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FYI
In the Dance Community
Online Exploration of The Royal Ballet’s Swan Lake
The Royal
Opera House education department recently
launched a new website, “Swan Lake: From Planning to
Performance,” that will interest teachers, students, and
balletomanes worldwide. Interviews with RB artistic director
Monica Mason, the company’s dancers,
choreographers, and other artistic and production staff
members offer insights and
personal views on life at The Royal Ballet. Video segments
include “Swan Lake: A Visit to the Ballet,” “Through
the Stage Door: Working at the Royal Opera House,” “In the
Studio: Dancers and Choreographers at Work,” “Curtain Up:
Preparing for Performance,” and “Behind the Scenes: Getting a
Ballet Onstage.” Photo essays follow a dancer and an orchestra
member over the course of a typical day; others discuss the
history, music, designs, and story of Swan Lake and
describe dancing on pointe, turning points in ballet history,
and dance notation. See www.rohedswanlake.org.uk, or from the
Royal Opera House website home page (www.roh.org.uk), click on
the “Swan Lake: From Planning to Performance” icon.
Capezio Continues to Support Breast Cancer Research
In October
2006 Capezio introduced a new line of dancewear, Capezio®
Cares, in conjunction with Breast Cancer Awareness Month. A
percentage of sales proceeds from the line were donated to the
American Cancer Society for breast cancer research. Because of
the strong response to the dancewear, which includes a
camisole leotard, a camisole top, and a capri pant (all in
black with pink detailing), Capezio has decided to continue
the program year-round. A Capezio Cares black nylon tote is
also available. Prices range from $20 to $32. Contact your
local Capezio dealer or visit
www.capeziostore.com.
Dance
Studio Named Small Business of the Year
On January
18, 2007, Michelle’s Studio of Dance in Bonney Lake, WA, was
named a 2006 Small Business of the Year by the Better Business
Bureau. Four hundred businesses in Alaska, Oregon, and western
Washington were nominated based on customer service, community
involvement, ethics and integrity, and innovative technology,
from which 15 finalists were selected.
The
school’s contributions to the community, including hospital
fundraisers, food drives, performances at senior centers, and
sponsorship of a city festival for the past 17 years, were
obvious. But regarding the innovative technology category,
owner Michelle Gunn expressed surprise that “a dance studio
could compete in today’s corporate world. But we did, with our
website, voice mailboxes for staff, and our Burnlounge music
store. [The judges] commented on our business practices of
offering all music to our clients to purchase easily and
legally and our business practices of not allowing or
encouraging illegal downloading.”
For more
information about the school, visit
www.msodance.com.
92nd
Street Y Teachers’ Programs
Teachers in
the New York City area who are looking for new ways to refresh
their teaching skills have a jewel of a resource in their
neighborhood. The 92nd Street Y/Harkness Dance Center offers a
variety of workshops to suit every palate.
Coming up
in June is “Growing a Dancer,” offered through the Dance
Education Laboratory. The weeklong workshop explores ways to
provide “a complete modern-dance experience for children from
kindergarten through high school.” After viewing several
children’s dance concerts at Dance Theater Workshop,
participants will learn about developmentally appropriate
technique, improvisation, and performance, along with methods
of assessing and critiquing student work. The $350 course,
taught by Bessie Award–winner Ellen Robbins, includes six
sessions: June 10 and 17, 1:30–5:30 p.m., and June 11–14,
6:00–9:00 p.m.
Other
recent workshops have included “Making Dance With Teenagers,”
a two-day exploration of how to teach teens to create their
own dances, and “Dance in Pre-K,” which focused on “thematic
exploration as a way to build developmentally appropriate
creative dance experiences.”
The 92nd
Street Y is located at 1395 Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street.
For information about upcoming programs and workshops, contact
Sarah Morton at 212-415-5435 or smorton@92y.org, or visit
www.92y.org.
Harold “Stumpy” Cromer Tap Experience Workshop
Tradition
in Tap presents “The Harold ‘Stumpy’ Cromer Tap Experience,”
which includes classes with the master himself. The 11th
semiannual Tap Experience will consist of three days of
classes with a faculty of leading tap artists, tap history
lectures, a participants’ showcase, an award presentation, and
more. The workshop will take place May 26–28 at Nola Studios,
250 W. 54th Street, New York, NY. Scholarships are available.
For application forms and online registration, visit
www.TraditionInTap.org. For more information, contact Denise
Caston at 646-383-4949 or
Denise@TraditionInTap.org.
Headliners Announces World Show Dance Champions
Headliners
Performing Arts Competition has announced the winners of the
World Show Dance Championships, held November 22–26, 2006. In
this annual event, dancers from the United States— Team
USA—compete with dancers from other countries for world
titles.
Headliners
was selected by the International Dance Organization as the
only U.S. competition at which dancers could earn a spot on
Team USA and compete in world events along with dancers from
40 other countries. Competitors are selected at Headliners
regional events, and hundreds of dancers come to the
qualifying event held the day before Headliners Nationals each
summer.
Comments
Headliners CEO Irma Ziegler, “Watching students from studios
all over the country bond together as a team, encouraging and
supporting each other is a thrill. The lessons learned reach
far beyond dance and competition.”
Participating in the 2006 events were 2,300 dancers from 28
countries and 4 continents. The Team USA dancers represented
their country at the world championships in Riesa, Germany, on
November 21–26, 2006. For a list of winners, visit
www.headlinerscompetition.com/ TeamUSA.htm. For information
about the International Dance Organization, visit
www.ido-dance.com.
CNADM
2007 Summer Dance Workshops
As the
Chicago National Association of Dance Masters celebrates its
95th anniversary, it will offer eight days of dance education
at its annual summer dance workshops, held this year July
23–30, 2007, at the Sheraton Chicago Northwest Hotel in
Arlington Heights, IL.
Nineteen
nationally renowned dance educators, including Goldrush
publisher Rhee Gold and several Goldrush writers—Diane
Gudat, Tom Ralabate, and Judy Rice—will teach classes for
dance students and teachers. Instructional tracks emphasize
ballet, tap, and jazz and include Training School, July 23–26;
Dance and More—Training for the Aspiring Dance Professional,
July 23–26; National Ballet Forum, July 23–27; Convention,
July 27–30, and Student Sessions, July 28–30.
This year’s
banquet, held July 26, will honor three guests with CNADM
awards: former New York City Ballet dancer and Chicago City
Ballet founder Maria Tallchief, educator Judy Rice, and
longtime supporter Richard Verhoeven. One CNADM member will
receive the Outstanding Member of the Year Award.
The Ballet
Gala, featuring a commissioned ballet from National Ballet
Forum, will take place on July 29, and a student competition
will close the event on July 29.
For more
information, visit www.cnadm.com or call CNADM at
815-397-6052.
Photo caption:
The
Royal Ballet in Act II of Swan Lake. Photo by Johan Persson,
courtesy The Royal Ballet.
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