NAI-NI CHEN DANCE COMPANY Announces The Bridge Virtual Dance Institute of boundary-breaking dance experiences Free One-Hour Company Class on Zoom Open to All Dancers at an Intermediate to Advanced Level December 13-16, 2021. Classes will now begin at 10am EST to accommodate the Fall schedules of teachers and participants. Classes may only be held two or three times a week, depending on teacher availability. Interested dancers can join the class by registering on Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company’s website: https://www.nainichen.org/thebridge.

The Bridge Class schedule are as follows: 
Week of 12/13/2021
Monday Greta Campo (Kinetic Spiral) at 10am
Tuesday Candace Jarvis (Vogue) at 10am
Wednesday Greta Campo (Kinetic Spiral) at 10am
Thursday Rio Kikuchi (GyroKinesis®) at 10am

About Nai-Ni Chen’s Kinetic Spiral
Tap into the creative energy of the universe through Kinetic Spiral. Nai-Ni Chen’s signature technique is based on the principle of ever-changing universal forces of Yin and Yang. Dance phrases from Nai-Ni Chen’s repertory will be taught.

About Candace Jarvis’ Vogue
Joining the vogue craze with champion vogue dancer, Candace Jarvis who is a member of the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company. A regular in the NYC ballroom scene, Candace will introduce the basic vogue techniques and make sure you dance up a sweat. No heels need, but are welcomed if you know how to handle yourself.

About Rio Kikuchi’s GyroKinesis®
Gyrokinesis® is slow, fluid, exercise practice based on the natural elements of spinal movement. By gently working the joints and muscles through rhythmic and undulating movements coupled with calming breathing patterns, the exercises stimulates the body’s internal organs while corresponding breathing patterns stimulate the nervous system, open up energy pathways, and oxygenate the blood. 

In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company has established a new dance institute through Zoom, The Bridge.  The Institute’s aim is to bring together dancers, choreographers and directors around the world to experience the master teachers of color whose practices are embedded in the community and are focused on advancing the art of dance that transform the personal, environmental and metaphysical spaces.

As a virtual dance institute, The Bridge will invite world renowned as well as up and coming dancers and choreographer to come to guest teach the class. Advanced/Intermediate level professional or pre-professional dancers who are looking to explore beyond their own boundaries and looking for new dance experiences are encouraged to participate. The core program is based on Nai-Ni Chen’s Kinetic Spiral, which is a cross-cultural dance vocabulary that integrates the Chinese martial arts philosophy in TaiChi with contemporary dance practices she studied in America. Guest artists will cover a wide range of folk and classical dance styles.

In this trying time of change and uncertainty, the arts is a source of healing and unity, we would like to encourage everyone to support dance as dance is an essential medicine for the society to recover from the pandemic that has caused injury to our bodies and our hearts. Support for The Bridge can be sent through https://nainichen.org/donate.