Spring Dance Inspiration 2007

We raised over $36,000 in a two day gala featuring performances by La Tania, Yoko Watanabe's Russian Original Ballet Theatre and many more.

The event was held on March 31 and April 1, 2007 at the Cowell Theater at Fort Mason Center, San Francisco. The goal of this event was to raise funds for the National Brain Tumor Foundation (NBTF). Coverage of the event was aired on Fox Television's "Ten O'clock News".

Thanks to the many donors, sponsors, performers and our production staff and volunteers who made this event possible to benefit the NBTF.

• PART 1, Dance Showcase
  • A Message from the National Brain Tumor Foundation
  • Classical Japanese Dance: Kotobuki Manzai by Senkin-yei and Senkin-oh Nishikawa
  • Guest Speaker: Brain Tumor Update by Mary R. Lovely, R.N., Ph.D of UCSF
  • Ukrainian Folk Dance: Gopak by Russian Original Ballet Theatre
  • Junior Classical Ballet: Don Quixote by Shan-Yee poon Ballet Scholl
  • Tango: Tango by Lee and George
  • Egyptian-Style Belly Dance: Ya Leil by Raqs Habibi
  • Lyrical and Funk Jazz: Judas and Pump it by The Scratch4Bloomin
  • Salsa: 3D-Mambo and Cuban Fantasy by Salsa Puente and Corazon y Alma
  • Flamenco: Tientos by La Tania Flamenco School Ensemble
  • La Tania on Stage! Seguiriyas by La Tania, Ricardo Diaz (guiter), Jesus Montoya (singer) and Roberto Zamora (singer)
• PART 2, Original Full-length Ballet
  • Blue Legend by Russian Original Ballet Theatre and Local dancers

• PART 1, Dance Showcase
  • A Message from the National Brain Tumor Foundation
  • Russian-Ukrainian Dance: White Nights by Russian Original Ballet Theatre
  • Guest Speaker: Brain Tumor Update by Mary R. Lovely, R.N., Ph.D of UCSF
  • Chinese Folk Dance: Mongolian/Tibetan Dance by Hai Tan Jackson Chinese Classical Dance Class
  • Mexican Folk Dance: Palmar Campechano by Folklorico Atlatonin
  • Adult Classical Ballet: Moonlight Serenade by Students of Kathy Mata
  • Afro-Colombian Dance: Bullerenge and Cumbia by Beatriz Restrepo and The Colombian Ethnic Dance Ensemble
  • Junior Jazz: Kazauta-Shake by Shan-Yee Poon Ballet School
  • Flamenco: Tientos by La Tania Flamenco School Ensemble
  • La Tania on Stage! Seguiriyas by La Tania, Ricardo Diaz (guiter), Jesus Montoya (singer) and Roberto Zamora (singer)
• PART 2, Original Full-length Ballet
  • MARIMO by Russian Original Ballet Theatre

• Production Directors: Kumiko Dews and Tomoko Ozawa
• Media Director: Ana Maria Johnson
• Public Relations: Chihori Lietman
• Stage Manager: Rob Anderson
• Theater Director: Sharon Walton
• Lighting Designer: Rob Anderson
• Photographer: Edward Casati
• Videographer: Adrian Arias

Spring Dance Inspiration 2008

Two days of passionate dance performed by internationally renowned guest artists as well as local bay area dancers who will be contributing their time and talents to help raising awareness of brain tumors and funds for the National Brain Tumor Foundation.

Dancing for a cure!

An unforgettable and exciting event not to be missed!

Event Highlights

• Featuring guest dancer La Tania, "a Queen of Flamenco", whose charismatic stage presence will be accompanied by guest singer Jesus Montoya. La Tania will perform the World Premier of " Solea Por Bulerias ".
• Featuring guest dancer Seaon Stylist, internationally recognized Mambo/Salsa dancer, who will perform exciting Seaon Style salsa dancing.
• Featuring guest dancer Shabnam, Award-winning Middle-Eastern style dancer, who will present amazing and highly skilled belly dance fusion.
• As guest speakers, we will welcome Susan M. Chang, M.D., Professor in Residence and Vice Chair of Neurological Surgery, and Director of Neuro-Oncology at the University of California, San Francisco and Margaretta Page, R.N., M.S., Clinical Nurse Specialist of Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of California Medical Center.
• As a brain tumor survivor, we will welcome Abbie Ackerman, professional dancer will share her story through her performing art "Glio".

