| | | Dear Friend, We are filled with anticipation and gratitude for the various programs happening throughout this month. I hope you will join us for a FREE performance in our studio this Friday from 6:30 - 7:15 pm, showcasing work developed during the San Diego Airport Performing Arts Residency Program. SD NeuroDance is a dream come true here at Malashock Dance. Thanks to generous support from The Conrad Prebys Foundation Healing Through the Arts Grant, Malashock Dance is working with Lexii Regina Alcaraz, a dancer, movement artist, and physical therapist who created and coordinates the many aspects of this groundbreaking program. SD NeuroDance is so much more than a dance class—it’s a space where individuals living with neurological diseases can connect with their caregivers, loved ones, and our team of dancers and physical therapists. Through tailored, diagnosis-specific classes, we create a safe environment for participants to experience the joy and healing power of movement, whether they’re living with Parkinson’s Disease, Stroke, Cerebral Palsy, Spinal Cord Injuries, or Sclerotic Diseases like MS and ALS. It’s been a gift to watch this program grow and to see firsthand how dance brings people together in the most profound ways. These classes remind us of what’s possible when we move in community, support one another, and embrace the healing energy of dance. Tickets for our upcoming production of Seed are also just a click away! We hold this program close to our hearts. Formerly known as EveryDay Dances, Seed will bring six new works from local choreographers to life in our intimate Malashock Black Box Studio Theater. This is more than just a performance—it’s a celebration of San Diego’s incredible talent, diversity, and creative spirit. We hope these projects inspire you as much as they inspire us. Thank you for being a part of our community and for helping make these projects a reality. Your continued support means the world to us. With love and gratitude,  Molly Puryear, Executive Director |
| | | SD NEURODANCE LAUCHES CLASSES Project Creator and Coordinator: Lexii Regina Alcaraz & Malashock Dance San Diego NeuroDance is a collaboration between adults living with neurological diseases, their caregivers or loved ones, physical therapists, and dancers. By providing symptom-based and diagnosis-based classes, SD NeuroDance creates a safe and specialized environment that allows persons living with disability to experience the joy of dance with their loved ones. We believe in the power of dance to bring people together. Come spend an hour with your loved ones learning new ways to move and groove. Dance teachers and physical therapists will be there to keep you safe throughout the process. WORKSHOPS: All workshops are held at The Chrysalis: Monarch Center for the Arts We believe people living with different conditions need different things. Our classes will be held on a rotating schedule to target symptoms of the following 5 different conditions: Parkinson’s Disease, Stroke, Cerebral Palsy, Spinal Cord Injuries, or Sclerotic Diseases like MS and ALS. While classes are not exclusionary, participants are encouraged to sign up for class targeting their diagnosis, as teaching styles will be modified accordingly. THIS MONTH: PARKINSON’S DISEASE: February 8: 10:15 – 11:15 am REGISTER STROKE: February 15: 10:15 – 11:15 am REGISTER |
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| | SEED TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW Join us in the studio theater for this year's production of Seed (Formerly EveryDay Dances). Seed features six new short form works from local choreographers to be staged on Malashock Dance’s professional company of dancers and presented in the Malashock Black Box Studio Theater. SEED plays a critical role in supporting San Diego dancers and dancemakers while expanding our audience reach by commissioning choreographers that represent the diversity of San Diego. Seasoned dance patrons and new dance-lovers alike will enjoy this diverse and exciting program. Choreographers: Bernard Brown, Erica Buechner, Guillermo Castro, Cecily Holcombe, Anna Medina, Briele Melahn. |
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| FREE PERFORMANCE @ MALASHOCK DANCE: FEBRUARY 7; 6:30 - 7:15 p.m. Join us for a community conversation and free culminating performance of the work created and performed through the San Diego International Airport’s (SAN) Performing Arts Program. LEARN MORE HERE During Malashock Dance's residency, oral history interviews were collected from travelers, which form the soundtrack for the dance performance. You will see solo, duet, and group choreography that is responsive and representative of the narratives. |
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| | HELP US TAKE THE COMPANY TO WASHINGTON D.C.! Artistic Director Christopher K Morgan secured a residency for the further development of The Dulling Effect at Dance Place in Washington DC to take place in June 2025. This residency comes with a $10,000 stipend that will PARTIALLY pay dancer salaries and travel costs. Our goal is to raise an additional $10,000 to cover costs. We're over 80% of the way there! Can you help us close the gap? |
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| | | | (re)Connect with Rachel Torres Join Faculty Member Rachel Torres on Wednesdays from 7-8:30 in February Rachel's class will begin with a structured full body center warm-up before transitioning into more expansive movement and phrase work across the floor where dancers are encouraged to take up space and find the full expansiveness of their bodies. Class will end with musicality based choreography where there is room to be both precise and to make your own artistic choices in a friendly, non-judgmental environment. Rachel's goal is to allow for a space that fosters creativity, love and community, and allows each dancer to get what they need each week. |
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| TAKE CLASS WITH SEED CHOREOGRAPHERS Some of the Seed choreographers are taking over Open Company Class in the coming weeks! Open Company Class invites dancers of all levels to join the Company Dancers as they prepare for a day of rehearsals. Students are asked to bring their entire selves into the class and express themselves without inhibition. Physical tasks throughout the class emphasize smooth transitions in and out of the floor, clear use of the legs, grounded balance, expansive stretch, and abandoned upper bodies. These physical qualities all stand on a foundation of community values that balance listening to oneself with acutely tuning into the ensemble. - Feb 19 10:00-11:15am – Anna Medina
- March 12 10:00-11:15am– Bernard Brown
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| MALASHOCK DANCE IN SCHOOLS Malashock Dance will be facilitating residencies and educational programming at 7 school sites across San Diego. Programming brings innovative dance residencies into schools, providing access for students who otherwise might not have the means to experience dance in a meaningful way.
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| | Contact Us Malashock Dance
2650 Truxtun Rd. Suite 104
San Diego, California 92106
(619) 260-1622
info@malashockdance.org |
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