Dance North Texas | May - July 2022 Issue

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¢ The Spotlight is On... ¢ In Memoriam: Jerry Bywaters Cochran ¢ Arangetram: A Rite of Passage ¢ Summer Performances + Intensives

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near and that

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means one thing for many young

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dancers— its PEGGY MCCASLIN RETIRES...

Or Does She?

recital time! The end of year production

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IN MEMORIAM Jerry Bywaters Cochran 1936 — 2022

offers family and friends the opportunity to observe the growth of their dancer(s) in the last year, not to mention experiencing new music, sets, costumes,

ARANGETRAM— A DANCER’S RITE

and choreography!

After recital, many aspiring dancers venture off to summer

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SPRING PERFORMANCE CALENDAR

intensives in other states, or even abroad where they experience new teachers and venues and make new friends.

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Dance Council of North Texas (DCNT) offers multiple privatelySUMMER INTENSIVES

financed scholarships in various dance techniques to aid in the cost of summer study. If you are interested in creating a scholarship to memorialize or honor a friend or relative, please

COVER: Slip Zone — Bruce Wood Dance photo by Sharen Bradford DANCE is published quarterly by the Dance Council of North Texas and is available online. Articles of interest to the community, performance calendar information, letters to the editor, and press releases are welcome.

EDIT TOR Mair Cawston CONTRIBUTOR Sarita Venkatraman

contact DCNT. Looking forward, DCNT will host its annual membership meeting in August where a new board of directors will be approved and in the fall will present the Dallas Dance Film Festival Preview at the Latino Cultural Center, highlighting both film and live dance. Stay tuned for details, and if you’d like to be

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT

PEGGY MCCASLIN GOES FOR GOLD THE 2013 DANCE COUNCIL TAP LEGEND REFLECTS ON 50 YEARS OF TEACHING

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DCNT: Tell us a little about yourself...

PM: I grew up in Tyler, Texas as an only child. I was married to Wayne, my junior high sweetheart, for more than 40 years before he passed in 2007. I have one son, Matt, and two wonderful grandchildren. I am grateful for the support and encouragement Wayne and Matt always offered–along with all the sequins and rehearsals (I do love sequins!). My parents, Tommy and Claudella, were key to me pursuing dance. They were avid patrons of the arts and in the end drove to Dallas for more than three decades to see all Dallas Ballet Center’s performances.

Their tradition was to gift the faculty annually with gardenia corsages from their garden. Backstage at McFarlin smelled “heavenly”!

My fifty year journey with Dallas Ballet Center began in 1971 when I went for an Interview with Mary Wilcox at what was then Wilshire Academy of Dance. Matt was 5 years old and went with me to interview.

DCNT: Where did you receive your dance training?

PM: I began my dance training in 5th grade in Tyler at Ballet Academy with Marcia Grubb, the Director, and studied Ballet and Tap. After high school I attended TCU

Portrait taken while studying at Texas Christian University.

and majored in Dance. I studied with Fernando and Nancy Schaffenburg, Victor Moreno, and Mary Bywaters Cochran. I also studied Vocal Performance— I had been a member of the Acapella Choir in high school and occasionally had served as wedding soloist— so Dance and Vocal Performance went hand in hand for me.

DCNT: Of all the many styles of dancing, why did you decide to focus on jazz and tap?

PM: Ballet was my dance foundation, and I taught ballet technique for many years, however, I think my love of Musical Theater was the inspiration to focus on those dance disciplines. I grew up singing in my room to soundtracks of The Sound of Music, My Fair Lady, and South Pacific, to name a few. My parents loved Musical Theater, so I had been exposed at an early age! Seeing all the fabulous musicals with Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, and others was a marvelous introduction to Tap and “Singing and Dancing”!

DCNT: What dancers had the greatest influence on you growing up and to this day?

PM: My Teacher Marcia Grubb, of course... Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Savion Glover, the Nicholas Brothers, Debbie Reynolds, Ann Miller, Eleanor Powell, Gregory Hines, Baryshnikov, and on and on! For Singing and Dancing – Julie Andrews! The Sound Of Music one of my Favorite Musicals.

DCNT: What values do you hope to instill in your students?

PM: Oh my, that’s a difficult one ! I guess, to continue to love and respect yourself, your fellow dancers, and all the legends that passed down their talent and love of Tap. To perform with respect for your art with style and dignity in costuming and choice of choreography.

DCNT: Most memorable dance moment?

