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he ADF is a phenomenon that one has to experience to fully understand. It is truly an American dance festival, though it has international reach and draw. Here possibilities abound and the energy created by the convergence of dance artists from around the country and around the world is palpable. If you are looking for a place to delve deeply into contemporary dance training and to explore dance as an art form, we encourage you to join us in a six-week experience like no other. Come and discover something about yourself as you move through a world of dance with technique, performance, and creative classes from major established and emerging artists and performances by acclaimed dance companies. Engage in panel discussions and opportunities to perform, choreograph, and present work. Be a part of a vibrant community of creative artists. We invite you to experience for yourself the ADF. It will change your life!
Gerri Houlihan
James Frazier
About the American Dance Festival 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. The site of 651 premieres, the Festival plays a critical role in increasing the repertories of companies through its commissions and reconstructions; what is seen at the ADF is ultimately seen by audiences throughout the world. Alongside of the performance season, the ADF School provides world-class instruction to hundreds of dancers each year. “Durham remains a magnet for young dance artists from around the world…and a place where important connections are forged.” (New York Times, May 2012).
Durham and Duke University The ADF is held for six weeks each summer at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. The studios and student dormitories are spread across the Georgian-style campus. Performances by visiting dance companies occur in the Durham Performing Arts Center in downtown Durham and Reynolds Industries Theater at Duke. ADF students are able to use Duke facilities such as swimming pools, tennis courts, bookstores, libraries, and computer labs. The grounds of the University include the formal Sarah P. Duke Gardens and the Nasher Museum of Art. Durham is easily accessible by car, bus, train, and plane (Raleigh/Durham Airport is located approximately 18 miles away).
Performing Companies An essential component of the student experience during the summer is the opportunity to see an exciting array of programs featuring companies representing both the established greats and the cutting edge in modern dance. Full-time Six Week School, Three Week School, and Dance Professionals Workshop participants will receive a complimentary ticket to one performance by each visiting company in the Reynolds Industries Theater and Durham Performing Arts Center ADF performance series. At press time, the 2013 line-up has not been announced. Please check the ADF website in the spring for more information.
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Six Week School Six Week School Financial Assistance
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Three Week School
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Dance Professionals Workshop
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Life at ADF HU/ADF MFA in Dance Faculty & Musicians Application Instructions & Fees Program Application Scholarship Application Evaluation Form
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June 13 - July 27 learn more: americandancefestival.org
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t the heart of ADF is the Six Week School (6WS), where dancers from around the country and around the world come to train and to create, to see, and to be seen. Students of all levels are invited to engage in collaborative creative processes with ADF’s diverse and outstanding faculty, extraordinary musicians, and vibrant student body. Full-time 6WS students must attend for all six weeks, taking three two-hour classes a day, on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Students are able to create and personalize their own 6WS schedule, choosing from approximately 40 daily classes. Available courses will include modern technique, composition, improvisation, repertory, ballet, dances of West Africa, voice & gesture, and hip hop.
The minimum age for application to the 6WS is 16. Students under 18 will live in a supervised dorm. Part-time 6WS students may take one or two classes for the six weeks. Part-time students are not eligible for ADF financial assistance or complimentary tickets to ADF performances.
