Recreation & Relaxation
Term 1 2012
Ballroom Dancing - Beginners
Thursdays 7 - 9pm 6 weeks
Starts: 16th February
Fee: $120 incl GST
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Course description: Dances include Slow Rhythm, Cha Cha, Evening Three Step, Quick Step, Rumba, Waltz, Jive and other favourites. The program has been carefully arranged to help you learn and gain confidence in a relaxed and enjoyable atmosphere.
Juris Fodtschuk has been teaching in the ACT region for many years and is qualified with the Federal Association of Teachers of Dancing. He has been involved in training social dancers in private lessons and in class groups, as well as medallists and competition dancers.
Eqyptian Oriental Belly Dance
Mondays 6 - 7.30pm 7 weeks
Starts: 13th February (No class on 12/3)
Fee: $95 incl GST
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Course description: Learn to belly dance in a fun and creative series of classes in the latest Cairo style of belly dance - a contempory style of bellydance which transforms the traditional Egyptian style into a fast-paced shimmy extravaganza for stage. Learn the oriental dance technique of the top stars of Cairo and increase your fitness and flexibility at the same time! Classes are suitable for both the complete beginner as well as for those who have had some previous dance experience. The dance is suitable for all ages, body types and fitness levels. Each class will commence with gentle stretches and warm up exercises moving into isolations and a series of basic belly dance hip, torso and arm movements. Week by week the classes will build on these movements to create a short dance routine. The emphasis will be on improving posture and overall fitness while learning to dance to the latest Middle Eastern pop rhythms.
Sarah Fuller and Lisa Harris have over 20 years experience between them in dancing and teaching. They previously danced with the popular local performing group The Veils of Baghdad for many years and now perform as Oriental dance duo Shakshuka. Sarah and Lisa have taught classes in Canberra in both the classical and modern oriental style of belly dancing from Egypt. They have developed their technique from extensive training under some of the greats of Egyptian Dance, in Australia and overseas, including Raqia Hassan, Reda, Yasmina and Dina.
Teacher contact information for further details about this course:
Sarah Fuller:
Tel: 02 6264 2035
Fax: 02 6264 2632
Folkloric Belly Dance - Beginners
Tuesdays 6 - 7pm 8 weeks
Starts: 14th February
Fee: $80 incl GST
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Course description: Belly dance as we know it is a modern dance form based on ancient traditions. It is suitable for women of all ages, body types and fitness levels and encourages strength and good posture, as well as confidence and grace.
The class consists of a brief warm-up, followed by instruction in belly dance based on the traditions of Egyptian folk dancing. The course will provide a firm grounding in basic steps that will enable you to pursue any of the streams of belly dance: Folkloric, Egyptian and Turkish Cabaret, Gypsy and Tribal, to name a few. The class is finished by a stretch and cool-down.
Please wear comfortable clothing that allows you to stretch and bend. Bring a scarf to tie around your hips and a bottle of water.
Bronwyn Campbell began dancing with Canberra’s Raqs Sharqi School of Egyptian Dance in 1997, teaching from 1999. From 2001-2005 she taught and performed in Southeast Asia, as well as studying Moroccan, Egyptian Cabaret and Gypsy styles with international teachers there. Since returning to Canberra in 2005 she has taught Egyptian Belly Dance as well as studying Tribal Style Bellydance and performs with the Tribalista Sistas dance troupe and Buasavanh, a recently formed Tribal duet.
Folkloric Belly Dance - Continuing
Tuesdays 7.15 - 8.15pm 8 weeks
Starts: 14th February
Fee: $80 incl GST
FolkLoric Belly Dance. Discover the beauty and potential health benefits of this ancient dance form. No matter your age, fitness level or shape this beautiful dance form is for all women.
Course description: The continuing class begins with stretching/body preparation, technique instruction using mainly the hips with basic arm and hand movements. I will teach a short choreography as the weeks progress, props such as veils and sticks may also be used. Class finishes with stretching and cooling down.
Please bring a bottle of water to drink. Comfortable clothing to stretch in; eg leggings/track pants, comfy top. A scarf to tie around your hips is especially beneficial. A longish full skirt to dance in is nice, but not absolutely necessary.
Bronwyn Campbell began dancing with Canberra’s Raqs Sharqi School of Egyptian Dance in 1997, teaching from 1999. From 2001-2005 she taught and performed in Southeast Asia, as well as studying Moroccan, Egyptian Cabaret and Gypsy styles with international teachers there. Since returning to Canberra in 2005 she has taught Egyptian Belly Dance as well as studying Tribal Style Bellydance and performs with the Tribalista Sistas dance troupe and Buasavanh, a recently formed Tribal duet.
