Newsletter:


Welcome to Volume 2 of the April 2007 bulletin from Dance Umbrella of Ontario's E-List Service.

IN THIS E-LETTER:

International Dance Day Celebrations!!!
Announcements
DUO Seminars
Classes/Workshops
Calls to Artists
Space
Call for Volunteers
Auditions
Jobs
Upcoming Grant Deadlines
Newsletter Achives

If you would like to post an e-listing through our service, please email us your listing to elist@danceumbrella.net.Our E-list will be sent out on the 1st, and the 15th, of each month (or if the date falls on a holiday or weekend, the list will be sent the next business day). Deadline for submissions will be no later than 3 business days prior to the circulation date. The Dance Umbrella reserves the right to determine whether or not a listing is appropriate for dissemination through our e-list. We DO NOT post performance or special event notices.

International Dance Day Celebrations!!!


International Dance Day
DANCING IN YONGE-DUNDAS SQUARE!
Join us in celebrating International Dance Day and enjoy free dance performances, live music, and learn some moves!

The Dance Umbrella of Ontario (DUO) is proud to present over 10 Toronto-based dance companies and dancers who will perform for FREE in Yonge-Dundas Square in celebration of International Dance Day. This event will celebrate dance by bringing fantastic Toronto artists together for a one of a kind performance. There will be stage performances, performances in the square with the audience, as well as interactive dance presentations.

COBA, Collective of Black Artists will bring their Dance and Drum–a–thon in a parade style performance from Bathurst and Queen to the square. Spectators will also have chance to learn the Michael Jackson Thriller dance as a sneak peek into the Thrill the World project (more info at www.thrilltheworld.com <http://www.thrilltheworld.com> ). Another dance project I Want Rhythm will be dancing their way to the Square along Yonge Street from Front Street, as a part of their “public space intervention that gives people permission to dance to music they encounter just a walkin’ down the street” (more info at www.myspace.com/iwantrhythm)


Others performing include Zata Omm Dance Projects, a Toronto based modern dance company, Company Blonde, a fun all female collective that strives to entertain through stories and experiences from their lives and communities, Baila Boogaloo Dance Company, an energetic salsa dance troupe, Sashar Zarif Dancer for Peace, who will lead a drumming circle, Collective Heat, presenting an exciting exploration of superheroes, and OIP, a Toronto-based hip-hop dance company.


The 25th annual International Dance Day is a UNESCO designated day for celebrating dance and dance artists. This year, International Dance Day is dedicated to children, and there will be lots for children to see at this one time event. We encourage all of Toronto to come out and join us in Dance Day festivities.


Dance Umbrella of Ontario (DUO) is a not-for-profit arts administration organization. DUO would like to thank the Ontario Trillium Foundation and the George Cedric Metcalf Charitable Foundation for their generous support to dance animation activities.

Dance Umbrella of Ontario presents
INTERNATIONAL DANCE DAY
DANCING IN DUNDAS SQUARE!
A FREE performance

In Yonge-Dundas Square

Sunday April 29th, 1 to 5 pm
More information: 416-504-6429 ext. 23 or www.danceumbrella.net/idd.htm




Official message for Dance Day
29 April 2007
This year's Dance Day is dedicated to the children.
The International Dance Council CID UNESCO, together with UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund, fights for measures to give children the best start in life, because proper education forms the strongest foundation for a person’s future.
We believe that caring for children is the cornerstone of human progress. Our primary goal is to overcome the obstacles that poverty, violence, disease and discrimination place in a child’s path. Thus we advance the cause of humanity.
Dance is a basic component of personal and societal development. We recommend quality basic education in dance for all children with an emphasis on gender equality and eliminating disparities of all kinds.
No child should be left without the opportunity to learn and to practice dance. Access to the art constitutes a right for every person, and children in particular. This right should be protected, in order to help meet their basic needs and reach their full potential.
CID upholds dance instruction by qualified teachers at all levels of formal education, because dance constitutes a strong foundation for a person’s well being.

Prof. Alkis Raftis
President of the International Dance Council CID
UNESCO, Paris

From UNESCO website: Dance Day preparations
On the 29th of April, as every year since 1982, World Dance Day will be celebrated all over the world by the international community of dancers and dance enthusiasts.
The International Dance Council CID has prepared the following guidelines as a useful checklist for persons institutionally involved in the wider field of dance: teachers, choreographers, group leaders, journalists, researchers, associations, suppliers, organizations etc.

Object: The main purpose of Dance Day events is to attract the attention of the wider public to the art of dance. Special emphasis should be given to addressing a “new” public, people who do not follow dance events during the course of the year.
Events: Dance Day events may be special performances, open-door courses, public rehearsals, lectures, exhibitions, articles in newspapers and magazines, dance evenings, radio and TV programs, visits, street shows etc.

Organizers: Events are primarily organized by dance companies, amateur groups, schools, associations and other institutions active in dance. Wherever possible, it is better for events to be organized jointly with a non-dance institution such as a government agency, a public school, a municipality, a business enterprise, a trade union.

Content; Organizers have full freedom to define the content of the event.
Make sure that you include general information on the art of dance, its history, its importance to society, its universal character. This can be done in a short speech, a note in the program, a text distributed to those present. By adding this dimension you make the event different from dance activities taking place any other day.
Read a message from a prominent personality, a poem, a passage from a text by a famous author.

