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 FOOTNOTES
A Newsletter for
Denton Dance Conservatory Dancers and their Families |
July-August
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AUDITIONS COMING SOON!!!
DENTON CITY CONTEMPORARY BALLET DENTON YOUTH CITY BALLET
Ages 15-18 Ages 11 to 14
Saturday, August 22, 2009 Saturday, August 22, 2009
12noon-2pm 2:15 PM to 3:45 PM
Studio A
Denton Dance Conservatory
Adjudicator/Teacher, Shelly Padilla
Above, Denton City Contemporary Ballet dancer, Tori Helfrich
Both auditions will consist of a ballet class and pointe work. The DCCB audition will also include jazz and modern combinations. DANCERS CHOSEN FROM THESE AUDITIONS WILL THEN BE CAST IN SOLOIST AND PRINCIPAL ROLES IN "A GIFT FOR EMMA."
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Registration Open House
Aug. 8, 10 am-Noon, New Students Only
Noon-2 pm, Returning Students Only
Aug. 14, 4-5:30, Returning Students Only,
5:30-7 pm, New Students Only
Aug 15, 10am- Noon New Students Only
Noon- 2 PM, Returning Students Only
Don't Forget: When you come by to confirm your class schedules or to sign up or change classes, please remember to pick up pictures you may not have gotten, Recital Videos should be here, Student Handbooks, new Calendar, etc.
SEE YOU AT OPEN HOUSE!
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ATTENTION CLASS MOMS!!!
Don't forget to order your complimentary 5 x 7 photograph
 Bruce Davis, our resident photographer has taken the most beautiful and the cutest photos of our dancers in the recital!!! Go to the link below, enter the log in name "lisa" and the password "lisa," choose the number of the photo and email me that number to receive your complimentary photo. And while you're on Bruce's website, please notice that he's having a 50% off sale through the summer! Don't wait!
(Above, Miss Sabella Smith dances at dress rehearsal) |
WELCOME TO DDC NEW FACULTY!
Ms. Michelle Contrino
 Michelle Contrino, Artistic Director of Outstanding Balance Contemporary Dance Ensemble, is originally from Kansas City, Missouri. She graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Dance in 1991 and traveled abroad for nine years, working as a dancer for various luxury cruise lines, performing in Broadway and Vegas Revue Shows. Michelle, and her husband Jay, lived in Nashville, Tennessee for three years, where she was on faculty at the School of Nashville Ballet and a member of Epiphany Modern Dance Company. Michelle earned her Masters in Fine Arts in Dance Performance and Choreography from Texas Woman's University in 2006, as a member of Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society and the National Dean's List. She is a choreographer, director, and performance artist in the DFW area, an adjunct faculty member at Texas Woman's University, the University of North Texas and North Central Texas College, and faculty member and assistant to the director of Tuscan Summer Dance Intensive in Tuscany, Italy.
Michelle will be teaching Level VI and Level VII Ballet on Mondays, and we look forward to all that she has to offer!
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Miss Hannah Briggs
 Hannah Briggs is entering her sophomore year as a dance major and honors student at Texas Woman's University. Having danced for the past twelve years at Denton Dance Conservatory, she has had the opportunity to study various genres of dance including ballet, jazz, modern and tap. Hannah is a former principal dancer with the Denton City Contemporary Ballet, and she grew up throught the ranks of the Denton Youth City Ballet. Formerly an officer of the Ryan High School Strutters, Hannah also has experience in drill team and has been honored with several awards including All-Star Dancer, Miss Showtime Nominee, and Kick Club Finalist. Hannah has recently finished out her first season as a dancer in the cast of the musical drama, Texas, held every summer near Amarillo. Hannah performed in over 60 shows the choreography of Crystal Bertrand and Jerry Vizena. Now back in Denton, she looks forward to continuing her studies at TWU and sharing a love of dance with her students at Denton Dance Conservatory.
