115 South Main Harrisonburg, VA 22801 vehicle for artistic intent. 2015-2016 Dance & Co. Calendar September 14-19 First quarter begins. Tuition due October 26-31 Second quarter begins. Tuition due November 23-28 Thanksgiving break, no class. Dance -the expressive art form in which One s own body and self is the December 7-12 Dec. 8th -Jan. 9 January 11-18 March 7-12 March 21 26 March 28 April 1 May 23 -May 27 May 28 & 29 Visitors Week. Last week of term Holiday Break, no classes Third quarter begins. Tuition due Winter Break, no classes Fourth quarter begins. Tuition due Spring Break, no classes. Rehearsal Week Spring Concert (Tentative date) June 22nd Summer Classes begin. DANCE & COMPANY The learning environment where dance, in all its definitions is alive for both genders, all body types, all who seek an eloquent, respectful, voice in self-expression; in the company Brochure Photos Feature Dance & Company Students 2014-2015. Photography by, Nathan May Photography, John Gill Seaman and Dance & Company Parents: Gail Bitsko, Jim Cochrane, and Teresa Eckard Thank you Friends! of others seeking the same.
Master Classes & Guest Artists offers serious classical and contemporary Dance & Company dance training to youth and adults in a positive, progressive program of study. Classes are offered year-round in ballet, modern, tap, jazz, musical stage, hip-hop, and Irish step dance. Performance opportunities are provided by concert performances, informal showings, and students participation in the dance center s youth repertory performance companies. Dance & Company offers additional study for advanced and intermediate students by hosting periodic master classes, guest artist residencies, master teacher workshops, and weeklong choreography intensives with visiting artists. Dance & Company s The Shenandoah Contemporary Dance Theatre, resident, repertory performing company and its preparatory younger affiliate group, offer performance opportunities and pre-professional training to members selected by audition. The SCDT performs regularly in venues such as Kid s Café (NYC), Brooklyn Arts Exchange (NYC) and, The New Dance Festival (VA). SCDT annually hosts The Shenandoah Collaborative Teen Arts Festival. Teaching Philosophy Dance & Company s carefully selected faculty offer a variety of unique talents and teaching styles. Our faculty operates as a team in partnership with one another and families, to provide a positive environment for students to flourish and express themselves artistically. We strive to enhance awareness of the importance of the arts and humanities in a healthy society by Learning precise classical and Contemporary dance technique, In a positive, motivating environment, Developing personal growth and Self- awareness through the Pursuit of excellence. Age- appropriate artistic creations, Performing meaningful, Revealing the oneness of heart In shared human experience, Reflecting our world: How it was, how it is, How we wish it could be. The dance center is closed when Harrisonburg Inclement Weather City Schools close due to inclement weather, including school dismissals for snow, sleet, or ice. Students make up canceled classes by attending alternate classes of similar level offered by the studio. The dance center is not closed when city schools are