Coordination: In order to achieve maximum success, it is important that preparations start early enough.
It is imperative to inform the press and generally the media about your event.
Notify an organization holding a central position at regional or national level, which should publish a list of events planned for Dance Day.
Entrance to events should preferably be free, or by invitation. Invite persons who do not normally attend dance events.

Location: At best, events should take place in “new” places, such as streets, parks, squares, shops, factories, villages, discotheques, schools, stadiums etc.
By setting the event in original surroundings you stress the fact that this is an event dedicated to the universal family of dancers.

Prof. Alkis Raftis
President of the CID





The Canadian Dance Assembly Invites All Canadians To Celebrate the 25th International Dance Day on April 29!
Toronto, ON –- Under the auspices of International Dance Day (April 29), members of the Canadian Dance Assembly will be presenting dance events across the country to promote the art of dance to the public. “This is an important annual celebration for the dance community in Canada and around the world,” notes Shannon Litzenberger, Manager of Operations of the Canada Dance Assembly. “International Dance Day raises the profile of dance in the public eye, particularly for individuals who might not normally attend dance events during the course of the year.” As part of the festivities, the Canadian Dance Assembly has commissioned Margie Gillis to pen a Canadian message about dance.

Initiated in 1982 by the International Dance Committee of the UNESCO International Theatre Institute (http://iti.unesco.org), International Dance Day falls on April 29 of every year, commemorating the birthday of Jean-Georges Noverre, a distinguished choreographer that brought about significant reforms in ballet production. Every year, an international message authored by a well-known dance personality is circulated around the world as part of International Dance Day celebrations. Additionally, since 2005, the Canadian Dance Assembly has issued a Canadian message authored by a Canadian dance personality.

This year, the Canadian Dance Assembly has commissioned the internationally acclaimed solo dance artist Margie Gillis to pen an invitation to all Canadians to celebrate dance. Her message is as follows:

Our bodies are the piece of nature we are born with, Our world within a world. On this international day of dance, we invite you to celebrate; by hearing your spirit’s dance, by feeling your intellect’s dance, and by releasing into your nature, your physical dance. Celebrate life! Express, Explore, Transform and Heal...

The International Dance Day Message commissioned by ITI – UNESCO has been written by the renowned dancer, choreographer and artistic director Sasha Waltz: One dances on birthdays, at weddings, on the streets, in living rooms, on the stage, behind the scenes. To communicate joy, sorrow, as ritual and borderline experience. Dance is a universal language; emissary for a peaceful world, for equality, tolerance and compassion. Dance teaches us sensibility, consciousness and to pay attention to the moment.
Dance is the manifestation of our being alive. Dance is transformation. Dance locates the soul, dance affords the body a spiritual dimension. Dance enables us to feel our body, to rise above, to go beyond, to be another body.
To dance is to participate actively in the vibration of the universe.

The Canadian Dance Assembly, the national organization representing the interests of 200 dance professionals and organizations from across Canada, recognizes the UNESCO International Dance Day annually. To commemorate International Dance Day 2007, CDA members will host a vast array of events and celebrations in their respective regions. Highlights include:

British Columbia Dance spills out of studios and theatres and into the streets for Vancouver’s celebration of International Dance Day. Unexpected dance ‘happenings’ on the street, free public events, performances, displays and other activities will feature more than twenty artists and companies, presenting many styles ranging from swing, African, street dance and contemporary to flamenco and classical East Indian dance. Participants include battery opera, Mandala Arts and Culture, Jennifer Bishop, and films by David LaChapelle and Dana Gingras (Holy Body Tattoo Society). Events run April 26-29 at various downtown Vancouver locations. For information, call 604-606-6400 or visit www.thedancecentre.ca.

Manitoba As part of a youth outreach program, Dance Manitoba is partnering with internationally renowned choreographer, Stephanie Ballard. Youth members of Dance Manitoba will work with Ballard before performing in her work, Landscape Dance at the Legislative Grounds on April 29.

Nova Scotia Dance Nova Scotia will kick off a host of regional Dance Day celebrations with Hot Moves : A Dance Party at DANSpace on Grafton, from Saturday April 28 at 9:00 pm to Sunday April 29 at 1:00 am. Additionally, in Pointe Eglise, Anne Marie Comeau’s School of Dance will present a dance concert in the Theatre Marc Lescarbot at Université Sainte Anne at 2:00pm on April 29.

Ontario Dance Ontario’s Youth Board has organized a dance event at Pearson International Airport. For the first time, dance performances will take place at Toronto’s international airport, curated by the Dance Ontario Youth Board. There will be three one-hour performances at 11:00am, 1:00pm, and 3:00pm. For more information, please contact Dance Ontario or the Culture Committee at Pearson.
As well, the Dance Umbrella of Ontario will present more than ten Ontario dance companies and dancers in a series of free performances at the Yonge-Dundas Square. There will be stage performances, performances in the square with the audience, as well as interactive dance presentations. Participants include COBA, Zata Omm Dance Projects, Company Blonde, Baila Boogaloo Dance Company, Collective Heat, OIP, and Janak Khendry Dance Company.

