Zohar Dance by Maile

Check out this old picture...

noreply@blogger.com (Maile K) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:42:00 +0000

This is from Zohar's old California Avenue Studio circa 1986!

Zohar Continues to Conquer The Internet!

noreply@blogger.com (Maile K) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:53:00 +0000

If you're a Yelper than get exciting and start yelping Zohar!

Logo! This is a re-post!

noreply@blogger.com (Maile K) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:52:00 +0000

With the help of my personal friend and fabulous graphic designer, Burke, we have a few options!

Red?

or... Blue?

Would love to hear anyone's thoughts!

Zohar has its own Twitter!

noreply@blogger.com (Maile K) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 01:16:00 +0000

These posts will now be linked to the blog!

It's True... Avatars Can Dance!

noreply@blogger.com (Maile K) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:28:00 +0000

My exploration into the world of new media has taught me one thing... even as an avatar, I have unforgettable dance moves!

I finally tried out Second Life and have to say, it's just not my thing!

I joined a dance party and was given Shiraz and other welcoming gifts but I was sent messages in either a foreign language or a toddler smacking the keyboard... "ouwfubav waourubrg!"

If you're curious about dancing in cyberspace, I finally have the basics of Second Life down - and when I say basics I mean, I can download the program, teleport and make friends, but that's about it.

Unlike many new media tools like Twitter, Facebook and even YouTube that are very intuitive, Second Life is frustrating and it's "tutorial" on "Help island" taught me nothing!

Maybe someday Second Life will be as user-friendly as Twitter but until then, I think I'll stick to my Wii Active :)

Special Interview with....

noreply@blogger.com (Maile K) — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:54:00 +0000

Artistic and Executive Director Daynee!

Helllllllo from my bed

noreply@blogger.com (Maile K) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:52:00 +0000

Surgery... yuck!

noreply@blogger.com (Maile K) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:21:00 +0000

I tore my meniscus and had surgery on Tuesday which means I've been on the couch sleeping for over two days now.

I've been thinking about what exactly I want to do for my project and I think the main focus will be a PR campaign (I am a Public Communications major) surrounding the events that will actually take place in September while celebrating 30 years.

I want to make the party memorable and use new media like videos and blogs.

The clip I will be uploading later today will serve as an examples for what I want people to sent in to me, wherever they are in the world, sharing their Zohar moments.

In addition to this lengthy campaign, I will be attempting to rebuild Zohar's website which is VERY outdated - I am a newbie at web design and am either going to use Joomla or WordPress - our TA has be helpful in sharing information about the two - does anyone out there have any suggestions?

Zohar... what? who? why?

noreply@blogger.com (Maile K) — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:56:00 +0000

Before sharing Zohar's story - I would like to begin with the people that began this company. Specifically, the founder and artistic director, Ehud Krauss. My Mom, Daynee Krauss’ biography is to follow.

Ehud was born in Israel and moved to New York at the age of 25, after serving in the Israeli Army for three years and playing on the Israeli Olympic Volleyball Team.

Quite a resume and this is only the beginning.

Ehud moved to New York with aspirations of becoming a professional dancer. He danced with the Martha Graham Dance Company but decided he didn't like the company’s style. Because of immigration papers he was restricted to only two dance companies - Martha Graham and the Joffrey Ballet. After working with the Joffrey Ballet, he was granted a waiver to study with Alvin Ailey before heading back to Israel for six months with the dream of opening a dance studio.

I must note that these three companies are the Audi, BMW and Mercedes of the Dancing World and made up NYC in the 70’s, 80’s and to this very day.

Despite the success of the studio in Israel, Ehud moved to Mountain View, California following an offer from Richard Gibson (an important figure in the dance community) and then began work with the Jewish Community Center (JCC) in the bay area.

After two years at the JCC, numerous classes at public high schools in the bay area and great success with the community, Zohar seemed inevitable.

So in 1979, Zohar School of Dance was founded at Terman Middle School.

Attached is a photograph of my Father (Ehud) working with an Autistic child in 2007 – Information on his work with Autistic Children and other learning disabilities are to come!

Welcome To Zohar's Blog!

noreply@blogger.com (Maile K) — Mon, 25 May 2009 20:39:00 +0000

Hello!

I have decided blog about my parents' dance studio, Zohar, that will be celebrating its 30th anniversary in September 2009.

Over the past 30 years, Zohar has reached thousands of individuals through its dance classes and community outreach programs. It is unique because it reaches special constituents such as children with disabilities, incarcerated youth and children from at-risk communities around the bay area.

My goal is to use this blog to document not only the stories of individuals who have been touched by Zohar's commitment to the community over the past three decades, but also to explore the use of social networking and other forms of new media within a diverse population.

In addition to this goal, I will be working on the anniversary party which I hope will include a multimedia rich time line of Zohar's history. I think it would be fantastic if current and former Zohar students and community members were to post videos and even audio clips of their favorite Zohar memories which I will hopfully be able to mesh together into a final product.

Looking forward to jumpstarting this project!

Maile