summer at

adf

June 11–July 26, 2009Duke UniversityDurham, NC

Charles L. Reinhart, DirectorJodee Nimerichter, Co-DirectorDonna Faye Burchfield, Dean

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Contents1 Invitation from the Dean2 Introduction3 The School at the ADF5 Endowed Chairs for

Distinguished Teaching, ADF Faculty

9 Financial Assistance10 Support Services11 Application Instruction

and Fees12 Application14 Evaluation Forms

For six glorious weeks

each summer at the

ADF, we all share

in the deliberate

and dedicated daily

practice of paying

attention to and

supporting dance

and dance making.

This ongoing ritual

that is the ADF

activates an important

history and produces

something unforgettable

each year. I invite you

to join us this summer

as students and faculty

come together to be

“inside” this distinct

moment in this time

of dance.

Dean

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Founded in 1934 in Bennington, Vermont, with choreographers Martha Graham, Hanya Holm, Doris Humphrey, and Charles Weidman, the Festival serves professional and pre-professional dancers from around the world at the School at the ADF. The site of 609 premieres, the Festival plays a critical role in increasing the repertories of companies through its commissions and recon-structions; what is seen at the ADF is ultimately seen by audiences throughout the world. Hailed by the Wall Street Journal as “the most important gathering of modern dance professionals and students in America,” the School at the ADF provides world-class instruction to hundreds of dance enthusiasts.

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Performing CompaniesAn essential component of the student experience during the summer is the opportunity to see some of the best modern dance companies performing today. Full-time Six Week School, Four Week School, and Dance Professional Workshop students will receive a complimentary ticket to one performance by each visiting company in the ADF performance series. At press time the 2009 line-up had not been announced. Please check the ADF website, www.americandancefestival.org, in the spring for more information.

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Six Week School (SWS) June 11–July 26

The staff, faculty, and students are a diverse and eclectic group, ranging from students seeking an early artistic experience to those with an eye on the professional world. Full-time SWS students must attend for six weeks and will take three two-hour classes that meet on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. WFSS (pronounced “woofs”) are classes that meet on Wednesdays, Friday evenings, Saturdays, and Sundays. WFSS give students an opportunity to draw connections by personalizing, creating, and expanding their experiences through participation in a variety of artistic endeavors—a festival within a festival. Projects, seminars, jams, salons, and showings express multiple ways students might choose to connect and present work in alternative contexts.

The minimum age for application to the SWS is 16. Six Week School students under the age of 18 will live in a supervised dorm.

*Part-time SWS students may take one or two classes for the six weeks. Part-time students will be given registration numbers along with full-time students and register for classes after all the other students. Part-time students are not eligible for ADF financial aid or complimentary tickets to ADF performances.

For SWS details please visit our website at www.americandancefestival.org

Some thoughts on SWS practice

Technique The ADF is a place to go to be surprised. The weekly schedule and close interaction with faculty is the founda-tion of what makes the ADF unique. You have the rare opportunity,

away from your daily routine and placed in such an unusual environment, to integrate what you are experiencing right away into your present. Over the six weeks your communal reactions and relationships can change your life, absolutely. Knowledge and research is gathered and ques-tioned, creating the bonds that you develop with your classmates, teachers, and colleagues. Those relationships will continue to develop beyond your time at the festival. The ADF can regenerate your philosophy of dance or generate one from scratch. – Jennifer Nugent and Pamela Pietro

Improvisation The purpose of improvisation classes at the ADF is to engage students in an exploration of their creativity. Not overly concerned with a ‘right’ and a ‘wrong’ way to proceed, many different strategies will be used to draw out each participant’s personal and individual dance. There are skills and techniques of improvisation, and the various classes will investigate several of them. These include releasing technique, contact improvisation, improvisation with speaking while moving, improvisation in site specific situations, Improvisation Technologies, etc. In some situa-tions this improvisation work will be an end unto itself, and sometimes it will be used as a compo-sitional tool to lead each student to find his or her unique choreographic voice. There will also be a weekly improvisation jam where students can practice their skills in a safe and supportive environment. – Ishmael Houston-Jones

Four Week School for Young Dancers(FWS)June 28 – July 25Directed by Jeffery Bullock

The Four Week School immerses students in an intergenerational and international community of dance, providing a fun yet intensive program of study designed to meet the needs of mature stu-dents ages 12 to 16. Students take three classes each day, four days a week, and participate in special workshops and master classes offered by guest artists on Wednesdays and weekends. Classes include modern, ballet, hip-hop, African dance styles, composition, and repertory. The focus of this program is to expose students to a wide range of dance styles and techniques. Instructed by an outstanding faculty, students at all levels work to increase their technical and ex-pressive capabilities in a positive and supportive environment. Students are encouraged to work together and are challenged to think in new ways

across stylistic boundaries. Learning experiences go beyond the studio: students have the unique opportunity to view performances by many of the most outstanding dancers and choreographers working today. Scheduled museum visits, music classes, and panel discussions involving the leg-endary and cutting-edge forces in modern dance provide a rich atmosphere for inquiry. Young dancers become aware of the breadth and depth of the contemporary dance world.

Dance ProfessionalsWorkshop (DPW)Directed by Ursula Payne

DPW participants are invited to choose one of the available weeks to attend the Festival. The weeks offered are June 21-27, June 28-July 3, July 5-11, July 12-18, and July 19-25. Participants will design their course schedules from the Six Week School curriculum. They can take classes, observe faculty and students from around the globe, view performances, and meet informally with faculty and members of the ADF community. This uniquely designed program allows participants

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Some thoughts

onWFSS

Composition From fundamentals of choreography, to new and exciting ways of mixing dance with other media, the composition courses focus on the imaginative act of making dances. – Donna Faye Burchfield

Repertory and Performance The exposure to challenging, diverse repertory is a powerful component in the artistic development of a dancer. At the ADF students build experience by learning and performing specific dance works, both contemporary and histori-cal, of preeminent choreographers. Over the course of the six weeks students will have time to grow, rehearse, and perform. Participation in Repertory classes is determined by open auditions held during preview weekend. – Abby Yager

HU/ADF ProgramsHOLLINS UNIVERSITY/ADF MFA PROGRAMNow in it’s fifth year, the 60-credit MFA offers students an opportunity to immerse themselves for six weeks in the legendary international commu-nity of the ADF, followed by an intimate learning atmosphere at Hollins University in Roanoke, VA. Few graduate programs can provide students with a wide range of experiences, opportunities, and imaginative approaches to thinking about dance. Students have direct exposure to the art form in a multitude of ways, from studio to stage and from history jams to theory salons. The program offers a flexible, yet rigorous, course of study. Using the

resources of both institutions, the program offers a Year Residency Track and Low Residency Track, and a new open track which combines courses in an individualized way. The students and faculty establish a unique community of committed art-ists/scholars that range in ages and experiences. Members of this remarkable group spend a good deal of time together and inspire one another.

