massachusetts dance festivalAmherst Festival 2011
at UMass Amherst, October 30
Sunday October 30, 2011
7:00 PM
Bowker Auditorium
UMass Amherst
Annie Kloppenberg and Dancers - Modern
Audra Carabetta and Dancers – Modern
Boston Community Dance Project - Contemporary
Chaos Theory Dance – (comedy) Modern
Impact Dance Company Boston – Contemporary
Lorraine Chapman The Company, Inc. - Modern
Navarasa Dance Theater – Contemporary Indian Dance
Quicksilver/Mariah Steele - Modern
Ryan P. Casey - Tap
University Dancers - Ballet
Comments from this year in Boston:
Unique, totally enjoyable. Congrats to performers.
Varied program - Keep it up!
Great! Thoroughly enjoyed. Loved classes.
October 30, 2011
Workshops
All workshop days have something for everyone - children to professionals, dancers to want-to-dancers.
| Time: | Subject: | Instructor: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|
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10:30-Noon
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Intermediate Ballet
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Tom Vacanti
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10:30-Noon
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Classical Indian
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Mouli Pal
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| Time: | Subject: | Instructor: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:15-1:45 |
Tap
|
Ryan Casey
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12:15-1:45
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Modern Partnering
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Karen Krolak
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Intermediate
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1:45-2:45 Lunch
1:45-2:45 Round Table Discussion: For current and aspiring dance teachers
| Time: | Subject: | Instructor: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|
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2:45-4:15
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Modern Improvisation/Repertory
|
Annie Kloppenberg
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2:45-4:15
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Hip Hop
|
Sarah-Kay Jerome
SKooJ CorE-O
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Workshops are recommended for ages 12 through adult.
Workshops are $15.
The round table discussion costs $10 and is open to anyone who is teaching or wants to learn how to teach dance.
Boston Dance Alliance members get 20% off. Everyone else, sign up for $45 or more of workshops on any one day & get $5 off.
Tickets at the door. Online ticket sales are now closed.
Locations
The evening performance is at the UMass Amherst Bowker Auditorium, marked in blue on the map. Directions and parking information can be found here.
Workshops take place at the Totman Building, marked in red on the map. Entrance to MDF workshop registration is in the back corner of the Totman Building. Parking is on the west and north sides of the building. Address: 30 Eastman Lane, Amherst, MA 01003
Schedule
Doors open 1/2 hour before events:
Doors open for workshops at 10:00am, and for the 7:00 performance at 6:30pm.
Forms
MDF workshop attendees will need a signed informed consent waiver and photography release in order to participate.
Hotels
Make your reservations ASAP. Discounted rooms are limited.
UMass Hotel at the Campus Center, Amherst, MA
Web site: http://www.umasshotel.com/
Amherst Motel, Amherst, MA