Saskatchewan On April 25, Dance Saskatchewan will be hosting a fashion show, Mind, Body and Soul that will feature costumes and regalia used in the dance world. Tickets are $40 each. For more information, please contact Dance Saskatchewan at 306-931-8480 or email dancesask@sasktel.net.

On April 29, Free Flow Dance Theatre will present a performance along with Tilinko Hungarian Folk Ensemble, Saskatchewan Express, Def Sol, Danza Morena, Saskatoon Salsa Dance, G2 Diva, La Ronge Belly Dance Co. and Newton Moraes Dance Company. Tickets $5 - $6 at the door. Show starts at 7:00pm at the DSI Centre, 205A Pacific Avenue, Saskatoon.

MENAKA THAKKAR DANCE COMPANY CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL DANCE DAY WITH PERFORMANCE PLATFORM

The Menaka Thakkar Dance Company is pleased to announce that it will be hosting a ‘Performance Platform’ to commemorate International Dance Day on Sunday, April 29th, 2007 from 12pm-6pm, in collaboration with Nrtyakala and Kala Nidhi Fine Arts. International Dance Day has been designated by UNESCO as an opportunity to celebrate dance and to bring dance into someone’s life.

The Performance Platform is an invaluable opportunity for emerging choreographers and dancers to present their work in an informal environment without judgment. Programming for this event will provide the opportunity to showcase completed works. Content will be suitable for family audiences. In addition, the Performance Platform will encourage dancers in the community to come together and support each other who may not otherwise have the occasion to do so.

For more information about the Menaka Thakkar Dance Company, please visit www.menakathakkardance.org.

About Menaka Thakkar and the Menaka Thakkar Dance Company

When Menaka Thakkar moved to Canada from India thirty-three years ago, Classical Indian dance rarely existed in this country. Recognizing the need to expose and educate the dance community and public about this ancient art form, Menaka Thakkar traveled across Canada to teach and perform in universities, schools and theatres. Later, Menaka opened The Canadian Academy of Indian Dance: Nrtyakala, and the Menaka Thakkar Dance Company. The Company has become Canada’s premiere Indian dance company, exposing audiences to the stunning beauty of traditional Indian dance, while remaining open to other dance cultures in the creation of new works. The company tours nationally and internationally.

Announcements

Emerging Arts Professional Network
The Emerging Arts Professional Network is here! An online community network, podcast, blog magazine, discussion forum (coming soon) and career resource for Canadian arts professionals is officially online! www.eapnetwork.ca

Over 300 arts professionals from across Canada answered EAP’s survey and helped direct the content and vision of this project. Each monthly theme is based on your feedback and the site will continue to be tailored to your responses.

The EAP Network would like to invite you to participate in the discussion, give your feedback and help us make this a successful online community.

We are also looking for more article submissions and for emerging arts professionals to interview seasoned arts leaders in your community, contact EAP - info@eapnetwork.ca if you'd like to get involved!



Federal Budget 2007 – Clarification re: National Arts Training Program
[CCA Bulletin 13/07]
From the CDA Bulletin
CCA Bulletin 12/07 <http://www.ccarts.ca/en/advocacy/bulletins/2007/1207.htm> on the Budget has caused some concern with those specifically interested in the National Arts Training Program, both on the government and the administrators’ sides. (The CCA certainly did not mean to cause any added stress and we apologize if we did!)

Based on the Main Estimates <http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/est-pre/20072008/me-bd/pub/ME-001_e.asp> tabled on February 27 (the only official document currently available on how the various departments will spend the Budget), the CCA pointed to a decrease of five million dollars in the National Arts Training Program’s funding. According to the latest information, it appears that there are currently no indications that the program’s budget will effectively be reduced. Like last year, the balance should appear in next fall’s Supplementary Estimates, political circumstances permitting.

This is another example of how the federal government is using Supplementary Estimates to push back formal commitments, which is a problem CCA has been raising for a number of years now in our federal budget analyses. The “collateral damage” of the practice is that all involved have to live on an even shorter predictability than the one-year federal budgetary cycle. Viewed from the point of view of investing in the Canadian arts and culture sector, this is a somewhat questionable practice that we deem should be rectified.



CDA Applauds the Ontario Government For Increasing Funding To the Ontario Arts Council
From the CDA Bulletin
On Thursday, March 22, the Ontario Government's 2007 budget announcement included a slate of items of in support of arts and culture, including a $15 million increase in annual funding to the Ontario Arts Council.  

This announcement comes after concerted efforts by the Canadian Dance Assembly with our partner National Arts Service Organizations and Ontario-based service colleagues to support the Ontario Arts Council's Business Case which argued for an increase of $35 million to the agency's granting budget over three years. A commitment from the provincial government to increase funding to the OAC by $15 million over three years on a permanent basis is a very positive step toward this goal - one that acknowledges the need for long-term, stable funding for the arts. We encourage our Ontario-based members to acknowledge and thank the government for investing in the cultural sector by writing or calling their MPPs.

