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Wing-It Productions
Wing-It Productions offers numerous educational programs for all ages and levels of experience. Out Adult Continuing Education Programs include the Improv Dojo, Improv 101, Improv 201, and the Performance Series. Private and Corporate training are also available. Additionally, we offer a high school, middle school, and elementary improv class at our theater, as well as residencies in local schools. Please visit our website for more information or to register for classes: www.jetcityimprov.com. [more]
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Camp Jitterbug
Swing & Jazz Dance Camp
Camp Jitterbug & the Jump Session Show
Every Memorial Day Weekend
May 23-26th 2008
campjitterbug.com
Seattle, WA
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Theresa Elliott, Taj Yoga
Theresa Elliott's yoga studio, Taj Yoga, is part of a thriving movement community located in the Crown Hill Elementary School building. Since early childhood, Theresa has been fascinated by the capacity of the human body. She became a certified Iyengar teacher in 1990 and has gone on to establish herself as a nationally recognized practitioner and teacher of yoga. [more]
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Magellan Sailing School
We are a certified American Sailing Association school specializing in owner operated yachts providing learning experiences and certification at a variety of locations worldwide. We are based in the San Juan Islands in Washington State. [more]
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You Reap what you Sew: Sewing Classes in Seattle
Because the universe is rife with uncertainty, we retain a sense of control by assigning numerical values to complex systems. A 24-hour notation marks the relentless passing of time. A weight scale measures the severity of gravity's pull on indefensible objects. A degree valuation tracks and rationalizes the random chaos of bizarre temperature fluctuations. And for students of Seattle Central Community College's Apparel Design 098 Class, Beginning Sewing, a simple ruler systematizes her progress. "Your grace is one-sixteenth of an inch," said the instructor on ... [more]
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Taking the “Buzz” Out of Words
"Ohmygod, is that what I'm supposed to do? Is this what people expect me to teach?" "I am SO mundane!" This is a reaction I had just last week after reading a workshop description that went something like this: "Learn to raise the prana of the hara to awaken and open the heart chakra to it's fullest potential!". Yikes! After 18 years of yoga, I still wonder, am I deep and esoteric enough to teach?
My goal as a teacher is to communicate, whether it pertains to a pose well-executed or a philosophical idea that conveys meaning and insight, perhaps ...
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Benefits Beyond Borders: Learning a Foreign Language
Speaking another language—grasping the grammar, pronunciation, tone, inflection and emphasis—helps with understanding the way others think and perceive the world in which we live. It becomes a lesson in empathy, a sharing in culture and customs.
"Learning a language can give you a different picture of the world," said Andrea Di Gennaro, founder and director of Seattle Languages International. "The world doesn't end at the borders. It's a complex mosaic of people who have to live together. To be a responsible person you really have to understand other ...
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Adults Can Dance, Too: Find Adult Dance Classes
Should there be any difference in how dance students of different ages are taught? There certainly should be! Regardless of level, an adult performing arts dancer (ballet, jazz or modern) is in a unique category, and he or she should shop around for a teacher and school who understand this. The majority of adults who wish to start or return to dance probably think, "Won't people think I'm silly to be doing this at my age?" Their next thought may be, "How will I look in those revealing clothes?" They may also say, "I'll hurt myself."
But, have no fear-dance ...
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