NEw POST BACCALAUREATE CERTIFICATEAs students complete their undergraduate degrees and prepare for a professional career in dance or graduate study, the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate (PBC) offers a year of time, support, and networking. The program is ideal for students who want to immerse themselves in a focused work environment that has a direct professional relationship to choreography, performance, and portfolio development.

BA/BFAA combined BA/BFA is also available.

For more information please visit www.hollinsdance.com

Students and faculty come to the ADF to share in the modern dance tradition of collaboration and creative exploration.

WFSS (pronounced “woofs”) are classes that meet on Wednesdays, Friday evenings, Saturdays, and Sundays. WFSS give students an opportunity to draw connections by personal-izing, creating, and expanding their experiences at the ADF through participation in a variety of artistic endeavors — a festival within a festival. WFSS courses are offered on a drop-in basis, as well as special projects and seminars that progress through a six-week series. All Six Week Students take part in WFSS.

Selected examples of available WFSS courses: Bodywork, Critique Jams, Dancing for the Camera, Dance Notation, Editing Workshop: Mediating Dance, Faculty/Student Lunchtime Chats, Friday Evening Community Chats, History Jams with MFA Candidates, Improv Jams, Mapping The Body’s Personal History, classes with visiting performing companies, Open Showings, Pilates Seminar, Post-Performance Discussions, Student Concerts, Up Close with the Artists, Video Workshop: Embodied Technology... and more!

wFSS Projects (at press time)• Archives Project:

Pearl Primus with Ursula Payne

• Forsythe Project with Richard Siegal

• Paul Taylor Project with Ruth Andrien

• Shen Wei Project with Sara Procopio and James Healy

• Dorfman-Race Performance Project with David Dorfman and Lisa Race

to personalize their ADF experience according to their professional needs and interests. It is important to note that Six Week School classes are accumulative in nature, and faculty may choose to build upon the previous weeks’ classes. Participants should be aware that ADF observes the 4th of July holiday and the class schedule for that day may be altered. Participants must check in by noon on the Sunday of their selected week.

Past/Forward & MoreStudents chosen to participate in the Past/Forward program will perform on a shared program in Reynolds Industries Theater as a part of the ADF per-formance series. At press time, this year’s Past/Forward will include a Laura Dean reconstruction by Rodger Belman and a new work by Faye Driscoll. Mark Dendy will also be collaborating with students on site-specific works to be performed throughout the duration of the festival.

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Awardees of the Balasaraswati/ Joy Ann Dewey Beinecke Chairs for Distinguished Teaching

Carolyn AdamsCarolyn Adams danced with The Paul Taylor Company from ‘65-‘82, is artistic director of the New York State Summer School of Dance, and, with her sister Julie A. Strandberg, founded the American Dance Legacy Institute and the Harlem Dance Foundation; holds a BA from Sarah Lawrence College and an MSW from Fordham University; recently created a dance curriculum for children with autism; has taught at The Juilliard School since ’83; co-produced the “Images and Reflections” documentaries on artists of the New Dance Group, and conceived the Repertory Etudes™ Project, which commissions choreographers to create short solo studies based on their signature works; these Etudes are made available to dancers and educators as training and performance tools.

Ruth AndrienFormer Paul Taylor Dancer; teaches, choreographs, and restages Taylor’s works nationally and internationally; Repertory Etudes Workshop Director for The American Dance Legacy Institute; has taught at the Paul Taylor Studio, Southern Methodist University, Harvard University, MIT, University of the Arts, Jacob’s Pillow, NYSSSA, Brown University, Towson University, U/Arizona, Temple University, UC Irvine, Ursinus College, Interlochen Arts Academy, Booker T. Wahington HSPVA. MFA graduate of HU/ADF Program; directs the Paul Taylor Dance Project at ADF.

Sharon KinneyDancer, choreographer, teacher and filmmaker; began dance training in Dayton, Ohio; attributes her love of dance and teaching to her early teachers Josephine & Hermene Schwarz and Helen P. Alkire; danced in the companies of Paul Taylor, Dan Wagoner, Yuriko and Twyla Tharp among others; Associate Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University for 15 years and has been on the faculties of Cal State University, Long Beach, UCLA, Ohio State University, NYU, Julliard, Pratt Institute, Adelphi University as well as teaching various residencies in this country, Europe, South America and Asia; in ‘72 began choreographing her own work and has choreographed over 30 dances for the stage and 3 major motion pictures; has taught for 11 summers at ADF and directed the International Choreographers Workshop from ‘85-’87.

