| Dec. 29 – Jan. 2 | Salsa Mambo Festival @ Palm Springs; Ruby Karen together with husband, Luca Cecchini will be doing an Adagio Aerial partnering act Doral Garden and Resort. |
| Jan. 3, 4 & 8 | Winter Intensive: Adagio Partnering & Aerial Workshop by Ruby Karen Project; Where: Brockus Project Studios, 616 Moulton Avenue, Los Angeles; Fee varies – check out www.brockusproject.org |
| Jan. 29 (Sat) | WINTER AERIAL SHOWCASE featuring Orange County Aerial Arts’s Corps de Aerialist;
Doors Open – 7pm. Show starts 7:30pm; Dance Asylum 2777-D Bristol St. Costa Mesa CA 92626; Show with aperitivo and cocktails. |
| Jan. 30 & 31 (Sun – Mon) | ISSE TRADESHOW – Long Beach Convention Center – Circus theme atmosphere entertainment for ENZO MILANO Featuring: RUBY KAREN PROJECT ARTIST MANAGEMENT GROUP |
| February 5 (Sat) | 10th Annual Fiesta del Barrio: Performances by Whose Who in the SALSA industry. Hosted by: Francisco Vasquez, LA Style originator. Featuring: Ruby Karen & Luis Melchor Hollywood Casino, El Segundo California |
| February 14 (Sat) | Valentines Full Length Production Dinner featuring Orange County Aerial and Performing Arts. Special evening showcasing Latin traditional dances inclduing Tango, Danzon, Salsa, Bachata as well as ground Aerial Silk and Adagio Acro-Partnering Where: Museum of Latin American Arts, Long Beach, CA |
| February 21 (Mon) | ENJOY LIVE TV Special featuring the Orange County Aerial Arts school and its Corps de Aerialists. We shall announce the broadcast date for this aerial special. |
| March 19 (Sat) | Aerial Workshop with Guest Instructor. Tissu – Rope – Trapeze 10:30 – 1:30 pm Dance Asylum 2777-D Bristol St. Costa Mesa, CA 92626 |
| March 19 (Sat) | Dance Asylum’s Showcase “MOVIE NIGHT” 6:30 pm Dance Asylum 2777-D Bristol St. Costa Mesa, CA 92626 $15.00 General Admission |
| March 19 (Sat) | Carribean Night – featuring dances from Puerto Rico, Cuba and Dominican Republic. Dance Performances by the Ruby Karen Project and Music by Johnny Polanco. Where: Museum of Latin American Arts, 628 Alamintos St., Long Beach, CA |
| April 16 (Sat) | Fundraising Event for the Janet Goeske Foundation @ the Foxy Theater, Inland Empire 5-9pm. Orange County Aerial Arts principal aerialists and apprentice shall be gracing the stage and atmosphere showcasing of aerial and dance pieces. More information to come. |
| April 17 (Sun) | Gala Anniversary – Brockus Project’s Spring Showcase Fundraiser 7pm
Featuring: Orange County Aerial Arts, LA Contemporary Dance Company, Vox Dance Theater, Body Traffic, Denise Leitner, Jones Walsh and Brockus Project Dance Company 618-B Moulton St. Los Angeles, CA Tickets: www.brockusproject.org |
| April 30 (Sat) | Spring Aerial Showcase featuring up and coming Pre-professional and amateur aerialists (Corps de Aerialists). 7pm Dance Asylum, 2777-D Bristol St. Costa Mesa CA 92626 |
| May 14 (Sat) | GALA: Fundraising Event for Museum of Latin American Arts honoring ISABEL AND AGUSTIN COPPEL. Featuring Aerial Performances by Orange County Aerial and Performing Arts 5-10pm Where: Museum of Latin American Arts, 628 Alamintos St., Long Beach, CA |
| May 21 (Sat) | DANCESCAPE: Level 3, Highlands & Hollywood. Orange County Aerial Arts/ Ruby Karen Project shall be presenting new work at this event. The show will run from 7:00 to 10:00 pm, with several act breaks in between numbers. Performances will include ballet, hip hop, Bollywood, bellydance, modern, jazz, contemporary – and everything in between! Pre-Sale General Admission Tickets are only $16.50. General Admission is $20 at the door |
