NJ SummerDance 2010
Individual Workshops August 11, 12, 13
Weeklong Residency August 16-20
Kean University (Union, NJ)

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NJ SummerDance 2009
August 17th-21st
Kean University (Union, NJ)

A unique week-long immersion into the art and processes of contemporary dance with CDDC!

For ages 12 through adult, beginners through advanced, this inter-generational dance-lover’s dream includes master classes in modern dance technique, repertory, composition, various dance styles, ethnic dance forms, and dance related fields including video, film, dance criticism, and more. Culminating in a performance by CDDC and participants for the community at large, SummerDance allows you into the world of dance as never before!

Schedule:
Monday through Friday 9:30am-4:30 pm, students will be immersed in modern technique, repertory and composition classes with the professional artists of CDDC learning to create and perform.

Each day a featured artist will teach a master class/workshop followed by Dance Dialogues, a brief recap of the day with artists and participants.

At the conclusion of the residency, the participants and CDDC’s professional dancers will perform work explored, learned, and created for friends, family and the public.

In Class:
CDDC’s class structure is based on technically demanding work that challenges dancers to balance their own individuality and the work of the ensemble. With an emphasis on center-driven movement, weight transfer, breath phrasing, musicality and strong technique; dancers are given a class that develops the body, mind and spirit. The teaching artists will draw from CDDC repertory and students will learn, perform and create in the style of the work.

Faculty:
“As an artist, my work is about people and life experience. As a company we celebrate our heritages, legacies, diversity and, most importantly, our common humanness. At the core, our work is about dance as a universal language and a metaphor for the delicate balance between the individual and the community”. – Carolyn Dorfman, Artistic Director/ Choreographer

CDDC Company Members:
Kyla Barkin, Mica Bernas, Jacqueline Dumas, Rob Fernandez, Jennifer Jones, Aaron Selissen, David (Chien Hui) Shen, Mark Taylor, Sarah Wagner, Anna Woolf, Jon Zimmerman

Guest Artists/Workshops:
Choreography for the Camera I and II: Back by popular demand, Susannah Newman leads two classes in dance filmmaking. Ms. Newman is a choreographer/filmmaker, master teacher and director of The Media and Performance Collective whose current films have been exhibited in both performances and museums on the East Coast.

Folk Dance of the Philippines: Mica Bernas is a native of Manilia, Philippines and member of CDDC. This workshop explores dances from various regions of the country including bamboo stick dances, coconuts and candles. Mica Bernas was a soloist with Ballet Philippines and joined the company on national and international tours. She represented the Philippines in the prestigious ASEAN Arts Festival from 2002-2006 and has been with CDDC since 2007.

Contemporary/Dancing with the Spirit: Led by Jamel Gaines, founder and artistic director of Creative Outlet Dance Theatre of Brooklyn, this workshop explores the African American aesthetic. Infusing all forms of technique (ballet, modern, jazz, hip-hop, and African) together with body movement to meet the artist where they are and then take them to new height. He graduated from SUNY Purchase, received scholarships from the The Alvin Ailey American Dance Center and, in 2004, was presented with a Teacher Recognition Award by the Presidential Scholars in the Arts Committee and was also honored by the President of the United States at the Kennedy Center.

Contemporary Jazz: With a dance background that includes extensive work in Jazz and Musical Theater, Senior CDDC member, Jacqueline Dumas, combines traditional jazz technique with the athleticism and punch of contemporary dance and pop culture. After receiving her BA in Dance from Point Park in Pittsburg, she danced at Tokyo Disneyland and appeared on NHK, a national Japanese television network, as a featured Disney dancer, before coming to NY. She performs with various artists and companies in NYC. This is her 7th season with CDDC.

The Dancing Life: Candid dialogue with Carolyn Dorfman and members of CDDC about the joys and challenges of life as professional dance artists including choreography, performance, living, working, surviving and thriving in the field of dance.

The Making of Art: Carolyn Dorfman, and featured collaborating artists, Composer- Greg Wall, Costume Designers- Russell Aubrey and Katherine Winter, Lighting Designer- Philip Treviňo and Stage Manager- Jennifer Mesce, share their collective and individual process of creation.

Tuition & Registration
Tuition for the full-week program is $325 which includes all classes, materials and a CDDC t-shirt. Lunch is not included.

CDDC will award a limited number of scholarships, based on financial need, to cover tuition and transportation.  Full and partial scholarships will be awarded on a first come, first serve basis.

For further information please call 908-687-8855 or contact us here.

NJ SummerDance was sponsored in part by grants from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.