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PANOPLY® 2005 CHOREOGRAPHY WINNERS ANNOUNCED The Panoply Choreography Competition gives dancers the opportunity to express their talent through new dance works, and also gives festival audiences the chance to see the creativity of these dedicated performers. Choreographers aged 18 and over may enter up to two original works in ballet, jazz, tap, and modern dance. Panoply awards the winner in each of the four categories $500 and awards the winner for Best Overall Choreography $1000. The Panoply 2005 Choreography winners are: Stephanie Roberts from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa won the Ballet category for a piece entitled “Mirage.” Barbara Ellen Smart from North Alabama Dance Center in Huntsville won the Jazz category for a piece entitled “Chicago.” Michelle Whittington, an independent choreographer from Birmingham won the Modern category for a piece entitled “Beauty in the Breakdown.” Melony League from North Alabama Dance Center in Huntsville won the Tap category for a piece entitled “Takin’ Care of Business.” The Best Overall Choreography winner was Kris Cangelosi from Cangelosi Dance Project in Baton Rouge, Louisiana for a modern piece entitled “Caught.” For more information, call 256-519-2787 or visit www.panoply.org.
NEW FROM HUMAN KINETICS Interdisciplinary Learning Through Dance: 101 Moventures, by Lynnette Young Overby, Beth C. Post, & Diane Newman provides teachers with 101 standards-based, teacher-tested lesson plans designed for six disciplines: science, social studies, language arts, math, physical education, and creative arts. The book, music CD, and instructional DVD offer lesson plans designed as a special adventure in movement and dance. Specific national standards for both dance and the core curriculum subject area are addressed, as are the grade level, length, thinking tools, student objectives, and materials needed. In addition, each lesson plan contains an introduction, moving adventure, assessment, and extensions. For more information, visit www.humankinetics.com.
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CHARLOTTE KLEIN RECEIVES DOCTOR OF HUMANE LETTERS Massachusetts dance educator and school owner Charlotte Klein received an honorary doctor of humane letters from Worcester [MA] State College during the college’s 2005 spring commencement ceremonies. Klein, who opened her first dance studio in Worcester in 1952, has inspired thousands of students over the years to excel artistically and academically. Many graduates of her Worcester and Westboro dance centers have performed on Broadway, in movies and television, and in national and international touring companies. Regardless of her students’ career objectives, she encourages them to get a solid education, passing along the advice she herself received from a teacher many years ago: “You have to have something in your head as well as in your feet.” Her credits include former National Director of Dance Masters of America, and Past President and permanent director of the New England Chapter of DMA. Klein began attending Worcester State College in 1952 but suspended her studies to start a family and build her dance studios. She returned to the college and graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology in 1975. After losing a daughter to cystic fibrosis in 1977, Klein and her husband established the Elisa Ruth Klein Fund at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Children’s Medical Center to support children who have cystic fibrosis. They also established an endowed scholarship for the performing arts at Worcester State College. Klein currently serves on the board of directors of the Worcester State Foundation. Founded in 1874, Worcester State College is a comprehensive, liberal arts public college with an emphasis on health care, biotechnology, teacher education, and business.
COMMAND PERFORMANCE! AT CHICAGO NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DANCE MASTERS SUMMER WORKSHOPS Initiated in 2002 to celebrate CNADM’s 90th anniversary, Command Performance! has become an annual summer workshop event. Performing on July 30 for workshop participants will be three Chicago-based, nationally recognized companies: Especially Tap Company, Hubbard Street 2, and Jon Lehrer and Dancers. Seeing these professional companies up close and personal is a valuable educational experience for workshop participants and the companies enjoy sharing their work with a knowledgeable, appreciate audience. Company representatives introduce their performance with information about their company, and are encouraged to meet and talk with the teachers and students following the performance.
BOSTON BALLET ANNOUNCES 2005-2006 SEASON Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen announced the repertory for Boston Ballet’s 42nd season, six programs that reflect his mission to preserve the past and point the way toward the future. "I am so pleased to be able to offer our audiences and our dancers such variety in the upcoming season," said Nissinen. "I am thrilled that Mark Morris will be choreographing our dancers. It will be a great experience for them to work with him on a new creation. And I’m delighted to continue our artistic association with Jorma Elo. Jorma will not only be creating a major new production of Carmen, but we are bringing back his Plan to B, a big hit in 2004.” The season also includes James Kudelka’s.
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