2019 PUBLIC CLASS SCHEDULE
Weekly Public Dance Classes are ongoing technique classes taught by artists and teachers who hire our space to host their classes. These classes are a great way to get away from the hustle and bustle, stay fit, meet people and learn new techniques. Have a look at what's on offer and then contact the teacher directly to book in.
**PLEASE NOTE** Due to Dancehouse's artistic program of performances, workshops and events, weekly classes may not always be held at Dancehouse, or may not run on particular days. Always check with your teacher first before attending a class. Dates below may be indicative.
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MONDAY
Monday 6.00 - 7.00PM
Zumba
ZUMBA is a fusion of Latin and International music/ dance themes that create a dynamic, exciting dance class, and is also based on the principle that the work-out should be FUN AND EASY TO DO. This class will start with a warm-up and dance on different rhythms like Merengue, Salsa, Cumbia, Reggaeton, African and more. After the work out, the session ends with a cool-down.
Marlyse Marquer is a dancer, originally from Mauritius, and is a licensed Zumba Instructor and ZIN (Zumba Instructor Network) Member. She has been doing classical ballet since she was young, but ever since she discovered Zumba it has become her passion. She loves to make her classes feel like a party - come and share the passion for Zumba!
Dates: Weekly, from 7 January 2019
Time: 6.00-7.00pm
Cost: $30 for 4 sessions, or $10 casual
Contact: Marlyse Marquer, 0410 459 830
Email: marlyse_m@hotmail.com
Website: http://marlysemarquer.zumba.com/
Facebook: http://fb.me/zumbamarlyse
Monday 7.00 - 8.30PM
Underground Dance Fusion - Contamination Dance Project
Underground Dance Fusion is the fusion of contemporary and urban dance techniques, where the two meet, melt and confront each other in an ongoing exchange of creative inputs, aiming to discover new languages of expression. Classes are divided into three parts: warm up, floor work, stretching; dynamic movements thorugh space, level, energy and expression; exploring and developming in terms of combination and creating a contamination of movement.
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Dates: Weekly, from 7 January 2019
Time: 7.00 – 8.30PM
Costs: Single: $20, Monthly pass for Mondays (4 classes) $70:3 Month pass (12 classes) $190
Contact: Sara Carinci, 0404 649 353
Email: UDanceFusion@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/UDFusion/about/#
Instagram: https://instagram.com/UDanceFusion
TUESDAY
Tuesday & Wednesday OR Wednesday & Thursday PLUS Weekend and Week long workshops
ActionTheater - Danielle Cresp
ActionTheater is a physical theatre improvisation training which expands the individual artists expressive range, builds ensemble awareness, and offers performers a clear, structured form in which to play with abandon. The training builds vocal, verbal and physical performance skills, hones awareness and increases expressive range! Danielle Cresp is not only a Licensed ActionTheater Practioner, she is also the only ActionTheater Practitioner currently teaching in Australia! Danielle offers a range of workshops from OPEN workshops for artists new to the work of ActionTheater through to EXPERIENCED workshops for artists familiar with the ActionTheater method or similar training methods.
What's on offer at DanceHouse?
Two Half-Day OPEN Workshop (Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 9am-1pm)
Two Half-Day EXPERIENCED Workshop (Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 9am - 2pm)
(half-day workshops include, on request, the optional bonus of 1-on-1 coaching, 2 - 4pm)
Two Day Workshop (9am - 5pm)
Three Day Workshop (9am - 4pm)
Five-Day Workshop (9am - 5pm)
ActionTheater is a starting point for body-oriented theatre improvisation. It's a physical theatre training method and an artistic practice all rolled into one. In ActionTheater trainings the improviser follows the constantly changing interior of their imagination; they respond crafting each moment with movement, sound and language. Each workshop is completely bespoke, designed and tailored for the individual artists that have booked in. No two workshops are ever the same!
