Connecticut Dance Alliance
The 2012 Connecticut Classic
The second CDA classical ballet scholarship competition
Hosted by Westover School, Middlebury, CT
SATURDAY & SUNDAY, MARCH 10 -11, 2012
Congratulations to our
Awardees!
Top Ten Junior Division
Left: Gold medal: Chloe Knopf /Photo: Kenn Hopkins
Middle: Silver medal: Eugenie Chen/Photo: Kenn Hopkins
Right: Bronze medal: Katherine Kurata/Photo: Patricia Heagy
1. Chloe Knopf – “Gold” medal (Hartt Community Division, Dance Dept)
2. Eugenie Chen – “Silver” medal (Hartt Community Division, Dance
Dept.)
3. Katherine Kurata – “Bronze” medal (New England Ballet)
4. Martina Viadana (The Ballet Lab)
5. Avery Lasky (New England Ballet)
6. Samantha Howe (CT Concert Ballet)
7. Damiano Scarfi (Woodbury Ballet)
8. Patricia Liu (Main Street Ballet)
9. Cassidy Schod (Woodbury Ballet)
10. Rowan Young (The Ballet Lab)
Top Ten Senior Division
Top
Left: Gold medal: Kathryn Manger/Photo: Kenn Hopkins
Top Right: Silver medal: Spencer Keith/Photo: Kenn Hopkins
Bottom Left: Bronze medal(tied): Gabrielle Collins/Photo: Kenn Hopkins
Bottom Right: Bronze medal(tied): Natalie Rock/Photo:Kenn Hopkins
1. Kathryn Manger – “Gold” medal (Hartt Community
Division, Dance Dept.)
2. Spencer Keith – “Silver” medal (Woodbury Ballet)
3. Natalie Rock – “Bronze” medal (Woodbury Ballet)
4. Gabrielle Collins – “Bronze” medal (Hartt Community Division,
Dance Dept.)
5. Mikayla Sapak (Main Street Ballet)
6. Maggie Powderly (Main Street Ballet)
7. Alice Garsuah (Hartt Community Division)
8. Haley Altman-Cipot (New England Ballet)
9. Megan Krementowski (Hartt Community Division)
10. Samantha Gaughan (Woodbury Ballet)
Pas de Deux Division
Spencer Keith & Natalie Rock
“Silver” medal for “Black Swan” Pas de Deux (Woodbury Ballet)
Summer Intensive Scholarship Awards
Ajkun Ballet Theatre – Spencer Keith
American Ballet Theatre(x2) – Kathryn Manger for NYC / Chloe Knopf for
Orange County
American Academy of Ballet – Katherine Kurata
BalletMet Academy of Dance– Eugenie Chen
Boston Ballet School – Kathryn Manger (scholarship), Avery Lasky & Alice
Garsuah (Acceptance Only)
Burklyn Ballet Theatre – Haley Altman-Cipot, Samantha Gaughan, Natalie Rock
(3 week Internship)
Bolshoi Ballet Academy: Damiano Scarfi (Male), Samantha Howe (Female)
Hartt Community Division Dance Dept. – Mikayla Sapak
New Haven Ballet - Gabrielle Collins & Patricia Liu
Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts – Martina Viadana
Prizes
Lorraine Shupe Memorial Scholarship Fund: ($500 Cash Prize) - Spencer Keith
& Natalie Rock
Kenn Hopkins Photographer - (Dance Studio Photo Session) Maggie Powderly
Gaynor Minden Gift certificates: Cassidy Schod, Rowan Young & Megan
Krementowski
Photos
Patricia Heagy's photos of the CT Classic weekend (including the Masterclasses) are available for viewing and purchase.
To view photos, click on the link below and go to "CT Classic 2012" - no password required.
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More photos of Masterclasses and award ceremony will be available shortly on
Kenn Hopkins' link.
Our Goals:
1) To present a competition that is an enjoyable and educational experience
for pre-professional ballet students, age 12-21 years for males and females,
giving the participants a stepping stone towards bigger national and
international competitions.
2) To create an environment where each student, whether an award winner or
not, can leave with a real sense of personal accomplishment and a new
understanding of the artistic and technical requirements for a young ballet
dancer.
3) To provide an administration with high standards of integrity in our
management of the event from the moment the students first register through
to the end of the weekend.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
UPDATED November 19, 2011
• The competition is open to all dance students: 12-21 years old.
• A participant’s age for registration is determined strictly as of January
1, 2012
• Participants may enter the competition as solo contestants or as members
of a pas de deux (or both).