Preliminary Program

• PART 1

  

  1. Welcome to Dance Inspiration: TK Fundraising Productions
  2. A Message from the National Brain Tumor Foundation: Mary Lovely, R.N., Ph.D.
  3. Brain Tumor Update: Susan M. Chang, M.D. of UCSF
  4. "Glio", A Story from the Survivor: Abbie Ackerman
  5. Seaon on Stage! accompanied by Seaon Stylist Salsa Dance Company
  6. Argentine Tango: Ken Delmar's San Francisco Tango
  7. Swing Jazz: George Young Dancers
  8. Tap Dance: Bay Area Rhythm Tap Company
  9. Philippine Folk Dance: Hiyas Philippine Folk Dance Company and Hiyas Music Ensemble
• PART 2

  

  10. Traditional African Dance: Dimensions Extensions Performance Ensemble
  11. Classical Ballet: T's Student Performing Group with Kathy Mata
  12. Fusion: Baile Kontempo
  13. Chinese Classical Dance: Hai Yan Jackson Classical Chinese Dance Class
  14. Flamenco: La Tania Flamenco School Ensemble
  15. La Tania on Stage! accompanied by Jesus Montoya

• PART 1

  

  1. Welcome to Dance Inspiration:TK Fundraising Productions
  2. Event Supporter: Stuart Hall Ensemble and Chorus
  3. A Message from the National Brain Tumor Foundation: Mary Lovely, R.N., Ph.D.
  4. Brain Tumor Update: Margaretta Page, R.N., M.S. of UCSF
  5. Shabnam on Stage!
  6. Classical Ballet: T's Student Performing Group with Kathy Mata
  7. Fusion: Baile Kontempo
  8. Mexican Folk Dance: Folklorico Atlatonin
  9. Contemporary Ballet: Denia Dance
  10. Seaon on Stage! accompanied by Seaon Stylist Salsa Dance Company
• PART 2

  

  11. Hawaiian Hula: Halau Na Wai Ola
  12. Classical Modern Dance: Mary Sano and Her Duncan Dancers
  13. Middel-Eastern Dance: Ooh La La
  14. South Indian Dance: Vishwa Shanthi Dance Academy
  15. Flamenco: La Tania Flamenco School Ensemble
  16. La Tania on Stage! accompanied by Jesus Montoya

Sponsorship Opportunities

We are pleased to offer the opportunity for corporate sponsorship of the Spring Dance Inspiration 2008 -a cure for brain tumors-. Sponsors will be featured in the program distributed at the event, as well as on posters, post cards, flyers, brochures and advertising promoting the production.

Corporate Sponsorship Form

Individual Donations

Your tax-deductible contribution will help us make this fundraising production a success. Donors will be featured in the program distributed at the event.

Individual Donation Form

Tax and Payment Information

All sponsorships and contributions will benefit the National Brain Tumor Foundation, a nationwide non-profit organization dedicated to funding research and serving people whose lives are affected by brain tumors.

Receipts for tax purposes will be mailed back to sponsors/donors from the National Brain Tumor Foundation.

• via Mail

Payments may be made by check payable to: National Brain Tumor Foundation. Please denote on the MEMO or FOR line: Spring Dance Inspiration 2008.

Please send your check and your donation form to TK Fundraising Productions. 3621 B Broderick St. San Francisco, CA 94123.

• via Credit Card

If you wish to make your donation by credit card, please contact us via e-mail at info@tkfproductions.org

2008 Event Guest Artists

2007 Event Guest Artists

La Tania

Spanish dancer-choreographer La Tania , "A Queen of Flamenco" brought her charismatic stage presence in our 2007 event. She will bring her flamenco artistry back to the 2008 production.

La Tania began her professional career of flamenco at age seventeen in Spain. Having a splendid combination of charisma, elegance, and talent La Tania is recognized as one of the brightest young flamenco artists of today. In only her fifth season of touring in America she has already been awarded the Choreographers Fellowship from both the California Arts Council for 1995 and the National Endowment for the Arts for 1995 and 1996. Also, in 1996 La Tania received the Isadora Duncan Dance Award for Artistic Excellence in the category of Individual Performance for her "Sonidos Negros" in 1994 to 1995. The following year La Tania received the Arts Achievement Award for Contemporary Dance from San Francisco Focus Magazine. www.latania-flamenco.com

Jesus Montoya

Jesus Montoya is from Sevilla, Spain. Born into one of the oldest Gypsy families, Jesus is steeped in flamenco purity and power and leaves his audience feeling enchanted, captivated and loved. He earned the name "El Rey Del Fandango Grande" at age seven and by age nine had started a professional singing career. By age thirteen, touring had become second nature. He was the featured singer for De Legendary Fernanda Remero. Isabel Vargas, Andres Marin, Pepe Rios, La Cipri and Manuela Salazar and more.