PM: The day that Mary Wilcox called and said Judy and Brent Klopfenstein were going to be the new owners of Dallas Ballet Center, but only if I agreed to stay on. I always say: “I came with the furniture”. I owe so much love and gratitude to Judy and Brent and my Dallas Ballet Center dance family!

DCNT: What’s next?

PM: Visiting my Grandchildren! And who knows when you might see me around. I am still planning on tapping and teaching at Dallas Ballet Center… but scaling back a bit.

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Photos by Sharen Bradford ~ thedancingimage.com

IN MEMORIAM

Jerry Bywaters Cochran 1936 — 2022 From the guide to the Jerry Bywaters Cochran Dance Collection MA96-1., (Texas/Dallas History & Archives, Dallas Public Library)

Jerry Bywaters Cochran grew up in a Dallas family that was actively involved in the arts. Her father, a nationally recognized painter, was for many years the director of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, the predecessor of today’s Dallas Museum of Art. He was also a longtime member of the art faculty of Southern Methodist University. Her mother, a musician by training, had a lifelong interest in dance and was one of the founders of both the Dallas Civic Ballet and the Dallas Dance Council.

Among Jerry’s early teachers were Alexandra Danilova and Hanya Holm.

After high school she attended the Juilliard School in New York, where her teachers included Martha Graham and Jose’ Limon for modern dance, Anthony Tudor and Margaret Craske for ballet, and Louis Horst and Doris Humphrey for choreography. While at Juilliard she also took classes at the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance and the Metropolitan Opera Ballet School. She received a Juilliard degree with majors in both modern dance and ballet, and on graduation received an award from the American Guild of Musical Artists as the outstanding graduate in her field. Thereafter, she received a Fulbright fellowship for study in Paris under Marcel Marceau and ‘Etienne Decroux, the noted mimes.

As a performer, Jerry appeared in New York, Paris, Washington, and most of the cities in Texas. As a teenage she toured with the Alexandra Danilova Concert Company, and later she danced for two years with the performing company of the Dallas Summer Musicals, where she worked under Franz Allers and George Schaefer.

Jerry taught in many settings over the years, including the Juilliard

preparatory division, the Kurt Jooss Folkwangschule, in Essen, Germany, and Baylor University in Waco, Texas. She was the first instructor in stage movement for the Dallas Theater Center and for ten years directed a school devoted exclusively to modern dance in Dallas. In 1968 she inaugurated the modern dance program at Texas Christian University (TCU) in Fort Worth and remained in charge of that program for seventeen years. She taught master classes for the American Ballet Theatre School in New York, Texas Woman’s University, the Southwest and Pacific Regional Ballet Festivals, and other dance organizations from coast to coast. Her students have joined the dance companies of Paul Taylor, Martha Graham, Alwin Nikolais, and Bella Lewitzky, as well as Pilobolus and Momix.

She founded and directed two modern dance companies -- the Dallas Ensemble of Dallas, which gave performing opportunities to the advanced students in her private studio, and the TCU Modern Dance Lab Company, which utilized the advanced modern dance students at TCU. Her choreography has been performed on the Juilliard Concert Series in New York; by the Dallas Civic Ballet, the Dallas Black Dance Theatre, and the Dance Ensemble of Dallas; in numerous performances at Texas Christian University; and by companies and soloists in Washington, New Orleans, Kansas City, many Texas cities, and Raleigh, North Carolina. For Dallas Theater Center she choreographed Burgess Meredith’s production of the Dylan Thomas play, “Under Milkwood.” She also performed, under the sponsorship of the Theater Center, a solo concert of her own choreography. In 1982 the Fort Worth Art Museum received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to present two of her works, along with two works of New York choreographer Lucinda Childs, in a concert entitled, “Contemporary Choreography: Two Views.”

Jerry served on the dance panels of the National Endowment for the Arts and the Texas Commission on the Arts. She served on the board and as a national officer of the National Association for the Regional Ballet.

In 1974 she was asked by the Texas Commission on the Arts to prepare a study on “Objectives for Dance in Texas,” and her articles and reviews have appeared in numerous publications. She served on the artistic advisory boards of Contemporary Dance/Fort Worth, the Dance Council of North Texas, and The International Theatrical Arts Society (TITAS), also of Dallas.