• Professional dancers are not permitted to compete. Professional dancer is
defined as anyone who is employed as a full-time dancer with a professional
dance company on a yearly contract that engages the dancer at least 26 weeks
per year. This also includes dancers who are not currently employed under
such contract, but have been in the past. The only exceptions to this rule
are non-competing partners in the pas de deux category.
• CDA reserves the right to use any photo or video recording of the
participants’ performances during the competition for promotional purposes.
• Entries will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, and
registration will be closed when the quota is reached or one month before
the competition, whichever comes first.
• All solo participants in Junior and Senior age division have a choice of
performing one or two of the variations from the classical ballet repertoire
list.
• Participants wishing to perform a pas de deux from Classical Repertoire
List (page 4) may perform adagio and coda only.
AGE DIVISIONS
• Senior Age Division: 15-21 years
• Junior Age Division: 12-14 years
• Pas de deux: 14-21 years (female) 15-21 years (male) Female participants
may perform with a non-competing partner with no age restriction.
TIME LIMITS (Classical Repertoire List on page 4)
• Solo variation: 2mins 30 secs. maximum
• Pas de deux: 6mins. maximum (Adagio and coda only)
FEES FOR COMPETITION (Checks to be made payable
to Connecticut Dance Alliance):
• 1 variation plus master classes - Student of CDA member: $90/ CDA
non-member: $125
• 2 variations and master classes - Student of CDA member: $140/ CDA
non-member: $175
• Pas de deux only and master classes - Students of CDA member: $150 per
couple/CDA non-member: $200 per couple. For pas de deux entrants, each
additional variation: $40 per person
FEES FOR MASTER CLASSES ONLY (ages 11 years and up):
Master Classes are an integral part of the competition and are required for
all participants
• Student of CDA members: $40 /Student of CDA non-members: $55
• 11 year old students may participate in master classes only
MUSIC:
• Music must be submitted in CD format with a separate CD for each
variation.
• Each CD should have only one track recorded on it.
• Each CD should have a back up CD.
• CD(with back up) should be submitted at Saturday registration in a CD case
to minimize damage.
• The CD must be clearly labeled with the participant’s name, school, and
title of the piece (NOT the competitor’s performance number, as it may
change at the time of registration).
• The cue should not exceed 5 seconds from the beginning.
• Participants must notify the sound technician backstage manager of any
irregularities in the music (any pauses, sudden volume changes, etc.)
• To avoid technical difficulties, participants are advised to examine their
CD’s for scratches, dust, or any visible damage, as well as to test all
their CD’s on multiple CD players prior to the competition.
• Securing the Music Rights is the sole responsibility of each participant.
• Do not mail the CD’s to CDA offices prior to the competition.
DEADLINES:
• CDA must receive participants’ registration forms no later than 30 days
prior to the date of the competition. Registrations received after the
cut-off date are subject to a late fee.
• All fees must be paid with registration.
• CDA does not accept return receipt-requested mail. Confirmation of CDA’s
receipt of each participant’s registration material will be sent to
participants by e-mail indicated in their application forms within 10 days
of receipt of the materials by the CDA office. If you have not received a
confirmation within 15 days of sending your materials, contact CDA by e-mail
at info@ctdanceall.com
REGISTRATION:
Registration for master classes on Saturday morning, March 10, will take
place downstairs in the film room(time to be announced)
Registration for competition Sunday morning will take place in main lobby of
theater (time to be announced)
ADMISSION FEE FOR THE COMPETITION AUDIENCE:
Competing students: no charge; non-competing students: $5; Adults: $10
AWARDS:
First, second, and third place will be awarded in each division. Summer
Scholarships and cash prize are awarded at the discretion of the judges.
REFUNDS:
• Refunds are issued with a deduction of $25.00 processing fee.
• In the case of injury, CDA should be notified immediately by the
participant, parent or teacher. All refund requests must be accompanied by a
physician’s note.
RE ADVERTISING:
If you are interested in purchasing an ad in the 2012 CT Classic Competition
Program here are the specifications:
Quarter page ads: $50/ 2ins w x 3.5ins h (vertical) OR 4.5ins w x 1.75ins h
(horizontal)
Half page ads: $100/ 4.5ins w x 3.75ins h
Full page ads: $200/4.5ins w x 7.5ins h
Back cover page: $300/4.5ins w x 7.5ins h
Deadline for submitting ads: Feb 15, 2012
Email to info@ctdanceall.com or
Mail checks to: CT Dance Alliance, 233 Pearl St #6, Hartford, CT 06103
CLASSICAL REPERTOIRE LIST:
• Choice of repertoire is at the discretion of the teacher or coach.