ALL EOI's welcome via email: mail@daniellecresp.com
For info on future workshops: www.daniellecresp.com
Danielle Cresp is a Melbourne-based professional ActionTheater Practitioner, Director & Improvisation Artist who's passion for improvised performance, practise, shared artistic exchange and directing has taken her to festivals, performance events, and trainings across Australia, to Europe and to America. Danielle became a Licensed Action Theater teacher under the watchful eyes of Ruth Zaporah (the creator of ActionTheater) in the heat of the New Mexican desert in 2011. Since then she has taught over 50 SOLD OUT workshops, become the Creative Director at ActionTheaterAustralia and has received over 60 five star reviews for her teaching! Danielle's focus as a teacher, director and improvisation artist is on physically embodied performance presence. Her motto is: "The more you notice, the more you have to play with!"
MORE INFO ON DATES & BOOKINGS >>> https://www.daniellecresp.com/workshops/
Contact: Danielle Cresp 0408590759
Dates: Dancehouse Public Workshops
Email: mail@daniellecresp.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ActionTheaterAustralia/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/actiontheateraustralia/
Website: www.daniellecresp.com
Tuesday 6.30 – 9.30PM
Alchemy Dance Improvisation
Alchemy classes are for dancers wishing to explore improvisation as a means to discover deep levels of embodiment, connection and presence. A safe, generous space is provided for beginners and experienced movers, with participants exploring and developing their movement expression with support and encouragement from the group. Using dance, writing, drawing and witnessing, these workshops are designed for those wishing to honor the unique qualities of their moving body, embrace authenticity and expand understanding of the creative process.
Gentle bodywork techniques ('touch facilitation') are used to release hidden tension patterns and blocks, allowing an expansion of movement vocabulary. Core exercises affirm and deepen understanding of the unique personal and aesthetic choices we make in the moment. Improvised performance or sharing events provides an opportunity to fully embrace and celebrate these impulses in the presence of witnesses.
Anne O'Keeffe is a dancer, actor, choreographer and teacher, who has taught movement-based improvisation since 1984 - inspired by Skinner Releasing Technique, Al Wunder, Stephanie Skura, Eva Karczag and Min Tanaka. Anne teaches Improvisation to dancers and Movement to actors at the Victorian College of the Arts and 16th Street Actor's Studio. Her teaching emphasizes integration and transformation through conscious embodiment and she provides a warm, generous space where movement can be explored soulfully and joyfully. She has been developing and facilitating the Alchemy classes for 17 years.
WEEKEND WORKSHOP: Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 January 2019
SERIES 2:
Dates: Tuesdays 14, 21, 28 May & 4, 11 June. Sundays 2 & 16 June 2019
Time: Tuesdays 6.30 – 9.30PM; Sun Nov 18, 10AM-5PM; Sun Dec 9, 2:30-6:30PM
Costs: $350 full, $320 Concession (Full course only)
please note: class size limited to 16
Contact: Anne O'Keeffe, 0411 218 101
Email: aok@alchemydance.com.au
Website: www.alchemydance.com.au
Tuesdays 6.00 - 7.00PM
Grow Through Dance - Graham Based
Irina De Loche's Grow Through Dance class is suitable for those who have a dance background, past or present. It is a low impact class that will focus on the source of movement in the body, both muscular and emotional learning to dance from the heart and core of your body. This class is based on the Graham technique, modern dance movement style and pedagogy created by American dancer and choreographer Martha Graham.
Irina De Loch has been teaching in the dance community for over 20 years now and has a background in a range of dance style, including Indian Russian folkloric dance, contemporary, modern, African dance, and jazz ballet. She is a dance participant as well as a dance make. Irina has formed her own dance group Solemates and has choreographed over 60 dance pieces and had two been taught at the Australian Ballet, School of Dance.
*Please contact Irina to confirm your attendance, as dates may vary*
Dates: Weekly, from 5 Ferbruary 2019
Time: 6.00 – 7.00PM
Contact: Irina De Loche
Email: solemates1@gmail.com
Tuesdays 7:30-8:45PM
Hula Hoop Dance Classes
Hula hoop dance classes are all about fun, fitness, flow and freedom. A great way to tone up, tune in and take time out. An All Levels class suitable for Total Beginners right through to Intermediate hoopers. Classes focus on utilising play to find connection with the hoop and with self as a pathway to learning foundational hoop dance moves, tricks and transitions so you can begin to flow and find your own dance with the hoop.