WFSS 6WS classes are supplemented by the popular WFSS (pronounced woofs) classes, designed to enhance the student experience by deepening investigations, making connections, and applying information across disciplines. They allow students the opportunity to explore individualized interests, cross train in various body therapies and somatic work, or participate in special repertory projects. Students will have the opportunity to take class with other 6WS teachers, in addition to classes with world-renowned guest artists, choreographers, and performers. The WFSS schedule also includes open showings, video screenings, panels, and discussions. WFSS classes meet on Wednesdays, Friday evenings, Saturdays, and Sundays, and are offered on a regular as well as a drop-in basis. Only full-time 6WS students take part in WFSS. WFSS Mini-Series and Drop In Classes (examples) Ballet | Composition | Dances of West Africa | Gyrokinesis | Healing Techniques | Hip Hop | Improv Jams | Labanotation | Modern Technique | Musician Workshops | Open Showings | Partnering | Performing Company Guest Classes and Auditions | Pilates | Samba | Video and Media | Yoga WFSS Repertory Projects (examples) Past WFSS Projects have included work by choreographers Monica Bill Barnes, William Forsythe, John Jasperse, Ohad Naharin, Paul Taylor, and Shen Wei, among others. Other projects have included Archive projects, Repertory for 16 – 18 year olds, and Text into Performance. 2013 WFSS Projects will be updated on the ADF website later in the spring.
6WS Preview Weekend Students should arrive on Thursday, June 13 by 3 pm to complete check-in. 6WS orientation will take place before dinner on Thursday. There will then be five days set aside (Friday, June 14–Tuesday, June 18) for convocation, preview classes, repertory and Footprints auditions, faculty advising, and class registration. Students attend preview classes in leveled groups. Your group level will be determined by the instructor evaluation form that is a part of the ADF application packet. When asking a teacher to fill out your evaluation form, please indicate that it is important in placing you in an appropriate preview group.
“My summer at the American Dance Festival was the best dance experience I’ve ever had. The teachers were fabulous, the students were wonderful dancers who were supportive and welcoming, and combining the two created an ideal place to push the boundaries. I loved my summer at ADF!” -Sophia Tsang, ADF Alumnus 2009 “The best part of the summer was the teachers. They demonstrated such a mastery of the material, demanded all of our presence and “My mind was blown, my spirit was awareness, and pushed us (lovingly) to demand the very best from ourselves. This kind of teaching enlightened, & my intellect was vastly is uncommon, it’s the kind of teaching that the opened. ADF changed my life for the better, American Dance Festival is famous for, and it’s the and I will, for the rest of my life, value the kind that I crave all school year.” lessons I learned in this beautiful community -Nicola Bullock, ADF Alumnus 2011
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- Ross Mogerley, ADF Alumnus 2011 and 2012
“If you are looking for an all-inspiring experience surrounded by passionate individuals, a place to receive solid technical training as well as total body awareness, revolutionary breakthroughs sparked by insightful statements from the many gifted and experienced faculty, and a whole new sense of connection to others, the ground, and to space around you - then ADF is definitely what you are looking for. ADF gave me more than just a step, it taught me how to learn. And offered a family too.” -Trey Huntley, ADF Alumnus 2012
“The ADF is an experience like no other. The family, I say that because that is really what the festival becomes, is incredibly supportive and offered me a safe, judgment free environment to explore the endless possibilities that abound at the festival. I was able to focus on myself and improve my technique and artistry while working with some of the most incredibly inspiring professionals and students I have ever met. The festival is an opportunity not to be missed. I am assured that I will be returning in the future.” -Thryn Saxon, ADF Alumnus 2012
“I spent three summers at the ADF as a young dancer. The exposure to a remarkable faculty and the opportunity to see America’s major companies perform made an indelible impact on my life then...and now.” -Martha Clarke, ADF Alumnus
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Six Week School Financial Assistance More than 50% of ADF Six Week School students receive some form of scholarship, assistantship, or apprenticeship. All 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. The deadline for all financial assistance applications is April 1. Notification of all awards will be made after April 12.
Tuition Scholarship (requires audition) Tuition scholarships are offered to promising students who demonstrate a high level of technical and creative ability or potential and financial need. Scholarship amounts range from $200 to full tuition. Tuition scholarship students are responsible for their room/board fees and living expenses during the six weeks. Special scholarships are offered (at press time) in the names of Fox Family Foundation, Durham Arts Council, Martha Hill, Gerald E. Myers, Martha Myers, Charles L. and Stephanie Reinhart, Terry Sanford, Bessie Schönberg, Estelle Sommers, Lou Wall, Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, and Jonathan Wolken.
