomery County High School

Above: DanceInTime after a Hispanic Heritage month celebration show at the Johns Hopkins University applied physics lab. 9/07

Above: Some members of the American Dance Montage (Doug, Michele, Susan, and Fabio) pose at the Woodrow Wilson Plaza show. 

Above: Some of the Verizon Center
Performers
To see a short video of this show,
click here*.
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Above: Ladies Team from DanceInTime at their Carribbean Fest performance 5/1/05. To see a short video of the women's team performing, click here.

Above: Above: DanceInTime performs a combined Salsa and Cha Cha performance of their "Charlie's Angles Routine" at the Miami Salsa Congress, 2007

Above: The audience practices dance moves after a lesson at First Night Annapolis 12/31/05

Above: Tania and German, 10/06

Above: Barb and Glen after performing at the Marriott Waterfront Hotel in Baltimore's Inner Harbor, 1/6/07

Above: Teaching children in the audience at First Act Annapolis, a New Year's Eve program aimed at entertaining families with young children    12/31/04

Above: Rodrigo, Barb, and German pose after a show at the Army Research Lab, 10/06

Above: Holly Morris filming the DanceInTime crew on 4/4/06

Above: DanceInTime teaching at Artscape in Baltimore, 7/06
To see more pictures, click here.

Copyright Barbara Bernstein of DanceInTime.com, 2005