She assisted in coordinating dance residencies which, under the sponsorship of the National Endowment for the Arts and other institutions, brought such companies as those of Twyla Tharp, Paul Taylor, Trisha Brown, Kei Takei, David Gordon, and Alwin Nikolais, to the Dallas-Fort Worth area. In 1985 she was adjudicator for the Craft of Choreography Conference at the Southwestern Regional Ballet Festival. In 1992, her achievements were recognized on two occasions -- first, by the Dallas Dance Council, which honored her with their annual “Mary” award for her lifetime contribution to dance, then by the TCU dance alumni group, which presented her a lifetime achievement award for her contributions to the development of the Department of Ballet and Modern Dance at Texas Christian University.

Doris Hering, writing in Dance Magazine, called her “a truly gifted and inspiring teacher.” Other cities have referred to her choreography as “artistic creativity of the highest order” and called her “Texas’ leading exponent of modern dance.” A German critic once wrote of her, “Ein Wirblewind Kam Aus Texas,” (“A whirlwind out of Texas”).

Jerry was predeceased by her parents, Jerry and Mary Bywaters, her brother, Dick Bywaters, her husband, Calloway Cochran and her daughter, Mary Cochran. She is survived by her son, Robert Cochran, and many cousins, nieces, nephews, and the Bywaters family. The family would like to especially thank CNC Home Care and their staff of caregivers. Please direct donations in Jerry’s name to the organizations listed above or charity of your choice.

A Celebration of Life for Jerry Bywaters Cochran will be held May 14, 2022 at Northhaven Methodist Church in Dallas at 11am.

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The word ‘Arangetram’ translates to ascending the stage. An arangetram, in the beautiful art form of Bharatanatyam, simply means a student’s first formal solo performance, consisting of a repertoire of dances in a traditional setting. This repertoire is called the Margam or a path.

This artistic solo performance is a culmination of years of training, determination, commitment, and dedication towards this beautiful traditional art form, by both the teacher or the Guru and the student or the Shishya.

This process requires rigorous preparation, stamina, and hours of dedicated practice. This journey of an arangetram, for a student, is quite challenging, as it pushes the student to prioritize school work/ worklife, social life, and extracurriculars. Arangetram is only the beginning of a dancer’s true journey. It helps them understand and appreciate their connection to their roots and their culture. This process is not just about reaching the hearts and souls of the audience or the Rasika, but reaching within and connecting to a higher level of conscience.

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ARANGETRAM: A BHARATANATYAM DANCER’S RITE OF PASSAGE

by Sarita Venkatraman

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Above: Guru Sarita Venkatraman trains Shishya Sneha

Training After completion of formal learning, the student and teacher begin their arangetram journey together. Students are required to have learned all the pieces that go into a typical repertoire or the Margam (path). The length of the training usually varies and is specific to each teacher and student but an average period is about a year to a year and a half.

Orchestra The orchestra for an arangetram mainly consists of the guru (nattuvanar who plays the cymbals for the student), the singer, and the mridangist (mridangam: a barrel shaped double headed drum used for the performance). Other accompanying instruments could include the violin, the flute, and/or the veena.

Cost Arangetram expenses can vary depending on how lavish or how simple the family wants it to be. These days, typical expenses range from $10k to $50k. This includes auditorium, costumes, stage decor, orchestra and food.

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Once the dancer has ascended the stage and completed their Arangetram, an even stronger bond is created between the dancer and their art form. It is only the beginning of a lifelong journey of learning and growing.

About the Author Sarita Venkatraman is an instructor at the Arathi School of Dance in Plano, Texas, serves as a director on the board of Indian Cultural Heritage Foundation (ICHF), and is a founding member of Indique Dance Company. Read more about her at arathidancedallas.com/teachers.

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PERFORMANCES

MAY – JULY 2022

The Dallas Conservatory’s La Bayadere

Photo by Amitava Sarkar

MAY 20 - 21. Don’t miss the grand finale as Dallas Black Dance Theatre celebrates our 45th season by taking the performance to soaring heights. Audiences can never get enough of the spellbinding aerial duet What to Say? Notes on Echo and Narcissus by Jamal Story. Kameron N. Saunders is creating a physically demanding and captivating world premiere exploring human connection and its direct parallels to creative thinking set to an original score. Darrell Grand Moultrie choreographed the highly energized Execution of a Sentiment. Dallas-based TheaterJones review described his work as technically challenging choreography, “Deliberate, sustained balances, electrically charged extensions, and forceful leaps highlighted the sheer athleticism of the company.” Claude Alexander III choreographed Face what’s facing you!, an honest, soul-stirring work on facing life’s challenges.” Wyly Theatre. Details at DBDT.com.