• All pas de deux entries may perform adagio and coda only
• Those wishing to perform a pas de deux or variation not on our list must
get permission from the Competition Director, Randyl Errica
|
PAS DE DEUX |
VARIATIONS |
|
Coppelia (Delibes/St. Leon) – pas de deux |
All variations |
|
Diana and Acteon (Pugni/Vaganova) – pas de deux |
Male and female variations from pas de deux |
|
Don Quixote (Minkus/Petipa) Act III – pas de deux |
Male and female variations |
|
Flower Festival at Genzano (Helsted /Bournonville) – pas de deux |
Male and female variations from Act I Male variation from Act II |
|
Giselle (Adam/Perrot, Coralli) – Peasant pas de deux – Act II pas de deux |
Male and female variations
|
|
Grand Pas Classique (Auber/Gsovsky ) – pas de deux |
Male and Female variations |
|
La Esmeralda (Pugni/Petipa) – pas de deux |
Female tamborine variation Male variation |
|
La Fille Mal Gardée (Hertel/Nijinska, Romanoff) – pas de deux |
Male and female variations |
|
Le Corsaire (Adam, Drigo/Petipa) – pas de deux |
Act III male and female variations |
|
Paquita (Minkus/Petipa) – pas de deux |
Any variation |
|
Raymonda (Glaszunov/Petipa) – pas de deux |
Any variation |
|
Satanella (Pugni/Petipa) – pas de deux |
Mae and female variations |
|
Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky/Petipa/Ivanov) – Black Swan pas de deux |
Odette Act I variation Male and female variations from the Black Swan pas de deux |
|
Flames of Paris (Asafiev/Vainonen) – pas de deux |
Male and female variations |
|
Sleeping Beauty (Tchaikovsky/Petipa) – Blue Bird pas de deux – Wedding pas de deux |
Blue Bird male and female variations Wedding male and female variations (under 2 mins 30 secs) Fairy variations |
|
The Talisman (Schnietzhoeffer/Drigo/Petipa – pas de deux |
Female variations |
|
Harlequinade (Drigo/Petipa) – pas de deux |
Male and female variations |
• Choice of repertoire is at the discretion of the teacher or coach.
• Pas de deux competitors may perform Adagio without the coda. NOTE CHANGE
SCORING:
• The scoring system consists of two parts: artistic and technical, each
evaluated on 50 point system (100 point total). The combined score from each
individual judge is the average between technical and artistic marks. The
total score is an average taken of all the scores issued by all judges for
that particular performance.
• Costumes are not judged
The Board of Directors of Connecticut Dance Alliance would like to thank
Patti Buchanan and Westover School for generously hosting this event in its
marvelous studios and theater, and the CT Classic Committee: Randyl Errica,
Woodbury Ballet (Competition Director); Joyce Dilauro, Starship Dance
Theatre (Competition Coordinator); Jill Henderson, Hartt School Community
Division, University of Hartford; Kenneth Hopkins, Artistic Director, New
England Ballet; Joan Kunsch, Associate Director, Nutmeg Conservatory for the
Arts; and Jared Redick, Artistic Director, New Haven Ballet.
Judges for the CDA Connecticut Classic 2012
Leslie Browne, Sylvie Guillaumin-Mesnier and Christopher Hird:
Leslie
Browne received her early training with her parents, Kelly Browne
and Isabel Mirrow, both former members of American Ballet Theatre. At the
age of 14, she received a scholarship to The School of American Ballet.
After 1 ½ years at SAB, she joined the NYCB and performed in the corps de
ballet, all of the major Balanchine works along with ballets by Jerome
Robbins and new works of choreography.
At the age of 17, Leslie won the role of Emilia in the movie “The Turning
Point” opposite Mikhail Baryshnikov, and went on to be nominated for an
academy award for best supporting actress. Following her movie debut, she
went on to join American Ballet Theatre as a soloist. She then made her 2nd
movie debut in the movie “Nijinsky” starring opposite Alan Bates. Following
“Nijinsky”, Leslie rejoined ABT to premiere Kenneth McMillans production of
Romeo and Juliet. Following her debut, she was promoted to Principal
dancer.
She continued performing in ABT many roles in the Tudor repertory including
Caroline in Jardin aux Lilas, Hagar and the little sister in
Pillar of Fire and leading roles including Dark Elegies, Dim Lustre,
The Leaves are Fading and Gala Performance. Leslie also danced
Myrta and Giselle in Giselle, Odette-Odile in Swan Lake, Kitri
in Don Quixote, Gamzatti in La Bayadere, Clara in The
Nutcracker, principle roles in the Balanchine ballets La Sonnambula,
Balet Imperial, Stravinsky Violin Concerto, Who Cares, Apollo, among
many other roles and new works of choreography.
