Recent Grand Center, Inc Events

DESCRIPTION:
Outdoor street festival event with a focus on Dance to celebrate the opening of the District’s Fall Season with street food & beverage vendors including a beer garden and wine garden. Visitors can enjoy watching great dance or may choose to kick up their own heels!

• Project Bandaloop Dance Co. will perform at 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on the Continental Bldg.’s south face
• 3 outdoor dance performance stages will feature more than 50 Dance Organizations from the Metro area starting at 2 p.m. and continuing to 7:15 p.m. For stage performance schedules, please scroll down.
• 1 outdoor stage will offer dance music from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. as well as instruction in Salsa, Tango and Swing Dancing
• No admission fee

ALSO:
• Green Homes Festival and House Tour at EarthWays Center 10 - 4 p.m.
• Galleries and Museums will be open to the public 1 - 4 p.m.
• SLU Parents Weekend & Homecoming Activities will provide fireworks at around 8:15 pm

Ticketed events in the evening include:
• Saint Louis Symphony concert at Powell Hall (8 p.m.)
• Repertory Theatre St. Louis (Off Ramp Series) “Altar Boyz” at the Grandel Theatre (8 p.m.)
• Echo Theatre's “Hedda Gabler” at Third Baptist Church (8:30 p.m.)
• Jazz at the Bistro: Hugh “Peanuts” Whalum (8:30 and 10:15 p.m.)
• Cinema St. Louis: Manhatten Short Film Festival at the Centene Center (9 p.m.)


Event Specifics:
Dates and Times: Saturday, September 29, 2007 10:00 am – 10:00 pm
Location: Grand Center Arts & Entertainment District Streets: Grand Blvd. between Lindell and Delmar and several cross streets.
Continental Building South Face: Project Bandaloop


Schedule of Events:
Saturday, September 29

10:00 a.m. EarthWays Green Homes Festival and House Tour begins ‘til 4 pm
Street Vendor Food & Beverage Service begins through end of event
Grand Center District Galleries and Museums open to the public
1 - 4 p.m. District Gallery Walk
1 - 5 p.m. Open House at the Fabulous Fox
2 p.m. Performance Stages showcase dancers and Dance groups from the St. Louis Metropolitan area as well as dance instruction in popular dance forms.
4 p.m. Project Bandaloop performance #1
4 - 7 p.m. The Historic Samuel Cupples House: A Pouring on the Patio wine and cheese reception featuring the jazz trio, The Silk Pajamas
4:30 p.m. Performance Stages showcase dancers and Dance groups from the
St. Louis Metropolitan area as well as dance instruction in popular dance forms.
7:30 p.m. Project Bandaloop performance #2
8:15 p.m. SLU fireworks
8:30 p.m. Dancing in the Street
10:00 p.m. Event Ends


Performance Schedule:
Stage 1 Grand & Lindell

2:00 - 3:40 The Ultraviolets 45 min. Disco Break 45 min. Line Dancing
3:45 - 4:00 Dance music
4:00 p.m. Project Bandaloop
4:30 - 5:15 Grupo Azucar “Sun Sun Babae”
Tom Obermeier Salsa Instruction with members of Grupo Azucar
5:30 - 6:15 Estella & Randy, Tango Instruction with members of the Tango Society
of St. Louis
6:30 - 7:15 Jeff Auclair and Lara Craig Swing Dance Instruction
7:15 - 7:30 Dance music
7:30 p.m. Project Bandaloop
8:00 - 10:00 Gateway City Big Band 19 piece orchestra playing swing and big band

Stage 2 Washington East of Grand next to Strauss Park

2:00 - 3:45 p.m.
COCAdance “Charanga” Latin-influenced Jazz
Webster University “At First Sight” Modern
Patzius Performing Arts “Di Valse” Classical Ballet
Meghana Bharadwaj “Padham – Kanakasabapathikku” and
“Thillaana” Bhartantyam Indian Classical Dance
Mary Ann Rund & Dancers “Woven Women” Modern
Slaughter Project “Four” Modern
Viva Flamenco! Music and Dance Co.
“Soleares” and “Fandangos De Huelva” Flamenco
COCA Hip Hop