Guitar - Beginners
Wednesdays 6 - 8pm 8 weeks
Starts: 15th February
Fee: $150 incl GST
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Course description: This eight week course is described below. If you intend to enrol you are asked to first contact Mario. Phone 6247 1309. Participants will need to supply their own guitar.
Week 1
- Introduction to the 15 basic chords in open position.
- Description and introduction to the guitar characteristics (physical).
- Song study - 12 bar Blues.
- Home study work will be set from this lesson and the same for following lessons
Week 2
- More chords of the 15 chord dictionary to learn.
- Revision from previous week.
- Song study in 4 time - 2 songs.
Week 3
- Tuning the guitar.
- Introduction to music chart and basic notation (Part A).
- Revision.
Week 4
- Revision from previous week.
- Song study in 3 time.
- Introduction to time staff. (Part B)
Week 5
- Introduction to notation study - reading musical notes.
- Song study.
- Revision.
- Consolidation of course lessons and discussion.
Week 6
- Revision notation study.
- 4 songs in 3/4 time.
Week 7
- Revision of previous week.
- Jamming workshops.
Week 8
- Jamming workshops.
- Farewell and Introduction to Guitar - Beginning 2.
- Mario Gladwish has been teaching guitar in various community education programs since 1995.
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Guitar - Intermediate
Wednesdays 8 - 10pm 8 weeks
Starts: 15th February
Fee: $150 incl GST
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Course description: This eight week course is described below. If you intend to enrol you are asked to first contact Mario. Phone 6247 1309. Participants will need to supply their own guitar.
Week 1
- A. Revision and consolidation of aspects of Beginners class, for new and old members.
- B. Profiles of techniques to be covered in this course.
Week 2
- A. Introduction to bass notes and alternative bass note playing to enhance rhythm and as foundation for fingerstyle.
- B. Guitar "style basics."
Week 3
- Song studies incorporating more challenging rhythms, featuring artists such as the Beatles, Lovin Spoonfull, Procul Harum,Two Eagles, and more.
Week 4
- Barre chords. Physical Forms. Uses in the Blues, Rock & Roll, Folk and Pop
Week 5
- Barre chord tutorial. A. Exercises for barre chord strengthening.
- B. Song studies with Basic barre chords; eg Cat Stevens, Donevan, Van Morrison, Bob Dylan, the Beatles and Crowded House, etc.
Week 6
- A. Early fingerstyle techniques. A preview of and introduction to fingerpicking style guitar via tutorial.
- B. Jamming sessions: The group will be asked to participate in friendly group jams, practising and jamming the songs that are being studied in small independent groups
Week 7
- A. Further song studies relevant to group's progress and development. Group encouraged to participate in material selection for positive impetus to help create cohesion within the class.
- B. Jamming session.
Week 8
- A. Final jamming session.
- B. Preview of course 3 for those interested in continuing.
- C. Farewell.
- Mario Gladwish has been teaching guitar in various community education programs since 1995.
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Guitar - Advanced
Thursdays 7 - 9pm 8 weeks
Starts: 16th February
Fee: $150 incl GST
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Course description: This eight week course is for students who have completed the earlier courses. If you intend to enrol you are asked to first contact Mario. Phone 6247 1309. Participants will need to supply their own guitar.
As this class is more advanced usually the structure of material and content is designed after the first class meeting. A summary of past class activities is used here to clarify some of the aspects of the skills covered.
A. Finger style guitar - arpeggios, timing.
B. Tablature reading - song studies.
C. Blues shuffle - Blues scales and song studies.
D. Major and minor - scales.
Note to potential participants from Mario: It is important to contact me by phone as I would like to talk with you a little more in detail about this course.
Mario Gladwish has been teaching guitar in various community education programs since 1995.
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Thursdays 6.30 - 9pm 5 weeks
Starts: 16th February
Fee: $180 incl GST
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Description: This is hands-on cooking class. Students will learn how to cook Japanese home-styled cooking as well as basic Japanese language and culture/table manners. Copies of all recipes will be provided
Yukari Fitzpatrick has a varied background in education and employment, having used her significant skills in assisting cultural awareness programs in several ACT primary schools and undertaking duties to information in Japanese to ex-pat citizens on election procedures for the Japanese Embassy in Canberra. She is fluent in both written and spoken English and Japanese and has had experience as a translator. Yukari is also a capable and enthusiastic cook, specialising in Japanese cuisine.
Street Funk Dancing
Thursdays 6.30 - 7.30pm 8 weeks
Starts: 16th February
Fee: $80 incl GST
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Course description: If you have seen shows such as, So You Think You Can Dance and would like to try dancing or if you have some experiencing dancing then this class is for you. This 8 week course will teach you how to stretch properly to improve flexibility and isolation techniques. Street funk is a combination of urban funk, jazz, pop and hip hop dance that is similar to the style of dance seen in video clips by Janet Jackson, Ne-Yo, Chris Brown and Britney. You will learn short choreographed routines to the latest music in a fun and relaxed environment. The classes will be tailed to the student's ability. If you have never taken a dance class come along and give it a go or if you have some experience dancing come along and have some fun while having a great workout.