Participants will be encouraged to play, explore, discover and develop their own individual hoop dance style. Using group and individual instruction, choreography, improvisation, hilarious hoopercise, practise and games, these sessions are for both beginners and hoopers at any stage of their hoop dance journey. Each class is unique and, whilst you will progress and connect with the hoop more quickly if you sign up for multiple classes, you can come along at any point in the term as the classes do not build on each other week to week.
Suitable for adults and teens. No experience necessary.All hoops are provided. Wear comfy clothes. BYO water bottle and giggles.
Donna Sparx is a professional hula hoop dancer who is passionate about bringing the dance into the hoop and sharing the freedom found in play and flow. Recognised globally for her creativity, innovation, flow facilitation and playful approach, she has taught thousands of people of all ages to hula hoop. Donna is the founder of Hoop Sparx and has performed with the Women's Circus and at many festivals and events. She brings a passion and playfulness to her work that is infectious. Her motto: Do it 'til you can. And always spread the sparkle.
Dates: Weekly from July 23 2018
Time: 7.30-8.45PM
Cost: Single class $30; 5 Class Pack $125 (must book in advance)
Bookings: http://www.hoopsparx.com/product/hula-hoop-dance-carlton-tuesdays/
Contact: Donna Sparx
Email: donna@hoopsparx.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/hoopsparx
Instagram: www.instagram.com/donnasparx
Youtube: www.youtube.com/DonnaSparxHoopla
WEDNESDAY
Wednesday, 11.00AM-1.00PM
Body-Mind Centering
Exploring the anatomy & poetics of your bodymind with Alice Cummins
Beginning with the premise that movement is perception, we will rigorously engage with different Body-Mind Centering® principles. Through a practice of listening and attentionyou will develop somatic awareness. The workshops will include guided movement, anatomical information, imagery and directed touch, followed by Authentic Movement, shared discussion, and journal writing to integrate the material.
Body-Mind Centering® (BMCSM) is a study of the experienced body in contrast to the objectified body. It is an embodied approach to learning, living and knowledge making. BMC engages the bodymind through the poetics of moving, touch and experiential anatomy, inviting change that is an integration of our physical, psychological, intellectual and imaginative life. Alice studied Body-Mind Centering® with Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen in the United States, 1995-98.
Please bring a blanket for working on the floor and a journal for writing.
Alice Cummins MA, is a dance artist, Body-Mind Centering®Practitioner and Movement Educator (ISMETA). She has been researching and teaching her work nationally and internationally for over twenty years. Her process creates an environment of refined somatic awareness and generates engagement and embodied intelligence within a community of shared inquiry. Alice's approach is accessible to people from diverse backgrounds. She welcomes the richness and contribution of this in the learning and sharing of knowledge.
Dates: Term 1 Wednesdays 17 July - 28 August (7 weeks)
Time: 11.00AM-1.00PM
Cost: $350
Contact: Alice Cummins
Email: alice@footfall.com.au
"Body-Mind Centering®" and "BMCSM" are service marks of Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, used with permission.
Wednesday 6.30-7.30PM
Adult Beginners Ballet with Shay Reeves
Graduate of Brisbane's ADPI (Australian Dance Performance Institute), trained in both RAD & FATD classical syllabus, Shay Reeves is bringing their life time adoration of ballet & dance to the adult beginners world. Using an open intuitive approach to the traditional class structure, Shay is focusing on creating a safe inclusive space for those wanting to experience dance for the first time to those brushing up after years gone by.
Dates: Weekly, from 3 April 2019
Time: 6.30-7.30 PM
Cost: $15 cash on the day
Contact: Shay Reeves
Email: shayreeves@outlook.com
Instagram & Facebook: @bunhead_dance
Wednesday 6.30-7.30PM
Odissi, Indian Classical
Odissi is one of the eight classical dance forms of India. It is the oldest surviving dance form of India on the basis of archaeological evidences. It is particularly distinguished from other classical Indian dance forms by the importance it places upon the Tribhangi (literally: three parts break), the independent movement of head, chest and pelvis and upon the basic square stance known as Chauka or Chouka that symbolizes Lord Jagannath. This dance is characterized by various Bhangas (Stance), which involves stamping of the foot and striking various postures as seen in Indian sculptures.
