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Health and Fitness
The UW Health Sports Medicine Center has begun registration for winter/spring classes. Individuals can enroll in various health and fitness classes, including Weight Training for Women, Ashtanga Yoga, Taekwondo, Salsa & Mamba Dance, Pilates, and Advanced Core and Balance. Some of the aquatic classes being offered include Deep Water Running, Intro to Triathlon Training, Masters Swim, Kayaking, Swim Technique Clinics, Arthritis Plus and Water Ballet. Classes run through June 2. To register, call 263-7936.

Chinese Brush Painting
Saturdays, Jan. 26-March 16, 3-5 p.m.

6541 Mosse Humanities. $90.

In this eight-week Continuing Studies course, students learn Chinese brush strokes when painting grapes and grape leaves, bamboo, roses, vegetables, loquat, landscape and peony trees. The instructor, Stella Dobbins, provides lessons based on “The Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting.” 263-6322.

Continuing Education Catalog
The Winter/Spring Catalog of UW–Madison Continuing Studies courses is available by calling 262-1156. Noncredit courses are offered for personal enrichment and professional development. Course topics include aging and long-term care, alcohol and other drug treatment programs for counselors, alumni learning, art, children’s classes, clergy programs, communication, dance, developmental disabilities, diversity, fitness and movement, health education, history, human services administration, international languages, literature, mediation, mental health assessment and treatment, music, nonprofit development, public management, publication design and production, theater and drama, women’s studies, writing and editing, and travel/study programs.

The catalog is available at http://www.dcs.wisc.edu/classes/classtoc.htm.

Dance Classes to Start
Campus faculty and staff can learn new dance styles or improve on skills they already have in Continuing Studies courses this spring. Classes start Jan. 21-25. Topics include African American dance, ballet, bharata natyam (Hindu), classical Spanish, contemporary, Irish, jazz, Middle Eastern, modern and tap rhythms. The classes meet close to campus. 263-8927.

Contact Improvisation
Saturdays, Jan. 26-May 4, 1:30-3 p.m.

State Street Center, 122 State St. $113.

In this playful, athletic, meditative and intuitive dance form, partners share weight through a moving point of contact. Class introduces contact improvisation to beginners and gives experienced dancers an opportunity to develop their skills. Through guided explorations, you experience breath, gravity, weight and momentum, individually and in dances with a partner, working toward free-form jamming. The instructor emphasizes communication, safety and “jam etiquette.” 263-8927.

A History of America’s Music Theatre
Tuesdays, Feb. 5-March 12, 7:30-9 p.m.

2441 Mosse Humanities. $75.

Instructor: Bill Lutes.

For more than a century, the Broadway musical has thrilled audiences with its blend of melody, drama and wit. Continuing Studies students will survey the collaborations of the great songwriters, producers and performers. Through guided listening to outstanding audio and video performances, gain a deeper appreciation of the shows and the evolution of Broadway from its earliest days to the present. 265-5629.

Playwriting
Mondays, Feb. 11- March 11, 7-9 p.m.

Lowell Center. $62.50.

Instructor: Steve Feffer, a published playwright.

Learn the basic principles of dramatic structures and strategies, and use them to shape ideas. By the end of this class, you will have written a stageable and dramatically sound one-act play. The instructor will emphasize drafting and rewriting, using various writing exercises and critiques. All levels welcome. 265-8041.

Internet Short Courses
More than 50 six-week Internet courses begin the second Wednesday of each month. They are appropriate for UW faculty and staff, and the general public. Complete descriptions and registration materials is available at http://www.ed2go.com/cme/courses.html. The registration link is at the bottom of the course description. Information: 265-5221, cme@med.wisc.edu.

Art Courses for Adults
Spring Continuing Studies courses focus on Chinese brush painting, bead embroidery, stitchery, papermaking and self-exploration in art. Other courses include realistic painting, how to present artwork, printmaking, figure drawing, botanical art and oil painting. Classes are held on campus in the evenings and on weekends. 263-6322.

Courses for Youths
Courses for children and teens in Spanish, German, art and dance start next semester. February art courses include: artists’ bookmaking; beads for kids; portfolio review for high school students; comic book art; and self-exploration in art. Dance classes include ballet (ages 8 and older), creative dance (ages 4-7), jazz dance (ages 8 and older), and tap dance (ages 8-11). German Samstagschule (Saturday School) is for children in kindergarten through eighth grade. Spanish, beginning and advanced, is offered for children, ages 4-8. Information: art, 263-6322; dance,

263-8927; German, 262-2075; and Spanish, 262-3428.

The Medieval World: Italy
Thursdays, Jan. 24-Feb. 7, 7:30-8:45 p.m.

Elvehjem Museum. $26.

Instructor: Christopher Kleinhenz.

This session is part of a four-section series that focuses on the civilization, art and architecture, and religions of the Middle Ages in Europe and the Middle East. The group examines Sicily from the ancient Greeks and Romans to the Aragonese occupation in the 13th and 14th centuries. It also looks at the changing shape of the Eternal City from its early settlement to the Renaissance. Another topic is the growth of Florence from market town to flourishing medieval and Renaissance city. Information: 262-3731.

Evening French Classes
Evening classes start in January. Beginning I, Beginning II and Intermediate classes. Taught in an informal atmosphere, participants learn conversation for social and cultural situations. The instructor also explains basic French structures and gives tips for travelers. Information: 262-4873.

Advanced Business French
Thursdays, Jan. 31-April 11, 4 to 5:30 p.m.

Grainger Hall. Fee: $325 plus instructional materials.

Earn advanced business French certificate. Course focuses on oral and written communications in French, business situations, and the business practices and institutions in French-speaking countries. Weekly classes are supplemented by individual study with the instructor. The class is limited to 25. Information: 262-4873. Register: 262-2451.

Online Marathon Training Class
Online class that starts Jan. 23 helps preparation for the Mad City Marathon on May 26. Class is offered through the Department of Kinesiology. For information, call 262-2551.

Professional Development and Applied Studies
Human Services Administration: online classes. Information: 262-2352, http://www.dcs.wisc.edu/pda/online/hsl.htm.

Competitive Swimming Edge
Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:15-6:30 p.m.

UW Sports Medicine Masters Swim focuses on
technique and interval training that will help increase the swimmer’s speed in the pool. All strokes will be emphasized as well as proper turns and starts. UWSM is for advanced swimmers needing minimal stroke work who want to remain competitive. Information: 263-7936.

Masters Swimming for Triathletes
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6-7:15 a.m., or Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:40-7:55 p.m.

Class will focus on freestyle, the stroke most triathletes use when competing. Other strokes will be incorporated, but the focus of the course is to improve the swimming portion of a triathlon. Information: 263-7936.