Dear Tapestry Family,
Even though the fall season is upon us, we at
Tapestry are still delighting in all we were able to
accomplish this summer with our education mission.
Some of you may be unfamiliar with some of these
aspects of Tapestry Dance Company's educational
programs. I hope the expanded articles below will
spark or fuel your interest in our vision for dance
education at Tapestry.
Summer Dance Camp was once again awesome
thanks to Brenna Kuhn, our amazing Academy
Director. The studio was bustling all summer with
both adults and youth taking classes in the evening
and on weekends. Our pre-apprentice company,
Visions in Rhythm (VIR), sent members to participate
in the Youth Tap Ensemble Conference (YTEC) at the
Chicago Human Rhythm Project. We thank our many
Tapestry family members who helped sponsor these
young dancers' participation in YTEC by participating
in so many of VIR's fundraising events. Their spring
performance this season will showcase what they
learned in Chicago and your belief in their quest for
artistic excellence. Jackie Coleman (company
member) and Tony Merriwether (apprentice) went
through the VIR program and will be rehearsing and
performing with Tapestry Dance Company next
season.
Fall classes and activities will be just as rich as those
of the summer. Welcome back to our returning
students and a big hello to our new ones! Look me up
and introduce yourself if you see me wandering
around the studio, which I am apt to do.
We have some interesting options for the big move in
December. Nothing definite today but we should have
a firm decision soon. We still need lots of volunteer
help with the build-out and of course, cash
donations. Please contact me at:
j.witkin@sbcglobal.net if you are able to assist
us.
Let's keep sharing the power of dance with Austin!
Sincerely,
Judy Witkin
President, Tapestry Board of Directors
Sharing the Power of Dance and Passing on Tradition:
Tapestry's Visions in Rhythm participates in the Chicago Human Rhythm Project
Visions in Rhythm (Tapestry's pre-apprentice
company) members Siobhan Cook, Angie Day, Tony
Merriwether, Anna Reyes, Caitlin Murray, Allison
Jaynes and Jeffrey Olson recently attended the 16th
anniversary Chicago
Human Rhythm Project (CHRP) festival of classes at
Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
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more...
We need more students to aspire to make the pre-
apprentice company! Visions in Rhythm will be
holding auditions on Saturday afternoon, September
9th at Tapestry Dance Company.
The audition schedule is:
2:00pm: Sign-in
2:30pm: VIR Auditions
4:30pm: VIR Interviews
Requirements for the year include taking two
different dance form classes (for example, one class
in tap and one class in jazz), as well as attending VIR
rehearsals on Tuesdays, 7:00-8:30pm and
Thursdays, 6:30-8:30pm each week during the
school year. For more information contact Tapestry
Dance Company (474-9846).
All Tap 2006-2007 Season
Relocation of the originally announced State Theatre dates to the November Helm dates and the March McCullough Theatre dates
Note that the venue has
changed from the
previous press release due to the State Theatre
flood.
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more...
Central Market Tap Jam
Saturday, October 28th - 6:00-9:00pm
The Souls of Our Feet
November 17th - 19th (F/S-8:00pm and S/S-2:00pm
matinees)
Footprints
March 9th - 11th (F/S-8:00pm and S/S-2:00pm
matinees)
Rhythm, Dance, Music & You!
April/May 2007
Seventh Annual Soul to Sole Festival
May 29th - June 3rd
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more...
Company Notes
Company Members 2006-2007
Season:
- Acia Gray
- Jackie Coleman
- Jason Janas
- Brenna Kuhn
- Tasha Lawson
- Matthew Shields
- And welcome... Katelyn Harris (new company
member from Dallas)
Apprentices 2006-2007 Season:
- Brittany Parks (new apprentice from Austin, and
the National Tour of Tap Kids)
- Tony Merriwether (new apprentice from Austin,
previous member of Visions in Rhythm at Tapestry
Dance Company, and scholarship student from the
Company's outreach program Rhythm, Dance, Music
& You! - Mathew's Elementary)
- Julien Nantel (new apprentice from Montreal,
Quebec)
Academy (TDCA) Notes
2006 Summer Camps had 38 students
Welcome new teachers:
- Brittany Parks (new apprentice with Tapestry
Dance Company)
- Ellen Bartel (artistic/executive director of Spank
Dance Company)
TDCA is on the approved list for the PE Waiver
program for AISD.
Check the Academy Board across from the office for
updates and new class information.
Academy schedule for
adults
Academy schedule for
kids
At the time of publication, registrations for the
Academy stand at over 120 students and are
growing every day!
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