closed for elections or teacher workdays Pick-up and Delivery Parents or guardians are responsible for a child s arrival and departure from the studio. Accompany your child into the studio. In the event you are late for pick-up, instruct your child to await your arrival in the studio classroom-not an emptying waiting area. Notify attending instructor when departing with your child. Due to the cumulative and participatory nature of classes, Attendance all students are required to attend every class meeting. Excessive absences are not tolerated and may result in dismissal from class. Tuition reductions for absences are not accepted. Students make up classes by attending alternate classes of similar level. Registration for September classes places student in class until June. If a student withdraws, the balance of that quarter s tuition is forfeited. We require written notification of withdrawal in order to remove the student from the class roster for the remainder of the year. Expect to continue receiving tuition bills, unless our office receives written notification of student withdrawal, Students performing in the spring concert are Spring Concert required to purchase a costume. Concert participants must attend all rehearsals for spring concert, held every weekday night prior to concert weekend. Absences place unfair burden on others, and may result in dismissal from cast. Students opting to perform must conform to all rules and procedures concerning concert participation. Dance & Company strives to ensure student needs Instructional Level are met on the appropriate instructional level. Timelines of development are individual to each student. Variance in skill levels among students within the same age range are normal, should be expected, and will peak and plateau throughout the formative years. If initial enrollment indicates a class population presents large discrepancies in performance; teachers balance class instructional challenge to an average which best serves each student on his/her most positive level of instruction. Toward this goal, classes are split into two sections, if the number of enrolled students allows. Current higher functioning students are encourage to advance to classes providing more challenge, and/or curriculum goals are adjusted, within the existing class, to individualize instruction for varying groups and/or individuals
MONDAY Intro to Dance Forms Ages 5 ½ -7 (Drew) Adv. Classic Jazz Level 7 (Karmy) 5:00-6:30 Level 7 (Drew) Adv. Musical Stage Level 8 (Karmy) 6:00-7:00 Beg. Ch. Ballet & Modern Ages 6 ½ -9 (Karmy) 6:30-8:00 Level 8 (John/Drew) 7:00-8:00 Adv. Modern 7 (Marissa) Adv. Modern 8 (Marissa) Adult Ballet (Claire) TUESDAY 3:30-4:30 Discover Dance 1 Ages 3 ½-4 ½ (Anna) 4:00-5:30 Adv. Ballet & Pre-Pointe 2 Level 5/6 (Drew) 4:30-5:30 Beg. Ch. Hip-Hop & Jazz Ages 6 ½ -9 (Anna) 5:30-6:30 Int. Ch. Ballet Level 2/3 Ages 8-10 (Drew) 5:30-6:30 Youth Tap Level 5/6 Dance & Company 2015-2016 Class Schedule (Rebecca) 6:30-7:30 Int. Ch. Modern Dance Level 2/3 Ages 8-10 (Anna) 6:30-7:30 Youth Adv. Int. Hip-Hop Level 5/6 (Carly/Emma) Adv. Classic Jazz Level 8 (Carly) Youth Beg. /Int. Irish Step (Hope) 8:30-9:30 Adv. Irish Step Dance Soft-shoe & Hard-shoe (Hope) 8:30-9:30 Adv. Hip-Hop Level 7/8 (Carly) WEDNESDAY Adv. Lyrical Dance Level 