{"id":5264,"date":"2015-03-24T00:00:14","date_gmt":"2015-03-24T00:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/?p=5264"},"modified":"2015-06-03T03:31:18","modified_gmt":"2015-06-03T03:31:18","slug":"ready-set-dance-anywhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/2015\/ready-set-dance-anywhere\/","title":{"rendered":"Ready, Set, dance anywhere!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ready, set, dance anywhere!\u00a0<\/a><\/h1>\n

By\u00a0Leslie Katz<\/a><\/cite>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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  • The goal of dance anywhere, says founder Beth Fein, is \u201cSimply, can we get everyone to move at noon?\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

    When East Bay artist Beth Fein created dance anywhere in 2005, she had no idea it would be celebrating a big anniversary a decade later.<\/p>\n

    \u201cI thought it was going to be a one-time thing, but people had such a blast,\u201d she says, on the phone to promote this year\u2019s event, slated for noon Friday in the Bay Area, 3 p.m. in New York and 8 p.m. in Europe.<\/p>\n

    The idea is simple: People anywhere and everywhere are encouraged to drop what they\u2019re doing, and take a moment (or as long as they like) to dance. Or they can check the dance anywhere website to find out where public presentations are scheduled across the world; at least 25 are happening in the Bay Area, with many showcasing local dance troupes.<\/p>\n

    Fein says dance anywhere started as a whim, in a conversation other choreographers: \u201cWe were talking about how hard it is as a dancer to present your work, how expensive it is, and yet there\u2019s all this beautiful dance going on that nobody sees.\u201d<\/p>\n

    It\u2019s difficult to quantify dance anywhere, a non-commercial art project that\u2019s more about creating community than making money, although Fein admittedly tries to raise funds to pay for administration and maintaining the website.<\/p>\n

    \u201cIt\u2019s not Burning Man,\u201d she says, \u201cYou pay a lot of money to go there — you don\u2019t need a dime to do this.\u201d<\/p>\n

    She estimates that \u201cthousands\u201d of people will participate, but is unaware of the full extent of dance anywhere\u2019s reach: \u201cWe only know the ones people tell us about,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

    Students and teachers in schools are among active participants; one of the most amazing events happened last year when some 1,000 residents of a town in Portugal came out to dance on an ancient bridge.<\/p>\n

    This year, performances are scheduled in Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Hungary, Sweden and Switzerland, as well as across the U.S.<\/p>\n

    Unplanned presentations are encouraged, too. Fein points to Peter Cheng\u2019s amazing improvisational 2014 solo piece \u201cLunch Break\u201d at the old Pacific Bell office on New Montgomery Street. (The video is online).<\/p>\n

    This year, Fein and her dancers will appear at Jessie Square on Mission Street; across the street, Blind Tiger Society and Nancy Karp + Dancers appear in Yerba Buena Gardens in The City.<\/p>\n

    Over the years, technological advances have affected the biggest change, particularly in documenting the project. Fein says, \u201cWhat a different world we were living in then. In 2005, we had to go out and beg for cameras. Now everyone has a cell phone.\u201d<\/p>\n

    IF YOU GO<\/b><\/p>\n

    Dance anywhere<\/b><\/p>\n

    When<\/b>: Noon March 27<\/p>\n

    Contact<\/b>: www.danceanywhere.org<\/p>\n

    San Francisco locations include: City Hall, Crissy Field, Danzhaus, Jessie Square, Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, Red Poppy Art House, Tutubi Plaza, Yerba Buena Gardens<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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