June 4 - 5. The Dallas Conservatory presents the popular ballet La Bayadere, at last in DFW! The famous tale of love, vengeance and justice features the Pre-Professional and Professional Division dancers of The Dallas Conservatory. For ages 8+, with an optional VIP reception at Saturday’s performances to meet the dancers and capture photos! Irving Arts Center, June 4th at 1PM and 7:30PM | June 5th at 1PM | Tix $35-$100 | Reception $35 | Box Office: TheDallasConservatory.org

MAY 27. Texas Ballet Theater Dallas Main Spring Performance.

8PM | Tickets: eisemanncenter.com/events-tickets | The Hill Performance Hall— Eisemann Center. 2351 Performance Dr, Richardson, TX 75082.

MAY 28. Texas Ballet Theater Dallas Junior Spring PerformanceCandy Shoppe. 4PM & 6:30PM | Tickets: eisemanncenter.com/ events-tickets | Bank of America Theatre— Eisemann Center.

2351 Performance Dr, Richardson, TX 75082.

MAY 28. Texas Ballet Theater School Fort Worth Performance— Lower School Around the World. 2PM | Tickets: 877-828-9200 opt. 1 | I.M. Terrell Academy for STEM and VPA Performing Arts Center, 1411 I M Terrell Cir S, Fort Worth, TX 76102.

MAY 28. Texas Ballet Theater School Fort Worth Performance— Lower School Around the World. 7PM | Tickets: 877-828-9200 opt. 1 | I.M. Terrell Academy for STEM and VPA Performing Arts Center, 1411 I M Terrell Cir S, Fort Worth, TX 76102.

JUNE 4. Dallas Ballet Center’s June Production. Tap and Jazz The Legacy of Dance 2PM | Swan Lake Act II and Coppelia | Dallas Ballet Center | The Art of Instruction Tickets: dallasballetcenter. com | SMU McFarlin Auditorium

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Photo by Brian Guilliaux

JUNE 10 - 12. Bruce Wood Dance presents Spring, featuring the Dallas premiere of Bruce Wood’s riveting The Rite of Spring, the world premiere of When The Sky Fell Purple by award–winning Latina choreographer Stephanie Martinez, and the innovative multi-media Slip Zone Suite by Bruce Wood Dance artistic director Joy Bollinger - commissioned by Dallas Museum of Art in conjunction with their exhibition, Slip Zone: A New Look at Postwar Abstraction in the Americas and East Asia. June 10-11 at 8PM | June 12 at 2PM | Tickets start at $25. $15 student and senior rush tickets available at the door 90-minutes before each show. Tickets at TicketDFW. com or at 214-871-5000. Moody Performance Hall, Dallas, TX.

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PREVIEW SHOW

Ballet Concerto

JUNE 23 - 26. Ballet Concerto presents the 40th Annual Summer Dance Concert. Come see the return of Spanish dance master Luis Montero’s Bolero. Other works to be presented are the classic Les Sylphides with choreography by Michel Fokine and a new work with choreography by Ballet Concerto resident choreographer Elise Lavallee. Nightly at 8:30PM at The Shops at Clearfork. FREE to the public! More information at balletconcerto.com.

JULY 22 - 23. Pegasus Contemporary Ballet presents Represented In Movement with The DASH Ensemble. Represented In Movement is a multi-genre performance that features choreographic creations within contemporary dance and contemporary ballet. The program will consist of original works by Pegasus Contemporary Ballet and collaborating partner The DASH Ensemble performed and created by both locally and nationally based dancers and choreographers. Represented in Movement builds connection and showcases exciting new work. Moody Performance Hall. Tickets at pegasusballet.org.

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SUMMER INTENSIVES

JUNE – AUGUST 2022

BALLET ACADEMY OF TEXAS

June 6 - July 22. Teachers/Guest Artists: Tammie Reinsch, Dr. Melanie Gray, Charlie Martin, Kellye Saunders, Jacob Sparso, Rayleigh Vendt, Jane Vorburger | Curriculum: Ballet, Pointe, Variations, Pas de Deux, Men’s Class, Contemporary, Jazz, Tap, Modern, Improvisation, Dancer’s Health, Broadway, Musical Theater, Choreography, Hip Hop | Tuition Range: $175-$250 per week | Audition: No, but placement class is required. | Registration Deadline: 06/06/2022 | Age: 3 and up | Expertise: beginning through pre-professional | Scholarships: no

