Good day to get up and dance

Saturday the California Choreographers Dance Festival will offer a

day to celebrate the diversity of dance and is inviting the public to

join them for free dance lessons in different disciplines by

professional dancers.

There will also be a dance performances throughout the day.

Classes begin at 10 a.m. at No Square Theatre’s rehearsal Studio,

221 Broadway. From 10 to 11:30 a.m. Steve Josephson will be teaching

jazz dance; Abdoulaye Camara will teach African dance from 11:45 a.m.

to 1:15 p.m.; and Lula Washington will teach modern dance from 1:30

to 3 p.m.

Dance performances by various professional dancers will be at Main

Beach from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Regan Patno and Julia Snyder, “The

Tweaksters,” will offer original blending of ballet feats, precision

juggling and acrobatic choreography. Patrick David Bradley of “The

San Pedro Ballet” will perform with elegant and lyrical movement and

Robin Kish will provide character-driven choreography in a classical

modern piece depicting life’s joy, hope and despair.

Dudley Brooks will give a free workshop called “Physical Comedy

for Dance” from 6 to 9 p.m.

California Choreographers Dance Festival was initiated in Laguna

Beach in 1998. Its mission is to bring dance to people and people to

dance. All their events are free but donations are welcome. To find

out more, go www.cadancefest.com or e-mail [email protected].