Break for Project Bandaloop at 4:00 p.m. on the south face of the Continental Building

4:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.
Alexandra Ballet “de l'innocense” Ballet
Webster University “Inflicted Confinement” Modern
Dances of India “Aadikondar” (classical) and
“Navvale” (peacock, folk dance) South Indian
aTrek Dance Collective “Here Unfolding” Modern
Patzius Performing Arts “Lament” Classical Ballet
Dawn Karlovsky and Dancers
“Scar” Modern
Slaughter Project “Return from the Ashes” Modern
Yele/Afriky Lolo “Banty” & “Medisse/Marakadon” West African
Summer Beasley & Dancers
“A Molecular Mass” Modern
COCA's Ballet Eclectica “Chihuly” Contemporary Ballet
aTrek Dance Collective “When the Brooke Meets the River” Modern
Patzius Performing Arts “The Kiss” Classical Ballet
MADCO “The Carpet” Modern
COCA Hip Hop

Break for Project Bandaloop at 7:30 p.m. on the south face of the Continental Building

Stage 3 Grandel Square

2:00 – 3:45 p.m.
Mac McKeever, caller & the Mound City Slickers
Contra Dancing 75 min.
Missouri River Cloggers “Appalachian Stomp” Appalachian-style Clog dancing
“Rocky Top”
“Cactus Swing”
The DANCE CO. of St. Charles
“Can't Stop the Beat” (from Hairspray) Musical Theatre

Break for Project Bandaloop at 4:00 p.m. on the south face of the Continental Building


4:45 - 7:15 p.m.
St. Louis Cultural Flamenco Society Dance Co.
“Faruca” Flamenco
Bulgarian Spirit “Crazy Young” Bulgarian Folk dances
“Women’s Dance”
“Folklore Motivs”
Belly Dance Mirage Belly Dancing
Ashleyliane Dance Co. “The Way I Are” Hip Hop
St. Louis Cultural Flamenco Society Dance Co.
“Garrotin” Flamenco
Morningstar - St. Louis Morris
“Morningstar Morris” Traditional English Folk Dance
“The Rose Tree Bishop's Castle”
Border Morris - English Folk Dancing
Ashleyliane Dance Co. Suavemente: A Latin Mix
Groupo Azucar “Sun Sun Babae” Salsa
Mayer School of Irish Dance Traditional Irish Dances
Ngoma In Motion South African Gum Boot dance
Ashleyliane Dance Co. “Little Earthquakes” Lyrical/Modern
Arts In Motion AIMDance Company
“Kashira” Modern
Harris Stowe Honeycombs Hip Hop and Drumline

Break for Project Bandaloop at 7:30 p.m. on the south face of the Continental Building


Stage 4 Olive Street west of Grand (near the Continental Building)

2:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. (In order of appearance)
Gerri Stretz/Yvonne Meyer Professional Dance Center
Tammy’s Tumbling & Dance Center
St. Louis Strutters
Gerri Stretz – Audience Participation
Patzius Performing Arts
Adiva Dance Center – Diamond Dancers
Maria Majors
The St. Louis Strutters
Gerri Stretz/Yvonne Meyer Professional Dance Center

4:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. (In order of appearance)
Gerri Stretz/Yvonne Meyer Professional Dance Center
Maria Majors
Leaping Lizards – Rhythm Queens
Miss Kim’s Dance Class
Gerri Stretz – Audience Participation
My King Studio of Dance
Dance Elite
COCA
St. Louis Academy of Dance
Performing Arts Center, Inc.
Gerri Stretz – Audience Particpation
Gerri Stretz/Yvonne Meyer Professional Dance Center

Parking and Shuttles:
Grand Center encourages the use of Metro.
Parking will be available in lots and garages throughout the Grand Center district for a fee. Limited street parking will also be available. Additional parking will be available at the A.G. Edwards Garage at 2800 Market with Free Shuttle buses to bring you to the festival and return you to your car from. This shuttle service will run from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m.