BALLET CENTER OF FORT WORTH

June 13 - July 16. Ballet Center of Fort Worth offers a complete classical ballet curriculum designed for ages 10 and up. The world class instructors, the stateof-the-art facility, the friendly surroundings and housing, makes the program a unique experience for aspiring young dancers. We also offer Summer Workshops for ages 3-10. balletcenterfortworth. com | Fort Worth, TX

along with your headshot, résumé, age, why you are interested in WOOD I WORKS, and which week(s) you would like to attend to: woodworks@brucewooddance.org

CHAMBERLAIN SCHOOL OF BALLET

June 6 - July 1. Chamberlain School of Ballet June Intensive Dance Workshop. Teachers/Guest Artists: Chamberlain School of Ballet Faculty | Curriculum: Ballet, Pre-Pointe/Pointe, Variations, Jazz, Modern, Contemporary | Tuition Range: $360 - $750 | Audition: No | Registration Deadline: 06/01/2022 | Age: 10 and Up | Expertise: Intermediate to Advanced | Scholarships: no | Register at chamberlainschoolofballet.com | 3003 West 15th Street, Plano, TX 75075 | carolyn@chamberlainschoolofballet. com | 972 985-1374 | chamberlainschoolofballet.com

Photo: Ballet Center of Fort Worth

BALLET CONSERVATORY

June 20 - July 21. Ballet Conservatory’s 32nd annual summer workshop is for serious students to improve their technique and knowledge of dance in a workshop setting. Dancers in the most advanced levels will have a different faculty member each week for Ballet including special guest faculty. Teachers/Guest Artists: Kelly Lannin, Nancy Loch, Shannon Beacham | Curriculum: Ballet, Pointe, Variations, Jazz, Modern, Mime, Choreography, Stretching and History of Modern Dance | Tuition Range: $100150 per week | Audition: No | Registration Deadline: 06/20/2022 | Age 7- adult | Expertise: Basic Ballet through Advanced | Scholarships: no

Bruce Wood Dance photo by Sharen Bradford

BRUCE WOOD DANCE

Week 1: July 11-16. Week 2: July 18-23. Bruce Wood Dance Summer Intensive Pre–professional dance intensive for artists ages 13–24. Participants will develop technique, learn Bruce Wood Dance company repertory, and gain knowledge of working in a professional dance company environment. In– person classes and repertory sessions take place daily at Bruce Wood Dance Gallery, taught by Bruce Wood Dance company members and artistic staff. Each week-long session culminates in a virtual/in–person showcase. Scholarship opportunities are available after acceptance. Application Process Email a 3–5 minute dance reel that highlights your technique and artistry,

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Chamberlain School of Ballet Children’s Summer Classes

June 11, 18, 25 & July 16, 23, 30. Chamberlain School of Ballet Children’s Saturday Classes. Teachers/Guest Artists: June-Isabel Wallace-Green & Luke Yee July-Sarah Nell Gable & Luke Yee | Curriculum: Pre-Ballet (Ages 4 to 5), Beginner Ballet (Ages 6 to 10), Ballet with Training (Ages 6 to 10), Young Men’s Class (Ages 8 to 12) | Tuition Range: $75 to $85 | Audition: No | Registration Deadline: 06/01/2022 | Age 4 - 12 | Expertise: Beginner to Low Intermediate | Scholarships: no | Register at chamberlainschoolofballet.com | 3003 West 15th Street, Plano, TX 75075 | carolyn@chamberlainschoolofballet.com | 972 9851374 | chamberlainschoolofballet.com.

June 20 - 24 and July 11 - 15. Summer Dance Camps - 9am to 12 noon. Teachers/Guest Artists: Sarah Nell Gable | Curriculum: Inside Out Dance Camp 6/20-6/24 Lilo & Stitch Dance Camp 7/11 to 7/15 Princes & Princesses Dance Camp 7/25 to 7/29 | Tuition Range: $175 for each camp | Audition: No | Registration Deadline: 06/01/2022 | Age: 3 to 6 | Expertise: none | Scholarships: no | Register at chamberlainschoolofballet.com | 3003 West 15th Street, Plano, TX 75075 | carolyn@chamberlainschoolofballet. com | 972 985-1374 | chamberlainschoolofballet.com July 11 - 29. Chamberlain School of Ballet July Dance Camps.

