Original Cast Jessica Marchant (above), Jennifer Rivers, Alex Short, Malcolm Shute to perform "Ring" in a reconstruction for Dance Place, Jan 20 & 21
photo by Ray Gniewek

Announcements

Jazz on Foot

Recently approved by the Superintendent's Committee for performance in Mongtomery County Public Schools, Jane Franklin Dance's Jazz on Foot will be performed at Luxmanor Elementary in Rockville on Nov 20.   Jazz on Foot, tracing the history of jazz music, has several upcoming performances as well in Virginia through our partnering organizations, the Arlington County Humanities Project and the Alexandria Commission for the Arts.  Hoffman-Boston Elementary hosts back-to-back showings on Nov 16 followed by a performance at Alexandria's James K Polk on Nov 30. If you would like information about Jazz on Foot or other performances for your school, call 703-298-3235.

Adult Dance Technique

Dance with a passion!  Join us for Adult Dance Technique Saturday mornings from 9:15 - 10: 45.  All levels of experience are welcome.

3700 S Four Mile Run Drive, #129, Arlington VA 22206

$15

45 Plus

We are looking for dancers age 45 and above for a new work premiering at Dance Place on Jan 20 & 21.  If you are available on Saturday mornings/Friday afternoons for rehearsals, please write and include your daytime telephone number.

Get Involved

If you would like to get involved with Jane Franklin Dance as a Board Member, volunteer, or bring Jane Franklin Dance to your school or community, please let us know.  Call 703-298-3235.

Dance Sampler

Dance Sampler celebrates the great variety of dance that the DC community offers, all in a fun filled day of unique classes and a fabulous showcase of distinctive dance artists. Observe the classes in the comfy seating of Gunston Theater One, or just get up on stage and get moving. Experience what it is like to dance on stage, to negotiate wing space, to avoid collisions or to share your weight with someone you don't know well. In the evening you can see instructors offer up their ideas in a performance. The evening performance features seven dance companies and work selected by the adjudication panel, Maida Withers, Artistic Director of Maida Withers Dance Construction Company and Johanna Seltzer, Project Director at Dance/MetroDC.  Whether you're a beginner, a pro, or if you just enjoy watching dance on stage, Dance Sampler has something for you.

Class Schedule:
9:00 Young Dancers for ages 10 - 16, dance technique and creative interaction by Jane Franklin
10:00 Modern Dance investigation of the body in space and time by danah bella
11:00 Partnering and improvisation by Stephen Clapp and Laura Schandelmeier
12:00 Jazz Dance, an energetic approach by Bonnie Slawson
1:00 Flamenco arm movements, footwork and rhythmic clapping for teens to adults by Estela Velez

2:00 Nikolais Improvisation by Rob Esposito

Evening Performance:

Motion Mania Dance Theater

Laura Schandelmeier & Stephen Clapp

Next Reflex Dance Collective

Jane Franklin Dance

Rob Esposito

d a n a h b e l l a DanceWorks

Furia Flamenca

Dance Sampler - Dec 2 at Gunston Theater One, 2700 S Lang Street, Arlington VA
Workshops begin at 9:00 am. Performance at 8:00 pm. Festival Pass $30.

Single Class $10.

Evening Performance $20.

Reduced Price Tix online

Ticket winners for the evening performance of Dance Sampler on Dec 2 at Gunston Theater One are:  Laura Schandelmeier, Andrea Seiger, Stephie van Reigersberg, Calvin Ouns, Jim Tretick, Manisha Shauna, Chad Lorenz.  Your tickets will be held for you at the door and you can confirm your seats here.

Holiday Soiree
As the company celebrates its 10th Anniversary Season, we look toward a bright future full of performances, discoveries and creations that involve you – our community. We are thrilled to have reached this 10 year milestone and know we could not have made it this far without your help. Please come celebrate at our Holiday Soiree at

Mimi’s American Bistro
2120 P Street NW,
Washington DC
December 7, 2006, 5 – 7 pm.

Make this 10th Anniversary Season the best yet for Jane Franklin Dance by contributing. Your contribution insures the success of our programming by allowing the creative process to fully take shape. We hope you will be able to make a contribution, but whether you make a contribution or not, please come celebrate and enjoy drinks, hors d’ oeuvres and a silent auction – meet the dancers, and maybe find some great gifts for the holiday! No tickets are required. A reply here is kindly requested.

Arts Alive in West Point and DC Dances

Jane Franklin Dance performed for Arts Alive in West Point Virginia at the Robinson Civic and Fine Arts Center on Sept 23.  What a great space, wonderful audience and superb hospitality.  We extend our thanks to Dawn Greggs, Bev Hammond, the  Virginia Commission for the Arts Touring, and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Paul Mellon Arts in Education Program.

On Sept 28 we joined six other dance companies to present DC Dances, an independent showcase of the Southern Arts Federation Performing Arts Exchange.  It was a group effort to publicize and produce the show with coordinating support coming from Dance/MetroDC.  Thank you to all the artists involved.  It was a lovely space, a receptive audience and a rewarding experience.  We also thank the Virginia Commission for the Arts for a Technical Assistance Grant that made our participation possible.  

Dance Sampler

Arlington VA

December 2

Holiday Soiree

Washington DC

December 7

First Night Alexandria

Alexandria VA

December 31

News

"Found" underway !

Jane Franklin Dance's collaborative project Found, commissioned by the Virginia Commission for the Arts is underway! 

Collaboration is part of the mission of Jane Franklin Dance and collaborators have included poets, musicians, composers, multi-media and visual artists.  Now Jane Franklin Dance strides into new territory by collaborating with other choreographers.  Using 'found' objects as the source, we have been working with choregraphers danah bella, Laura Schandelmeier & Stephen Clapp and Margot Greenlee and with musicians from Basso Moderno and Great Noise Ensemble   Save the date and see the results at Dance Place on Jan 20 & 21, 2007.

Special Thanks

We wish to extend sincere thanks to the Arlington Community Foundation for support of community engagement projects for 2006-07.  We are grateful to receive this support in order to continue our work in the community.