Leslie left ABT in 1993 to pursue guest engagements. She also studied acting
with Uta Hagan at the Actor’s Studio, performed on Broadway in several plays
and musicals. She also danced in productions with the NYC Opera. Today
Leslie teaches students at The School at Steps, ABT Summer Intensive, The NJ
Ballet, and is a judge and teacher for the Youth America Grand Prix. She
also choreographs for both students and professionals and does private
coaching.
Sylvie
Guillaumin-Mesnier, born in France, studied ballet at the
prestigious Paris Opera Ballet School. At age 16, she graduated from the
school and made her way through the ranks of the world renowned Company,
becoming a Soloist in 1983. She was trained by famous artists Nina
Viroubova, Josette Amiel, and Gilbert Mayer.
In 1984, she won a Bronze Medal at the International Ballet Competition in
Helsinki, Finland. This led her to accept a contract as “Principal” with the
Northern Ballet Theatre in Manchester, England. As this company changed
hands in 1987, she moved to the U.S. as Principal dancer with Pacific
Northwest Ballet in Seattle, WA.
Guillaumin’s repertoire includes every major leading role, including
Giselle, Odette/Odile in Swan Lake, Aurora in Sleeping Beauty,
Swanilda in Coppelia, Clara in the Nutcracker, and Paquita.
She also danced the leading roles in Theme and Variations, Symphony in C,
Agon, 4 Temperaments, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Tzigane, Ravel Concerto
among other Balanchine and Robbins works, and Juliet in Kent Stowell’s
Romeo and Juliet. Ballets have been created on Guillaumin: Robert de
Warren (Desdemona in his newly choreographed Othello), Joseph Lazzini
(Cantadagio), and Amedeo Amodio (Suite Italienne), Lar
Lubowitch, and Val Caniparoli also created unique parts for her. Guillaumin
was privileged to interpret lead roles in works by Anthony Tudor, Paul
Taylor, Glen Tetley, Maurice Béjart, Bill Whitener, Ann Reinking, among
others.
Guillaumin toured extensively, dancing on major stages worldwide: Paris
Opera (France), Bolshoi (Russia), Mariinsky (St Petersburg), Covent Garden
(London), and in the United States, Japan, Finland, Greece, Spain or Italy.
She premiered the role of Odette/Odile in a new version of Swan Lake
choreographed by André Prokovsky in the presence of HRH Princess Margaret,
and was invited to participate in a gala organized as a tribute honoring
Dame Ninette de Valois. Since her retirement from stage, Guillaumin
dedicated her life to coaching aspiring dancers, sharing her love and
passion for ballet. She teaches repertoire and technique, specializing in
competition coaching. Her masterful experience allows her to help dancers of
all ages reveal themselves.
Christopher
Hird is the Artistic Manager of Boston Ballet School. Mr. Hird
joined the school in 2003 and he helps to manage the school along with being
a full-time teacher. He has staged Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Coppélia,
La Bayadère, Giselle, Sir Frederick Ashton’s Les Rendezvous, Birthday
Offering and Les Patineurs for Boston Ballet School’s Ensemble
and Boston Ballet’s Summer Dance Program. Mr. Hird is also a Children’s
Ballet Master for Boston Ballet’s productions of La Sylphide and
The Nutcracker. He manages the Summer Dance Program audition tour and
was the sole European adjudicator in 2010 and 2011.
Mr. Hird is originally from London, England and trained at The Royal Ballet
School. He danced professionally as part of a company headlined by the
international ballerina Sylvie Guillem, touring Europe. He earned a BA
(Hons) degree in Dance from Roehampton University and the Diploma in
Classical Ballet Teaching from Canada’s National Ballet School. Mr. Hird has
worked as Assistant to the Director for the British Ballet Organization and
Assistant to the Development Manager for The Royal Ballet School. He has
been a guest teacher at the British Ballet Organization’s Scholarship
classes, Canada’s National Ballet School, the Cecchetti Council of America’s
East Coast Conference, Harvard University, Ballet Arts Worcester, Middlesex
University (UK), Boston Dance Alliance, Phillips Academy (Andover), and Sun
King Adult Dance Camps in Richmond, Virginia.
Mr. Hird was a member of the international jury for the Japan Grand Prix
2008 and 2010. He has also been the Senior Ballet Adjudicator for the Surrey
Festival of Dance in 2007 and 2008 and was also asked to create the Set
Solos for the Festival for 2008-2012. Mr. Hird was on the Gala committee for
Dame Beryl Grey’s 75th birthday Gala in London, and also wrote the tribute
which appeared in the souvenir program. Mr. Hird has written articles for
Dance Teacher magazine, Boston Ballet School’s Connections
publication, and for Boston Dance Alliance.