7/8 (Karmy) Youth Ballet & Pre-Pointe 1, Level 4/5 (Drew) Beg. Ch. Irish Step Ages 7+ (Hope) 5:00-6:30 Level 8 (Drew) 6:00-7:30 Level 7 (Rebecca) 6:30-7:30 Youth Modern Level 5/6 (Marissa/Drew) Youth Musical Stage Level 4/5 (Marissa) Adv. Tap Level 7/8 (Rebecca) 8:30-9:30 Adv. Adult Modern (Marissa) THURSDAY Discover Dance 2 Ages 4 ½ -6 (Claire) Beg/ Ch. Tap & Jazz Ages 6 ½ -9 (Emily F.) Discover Dance 1 3 ½-4 ½ (Claire) Youth Tap Level 3/4 (Emily F.) 6:00-7:00 Adult Tap (Emily F.) 6:00-7:00 Youth Ballet & Pre-Pointe 3 Level 6 (Rebecca) 7:00-8:00 Int. Ch. Hip-Hop & Jazz Level 3/4 Ages 8-12 yrs. (Rachel) 7:00-8:00 Adv. Adult Tap Level 7/8 (Rebecca) Musical Stage Level 7 (Emily F.) Adult Sampler: Jazz, Hip-Hop, Modern, Lyrical (Rachel) FRIDAY 3:45-4:45 Intro. To Dance Forms Ages 5 ½-7 (Emily F.) 4:45-6:45 Shenandoah Contemporary Dance Theatre Senior Company Class & Rehearsal 5:15-6:45 Shenandoah Contemporary Dance Theatre Preparatory Company Class & Rehearsal
Classical Ballet BEG. CH. BALLET & MODERN, ages 6 ½ -9, (Karmy) Mon. 6:00-7:00 INT. CH. BALLET, level 2/3, ages 8-10, (Drew) Tues. 5:30-6:30 YOUTH BALLET & PRE-POINTE 1, Level 4/5, ages 10-14, (Drew) Tues. 4:00-5:30 & Wed. YOUTH BALLET & PRE-POINTE 2, Level 5/6, (Drew/Rebecca) Tues. 4:00-5:30 & Thurs. 6:00-7:00 ADV. BALLET & POINTE, Level 7, Mon. 5:00-6:30 & Wed. 6:00-7:30 ADV. BALLET & POINTE, Level 8, (Drew/Eva/John) Mon. 6:30-8:00 & Wed. 5:00-6:30 ADULT BALLET, (Claire) Mon. Young Children s Developmental Dance DISCOVER DANCE 1, ages 3½-4½, (Claire) Thurs. DISCOVER DANCE 1, ages 3½-4 ½, (Anna) Tues. 3:30-4:30 DISCOVER DANCE 2, ages 4 ½ -6 (Claire) Tues. INTRO TO DANCE FORMS, ages 5 ½ -7, (Drew) Mon. INTRO TO DANCE FORMS, ages 5 ½ -7, (Emily F.) Friday 3:45-4:45 Musical Stage Dance YOUTH MUSICAL STAGE & Jazz, Level 5/6, (Marissa) Wed. ADV. MUSICAL STAGE, Level 7 (Emily F.) Thurs. ADV. MUSICAL STAGE, Level 8 (Karmy) Mon. Irish Step Dance BEG. CH. IRISH STEP, (Hope) Wed. YOUTH BEG. INT. IRISH STEP, (Hope) Tues. ADV. IRISH STEP DANCE, Soft Shoe & Hard Shoe, (Hope) Tues. 8:30-9:30 Modern Dance BEG. CH. MODERN & BALLET, ages 6-9 (Karmy) Mon. 6:00-7:00 INT. CH. MODERN, Levels 2/3, ages 8-10, (Anna) Tues. 6:30-7:30 YOUTH MODERN, Levels 5/6, ages 10-14, (Marissa/Drew) Thurs. 6:30-7:30 ADV. MODERN, Level 7, (Marissa) Mon. 7:00-8:00 ADV. MODERN, Level 8, ages 14+ (Marissa) Mon. ADV. ADULT MODERN, Level 8, ages 14+ (Marissa) Mon. ADVANCED LYRICAL DANCE, Level 7/8 (Karmy) Wed. ADULT SAMPLER: MODERN, LYRICAL, JAZZ, HIP-HOP (Rachel) Thurs. Tap Dance BEG. CH. TAP/JAZZ, ages 6 ½ -9, (Emily F.) Thurs. YOUTH TAP, Level 3/4, ages 8-12 (Emily F.) Thurs. YOUTH TAP, Level 5/6, ages 9+, (Rebecca) Tues. 5:30-6:30 ADV. TAP, Level 7/8 (Rebecca) Wed. ADV. ADULT TAP, Level 7/8 (Rebecca) Thurs. 7:00-8:00 BEG. ADULT TAP (Emily F.) Thurs. 6:00-7:00 Classic Jazz ADVANCED CLASSIC JAZZ, Level, 7 (Karmy) Mon. ADVANCED CLASSIC JAZZ, Level, 8 (Carly) Tues. ADULT SAMPLER: MODERN, LYRICAL, JAZZ, HIP-HOP (Rachel) Thurs. Hip-Hop BEG. CH. HIP-HOP & JAZZ, ages 6 ½ -9, (Anna) Tues. 4:30-5:30 INT. CH. HIP-HOP & JAZZ, Level 3/4, ages 8-12 (Rachel) Thurs. 6:00-7:00 ADV. INT. YOUTH HIP HOP, Level 5/6, (Carly/Emma) Tues.6:30-7:30 ADV. TEEN/ADULT HIP-HOP, Level 7/8 (Carly) Tues. 8:30-9:30 ADULT SAMPLER: MODERN LYRICAL, JAZZ, HIP-HOP (Rachel) Thurs.