Jesus Montoya came to America in 1990 at age twenty-three. Since then he has toured tirelessly with every major flamenco company throughout the United States and Canada. Captivating audiences worldwide, widely known as "The Gypsy Dynamo", concert media reviewers dub him as the "Pavarotti of Flamenco". Jesus now lives in Long Beach, California, where he records CD's of original compositions. You may also even here his voice on television commercials for Nike, Winstar, Coca-Cola and Eveready-Energizer Batteries. www.jesusmontoya.com

Russian Original Ballet Theatre (ROBT)

With generous participation by Yoko Watanabe, a director and primary choreographer of the ROBT ,the ROBT presented two original full-length ballet performances, "Blue Legend" and "Marimo". These productions are known for incorporating strong elements of Russian or Japanese folk culture and dance, resulting in a dramatic departure from classical ballet. The ROBT also performed "Gopak", a traditional Ukranian folk dance. The dancers were highly skilled in traditional Ukranian folk dance movements. This perfect technical performance brought us exciting moments.

In collaboration with artists from the Moiseyev Ballet in Moscow, Ms. Watanabe established the ROBT in 1996 with approximately 30 dancers. The ROBT has performed in Russia, Ukraine and Japan at a number of fund-raising events, including an event to raise funds for victims of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Their performances have fostered cultural interchange between Japan and the former Soviet Union. In the last three years, ROBT has taken six performance tours of Japan in addition to performing in Ukraine.

Seaon Stylist

Seaon Bristol is an internationally recognized Mambo/Salsa dancer. Seaon was born and raised in the Country of Georgetown Guyana. At the age of fourteen, Seaon immigrated to New York City where he received heavy technical training, and understanding on dancing on 2 at the Razz M' Tazz Dance Company. After being a Razz M' Tazz Dance instructor for about 2 years, Seaon again decided that he wanted more. He had always heard of Mr. Eddie Torres, but nothing he heard, could have compared to what was in store for him. After attending his first Eddie Torres class, Seaon immediately knew that his dancing would take off. He studied with Mr. Torres for approximately 1 year, and has been a featured dancer in the classic and dynamic routine "Mon-Ti".

Now residing in California, Seaon's planes are very simple. He has already taken his ballet, jazz and modern training and incorporated it into his interpretation of salsa. What he now knows, he intends to share with fellow dancers and instructors of different styles. Seaon is very open with his style and knowledge of his material, and expresses them both when Leading and Following. He is one of the very first instructors to have taken the Follower's role to such an extreme, and loves every minutes of it. With persistence and determination, Seaon is already on his way to making a mark in todays' Mambo/Salsa Industry! www.seaonstylist.com

Senkin-Yei and Senkin-Oh Nishikawa

Senkin-Yei Nishikawa is a certified Nishikawa-ryu style classical Japanes dance instructor. The Nishikawa-ryu style of classical Japanese Odori was established more than 220 years ago in Edo (now Tokyo), Japan, when the dancer Koisaburo Nishikawa combined techniques of classical Japanese theatre to create a novel style of Japanese dance. In collaboration with Senkin-oh Nishikawa who is also a certified Nishikawa-ryu style classical Japanese dance instructor opened our 2007 event with "KOTOBUKI MANZAI" one of the famous Nishikawa-ryu style dance pieces.

Shabnam

Award-winning belly dancer, Shabnam will present a belly dance fusion piece performed to modern Middle-Eastern music. A predominantly self-taught dancer, her technique incorporates intense athleticism combining acrobatic movements, repetitive spinning, sweeping arm gestures, strong hip locks, and extended arabesques.

Shabnam's career includes dancing and acting in a variety of venues. Since 2003, she has received numerous first place prizes in the fusion category at belly dance contests throughout the Western United States. www.shabnampena.com

Please enjoy viewing some of the wonderful performances.

TK Fundraising Productions

TK Fundraising Productions was established in April 2006. Its mission is to produce high quality cultural and artistic events to raise funds for non-profit anti-cancer organizations.