Prior to the budget announcement, CDA worked with the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres (PACT), Opera.CA and Orchestras Canada to ensure performing arts organizations were represented in the mix of submissions and presentations made to the Ontario Standing Committee on Finance as part of the government's pre-budget consultation process.  CDA prompted some key Ontario-based members to submit requests to appear in front of the Committee.  CDA advocacy committee member, Brian Webb (representing the Canada Dance Festival) was one of the few performing arts organization representatives in Ontario who succeeded in securing a time slot to appear in front of the Committee.  CDA arranged consultation for Brian with members of the Ontario dance community, and helped him to prepare a 10-minute presentation about the need for long-term, stable funding for the arts, which he also submitted in hard copy to the Committee.  His presentation was very well-received by the Committee.

On behalf of the dance and performing arts community, CDA extends a warm thank you to Brian for his time and effort, as well as to all of our members who participated in the consultation process.  Brian's presentation and the government's response will soon be available online at www.dancecanada.net under “Advocacy Resources”.

As noted in The Arts Advocate newsletter, other items of interest to the cultural sector include the following;

• $20 million increase in annual funding to the Ontario Trillium Foundation, over three years;
• $2.3 million increase in annual funding to the Community Museums Operating Grants (CMOG), starting in 2007/08.  (The Ontario Museum Association was requesting an increase of $5 million to CMOG, plus an additional $5 million for museums not eligible in that program).  
  

• $10 million to the Arts Endowment Fund;
• $5.5 million for Luminato, the Toronto Festival of Art and Creativity;
• $5 million to the Ontario Media Development Corporation, with an insinuation it will address concept development and cash flow financing for support tools for the screen-based industries;
• $1.2 million for operating for the McMichael Canadian Art Collection. 
• Year-end capital money of $12.5 million is allocated to the Toronto International Film Festival. 
  

• Better knowledge about what other businesses are doing;
• Information about promising or innovative practices; and
• Better information about charitable and nonprofit community organizations.
  

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DUO Seminars

How to Find and Keep Good Volunteers
DATE CHANGE!!! NOW Thursday May 3rd, 1pm to 4pm!!
Volunteers are essential for the success of any dance organization. But it is difficult to find and retain good volunteers. In response to this concern, DUO and TAPA are presenting a seminar lead by Bob McCarthy on volunteer management in the performing arts.

Bob McCarthy has managed volunteers for the Toronto International Film Festival, the HOT DOCS International Documentary Film Festival, and CanStage Theatre. He has also served as consultant for Dublin International Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, the Canadian Magazine Publishers Association, the Ontario Arts Council, and the Dubia Film Festival. Bob will be leading this seminar on how find, motivate, integrate and retain good volunteers.

The seminar will be held Thursday, May 3, 2007, 1:00 – 4:00PM at the TAPA, Suite 210, 215 Spadina Avenue. The registration fee is $15. To register, call Slade Lander at 416.504.6429 extension 21 or e-mail slade@danceumbrella.net.

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Classes/Workshops

International Bellydance Conference of Canada
As of TODAY, we are releasing:

- A LIMITED number of individual Seminar Room Day Passes at $25.00 each
- And a LIMITED number of spaces in the 16 workshops at $45.00 each

Please see below for details…
See Website www.bellydanceconference.com for more details.

Each Day Pass includes 2 lectures, a film, a panel discussion and 90 minutes of great troupe and solo performances on the Open Stage.

Two hour Workshops are taught by internationally renowned artists including Egyptian Star RANDA KAMEL, California's SAHRA SAEEDA,
Argentina's AMIR THALEB, Florida's TAMALYN DALLAL, New York's KAESHI and Canada's own MARTINE WEROTTE, RAHMA HADDAD, YASMINA RAMZY and SASHAR ZARIF.

Don't miss your chance to get these limited last minute spots at the International Bellydance Conference of Canada.
Full Conference Packages still available at $699.00 for four and half days of the biggest Bellydance event ever in Canada - April 18-22.
To register for the conference or individual Workshops and Day Passes, Phone 416-920-5593.

* No refunds, transfers or exchanges!


tappening tap class
It's time to make a little noise this Spring, with Tap Classes for Beginners. Upstage Productions brings you a 6-week "tappening tap class"
with Allison Toffan.

TAP

Tap I @ Queen West Arts Space (100A Ossington Ave, just north of Queen St)
18+/BEGINNER
Wednesdays starting Apr. 25th, 2007 - May 30th, 2007 from 7:00pm-8:30pm
Cost: $90.00
LIMIT OF 12 SPOTS
***Tap shoes not required***

Teacher: Allison Toffan Since 2002, has been a principle dancer with Paula Skimin’s innovative collective of dancers and musicians called Turn On The Tap. With Turn On The Tap, projects include Shifafa, Dance Ontario’s Dance Weekend 03, 04, A Tribute to Gregory Hines, Perspectives (J.V.
Productions, WTN), Emma’s Song, Dance Ontario Celebrates Tap, ECTC Conference 2005, Dance Ontario Weekend 07, and most recently Tappin’ at the Winch: The Ressurgence at the Winchester Street Theatre this past February. Since graduating from the Music Theatre - Performance Program at Sheridan College, Allison choreographed and performed in The Who’s Tommy, In Concert, (Platinum Theatre Co.) traveled to New York on scholarship to study at Tap City 2005, and was delighted to return to her hometown to perform in Toe Jamm, a tap show featured at the 2006 Edmonton Fringe Festival. Allison can also be found at Sheridan College, where she is currently a member of the dance faculty. Be sure to check out www.myspace.com/allisontoffan for updates on all of Allison’s tappenings!!