The class structure follows a traditional yet a more modern approach to teaching Odissi dance. The class starts warm up routine with yogic exercise and warm up stretches for 30 minutes. Class for beginner's level will introduce the basic positions. For more advanced classes, introduction to Arasas rhythmic structures set to different beats with compositions to prepare for the larger pieces in the first full-fledged dance piece.
Monica Singh is a Visharad in Odissi dance from Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, New Delhi and is a senior disciple of Smt. Madhavi Mudgal. Monica training extensively with Smt Madhavi Mudgal for 15 years and gained immense experience and in depth knowledge about Odissi not just through its traditional form but also by being a part of choreographic works based on exploring.
ODISSI WORKSHOP:
Madhavi Mudgal Odissi Dance Workshop - Madhavi Mudgal /Monica Singh Sangwan
October 28 - 31 2018
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Date: From 24 January 2018 - ongoing
Time: 6.30 – 7.30pm
Cost: contact Monica for details
Contact: Monica Singh, 0450 059 520
Email: monicasingh24@hotmail.com
THURSDAY
Thursdays 6.00-7.00PM
The Jungle Body Melbourne
The Jungle Body Melbourne is a dance/fitness class, which will entail a combo of the programs KONGA® (cardio/boxing/dancing/sculpting), TYGA® (more dance focused) & BURN® (weights focused).
For all levels, it is designed to suit the most coordinated & uncoordinated person with 4 easy to follow steps per track. Comfortable, fun, relaxed, dark environment with disco lights, a place to let go of all troubles & work out to the best tunes (old school & new).
Sharon Daly is a Jungle Body® Dance/Fitness Instructor originally from Ireland. She has lived in Australia for 3 years, starting out in Perth and moving to Melbourne in January. Daly has been teaching Konga classes in Perth and recently qualified in two other programs, Tyga (more dance focused) and Burn (More weights focused), to ensure she can deliver more variety in her class and participants can enjoy a fun packed class working out from head to toe. Daly's background is predominantly hip hop and Latin, as well as some contemporary dance and yoga. It is her experience with being bullied in her younger life and having to overcome the battle of lack of confidence and self belief that drives her to help people be the best version of themselves and overcome the negativities that tend to take over our minds & hold us back for being our best selves.
Dates: Weekly, from 10 January 2019
Time: 6.00-7.00PM
Cost: $10 per class
Contact: Sharon Daly, 0410 717 797
Email: thejunglebodywithshaz@gmail.com
Website: www.thejunglebody.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1911847065793825/
Thursday, 6.30 – 8.30
Kalaripayattu, Beginners
Kalaripayattu is an ancient traditional indigenous healing and martial art that originates from Kerala in South India. Kalaripayattu martial arts training involves warm up and flexibility exercises, strength and stamina training, step work, traditional forms and sequences as well as unarmed and armed combat techniques. Kalari is ideal for building and maintaining general fitness and is particulalry suited for yogis, athletes, martial artists, actors, dancers and movement practitioners from all walks of life and ages (over 7 years old).
The beginner's course run by Ramona Yagnik will provide basic understanding of Kalaripayattu techniques and practices. It is designed for students who have completed the introduction course (please contact Ramona for more information.)
Ramona is a Kalari Instructor and Naturopath and began studying Kalari Healing and Martial Arts in 2009 in Australia. Since then, she has made several trips to India to study and train with her teacher and Guru, Sat Guru Hanuman Das, the founder of the Kalariyil Dharmikam Ashram in Kerala. She is currently practicing and teaching key Kalaripayattu exercises, forms, open combat sequences and staff weapon forms. Developing focus in the mind and body, while building a strong foundation through warm ups and basic practices are integral to her training.
Dates: Weekly, from 10 January 2019
Time: 6.30 – 8.30PM
Costs: $40 per class
Contact: Ramona Yagnik, 0474 702 790
Email: Ramona@kalarihealing.com
Thursday, 7.30 - 8.45PM
Boogie Nights Dance Dancehouse Pop-Up
Celebrating the music and moves from the halcyon days of disco, funk, boogie and soul, Boogie Nights Dance comes to Dancehouse with a 6 week series of casual classes, creating a feel-good space to unleash your inner disco god/goddess. In each 75 minute class we will wrap you in our sparkly lurex embrace and embark on a boogie voyage like no other to get your hips movin' and hearts groovin' with a series of short dance phrases and a mini routine suitable for absolute beginners and disco aficionados alike. If you dig it then shimmy on over, reap a full body workout and get on down like nobody (or everybody) is watching. Right on!