FALL 2015 Six-Week Tuition Fees 1 Hour/Week for Six Weeks $55 1½ Hours/Week for Six Weeks $75 2 Hours/Week for Six Weeks $98 2 ½ Hour/Week for Six Weeks $122 3 Hours /Week for Six Weeks $144 3 ½ Hours/Week for Six Weeks $164 4 Hours/Week for Six Weeks $188 4 ½ Hours/Week for Six Weeks $210 5 Hours/ Week for Six Weeks $232 5 ½ Hours/Week for Six Weeks $254 6 Hours/Week for Six Weeks $274 6 ½ Hours/Week for Six Weeks $290 7 Hours/Week for Six Weeks $308 7 ½ Hours/Week for Six Weeks $334 8 Hours or more/ Week for Six Weeks $360 Last amount allows student to attend unlimited # hours per session Session #1-Sept. 14- Oct. 25 Session #2 Oct. 26 - Dec. 12 SPRING 2016 Ten-Week Tuition Fees 1 Hour/Week for Ten Weeks $82 1 ½ Hours/Week for Ten Wees $112 2 Hours/ Week for Ten Weeks $148 2 ½ Hours/Week for Ten Weeks $185 3 Hours/Week for Ten Weeks $220 3 ½ Hours/Week for Ten Weeks $250 4 Hours /Week for Ten Weeks $283 4 ½ Hours/Week for Ten Weeks $318 5 Hours/Week for Ten Weeks $354 5 ½ Hours/Week for Ten Weeks $382 6 Hours/Week for Ten Weeks $414 6 ½ Hours/Week for Ten Week $448 7 Hours/Week for Ten Weeks $482 7 ½ Hours/Week for Ten Weeks $518 8 Hours or more/ Week for Ten Weeks $542 Last amount allows student to attend unlimited # hours per session Session #3-Jan. 11 -March 19 Session #4-March 28 May 29 Important PLEASE retain and post this information reminder of payment increments amounts, and due dates. For your convenience, yearly payments are divided into 4 payment increments; 2 payments each semester. (2) Fall semester payments are due every six Children age 3 ½ -6 years, please register for Young Children s Developmental Program classes Dancers must be 6 ½ years of age to enroll in beginning level classes Please call in advance or mail registration with tuition payment to reserve class placement. Reduced tuition plan applies only to multiple classes taken by the same dancer. Payment is expected at the beginning of each quarterly session. If 4 registrations are not received by first class meeting time, the class may be cancelled and a full refund given. We gladly accept entire semester and/or whole-year payments. Registration Form To complete registration process, all enrollments must have a signed registration form. Complete, detach, and return form WITH PAYMENT (even if you have called ahead) to: Dance & Company, 115 South Main St. Harrisonburg, VA 22801 For Information and guidance on class selection CALL-540-433-7127 or 810-3631 LIKE Us on Facebook www.dancenco.com dansnco@peoplepc.com NAME AGE OF CHILD UNDER 18 CLASSES ADDRESS PHONE (HOME) (CELL) (OTHER) E-MAIL ADDRESS (USED FOR STUDIO UPDATES AND BILLING REMINDERS) I have read, understood, and will comply with Dance & Company s class policies. I understand written notification must be given to withdraw from classes, in addition, if I fail to do so, I will continue to be charged for classes. If I withdraw in the middle of a quarter, the remainder of the quarter s tuition is forfeited. Furthermore, I understand that dance is a physical activity and certain risks are inherent in participation of this activity In case of personal physical injury occurring because of attempting a dance activity, I agree to hold harmless Dance & Company and any agent working on behalf of Dance & Company. I give my permission for photos of student participation to be used on behalf of Dance & Company in promotional brochures and newsletters. SIGNED: Copy form for multiple students registration Parent or guardian must sign for student under 18 years of age.
