Stephens
Summer Dance 2009
Stephens Summer Dance Intensive (SSD)
is an exciting opportunity for aspiring young dancers to study with
international guest faculty in the Stephens College studios. Students
will receive professional, individually focused training that prepares
them for success in today’s diverse dance world. In addition,
they will have the opportunity to perform in the Summer Dance Concert
in the Macklanburg Playhouse on the Stephens campus.
Stephens
Summer Dance Intensive 2009
May 13–June 4 & June 8-27, 2009 (College level-credit available)
June 8-27, 2009 (High School level-must be entering junior year)
Stephens College campus
Columbia, Mo.
The
Program
SSD prepares aspiring young dancers to
meet the challenges of today’s diverse dance world. Students will
study with international guest faculty, taking daily technique classes
in ballet, modern, jazz, and musical theatre in an intensive conservatory
environment. The training students receive will stretch their talents
and broaden their understanding of what it means to be a dancer. Each
three-week session will emphasize technical growth and artistic performance.
Entrance is by audition only. Guest and resident faculty will share
their professional expertise through technique classes, individualized
attention and rehearsals — providing students with an opportunity
to experience the real world of dance in an educational setting. The
culmination of the experience is the Summer Dance Concert, which will
be June 26 and 27 in the College’s Macklanburg Playhouse.
General
Information
Entrance into SSD is by audition
only, either in person or electronically. Students may audition
in person if they are able to come to Stephens College in Columbia,
Mo., for a class with our majors; or electronically by submitting an
audition DVD or video (consisting of ballet barre-work, modern or jazz
center-work and/or a short video of a performance. No more than seven
minutes total). If the performance video is a group piece, clearly indicate
where you appear on the tape.
Please make arrangements by April 15 to take a dance class at Stephens
by contacting Kathy Vogt at (573) 876-7194. High school students must
be entering their junior year in order to qualify.
Send your video by April 15 to SSD, Campus Box 2077, 1200 E. Broadway,
Columbia, MO 65215.
Accommodations
Classes and rehearsals are held on the
Stephens College campus in Historic Senior Hall, which houses the Harriette
Ann Gray Dance Studios, and the East Studios. Facilities include an
indoor swimming pool, student lounge and dressing rooms. Performances
are held in the College’s 314-seat Macklanburg Playhouse. While
on campus, Stephens Summer Dance students will live in Tower Hall, an
air-conditioned residence hall with laundry facilities, a weight room
and recreation lounges with cable. There is a separate wing for high
school participants and second-floor accommodations for college students.
Living on the Stephens campus is a requirement for participation in
Stephens College Summer Dance Intensive.
Meals
Stephens Summer Dance students eat in
the Stamper Commons dining hall, which is located in the center of campus.
Included in the program are three meals per day (Monday–Friday)
and two meals per day on weekends.
Enrollment fee: $4,000 (college students), and $1,900 (high school students:
3-week session), plus a $25 non-refundable application fee. The fee
includes tuition, room, and board on the Stephens College campus.
This year, classes with our international guest faculty will include:
- Yoga
- Pilates
- Acting
- Ballet
- Modern (Graham technique)
- Musical Theatre (TAP focus)
- Jazz
- Lighting for Dance
- Music for Dance
Faculty
Carol Estey – SSD Director, Chair
of Stephens College Department of Dance
Carol Estey, a Broadway veteran, most recently lived in the Catskills
in New York and on an island in Maine, where she is a founding co-artistic
director of Opera House Arts at the Stonington Opera House. Raised in
the dance world by Audree Estey, founder of The Princeton Ballet, Estey
lived and worked in NYC for many years. Among others she studied with
were Alfredo Corvino, Valentina Pereyaslavek, Matt Mattox, Lynn Simonson
and Luigi. She worked on Broadway with such directors and choreographers
as Bob Fosse, Gower Champion, Joe Layton and Gracielle Danielle. After
a full career as a dancer, actor, director and choreographer, she returned
to school and received her M.A. from the Tisch School of the Arts at
New York University. Estey previously taught at Pace University and
has directed and choreographed several productions at Stephens.
Guest
Artists
Session One: May 13–June 4, 2009
Ruth Ann Burke–Yoga
Ruth Ann Burke graduated from Stephens College with a B.F.A.
in Dance and has returned to campus as the business manager for the
School of Performing Arts, where she manages the box office operations
and helps with fundraising. And this summer, she'll return to the Okoboji
Summer Theatre for her 11th season, serving as the director of marketing
and development. She is trained in the Viniyoga style of yoga and is
a registered teacher (200-hour) with the Yoga Alliance.
