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Footworks!

March 23, 2010

Welcome to Footworks!, a publication of the Alabama Dance Council. Please stay tuned each week as we keep you informed of news, performances and special events from the Alabama dance community.
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Are you a current ADC member and have an announcement that you would like to share? Performances, masterclasses, special events, scholarship, educational, or audition opportunities - if it's going on, we want to know; and more importantly, we want to share it!

ADC members are eligible to have information published weekly in Footworks! by posting news, performances and special events on the Alabama Dance Exchange.

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10% off Limón Summer Program Registration

Impulse: A Dance Concert

Maria Antonietta Berlusconi 1st International Ballet Award

Summer Stages @ Concord Academy Summer Intensive

Alabama Ballet presents Christopher Bruce's Rooster with Balanchine's Serenade

Merce Cunningham's Final Bow

Call For Applications: 2010-2011 Kennedy Center Fellowship

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Arts Advocacy Day: The 2010 National Arts Action SummitThe 23rd annual Arts Advocacy Day is the only national event that brings together a broad cross-section of America's cultural and civic organizations, along with hundreds of grassroots advocates from across the country, to underscore the importance of developing strong public policies and appropriating increased public funding for the arts. The Alabama Dance Council is a Grassroots Partner! We will be meeting with Senate & House of Representative members on Tuesday, April 13th. If you have always wanted to share your story with your legislator now's your chance. Email us your story, and we will deliver it in person! Or register now to join us on Capitol Hill!

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10% off Limón Summer Program Registration
Impulse: A Dance Concert

Maria Antonietta Berlusconi 1st International Ballet Award

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LimonSummer 2010 has extended their 10% discount for early registration until March 23rd. Summer programs include:

JUNE 21 - JULY 2
Limón SummerDance Long Island

JULY 6 - 15
Limón Teacher's Workshop Europe

July 12 - 15
Limón Repertory Workshop Europe

JULY 19 - 30
Limón Teacher's Workshop New York

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March 25 at 7:30pm
March 28 at 5:00pm

The original choreography and exceptional energy of the Samford Dance students are on display in this yearly favorite.

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"MAB " is an International competition focused on BALLET technique. The best dancers will be selected upon initial examination of the video documentation and will be admitted to the semi-final and final rounds. The winners will perform at the prestigious Teatro Manzoni in Milan, Italy and will be awarded monetary prizes and dance classes in the most important Ballet Schools, as a support to their artistic specialization and to their adequate professional continuation.

Interested contestants must postmark application materials by March 29, 2010.

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Summer Stages @ Concord Academy Summer Intensive

Alabama Ballet presents Christopher Bruce's Rooster with Balanchine's Serenade

Merce Cunningham's Final Bow
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Welcome to Summer Stages Dance 2010! This July, as always, we will bring together an extraordinary group of dance artists to teach, mentor and perform. The intimate nature of our workshop and our emphasis on participation in the creation of new work makes the Summer Stages experience unique. The incomparable dance artists Risa Steinberg, Rachel Ganteaume, Dan Wagoner, and David Parker & The Bang Group will all be in residence. Apply today!

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Rooster, the smash hit by famed British Choreographer Christopher Bruce, comes to Alabama for the first time. Rounding out the evening will be George Balanchine's classic Serenade set to the sweeping score by Tchaikovsky. 

Fri. April 9, 2010 - 7:30 pm
Sat. April 10, 2010 - 2:30 pm
Sat. April 10, 2010 -
7:30 pm
Sun. April 11, 2010 - 2:30 pm

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by Cathy Yan
March 8, 2010
The Wall Street Journal


On a recent Friday afternoon at the Merce Cunningham studio in New York City, dancers were rehearsing "Roaratorio," a work last performed by the modern dance company in 1997. A lean, young man shuffled and picked up his feet in a series of pas de chats in front of Robert Swinston, assistant to the choreographer, and Patricia Lent, a former dancer who had performed the original version of the dance. They both shook their heads.


"I interpreted that as this step," Ms. Lent, 50, said as she demonstrated the move. "But I don't know. Maybe. Maybe."

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Call For Applications: 2010-2011 Kennedy Center Fellowship

The application deadline is April 21, 2010.

Founded by Kennedy Center President Michael M. Kaiser, the Kennedy Center Arts Management Institute Fellowship provides 10 mid-career arts managers with academic training and practical work experience at the nation's cultural center, one of the world's largest and most dynamic performing arts institutions.

Fellows study with senior staff in weekly seminars (strategic planning, development, finance, and marketing), and complement that study with practical work rotations in three departments and working relationships with senior staff.

The nine-month, full-time program begins in September, 2010. A $20,000 stipend, coursework materials, and health insurance reimbursement are provided.

Applicant Criteria:

  • Minimum three years working experience
  • Bachelor's degree in the arts or a related discipline
  • Demonstrated knowledge of issues in arts management

For more information and application instructions please visit the Arts Management Institute Web pages.

Or Contact Joel Hoard, Fellowship Coordinator, at artsmanagement@kennedy-center.org.

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