Hello Dancers!!
I deeply apologize for the hiatus in blog posts last week.BUT you all were ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE at auditions.
Wow. I feel so blessed to be able to dance alongside all of you. And to watch you in auditions too!
and now.... the blog ;)
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPCOMING EVENTS
GUEST ARTIST ZALMAN GRINBERG'S BALLET AUDITION
We're very excited to have our next guest artist coming up soon! Details are:
5:30-7pm on Monday, 10/19.
Check-in will begin at 5pm in the 115 hallway.
All dancers on pointe and all male dancers are called.
The audition will take place in 114.
REHEARSAL SCHEDULES
Keep an eye out each week for changes and/or additions to the main-stage, Goldsboro, and senior choreography rehearsal schedule. This schedule gets sent out on call-board and it is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to stay up to date with changes. You don't want to miss a rehearsal that is on the schedule, so stay vigilant and check every day! :)
FALL BREAK
....is this coming weekend though next Monday and Tuesday. Stay safe and keep stretching and active! We will be jumping right into rehearsals as soon as we return. Yay Dance! :)
GOLDSBORO TOURING SHOW
The "Dance @ Wright" show will be touring in Goldsboro at the Paramount Theatre on October 24th. Please post this on your Facebook pages and let your friends and family know so that we have a fabulous audience to support our hardworking dancers in this performance!
COLLEGE DANCE DAY
On Friday October 23rd, we will be hosting College Dance Day for regional high school students to introduce them to life as a dance major here at East Carolina. The day will include performances, class, and a tour for the students.
If you would like to volunteer to help the NHSDA officers with check-in and other things that need to be done throughout the day, please contact me at: gemmelln12@students.ecu.edu This will count as community service hours for your induction in National Honor Society for Dance Arts. :)
CONGRATS!!!
To Kanon Sapp and her gorgeous dancers MeganAnna Griffin, Kristalyn Gill, Jazlyn Moore, Ashley Hill, and Kayleigh Allen for their performances in NYC! Way to represent our program and the Pirate Nation!
To Arelia Hoy, Shannon Carter, Alissa Heroux, Nicole Gemmell, Kayleigh Jewell, and Katie Gannon! These students will be traveling this week to Phoenix, Arizona to represent East Carolina University and the National Honor Society for Dance Arts at the National Dance Education Organization's 2015 annual conference. Nicole Gemmell will also be presenting a poster of her research on teaching/learning the kinesiological terms of movement with Arelia Hoy as demonstrator.
To the winners of REBEL 58 Choreography Competition!!
1st place: Kanon Sapp "dadt"
2nd place: Stephanie Watterson "Trapped in my Chrysalis"
3rd place: MeganAnna Griffin "I hope some day you find a Picture of me and wonder if I still love Coke iceys"
Not only will these entries be included in the REBEL issue coming out this spring, but they are also currently on display at Emerge Gallery & Art Center (October 2-30)- So Go Check It Out!!!
INSPIRATION FOR THE WEEK
Just wanted to give a little encouragement to all of those who may feel a little down after the cast lists came out. YOU ARE NOT DEFINED BY WHETHER OR NOT YOU WERE CAST. There are so many different variables that go into the casting process and if you were not cast that does not mean that you are a bad dancer or that the choreographers did not like you. You are all individually beautiful and you are in this program because of all of your talent, skill and potential. Keep your head up and use this opportunity to focus on perfecting your craft! You are not in competition with others, only with yourself. So do what it takes to make yourself better every day and don't let this round of auditions get you down! :) You are LOVED.
Note from John - please also come to us, the faculty, for feedback or simply to talk through any feelings or questions that you have about the casting process. We're here for you!!!
Just wanted to give a little encouragement to all of those who may feel a little down after the cast lists came out. YOU ARE NOT DEFINED BY WHETHER OR NOT YOU WERE CAST. There are so many different variables that go into the casting process and if you were not cast that does not mean that you are a bad dancer or that the choreographers did not like you. You are all individually beautiful and you are in this program because of all of your talent, skill and potential. Keep your head up and use this opportunity to focus on perfecting your craft! You are not in competition with others, only with yourself. So do what it takes to make yourself better every day and don't let this round of auditions get you down! :) You are LOVED.
Note from John - please also come to us, the faculty, for feedback or simply to talk through any feelings or questions that you have about the casting process. We're here for you!!!
With Love,
Nicole Gemmell
ECU chapter of the National Honor Society for dance Arts, President
East Carolina Dance Association, Secretary
AND
John Dixon
Dance Area Coordinator
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