SEXY BACK (Men Only)
Sexy Back dance classes are exclusive to males. This 8-week Upstage Productions course covers an array of dance styles, including Hip Hop,
Go-Go and Club Dance, Electrofunk, Disco and Striptease. This class is POPular, so sign-up early!

SEXY BACK (Men Only)

Sexy Back I @ Turning Point Fitness (29 Bloor St, 2nd floor, just east of
Yonge and Bloor)
18+/ALL LEVELS WELCOME
Mondays starting Apr. 23rd, 2007 - June 18th, 2007 from 8:15pm-9:15pm
Cost: $120.00
LIMIT OF 12 SPOTS

Teacher: Jason Murray Has over 2 dozen theatre and TV credits, including Mamma Mia (Royal Alexandra Theatre), Street Time (Showtime), Noise (CBC), In A Heartbeat (Family Channel) and so on; dance credits include various companies including the Toronto Raptors Dance Pak; choreography credits include London Ontario Olympics and for venues such as Kool Haus and the Guvernment. Jason has also worked with high profile artists such as Alanis Morrisette. He holds an Hon. B.A in English Literature from the University of Toronto.


DANCE IMMERSION’S 2007 WORKSHOP SERIES
CELEBRATES 12TH YEAR OF NURTURING TORONTO DANCERS OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA WITH CLASSES AND IN-STUDIO PRESENTATIONS
Toronto, Ontario April 4, 2007 -- dance Immersion 2007 Workshop Series presents Dunham Technique dance classes with Ruby Streate May 13 to May 19, 2007 at National Ballet School – Concourse Studio, 400 Jarvis Street, Toronto. Sunday & Saturday classes: Children 1:00 - 2:00 pm and Adult 2:30 – 4:00 pm. Monday to Friday Adult dance classes 7:00 - 8:30 pm.
The dance Immersion Workshop Series is a one week residency dance program that presents artists rooted in the dances of the African Diaspora. It is dance Immersion’s pleasure to invite Ruby Streate back from a successful engagement at the 2007 IABD Conference in Toronto to once again share her knowledge and expertise in the dance techniques of the late Katherine Dunham with Toronto dance professionals in addition to children and adults from the general public. The Dunham technique incorporates elements such as barre work, centre floor isolations and traveling progressions. Adults classes are $17.00 per class and Children (7yrs to 12yrs) $10.00 per class. Seriescard of 7 classes available for $100.00.
dance Immersion Program Director, Vivine Scarlett, hopes the Toronto Community take this rare opportunity to learn about the Dunham technique from one of Katherine Dunham’s Protégés.
There will also be an In-Studio presentation to familiarize the public on the Dunham Technique. The In-Studio Presentation will take place on May 19, 2007 starting at 8PM at the National Ballet School-Concourse studio. Admission is $8 for Adults and $4 for children under 12 years old.
Miss Streate is currently the Cultural Arts Manager at the Jackie Joyner- Kersee Foundation in East St. Louis, Illinois. Miss Streate served as artistic director of the Katherine Dunham Museum Children’s Workshop from 1992 - 2003. Her affiliation with Miss Dunham in East St. Louis has endured for 37 years. Being passionate about the Katherine Dunham Technique, Ruby concentrated her studies on every facet of the Dunham legend. Miss Dunham was so thoroughly impressed with her expertise she appointed her Master Instructor and repository for her choreography.
For further information on the dance Immersion Workshop Series or to register for the Ruby Streate Workshop Series, please contact Claudia Araya at 416-203-0666.





DANCEFUZION PRESENTS: URBAN SWEAT
THE SUMMER DANCE INTENSIVE 2007!
JULY 23-28
ELGIN AND WINTERGARDEN THEATRE
TORONTO, CANADA

AGES 10-12 YEARS AND 13 AND OVER

AN INCREDIBLE ONE WEEK DANCE INTENSIVE FOR INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED JAZZ, LYRICAL AND CONTEMPORARY DANCE LOVERS!

GUEST INSTRUCTORS INCLUDE:
JASON WINTERS (NYC), SANDI CROFT (LAS VEGAS), MOE BRODY (VANCOUVER), DERRICK YANNFORD (NYC), BRADLEY RAPIER (LOS ANGELES), ANNIE WOOD (ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, DANCEFUZION) AND MANY MORE!

CLASSES INCLUDE:
JAZZ, LYRICAL, CONTEMPORARY, HIP HOP, BALLET, TAP, BROADWAY, PROGRESSIONS/TECHNIQUE AND AUDITION PRESENTATION!

A FULLY SUPERVISED STUDENT RESIDENCE INCLUSIVE OF 3 MEALS PER DAY IS AVAILABLE FOR DANCERS ATTENDING FROM OUT OF TOWN!

