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INTRODUCTION OF "DAZZ"

Dazz was founded by Eugene Poku of Special Blend in 1971-72 . He is my master, and mentor in Dazz. When in Montreal, pay him a visit.

@http://www.ashtangamontreal.com/teachers.html 

Dazz is a unique blend of Jon-E's native African Dance Style: Afro-Rhythm combined with the following modern Dance Styles: 'Savage Jazz', Street-Dance, Break-Dancing, Acrobatics, Mime and, Robotics!  Jon-e's career as a Dance Instructor, began in Montreal in 1983 when he and his brother, Eugene, taught DAZZ dance classes at M.A.D School, West Island Dance Centre, L'écoles Ballets de Montréal and L'école les Ballets Jazz de Montréal.J
     Jon-E then moved to Ottawa in 1984 and continued teaching DAZZ at: Dovercourt Community Centre (1986-1987), the Jazz-Hot Dance Company (1995), Bayshore Recreation Centre (2000), Minto Skating Club (2001-2002), Cyrville Community Centre (2001), The R.A. Centre (2000-2001), Ottawa Athletic Club (2002), many local Schools (Ottawa-Carleton District School Board and Ottawa-Carleton Catholic School Board), Private Schools and Skating Clubs (including the Minto Skating Club & Nepean Skating Club).

http://jshakka.tripod.com/soul/id21.html    ( video clip Dazz   )
 
See Choreography Reviews and Choreography Venues !!

Performance: World Exchange Plaza

June 2002, Ottawa

          DAZZ DANCE FITNESS WORKSHOPS/CLASSES

     DAZZ dance workshops/classes are available for companies,schools, dance schools, skating clubs, company noon-hour workouts, community centres, day camps, cheerleaders, amateur/professional dancers, etc.

     Each workshop/class is forty-five minutes to one hour in length (depending on the age of the participants) & taught by Jon-E-Shakka/ShakkaProject!  These Workshops are suitable for 4 years-Adult.

     One or a series of workshops/classes may be booked at one time!

            WORKSHOP FORMAT

Each workshop contains the following elements:

1) A dance demonstration by Jon-E-Shakka/
     ShakkaProject in order to capture the student's
     attention & inspire them
2) A brief history of Jon-E's dance background & culture
3) A warm-up
4) Instruction of the various dance elements involved in
     DAZZ: Afro-Rhythm, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Break-Dance (no
     spinning involved), Mime & Robotics!
5) Choreography instruction
6) A warm-down!

Shakka Brothers: Show Time, 1983



West Island Dance Center

                                               PRICING


Prices have been lowered for 2004-2005 in order to make our Dance Program more accessible

1) For Classes of 19 Students or less: $66.50/45mins-Hour + GST (7%)
2) For Classes of 20 Students or more: $3.50/Student/45mins-Hour + GST (7%)

A 10% discount is offered on bookings of over 100 Students!  This reduced rate applies to schools & non-profit groups only!


                                               SHOWS


     Shows are available for Shopping Malls, Companies,schools, camps, festivals, clubs, weddings, community events, etc.


Current Show Titles Include:

1) "JON-E-SHAKKA, The Human Robot...and much more" : a one-hour, dance-music extravaganza
      suitable for all ages & featuring original music, impersonations & choreography by Jon-E-
      Shakka!!

2) "Black History Month...A Celebration!" :a one-hour show that includes the history of the
      Underground Railroad, African Inventors & Jon-E's history in Africa,  followed by a
      demonstration of African-influenced music & dance! Each year features a special guest!

3) THE SHAKKA-PROJECT, An Electrifying Showcase" :featuring African-influenced drumming,
     dancing, vocalizing.  Shakka will take you on an exciting Show journey!  Also featuring special
     guests (dancers, singers, rappers...)

Show Costs: $275/Show + GST (7%)

                   CHOREOGRAPHY:

see Choreography, for further information......

     Not only does Jon-E choreograph all his dance classes and performances, he also has also been involved in choreographing the following:

"Times Of Our Life" Soap Opera (CFCF-Montreal, Quebec, 1984)

 Main Dance Routine of 150 International Boy Scouts (Scouts Canada Jamboree-ThunderBay, 1997)

Assisting with the GOLD MEDAL winning Choreography of Jr.Men's Figure Skating Champion, Fedor Andreev (1998-1999)

Ottawa Senators' Hockey Game
Performance

Corel Centre, 1996

Learn moves like this...

Dazz is fun !!

 DANCE COMPETITIONS:

 "Dance Fever Competition",
(Second Prize; California, U.S.A.), 1981

"Footloose Dance Competition",
(Gold Medal in Solo, Silver Medal in Duet; Ottawa), 1992

PRESENTLY:

We are looking for our own studio space due to many requests and will post it on our site ASAP! Thankyou everyone, for your interest & support!  We are also seeking Corporate Sponsors to help make our Dance Program more accessible to students who are economically disadvantaged!

     A DANCE INSTRUCTION VIDEO and MUSIC VIDEO, are in the works .  We are still accepting bookings for DANCE CLASSES, SHOWS AND WORKSHOPS !
**Dazz is a unique form of Dance Fitness . So far only two teachers, (joneshakka/eugenePoku(shakkaBro's), have the licence to teach this Unique creative Art form. B-ware of imposters. U-KNOW ! Thru the years the Dazz robot had been taught to many many students. Few of my students have went on to a professional career with Dazz. Slyvain Gaumond, Magic Rogers, Nick Zacorov.



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