Endowed Chairsfor DistinguishedTeaching

ADF Faculty

Glenna Batson, MA, PT, DSc (Masters, Dance Education and Physical Therapy, Doctorate, Physical Therapy, Neurology); 35 years in movement arts and science; apprenticed with Irene Dowd in ‘77; internationally recognized teacher of Alexander Technique and dance science; founded The Wise Cracks older women’s pickup company in ‘05; ADF faculty since ’86.Douglas Becker, Teacher, choreographer; first genera-tion dancer William Forsythe’s Ballet Frankfurt; based in Brussels, Belgium; guest faculty PARTS Brussels, National Conservatory of Lyon, returning resident artist in the Hollins University dance department and serving as the Hollins University European Dance Curator for the program’s various international extended study projects; HU/ADF faculty since ‘06.Rodger Belman, Assistant Professor at Long Island University, Brooklyn; reconstructor of Laura Dean’s masterworks; member, Laura Dean Dancers and Musicians ‘89–‘95; performed with Twyla Tharp, Rachel Lampert, Mark Taylor, Joy Kellman; aca-demic teaching/residencies: East Carolina University, University of Georgia, University of Wisconsin, George Mason University; MFA in Dance, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.Jeffery Bullock, Danced with the North Carolina Dance Theater, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet Theater, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, and Sharir + Bustamante Danceworks; trained at the North Carolina School of the Arts; MFA in Choreography from the University of Iowa; taught at the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Iowa; joined the Hollins University Dance Program in ‘04; Korean Dance Festival ‘06 & ‘08; ADF/Korea ‘00, ‘04; ADF/Russia ‘00; ADF/Mongolia ‘04, ‘05; ADF faculty since ’98.Donna Faye Burchfield, Dean of the ADF and artistic director of the HU/ADF MFA program is a professor of dance at Hollins University. Now in her 28th year at the festival, she uses her creative energies teaching, mentoring and searching for new ways for dance to exist and thrive.Tymberly Canale, Born in Pittsburgh, PA; performer with New York based Bessie and Obie award winning company Big Dance Theater since ‘95; performed with David Neumann, Stacy Dawson, and Richard Move; has shown work in NY through Catch, AUNTS and VIA and Exit Festivals in France; new ADF Faculty.Tessa Chandler, Ballet career in Europe during 90’s, dancer with Molissa Fenley & Dancers (NYC) from ‘03-‘06. Independent engagements in NYC as performer/teacher/move-ment director since ‘01. Currently: Adjunct Faculty Barnard College (ballet & Feldenkrais), MFA candidate HU/ADF; born in Birmingham, AL; BA, Columbia University; ADF Faculty since ‘08.Ananya Chatterjea, Associate Professor and Director

of Graduate Studies in Theater Arts and Dance, University of Minnesota; Artistic Director of

Ananya Dance Theatre (www.ananyadan-cetheatre.org); author, Butting Out:

Reading Resistive Choreographies Through Works by Jawole Willa Jo

Zollar and Chandralekha; recently performed in Osaka (Dance Box Festival), Jakarta (Indonesian Dance Festival), and Kuala Lampur (Sutra Dance Theater); ADF Faculty since ’08. Shani Collins, BA in

Dance from Hollins University; MFA in Dance from HU/ADF;

performed with EVIDENCE, a dance Company, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane

Dance Company, Urban Bush Women,

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among others; 2006 New York Dance and Performance (“Bessie”) Award Winner; her company, Eternal Works, is committed to the healing empowerment of women and presents works in NYC and abroad. ADF Faculty since ‘06.Elizabeth Corbett, Former dancer with Forsythe’s Frankfurt Ballet; teaches ballet, improvisation, and Forsythe repertory internationally; Dance Coordinator for PARTS, Brussels ‘99–‘06; former dancer with The Joffrey Ballet and the Milwauke Ballet; choreographic assistant for William Forsythe and for Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker; taught for PARTS, Rosas, Impulstanz Vienna, Cullberg Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, Circuit-Est Montreal, Pretty Ugly Dance Company, ADF faculty since ’06.Douglas Corbin, Pianist; on the faculty of Florida State University; worked with Merce Cunningham Company, American Ballet Theatre, David Howard, Arena Dance in Zürich, Jurriens Stiftung, Amsterdam, Noriko Hara, Hiroshima, Peter Goss, Paris, Ballet Contemporáneo de Caracas, Szedgedi Kotars Ballet, Hungary; ADF faculty since ’06.Jefferson Dalby, Rock-and-roll piano player; accompa-nies class using percussion, flute, electric percussion, and many piano styles; bandleader of the Jazzphibians; performed with Fort Worth’s Hip Pocket Theatre, Jubilee Theatre, and Sojourner Truth Players; former accompanist at Fort Worth Ballet, Boston Ballet, and White Mountain Summer Dance Festival; currently accompanies classes at North Carolina School of the Arts; ADF faculty since ’87.Brenda Daniels, Ms. Daniels holds the Betsy Friday Distinguished Professorship in Contemporary Dance at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts; she has been on the UNCSA faculty since ‘95; has a BFA from Purchase College and a MFA from HU/ADF; ADF faculty since ’02.Thomas DeFrantz, Professor at MIT; Art/Dir SLIPPAGE Performance|Culture| Technology; author: Dancing Many Drums (‘02); Dancing Revelations: Alvin Ailey’s Embodiment of African American Culture (‘04); creative: Monk’s Mood: A Performance Meditation on the Life and Music of Thelonious Monk (NPN Tour ‘05); Queer Theory! An Academic Travesty (NPN Commission ‘06); CANE (‘09); ADF Faculty since ’05.Mark Dendy, Artistic Director of Mark Dendy Dance and Theater, (‘83-‘00); recipient of Alpert Award in the Arts; “Bessie” for sustained career achievement and an Obie for the Wild Party; Broadway credits include Taboo and the Pirate Queen; danced with Pooh Kaye, Ruby Shang, Pearl Lang, Jane Comfort and The Martha Graham Ensemble.David Dorfman, Artistic Director/David Dorfman Dance since ‘85; Connecticut College/Dance Department Chair since ‘04; fellowships from Guggenheim, NEA; Martha Hill Mid-Career Award; a “Bessie”/The Family Project; a “Barrymore”/Green Violin; DDD: worldwide touring and underground at ADF, BAM; Disavowal at Duke; ADF student, ‘80, ‘81; ADF w/Kei Takei’s Moving Earth, ‘82; ADF faculty since ’95.Faye Driscoll, Creates dance-theater in New York City; her recent work 837 Venice BLVD was named “one of the top 5 dance shows of 2008” by the New York Times; was a member of Doug Varone and Dancers and is a graduate of NYU’s Tisch; new ADF Faculty.Vladimir Espinosa, Musician and Choreographer, born in Havana, Cuba; teacher of Latin Percussion; accompanist and Musician-in Residence at Hollins University; graduated from the ENA (School National of Arts) in Cuba; has performed, taught and choreographed for many companies such as Caribeno (Cuba), Companies National de Danza (Ecuador), Orile (Cuba), and Rojo Oscuro (Ecuador); currently the musical director of the traditional Afro Cuban group Las Manos del Sol; ADF faculty since ‘05.