Lauren Wilson is experience in a range of dance styles and is heavily influenced by hip hop style of dance. Lauren has been teaching street funk at Lake Nite Learning for 5 years.
Tap Dancing - Beginners
Thursdays 7.30 - 8.30pm 8 weeks
Starts: 16th February
Fee: $80 incl GST
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Course description: Are you an aspiring Fred Astaire? Maybe Tap Dogs is more your style? This class is for you! This class covers the basics and is ideal as either a first step into the world of tap or a reintroduction after time away.
What to Wear:
- tap shoes, character shoes or similar leather sole shoe.
- clothes that you feel comfortable in and are not restrictive.
Patricia Gray has been tapping since primary school. She has attended different schools and styles throughout her tap dancing journey and found Lakenite Learning in 2006. Attending as a student since then, she progressed to teaching in 2010. Coming through as a student of the class, Patricia has the knowledge to carry through dances from earlier teachers for a continuous learning package.
Teacher contact information for further details about this course:
Email: patricia.gray@apsc.gov.au
Tap Dancing - Continuing
Wednesdays 6.45 - 7.45pm 8 weeks
Starts: 15th February
Fee: $80 incl GST
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Course description: To enrol in this class, dancers must have a previous knowledge of tap dancing from either tap dancing beginners or through previous experience.
What to Wear:
- tap shoes, character shoes or similar leather sole shoe.
- clothes that you feel comfortable in and are not restrictive.
Patricia Gray has been tapping since primary school. She has attended different schools and styles throughout her tap dancing journey and found Lakenite Learning in 2006. Attending as a student since then, she progressed to teaching in 2010. Coming through as a student of the class, Patricia has the knowledge to carry through dances from earlier teachers for a continuous learning package.
Teacher contact information for further details about this course:
Email: patricia.gray@apsc.gov.au
Thai Cuisine with Nim
Tuesdays 6 - 9pm 5 weeks
Starts:14th February
Fee: $220 incl GST
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Course description: Prepare and enjoy the best of Thai cuisine. Printed recipes will be distributed and you will be able to take home some delightful tastes.
Nim Osborne is and experienced cook, restaurateur and broadcaster and is an active member of the ACT Thai Community.
Teacher contact information for further details about this course:
Web: www.deakinthaicuisine.com.au
Wednesdays 6.30 - 8pm 8 weeks
Starts: 15th February
Fee: $165 incl GST
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Course description:
Do you want to learn basic music literacy? Do you want to learn:
- How to read standard music notation?
- Basic music theory? Rhythm? Melody? Harmony?
Do you want to learn how to play the ukulele? Do you want to learn:
- How to play melodies? (Like a recorder or violin plays melody).
- How to play chords as accompaniment? (Like a guitar or piano plays accompaniment).
This course combines a basic music literacy course with learning how to play the ukulele. You will learn a solid foundation in music literacy that you can apply to any other instrument.
This course is suitable for raw beginners who have never picked up a musical instrument in their life, but would like a solid foundation in music. The ukulele is one of the easiest instruments for a beginner to learn. It can play melodies like a wind instrument but frees up the mouth so that you can sing and play at the same time. It can play chords for accompaniment like a guitar or piano but is smaller, much more portable, and less physically demanding.
This course is also suitable for ukulele players who have been only strumming basic chords and want to move beyond that. You will learn how to play single note melodies. You will learn to read standard music notation. You will understand how chords are built.
If you intend to enrol in this course please contact the instructor Jay first on 0404902128. Participants will need to supply their own ukulele. Aside from free handouts provided by the instructor, there is also a required text, “Play Ukulele Today!” by James Hill and J. Chalmers Doane that Jay will bulk order for the class for an extra fee payable to the instructor, estimated at around $10: |
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Requirements:
- Ukulele (standard tuned GCEA, not a baritone)
- A4 display book (for holding handouts and sheet music)
- Pencil
- Electronic tuner (optional)
- Music stand (optional)
Course outline:
Lesson 1
- Parts of a ukulele.
- Holding the ukulele.
- Electronic tuning.
- Right hand technique for single notes.
- Basics of standard musical notation.
- Picking the open strings.
- Picking the C major pentatonic scale.
- Picking C pentatonic melodies.
- Song studies and homework will be set for this and all future lessons.
- Picking the C major scale.
- Picking C major melodies.
- Song studies.
- Other time signatures.