6WS scholarship auditions are currently scheduled for: New York, NY: Memphis, TN: Pasadena, CA: Miami, FL: Rochester, MI: Huntsville, TX:
January 2 February 9 February 10 February 16 February 22 March 7
Mankato, MN: Tampa, FL: Cedar City, UT: Scottsdale, AZ: Jackson, MS: Greensboro, NC:
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Audition dates are subject to change. Please check the ADF website,
Amherst, MA: Durham, NC: New York, NY: Cape Girardeau, MO: Hempstead, NY:
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Please bring to each audition: 1. Completed 6WS application with $40 application fee.
3. Copy of your or your parents’ 2012 Tax Form 1040 (first page only).
2. A minute and a half solo (choreographed or improvised).
4. Please come to the audition warmed up and prepared to begin with phrase work.
Students unable to attend an audition may submit a DVD containing two minutes of technique and a minute and a half solo along with their application package. The deadline for DVD submission is March 22, 2013.
Staff Assistant Scholarship The ADF offers staff assistant scholarships to mature and responsible students who have skills to help with the operation of the Festival. Useful skills include: receptionist experience, general office and computer skills, childcare, and audiovisual equipment operation and maintenance. Staff assistants will receive a full tuition scholarship, may take a full 6WS course load, and will be required to work up to 20 hours per week. A handful of staff assistant positions will preclude students from participating in repertory projects. Staff assistants are responsible for their room/board fees and living expenses during the six weeks. Staff Assistant positions are contingent on passing a criminal background check. To apply for a staff assistant scholarship you must submit: 1. Completed 6WS application with $40 application fee. 2. Resumé highlighting experience pertinent to the staff assistant scholarship. 3. Letter of recommendation directly addressing your candidacy for the staff assistant scholarship. 4. Copy of your or your parents’ 2012 Tax form 1040 (first page only).
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Bus Driver Scholarship
Cooperative Scholarship
Daily bus transportation is needed for a small number of off-campus studios along with transportation for students to the theaters where performances are held. ADF Bus Drivers receive a full tuition scholarship in exchange for driving the ADF buses up to 20 hours per week. Bus drivers may take a full 6WS course load, and are responsible for their room/board fees and living expenses during the six weeks. Bus Drivers must be 21 years old or older, and either hold a Commercial Drivers License (CDL) or be willing to obtain one. If a student wants to obtain a CDL with ADF’s help, he or she must live in North Carolina and hold a NC Drivers License. If the student lives outside of North Carolina, a CDL must be obtained on his or her own. Bus Driver positions are contingent on passing a criminal background check.
The ADF matches tuition grants from sponsoring dance studios and college dance departments for accepted applicants. These matches are up to $125 for studios and up to $250 for college/university groups and departments. The grants are matched on a first-come, first-served basis, and only a limited number are available.
To apply for a bus driver scholarship you must submit: 1. Completed 6WS application with $40 application fee. 2. Copy of Commercial Drivers License or intent and plan to obtain a Commercial Drivers License. 3. Copy of your or your parents’ 2012 Tax form 1040 (first page only).
Important information regarding scholarship applications: 1. Tax forms:
Dorm Counselor Scholarship Mature students with related experience may apply to be dorm counselors. Counselors supervise Three Week School students and under-18-year-old 6WS students residing on campus. Counselors live with these students in the dorms and accompany them to meals, classes, and off-campus excursions. Counselors will receive a full tuition scholarship, a double air conditioned dorm room, and a stipend for a small percentage of meals. Counselors may take a full 6WS course load, however, it is possible that restrictions on class schedules may be enforced depending on the size of the Three Week School enrollment. Dorm Counselor positions are contingent on passing a criminal background check. To apply for a dorm counselor scholarship you must submit: 1. Completed 6WS application with $40 application fee. 2. Resumé highlighting experience pertinent to the dorm counselor scholarship. 3. Letter of recommendation directly addressing your candidacy for the dorm counselor scholarship. 4. Copy of your or your parents’ 2012 Tax form 1040 (first page only).
