Hello Dancers! Before we head into the rest of the blog, here's a quote both for the performers in the upcoming Senior Choreography show and for all of us as we consider the source of our dancing on a day to day basis…
"What lies behind you and what lies before you pales in comparison to what lies inside of you." - Henry S. Haskins (author and financier)
And now, on with the rest of the blog!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Just a heads up that the dance faculty is planning to expand
our juries this year to include assessments of all dance majors. Though the
central jury for final acceptance into the major remains the freshmen/transfer
jury in the spring semester, the yearly juries will be an opportunity to review
each dancer's progress in the program and proactively communicate areas of
achievement along with areas for continued improvement. Our intention is to
support our students by giving them clear opportunities for feedback and
assessment from the faculty as a whole.
The specific structure of the various juries is still being discussed
and will be announced in an upcoming blog.
For now, one area in particular that all dance majors should start to
consider now is physical fitness - strength, endurance, flexibility. This will be included in the juries of
dancers in every year of the program. We
want to make sure that all of you are maintaining a fitness level that supports
the kind of intensive demands required to train for and eventually sustain a
professional career in dance. Again,
more details will be communicated in an upcoming blog. For now, make sure you are stretching thoroughly and combining
consistent and rigorous endurance and strength training while you continue to work on achieving technical accuracy,
efficiency and artistic depth in your technique classes and rehearsals.
We hope
that these juries will serve as a positive force for helping all of you achieve
your goals in the art form that you love.
We want you to succeed! : )
UPCOMING EVENTS
Senior Choreography is happening this weekend!!! These performances showcase the talents of eight of our beloved senior choreographers along with a huge cast of amazing dancers. It's going to be fabulous!
The ECU Global Classroom Initiative connects different learning communities around the world via web technology. This Thursday, during the Senior Choreography tech rehearsal, our program will be connecting with a
school in Japan through the global classroom network. Not only will our dancers be performing for students from across the globe, but they will also get to see them perform and will have time to engage in a dialogue with them regarding their dances. This
experience is an incredible way to open up our eyes to dance in Japanese culture. This will be the first time that our dance department has held a global classroom event, and hopefully it will be the first of many
experiences we will have to make connections around the world through our shared love
and passion for dance.
Dance program entrance auditions are this coming Sunday, 11/23, from 9-3pm. Members of ECDA will be supporting the auditions but please consider volunteering to be help out with some aspect of the day. As you know from experience, the auditions can be a bit daunting for the dancers, so the more friendly smiling faces we have on hand the better! Please contact John Dixon or Kelsie Jayne for information on how you can help.
The Musical “Kiss Me Kate” also opens this Thursday and shows will continue
through the Tuesday before Thanksgiving break. Make sure you go get tickets
support our fellow performers in the School of Theatre and Dance!
CONGRATS!!!
To all the choreographers selected to have their works shown at the upcoming Lights Up performance at 8pm on Wednesday, December 10! Lights Up is a student show through and through - choreography, performance and production elements are all student run and student driven. I'm proud to be the faculty coordinator, but the real work is being done by the student Concert Coordinator, Bridget Corrigan. Thank you, Bridget!!!
In advance to all the choreographers and performers involved in the Senior Choreography show this weekend. We can't wait to see your works onstage!!!
: )
Danie JohnsonSenior Dance Performance Major
ECDA Secretary
And...
John Dixon
Dance Area Coordinator
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