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER
VISIT: WWW.DANCEFUZION.COM
CALL: 416-484-0499
EMAIL: INFO@DANCEFUZION.COM



Authentic Movement Series
Beginning Soon
with Gennie Brukner

6 Classes
Mondays
7:00pm - 9:30 pm
April 23 - June 4
(No class on May 21st)
Downtown Toronto Studio

$100 for full series

Authentic Movement is a practice that creates space for movement (including sound) to emerge from within. The inherent structure allows for the possibility to meet the self more fully and to discover a range of expression previously unknown.

Emphasis is on being present instead of on any particular kind of movement so this form is open to any who wish to expand and explore their physicality, creativity, spirituality, self-containment, and capacity to feel.

Gennie Brukner trained for three years at the Authentic Movement Institute in Berkeley, California.
Please call 416-531-0288 for more information.
FRIDAY classes coming soon.


Toronto School of Circus Arts
May-August 2007 Class schedule!
Do not delay in choosing your classes as all classes have limited enrollment.

Please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions.

A couple of new and exciting additions to consider are 1/2 Session Flying Trapeze Classes on Fridays and Saturdays, Muscle conditioning with Bodyblade, Active Isolated Stretching for Flexibility and Acrobatics with Fast-track! Also, we are offering 2 Youth classes for the months of May and June!
I look forward to hearing from all of you!

To Register:
1. Email info@torontocircus.com your class choices or call 416-935-0037. Be sure to include: your full name with spelling, contact number and email address.

2. Drop off or mail (2005-44 Charles St W; T.O.; M4Y 1R7) in a $200 deposit per class choice (packages only require a $200 deposit) within 5 days of emailing in your class selection. Deposits are non refundable and non transferable.

3. You will receive confirmation by email for both your class choices and again when your deposit is received.

4. Final payment is due on the night of your first class. If payment is not received on the night of your first class, you will lose your deposit and your space in that class.

Kind Regards,
Linda Evans
416-935-0037 x221

Website: www.torontocircus.com
School Location: 425 Wellington Street West
Mailing Address:
2005-44 Charles St West
T.O.
M4Y 1R7


Toronto School of Circus Arts
May 2007 – August 2007
Please Contact the Office to Register
Phone: 416-935-0037 x221
Fax: 416-916-7155
Email: info@torontocircus.com

Flying Trapeze
Tuesday
May 8th - August 21st
7-9pm
$532 +gst

Thursday
May 10th - August 16th
7-9pm
$570 +gst

Friday
May 11th - June 29th
8-9:30pm
$350 +gst

Saturday
July 7th - August 25th
11am-12:30pm
$350 +gst

Friday Saturday Combined
May 11th - August 25th
$532 +gst

Flying Trapeze Discounts
Sign up for a 2-hour flying trapeze class and receive any additional class at 5% off! Choose from all other classes on the schedule. Offer excludes Friday/Saturday combined FT.

Flying Trapeze Drop-In
This Flying Trapeze class is for first time flyers or students who would like to add an additional workout to their week. Pre-registration is not required. Class starts at 6pm. Participants should plan to arrive between 5:30 5:50pm. Length of the class is 1, 1½ or 2-hours and is based on the
number of participants registered. All participants under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a parent for the duration of the class. Still Photography and Video Taping is not permitted.

Fridays
at 6pm
$25/non session student
$15/session student
Call 416-935-0037 x221 to confirm dates.

Trampoline
Wednesday
May 9th - August 22nd
7-8:30pm
$585 +gst

Aerial Silks
(See 4-Month Session Packages for cost effective pricing)
Mondays
May 7th - August 20th
7-8pm
$520 +gst

Wednesdays
May 9th - August 22nd
7-8pm
$560 +gst

Fridays
May 11th - June 29th
7-8pm
$350 +gst

Saturdays
July 7th - August 25th
12:30-1:30pm
$350 +gst

Static Trapeze
(See 4-Month Session Packages for cost effective pricing)

Mondays
May 7th - August 20th
7-8pm
$520 +gst

Wednesdays
May 9th - August 22nd
7-8pm
$560 +gst

Saturdays
July 7th - August 25th
12:30-1:30pm
$350 +gst

Acrobatics (With Fast-Track)
(See 4-Month Session Packages for cost effective pricing)

Mondays
May 7th - August 20th
8-9pm
$520 +gst

Wednesdays
May 9th - August 22nd
8-9pm
$560 +gst

Saturdays
July 7th - August 25th
1:30-2:30pm
$350 +gst

Muscle Conditioning (With Bodyblade)
Tuesday
May 8th - August 21st
6-6:45pm
$170 +gst

Thursday
May 10th - August 16th
6-6:45pm
$170 +gst

Two class Package
$300 +gst
(Two Class Package can be a combination of Muscle Conditioning and Flexibility)

Flexibility (Active Isolated Stretching)
Tuesday
May 8th - August 21st
6:45-7:30pm
$170 +gst

Thursday
May 10th - August 16th
6:45-7:30pm
$170 +gst

Two class Package
$300 +gst
(Two Class Package can be a combination of Muscle Conditioning and Flexibility)

Open Gym
(Training periods do not include Flying Trapeze, Trampoline or Fast-track)
Open gym is non instructional training time available to all package students. Training is restricted to apparatus being studied during instructional classes.