To apply for a cooperative scholarship you must submit: 1. Completed 6WS application with $40 application fee. 2. Name and address of the representative at your school or studio who will process the ADF paperwork and matching scholar ship (this can be filled out directly on the ADF application). Please include a brief statement of intent from your home institution, indicating planned sponsorship.
If you do not have the 2012 Tax form 1040 ready by the time you are auditioning or ready to send in your application, don’t fret! You can send it in to the ADF office later. Just make sure to submit it by April 1, 2013 or we will not be able to consider you for a scholarship. If you are filing your own taxes but your parents still claim you on their taxes, you MUST submit your parents’ tax forms. 2. You may apply for more than one scholarship. However, you must submit a separate letter of recommendation and resumé for each scholarship/position for which you apply. Students will receive/be offered only 1 type of ADF scholarship. ADF scholarships may not be combined. 3. Pursuant to Duke University policies, criminal background checks will be conducted on potential staff assistants, bus drivers, and dorm counselors. Students who do not pass the criminal background check may forfeit their scholarship.
Stagecraft and Costume Apprentice Scholarship Stagecraft apprenticeships are awarded to students with interest and experience in the technical 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 responsibility. Apprentices receive a tuition scholarship for two morning classes and the apprenticeship itself, which counts as a double class for those receiving academic credit. The apprenticeship commits the student to afternoon and evening hours and precludes performing in faculty or repertory presentations. The ADF also seeks Costume Stagecraft Apprentices. This apprenticeship is similar to the Stagecraft Apprenticeship, however, experience working in costume design and construction is required. All apprentices are responsible for their room/ board fees and living expenses during the six weeks. Stagecraft and Costume applicants must be over the age of 18. To apply for a stagecraft or costume apprenticeship you must submit: 1. Completed 6WS application with $40 application fee. 2. Resumé highlighting experience pertinent to the stagecraft or costume apprentice position. 3. Letter of recommendation directly addressing your candidacy for the stagecraft or costume apprentice position. 4. Copy of your or your parents’ 2012 Tax form 1040 (first page only).
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For more information on financial assistance, please visit:
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July 6 — 27
Directed by: James Frazier The Three Week School (3WS) is a program designed specifically for the training and education of dancers from the ages of 12-16. The faculty has a committed interest in working with this particular age group and are experienced and dedicated artists in the field. The focus of the program is to provide excellent training in a supportive and nurturing environment, while introducing younger dancers to the range and diversity of the dance profession today. Students take four classes daily (Monday-Friday). These classes include modern technique, ballet, hip hop, dances of West Africa, composition, and repertory. Students will be placed in appropriate levels during the first few days of classes. They have the opportunity to attend performances by outstanding national and international dance companies and to participate in master classes, museum trips, panel discussions, and specially planned activities on the weekends. The 3WS provides an exciting opportunity to grow as a dancer both technically and artistically and to enjoy the amazing and inspiring creative energy of the ADF. Faculty will include Elizabeth Corbett, Teena Custer, Sherone Price, and Sara Procopio, with additional guest faculty TBA.
Housing 3WS students will live in an air-conditioned dormitory on Duke’s East Campus. These are double rooms, although in special circumstances single rooms are available on a limited basis. Experienced counselors will live in the dormitory with the students. A curfew and lights-out policy will be enforced. 3WS students who live in the area have the option to commute from home.
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Meals Meals will be provided by Duke University Food Service. For students staying in the dormitories, the cost for three meals a day is included in the 3WS room/board fee. Commuting students may purchase a Lunch Meal Plan that allows them to eat meals in the cafeteria while they are on campus.
Supervision Outside of class, students will be well supervised by carefully selected counselors. All counselors go through a competitive selection process and must pass a criminal background check.