Kimberly Fitch, Collaborating dance musician for the past 17 years at numerous universities and festivals all over the country; graduate of Ohio University in Art History and Studio Art with her graduate work in Vocal Performance; specialist in avant garde, graphic notation, primitive Appalachian music and period jazz; a student of Ruth Zaporah and is currently working at Iowa State University as an accompanist and resident composer; ADF faculty since ’08.Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell, Scholarship student at The Ailey School and attended The Juilliard School; performed with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater where she danced for 13 years as a principal dancer; currently Assistant Professor in the Department of Dance at Towson University and on the faculty of the Baltimore School for the Arts; received MFA in dance from HU/ADF; new ADF faculty.Natalie Gilbert, Director of ADF musicians and licensed massage therapist; teaches piano privately, previously music coordinator OSU Department of Dance, and faculty at NYU Tisch School of the Arts and New World School of the Arts, Miami; ADF/Korea ‘90–‘92; BA: Oberlin, MA: OSU. ADF faculty since ’81.Miguel Gutierrez, Dance and music artist, creates group work with his company The Powerful People, as well as solo dances; work has been presented at many venues and festivals throughout the US and internationally; received a “Bessie” New York Dance and Performance Award for choreography in ‘06. www.miguelgutierrez.org; ADF faculty since ’01. Mark Haim, Artistic Director Mark Haim and Dancers, Companhia de Danca de Lisboa; BFA, The Juilliard School; MFA, HU/ADF; commissions from Nederlands Dans Theater, Ballett Frankfurt, Joffrey Ballet, and others; full-evening solo, The Goldberg Variations, performed at the ADF, Danspace Project, Kennedy Center, Russia, Korea; ‘87 NYFA Fellowship, ’88 ‘96 NEA Fellowships, ADF faculty since ‘93.John Hanks, Graduate of the North Carolina School of the Arts, full-time staff musician for the Duke University Dance Program and percussion faculty for the Duke University Music Department; has released three CDs of music for dance; free-lance percussionist performing with many jazz, classical, theater, and contemporary music groups throughout North Carolina; music director for Jason Samuels Smith’s performances at ADF’s Festival of the Feet, ‘04–‘06; ADF faculty since ’84.James Healy, BA in Dance from University of Nevada, Las Vegas; founding member and rehearsal director for Shen Wei Dance Arts ‘00-‘09; ADF scholarship student ‘95, ‘96, and ‘00; guest faculty University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Dance Faculty at The Governor’s School of North Carolina ‘08; Dancer and assistant to the director for Malashock Dance, San Diego ‘97-‘00; Acrobat, Las Vegas; New ADF faculty. Ellen Hemphill, Artistic Director, Managing Director and co-Founder of Archipelago Theatre Company in Chapel Hill, NC; Assistant Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies and on the faculty of Duke University’s Department of Theatre Studies since ‘93; long time member of the Roy Hart Theatre of France, where she worked and performed for 13 years; ADF faculty since ’92.Gerri Houlihan, Associate Professor at Florida State University; Artistic Director of Houlihan and Dancers, ‘91–‘99; former principal dancer with Lar Lubovitch Dance Co., the Metropolitan Opera Ballet Co., and the Paul Sanasardo Dance Co.; recipient of the Basaraswati/Joy Ann Dewey Beinecke Endowed Chair for Distinguished Teaching in ‘05; MFA from HU/ADF program in ‘07; ADF faculty ‘81–‘83 and since ‘89.

Sara Procopio Ishmael Houston-Jones Abby Yager Brenda Daniels Pamela Pietro

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Ishmael Houston-Jones, Dance and text-work has been performed across the US, as well as in Europe, Canada, Australia, and Latin America; his work has a foundation in improvisation, contact improvisation, authentic movement, releasing techniques, and vocal work; ADF faculty ‘90–‘91, ‘93, and since ’05.Claudia Howard Queen, Multi-instrumentalist and composer for dance; has accompanied for over 185 dance instruc-tors in New York & Chicago and in universities throughout the US; assistant Professor of Music for Dance at UNT in Texas, and a Fulbright Scholar at TNUA in Taiwan; ADF faculty since ’05Rob Kaplan, Multi-instrumentalist/composer, in dance since ‘76; over seventy of his scores for choreography have been performed throughout the US, Europe, Asia, and Mexico. Currently Professor and Music Director in the Department of Dance at Arizona State University; ADF faculty ‘95–‘98 and since ’03.YangKeun Kim, Choreographer, teacher, dancer, writer; professor at Soongeui Women’s College; president of D&SO (Dance and Somatic) Association; Artistic Director of Garion Dance Company; artistic director of MBC Broadcasting Dance Company (‘85–‘89) and One World at opening ceremony of ‘88 Seoul Olympic Games; received Coppanase Prize from the Modern Dance Association of Korea, organized Korea/ADF since ’90; organized KDF (Korea Dance Festival) ’06; ADF faculty ’03–’05, ’07, ’08.Rafael Lopez-Barrantes, Co-founder of Archipelago Theatre Company; actor, director, and teacher with the Roy Hart Theatre in France (‘74-‘91); worked at the National School of the Art of Puppetry in France; taught at Theatre Studies Department of Duke University (‘92 -‘07); Government of Spain appointed him as Honorary Consul of Spain in North Carolina (‘02-‘07); currently Associate Head of Acting at CalArts; ADF faculty since ‘92.Amanda Miller, Founder, artistic director, and choreog-rapher of Pretty Ugly Dance Company, formed in ‘92; toured internationally and won an array of awards and acclaim for unique collaborations; from ‘84 to ‘92 she was a founding mem-ber, principal dancer and resident choreographer of the Frankfurt Ballet under the direction of William Forsythe; new ADF faculty.Jennifer Nugent, Performer, Teacher, Choreographer; danced with David Dorfman Dance from ‘98–‘07; received a New York Dance and Performance (“Bessie”) Award; currently performing with Martha Clarke; has taught and performed her own work at universities and venues throughout the US, Korea, Russia, and Vietnam; ADF faculty ‘98, ‘00–‘06/’08.Yvonne Meier, Born in Zurich, Switzerland; since arriving in New York City in ‘79, has shown her work at The Kitchen, Danspace Project, P.S. 122, and P.S. 1, among others; funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, New York Foundation for the Arts, and Franklin Furnace; won a New York Dance and Performance (“Bessie”) Award for her piece The Shining; also teaches Authentic Movement and Scores; ADF faculty since ’07.Kraig “Bopi” Patterson, Received his B.F.A. from The Juilliard School in ‘86, danced in the companies of Mark Morris, Mark Haim, Neta Pulvermacher and Ohad Naharin among others; has served on faculty at Barnard/Columbia Colleges, Cornish College of the Arts, North Carolina School of the Arts, Princeton University, and Sarah Lawrence College; started his own dance company: bopi’s black sheep / dances by kraig patterson in ’96; ADF Faculty since ’08.Jimena Paz, Working in New York since 1996 and found-ed XYZeta Projects in 2005; worked with the Stephen Petronio Company (‘99–‘06) Martha Clarke (‘02–‘07), Constanza Macras (Berlin), Iris Scaccheri (Buenos Aires), Molissa Fenley and Jonah Bokaer among others; has been showing her own work since ’01; Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner and faculty member at

