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PERFORMANCES
 

November 13, 14, & 15    Ulysse and Dancers presents ACROSS THE WATERS


8:00pm
ECA Arts Hall
55 Audubon St. (corner of Orange and Audubon St.)
New Haven
 

Identity has always been at the forefront of Nazorine Ulysse-Paglia’s mind. Ms. Ulysse-Paglia (Ulysse and Dancers Company’s Artistic Director and ACES Educational Center for the Arts dance faculty member) has often said “Haiti is my mother and America is my father.” Identity is at the center of her most recent work, Across the Waters. This piece evolved out of her need to explore the nuances of resistance and release in family relationships and intercultural connections that have shaped and defined her. She has been working on Across the Waters, an artistic work of contemporary Haitian choreography, for 16 months. Ultimately, this piece is a collage of moments—like paintings in a gallery—that explores unforgettable, defining experiences.

 

Ulysse and Dancers Company, based in New Haven, CT, includes members Lindsey Bauer, Jennifer Brubacher, Kellie Lynch, Luis Rodriguez, Kate Seethaler, and Mnikesa Whitaker. Ticket Reservations: 203-393-5030. Admission: $15.00, Seniors and Students $5.00
November 13, 14 & 15    Spectrum in Motion Dance Theater Ensemble Masarap…How Delicious!


Curtain at 7:30pm

Charter Oak Cultural Center
21 Charter Oak Avenue, Hartford

There are certain memories that come to full bloom through our senses—sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste. Spectrum in Motion’s Fall Concert premieres new choreography by Artistic Director Olivia Davis and music from The 8th Wonder. (Stevie of course!) Tickets are $20, $10 Charter Oak and Let*s Go Arts! Members, $5 Students. 860-249-1207  charteroakcenter.org  spectruminmotion


 November 14 & 15    The Hartt School presents Senior Dance Concert


7:30pm
Edward C. and Ann T. Roberts Foundation Theater
Mort and Irma Handel Performing Arts Center
35 Westbourne Pkwy., Hartford


Hartt Dance Division presents Defining Boundaries, a collaboration of contemporary senior dance compositions and solo works. The division is privileged to have an extraordinary group of four seniors performing works by acclaimed professional choreographers, including Hartford's Katie Stevension-Nollet, director of Full Force Dance Theatre. Admission is $20, with discounts for seniors, students, and groups. Please call the University Box Office at 860-768-4228 or 800-274-8587 or visit www.hartford.edu/hartt for more information.


 

November 22    Rebound, an independent dance festival


7:30 pm

Arts Hall

ACES-Educational Center for the Arts

55 Audubon Street (Enter on Orange Street)

New Haven, CT 06511
 

The goal of the Rebound Dance Festival is to provide performing opportunities for professional and semi-professional dancers, choreographers and filmmakers. It is also our mandate to facilitate diverse choreographic voices, to promote varied styles of contemporary dance and to collaborate with other art forms such as film. This year Rebound will be donating proceeds to Dancers Responding To Aids (www.dradance.org). Dancers Responding to Aids supports people living with HIV/ Aids, provides social services for performing professionals, and women’s health programs.

Scheduled to perform: 

Clark Dance Theatre (CT)

Marisa Ballaro/ Ballaro Dance Company (NY)

Ariel Gonzalez Cohen and Kellie Ann Lynch/ slipperyfish dance (CT)

CONNetic Dance (CT)

Janessa Olsen/ equal and opposite (NJ)

NoeMarch Dance (CT)

Fernadina Chan (MA)

Cindy Bernier/ Bernier Dance (CT)

Kathleen Dyer/ KDNY (NY)

Meredith Collins (ME)

A Film by Alissa Horowitz (NY)


Admission: $20.00 adults; $10.00 Students/ seniors
Discounted open rehearsal at 3:00pm, $15.00/ $5.00
Discounts for groups and free admission to open rehearsal for CDA Members
Tickets available at the door. (doors open at 7:00 pm)
 

Rebound is made possible in part by The Neighborhood Music School.