Three Week School Tuition & Scholarships Tuition includes the cost of all classes, tickets to Reynolds Industries Theater and Durham Performing Arts Center performances during the three weeks, special clothing for the dances of West Africa class, and extra curricular activities. Past 3WS activities have included the Eno River Festival, arts & crafts, movies, swimming, museum/zoo trips, and indoor rock climbing. We are pleased to announce that there are two scholarships available for the Three Week School. If awarded, the scholarship will cover the half the cost of tuition. Scholarship students will still be responsible for the remaining balance of tuition, as well as travel, room and board costs. The deadline for submitting a 3WS scholarship application is April 1. To apply, please submit the following with your 3WS application: 1. DVD containing 2 minutes of modern technique and a 1 minute solo. 2. A one-page statement explaining how this program would be of benefit to you. 3. Copy of your parents’ 2012 Tax form 1040 (first page only).
Please Send Scholarship Materials To:
American Dance Festival | Box 90772, Durham, NC 27708 919.684.6402 | Fax: 919.684.5459 | school@americandancefestival.org
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The Dance Professionals Workshop (DPW) is growing and evolving to meet the needs of dance artists and educators across the country. In response to popular requests, there are two ways in which you may participate in this experience.
DPW Intensive June 22–30
DPW Dance Sampler
The DPW Intensive is a nine day workshop that provides a unique Option 1: June 23–30 Option 2: June 30–July 7* opportunity to study with the ADF faculty in classes that have been Option 3: July 7–14 Option 4: July 14–21 specifically designed to address the needs and interests of dance *Please note that ADF will be closed for the July 4th Holiday. practitioners and educators. In addition to daily DPW classes, participants are also encouraged to explore the wide variety of workshops, panels, The DPW Dance Sampler allows you to choose the dates you would like performances and technique, improvisation and somatic classes offered to attend ADF in a self-guided exploration of classes and performances through the ADF Six Week School. By participating in or observing the offered at the festival. Participants will be able to choose from available breadth of dance training that makes ADF such a vibrant community, classes in the Six Week School. This workshop provides an opportunity to experience the wide range of dance you will have the opportunity to practices at the ADF and to build connect and engage with other To be eligible for the Dance Professionals Workshop, you must have connections with other artists and completed an undergraduate program or have 5 years of professional dance artists in the field and educators in the field. experience. All DPW participants will be able to obtain a Certificate of also to study with members of Completion at the conclusion of the program. ADF’s faculty through a more DPW Sampler students - please refer to individualized exchange. For those of you who would like to consider spending a second week at the sample Six Week School schedule We are pleased to announce ADF, we would like to offer you the opportunity to extend your time with us on page 4. by adding a second DPW week at half the cost. This can be combined with that there are two scholarships available for the DPW Intensive. either the DPW Sampler or the DPW Intensive. DPW scholarships are funded by Pamela and Isaac Green in honor of Donna Faye Burchfield, former ADF Dean, and Dr. Charles R. “Chuck” Davis. If awarded, the scholarship will cover the full cost of tuition. Scholarship students will still be responsible for travel, room and board costs. The deadline for submitting a DPW scholarship application is April 1. To apply, please submit the following with your DPW application: 1. Resumé 2. A one-page statement explaining how this experience would be of professional benefit to you. Please email scholarship materials to school@americandancefestival.org or mail to ADF, Box 90772, Durham, NC 27708.
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Housing
Please note that all dormitories are located on Duke’s East Campus.
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Dorm Rooms: 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. Participants, 18 years and older, have the option of living in a single or double, AC or non-AC room. 6WS students under the age of 18 must live in the airconditioned dorm under the supervision of counselors and adhere to regulations including curfew, visitation policy, etc. Off-Campus Housing (for 6WS students 18 years and older): The ADF compiles a summer sublet/roommate listing and will post this on our website, americandancefestival.org, on April 15, 2013. When searching for off-campus housing, remember to look for places nearest to Duke’s East campus as the majority of classes are held there. The ADF is not responsible for any arrangements promised by the lessor.