Movement Research in New York; ADF Faculty since ’08. Ursula Payne, Professor at Slippery Rock University of PA, received her M.F.A. in Dance from Ohio State University; Certified Movement Analyst; teaching and creative scholarship integrates the application of LMA, Dance notation, African-American history, women’s issues, and performance techniques within the creative process. ADF faculty since ’02.Jillian Peña, Dance and video artist presented at Dance Theater Workshop, The Kitchen, Links Hall, Chez Bushwick, Mix Brazil, the Centre for Contemporary Arts Glasgow, Akademie der Künste Berlin; performed in work by Jennifer Allen, Ann Liv Young, Beth Gill, and Eleanor Bauer; MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago; BA from Hollins University; PhD candi-date at Goldsmiths, University of London; ADF faculty since ’06.TaraMarie Perri, MFA, NYU Tisch Dance and certified yoga teacher (E-RYT); developed a unique curriculum incorporat-ing classical yoga into a structure more sensitive to a dancer’s technical and injury prevention needs; faculty at NYU Tisch Dance and Joffrey Ballet School; ADF faculty ‘08.Pamela Pietro, BFA from Florida State University, MFA from University of Washington; performed with Anthony Morgan Dance Company, Michael Foley Dance, RaceDance, bopi’s black sheep/dances, Houlihan and Dancers; presented choreography at Dance New Amsterdam, Dancespace Project and Momentum Danza Company among others; assistant to Irene Dowd since ‘02; certified personal trainer, Pilates instructor; currently an Assistant Arts Professor at NYU Tisch School for the Arts; ADF faculty since ’97.Sherone Price, Currently instructor of dance at Agnes Scott College/Moving in the Spirit, in Atlanta, GA, and Georgia Youth Ballet Company; dancer and choreographer with Otesha Performing Arts Ensemble, ‘89–‘00, and Kombankofu Dance and Drum Ensemble ‘96–‘01; principal with Chuck Davis African American Dance Ensemble, ‘83–present; BFA, UNC-Greensboro; MFA, HU/ADF; ADF faculty since ’95.Sara Procopio, Founding member of Shen Wei Dance Arts; current company member and artistic associate; earned undergraduate and master’s degrees from Hollins University; co-founded the Hollins Dance Project; guest artist at Hollins University and teaching artist for Shen Wei Dance Arts through-out the U.S. and abroad; ADF faculty since ’07.Lisa Race, Work has been featured in New York City and beyond; has taught at numerous festivals/universities around the world; member of David Dorfman Dance from ‘89–‘00; received “Bessie” in ‘95; received MFA from HU/ADF in ‘07; on faculty at Connecticut College; ADF faculty ‘97–‘02, ‘04, and since ‘06. Atiba Rorie, Studied with Babatunde Olatunji, Fahali Igbo, Bradley Simmons, Mohamed Dacosta, Chief Bey, and Osei Appiagyei; performed with the Andrew Cacho African Drummers

ADF Faculty (cont.)

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Abby Yager, Member of the Trisha Brown Company, ‘95–‘02; assisted reconstructions of Ms. Brown’s choreography with the Lyon Opera Ballet (France), La Monnaie (Belgium), and Le Festival International d’Art Lyrique (France); guest teacher at Korean National University of the Arts, and Le Centre Choréographique National de Rennes et de Bretagne, among others; currently Visiting Associate Professor at The Ohio State University; influenced by studies of yoga, qi gong, and the Klein and Alexander techniques; ADF faculty since ’03.Ming-Lung Yang, Visiting Associate professor at The Ohio State University; former Artistic Director of Dance Forum Taipei; choreography has been presented throughout Asia, also in Australia, Holland, Switzerland, and the US; member of the Trisha Brown Company from ‘94–‘99; ADF faculty since ’00.Jesse Zaritt, Born in Worcester, MA; BA from Pomona College (‘00), MFA From HU/ADF (‘08); performed with the Hollins Dance Project, Shen Wei Dance Arts, and the Inbal Pinto Dance Company; recipient of a Dorot Fellowship in Israel ‘06-‘07, and LABA artist residency at the 14th St Y (Manhattan); ADF faculty since ‘08.

