Modern Dance Class with Choreographers' Showcase Guest Artist Allen Xing
Sunday, October 8 at the historic Outdoor Forest Theater Carmel-by-the-Sea 11:30 - 1:00pm, $20 Click here to pay! For more information, contact Fran Spector Atkins or 831-601-8510
Allen Xing, photo by Tina Leu
Allen Chunhui Xing is a dancer and choreographer based in Baltimore. He holds a BFA in Dance from the Shanxi Academy of Arts, an M.Ed. from Salisbury University, and an MFA in Dance from the University of Maryland. He currently is the Artistic Director of Xing Dance Theater and City Dance Festival. He is a former member of the Huajin Dance Drama Ensemble (China) and performed in the production Forbidden Fruit Under the Great Wall which internationally toured from 2007-2011. His work has been invited and selected to perform nationally and internationally including at the Dance Gallery Festival NYC, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, Beijing Dance Festival, and many more! Xing is both the 2020 Baltimore and Maryland State Independent Artist Award awardee, 2021 Baker Artist Award recipient, and 2021 Russian Season School Government Choreography Grant recipient.
Join Amy Byington's dance program at the YMCA of the Monterey Peninsula! 600 Camino el Estero, Monterey
8 week program, August 7 - September 30, $77 - $85 (drop in rate available for select classes, $20) Mondays 6-7pm Beginning Ballet ages 7-12 7-8:30pm Teen/Adult Beginning Ballet Thursdays 6-7pm Beginning Ballet ages 7-12 7-8:30pm Teen/Adult Intermediate Ballet 8:30-9pm Beginning Pointe (must also take 7pm class) Saturdays 9:15-10:15am Ballet/Tap combo ages 4-6 10:15-11:45am Teen/Adult Intermediate Ballet 11:45-12:15pm Beginning Pointe (must also take 10:15am class)
Next session 11 week program, October 2 - December 16, $106 - $159 (drop in rate available for Teen/Adult classes, $20) Same schedule as above
Amy Byington has trained in dance (ballet, jazz, modern, character and tap) in Houston, (at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts), in New York City (at the Joffrey Ballet School and Broadway Dance Center) and in Monterey (at SpectorDance). For over a decade, she was the Director of the SpectorDance School and Youth Company and this past year she taught at the Pacific Arts Complex in Monterey. Amy currently serves on the SpectorDance Board of Directors, believing in their mission of "Creating & Presenting Dance That Makes A Difference!" Amy is passionate about teaching dance and choreographing for all ages and levels. She is excited to start this dance endeavor at the YMCA of the Monterey Peninsula.
“I've taken quite a few ballet classes in my time and can say Amy's are unique in the best way. Her barre and floor combinations are always very creative and thoughtful, which keeps things fun and interesting. Because Amy's always incorporating new ideas and movements into her classes, her students become very well-rounded technique-wise as well. I'd highly recommend her ballet classes to dancers of all ages and levels." Alexis Han-Holdern (2023)