Zohar Update 4.27.26

[Vivian Sam]

Hello Zohar Community,

TAP with LEE ANN PAYNE TONIGHT: 4.27.26

• Class is cancelled tonight. Thank you. 

MOTHER'S DAY SUNDAY CLASSES MAY 10, 2026

• All Sunday classes will be held as scheduled.
• Jazz with Vivian and Beginning Ballet with Jen will take place at their regular times.

ZOHAR FIELD TRIP TO ATTEND SMUIN CONTEMPORARY BALLET  (ADRIENNE FOLEY)

• There is quite a large group already attending this event. Please come and join in on the fun and comraderie with Zohar members! 
• Smuin Contemporary Ballet returns to Mountain View Performing Arts for their Spring offering, Future Forward, with four fabulous works!  Adrienne Foley would love to get a group together for the Sunday, May 17th@2pm performance and secure a group rate!  We need 10 or more participants, however the more we get over 10, the deeper the discount!  Please let Adrienne know if you would like to attend on that date by emailing her at apf...@sbcglobal.net as soon as possible. For more information on Future Forward, see link: Future Forward at Smuin Ballet  https://www.smuinballet.org/events/future-forward/ 

BY POPULAR DEMAND!!! MOVEMENT LAB SERIES by CLAIRE ALEXANDER

• Zohar is thrilled to have Claire back to teach her movement workshop! 

• Choreographer and Teaching Artist Claire Alexander returns to Zohar for a three-session series built around one idea: what happens when a room full of people makes something together in real time?

• Each session is its own complete world. Come to one, come to all three. One can sign up for them separately.
• Dates: Sundays - May 31, June 28, July 12
• Time: 1:15p - 4:15p 
• Link: https://zohardancecompany.org/artist-in-residence  Because this is a workshop, we recommend you register via a laptop/desktop rather than a smartphone.   

SUMMER DANCE INTENSIVE (SDI) June 15 - 19 TRANSFORMATION YOU WILL FEEL!

• Experience the transformation that happens when you train for five consecutive days. Consistent, focused work accelerates growth in ways that weekly classes simply can't. Throughout this intensive, dancers gain a depper understanding of how their bodies function, how they individually process and retain movement, and how to integrate corrections quickly and effectively.

• Times: MONDAY - WEDNESDAY, 10:30am - 5pm/ THURSDAY, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm/ FRIDAY, 10:30 am - 4:00pm

• This is for anyone 14 yo and up. All levels of dance welcomed.

• Dance Classes will consist of: Ballet, Jazz, Musical Theater Choreography, Tap, Luigi Technique, Contemporary, and Modern.
• Link: https://zohardancecompany.org/summer-dance-intensive Because this is a workshop, we recommend you register via a laptop/desktop rather than a smartphone.   

LUIGI TECHNIQUE TEACHER CERTIFICATION LEVEL 2

• Joey Doucette is back offering the official Luigi Technique Teacher Certification Program. The goal of the certification program is to preserve the jazz dance styles and techniques of the ones who actually created it and to keep Jazz dance technique true to its form. While this is a certification program, you may participate without the option to be certified.
• Dates: July 17, 18, 19
• Times: 1:30 p - 6:30 p
• Link: https://zohardancecompany.org/luigi-tech-certification Because this is a workshop, we recommend you register via a laptop/desktop rather than a smartphone.   
• You must have participated in the Luigi Technique Teacher Certification Level 1 prior to taking this Level 2 certification.

UPCOMING ZOHAR STUDENTS PERFORM

• In The Heights - Choreographed by Michael Saenz; Assistant Choreographer - Christine Baker (our Pop Groove instructor); Zohar performers: Adriana Hokk, Jennifer Yuan, Eva Huertas-Colliou, Vilma Colliou.
  • Link for tickets: https://ci.ovationtix.com/35458/production/1234835
  • Dates: May 16 - June 6, 2026
  • Discount/Promo code: FAMILIA 15% off adult, senior, and student tickets for any performance* for friends and family. To redeem this offer, call the box office at 408-266-4734, or visit southbaymt.com and be sure to provide the code FAMILIA before selecting your performance date and time during the checkout process.(* not valid for preview on Friday, May 15, 2026)

Have a wonderful week!!!

With gratitude, 

Vivian Sam & Daynee Lai-Krauss