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Thank You!

Aug 01, 2008; Tu, Jeni ... The back-to-school season is a joyful one, but it's not without its stresses. Registration looms, as does the prospect of round-the-clock classes and rehearsals and another cycle of costume ordering-not to mention dealing with parents again. On the eve of the new dance year, just as the ...

chat room

Aug 01, 2008; Anonymous ... ENTER TO WIN! What aspects of competition do you find most challenging? E-mail tkrisanits@dancemedia.com to share your biggest hurdles. You will automatically be entered to win a gift bag filled with some of this month's "Goods" products for pampering feet! Test Your ...

ask the experts

Aug 01, 2008; McCormick, Kathleen; Rumbaugh, Dawn ... Q I teach creative dance classes to 3- and 4-year-olds and do not emphasize technique or turnout at this age. When should children start working on turnout and the five positions? Are there any potential negative effects associated with practicing turnout, etc., too early? A While young ...

Steps on Broadway's Steps with Contemporary Masters

Aug 01, 2008; Elder, Lee Erica ... Each summer, the Steps with Contemporary Masters program at New York City's Steps on Broadway offers an introduction to the repertory and style of some of contemporary dance's most renowned choreographers. Over the course of 13 weeks, each presents a week of daily workshops detailing his or her ...

Campus Gift

Aug 01, 2008; Keleher, Maureen ... ASU acquires cross-cultural dance collection. The dance department at Arizona State University's Herberger College of the Arts is now home to the Cross-Cultural Dance Resource Collection, a gift from leading dance scholar Elsie Dunin. The collection features more than 15,000 books, ...

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

Aug 01, 2008; Vellucci, Michelle ... Studio celebrates 55 years serving Massachusetts students. Charlotte Klein Dance Centers in Worcester and Westboro, Massachusetts, wrapped up its 55th anniversary season in June with a weekend of recitals, featuring 700 dancers. Klein, who started with 15 students when she opened ...

Under Construction

Aug 01, 2008; Keleher, Maureen ... Funding approved for performing arts high school in New Jersey. The future performers of New Jersey's Union County will soon have a public high school to call their own. The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders recently approved $20 million in funding for the new Academy for ...

Grant Boosts Dance in Schools

Aug 01, 2008; Keleher, Maureen ... NEA grant helps bring dance to more Chicago-area elementary school students. Hubbard Street Dance Chicago has received a $75,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to expand its dance education program daring the 2008-09 academic year. Thanks to the grant, HSDC teaching ...

Local Focus

Aug 01, 2008; Vellucci, Michelle ... Hip-hop choreographer's new studio reaches out to L.A. kids. Dancer and choreographer Chopper Platt has appeared in the films You Got Served and Stomp the Yard, and toured with superstars like Ludacris, Missy Elliott and Ashanti. He credits his success to his early exposure to dance-a ...

HONORS LIST

Aug 01, 2008; Vellucci, Michelle ... * Three dance legends earned honorary doctorates at 2008 commencement ceremonies: Judith Jamison, artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (and this month's cover subject), from New York City's Pratt Institute; Dallas Black Dance Theatre founder Ann Williams, from Texas Woman's ...

NEW FACES

Aug 01, 2008; Anonymous ... * World-renowned choreographer Randy Duncan was honored in May in recognition of his September 2007 appointment as chair of the dance department at Chicago Academy for the Arts. Duncan, a faculty member since 1995, succeeds the late Anna Paskevska. * Longtime Paul Taylor dancer Richard ...

In Memoriam: Jimmy Slyde

Aug 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Jimmy Slyde Tap master His adopted surname said it all-Jimmy Slyde was a smooth and elegant performer who appeared to glide across the stage. One of the last great tap dancers of the big-band era, Slyde passed away May 16 at his home in Hanson, MA. He was 80. Born James ...

PRODUCTS

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GUIDING Light

Aug 01, 2008; Jarrett, Sara ... Judith Jamison artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, is the recipient of this year's Dance Teacher Lifetime Achievement Award. This year has been a momentous one for Alvin Alley American Dance Theater. In the midst of the events planned for the company's 50th ...

The Gift of Dance

Aug 01, 2008; Strong, Debbie ... As the busy back-to-school season gets under way, remember to take time to give yourself a round of applatise. Here, we celebrate just some of the ways dance teachers have touched the lives of their students. I've always had a deep appreciation for the role that dance has played in my ...

Best of BACK-TO-SCHOOL Advice

Aug 01, 2008; Anderson, Jennifer ... It's that time again-the start of a new dance year! Read on for tips from seasoned pros. Fall is a stressful time, even for the best of us. But preparing early can help you ease into the new school year without feeling overwhelmed. Here are helpful hints from teachers in all different ...

TEACHING CREATIVITY

Aug 01, 2008; White, Karen ... Letting your students experiment with choreography is crucial to helping them develop as artists. Among the many things you have to teach young students-proper technique, discipline, performance etiquette-how to choreograph is probably not high on the list. Yet students can reap ...

Foot Fetish

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Reaching for New Heights

Aug 01, 2008; Stern, Carrie ... Brooklyn-based Dancewave may be geared toward kids, but it's anything but child's play. When Diane Jacobowitz launched a preprofessional New York City troupe called Kids Company, for ages 12 to 18, she invited choreographer Mark Morris to mount excerpts from his piece L'Allegro, il ...

HEALTHY EATS: Upgrades for Your Vending Machine

Aug 01, 2008; Stahl, Jennifer ... You want to encourage your students to eat right. So why pack the vending machine with Snickers and Fritos? YoNaturals offers vending machines stocked with nutritious snacks and drinks (www.yonaturals.com). They even have free delivery and installation. The temperature-controlled kiosks ...