Kathy Fontaine, of the belly dance group Port belly Project and dance teacher as well as businesswoman, is reaching out to interested dance & yoga teachers with what she calls a Space of our Own at 444 Olive St. From an email she sent her circle recently:
"Yes...It is official - I signed the least last week and started the transformation Sunday. I'd like to take the month of May to paint/re-do and make it feel right. So - sometime in mid May perhaps we can all get together - you can see how its coming along - and if you would like to have a class (or 2) in the space - we can all work on a calendar and get a figure worked up for rental rates. There's time for probably two - hour + classes during the weekdays, maybe one more if we go later in the evening... (the daytime is wide open) and there's Saturdays too. The studio will also be a great place for one-time workshops and special events.
I am also seeking ideas for a name. I don't want it to be exclusive to belly dance, since we want to offer yoga. Perhaps Cynthia would like to teach African Dance. Maybe a pilates class? And I don't want to exclude men, since they take yoga, too. We'd like to move our hand drumming class to the space, too.
If we build it....they will come!
kathryn_fontaine@ml.com
In the photo: Cheryl Babers Hagar, Kathy Fontaine, Page Bodden; in the window, Jake Bodden.
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Responds Fontaine:
I'm really excited about Lotus Studio and having a home for The Port Belly Project. The outpouring of positive suppport for the project has meant alot ot me. Many thanks to Rebecca and Gio Prosino, Cheryl Babers Hagar, Erin and Alan Berry and of course my husband, John, and daughter, Susan, for encouraging me to go for it.
The location at 444 Olive St. couldn't be better. I love the Highland neighborhood and once I saw this space....I knew it was home. So far I've got four belly dance teachers lined up: Erin Berry, Page Bodden, Rebecca Prosino and moi. We'll move our hand drumming class to the studio and hope to expand the group to include string and wind instruments..... anybody out there know how to play a mizmar or an oud???
The yoga teachers in th community are also fired up about being able to offer lessons .... I'm looking forward to working with Cheryl Babers Hagar, Susan Bayliss, Heather Provenza (who will be connecting with Page to offer a back to back yoga/belly dance class), Pam McDonald, Monica Fayad.....and there's still a few more who have contacted me about time in the space. Heck! It still has lime green walls and everyone loves it!
So Onward! We'll use the month of May to prepare and get it just right.... then a Grand Opening Party to kick things off.... Tenative date... Saturday, June 2nd.... Will keep you posted on our progress.
Kahina
The Port Belly Project
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