Miss Hannah will be teaching beginning to intermediate levels of ballet and jazz, as well as teaching our Drill Team Prep Workshop in January. Welcome home, Hannah!!! | |
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NEW DDC WEBSITE LAUNCHED TODAY!
DDC is very proud to announce the launch of our new website today!! Please visit at
and check it out. There are a couple of pages still under construction, but students can print out a registration form, check out tuition and the calendar and lots more!! Let us know what you think and come back to visit often!
--Miss Lisa-- |
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Auditions
FOR "A GIFT FOR EMMA"
SATURDAY SEPT 12, 2009
Ages 4 & 5
11- 11:45 AM
Ages 6 & 7
12 Noon- 1 PM
All dancers wear black leotard, pink tights, pink ballet shoes, hair in ponytail or bun.
Location: Studio D
Denton Dance Conservatory
4103 Mesa Dr., Denton, TX
All other DDC dancers in ballet, Levels III and up, will automatically be cast in "A Gift for Emma," and learn their dances in class. They do not need to come to any extra auditions.
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| Dancewear Packages for Sale at Open House
10% off!!!
If your dancer is planning to take ballet, tap, and/or jazz, be sure to take advantage of our discounted dancewear packages. FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY, (During Open House only), you can purchase all of your dancewear needs in the following packages:
Ballet/Tap Combo Pkg
Ballet shoes, tap shoes, pink tights, black leotard, all for only $55.95 less 10%, plus tax = $54.76
Ballet/Jazz Combo Pkg
Ballet shoes, jazz shoes, pink tights, black leotard, black jazz pants, all for only $85.50 less 10%, plus tax=$83.30 |
NEW HIP HOP INSTRUCTOR!
Christopher Koehl
Many of you may remember Christopher from Miss Comfort's master class last August. If there is one thing that Christopher does when he dances, is leave a lasting impression! Christopher has been dancing in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area with Dallas Ballet Company, Garland Summer Musicals, and the Garland Civic Theatre. He was also the 2007 recipient of the Dance Council's Natalie Skelton Scholarship to the Glenda Brown Choreography Conference.
He is currently teaching two HipHop classes for our pilot program at the Nelson Center, and having great success! He's enthusiastic, a great dancer and choreographer, and I know our students will enjoy his classes, while learning quite a lot!
Beg-Int Hip Hop Tue 7-8pm
Adv. Hip Hop Tue 8-9pm
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BE SURE TO PICK UP YOUR DECAL AT OPEN HOUSE!
We have decals for your car, Yippee!! Be sure to pick up one during one of our Registration Open Houses. |
 FAREWELL TO GREAT TEACHERS & FRIENDS
We are going to miss them all a great deal! Our very own Miss Libby Quigg has decided not to commit to teaching at DDC this year as she is working on her writing career, and has had a few bites from the professional world. She wanted me to make certain everyone knows how much she enjoyed teaching at DDC last year and will miss us all too!
Unfortunately, Mr. Allan Kinzie's schedule did not enable him to return to DDC this year, HOWEVER, because Mr. Kinzie lives in the area still, I am certain that we will be able to have him back as a guest teacher every once-in-a-while! Mr. Kinzie is a rare find, a wonderfully detailed ballet teacher, and will be sorely missed!!!
Miss Courtney Richardson, our previous Hip Hop instructor, will not be able to return to DDC due to personal committments.
We wish all of these wonderfully talented instructors the very best that life has to offer, and we will keep in touch!!!
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| New Students receive $5 off Registration Fee!!!
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Coupon must be printed and presented with Registration Form. Please forward this email to your friends and family who may be interested in dance classes this fall! WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL SOON!
New students can register by going to www.DentonDance.com click on "Class Offerings" and scroll down to "Registration". They can print out a Registration form, fill it out, and return it with this coupon to receive $5 off the Registration Fee! |
| Offer Expires: September 30, 2009 Maximum Value $5 | |
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