 

December 5-7    STARSHIP DANCE THEATER presents The Magic Toy Shop


 Fifteenth Annual Production / Co-Sponsored by Guilford Recreation and Parks Dept.

 

Nathanael Green Community Center

32 Church St., Guilford CT

 

Friday, December 5th, 7:30 pm

Saturday, December 6th, 4:30 pm

Saturday, December 6th, 7:00 pm

Sunday, December 7th, 2:00 pm

 

Founded in 1988 by Joyce DiLauro, its artistic director and choreographer, Starship Dance Theater is a nonprofit organization serving the shoreline communities with two major productions a year, as well as outreach programs. For over a decade, Starship Dance Theater has been a cooperative in which young dancers are assisted by pre-professionals and professionals, with artists in the community volunteering to create sets, costumes, advertising and publicity. Young and old work together to make this a multigenerational performing experience, teaching the importance of working together. The Magic Toyshop, one of Starship's largest events, is known throughout the region for its lavish sets and costumes, engaging and humorous choreography and storyline. Information: 203-453-2516 or 203-453-8068.



 February 20 & 21, 2009    Pilobolus

8:00pm
Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts
166 Capitol Ave., Hartford, CT

Pilobolus began at a Dartmouth College dance class in 1971. What emerged was a collaborative choreographic process and a unique weight-sharing approach to partnering that gave the young company a non-traditional but powerful new set of skills with which to make dances. The group was immediately acclaimed for its startling mix of humor and invention and Pilobolus soon became a self-sufficient organization, its members choreographing, dancing, managing, and publicizing their own programs. Cost: $29-$46. For tickets and additional information, call The Bushnell Box Office at 860-987-5900.
AUDITIONS


 FFDT is looking for A Few Good Men

Full Force Dance Theatre is holding open auditions for strong male dancers for June performances in Hartford, CT and 2009 season. Paid position. Housing and travel available. Must have significant technical training in modern and ballet, partnering skills, and performance experience. Contact improvisation and gymnastic skills a plus. Contact Katie at katdanc@aol.com or call 860-306-8804.

  

 CLASSES/PROGRAMS
 

Starship Dance Offers Sessions for toddlers through adults

 

Get some exercise, learn new techniques, and find your center during a ten-week Belly Dance workshop, Saturday from 5:00-6:30. Also available is an Adult Ballet ten-week dance session that will be held Wednesday evenings 8:00-9:15; and an Adult/Teen Modern Dance class will be held Thursday evenings 8:00-9:15 — all starting in September.

 

Looking for activities for you and your toddler Starship Dance offers classes for toddlers and adults.
 

 

Mommy & Me   Movement, dance and creativity for toddlers w/adult

Tuesday mornings 10:30-11:10am 

September and December sessions $150 each

 

Creative Dance I   3 & 4 year olds

Thursday morning 10:30-11:10am

 

Creative Dance II   5-7 year olds

Tuesday afternoons 4:00-4:50pm

Creative dance allows kids to learn same techniques while opening up their creativity and love for movement. Sessions run Sept-Jan and Jan-May $250 each session.


For more info, contact starshipstudio@comcast.net or phone Joyce Dilauro 203-457-0822.
The Chapeau Rouge Dance Project

Looking for a great jazz class to rekindle your passion for dance?

Do you crave the feeling only a great dance class can bring?

Are you looking for a fun, rewarding form of exercise?

If you answered YES to any of these questions, The Chapeau Rouge Dance Project is for YOU!!!

Current Class Schedule:

Monday Evenings: 5:30-7:00pm

Wednesday Evenings: 6:00-7:30pm

(Studio open ˝ hour before class – class starts promptly at scheduled time!)

 

All Classes held at: 

Circle of Life: Arts for All, Inc.