Co-Directors and Co-Founders

Tomoko Ozawa, M.D., Ph.D.. Dr. Ozawa received her M.D. and Ph.D. degrees in Japan. She practiced as a neurosurgeon at the St. Marianna University Hospital in Japan until changing careers to pursue medical research in the area of brain tumors. She has served as a research scientist in the Brain Tumor Research Center at the University of California San Francisco since 1994, and has been seeking new therapeutic strategies for malignant brain tumors. Her research interests center on understanding and modifying the biological effects produced by radiation in experimental brain tumors with the aim of translating promising findings to clinical trials in humans. Many of her research papers have been published in scientific journals. She is a member of American Association for Cancer Research, Society for Neuro-Oncology and Japanese Congress of Neurological Surgeons. Besides her career in medicine, she has been very active in practicing classical ballet and salsa. She has performed salsa and ballet in several events.

Kumiko Dews. Ms. Dews has a degree in design and worked in commercial design in Japan before moving to the US. Projects since coming to the U.S. have ranged from the making and sale of traditional "Togei" Japanese pottery in galleries to residential design and renovation. Since becoming passionate about flamenco dance, Ms. Dews has also studied ballet, salsa and jazz dance in San Francisco, and has studied at the Flamenco Festival de Jerez in Jerez, Spain. Recent public performances have included flamenco and classical ballet.

Public Relations

Kathy D. Mata. Ms. Mata was born and raised in San Francisco. Ms. Mata is a professional dancer, choreographer and ballet instructor as well as the artistic director of Kathy Mata Ballet. Ms. Mata has trained with Ms. Tatiana Svetlanova of the School of Russian Ballet, Mr. Alan Howard of the Academy of Ballet, The Royal Academy of Dancing, and others. She was a member of the California Imperial Ballet, Pacific Ballet, and the San Francisco Ballet. Ms. Mata has been teaching adult classical ballet at the San Francisco Dance Center since 1995. Katha Mata Ballet was created in 1988 and has since been showcasing original work all over the Bay Area, blending classical with contemporary and multi-cultural dance and music styles such as Gospel, Afro-Cuban, Japanese, Modern, Brazilian, and Classical Ballet.

Communications

Raquel A. Santos. Ms. Santos was born and raised in Manila, Philippines. She devoted pursuing her career as a Research Staff Associate in the Brain Tumor Research Center at the University of California San Francisco where she is with Dr. Ozawa. Her research work includes testing new therapeutic anti-tumor agents against malignant brain tumors in pre-clinical settings. Besides what she does at work, she devoted her time raising her two wonderful children. She is also fond of cooking where she can bond with them.

Our Team Members

• Hira Ahmad: Production Assistant
• Janina De La Torre: Production Assistant
• Reinier Santos Nagal: Production Assistant
• Ralph Santos Nagal: Production Assistant
• Shoichi Shimamoto: Production Assistant

• April 13, 2008, KOIT 96.5 FM, Today's World, with Sherry Brown
• April 3, 2008, The Synapse, "Dancing for a Cure!" by Tatjana Greiner
• February 27,2008 SF14 (Univision), "AL Despertar"
• February 21,2008, The City Star, "Dancers With a Cause Performe in San Francisco" by Tatjana Greiner
• March 31, 2007, KTVU(Fox), "Ten O'clock news"

TK Fundraising Productions

Address:	3621B Broderick St San Francisco CA 94123
Telephone:	415-717-7668
Fax:	415-674-9917
Email:	info@tkfproductions.org

Buy Tickets

Tickets on sale NOW!!

• via Phone: 415-345-7575
• via Online: www.fortmason.org
• in Person: Box Office Fort Mason Center. Open Tuesday through Saturday 11am-5pm. Box Office opens 60 minutes prior to each scheduled show. Located at the south entrance to the Cowell Theater, Herbst Pavilion.
• Please note that tickets purchased by phone or online will be subjected to an additional service fee from the Fort Mason Box Office.

Admission Fee

Donor Premium Seat and Two-days Discount Seat can only be purchaced via phone or in person. Donor Premium Seat includes a glass of wine.

Directions

Located between Fisherman's Wharf and the Golden Gate Bridge on San Francisco Bay, Fort Mason Center offers easy access by MUNI and BART. The entrance to Fort Mason Center is at the intersection of Marina Boulevard and Buchanan Street, in the Marina district. There is no street address. For more information, Click here.

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