What to bring? Comfy soft-sole shoes, a bottle of water and a can-disco attitude.
Attire? Anything from your usual exercise threads to fully fledged Bee Gees. (The latter is certainly encouraged but the emphasis is on you to feel comfortable and able to move). There will also be a mystery box of boogie accessories at the door for those who are seeking some extra outfit pizazz.
Walk-ins welcome but bookings are encouraged to ensure a place via www.boogienightsdance.com/booknboogie/
Ally Mac is a singer, dancer and performer, born and raised in Melbourne, Australia. Having grown up in what she describes as a wacky but wonderful musical family, she found herself following suit from a young age. In this way, singing and dancing is a great joy in Ally's life and she hopes to celebrate and encourage this joy in others.
Ally has been performing professionally since the age of 13 and has sung and danced in various bands/live shows, as well as being hired as a session singer and a teacher of both singing and dancing. Ally launched Boogie Nights Dance in early 2018 to pay homage to the era of disco; a time of exuberance and great social change with superb music and choreography to match.
Dates: Pop up term 28 March - 25 April 2019
Time: 7.30-8.45PM
Contact: Aly Mac
Email: info@boogienightsdance.com
Website: www.boogienightsdance.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/boogienightsdancemelb
Instagram: @boogienightsdanc
FRIDAY
Friday 10.00 – 11.30AM
Fine Lines – Contemporary Dance for Mature Bodies
This class is designed for people who have obtained significant dance experience in the past* and wish to continue or re-engage with dance. It is not a class for beginners. Fine line participants range in age, with some in their 30s, but the majority in their 50s and 60s. Participants represent many dance lineages, with training by many national identities including Margaret Lassica, Lynn Golding and Marageret Scott. Many participants have danced professionally, nationally and internationally as independents and members of dance companies.
Classes include floor work, standing and locomotor phrases and some improvisation, incorporating a number of established dance techniques such as ballet, Graham, Cunningham and Horton techniques, and influenced by current contemporary movement approaches. Participants are encouraged to adapt the movement presented to suit their own physical requirements and unique set of inhibitors. Phrases used in class are generally steady and low impact. Movement combinations are designed to stimulate cognitive function and muscle memory while the creative and artistic challenges support healthy, intellectually stimulated and artistically vibrant older dancers to reach their potential.
*Significant dance experience may include past dance training, professional dance experience or movement training in Pilates, yoga or improvisation.
Dates: School terms throughout 2019
Time: 10.00 – 11.30AM
Costs: $15 per class, term fee discounts apply
Contact: Katrina Phillips Rank, 0416 383 865
Email: katrinamrank@gmail.com
SATURDAY
Saturday 9.30AM-11.30PM
Open Training: Body Weather
Body Weather is an ideal physical training for any performer, or just a fantastic creative way to get fit. Perhaps the most well-known of Body Weather practices is 'MB' (Mind-Body, Muscle-Bone or Music-Body). MB is like a dancers' version of aerobics: a series of exercises traveling across space, to music. MB increases cardiovascular fitness, flexibility and co-ordination, in ever evolving combinations to twist your brain and extend your neurological pathways (there's nothing quite like it!) Other aspects of Body Weather include tasks to heighten sensory awareness and use of imagery to evoke a vast range of embodied qualities. Gretel's training sessions typically consist of a loosening warm-up, MB work-out and perceptual or imagery tasks leading into improvisation.
Participants can work at their own level, though some fitness is recommended. Dance experience is not necessary. The 'open' bit means that the facilitator participates too, and we each work at our own level. Focus is on body awareness in a fun and exploratory atmosphere.