East Hartford Community Cultural enter

50 Chapman Place

East Hartford, CT

 

860-683-2121 or crdanceproject@yahoo.com

 


 Salsa Fundamentals - Programs for All! New Hip-Hop Program!

The Mix: Merengue and Bachata Program
Our popular workshop is now a 6-week program. Not only will you learn the fundamental and essentials ideas of these other dances, but learn how to apply some of the turns and moves of the Salsa. Take your dancing to the next level and stay on the dance floor all night long!
Thursdays, Nov. 6, 13, 20 and Dec. 4, 11, 18, 2008
Fuller Movement Center, 1477 Park St. 2nd Fl, Hartford. Plenty of Safe and Secure Parking
$65 Per Person / $120 Per Pair of 2
Includes: 6 Classes, CD, and Study Guide

 Ladies Core: Style and Dance Enhancements
From hand motions to body isolation's to better turning, ladies this class is just for you Beginners and Intermediate level dancers welcome. Everyone can learn something from this workshop. Treat yourself!

TUESDAYS, NOV. 25, DEC. 2, 9, 2008
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Fuller Movement Center, 1477 Park St. 2nd Fl, Hartford. Plenty of Safe and Secure Parking
$45 per person/ $80 for any combination of 2
Includes: 6 Classes, CD, and Study Guide

GET THE WORKS AND SAVE!!!
That's right register for any upcoming Salsa Program and the Mix Program or Ladies Core for the great price of $150 per person. That's a $35 savings!

A schedule of all our classes and events can be found on our website www.trysalsa.com. Click here to register online, or register in person. Questions? Call Rey at 860-212-0350 or email rey@trysalsa.com.


 The Hartt School Community Division

Dance Class Schedules available online for adults and children at The Hartt School Community Division. Please visit www.hartford.edu/hartt/community.


 CitiArts Youth Dance Ensemble

Call 860-429-5212 or email citiarts@snet.net for more information.

NEW RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS


DANCING IN YOUR SCHOOL - A Guide for Preschool and Elementary School Teachers

More than 70 dance activities in this handbook give educators the tools to use dance in their classrooms, gyms, and playgrounds. Combining theory with practice, an introduction to the history of dance education and to dance terminology provide the foundation for the lesson plans and activities tailored for physical education, kinesthetic learning, and arts education. Each lesson plan and activity can be customized to fit into any curriculum. Includes appendices on equipment and dance-education networking resources. A specialized list categorizes age-appropriate dance activities, sample lesson plans and group dances. Author: Anne Dunkin. For detailed information and order form, click here.

SPECIAL INTEREST

NYSDEA MEMBERS

Please check out our new website www.nysdea.org. Enjoy!

Volunteer Workshops at Footlights Center for Performing Arts

Footlights inspires Hartford teens to excel and discover their talents through the arts in a safe and fun environment. We are in the process of scheduling volunteer workshops to enrich our participants experience at Footlights. Workshops are normally on Tuesdays from 3:30-5:30pm. Our workshops are typically based in the Performing Arts, although we have also had success with programs that have offered "life skills" and other day-to-day success information. If you have something you would like to share that you think would benefit our students, please feel free to contact me by email or phone at anytime OR pass this email along to anyone you think might be interested!

Please contact Maggie A. Koozer, Program Manager, Footlights Center for Performing Arts, 750 Main Street, Suite 706, Hartford, CT 06103  860-244-3338

Attention Dance Educators:

 Nu Delta Alpha, an honor society in dance education, is now forming chapters for middle-high schools, universities, private studios, and professionals. Contact us at nda@aahperd.org for a brochure and information.

  • The National Standards for Dance Education—written, published and copyrighted by the NDA, can be obtained by phoning 1-800-321-0789.
  • NDA list serve Anyone can subscribe! For information, e-mail nda@aahperd.org and we will forward your request to the editor.
  • "Spotlight" is now online. Click on the NDA website at www.aahperd.org/nda and go to the members only section for instructions.
     

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