Three Week School
3WS students will live in double rooms in an air-conditioned dormitory. A curfew and lights-out policy will be enforced. Experienced counselors will live in the dormitory with the students. All counselors go through a competitive selection process and must pass a criminal background check.
Dance Professionals Workshop
Dorm Rooms: Participants will have the option of living in a single or double air-conditioned room. Linen Rental: Includes: 1 flat sheet (twin), 1 fitted sheet (twin), 1 pillow and 1 pillow case, 1 blanket, 4 towels and 4 washcloths. The linen pack may only be used in Duke University dormitories. Hotel: Participants who would like information regarding alternative housing, such as local hotels, should see the ADF website for recommendations.
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Meal Plan
The ADF Meal Plan is offered by Duke University Dining Services for the benefit of ADF participants. 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) have the option to purchase the ADF 6WS Meal Plan, which consists of five breakfasts, five lunches, and five dinners per week (33 total of each). Please note that this does not cover all the meals during the Festival. Students will be committed to the plan once they have signed up.
Three Week School for Young Dancers
All 3WS participants living on campus are on the money-saving ADF Meal Plan which covers 3 meals per day for the entire three weeks. The cost is included in the 3WS room/board fee. Commuting students may purchase a Lunch Meal Plan that will allow them to eat meals in the cafeteria while they are on campus.
Parking on Campus
For those students wishing to bring a car to campus, a parking fee will be charged on check-in day. The total cost for six weeks will be $55.
Health & Wellness Health 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 for more information.
Duke University Health Services
For basic health needs that can be taken care of in a clinic, Duke University allows ADF students the option to pay a Student Health Service 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 service DOES NOT take the place of health insurance.
Physical Therapy
Participants in all programs will have access to Duke University physical therapists at no additional cost.
Academic Credit
Academic 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 6WS classes plus WFSS) is equivalent to a total of eight semester hours or two course credits. Credit for work completed is subject to the approval of your institution’s registrar or admissions officer. Individuals who have completed all requirements for the BA or BS degree may request advanced-level credit. Students enrolled in Duke Summer Session for academic credit may request one or more copies of their official transcript from Duke University, not ADF, upon successful completion of their course work. A $40 transcript fee will be charged to any student who wishes to receive academic credit. This one-time fee allows students to receive academic credit for any future year that they attend ADF, along with unlimited free copies of their Duke University transcript.
Flex Account
Participants in the Six Week School and Three Week School 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, East/Central Campus stores, vending machines, and laundry facilities — greatly reducing the need to carry cash. Beginning June 13 (6WS Check-In Day) participants may open a flex account, adding funds in $25 increments, with a $100 minimum, through the DukeCard Office using cash, check, or debit card. The DukeCard Office does not accept credit cards. Refunds will be processed by the DukeCard Office in September 2013. Refunds will not be available for balances under $5.00. For more information on Student Support Services, please visit:
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HU/ADF MFA Program This innovative 60-credit MFA program offers students an opportunity to immerse themselves for six weeks of the summer in the international, collaborative community of the American Dance Festival, followed by an intimate learning atmosphere at Hollins University and abroad. Few graduate programs can provide students with such imaginative approaches to thinking about dance, along with such a wide range of experiences and opportunities, mentorships, and exposure to others in the international dance field. The program offers a flexible, yet rigorous, course of study. Using the resources of both institutions, the program offers three tracks:
Year Residency Track is for highly motivated students with a strong interest in
expanding their knowledge and experience, especially in their creative work, in an uninterrupted way.
Low Residency Track – Two Summer is designed for mid-career artists,
teachers, and dance professionals. For two-summer acceptance, applicants must be mature working artists with at least 10 years of experience. Accomplished, nationally recognized candidates may receive up to 12 credits for professional experience.