Dance & Company Faculty 2015-2016 Drew Jones, founder and director of Dance & Company, has taught dance for 37 years. She holds a Bachelors of Education from JMU, where she studied dance on the master s level. She trained privately with Robin Haig, former soloist, Royal Ballet Company, (London) and has studied with the following: Andahazy School of Classical Ballet (St. Paul) with Marius Andahazy, Luba Gulyava and Gabriella Komleva (Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo), Finis Jung (Harkness Ballet), Ted Kevitt and Michelle Lucci (Milwaukee Ballet) and Robert Atwood (Alvin Ailey School) She attended summer intensives with Boulder Ballet, Florida Dance Festival, Somerset Ballet (Kansas City) and Copley Ballet (Boston). Rebecca Berryman, the founder and Director of Tappin Company, trained at the Wilkins School of Dance (Virginia Beach), where she later became a teacher. Rebecca graduated from JMU in Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies with minors in Dance & Early Childhood Education. Rebecca teaches third grade at Peak View Elementary School. Melodie May has danced for over 20 years; first at Dance & Company, where she was a member of the Shenandoah Contemporary Dance Theatre and later at Messiah College. Melodie became Director and Head Choreographer for Acclamation Dance Ministry at Messiah, and taught advanced Modern and Tap classes. Melodie is a former Music and Library Skills teacher at Community Christian School. Eva Robertson trained from childhood at the School of the National Ballet of Canada. Following her training, Eva became a member of the company. Eva later became a member of the American Ballet Theater during which time; she performed as a soloist in numerous roles including Chinese Dance from the Nutcracker, Variations from Paquita, La Bayadere, and Pillar of Fire, among others. Eva has performed as a freelance artist in the Matthew Nash Modern Dance Company. Some of her awards and honors include: Finalist, International Ballet competition. Peter Dyer Award for excellence in ballet, and a Canadian Council for the Arts grant which enabled her to study abroad at the Royal Ballet School, Paris opera Ballet School, Les Ballet De Monte Carlo, The Royal Danish, The Stuttgart Ballet, and numerous other international schools. Karmy Thornley trained at Dance & Company, Center for Dance Education (SC), Columbia Music Festival Association (SC) among other venues for over 19 years. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication/Theatre from Bridgewater College, and recently completed accreditation requirements for the Virginia State teaching certification. She is a former member of SCDT, and now serves as Coordinating Liaison Director for both The Shenandoah Contemporary Dance Theatre Companies. Carly Rahal is Health Sciences Major and a Dance Minor at James Madison University. Before arriving at JMU, Carly was a member of a number of professional and semiprofessional modern, jazz, and hip-hop dance companies. The most recent of which is Coupe Dance Theatre in Nanuet, New York. She has trained with the Knicks, Nets, and Sixers Dancers, for many years. Carly is a member of Mosaic Dance Company and Visual Distortions, at JMU, where she is also a Group Fitness Instructor for University Recreation. Carly is certified to teach dance for fitness in several areas and served as a motivational dancer for DJ evolution Productions, New York. Carly taught numerous full-year and summer classes for years at Steeltoes Dance, her hometown studio, in New York. Earlier, she acted as a Head Camp Counselor for Orangtown Day Camp and a Camp Counselor for Ramaquios Day Camp, both of New York. Rachel Pleasant is Hospitality Management Major at JMU. Rachel is a graduate of Dance & Company, where she is a former five-year member of The Shenandoah Contemporary Dance Theatre, adding to her training in Ballet, Modern, Hip-Hop, and Jazz. During her high school years, Rachel participated in Dance & Company s teacher/student, mentorship, training program, under the supervision of Mary Golden-Hughes and Drew Jones. Emily Marsh began training at Lincolnshire Academy of Dance (Lincolnshire, IL) and Spotlight Performing Arts Academy (Pittsburg, PA). While still in High School, Emily was invited to train in the Dance Major Program at La Roche College (PA). Emily has trained in ballet under Svetlana Novodran (Vaganova Ballet Academy; prima ballerina of the Odessa State Opera Ballet and the National Ballet of Poland) and Gerard Holt (former dancer with the San Francisco Ballet and Pittsburg