we had a great rehearsal on stage yesterday…enjoy the pictures and if you haven’t already ordered your tickets you can do so from our website.
please join us for another wonderful winter showcase this year on st. patrick’s day. while there won’t be any irish dancing in this year’s performance we do have a bollywood style number choreographed by monica kapoor and performed by the entire cast of this year’s showcase.
monica is presently performing in the broadway production of mama mia and we are thrilled to have such an exciting choreographer working with our students.
susie gorman, master teacher and choreographer is also working with two groups of dancers.
the academy’s own courtney poulos, caitlyn roberts and nancy zindell are rehearsing their students to showcase all of their talents.
congratulations to margot steinberg, senior company dancer, who was chosen as this year’s student choreographer. we are all excited to see her piece!
tickets are now on sale. our showcase will be performed at the fairfield theater company on stage one…70 sanford street, fairfield (at the metro north railroad station). performances will be at 11:30am and 1:30pm on saturday, march 17th…seating is limited so please purchase your tickets early. click here to download the order form.
we are embarking on a new journey this summer — a workshop and summer camp featuring a fun and funky new take on the children’s classic, alice in wonderland. with original choreography from our own Courtney Poulos, the production will highlight jazz, tap and modern styles of dance, and will be open to dancers of all disciplines, various levels and ages (5-18). the workshop and the summer camp will commence with a performance!
please pick up your pre-ordered copy of our winter showcase 2011 dvd. we have some extra copies available if you forgot to pre-order. stop by the studio on the following days:
Tonight–Wed 7/6 between 5:30-7:00pm
Mon 7/11 between 5:15-7:00pm
Tue 7/12 between 5:00-7:00pm
Wed 7/13 between 5:15-7:00pm
Our Winter Showcase workshop was added to the line up of ongoing academy performances to give our talented teachers, choreographers and students the chance to further illustrate their creativity. Read the rest of this entry »
bravo to our wonderful teachers and choreographers catalina bohiltea, elizabeth coker giron, natalie lambelet-palacious, courtney poulos, caitlin roberts, and our student choreographer amy lalime. ftc’s stage one theater was filled with amazing music and performances this past saturday afternoon. our dancer’s hard work paid off and our audiences were on their feet!
a very special thanks to fred busk for his invaluable help setting up and taking down our dance floor … your generosity and spirit are greatly appreciated by all, especially our dancers who wouldn’t be able to perform without your help! let’s not forget our film crew, visual mercernary group, whose talent and editing skills will be seen once again with a dvd recording of our amazing day. thank you to gayle kirsch for running back stage again for us, it wouldn’t be such an efficient show without you. we can’t wait for next year…our 3rd annual winter showcase!
pictures from dress rehearsal were posted to our facebook page last week … below are pictures of brightly colored pointe shoes from courtney’s piece “speak for yourself.” these pictures were taken after the first show as the colored shoes weren’t available for photographing at the rehearsal. enjoy.
tickets are currently on sale. our showcase will be performed at the fairfield theater company on stage one…70 sanford street, fairfield (at the metro north railroad station). performances will be at 12pm and 2pm on saturday, march 26th…seating is limited so please purchase your tickets early. click here to download the order form.
read more about the performance
watch video from last year’s show
hard at work, but having fun in amy’s workshop rehearsal on a beautiful winter’s day!
the academy is excited to announce elizabeth coker girõn, associate artistic director of the sean curran company as our workshop guest choroegrapher this year. she will begin rehearsing this sunday, january 23rd and her piece will include all of this year’s workshop dancers. she has been a member of the seán curran company since 2006, and its associate artistic director since 2009.
“curran approaches dance making with the sharp intelligence of a conceptualist and the raw physicality of an athlete.”
~The Boston Globe
Click here to view video clips.
coming to your blog soon…video clips from her rehearsals!
Westport’s Academy of Dance is thrilled to announce our second annual Winter Showcase ‘11, to be performed at FTC on StageOne on March 26, 2011. Our company and pre-company dancers will once again be given the opportunity to collaborate with choreographers and create unique, multi-disciplinary performance pieces within this exciting new forum.
Works will be rehearsed over a two month period, and will cover a wide range of styles and techniques. The performance world is a vast, dynamic place, and we are pleased to offer the opportunity for dancers to continually explore what dance has to offer.
Not only will this be a chance for students to perform without the boundaries of any specific category, they will also find themselves contributing to the creative process.
The final performances will also feature one student-choreographed work. In preparation for Winter Showcase ‘11, students were asked to present ideas to a panel of teachers. One has already been selected to choreograph a piece to be performed by that student’s peers. Sr. company member, Amy Lalime will rehearse over a two month period, and with the guidance of her teachers, see her inspiration come to fruition via dancers she has studied alongside for years.
The Academy teachers and students are excited to embark on this journey together, and we thank all of the talented individuals that will make it happen. We hope those in our community will also join us for the performances.
Please check back for ongoing updates.
Winter Showcase ‘11
FTC on StageOne
March 26, 2011
Showtimes tba