Metis or French-Indian Step Dance Workshop, March 26, 1-2:30

Metis (French-Indian) Step Dancing Workshop presented by Jane Peck, live music by Gary Schulte

Jane Peck is the director of Dance Revels Moving History, a traditional dance theater company that tells the untold stories of our Midwest and North American heritage through dance, theater and live music. This workshop is taught in conjunction with the Bottineau Jig Project of Dance Revels Moving History.One workshop: $15 per person, $12 for Tapestry members

Metis or French-Indian Step Dance Saturday, March 26, 1-2:30 pm Bouzhou! Metis step dance is a blend of French-Canadian and Ojibwe step dance. It is often referred to as the Red River Jig. We will learn the basic and the solo steps of this form, as well as try some improvisation of steps. Jane Peck will also teach one or two jigged quadrilles from the Metis culture. With live music by Gary Schulte. Hard soled or soft-soled shoes are appropriate.

Admission fee: $15 per person, $12 for Tapestry members.

**This workshops is taught in conjunction with the Bottineau Jig Project of Dance Revels Moving History. The project ends in two performances of Bottineau Jig: Untold Tales of Early Minnesota at Intermedia Arts. In each workshop you will also learn one or more steps of the Red River Jig that can be danced at the end of our shows with the cast (optional of course) !show:

Bottineau Jig: Untold Tales of Early Minnesota

April 1 & 2, 2011 ~  7:30pm
Intermedia Arts, 2822 Lyndale Ave. So.
This activity is funded in part by the MN Legacy Amendment, Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.**Jane Peck is the director of Dance Revels Moving History, a traditional dance theater company that tells the untold stories of our Midwest and North American heritage through dance, theater and live music. The group offers shows from many time periods. Jane has studied step dance with Pierre Chartrand (Quebec), Jean-Paul Cloutier (Winnipeg) , as well as Sandy Poitra of Turtle Mountain Reservation. She has taught dance history at many colleges and schools across the Midwest. www.janepeck.com

To keep these events safe and secure for all attendees, the organizers may need to hire a crew of security personnel and guards from a Fire Watch Company in Chicago.