Teachers/Guest Artists: Chamberlain School of Ballet Faculty | Curriculum: Workshop - July 11-15 Jazz & Tap Workshop - July 18-22 Creative Dance, Contemporary & Modern Workshop - July 25-29 | Tuition Range: $150-$300 | Audition: No | Registration Deadline: 07/01/2022 | Age: 7 and older | Expertise: Beginner Intermediate to Advanced | Scholarships: no | Register at chamberlainschoolofballet.com | 3003 West 15th Street, Plano, TX 75075 | carolyn@chamberlainschoolofballet.com | 972 985-1374 | chamberlainschoolofballet.com July 9 - 23. Chamberlain School of Ballet BOOK IT! Musical Theater Workshop. Teachers/Guest Artists: Candice Woods | Curriculum: Saturdays - 7/9, 7/16, 7/23 Dance, Singing, Acting 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm Ages 9-12 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm Ages 13 and Up | Tuition Range: $175 for full workshop | Audition: No | Registration | Deadline: 07/01/2022 | Age: 9 and Up | Expertise:

Beginner to Advanced | Scholarships no | Register at chamberlainschoolofballet.com | 3003 West 15th Street, Plano, TX 75075 | carolyn@chamberlainschoolofballet.com | 972 985-1374 | chamberlainschoolofballet.com June 6 - August 5. Chamberlain School of Ballet Open Ballet Classes.

Teachers/Guest Artists: Linda Brown & Luke Yee | Curriculum: Intermediate/ Advanced Open Ballet Classes Mondays 7-8:30 pm Tuesdays 9:30-11 am Wednesdays 7-8:30 am Thursdays 9:30-11 am Saturdays 9:30-11 am | Tuition Range: $22.50 class Cards for $80, $125, $150 | Audition: No | Registration Deadline: 06/01/2022 | Age: Adults & Teens (14 & Up) | Expertise: Advanced Beginners to Advanced | Scholarships: no

DALLAS BALLET CENTER

July 11 - 22. Dallas Ballet Center Ballet Intensive Workshop (Ages 10-18). A full day workshop designed to challenge the intermediate / advanced dancer who has had several years of ballet study. The workshop seeks to challenge young dancers who are seriously interested in the ballet arts; and expose them to other dance disciplines. Guest Faculty for Session I are Seth Belliston, Jason Fowler and Christine Spizzo. Guest Faculty for Session II are Christina Ghiardi and Olivier Pardina. Session I: July 11-15, 12:00pm – 6:00pm | Session II: July 18-22, 12 – 6PM | One Session: $425/ Two Sessions: $650 | Dallas Ballet Center, Judy & Brent Klopfenstein-Artistic Directors, 8530 Abrams Road, Suite 608, Dallas, Texas 75243 | 214-348-3224 | To register for all workshops: visit dallasballetcenter.com.

June 20 - 24. Dallas Ballet Center Jazz & Tap Intensive (Ages 10 -18). A full-day workshop designed to challenge the intermediate-advanced dancer.

Included will be technique, musical theatre, hip-hop, lyrical, audition preparation, choreography, and more. Previous jazz training is required. Guest master teachers: George Patterson - Master Tap teacher; Brandi Coleman - Master Jazz Teacher. Included in this workshop will be technique, musical theatre, hip-hop, lyrical, choreography and more. Previous jazz training is required.

12:00 pm - 6:00 pm/ Cost: $350 | Dallas Ballet Center, Judy & Brent Klopfenstein-Artistic Directors, 8530 Abrams Road, Suite 608, Dallas, Texas 75243 | 214-348-3224 | To register for all workshops: visit dallasballetcenter.com.

June 13 - August 12. Dallas Ballet Center Mini Ballet Intensive Workshop (Ages 10-13). Technique focused half day intensive designed to challenge experienced ballet dancers pre-pointe to one year or less on pointe. Previous ballet training required. Ballet IV and V 10AM-12PM & Ballet VI-A and VI-B 1-3PM. June 13-17 (Lars Nelson) June 27-July 1 (Miguel Blanco & April Daly) August 8-12 (Jason Fowler) Session: $230 | Dallas Ballet Center, Judy & Brent Klopfenstein-Artistic Directors, 8530 Abrams Road, Suite 608, Dallas, Texas 75243 | 214-348-3224 | To register for all workshops: dallasballetcenter.com.