Gretel Taylor has taught performance, dance and live art at Victoria University, Monash University and RMIT, and presents lectures and workshops at many conferences and events. This year she is teaching postgrad students in Deakin University's Art and Performance school. She continues to lead Open Training: Body Weather at Dancehouse, Carlton, as well as occasional outdoor workshops exploring Body Weather and site-responsive performance making. Gretel participated in Min Tanaka's intensive workshops in Japan in 1999 and 2000, and since then Body Weather has strongly informed her dance practice. She is a core artist of Environmental Performance Authority (EPA), a site-responsive group that use Body Weather as their underpinning method.
Please note, Gretel has had to cancel February training while she recovers from surgery. Apologies!
Term 1: March 30th and April 6th only, 9.30-11.30am.
Time: 10.00am-12.00pm
Costs: $18 per workshop ($16 for Dancehouse Members), or $75 for 5 workshops (useable throughout the term)
Contact: Gretel Taylor, 0425 759 988
Email: gretelt@unimelb.edu.au
Website: www.greteltaylor.com
Image credit: Still from video, Encroach, Laki Sideris and Gretel Taylor 2018
Saturday 11.30 AM– 1.00PM
Bharatanatyam – Indian Classical Dance
Bharatanatyam is an ancient Indian classical dance style, originally performed in the Hindu temples of Tamil Nadu, in Southern India. Movement, mime and music contribute in equal measure to this beautiful dance and are evenly divided between Nritta - pure dance & Nritya - expressional compositions.
Guru: Meghala Bhat has worked as a senior lecturer for more than 10 years and has been conducting classes in Melbourne for the past 4 years.
Dates: Weekly, From 12 January 2019
Time: 11.30AM – 1.00PM
Costs: $150/10 classes
Contact: Meghala Bhat, 0439 523 950
Email: admin@artofvinyasa.net
Saturday 1.30 - 2.30PM
Afro Latin Groove
Irina De Loche's Afro Latin Groove is suitable for everyone, regardless of your dance background, and especially those with none. So you think you can't dance? Then this class is for you!
Irina De Loch has been teaching in the dance community for over 20 years now and has a background in a range of dance style, including Indian Russian folkloric dance, contemporary, modern, African dance, and jazz ballet. She is a dance participant as well as a dance make. Irina has formed her own dance group Solemates and has choreographed over 60 dance pieces and had two been taught at the Australian Ballet, School of Dance.
Dates: Weekly, from 9 February 2019
Time: 1.30 – 2.30PM
Contact: Irina De Loche
Email: solemates1@gmail.com
Saturday 2.30 - 3.30PM
Rasa Technique Contemporary Ballet Class
Rasa Technique is a contemporary ballet dance technique designed specifically to produce rasa.
What is rasa? Rasa is the distilled essence of emotion brought about during a performance. By a skilled audience member it can be tasted, savoured, appreciated and remembered. It has been described as the juice of life, life's nectar, the holy grail of performing artists and audience members alike.
How does Rasa Technique work? Rasa technique works by first teaching you the principles of dance - flow, connection, spiralling, expansion/contraction etc. these principles are then incorporated into dance techniques along with advanced breathing techniques to lay a foundation from which all rasa can be created.
What are the benefits of learning Rasa Technique? Rasa Technique is first and foremost about movement. How you move and how that has the power to move others. The way we move directly affects the quality of our lives, the more grounded, connected, centred we are the more able we are to experience and live life fully. Rasa Technique gives us the power to not only live life fully but to express it fully through our bodies in a way the moves those that witness it.
Who can do Rasa Technique? Rasa technique is open to anyone from absolute beginners through to principal dancers in professional companies. It is designed so that people of all ages levels and abilities can train together.
Kieran Gourley began dancing ballet at the age of four. He began training six days a week from age eleven and joined the Australian Ballet School at the age of eighteen. After three years of full time training at the school he was accepted into The Australian Ballet Company. After searching the globe he was unable to find any other dance companies who had incorporated these principles or understandings in to dance so he returned to Melbourne and founded Rasa Technique as a way of sharing this information with the dance world.
*Kieran is a registered teacher with the Victorian Institute of Teaching.
Dates: Weekly, from 26 January 2019
Time: 3.00 – 4.30PM
Costs: $15 full price, $10 students; casual drop in
Contact: Keiran Gourley
Email: kjgourley@yahoo.com
Website: www.rasatechnique.com
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