Some upcoming dates and info

PDC and parents,

If you have not joined our Performing Dance Co. 2015-16 Facebook group, the Class Pager teacher text, or the "GroupMe" group PDC text and respond to everyone, please do so.

Make sure you have updated your contact info on the spreadsheet and you have your sizes into Mariah.

A few things are coming up.  Events/activities with * are considered mandatory.  This is tentative, as more performance, fundraisers, socials, and events may be added.

July
Wed-Th July 14-15th: RDT HS workshop (with dancers who rsvp-ed)
Sat July 18: PDC Pool Party Social (and booster club meeting): 1:30 @Colmere's house
Saturday mornings in July: PDC Conditioning (with Sav): 9-10:30am @ front of LP

August

* Aug 3-8th: PDC Summer Dance Camp @ Lp dance room 8am - 5pm, with 2 days at Ririe-Woodbury High School dance workshop

Aug 22nd: PDC hike Timp - team building.  (we would love any parents that would like to join us)

PDC Overnight Retreat: date TBA???? 

September

*Sat Sep 26th: Homecoming 1/2 Time blocking: all teams 8am-11am @ Lp Football Field

*Wed Sep 30th: Homecoming 1/2 Time cleaning: all teams 6:15 AM @ Lp Maroon Gym

*Wed Sep 30th: Evening of Shakespeare performance: 7pm @ LP Auditorium

October

*Thurs Oct 1-3rd:  Shakespeare Festival and Competition @ SUU

*Wed Oct 7th: Homecoming 1/2 Time blocking: all teams 6:15 AM @ Lp Football Field

*Thurs Oct 8th: Homecoming 1/2 Time cleaning: all teams 6:15 AM @ Lp Maroon Gym

*Fri Oct 9th: Homecoming 1/2 Time Performance @ 7pm?

December

Video submission for choreography to National HS Dance Festival due Begining of December!

*Dec 1-12th: PDC in Auditorium for spacing, tech, and dress (after school until evening)

*Thurs Dec 10th: Full Dress Rehearsal

*Fri-Sat: PDC Concert.  Call 5pm.  Curtains 7pm.

Breathe!  Repeat!

PDC Dance Camp Letter and MORE

PDC Dance Camp, etc. Letter (pdf)

PDC First Meeting with Parents on 5/24/14 info (word)
Important Dates for PDC 2014-2015 (word)

PDC 2012-2013

Good Job Everyone who Auditioned!!!!

Posting of the list will happen before Spring Break on this page!  This is a very hard decision, and you all did great.  I am still waiting for some documents from some people as well.


PDC Summer Dance Camp 2012 (MANDATORY)
Mon-Sat, August 6-11th. 8am-5pm.  $200
Please plan your summer accordingly.  

All dates will also be on the PDC google calendar, which you can find on the calendar link on this blog.

Other optional summer opportunities with PDC include:
-summer parades
-Take Two choreography/performance
-free technique/conditioning classes @ Lp w/ Mrs. D
-RDT High School 2 day workshop
-socials or get-togethers

PDC New Member Questionnaire

PDC Summer Dance Camp!!!!

HELLO!

I hope you all had an awesome summer! Now it is time to get down to business!

Coming up: 

*PDC Retreat (date and location to be determined)
*PDC Yard Sale Fundraiser (date tba), so don't give your stuff to DI yet!

PDC Winter Concert Theme: "Myths and Legends"
PDC Spring Concert Theme: "Fact or Fiction"



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Do not forget about next week!  

PDC SUMMER DANCE CAMP INTENSIVE!!!
Tell us you are coming by accepting this event invite from Facebook: 

$$$IMPORTANT$$$: You MUST PAY for the PDC SUMMER DANCE CAMP before the end of the day on Monday August 8th. You may also pay online via myschoolfees. (We need the money to pay our guest teachers and RW)


Be on time and ready to dance, sweat, make new friends, take risks, create, improvise, and work hard (I guess have fun too).

WHAT TO BRING:

-running shoes and socks
-sunscreen if sensitive to outside, sunglasses/hat, ipod for running
-dancers kit/first aid kit (toe tape, bandaids, nail clippers, medicine, ace bandage, feminine products, etc.)
-lots of water and liquid
-lunch and snacks - healthy :)
-a dance binder with paper and dividers, and writing utensil
-layers of clothes, with tight leo/tights/shorts underneath for ladies
-positive hard working attitudes

DATES AND TIMES:

Mon-Thurs Aug 8th-11th @ Lp Dance Room

8:30-10:20am – Conditioning (Mrs. Di Lello)

10:30-12:00 – Improvisation and Composition (Mrs. Di Lello)

12:00-12:40 – Lunch (bring your own lunch to eat at school together)

12:40- 2:00 – Technique (Sarah Donohue)

2:00-5:00 – Choreography (Sarah Donohue)

Fri-Sat Aug 12-13th @ Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center: 138 West 300 South
Downtown Salt Lake City. MUST have parent/guardian drive his/her dancer to and from the Rose.
RW Class Schedule Download
RW Liability Form Download

8:30am check-in (must have liability paper signed in order to participate).  Classes finish at 4:00pm.
Taught by RW company members.  Classes include: modern dance technique, improvisation, folk forms, ballet, jazz, yoga and repertory. 

Monday Aug 15th @ Lp

8:30am -12:00 - Conditioning, Improvisation, Contact Improvisation (Chris DelPorto & Leah Nelson)
12:00-12:40 - Lunch
12:40-5:00pm - Run/clean choreography, Shakespeare Choreography, new choreography.  Possible choreographic proposals. AUDITION FOR "H3I5T"

Tuesday Aug 16th @ Lp

8:30-10:00 - Conditioning and Dance Technique (Mrs. Di Lello)
10:00-11:00 - Review Dances
11:00-12:00 - Lunch & PDC Officer Elections, PDC meeting, etc.
12:00-4:00 - Work on new dances (Shakespeare, proposals, etc.).  "H3I5T". 
Possible pool party social after, tba...

H3I5T shadow dance picture below
 



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GUEST TEACHERS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS:

Sarah Donohue holds a BFA in Dance from the University of Arizona and an MFA in Modern Dance from the University of Utah. Sarah is a Certified Laban Movement Analyst and integrates these studies into her teaching and choreography. She has served as a Lecturer of Dance at Utah Valley University and has co-presented at Utah Dance Education Organization and National Dance Education Organization conferences. In addition to teaching and choreographing for UVU, she mentored students in developing a Dance for Camera project, which was supported by a Center for Engaged Learning Grant. Sarah has danced with Sternworks, a dance-theatre company and has had the honor of performing Mary Wigman’s Hexentanz, which was reconstructed by Victoria Hutchinson. Sarah is thrilled to be in her first season dancing with Repertory Dance Theatre and continues to teach Prime Movement for the Repertory Dance Theatre Community School. Sarah is also the co-founder of My Turkey Sandwich an independent dance theatre company with current RDT dancer Aaron Wood.

Chris DelPorto

Leah Nelson