Dance with Michael Woodberry-Means!

A special opportunity to train with one of Detroit’s finest dance professionals, Michael Woodberry-Means, is being offered at the YMCA. Mr. Means will lead weekly classes for teens and adults in ballet and modern dance beginning on Saturday, January 9 and running through Saturday, February 20. The classes take place at the Boll Family YMCA, 1401 Broadway, in downtown Detroit and are a program of YArts, the Arts & Humanities Branch of the Metropolitan Detroit YMCA.

“Intermediate Ballet” is scheduled from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. and focuses on developing and establishing classical ballet technique. Floor barre work and centre floor dancing are emphasized to improve the leaps, jumps and turns of the intermediate level dancer.

“Modern Dance” follows from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. and is designed for the advanced beginner and intermediate dancer. Exciting techniques from modern dance legends Lester Horton, Martha Graham and Jose Limon are introduced and practiced in the class.

Michael Woodberry-Means was awarded the 2009-10 Michigan Dance Council Teacher of the Year. A former member of the Peter Sparling Dance Company, Michael is a certified dance instructor for K-12 students and adults.

Class fees are only $35 for each seven week session. Nonmembers may register at the Boll Family YMCA or call 313-309-9622. Funding from the YMCA Endowment Fund supports participation by Detroit area teens in the dance program.

Online registration is available for YMCA members here.

Tuesdays, Jan 12 – March 2 (8 Weeks) Meets 7-9:30pm

Dive into the world of digital filmmaking with this intensive, hands-on video course that takes beginners through all phases of production.

Topics include:
 Treatments, storyboards, camera operation, producing and directing techniques and an introduction to digital editing using Final Cut Pro. The class shoots and edits their projects in small teams. Perfect for the beginner who wants to discover the digital process.

Course Fee $400. Payment must be made in full and in person at the Boll Family YMCA anytime M-F 6am-9pm, SS 9am-5pm. Check, MO and Credit card accepted. Online and partial payments are not available.

 REGISTRATION BEGINS WEDNESDAY NOV 25
Deadline for registration is January 8 (The Friday prior to the start of class)
Class Location: 
Y-Arts at the Boll Family YMCA
Floor 2A 
1401 Broadway, Detroit MI 48226
For more info email info@detroitfilm.org.

Final Cut Pro – Digital Video Editing

Wednesdays, Jan 13 – Feb 17 (6 Weeks) Meets 7-9:30pm

Learn the essentials of the industry-leading desktop video editing program Final Cut Pro. This course provides lessons and practice in the following core areas: Importing and exporting footage, the editing tool set, audio, titles, scaling and moving video, color correction, filters and effects, output compression and more.

Course Fee $300. Payment must be made in full and in person at the Boll Family YMCA anytime M-F 6am-9pm, SS 9am-5pm. Cash, check, MO and credit card accepted. Online and partial payments are not available.

REGISTRATION BEGINS WEDNESDAY NOV 25
Deadline for registration is January 8 (The Friday prior to the start of class)
Class Location: 
Y-Arts at the Boll Family YMCA – 
Floor 2A 
1401 Broadway, Detroit MI 48226
Presented by the Detroit Film Center in cooperation with Y-ARTS

For more info email info@detroitfilm.org

Visit The Detroit Film Center online at http://www.detroitfilm.org .

Performance Poetry with Margaret Edwartowski and Aricka Foreman

As of Friday, November 20, 2009, Y Arts has delivered our 50^th arts session to 5 charter schools since our outreach programming began in October. The sessions, delivered at Hanley International Academy, Robichaud High School, Tomlinson Middle School, David Ellis Academy-West, and Woodward Academy, are creating art experiences for local schools that might not be otherwise able to provide them to students. Mostly after school sessions, the students and artists who lead them are a big hit.

“Our kids are going bananas over Y Arts! Your artists are timely, engaging, fun and of course great teachers! The students are asking for more! I can’t wait until we can all sit down and lock down a set class schedule for the winter semester,” wrote Daniele Jenkins, Manager of School based Programs at Starfish Family Services, in a recent email to us. Starfish Family Services is also benefiting from the sessions.

We have delivered programs in these three disciplines:

• Y ARTS VISUAL ARTS

Including introduction to art, murals, mask making, sculpture and ceramics

• Y ARTS MUSIC AND MOVEMENT

Making your own music (beat box and drumming), hip hop and contemporary dance

• Y ARTS PERFORMANCE AND MEDIA

Acting, performance poetry and digital film making.

If you add our other outreach programs at River Rouge High School and Starfish Family Services, we have delivered 72 arts sessions to Detroit youth since October, reaching 228 kids per week. Our programs are a benefit to the  local Detroit artists who lead them, as well — we currently employ 14 artist educators to make these incredibly high quality sessions possible!  The list of schools we are working with continues to grow, and we will continue to provide you with updates on all of our fun and educational offerings right here!

For more information about our outreach programs, call 313.223.2751 or contact us here.