| May 22 (Sun) | New Perspective – a High School Dance Invitational – 7pm Brockus Project Studios, 618-B Moulton St., Los Angeles, CA 90032. OCAA – Corps de Aerialists (Junior Division) will be participating and presenting “Pirates” multi-version aerial act. For more information and ticket reservation: Contact Deborah Brockus at brockus@earthlink.net |
| May 28 (Sun) | Salsa Workshop with Marcelo Rivero and Ruby Karen 3-6pm @ Avantgarde Ballroom, Newport Beach, CA More information, please email: info@rubykaren.com Fee: $40.00 |
| June 2 (Thurs) | Grand Opening Gala – Peak Physique & Performance, 350 NE 24th St. #102, Miami, FL 33137 (305) 674-8435 info@ppptraining.com www.ppptraining.com Special Aerial Performance by: Ruby Karen |
| June 4 (Sat) | PTA Carnival presenting: Aerial “Pirates” Demonstration 3pm Emerson Elementary School, 2625 Josie Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90815; Featuring OCAA – Corps de Aerialists (Junior Division) |
| June 4 (Sat) | “Tip of the Tongue” – production by Courtney Giannnone with dance and acrobatic aerials. Aerial Tissu by rendition by Ruby Karen (courtesy of Orange County Aerial Arts). Showtime: 7pm @ 2777-D Bristol St., Costa Mesa, Ca 92626 |
| June 5 (Sun) | Newhope Gymnastics Meet: “Un-BEE-lievable” Show 12pm – 4pm: Showcasing gymnastics skills. OCAA’s Corps de Aerialists will demonstrate an aerial act. Where: 17270 Newhope St., Fountain Valley, CA 92708 |
| June 5 – 17 (Sat) | Contemporary/Jazz Intensive Workshop Culminating Showcase 8pm; Where: Brockus Project Studio, 618-B Moulton St. Downtwon Los Angeles; Aerial Workshop included and taught by Ruby Karen |
| June 15 (Wed) | The Underground Experience with Uncle Earl Presents “Du Drop Inn” with Songstress DEITY & Rapper Extraordinaire EASOP Special Appearance by Orange County Aerial Arts principal, Ms. Ruby Karen. “The Underground Experience LIVE with Lacy Darryl Phillips aka Uncle Earl” Where: La Villa Basque 2801 Leonis Blvd, City of Vernon (LA) CA 90058 Time: 7pm |
| June 16 – 26 | (various) Hollywood Fringe Festival – Orange County Aerial & Performing Arts in cooperation with the Ruby Karen Project, Dance Asylum and Brockus Project Studios shall be presenting various performances and workshops at its Costa Mesa and Los Angeles locations. Watch out for more information. |
| June 20 – July 2 | Aerial Intensive Summer Camp – FIRST BATCH Limited enrollment so HURRY Up and Register with this Workshop. Check link for more info |
| June 23 – 25 | CAMERATA TANGO – 7pm @ One World Theatre, 7701 Bee Caves Road, Austin TX 78746
“Virtuoso pianist Ana-Lia Lenchantin accompanied by strings, voice and percussion lead tango dancers from the award-winning Broadway production “Forever Tango” while aerialists, formerly of Cirque du Soleil, perform breathtaking maneuvers high above the crowd, to create a groundbreaking new form of entertainment. One World co-founders Hartt and Nada Stearns will be part of this avant-garde performance melding the passion of tango dance and music with acrobatic and theatrical virtuosity for an unforgettable performance.” OCAA Aerialist, Ruby Karen is privileged to be joining this team of artists in this special production. |
| July 5 (Sat) | West Coast Event and Baloon Arts Convention: OCAA features acrobatic adagio partnering and contortion acts with guest artist, Odgerel Gombo. Costa Mesa Hilton 7pm |
| July 5 – 15 | Aerial Intensive Summer Camp – SECOND BATCH Limited enrollment so HURRY Up and Register with this Workshop. Check link for more info. |
| July 11 –15 | Newhope Summer Camp with Aerial week specials workshop. Newhope Gymnastics Academy. For more information including tuition: Newhope |
