Healing Fusion Dance Class (A Valentine’s Dance Celebration) by Anna Mayta

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When: Feb 15, 2025

Time: 10:30 am

Where: Online*

Join Anna Mayta’s signature Fusion dance class where she brings together African, Bharatanatyam ( India)  Flamenco (Spain), Salsa, Merengue (Caribbean) and modern dance styles coming together as one.  

This dance class is for everyone, no experience necessary. It’s healing, it’s joyful and it helps with letting go. 

We will dance to love songs to celebrate Valentine’s day. To celebrate the power of love.  

What a great way to start your day by dancing to love songs!  

Come join the fun! 

*Zoom link to join the workshop will be sent 2 days prior to all attendees.

About Anna Mayta:

Educator, dance artist, choreographer and director of Mayta Fusion Dance.

Anna Mayta grew up in Chile and is a dance improvisor, choreographer and dance artist. She graduated from Empire State College in June 2001 with a BA in Dance in Education. In November 2008, she received a certificate to teach yoga from Svyasa Swami Vivekananda Yoga University in Bangalore, India. In 2006, she was awarded a dissemination award from the Dutchess County Arts Council in Poughkeepsie, New York. In October 2020 she was accepted to Bethany Arts Center residency in Ossining NY. Where she choreographed a solo dance inspired by the idea that men and women are equal. In 2022 she was awarded a grant from CREATE to choreograph a piece about the stories of the Latinx community in Hudson NY dealing with linguistic prejudice. Ms. Mayta has developed 3 programs one is Spanish language through movement, the second one is fusion dance, which centers on the incorporation of African, Classical Indian, Flamenco, Chilean, Modern and Latin dance styles coming together as one and the third is transcending linguistic prejudice through movement. Anna has been teaching for 20+years and has taught at places such has Art Omi, Bethel Woods center for the arts and Caramoor music and cultural center.

Anna has performed at Dixon place, Waxworks, and Spoke the Hub in NYC, in Bangalore India, Boston MA, Maine and around the Hudson Valley NY. She has choreographed for The National Ballet of Zimbabwe, Kuumba and drum dance company and Operation Unite youth dancers. Currently, Ms. Mayta directs her dance company, Mayta Fusion Dance. She teaches, choreographs, and performs throughout the Hudson Valley NY.