To read full faculty bios, please visit the ADF website.

and Dancers, Resounding Steel, Collage Dance Ensemble, and the African American Dance Ensemble; toured with Baba Olatunji’s drummers and dancers; received BA in Music from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro; ADF faculty since ’08. Khalid Saleem,

Percussionist, musician; former musical director for the African

American Dance Ensemble; lived, worked, and studied in the Ivory

Coast; worked and studied with Rose Marie Guiraud, Babatunde Olatunji

of Nigeria, Ladji Camara of Guinea (West Africa), Titos Sampa of Zaire, and Les Ballet

Africanes; on faculty at State University of New York-Brockport Dance Department; ADF faculty since ’85.Paula Sanchez, Trained with Carmina Ocaña, Carmen Roche and at the National Ballet School; in ‘90 moved to Holland to work for Nederlands Dans Theater, during her stay there for 17 years she worked with choreographers suchas Jiri Kylian, Ohad Naharin, Mats Ek, William Forsythe, Nacho Duato, Saburo Teshegawara, Hans van Manen, Paul Lightfoot , Regina Van Berkel and Andrè Gingras; recently collaborated with Dogtroep, Richard Siegal and is teaching Innate Improvisation workshops; ADF Faculty since ‘08. Shodekah, Professional beatboxer in Baltimore, MD; taking his craft wherever the passion for music brings him; rhythmic travels include collaborating with jazz, classical, and country; through his vocals alone he embodies a variety instruments from turntables to sleighbells for many techniques accompanying bal-let, fire movement and bellydancing; ADF faculty since ’07.Makeda Thomas, New York/Trinidad choreographer; artistic director of Roots & Wings Movement! which has been presented throughout Africa, the Caribbean and U.S; currently engaged as Resident Choreographer of Companhia Nacional de Canto e Dança of Moçambique and Artistic Advisor to Projecto Cuvilas; performed internationally with Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE, Urban Bush Women and Rennie Harris/Puremovement ‘99-’07; MFA candidate at HU/ADF, www.makedathomas.org, ADF faculty since ’08.Richard Siegal, Artistic director of The Bakery Paris–Berlin; curator of The ADF Forsythe Festival; Artist-in-Residence at ZKM; NY Dance and Performance Award (“Bessie”) for visual design of As If Stranger, ‘08; honorary member of the Bolshoi’s Benois de la Danse, A MacDowell Colony fellow; named “Outstanding Dancer” by Balletanz’s Annual Critics’ Survey (‘98, ‘00, ‘03) during his tenure with William Forsythe’s Ballett Frankfurt, ADF faculty since ’04.Michael wall, Worked with the José Limón Company, Mark Haim, Lisa Race, David Dorfman, David Grenke, Jen Nugent, and many others; all of his music can be found at www.asimplesound.com; also accompanies for the Bates Dance Festival and works in the Ohio State University Department of Dance; ADF faculty ‘99–‘04, ’06, ’08.Ken Ray wilemon, Percussionist, painter; based in Durham, NC; has accompanied dance at Texas Christian University, University of Texas-Austin, Connecticut College, Hollins University, various ACDFA’s, and the White Mountain Summer Dance Festival (ongoing); currently staff accompanist at Meredith College, Duke University; ADF faculty since ’88.

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students residing on campus. Counselors live with these students in the dorm and accompany them to meals and on off-campus excursions. Counselors will receive a full tuition scholarship and may take three classes. Living costs and a percentage of meals will be covered by the ADF.

STAGECRAFT APPRENTICESStagecraft apprenticeships are awarded to students with interest and experience in the tech-nical aspects of dance production. Apprentices act as an integral part of the technical crew in the preparation and running of performances by the visiting companies. The work involved is strenuous and requires maturity and respon-sibility. Apprentices receive full tuition for two morning courses and the apprenticeship itself, which counts as a double course for those receiving academic credit. Apprentices are responsible for their room/board fees and living expenses during the six weeks of the ADF School.

COOPERATIVE SCHOLARSHIPThe ADF matches tuition grants from sponsoring dance studios and college dance departments or groups for accepted applicants. These matches are up to $125 for studios and up to $250 for college/university groups and departments.

The ADF also offers a Hospitality Assistant position. This is a unique position for a mature student with special skills. For more information, please contact the ADF office at school@ameri-candancefestival.org or 919-684-6402

For more financial assistance details, please visit the ADF website.

The ADF offers financial aid to over half its students in the form of scholarships, assistantships, and apprenticeships.All financial aid recipients assist with operational and administrative work at the Festival. Students dependent on financial assistance to attend the ADF School are urged to apply early and to call the School office for advice on how to cut costs. All students applying for financial assistance must submit a resume of experience and letter of recommendation. Financial assistance is available for Six Week School students only. Deadline for all financial aid applicants is April 1. Notification of all awards will be made on or after April 15.

TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS (Requires audition)Tuition scholarships are offered to promising students who have a high level of technical ability and creative potential and who have experience in either performing or choreographing. The awards are based on both ability and financial need. Scholarship amounts range from $200 to full tuition. Tuition scholarship students are respon-sible for their room, board, and living expenses.

Scholarship Auditions are currently scheduled for: New York, NY – January 4 Orem, UT – March 21 Orono, ME – TBA Minneapolis, MN – March 21University Park, PA – March 7 Roanoke, VA – March 21Murfreesboro, TN – March 9 Los Angeles, CA – March 28College Station, TX – March 13 San Francisco, CA – March 29Conway, AR – March 14 Durham, NC – April 5Akron, OH – March 19 New York, NY – April 5 Audition dates subject to change. Please check the ADF website, www.americandancefestival.org, for up-to-date information.

STAFF ASSISTANT SCHOLARSHIPSThe ADF offers staff assistant scholarships to mature and responsible students who have skills to help with the operation of the Festival. Useful skills include: general office skills, receptionist experience, computer experience, babysitting experience, and audiovisual equipment operation and maintenance. Staff assistants will be required to work up to 20 hours per week and will receive a full tuition scholarship and may take three classes. Staff assistants are responsible for their room/board fees and living expenses during the six weeks.

DORM COUNSELORS Mature students with related ex-perience may apply to be dorm counselors. Counselors supervise Four Week School students and under-18-year-old Six Week School

Six Week SchoolFinancial Assistance

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HousingSix week School Dorm Rooms: Participants (18 years and older) will have the option of living in a single or double. Dorms are secured buildings and the most convenient of all housing options. A limited number of air-conditioned rooms are available on a first come, first served basis. Six Week School students under the age of 18 must live in the air-conditioned dorm under the supervision of counselors and adhere to regulations including curfew, visitation policy, etc. Off-Campus Housing: (For SWS students 18 years and older) The ADF compiles a summer sublet/roommate listing and will post this on our website (www.americandancefestival.org) on May 1, 2009. The ADF is not responsible for any ar-rangements promised by the lessor.

