Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance Offers Master Class with Mary Beth Hansohn
Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance’s faculty member Mary Beth Hansohn is offering a special opportunity for dancers!
“This is a rare opportunity for the dancers to learn from someone who has been studying and performing with a dance legend,” says Amy Piantaggini, Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance Executive Director.
Hansohn, who was away from RCD for the Fall semester while performing for her second season with Twyla Tharp Dance says, “I would love to take the opportunity to share some of Twyla’s techniques with the students of RCD. I am planning on teaching a class where we will explore her work.”
The master class will be held on Saturday, March 2nd from 7-8:30 pm, and is open to dancers ages 12 and up.
The cost is $30. Payment will be made directly to Mary Beth Hansohn via check or cash, or payable online at ridgefielddance.org.
About Mary Beth Hansohn
Mary Beth Hansohn received her professional training at The Arlington Center for Dance in Arlington, VA, and studied ballet in the highest level at The American Ballet Theater Summer Program in New York City, where she performed George Balanchine’s Theme and Variations. She joined The Ohio Ballet as a full member at age 18, and went on to dance in works by Heinz Poll, Donald Byrd, Laura Dean, Ann Marie DeAngelo, Lynne Taylor-Corbett, Stephen Mills, Septime Webre, Salvatore Aiello, Dermot Burke, Val Caniparoli, Jeffrey Hughes, Twyla Tharp, and Alonzo King. Mary Beth has performed with Dayton Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet, The Cleveland Opera, D.C. Contemporary Dance Festival, Neglia Ballet Artists, The Adam Miller Dance Project, The National Tap Ensemble, and Terra Firma Dance Theatre. Mary Beth performed in the 2011 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in New York City, which was televised on CBS. In 2014, she appeared and danced in the new television drama series “Flesh and Bone”. Mary Beth has also worked with Edouard Lock at La La La Human Steps in Montreal, and with Karole Armitage at Armitage Cone! Dance in New York City. Some of Ms. Hansohn’s favorite roles include the title role in Giselle, “Mina Harker” in Dracula, “Gertrude” in Hamlet, Le Corsaire pas de deux, “Russian Girl” in George Balanchine’s Serenade, the pas de trois from George Balanchine’s Agon, “Myrtha” in Giselle, and Unnatural Selection, a pas de deux choreographed and danced with her husband, James Graber. Mary Beth has judged dance competitions and choreographed in dance workshops across the country, and continues to teach ballet and contemporary dance in New York.