Dance and Theater News from Rockingham Row

April 2009
In This Issue
Calendar
Reminders
New for Next Year!
Performances
From the Directors
Summer Programs
Flamenco
DanceVision News
BalletPhysique
Dickon
Princeton Dance and Theater Calendar
Apr Calendar
April 6 thru 10 - Closed Spring Break
April 20- Tickets go on sale for PDT's spring performance this week
April 25 - 9 am till 3 pm Early Registration
April 30 - Registration Deadline for Summer Camps and Intensives
May 1 -
Summer Intensive Health Forms Due
May 23 thru 25
- Closed Memorial Weekend
May 30 - Last Day of Classes
May 31 - Spring Performance

May Calendar
Reminders
Early Registration  April 25th
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Get the classes of your choice and save money!  Remember, if you are not available this day, see Cyndi in the office, the week prior.

Summer Intensive
May 1st
tuition, health forms and copies of insurance cards  due

Leotard Purchases
SAVE 10%
on next years uniform if you order and pre-pay by May 31st. This applies to leotards, tanks and tee's only, Summer Intensive leos
included. (Tights, sweaters, skirts, hoodies are not included). 
New for Next Year!
Early Registration April 25

Adult HIP HOP
New Jersey's most popular Hip Hop instructor, Tom Mckie, will have you dancing the greatest moves while you shake off the pounds.

Modern Dance
Modern Dance will make its comeback to PDT!  Linda Maneheim will bring her creativity and experience Graham technique to dancers of all ages.

PDT Welcomes
PDT welcomes BalletPhysique to our community.  See Ms. Mingle's offer later in this newsletter!

Upcoming Performances

The Secret Garden
Choreographed by
Risa Kaplowitz

Sunday, April 19th, 3 PM
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South


Ticket $15 and $12
Available Online
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Princeton Dance Theater
 Spring Performance
May 31
Montgomery High School

Tickets $10, available in the office
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DanceVision Youth Ensemble
 Carnival of the Animals
Village Spring Festival
Saturday May 2, 3 PM
Forrestal Village

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Flamenco

Spain Inn II
April 19

Homenajes:
 A Tribute to Garcia Lorca, Jose Greco and Maria Alba.
May 1
7:30pm
 Middlesex County College

Feria
May 3
3:00pm
Mayo Center for Performing Arts
 
For information call:  732-255-4071
Dickon

April 4 and April 19
Secret Garden Performances

May 2
Carnival of the Animals


BalletPhysique
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Greetings!

One of the things that makes PDT community thrive is the  dedicated involvement of our parents.  In fact, several times a year, we absolutely depend on parental volunteers to make  events possible  Once again, this is the truth with our annual, end of year performance, showcasing the amazing talents of our students and teachers.  If you've already offered to volunteer, thank you, and a committee head parent volunteer will be in touch with you soon.  Remember, you are always welcome to engage your services in this way. We love the camaraderie!

We also thank those of you whose dedication shows up in other forms as well.  There would never be any reason to perform, if there weren't an audience!  Tickets for the May 31st, 2 PM Spring Performance, at Montgomery High-school Auditorium, go on sale April 20th.  Tickets are available in the office for $10.00 per person and $5.00 per performer to see half of the performance.  
 
See you at the Show!


Warmly,
Risa Kaplowitz & Susan Jaffe
Co-Directors
Princeton Dance and Theater Studio
Summer Camps and Intensives 

Registration Deadline April 30

All summer camps must be registered for by Thursday 4/30 (Adult SI, Carnival of the Animals, Dance Studio Musical, Master's Series)

Early Registration Savings For Fall/Winter

Savings available only on April 25  9AM-3PM
The lobby will be open on Sat., 4/25 only to parents taking part in early registration.  As the lobby will be very busy, please use the food court while waiting for your dancers.

In addition to the great savings at Early Registration on 4/25, we are also offering a first ever Bring a Friend promotion.

If you bring a friend on 4/25 and our friend registers for fall 2009-2010 classes, you will receive a $25 discount on your class fee.  This offer is good for up to 4 friends for a total savings of $100.


PDT LogoEvery year we strive to continue excellence in our training through the summer break.  While rest is indeed necessary for a healthy body, extended breaks are not good for us either.  Things we've learned are forgotten, and a dancer's spirit diminishes with disuse.

PDT offers these amazing programs:

Summer 2009 Masters Series
Featuring Michael Shannon
For Levels 7, 8, Conservatory Program & Advanced dancers 13+
June 22 thru 25. 10:00 am till 1:30 pm      $240 per dancer
 The Master Series, taught by former Principal Dancer MIchael Shannon of the Vienna State Opera Ballet and now resident choreographer of Configurations Dance Theater, will consist of an hour and a half of ballet class followed by an hour and a half of choreography. The Master Series is a great way for dancers to increase their abilities to translate quickly what a choreographer is asking of them. Michael's movement, developed from a deep experience of international dance, is contemporary based movement with a balletic influence. This series is a MUST for aspiring dancers who want to hone their skills for a professional company.

Dance Studio Musical
Week of June 22 for ages 8 thru 12. 10:00 am till 3:00 pm.
$375 per student.   Participants of all levels are welcome.
This program will featuring singing, dancing and acting with Michael Kubala and Hip Hop with Tom Mckie.  There will be a short presentation on Friday.
 
Carnival of the Animals Camp
Week of June 22 and/or June 29 for ages 5, 6 & 7. 10:00 am till 2:00 pm.  $300 per student, per session.
Activities will include learning about the animals, instruments sounds in relationship to animals, creative movement and craft projects. 

Adult Summer Intensive
Week of June 15 thru June 19
Classes include floor barre with Susan Jaffe, ballet technique with Susan Jaffe, Risa Kaplowitz and Ilana Suprin-Clyde, choreography and variations.