Four week School for Young Dancers FWS students will live in the air-

conditioned dormitory. Experienced counselors will live in the dormitory with the students. A curfew and lights-out policy will be enforced.

Dance Professionals workshop Dorm Rooms: Participants will have

the option of living in a single or double room. A limited number of

air-conditioned rooms are available. Hotel: Participants who would like as-

sistance with alternative housing, such as local hotels, please see our website for local hotel recommendations.

Please note that all dormatories are located on Duke’s East Campus

Meal PlanThe ADF Meal Plan is offered by Duke University Dining Services for the benefit of ADF partici-pants. Duke University Dining Services in the East Union’s Marketplace will provide this on-campus food service. Please note that there are no refunds for unused meals.

Six week School Participants desiring on-campus meals (especially those living in Duke University dorms) are encouraged to purchase the ADF Six Week School Meal Plan, which consists of the equivalent of five breakfasts, five lunches and five dinners per week (33 total of each). This does not cover all the meals during the festival. Students will be committed to the plan once they have signed up.

Four week School for Young Dancers All Four Week School participants living on campus are on the money-saving ADF Meal Plan. The cost is included in the Four Week School room/board fee.

Student Support Services

Flex Account Card Participants in all programs also have the option to open a FLEX account, either in addition to the ADF Meal Plan or alone. This is a declining balance account to which funds may be added at any time during the student’s time on campus. The Flex account can be used in the East Campus Union’s Marketplace and Cafe, East/Central Campus stores, vending machines, and laundry facilities — greatly reduc-ing the need to carry cash. Prior to April 24, Participants may add funds to the FLEX Account in $25 increments, with a $100 minimum. These funds may be credited towards a student’s flex account through the ADF offices. After June 11, check-in day, students may add funds to their FLEX account through the DukeCard Office using cash, check, or debit card. The DukeCard Office does not accept credit cards. Any unused bal-ance in the FLEX account will be refunded from Duke University in September 2009.

HealthHealth Insurance Participants in all programs must provide the ADF with proof of adequate health insurance coverage. This must be provided before arrival. For participants without health insurance, the ADF has made arrangements with a local insurance agency to provide reasonably priced insurance for the duration of the program. Please contact the ADF School Office if you are interested.

Duke University Health Services For health needs that can be taken care of in a clinic and that often are not readily covered by insurance, Duke University allows ADF students to pay a Student Health Fee and take advantage of the outpatient services on campus, provided by the Duke Family Medicine Center. Examples of services provided include medical care for illnesses and minor injuries, medication dispensed by the Center’s pharmacy for short-term treatment of acute problems, and laboratory services when ordered by a healthcare provider at the Center. Please note that purchasing the student health ser-vice does not take the place of health insurance.

Academic CreditAcademic credit is available to qualified High School graduates or rising high school seniors.Duke University records undergraduate academic progress in terms of course credit. For purposes of transfer, a full course load (3 SWS classes plus WFSS) is equivalent to eight semester hours (or two credits). Credit for work completed is subject to the approval of your institution’s registrar or admissions officer. Graduate-level students and others with a BS or BA may request advanced-level credit, in which case their transcripts will bear a 200-level, graduate course number.

For more information on Student Support Services, please visit the ADF website.

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ApplicationInstructions & Fees

Apply Early!Students are assigned class registration numbers based on the date their application package arrives in the School Office. Students will register in numerical order. Applying early and receiving a low registration number increases the chance of getting into desired classes. Many ADF programs fill to capacity and have a waiting list.

INSTRUCTIONSA complete application consists of:1. Application form (page 12)2. Résumé of your dance training, education, and

professional experience3. Application fee: Applicants must send a non-

refundable application fee of $35. (This fee is not credited toward tuition.)

4. FWS and SWS Only - One evaluation form (page 14): completed by a dance instructor

PAYMENTSix Week School/Four Week School for Young Dancers1. Upon acceptance to the ADF, you will receive

a statement of charges.2. Within 21 days of this acceptance, a

non-refundable $300 tuition deposit is due.3. Upon receipt of the $300 tuition deposit,

FEES

students will be billed for all remaining charges. Those charges must be paid in full and postmarked no later than April 24, 2009.

4. Payment after April 24, 2009 requires special arrangements with ADF’s School and Finance offices.

REFUND POLICY (please read carefully)All paid tuition (less deposit), dorm room fees, and food account fees will be refunded in full only if written notice of withdrawal is received by the following dates:

SWS: May 8, 2009FWS: May 29, 2009DPW: May 15, 2009

After these dates and before the respective programs begins: Tuition (less deposit) will be refunded for medical reasons only. A signed note from a doctor is required. Dorm room fees and Flex account fees will be refunded less a $25 administrative fee.

DEPOSITS & FLEx ACCOUNTSDamage and key deposits will be refunded by December 2009, after the ADF receives final bill-ing from Duke University. Unused portions of Flex accounts will be refunded by Duke University by September 2009.

Six week School FeesApplication Fee $35 SWS Room OptionsTuition Full Time $1,925 Single AC $1,500Tuition Part Time $690/course Double AC $1,175Student Health Fee $100 Single Non AC $1,200SWS Meal Plan $870 Double Non AC $920Flex $100 minimum Damage Deposit $40 $25 increments Key Deposit $70

Four week School FeesApplication $35Tuition $1,695Student Health Fee $65 Flex $100 minimum, $25 incrementsRoom and Board $1,500 (Double A/C room and meal plan combined)Lunch Meal Plan $210 (for FWS commuters only)Damage Deposit $40Key Deposit $70

Dance Professionals workshopApplication Fee $35 DPW Room OptionsTuition $850 Single AC $240Flex $100 minimum Double AC $190 $25 increments Key Deposit $70 Linen Rental $35

For all programs, please noteAll housing, meal plan prices, and health fees are approximate and subject to minor revision pending notice from Duke University.Rooms will be assigned in order of receipt of payment. Air-conditioned rooms cannot be guaranteed.