- Picking more C major melodies.
- Song studies.
- Basic chord theory.
- C and F chords.
- Strumming.
- Song studies.
- Song studies.
- G chord.
- G7 chord.
- Song studies.
- Introduction to 15 basic chords.
- Song studies.
- Course review.
- Song studies.
- Introduction and overview of the Ongoing Ukulele class.
Jay Lee is a multi-instrumentalist who loves the uke. He plays ukulele, guitar, bass, machete de Braga, kalimba, recorder, harmonica and miscellaneous percussion instruments.
On the uke, he performs mostly early 19th century Hawaiian music written by the early greats like Ernest Ka`ai and George Kia. He also likes to perform tin-pan-alley music on the uke. Other styles in Jay’s repertoire include blues, classical (e.g. Bach), tin-pan-alley, rock, pop, jazz and folk on the uke.
Jay has been playing music since 1983. His other main instrument is the classical guitar, on which he not only plays traditional classical music, but also bossa nova.
Teacher contact information for further details about this course:
Phone: 0404 902 128
Mobile: 6253 0407
Email: jkllee@mac.com
Wednesdays 8 - 9.30pm 5 weeks
Starts: 15th February
Fee: $165 incl GST
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Course Description:
This course follows on from the Beginners Music Literacy Via the Ukulele course.
The course will focus on:
- Building self-accompanied singing song repertoire that uses the 15 beginner’s chords.
- An introduction to finger-picking, ‘classical’ style ukulele, and ‘ukulele solos’.
- More strumming techniques.
- Ensemble playing.
- Basic improvisation.
- More reading skills for standard notation.
- Reading tablatures (tab).
If you intend to enrol in this course please contact the instructor Jay first on 0404902128. Participants will need to supply their own ukulele. |
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- Competent completion of Beginners Music Literacy Via the Ukulele, and/or…
- Ability to read and play simple melodies with the open position C-major scale in standard notation.
- Ability to easily play the basic chords C, F, G and G7.
- Ukulele
- A4 Display book
- Pencil
- Electronic tuner (optional)
- Music stand (optional)
- Review of basics and overview of course syllabus.
- Fingerpicking arpeggios and accompaniment.
- Solo song study.
- Tablature.
- Accompaniment song studies.
- Solo song study.
- Accompaniment song studies.
- Solo song study.
- Accompaniment song studies.
- Solo song study.
- Ensemble playing.
- Song study.
- Ensemble playing.
- Song study.
- Ensemble playing.
- Introduction to improvisation.
- Song study.
- Course review.
- More improvisation.
- Song study.
- Discussion on how to keep on improving.
Jay Lee is a multi-instrumentalist who loves the uke. He plays ukulele, guitar, bass, machete de Braga, kalimba, recorder, harmonica and miscellaneous percussion instruments.
On the uke, he performs mostly early 19th century Hawaiian music written by the early greats like Ernest Ka`ai and George Kia. He also likes to perform tin-pan-alley music on the uke. Other styles in Jay’s repertoire include blues, classical (e.g. Bach), tin-pan-alley, rock, pop, jazz and folk on the uke.
Jay has been playing music since 1983. His other main instrument is the classical guitar, on which he not only plays traditional classical music, but also bossa nova.
Teacher contact information for further details about this course:
Phone: 0404 902 128
Mobile: 6253 0407
Email: jkllee@mac.com
Mondays 6.30 - 7.30pm 7 weeks
Starts: 13th February (No class on the 12/3)
Fee: $70
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Course Description: Zumba is not your average fitness class, it is exercise in disguise! You don't even have to know how to dance. Just move your body and follow my lead. Once the music is pumping, this cardio dance workout will get you moving, having a blast and burning calories in no time. No need to find an excuse to skip the gym, or avoid that freezing winter walk. Ditch the workout and join the Party!!
everyone can participate in this engergising dance/cardio workout. Whether your plan is to get fit, get moving, or just get out and have some fun this class is perfect for you.
Session duration:1 hour
What to wear: Comfortable stretchy clothing and sports shoes
What to bring: Plenty of water and a work-out or hand towel
Lisa d'Ests Profile: I was keen to do something to improve my fitness and didn’t know where to start. A friend suggested I tried Zumba. Not being a dancer or fitness fanatic, I was hesitant, but took a chance and went along to a local Zumba class. I never looked back. Instead of finding excuses to skip exercise, or put off joining that gym, I found myself looking for excuses to fit in another class!! In a single term I lost 5 Kilos, toned up and noticed the difference in my health wellbing and energy. Now as a Zumba instructor (and self confessed Zumba addict), I can’t wait to share this crazy Zumba world with everyone.
Teacher contact information for further details about this course:
Email: Lisa.d.Zumba@gmail.com