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Recreational Courses at CCCC in Chinatown
October 14, 2009
by Paul K.P. Wong
 The Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre in Chinatown. |
The Chinese Culture is one of the oldest, most complex, richest and magnificent cultures in the world, because China has almost 5,000 years of history.
If you admire the Chinese culture, and like the Chinese arts, Chesses, Dances, languages, Martial Arts or sports, the Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre (CCCC) in Chinatown launches these courses year round. Most of the instructors will speak Cantonese, Mandarin and English.
Currently, they are providing varies courses as following to pursuit the public interest in the leisure:
Arts:
(1) Handcraft-silk Flowers Creation Course (Included Materials) 4 classes
A class: Every Saturday 10:00am – 11:30am
B class: Every Sunday 10:00am – 11:30am
(2) Youth Fine Arts (10 classes). Every Saturday 1:30pm – 3:00pm
(3) Chinese Calligraphy (8 classes)
A class: Every Saturday 2:00pm – 3:30pm
B class: Every Sunday 2:00pm – 3:30pm
(4) Chinese Traditional Painting (8 classes)
A class: Every Saturday 2:00pm – 3:30pm
B class: Every Wednesday 10:00am – 11:30am
Language:
(1) Mandarin Beginner Level 1 (to be conducted in English) -- 10 classes. Every Thursday 6:00pm – 8:00pm
(2) Cantonese Beginner (to be conducted in English) -- 10 classes. Every Monday 6:30pm – 8:30pm
(3) English Conversation Beginner for ESL learners (8 classes). Every Saturday 10:00am – 11:30am
Chinese Dance:
Youth Chinese Dance (10 classes)
A class (Age 4–6): Every Sunday 4:00pm – 5:30pm
B class (Age 11-15): Every Sunday 2:30pm – 4:00pm
C class (Age 7 -10): Every Sunday 1:00pm – 2:30pm
Martial Arts:
(1) Basic Yang Style Tai Chi (12 classes). Every Friday 11:00am – 11:45am
(2) Intermediate Yang Style Tai Chi (12 classes). Every Friday 12:00pm - 12:45pm
(3) 42 Movements of Yang Style Tai Chi (10 classes). Every Sunday 9:30 – 10:30am
(4) 24 Movements Yang Style Tai Chi (10 classes)
A class: Every Tuesday 11:00am – 12:00pm
B class: Every Wednesday 5:30pm – 6:30pm
(5) Adult Wu Shu (10 classes). Every Sunday 10:30 am – 11:30am
(6) Youth Wu Shu (10 classes). Every Friday 6:00pm – 7:00pm
(7) Qigong – Adult Zhineng Health & Wellness Class (8 classes)
A class: Every Saturday 11:00am – 12:00pm
B class: Every Monday 6:00pm – 7:00pm
(8) Wing Chun Kung Fu (8 classes). Every Thursday 6:30pm – 8:30pm
(9) Choy Lee Fut Kung Fu (10 classes). Every Tuesday 6:30pm – 8:30pm
(10) Hung Ga Kung Fu (12 classes). Every Monday 6:30pm – 8:00pm
(11) Mi Zong Luo Han (12 classes)
A class: Every Monday 6:30pm – 8:00pm
B class: Every Thursday 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Sports:
(1) Adult Table Tennis Training Course (10 classes). Every Monday and Wednesday, 11:00am – 12:30pm.
(2) Intermediate Table Tennis (8 classes)
A class: Every Wednesday 6:30pm – 8:00pm
B class: Every Friday 6:00pm – 7:30pm
(3) Youth Table Tennis Training Course (8 classes)
A class: Every Sunday 11:00am – 12:30pm
B class: Every Sunday 1:00pm – 2:30pm
C class: Every Sunday 2:30pm – 4:00pm
(4) Youth (Age 8-12) Badminton Training Course (12 classes)
A class: Every Tuesday 6:30 – 8:30pm
B class: Every Sunday 4:30 – 6:30pm
(5) Youth (Age 13-17) Badminton Training Course (12 classes)
A class: Every Friday 7:30 – 9:30pm
B class: Every Sunday 6:30 – 8:30pm
(6) Adult Badminton Course (10 classes). Every Thursday 6:30 – 8:30pm
For registration or inquiries, please call: (403)262-5071 or visit their website www.culturalcentre.ca for more details. All above courses are subjected to a fee.