Moving Visions Dance

Dance is "an extreme expression of the present, a perfect metaphor for life." #DanceEducationforALL

Caravaggio Narcissus ; c.1599 Baroque, Tenebrism oil, canvas ( 110 x 92 cm ) National Gallery of Ancient Art (GNAA), Rome, Italy... .

Ancient Greek style mosaic pond... by Gary Drostie

"Years ago, anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked by a student what she considered to be the first sign of civilization in a culture. The student expected Mead... to talk about fishhooks or clay pots or grinding stones. But no. Mead said that the first sign of civilization in an ancient culture was a femur (thighbone) that had been broken and then healed. Mead explained that in the animal kingdom, if you break your leg, you die. You cannot run from danger, get to the river for a drink or hunt for food. You are meat for prowling beasts. No animal survives a broken leg long enough for the bone to heal. A broken femur that has healed is evidence that someone has taken time to stay with the one who fell, has bound up the wound, has carried the person to safety and has tended the person through recovery. Helping someone else through difficulty is where civilization starts, Mead said." We are at our best when we serve others. Be civilized.

Starting this Thursday, catch Liquid Strength with Jennifer Sprowl at Intrigue Dance & Performing Arts Center at its new time: 10:30-11:30am! You can still stre...am class live! Register through link on our website: https://www.chicagomovementcollective.com/jennifer-sprowl Calling all intrepid movers! Revive your "locked-up" body with easy to follow fun low impact movement. Liquid Strength will develop your flexibility, strength, structural alignment (posture) and reduce the risk of overuse injuries. Using "Active - Isolated Strength & Stretching" and Functional Mobility/NeuroMyoFascia" techniques, Jennifer's class will increase your Range of Motion (ROM) and joint stability with less applied stress than other popular stretching methods. All bodies encouraged. Prior dance training not required.

Join Loretta Thomas for Classic Modern Dance class on Zoom based on the technique of Isadora Duncan. Mondays (open level) and Thursdays ( Int/Adv) at 4 PM $15 suggested donation ... Please contact [email protected] for the link See more

"The Curved Line of the Instant," an Art Deco inspired ban or large-sized woodblock print by Japanese shin hanga (, new prints) artist Kobayakawa Kiyoshi (, 1899 - 1948), published by Hasegawa in 1932.

"The Dancer" (ca. 1916 - 1918) by Austrian symbolist painter Gustav Klimt (1862 - 1918), a perfect blend of East meets West. (And yes, this IS the original painting.)

Suthin Sukosolvisit's "Happy Holidays to all" tree. It's a Trident maple root-over-rock (root devouring rock). We've got over 300 items discounted through the end of the year. There's still time to give yourself that gift you were hoping for.

'The Dance' (originally titled 'La Danse'), ca. 1950-1952, by Russian born French artist Marc Chagall (1887-1985)