| July 30 | Summer Aerial Showcase featuring the Ruby Karen Project Aerial school with guest oerf0rmances by OCAA’s Corps De Aerialists |
| August 7 | Master Aerial Workshop @ Brockus Project Studios 10am – 12pm 618-B Moulton St. Los Angeles, CA CA 90031 |
| August 7 | Festival of the Arts @ Laguna Beach 3pm – Dance Concert featuring Marcelo Rivero and Ruby Karen; a rendition of Tango Acro-Adagio numbers |
| Aug. 8 – 12 | Second Session: Newhope Summer Camp with Aerial week specials workshop. Newhope Gymnastics Academy. For more information including tuition: Newhope |
| Aug. 13 | Open House with free Dance and Aerial demonstrations @ Dance Asylum, 2777-D Bristol St. Costa Mesa, Ca 92626 12pm – 2pm |
| Sept. 2, 3 & 4 (Fri & Sun) | Orange County Salsa Festival – Phoenix Clubhouse, 1340 South Sanderson Ave. Anaheim, CA 92806; Guest Appearance by Orange County Aerial Arts and Ruby Karen. We will be having open aerial tryouts. |
| Sept. 5 (Mon) | Contortion Workshop by World renown, Odgerel Gombo 6pm @ 2777-D Bristol St., Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Open Level and highly recommended to intermediate to professional dance, sports, fitness individuals $30. 1.5 hr |
| Sept. 24 & 25 (Sat & Sun) | 5th Tri-Art Festival at the Ports O’Call Village in San Pedro, CA. FREE… Music and Dance Concerts. Guest Appearance by Orange County Aerial Arts endering several dance and aerial numbers. More information, visit: http://www.triartfestival.com |
| Oct. 22 (Sat) | Blast from the Past – a Dance Asylum Production featuring the Orange County Aerial Artists and Apprentice team 7pm; 2777-D Bristol St. Costa Mesa, CA 92626 |
| Oct. 27 – 30 (Thurs- Sun) | Salsa Scream – a Halloween Salsa Weekend Event. Ruby Karen and her performing team, RKP/ OCAA will be performing and teaching workshops at this event. Order your tickets and get special discount: The Irvine Hyatt Regency Hotel,17900 Jamboree Road, Irvine, CA Featuring Southern California’s Salsa Icons, including Ruby Karen, Rogelio Moreno, Miguel Aguirre, to name a few. |
| Nov. 5 (Sat) | Dancescape – Featuring several of Los Angeles’s top dance companies merge together in this one of kind dance festival. The Ruby Karen Project is privileged to be a part of this event. 7pm @ LEVEL 3 Highlands Hollywood Complex (Center of Hollywood) |
| Nov 19 (Sat) | Acrobatic and Hand Balancing Workshop with Chobi Gyorgy – 10:30am OCAA Headquarters (2777-D Bristol St., Costa Mesa, CA 92626 |
| Dec. 2-5 (Thurs – Sun) | Nutcracker with the Inland Dance Academy @ California Theater of Performing Arts, 562 West 4th St., San Bernardino. Ruby Karen together with adagio partner, Gary Franco will be guest performers |
| Dec 7 (Wed) | Salsalegre’s 5th Annual Fundraiser featuring many of the established salsa icons. An aerial and salsa rendition by the Ruby Karen Project. 8pm – 2am @ Highlands Hollywood Nightclub |
| Dec 16 (Fri) | Black & White Holiday sponsored by Dance Asylum. A romantic full dinner and performance night featuring professional artists in the field of Latin, Ballroom and Aerial Arts. Ruby Karen Project and the Orange County Aerial Arts shall be participating this exciting evening. |
| Dec. 27 – Jan.8 | Winter Intensive Aerial Workshop at the Brockus Project Studios, located at 618 B Moulton Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90031. Aerial Arts Workshop will be held on January 5, 2012 from 10am – 12pm |
| Dec. 31(Sat) | New Year’s Event: GREAT NIGHTS at the ORANGE COUNTY GREAT PARK, Irvine California; Aerial and Dance Performances by OCAA’s apprentice team. Time: 5:30 pm – 9:30 pm. Location: Balloon Park | Map & Directions Free admission, $10 parking |
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