Zohar Update 5.26.26
Vivian Sam
We hope everyone had a nice 3-day Memorial Day weekend.
JAZZ with DAYNEE, TUESDAY, MAY 26 @ 6 PM
Lee Ann Payne will be subbing for class on Tuesday, May 26th @ 6pm
MODERN STRETCH & FLOOR BARRE by VIRGINIA BOCK (MODERN TEACHER) ZOOM ONLY
Beginning May 28 - July 30 from 8:15am - 9am, Virginia will be teaching modern stretch & floor barre via Zoom only.
This is a 45 minute class and you can use the same Zoom link from the Virtual Modern Dance Class from Mindbody to register for this class.
Class fee: $12.00
MODERN DANCE CLASS (TBD) - THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2026
Currently, the teacher is to be determined for Thursday, 5/28 @ 9 a.m.
Please check the Mindbody for who will be teaching class up until the night prior to class. If there is no teacher, class will be cancelled. If you had signed up already and class is cancelled, you will be credited the class back into your account.
MOVEMENT LAB SERIES by CLAIRE ALEXANDER SESSION 1 of 3 BEGINS 5/31/2026
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! THIS IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER!!! REGISTER NOW!
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 adults and for highly motivated high school students. 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.
UNFORTUNATE NEWS @ ZOHAR
On May 9th @ 11:49pm, someone entered our studio and confiscated 2 of our Nest Cameras.
- Our teaching staff have been notified as well as our assistants and subs. It has been reported to the Palo Alto Police.
- If you know or have seen this person, please contact us. Picture is attached.
Stay safe everyone!
With gratitude,
Vivian Sam & Daynee Lai-Krauss