How to reach usAmerican Dance FestivalBox 90772Durham, NC 27708-0772Phone: 919-684-6402 Fax: 919-684-5459Email: school@americandancefestival.orgWeb: www.americandancefestival.org

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Please include a $35 application fee with your application.

Your Name

Mr./Ms._______________________________________________________________ First Middle/Initial Last/Family

Please Indicate the Program you wish to attendSix Week School (choose one)

__ Full Time __ Part Time–2 classes__ Part Time–1 class

__ Four Week School for Young Dancers__ Dance Professionals Workshop

________________________________________________________Please indicate which week (DPW only)

Permanent Contact InformationPlease note that the ADF School office will use email as the primary way to contact students regarding acceptance and scholarships.Street Address

___________________________________________________________

City__________________________________________

State ___________ Zip Code _______________

Mobile Phone ___________________________________

Email _________________________________________

Current Contact Information Address where you can receive mail in the near future. If you are a college student, please list your address at school.Street Address

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City__________________________________________

State ___________ Zip Code _______________Valid until what date?

___________________________________________________________

Date of Birth___________________________________________________________

High School/College Currently Attending___________________________________________________________

Race__ African American __ Caucasian__ MultiRacial __ Asian American__ Latino/a __ Native American__ Other

Citizenship___________________________________________________________The ADF and Duke University offer equal opportunity of admis-sion to all applicants. The questions on this application which concern age, sex, citizenship, and race are for the purpose of meeting federal government reporting requirements.

Have you previously attended ADF? If so, please list year and programYes/No _____________________________________

How did you hear about ADF?___________________________________________________________

Housing, Meals and Flex Account OptionsSix Week School__ I do not want a room__ Single Dorm Room __ AC__ Non AC__ Double Dorm Room __ AC __ Non AC__ Meal Plan__ Flex Account $100

or other in $25 increments____________

Four Week School for Young Dancers__ I do not want a room (Commuting from home)__ AC Double Dorm Room Plus Meal Plan__ Flex Account $100

or other in $25 increments____________

Dance Professionals Workshop__ AC Single Dorm Room__ AC Double Dorm Room__ Linen Rental__ Flex Account $100

or other in $25 increments____________

Student Health Service Fee (Even if you opt for the health service fee, you must provide proof of adequate insurance)__ I would like to purchase the student health service fee__ No thanks

Academic Credit (For Six Week School Applicants only)__ Please send me an application for academic credit__ I do not wish to apply for academic credit Scholarships/Apprentices__ Tuition Scholarship__ Stagecraft Apprentice__ Staff Assistant Scholarship__ Dorm Counselor__ Hospitality AssistantIf you are applying for any of these five scholar-ships, please provide the estimated 2008 income of your family (or your own if you are not a dependant) $__________________ Number of Dependants in your household (do not include your parents) __________________

Cooperative ScholarshipPlease provide the name and address of sponsor-ing university, college, or studio that should receive information and forms for your coopera-tive scholarshipTo the attention of:____________________________ Sponsoring institution _________________________Street Address

___________________________________________________________

City__________________________________________

State ___________ Zip Code _______________

Return application and $35 application fee to: ADF School OfficeBox 90772Durham, NC 27708-0772

ADF 2009

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Roger w. Hooker, Jr., Chair

Charles L. Reinhart, President

Curt C. Myers, Secretary/Treasurer

F.V. Allison, Jr.Brenda BrodieMimi BullNathan ClarkRichard E. FeldmanMeredith FreyPamela M. GreenDonald McKayleMartha MyersAllen D. Roses, M.D.Ted RotanteBarbara B. RothschildJudith SaganSebastian ScrippsNancy Sokal ADF STAFF

Charles L. Reinhart, Director

Jodee Nimerichter, Co-Director

Donna Faye Burchfield, Dean

Martha Myers, Dean Emeritus

Dr. Gerald E. Myers, Philosopher-in-Residence

Cynthia wyse, Director of Administration & Finance

Sarah Tondu, Director of Performances & Community Relations

Dean Jeffrey, Archivist

David Byrd, Director of Marketing & Communications

Cayte Connell, Marketing & Communications Associate

Nicolle wasserman, Director of School Administration & Student Affairs

Monica Barco, Graphic & Web Designer

Michele wilson, Executive Assistant

Tarsha Kelley, Finance Assistant

Jill Guyton, Office Manager/Executive Assistant

ADF BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Photo Credits: Daniel CliftonSara D. Davis/ADFGregory Georges/ADFNoah HilsenradSarah Holcman

Design:Noah Hilsenradwww.logicontrol.net

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ADF 2009 Instructor Evaluation

Form

Mail completed form to

ADF School OfficeBox 90772

Durham, NC 27708-0772

Phone 919.684.6402Fax 919.684.5459

FOR THE APPLICANT Please fill out before handing to instructor__ Six Week School__ Four Week School

Applicant

Mr./Ms._____________________________________________________________________________________ First Middle/Initial Last/Family

Street Address________________________________________ City________________ State______ Zip Code____________

FOR THE INSTRUCTORYou are being asked to fill out this evaluation form, which is part of the application package for the American Dance Festival, on behalf of the applicant whose name appears above. Please fill in all ap-propriate information and return this form directly to the address at the top of the form.

Instructor

Mr./Ms._____________________________________________________________________________________ First Middle/Initial Last/Family

Title_________________________________________________________________________________________

Institution or studio_____________________________________________________________________________

Street Address________________________________________ City________________ State______ Zip Code____________

Signature____________________________________

when did the applicant study with you?

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How long has the applicant studied dance?

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Does the applicant have any alignment, physical, or other problems of which we should be aware?

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Please discuss the applicant’s strengths:

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Do you think that the applicant is physically and emotionally prepared to attend a multiweek Intensive Program?

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If you would like to make any further comments on the dance ability and potential ofthe applicant, please attach an additional sheet of paper or use the space below.

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