Dallas Black Dance Academy photo by Xavier Mack

DALLAS BLACK DANCE ACADEMY June 6 - 17. Want to stay on top of your dance skills this summer? Join the Dallas Black Dance Academy Summer Enrichment Youth Dance classes June 6-17, 2022 at the DBDT studios. Experience intensive training during the summer with DBDT professional company members. Previous dance experience is required. Details at dbdt.com/academy/summer-enrichment/.

Dallas Black Dance Academy photo by Xavier Mack

June 4 - 25. All you want to do is dance and you don’t have any experience?

Come check out the Dallas Black Dance Academy Summer Classes June 4-25 at the DBDT studios in downtown Dallas. Classes are for students ages 2 through adult. No audition necessary. In-person and virtual classes are Saturday Mornings. But don’t wait too long to sign up for the in-person classes.

Space is limited. Details at dbdt.com/academy/summer-classes/.

MARGO DEAN SCHOOL OF BALLET Margo Dean School of Ballet presents annual Summer Ballet Workshop for intermediate and advanced dancers ages 10 and up in June. Daily ballet class plus pointe, variations, pas de deux, jazz, and flamenco, adult ballet and flamenco. Guest master teachers. Children’s ballet camps in July for ages 3-12 will include daily ballet class followed by jazz class; includes crafts and refreshments. Students will learn about the ballet Coppelia. Parent showing at end of all sessions. Professional ballet classes plus performance opportunity in Ballet Concerto Summer Dance Concert end of June. Register at margodeanballet.com. Contact us at 817 738 7915 or balletinfo@att.net.

3803 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76107.

THE DALLAS CONSERVATORY TDC’s 14th Annual International Summer Intensive June 6 - 17 and July 18 - Aug 12 | Choose from 7 stand-alone weeks, Ages 8-20, Beginning to Advanced | It’s not too late to be considered! TDC once again brings together star ballet and contemporary educators such as Kathryn Morgan and Alexei Moskalenko, along with students from across America and the world! Since 2009, TDC’s Summer Intensive has been a transformative part of thousands of dancers’ training – many whose lives changed entirely, whether they stayed with us for year round-training, or returned to their home school. Plan to join The Dallas Conservatory in 2022 whether it’s for a single week or all summer. Audition now: Video, in-person, and Instagram auditions accepted. $695/wk with optional housing. Write info@thedallasconservatory.org TOBY’S SCHOOL OF DANCE June 27 - July 1. Broadway Showcase Tap & Jazz Workshop. 9am-5pm. Ages: 7+. A week-long, all-day workshop featuring Broadway performer Zach Ingram and guests. Classes include jazz, tap, musical theater, and more. Tuition: $550. Performance at the end of the week. Register at tobysdance.com | 635 W Campbell Rd. Suite 224, Richardson, TX 75080 | tobyschoolofdance@gmail. com | 972-235-0514 | tobysdance.com July 18 - 22 and July 25 - 29. Summer Dance Camps - 9am-12pm. Ages: 3-7. Curriculum: Ballet Day Camp 7/18-7/22. Classes include ballet, tap, jazz, acro, stretching, and hair and makeup tutorials. Ugly Dolls Dance Camp 7/25-7/29. A camp inspired by the movie Ugly Dolls. Classes include ballet, tap, jazz, crafts, and snacks. Tuition: $155 for each camp. Performance at the end of the week. Register at tobysdance.com | 635 W Campbell Rd. Suite 224, Richardson, TX 75080 | tobyschoolofdance@gmail.com | 972-235-0514 | tobysdance.com.

15 • DANCE NORTH TEXAS • MAY – JULY 2022

DANCE DIRECTORY

COPPELL BALLET ACADEMY OF TEXAS Tammie Reinsch, Director. 145 Fitness Ct, Coppell, TX 75019 972.745.0199 balletacademyoftexas.com. Home of Ballet Ensemble of Texas, Thom Clower, Director. balletensembleoftexas.org Youth America Grand Prix Outstanding School

DALLAS CONTEMPORARY BALLET DALLAS Lindsay DiGiuseppe, Director & owner.

Classes for all ages- 18mos-Adult in ballet, tap, jazz, hip-hop, contemporary, modern, creative movement, parent & me; largest adult selection of dance classes. Located at Central Expressway and Mockingbird Ln, Dallas, TX, 214.821.2066 contemporaryballetdallas. com admin2@schoolofcbd.com

DALLAS BALLET CENTER Judy and Brent Klopfenstein, Artistic Directors. 8530 Abrams Rd, Ste 608, Dallas, TX 214.348.3224 dallasballetcenter.com info@dallasballetcenter.com

DALLAS BALLET COMPANY

Judy & Brent Klopfenstein, Artistic Directors. 8530 Abrams Road, Ste 608, Dallas, TX dallasballetcompany.org info@dallasballetcompany.org

THE DALLAS CONSERVATORY

(Dallas and Frisco campuses) TDC ACADEMICS (Frisco) Jacqueline Porter, Artistic Director.