Ballet Theater). She also received training in Modern, Luigi Jazz, and Tap. Emily studied musical theater dance, voice, and acting at Paragon Studios. Emily s performance career, in ballet, modern and musical theater productions, spans more than a decade. Her featured roles include: The Nutcracker (Clara and The Sugar Plum Fairy), Coppelia (Swanhilda), The Pajama Game, A Chorus Line, and various solo roles created by Gerard Holt. At Paragon Studios, Emily taught multiple classes for which she created and taught annual concert pieces in ballet and musical theater. Marissa Barber grew up at Dance & Company, is a former member of the Shenandoah Contemporary Dance Theatre. She is a former dance major at JMU and attended the Summer Program in Dance in London, England, with JMU s Dance Program (2012). Marissa has studied with Concert Ballet of Virginia, attended Bates Dance Festival (2011), and has worked with numerous choreographers including Kate Waere Company, Karl Rodgers, Shonach Mirk Robles, and more. Claire Gallagher began her dance training at Hart Dance Academy, in Lincoln, NE. at age 4 yrs. Later, she continued her dance studies at Barbara Hammond s School of Dance in Richmond, Va. Her training is primarily in Ballet Arts but also includes experience in Creative Movement and Musical Theater. Claire serves as a peer advisor at JMU. She has participated in a Teach and Train course and loves to teach and learn, in equal measure of exchange, from her tender-aged students. John Gill Seaman trained professionally at The Juilliard School at Lincoln Center. While training, he performed with the following regional companies: New Jersey Classical Ballet, Fokine Ballet, and Atlanta Ballet, among others. He later performed professionally with the Joffrey Ballet, Ballet Melli Iran, London Festival Ballet, National Ballet of Canada (NY Season), and Stuttgart Ballet (NY Season). Though retired from performing, John continues his involvement in the world of ballet through teaching. Emily Fisher trained for 19 years in Northern Virginia in jazz, Tap, Ballet, Lyrical, and modern. She graduated from James Madison University with two Bachelor of Arts degrees in Dance and English as well as earning a teaching license in dance for the Commonwealth of Virginia. She was the recipient of the Dance Faculty Award at JMU and served as Student Technical Director for the Dance Department for the 2012-13 academic year. She has taught modern, ballet, creative movement, jazz, tap, and musical theatre for private studios and public schools throughout Virginia. Emily is incoming Co-Director of The Shenandoah Contemporary Dance Theatre, Senior Company at Dance & Company. She also looks forward to teaching classes in the up-coming year. Hope Gallagher Hope Gallagher is a student at James Madison University, studying Public Relations and Music Industry. Hope started Irish step dancing at age eight at the Boyle School of Irish Dance in Alexandria, VA, and later was a student teacher of all ages and levels. She competed as a solo dancer regionally, nationally, and internationally. She earned a position as an Open Champion dancer, the highest competitive level in 2011, and has competed in prestigious festivals around the world such as the USA Southern Regionals, USA and North American National Championships, and the Irish National Championships. As well as competitive dancing, Hope also enjoyed a long performance career in the Washington D.C. area, including esteemed venues such as DAR Revolution Hall and the White House Christmas Tree. She is so excited to be teaching another year at Dance and Company! Anna St Ours is from Harrisonburg, VA and grew up dancing at Dance & Company, where she was a member of the Shenandoah Contemporary Dance Theatre. From the age of three, she took lessons in a variety of dance styles, including ballet, modern, jazz, musical stage, and hip-hop. Anna went on to study at James Madison University, where she graduated in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance. During her time at JMU, Anna was a member of the Associate Dance Ensemble and the Contemporary Dance Ensemble. She worked with many guest artists and professional dance companies, studying choreography, performance, and technique. Anna s choreography was featured in multiple Student Dance Concerts, the Senior Dance Concert, the Contemporary Dance Concert, and the adjudicated concert during the American College Dance Festival in 2012. Currently, Anna is a member of the Harrisonburg Dance Cooperative. Anna began teaching at Dance & Company in 2007