Saturday, March 21, 2009 - 11:00am to 4:00pm*
(Tickets on sale at 10:30AM, first class begins at 11:15 am.)
Music Center Plaza

Celebrating Ailey Week at the Music Center - highlighting the diversity of African American dance styles and heritage. Schedule is as follows:

CLASS SCHEDULE
11:15AM	Katherine Dunham Warm-up
12:00PM -2:00PM (Classes are 20 minutes long)	Afro-Brazilian Breakdancing The Charleston Praise Dance Steppin'
2:00PM - 4:00PM (Classes are 20 minutes long)	Chicago Steppin' Dances of Cameroon Hip-Hop Jazz Krumping
4:00PM	*Last dance class begins at 4pm, taught by Nasha Thomas-Schmitt, Co-Director of Arts in Education & Community Programs for Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation.

No experience necessary. Admission $1 per lesson, 20 minutes long. Purchase tickets on the day of the event (cash only). Limited class sizes. Dress in comfortable clothes/shoes, some classes may be danced barefoot.

Active Arts® at the Music Center is a series of low or no-cost events for the artist in everyone. Come sing, dance, play music, and tell stories downtown. Be active.

The Music Center is located at 135 N. Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles. Parking available in Music Center garage for $8.

PHOTOGRAPHY, videotaping, and recordings of any kind are strictly prohibited. Information subject to change. In case of rain, A Taste of Dance will be cancelled. No food or drinks on the dance floor. Major program support provided by the James Irvine Foundation, The Annenberg Foundation, and James A. Doolittle Foundation.