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The Dance Factory - Auditions

The Dance Factory has been sharing the love of dance for over 30 years in Bountiful.
Our competition team auditions for THE DANCE FACTORY are coming up on Friday July 19th!
Dancers in 7th grade and older come 9:00-10:30am
Dancers in 3rd-6th grades come from 10:30am-12:00pm
Dancers in Kindergarten-2nd grades come from 12:00-1:00pm.
Hope to see you there!

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Perform at Tuacahn!

Your dance studio can be showcased during Tuacahn’s Broadway in the Desert series during June, July and August. 

Tour includes two pre-shows, two main Broadway shows, two workshops taught by the Broadway in the Desert castmembers, two dinners, two breakfasts, one back stage tour and two nights of hotel.

Call Neila at 1.800.574.3898 at Educational Tours for details and available dates.

Naganuma Dance Audition

Naganuma 2: Calling M/F dancers, ages 17-22

We are casting 7 contemporary dancers to perform in our 2013 NYC Season following an intense, 2 week rehearsal period.  Current BFA candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.   Dancers who cannot attend the live auditions in NYC/San Diego are encouraged to send a resume and YouTube link tocasting@naganumadance.com BEFORE Thursday, June 27.
 

Naganuma 2 is a seasonal, pre-professional dance company. This year, company class will be taught by Darcy Naganuma, Nile Russell (Dance Captain, Pilobolus), Maija Garcia (FELA!, Bill T Jones), and a SURPRISE guest.
 

Please visit us at www.naganumadance.com.

Note: In its third season, the second company will be featured alongside members of Naganuma Dance in the launch of a new installation project, featuring luscious, driving movement at the intersection of visual art, live music, and fashion. The 2013 rehearsal period will run August 12-23, and culminate in a performance August 24. There will be a small rehearsal/performance fee to cover production costs.  Partial scholarships are available for promising dancers.

NEW PRODUCT! Ballet For Me And You

Parents Become the Ballet Teacher with New iBook Series

New learn-with-me iBook series teaches child and parent ballet simultaneously.

Tights? Check. Ballet shoes? Check. Helpless parent? Check.

Every time Alissa Baird taught a ballet class she saw the same thing; kids danced, their parents eagerly pressed up against the glass or sat completely disconnected, helpless to participate in their children's love for ballet.

"Of course they want to help, but ballet is complex, it requires an understanding anatomy, french terminology, and it’s dangerous if done incorrectly," says Baird, a former professional with 14 years of children's ballet experience and writer for http://www.balletformeandyou.com/

Baird searched for anything that could demystify the art for parent and child alike, but ultimately decided to take matters into her own hands. For more than two years, she worked with parents and students to design a how-to children's book, that through the magic of iBooks transforms into a parent's how-to guide with the touch of a button.

BALLET FOR ME AND YOU is the first book in the instructional series, written for new students (four years and older) and covers the first three months of class. Parents are guided through selecting a studio, proper etiquette, and 32 of the fundamental ballet steps, with interactive tools, tests, and exercises.

It is available on the iPad via the iBookstore for $2.99.

iBookstore link

GET YOURS TODAY!!

Dancers and Artists in Support of Inbody Outreach

Join us for a wonderful afternoon of fundraising and performance. This event will include a silent auction raffle with donated pieces from local artists and businesses.

The auction will be followed by a brilliant performance by dancers from Ballet West, Ririe Woodbury and more.

What: Fundraiser performance and auction for IBO

When: Sunday, August 18th, 2013

Where: Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center
138 West 300 South Salt Lake City,
Utah 84101

801 355-2787

Time: 3pm Auction 4pm Performance

Tickets available at artTix.org orhttp://www.inbodylife.com/outreach.html

More info on their website:

http://www.inbodylife.com/outreach.html

Follow on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/kate.crews?ref=ts&fref=ts#!/pages/Inbody-Outreach/130503800329641

RDT: Classes with Nina Watt!

The RDT dancers are working with Nina Watt next week prior to the Summerdance Workshop beginning and company class is open for anyone to take.  M-F 9-10:30am at the Rose Wagner.  Cost for teacher is $10 per class or $40 for the full week.

Please contact Lynne Larson at

lynne@rdtutah.org if you're interested!