Monday, Wednesday, Friday
5-7pm

Tuesday, Thursday
6-9pm

4-Month Session Packages
Two Class Package (classes as low as $6.25/class)
$500.00 +gst
Choose 2 classes per week in addition to Open Gym: Aerial Silks, Static Trapeze, Acrobatics, Muscle Conditioning, and Flexibility. All class choices must be made for the duration of the session when registering.

All Inclusive Package (classes as low as $3.50/class)
$800.00 +gst
Choose any number of classes per week in addition to Open Gym: Aerial Silks, Static Trapeze, Acrobatics, Muscle Conditioning, and Flexibility.
All class choices must be made for the duration of the session when registering.

Youth Acrobatics (Ages 5-13)
Students learn ground tumbling, fast-track, double-mini trampoline and handstand skills.
Thursdays
May 10th - June 28th
6-7pm
$360.00 +gst

Youth Aerial Silks (Ages 5-13)
Mondays
May 7th - June 25th
5:30-6:30pm
$315.00 +gst

Youth Session Package
Mondays Thursdays
May 7th - June 28th
$500.00 +gst

1:1 Training / Groups / Birthday Parties
These specialty bookings are for all levels of participants and are an ideal opportunity to make a special event extraordinary! Please email info@torontocircus.com for current package options and booking information.

Dates School is Closed
No Classes May 1st-6th; May 19th-21st; May 25th 30th
No Trampoline May 16th
No Flying Trapeze June 5th
No Classes June 30th - July 4th
No Classes August 4th-6th; August 23rd, 24th 26th-31st

Note: Dates are subject to change; please verify closed dates with the office or check the student notice board.

Make Up Classes
Make up classes are available to all students who inform the office within 48-hours of not being able to attend their session class.
Make up classes are not guaranteed in the same type of class. All make up classes cost $15.00 per class. All make up classes must be completed during the current session.

Individual Class Purchases
If you are interested in purchasing individual classes the fees are as follows:
1-5 Classes $50.00/class +gst
6-10 Classes $45.00/class +gst
11+ Classes $40.00/class +gst



STOTT PILATES® Certification Courses & CEC’s
Intensive Certification Programs
Continuing Education Courses (CEC)
Intensive Reformer (IR) February 16-18, March 9, 10, 23-25, 30, 31
Functional Fitness for Golf February 18 Mat: 12-3pm Reformer: 3:30-6:30pm
Intensive Mat-Plus (IMP) April 13-15, 28, 29, May 4-6
Injury & Special Populations (ISP) April 13-16 10:30 – 5:30pm daily
Intensive Reformer (IR) May 4, 5, 11, 12, June 1-3, 15-17

For more information & to register, Please call or email Danyelle Millar: 905.891.0891
Intensive Mat-Plus (IMP) June 21-24,
July 5-8
danyelle@pilatesbody.ca
Unless otherwise indicated, times are as follows: Thursdays: 10-4pm Fridays: 3-9pm Saturdays: 2-8pm Sundays: 10-4pm

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Winnipeg‚s Contemporary Dancers 2007 Summer Intensive
with guest artist Julia Sasso
June 25th thru July 6th
WCD Studio / Theatre - 211 Bannatyne Ave
In Winnipeg‚s Historic Exchange District

Qualified participants may be students in professional dance training programs as well as emerging professionals.

Intensive fee: $450
Phone: (204) 452-0229
Email: education@winnipegscontemporarydancers.ca
WCD can assist out of town dancers
in finding accommodation.
Space is limited, and is on a first come first serve basis.

The WCD 2007 Summer Intensive features two morning technique classes taught by Julia Sasso followed by two repertoire classes in the
afternoon with Julia Sasso and WCD Artistic Director Brent Lott.

Skinner Releasing Technique˙
with Julia Sasso

The Skinner Releasing Technique (SRT) is a pioneering approach to dancing evolved from a simple principle: when we let go of habitual holding patterns and ways of thinking we can move more freely, powerfully and articulately. We find energy, improve strength and flexibility and awaken creativity and spontaneity. A considerable influence on leading choreographers and dancers around the world, SRT can enhance any movement style while fostering artistic sensibility and creative unfolding.

Classes include imagery as a powerful tool for transformation. The
class atmosphere is gentle. Each participant can proceed at their own
pace and in their own way. SRT is an experiential, intuitive approach
taking into account the physical body and the energies that move
through and around us.

www.skinnerreleasing.com



Contemporary Dance Technique
with Julia Sasso

The focus of the class is centered on instructor Julia Sasso‚s movement language, which draws on her considerable practice of contemporary and
classical dance forms.

Contemporary Dance Technique addresses concepts of alignment, breath, focus, musicality, strength and dynamics through a range of danced phrases. Within a centre format the class explores the physics of suspension and release, weight and buoyancy, thrust, speed, precision, interpretation; our relationship to the floor and space in all directions, in stillness, in and out of balance and in motion.


Class Schedule
June 25th thru July 5th
(Monday through Friday both weeks, Weekends off)

9:30am - 11:00am Skinner Releasing Technique with Julia Sasso
11:15am -12:45pm Contemporary Dance Technique with Julia Sasso
12:45pm - 1:45pm Lunch
1:45pm - 3:15pm Repertoire with Julia Sasso
3:30pm - 5:00pm Repertoire with Brent Lott

On the last day of the WCD Summer Intensive, Friday July 6th, there will be a public performance in the afternoon showcasing the work learned in the previous two weeks.