Low Residency Track – Three Summer is designed for emerging artists,
teachers, and dance professionals. This course of study is mapped over three summers to allow for an extended immersion in intellectual and creative experiences. This track is for highly motivated professionals seeking to substantiate their portfolio as they develop their professional careers. For sample classes offered in each track, see www.hollins.edu/mfadance.
International Residencies
For a portion of the fall or spring term, Year Residency students travel to dance centers throughout the world participating in mentored studio time, the facilitation of a program of creative work, study, discussions, and readings. As part of these in-depth cultural exchanges, students are able to present their work in professional venues while immersing themselves in specially designed study tracks and attending dance concerts. Students study with members of the thriving international professional and academic communities. These residencies open pathways that create lifelong relationships and opportunities. Past residencies have taken place in France, Austria, and Belgium.
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Dance faculty members make up a diverse artistic community whose mission is to create an atmosphere in which students and faculty learn alongside one another to expand and deepen their relationship to dance and to the world. Resident faculty members are augmented by visiting faculty and guest artists as well as by a core of adjunct faculty and mentors who reflect a wide range of interests and experiences.
For additional information please visit: www.hollins.edu/mfadance Jeffery N. Bullock, Director HU/ADF MFA in Dance Dance Department - Hollins University jbullock@hollins.edu 540.362.6429
Graduate Center, Hollins University P.O. Box 9603 Roanoke, VA 24020-1603 hugrad@hollins.edu 540.362.6575
Balasaraswati/Joy Ann Dewey Beinecke Endowed Chair for Distinguished Teaching
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hyllis Lamhut is an active member of the US dance community. She is considered one of the finest teachers in dance and her Master Classes, Lectures, and Workshops are in demand around the world. A choreographer of over 100 works, she is dedicated to the exploration of motion and its kinetic expression. Ms. Lamhut received her professional training in dance technique, improvisation, choreography, percussion, notation and stagecraft from Alwin Nikolais at the Henry Street Settlement Playhouse. She has also studied with Merce Cunningham and Zena Rommett. She was a principal dancer with the Nikolais Dance Theatre for twenty years and a leading dancer with the Murray Louis Dance Company. In 1970 she incorporated the Phyllis Lamhut Dance Company. As a member of the Nikolais, Louis and Lamhut Companies, she performed all over the world winning critical acclaim for her artistry of motion and talents as a comedienne, and versatile choreographic range. She has directed the National Association of Regional Ballet Craft of Choreography Conference, the National Canadian Composer/Choreographer seminar, the Carlyle Project “New Impulses” choreography workshop. She was an Artistic Director of the Dance and Music Workshop in Jerusalem, Israel and was invited to the Venice Biennale “Move Man” project. She has participated in the Joyce Soho Residency Program as a Choreography Advisor/Editor to Bebe Miller, Mark Dendy, Wally Cardona, Donna Uchizono, Zvi Gotheiner, Reggie Wilson, Jessica Lang, and Andrea Miller in Philadelphia for Dance Advance and Susan Hess Modern Dance Residency Program. Her choreography has been mounted on the LimÓn Dance Company, Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, Theatre Ballet of Canada, and New Orleans Dance and on many solo artists. Ms. Lamhut is a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, and has received grants from the Creative Artists Public Service Program, New York State Council on the Arts, New York Foundation for the Arts and New York University. She has been awarded music grants from the Mary Flagler Cary Trust, Meet The Composer’s Composer/Choreographer Project. The National Endowment for the Arts has honored her with sixteen Choreography Fellowships. She has served on the National Endowment for the Arts Overview and Mentor panels, The Pew Charitable Trust National Dance Project and the New York Foundation for the Arts Advisory Board. She is published in the Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy, The New Dance Review, Ballet Review, Poor Dancers Almanac, and Dance USA. Phyllis Lamhut presently teaches Principals of Dance Composition and Motional Research at New York University Tisch School of the Arts and continues mentoring professional choreographers.