About Nina:
Nina Watt toured internationally with the Limón Dance Company from 1972-2001, serving as Artistic Associate from 1992-2006. She danced major roles by over 25 choreographers, including two solos made for her by Alwin Nikolais and Doug Varone.  Her career included two State Department sponsored tours and a 1995 White House performance. Critically cited as "the perfect Limón dancer," "a dancer of genius" and "one of the most important modern dancers of her generation," Ms. Watt is a 2002 recipient of the New York Dance and Performance Award for Sustained Achievement. She teaches technique and stages Limón repertory worldwide, and is currently Assistant Professor at The Hartt School. She holds a BA from State University of New York, Empire State College and is a Certified Movement Analyst through the Integrated Movement Studies Program.

SUMMER CAMPS: The Dance Factory

Take a look at these fun summer camps being offered at The Dance Factory in Bountiful!

PRINCESS CAMP:

This summer we are also offering a fun mini dance camp. Our PRINCESS CAMP for ages 3-6 will be June 18-19-20  from 10:00-11:30am each day. Cost is $45, and includes 4.5 hours instruction in pre-ballet and creative movement, princess crafts, snack time each day, and  a souvenier picture! Each day will focus on a different princess!

BALLET INTENSIVE:

We are very excited to have Cati Snarr the children’s ballet mistress for Ballet West coming in August to teach a 3 day ballet intensive for students of all levels! Intensive will be August 5, 6, 7. Beginning-Intermediate students ages 8-13 come from 3:30-5:00pm every day, and students advanced classes  (pre-pointe and pointe) come from 2:00-3:30pm each day. Cost is $50 for the intensive. Space is limited, so register early.

The Dance Factory
55 E. 300 S.
Bountiful, Utah 84010
www.dancefactorybountiful.com
info@dancefactorybountiful.com
801-298-0395

NEW PRODUCT: Knot Guards!

Keep those unruly drawstrings tied! 

Your teacher will thank you!
Add sparkle to ordinary ballet shoes. 

Mix and match colors with your favorite outfits. 

Avoid cutting, tucking, or slipping on untied drawstrings. 

 

 It's a teacher's best friend and a student's must have!

They can be purchased through their website http://www.knotguards.com/  

Follow them on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Knot-Guard/572843739394278‎ 

Summer Theater Camps with Studio Kids!

Be sure to register your kiddos for these great camps put on by Studio Kids! 
This program is amazing! 

You will NOT be dissapointed!!

For details visit:  http://studiokidsmusic.com

Ririe-Woodbury Summer Dance Workshop

 

Two Week Workshop

July 22-August 2, 2013

Explore a range of dance fundamentals and special topics with some of the most innovative, forward-thinking contemporary artists working within the fields of dance and theater. Ririe-Woodbury's 2013 workshop will focus on modern dance technique and improvisation, choreography, repertoire, dance conditioning, Tap, African, and Capoeira. There will also be performance and choreographic opportunities at the end of the workshop.

For more info, or to register visit:

http://ririewoodbury.com/education/workshops/two-week-workshop



RDT UTAH SUMMERDANCE

June 17-28, 2013
Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center
138 West 300 South, SLC, UT 84101

Moving on isnt forgetting the past, its learning from it.

Repertory Dance Theatre presents Summerdance 2013, an in-depth dance workshop with Master Limon Teacher and Performer, Nina Watt, former dancer with The Jose Limon Dance Company and Kurt Koegel of Moving Research.

Photos via rdtutah.org

Explore the history and technique of modern dance pioneer, Jose Limon, and use that knowledge to create contemporary movement and choreography.

THEN
Workshop participants will study with Nina Watt daily in Modern Dance Technique including the coveted "Limon technique." In addition, students will learn Limon Repertory, and will learn sections of the Limon work she is setting on RDT for the 2013-14 Season. 
NOW
In the afternoon, Kurt Koegel will present a Compositional Skills Suite including:

• Viewpoints of Composition, an approach to deconstructing choreography into identifiable components to enhance our ability to perceive, analyze and create; 
• Contact and Partnering Skills which focuses on clarity and precision in using duet partner forms for choreographic research
• Real-Time Composition, the collaborative creation of coherent structure while dancing together.

Throughout the workshop materials and methods will be introduced for practice and experimentation.  We will integrate this work in composed studies as well as real-time scores.  During daily showings, we will continue to sharpen our compositional sensibility by focusing on specific ways of observing, notating and discussing. More information about Mr. Koegel's experience and teaching style can be found at www.kurtkoegel.org.

Lunchtime activities will include video showings, history lectures and Q&A sessions with Nina, Kurt and the RDT dancers.  All participants will perform in a culminating workshop showing on June 28. 

Register at http://www.rdtutah.org/summerdance.html

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