PDT's Five week Summer Intensive for ages 13-19
consists of Ballet Technique, Point Class, Boys Class, Modern Dance, Jazz, Choreography, Classical Variations, Acting, Stretch Class, with a performance opportunity at the end of the intensive. The ballet program is led by highly renowned Principal Dancers from American Ballet Theater such as Cynthia Gregory, Susan Jaffe and Robert Hill, as well as Principal Dancers Stephanie Saland from the New York City Ballet and Risa Kaplowitz from Dayton Ballet. Each brings his/her own unique expertise adding a rich artistic and educational experience to the aspiring dancer. 

The intensive also includes an opportunity to test one's skills as a choreographer. The Choreography Class taught by Ilana Suprin, former Principal of Bat Dor Dance Company in Israel, is a class that sparks creativity, builds choreographic and compositional skills, deepens musicality, spacial awareness and the ability to embody a character and states of being. The Modern Class, taught by our exemplary teacher, LInda Manneheim is a class inspired by Graham technique. The Stretch Class, which Ms. Manneheim also teaches, helps to maintain strength while finding a deeper flexibility in the body.THe Jazz Class, taught by a wonderful and highly respected Broadway Choreographer, Matt Williams is a challenging and musical class that brings the best of Broadway and Jazz right to PDT. 

PDT"s four week Summer Intensive for ages 10-12
is a program designed to prepare students to go to the next level by introducing Point work, Choreography, Jazz and Modern Dance as well as performance opportunity at the end of the intensive. This program led by PDT's highly experienced teachers Alison Maxwell, Pam Mingle, Ilana Suprin, Maura Ryan, Matt Williams, LInda Manneheim, Risa Kaplowitz, Susan Jaffe as well as our our renowned guest faculty, is must for the aspiring young dancer who wants to go on the fast track towards a more advanced technique and well rounded experience in dance.

Looking forward to seeing you in the classroom!

 
Click this PDT link to get camp information or call 609-514-1600
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Flamenco!  Lisa Botalico
Flemenco
As principal dancer and associate artistic director, Lisa will be performing with the Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre on May 1 at Middlesex County College in Homenajes: A Tribute to Garcia Lorca, Jose Greco and Maria Alba. The company will perform Siguiryas, choreographed by Lisa and her solo work, Guajiras.
 
On May 3, Lisa will perform with Alborada at the Mayo Center for Performing Arts, in Morristown in the premier of Feria. Lisa will debut her latest solo choreography, Caracoles.  Other company choreography by Lisa will include Sarasate's famous violin virtuoso piece Zapateado in collaboration with her husband, violist, Joel Rudin and her critically acclaimed Verdiales.
 
Other upcoming performances include: Passage Theatre (Trenton) in June and the premiere of The Journey: from India to Spain in the Fall at the Richard Marrasco Theatre.  
 
With Alborada Lisa performs throughout New Jersey on the roster of Young Audiences of New Jersey, performing A Taste of Spain which includes classical Spanish, regional and flamenco dances.
 
Lisa performs regularly in the tablao at the restaurant, Spain Inn II. Her next performance there will be on April 19.

For information call:  732-255-4071
DanceVision: LEAP INTO SPRING!
 By Valerie Martone, Vice President, DanceVision Board of Directors 

PDT LogoIf the season tells you that springtime is just around the corner, then you can be sure The Secret Garden, choreographed by Risa Kaplowitz, is once again about to be performed in the local theaters.  This year, performances will be held at the Performing Arts Center at Montgomery High School in Skillman, NJ on April 4th at 2 PM and 7 PM.  The show moves to the new theater at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South in West Windsor, NJ on April 19th at 3 PM.

Tickets are available in the office, or online
Senior/Child $12    Adult $15

Bring your kids, your neighbors, and your friends.  We look forward to seeing you there!

DickonDickon








Many thanks to all who made the first two shows a giant success!

COME SEE DANCEVISION YOUTH ENSEMBLE  IN CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS AT FORRESTAL VILLAGE'S SPRING FESTIVAL!  SATURDAY MAY 2ND, 3PM

Dickon
BalletPhysique
BalletPhysique:
You don't have to be a dancer to look like one!  

New Open Fitness classes Beginning April 15th!
BalletPhysique is a unique total body fitness program that combines the fundamentals of ballet and pilates to create a strong, lithe body. BalletPhysique will give you strong abdominals, sculpted arms, a lifted seat and dancers' legs as well as increase flexibility and coordination, improve posture, and develop mind/spirit/body awareness.

You do not need any dance experience to see results! BalletPhysique is a 60-minute fitness class designed to burn fat, create dancers' legs, a lifted seat, sculpted arms and strong abdominals. BalletPhysique works your entire body by combining isometric exercises with cardiovascular interval training and stretching. Muscles are challenged but then stretched and lengthened, creating a graceful, elongated body.

Please wear comfortable workout clothes and barefeet or socks. BalletPhysique incorporates mat work, barre technique, light weights and stretching with current music mixed by professional DJ Stacy Zemon.

Classes begin April 15th!
Wednesdays and Fridays 9:30-10:30 $15/single class
Princeton Dance and Theater Studio $130/ten class card
First class free!

Questions? Contact:
Pamela Mingle at 609-203-0376 or pmingle1@gmail.com
www.balletburn.com
If you have something to contribute to future newsletters that you'd like to share with the community or if you'd like to make a comment, please direct your communications to Amy at: aeilert@gmail.com  with the words Dance and Theater News in the subject header.

Warm Regards,
Amy Eilert
Save 10%
When you order and pay for next year's uniform. Offer applies to leotards tanks and tees only.  Also good for Summer Intensive leotards only.
 
Offer Expires: May 31 2009