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Old Orchard Beach/Saco Adult and Community Education



Music & Dance

Advanced Beginner Guitar

$79

with Travis Taylor

Calendar Apr 3, 2024 at 6 pm, runs for 6 weeks

If you've taken Beginning Guitar or have some playing experience, expand your guitar playing repertoire! Discover additional tunes, first position chords and get advice on spicing up your strumming. No class 4/17.

Required: Proof of registration, nylon or steel stringed guitar, soft or medium picks, a tuner and Hal Leonard Guitar Method Complete Edition: Book 1, 2 & 3 by Will Schmid and Greg Koch (approx. $15).

Travis Taylor has been playing guitar for a number of years and has been a member of a local band for quite some time. Additionally, he has more than 10 years experience teaching guitar in the Saco school system.

Hand Drumming Workshop

$35

with Namory Keita

Calendar Apr 13, 2024 at 1 pm, runs for 1 week

3/24 class POSTPONED due to power outage at the Saco Learning Center! We will notify all registered students of the reschedule date as soon as we can! Thank you!

Beginners & ALL Levels Welcome!

Explore hand drumming through the traditional music of Guinea, West Africa. Alongside your fellow students and Master Village Drummer Namory Keita, play patterns and rhythms. Fun and engaging, Namory's remarkable style unites all levels in a community experience and is fun and engaging—a not to be missed experience!

Required: Proof of registration. Djembe, Ashiko, Conga or other hand drum.

Note: Some rentals are available at $5/drum, payable to instructor in class. Please reserve your drum by emailing info@namorydrum.com after you register.

Master Village Drummer Namory Keita is in high demand! He is an accomplished teacher and performer with a distinctive style and a depth of traditional knowledge that is extremely hard to find outside of the Guinean villages where he was born. His assets include his extraordinary talent for captivating any audience and his connections to local and international drummers and dancers.

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Beginner Belly Dance

$75

with Jessy Lynn Ostara

Calendar Apr 19, 2024 at 5:30 pm, runs for 6 weeks

Enjoy a judgment-free environment that emphasizes dance and positive body image while also offering support and encouragement! While beginners practice fundamental motions and combinations, intermediates polish their understanding and experiment with layers. The tummy-toning results are a positive side effect for inspiration! Explore movement, vocabulary, musicality and history. No class 5/17.

Required: Proof of registration. Wear comfortable clothing and bring water.

Jessy Lynn Ostara, a 500-hour Certified Yoga Instructor, has years of experience teaching several movement modalities. Her concentration is in meditative Belly Dance, Yin, Hatha and Chair yoga. She is also a certified meditation teacher through ShivaShakti school of Yoga and Healing Arts.

Country & Latin Line Dancing Section II - Spring

$89

with Elizabeth Richards

Calendar Apr 23, 2024 at 6 pm, runs for 6 weeks

Learn a few line dances to bust out when a line dancing opportunity presents itself or simply because you want to try something new! Discover classic country line dances and popular Latin rhythms, including rumba, cha cha, salsa and more, in this fun, energetic class! Specific music and pattern requests will be taken the first night and taught whenever possible. All levels welcome! No partner required.

Required: Proof of registration. Wear comfortable clothing and soft-soled shoes.

Elizabeth Richards has been teaching dance for more than 20 years. She loves watching the moment that steps 'click' for her students.

Full Course

Country & Latin Line Dancing

$89

with Elizabeth Richards

Calendar Apr 25, 2024 at 6:30 pm, runs for 6 weeks

Learn a few line dances to bust out when a line dancing opportunity presents itself or simply because you want to try something new! Discover classic country line dances and popular Latin rhythms, including rumba, cha cha, salsa and more, in this fun, energetic class! Specific music and pattern requests will be taken the first night and taught whenever possible. All levels welcome! No partner required.

Required: Proof of registration. Wear comfortable clothing and soft-soled shoes.

Elizabeth Richards has been teaching dance for more than 20 years. She loves watching the moment that steps 'click' for her students.

Full Course

Ballroom Dancing

$99

with Elizabeth Richards

Calendar Apr 25, 2024 at 7:30 pm, runs for 6 weeks

Get ready for wedding season with dances that are always in style, easy to learn and great fun!Learn what you need to know to be a better, more confident dancer!

Discover how to find the beat, basic techniques, partnership and styling as we cover Waltz, Foxtrot, and Swing.

Course fee is per couple and we will not be changing partners in this class.

Required: Proof of registration. Wear comfortable clothing and soft-soled shoes.

Elizabeth Richards has been teaching dance for more than 20 years. She loves watching the moment that steps 'click' for her students.

Full Course

Instant Piano for Hopelessly Busy People - Live Online

$65

with Craig Coffman

Calendar Jun 18, 2024 at 6:30 pm, runs for 1 week

From the comfort of your own home, play the piano like a professional by using chords. The course includes an online book, online follow-up video lessons, optional periodic online Q&A sessions and a recording of the class—enough materials to continue your practice and study on your own! Learn to form the three basic types of chords, handle a variety of keys and time signatures, avoid counting and simplify more than 12,000 complex chords. The course is part lecture/demonstration and part hands-on instruction.

Please have access to a computer, tablet, or phone, a piano or keyboard and a steady internet connection during class. Registration closes at noon on 6/11.

Craig Coffman, an experienced piano and guitar instructor, professional pianist and music director, has 30+ years of experience teaching piano privately. His piano and guitar seminars have been attended by 30,000+ students throughout the US over the last 27 years.





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