Biography: Julia Sasso
Julia Sasso is a choreographer, performer, master teacher and the Artistic Director of Julia Sasso dances. She performed internationally with Toronto‚s Dancemakers (1984-2000) and was the company‚s Assistant Artistic Director and principal teacher for a dozen years. She has created more than fifty original dance works including choreography for feature film, television and theatre. Her choreography has been commissioned and presented throughout Canada, in the United States and in Europe by Harbourfront Centre, the Canada Dance Festival, the Stratford Festival of Canada, Toronto Dance Theatre, Dancemakers and Winnipeg‚s Contemporary Dancers among others. Highly regarded as a teacher of contemporary dance and related techniques Sasso has taught internationally at distinguished learning centres in Budapest, Mexico, England, Wales, Scotland, Austria, Germany, the United States and Canada.
www.juliasasso.com


Biography: Brent Lott
Brent Lott is the Artistic Director of WCD. Brent began his professional dance career with Dance Collective / Ruth Cansfield Dance and has danced for a range of choreographers including Tedd Robinson, Julia Sasso, Davida Monk, Joe Laughlin, Yvonne Coutts, Harold Rheaume,
Rachel Browne, Karen Kuzak, Lesandra Dodson, Sharon Moore, and Tom Stroud. As a choreographer, Brent has been actively creating for over a decade including directing and choreographing Winn Wells‚ play Gertrude Stein and a Companion, which toured both Canada and England and most recently Brent was invited to perform his duet Glance, with SCD director Odette Heyn-Penner, for Toronto‚s Older & Reckless dance series. Brent has taught at numerous university and professional training programs across Canada and is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Dancer Transition Resource Centre.
www.dtrc.ca

Winnipeg's Contemporary Dancers
211 Bannatyne Avenue Winnipeg, MB R3B 3P2
(204) 452-0229 Fax: (204) 287-8618
education@winnipegscontemporarydancers.ca
www.winnipegscontemporarydancers.ca


AHCF’s upcoming workshop
A Survival Guide for Artists
Don’t miss the AHCF’s upcoming workshop A Survival Guide for Artists! Join us on Saturday, April 21st, 2007, as speakers Dr. Jean-Jacques Dugoua, naturopath at the AHC, David Hope of the Actors’ Fund of Canada, and René Biberstein from FoodShare, discuss strategies for living and eating well on an artist’s income. This interactive workshop will give practical tips to artists, covering topics such as:

• healthy eating on a budget
• food access alternatives
• the business side of life as an artist
• housing
  

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Calls to Artists

 
K-Zone Dance competition
Compete in dance to see if you're the Best!
Host: Kaiyotes Dance Inc.
Date: Saturday, June 9, 2007
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Alumnae Theatre, 93 Berkeley Street, Toronto
Contact: kzone@kaiyotesdance.com

Description
Come and Join to win great CASH prizes and a trip to Orlando, Florida where you can compete in www.talentrock.com to get discovered by thousands of agents and dance choreographers for United States top celebrity industry!
Who is the owner of Talent Rock? - N'sync and Backstreet Boyz producer!

To see more details and RSVP, follow the link below: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=2265647990


Contact East deadline extended to April 20, 2007
Calling all East Coast Artists!!  Contact East is currently looking for artists to showcase for provincial, national, and international presenters and buyers of talent.  We want to give you the chance to show why Canadian talent is so in demand.  Remember, these people are here because they want to buy shows so why not show them what you have to offer!!

Log onto www.contacteast.ca <http://www.contacteast.ca> and download the artist submission form and send it in.  Contact East is nothing without you but you need to show the industry what you have to offer.  Remember…the EXTENDED DEADLINE IS APRIL 20th, 2007 for submissions so don’t wait.  Log on and show us what you’ve got!

REMEMBER….Artist Submission Deadline APRIL 20th, 2007 at www.contacteast.ca

What is Contact East you say?
Every two years for a quarter of a century, many of the very best Atlantic Canadian artists, in theatre, music, and dance, have gathered to showcase their talents and projects to regional, national and international buyers. On September 30th – October 3rd, for the first time ever, Contact East 2007 will be staged in Liverpool, Nova Scotia.

It is an opportunity for those who work hard at presenting live entertainment throughout the Province, to get together and discuss their particular ideas and concerns. Contact East will provide an unprecedented opportunity to network with, and to learn from, some of the best presenters in the business, be they the proposed 20+ presenters/buyers coming from Atlantic Canada, the 20+ from the remainder of Canada, and 20+ from other countries. It will also be a great weekend for all lovers of theatre, music, and dance, with over 42 proposed artists showcasing their talents.

• Over 42 diverse showcases of the best theatre, music and dance performances from Atlantic Canada and beyond!
• Non-competitive scheduling of relevant workshops and networking sessions!
• More than 60 Canadian and European presenters expected to attend!
• Performing arts showcases, receptions, workshops and an Awards Brunch!
• Hospitality like you have never seen in the beautiful seaside town of Liverpool!
• A minimum of 6 Atlantic, National and International tours normally booked from Contact East!