- Daily performance
- 2 or 3 classes daily
- Daily critiques for choreographers and dancers
- Feedback/support from faculty & peers
- Enhance technique
- Seminars for lighting, music, business, production
- Special Final Performance
Junior Dancers Program
for 10-12 year old dancers
July 26-August 1, 2009
$450 Room, Board, & Tuition
Faculty:
Penny Askew
Artistic Director, Western Oklahoma Ballet Theatre, Freelance Choreographer, Assistant to Glenda Brown
Vanessa Brown
Co-Director, Allegro Ballet of Houston, Director of Young! Tanzsommer, Associate Director GBCP
Two classes per day
- Observe and audit the choreography sessions each day
- Attend all showings each evening
- Participate in closing performance
- This is a fully chaperoned program.
CHOREOGRAPHERS
- Discuss and experiment with making dances.
- Use space, energy, and movement.
- Develop and rehearse new choreography.
- Assignments performed.
- Assignments critiqued.
- Learn tools of choreography.
COMPOSERS
- Work with Director of Music.
- Collaborate with choreographers.
- Create original music to be used during The Project.
DANCERS
- 2 or 3 technique classes.
- Work with choreographers daily.
- Learn, rehearse, and perform new choreography.
- Gain, enhance and perfect performance skills.
- Learn tools of choreography and performing.
OBSERVERS
- Attend all activities of The Project: Classes, seminars, showings and critique sessions each evening.
Typical Daily Schedule
9-12:15 Ballet/Modern/Jazz Classes
Choreographers Session
with Directors of
Choreography and Music
12:15-1:15 Lunch
1:15-2:30 Dance related seminars
2:45-5:45 Dancers work with
choreographers
5:45-6:45 Dinner
7:00 Perform completed works
9:00 Critique sessions for
Choreographers and
dancers
