POW WOW Bootcamp – 8 Week Series with Nyla Carpentier
Work up a sweat; build stamina & muscles dancing to the fast heartbeat of the drum!
Dates: Sundays Jan. 10 – Feb. 28, 2016
Time: 12:00pm – 2:00pm
Location: Scotiabank Dance Centre (677 Davie Street, Vancouver BC)
Fee: 8 weeks for $85.00 or Drop In Rate $12/class
Registration: info@ravenspiritdance.com or 604.646.0010
Payment: cheque, e-transfer, paypal, cash
Facebook event: pow wow
No Experience necessary. Ages 16 years and up. All are welcome.
Please dress in comfortable clothing and be ready to get sweaty.
Class Description:
This class gives an introduction to the different styles of pow-wow dance and the basic steps of traditional, jingle & fancy. Both women’s and men’s styles will be emphasized. Veteran powwow dancer, Nyla Carpentier, will guide participants through a 2-hour class. The start of the class will be a warm-up to prepare the feet for some powwow dance action, followed by the powwow cardio portion of the class and then a cool down with stretching. Basic steps and formations will be shown and the history and origins of dance styles will be discussed.
BIO:
Nyla Carpentier is of the Tahltan and Kaska First Nations, and also is proud of her French and Scottish roots. Since the age of three, Nyla has been powwow dancing and has traveled to many powwows and danced in multiple festivals. Now with over 25 years of experience she also teaches the various powwow styles, sharing the dance steps and the history. In 2011, in partnership with Raven Spirit Dance Company, Nyla started the popular Powwow Bootcamp class.