World-class instruction for 18 months - Adult, with 5 performing companies ages 4 - 18 and daytime private academic education for professional and pre-pro students. Children’s and adult classes in ballet, pointe, partnering, variations, contemporary, jazz, modern, hip hop, theatre dance, singing, acting, tap, musical theater, TV/Film and fitness. Year round Advanced/ Professional daily ballet classes and Intermediate Sunday Ballet. Public Master Class Series; International Summer Dance Intensives at 5 levels. 11 dance studios + 3 voice studios available to rent. Frisco and Dallas locations.

Write or call for consultation.

DENTON DENTON DANCE CONSERVATORY

Lisa Racina-Torre, Owner/Director.

Ballet, pointe, jazz, tap, contemporary, hip-hop, Pilates, Ages 3-Adult. Home of

Denton City Contemporary Ballet. 4103 Mesa Dr, Denton, TX 940.383.2623 Director@dentondance.com www.dentondance.com

TEXAS WOMAN’S UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF DANCE

Performance, Choreography Research; Teaching BA, MA, MFA, and PhD degree programs. P.O. Box 425708, Denton, TX 940.898.2085 dance@twu.edu twu.edu/dance

FT WORTH BALLET CENTER OF FORT WORTH Artistic Director Enrica & Chung-Lin Tseng. 6132 Overton Ridge Blvd, Ft Worth, TX 76132 817.423.9888 balletcenterfortworth.com balletcenter_fw@yahoo.com

MARGO DEAN SCHOOL OF BALLET

Home of Ballet Concerto. Ballet for all ages & levels, flamenco & Jazz dance.

3803 Camp Bowie Blvd, Ft Worth, TX 76107 817.738.7915 webster_dean@att. net margodeanballet.com balletconcerto.com

TEXAS BALLET THEATER SCHOOL —FORT WORTH

The official school of Texas Ballet Theater offers programs ranging from beginner ballet to elite professional training, ages 3 and up. Classes also include jazz and tap, as well as adult classes. | 1540 Mall Circle, Fort Worth, TX 76116 | fwschool@ texasballet.org | texasballettheater.org texasballettheater.org TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY School for Classical & Contemporary Dance; BFA in Ballet and/or Modern Dance. TCU Box 297910, Ft Worth, TX 76129 817.257.7615 dance@tcu.edu dancetcu.edu

LEWISVILLE THE BALLET CONSERVATORY

Home of Lake Cities Ballet Theatre Kelly Lannin, Director. 1400 FM 407, Lewisville, TX 75077 972.317.0194. balletconservatory.com lakecitiesballet.org

PLANO CHAMBERLAIN PERFORMING ARTS

Pre-professional Dance Company.

Kathy Chamberlain, Artistic Director; 3003 W. 15th St, Plano, TX 214.985.1374 chamberlainperformingarts.org

CHAMBERLAIN SCHOOL OF BALLET Kathy Chamberlain, Director.

Classical ballet, jazz, tap,musical theater, adult classes. 3003W. 15th

St, Plano, TX 972.985.1374 chamberlainschoolofballet.com

HATHAWAY ACADEMY OF BALLET home of Collin County Ballet Theatre Directors, Kirt & Linda Hathaway Specializing in Ballet and Dance Technique and Performance Art. 2865 McDermott Rd, Unit 140, Plano, TX 75025 972 747 0600 hathawayacademyofballet.com

RICHARDSON TEXAS BALLET THEATER SCHOOL— DALLAS

he official school of Texas Ballet Theater offers programs ranging from beginner ballet to elite professional training, ages 3 and up. Classes also include jazz, tap, and modern, as well as adult classes. | 300 N. Coit Rd. Ste. 231, Richardson, TX 75080 | 214-377-8576 | texasballettheater.org

TOBY’S SCHOOL OF DANCE Home of Richardson Fine Arts Conservatory. Sally & Don Andriot.

635 W Campbell Rd, Suite 224, Richardson, TX 75080 972.235.0514 tobyschoolofdance@gmail.com tobysdance.com

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