Jennifer Conley–Modern (Graham technique)
Jennifer Conley was a dancer with the Pearl Lang Dance Theatre. In 2002,
she was invited to join the Martha Graham Dance Company. In her first
season, Jennifer debuted in Martha’s solo “Frontier”
and for the subsequent four years, she danced and toured extensively
as a member of the company. As a solo artist, Jennifer has been performing
Jane Dudley’s signature solo “Harmonica Breakdown”
since 2001. She has directed and staged Martha Graham’s ballets
in Europe and the U.S. Jennifer will teach Graham technique and set
the Graham piece “Steps in the Street.”
Nancy Stoy–Ballet
Nancy Stoy is a graduate of the Canadian College of Dance in Toronto,
and a member of the Royal Academy of Dance and the Imperial Society
of Teachers of Dance. Nancy has performed in Omaha-Dancescape, and has
taught in U.S., London and Canada. She teaches in the Halcyone Perlman
School of Dance in Columbia and is a member of the Stephens College
adjunct faculty.
Tony Parise–Musical Theatre/Tap
As a performer, Tony Parise appeared in the national tour of “A
Chorus Line,” on Broadway in “42nd Street,” “Me
and My Girl” and “City of Angels.” He has choreographed
multiple productions nationally and internationally and on and off-Broadway
for such stars as Madeline Kahn, Ellen Greene, Cindy Williams and Tim
Curry. Tony choreographed Bernadette Peters in both her Carnegie Hall
and Radio City debuts and was nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award for
his choreography of “Pirates of Penzance.” Since 1996, Tony
has directed the Hasty Pudding Theatricals at Harvard University. He
has taught master classes with AMDA, Boston Ballet, New Zealand School
of Dance and the Philadelphia College of Performing Arts. Tony is the
artistic director of Camp Broadway.
Session Two: June 8–27, 2009
Robin Riley Martin–Plates
Robin Riley Martin is a Pilates Guild Instructor. She trained
in New York City with master teacher Romana Kryanowska, who was personally
trained and designated by Joseph H. Pilates to continue his life's work.
Robin was born and raised in Columbia. She graduated from Stephens College
with a B.F.A. in Dance. She was Miss Missouri in 1987, and was a Top
10 finalist in the Miss America Pageant. For 16 years, she performed
as a singer, dancer and actress for Walt Disney World and Universal
Studios Florida. Robin is the owner of Pilates of Columbia.
Helen Starr–Ballet
Helen Starr, associate artistic director of Louisville Ballet, was born
and trained in Great Britain. She performed with the Royal Ballet as
a soloist and ballet mistress. During this time, she worked with Sir
Frederick Ashton, Sir Kenneth MacMillan, Dame Ninette de Valois D.B.E.,
John Cranko, Leonide Massine and Rudolf Nureyev. She joined the London
Festival Ballet as a principal and has danced in 36 countries on five
continents. Her partners have included such luminaries as John Gilpin,
André Prokovsky, Peter Schaufuss, Peter Martins and Mikhail Baryshnikov.
Internationally acclaimed for coaching and teaching, Helen has staged
ballets in Europe and the United States.
Robyn Lee–Acting Workshop
Australian Robyn Lee teaches acting at the Stella Adler Studio in New
York City as part of the Master Teacher Workshop Series, and Adler Outreach.
Her work: IN THE MOMENT: Mastering the space between you and the rest
of the world is also offered in Los Angeles, Denmark, Norway, Vienna
and Sydney, Australia for actors, singers and dancers. She began her
career as a ballet dancer and transitioned to the theatre, performing
on Broadway in “Merlin” and at Radio City Music Hall in
“5, 6, 7, 8 DANCE!”
Michael Gorman–Musical Theatre/Jazz
Michael Gorman was trained in St. Louis and began his career at the
MUNY. He has been a director/choreographer in many regional theatres
throughout the country and has choreographed Marvin Hamlish concerts
at the Hollywood Bowl and at the Kennedy Center’s 50th Anniversary.
Michael performed on Broadway and in national tours of “A Chorus
Line,” “Harrigan and Hart,” “Chicago”
and “Copperfield.” Michael is the resident choreographer
on the Broadway and current national tour of “A Chorus Line.”
Michael has taught at the University of Denver, the University of California
Irvine, Boulder Jazz Dance and Jacob’s Pillow.