Anjali Austin Performed with the critically acclaimed
Dance Theatre of Harlem for thirteen years; has performed classical, neo-classical and contemporary works by prominent choreographers from the 20th century; also a certified GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® Master Trainer and conducts teacher trainings nationally and internationally; Ms. Austin and colleague Dr. Joselli Audain-Deans have begun presenting their research titled, ‘Where Are The Black Ballet Dancers In America?’; ADF faculty since 2011.
Glenna Batson PT, ScD,
MA (Physical Therapy Professor, retired; Doctor of Science, clinical neuroscience; Masters, dance education). Independent scholar exploring the intersections of dance, Somatics and neuroscience; internationally recognized teacher of the Alexander Technique; directs Contemporary Body Practices for HU/ ADF MFA; ADF faculty since 1986.
Rodger Belman Educator, choreographer, performer;
guest artist / faculty at numerous institutions throughout the U.S., 5th International Contemporary Dance Festival, Cochabamba, Bolivia, ADF Henan, Xinxiang, China, Korean Dance Festival and Sejong University, Seoul South Korea. 2004-2010 reconstructed Laura Dean’s masterworks for ADF Past/Forward program and for several universities; former member Laura Dean Dancers and Musicians, Twyla Tharp Dance, Rachel Lampert, Joy Kellman, and Kristin Jackson; MFA - University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; ADF faculty since 2007.
Jeffery Bullock Performed with the North
Carolina Dance Theater, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet Theater, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Sharir + Bustamante Danceworks; trained at the University of 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; Hollins University Dance Program faculty since 2004; ADF faculty since 1998.
Elisa Clark From the Washington, DC area; received early training from the Maryland Youth Ballet; earned BFA from the Juilliard School; danced with Lar Lubovitch Dance Company in 2001, 2011-2012; previously a member of Mark Morris Dance Group (2005-2011); founding member of Battleworks Dance Company (2001-2006); rehearsal assistant, director of repertory, former company manager for choreographer Robert Battle; performed at the Metropolitan Opera (2007, 2011-present); 2008 Princess Grace Winner; www.elisaclark.com; ADF Faculty 2004, 2005, 2012. Shani Collins-Achille BA in dance from Hollins
University; MFA from HU/ADF, New York “Bessie” Dance and Performance Award Winner; her company, The Eternal Works Project, investigates healing em(power)ment for girls & women; currently commissioned/ presented by Dance New Amsterdam, Dance Theater Workshop, 651 Arts: Black Dance and Transformation, Performatica’ Dance Festival (Cholula, Mexico) Choreographic Sketches/Philly Live Arts Fringe Festival, Kaay Fecc Dance Festival (Dakar, Senegal); Assistant Professor of Dance at Connecticut College; ADF Faculty since 2006.
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Robbie Cook Dancer, Choreographer, Pilates and Yoga
instructor based in Los Angeles, teaching in the Dance Departments of Loyola Marymount University and Idyllwild Arts Academy as well as teaching at the American Dance Festival & Bates Dance Festival; MFA in Dance from Bennington College; classes draw from his past study of Functional Anatomy with Irene Dowd and his continual investigation of the eight limbs of Yoga; ADF faculty since 2012.
Elizabeth Corbett Soloist with William Forsythe’s Ballet
Frankfurt for over a decade; former dancer with The Joffrey Ballet and Milwaukee Ballet; choreographic assistant to Forsythe, De Keersmaeker/Rosas, and Robert Wilson; teaches ballet, improvisation technologies, and Forsythe repertory internationally, including P.A.R.T.S./Rosas, Impulstanz Vienna, Cullberg Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, Dance Ireland, Dance Platform Istanbul, Ekoda de Dance Tokyo, Movement Research/International Dance Dialogues, and Beijiing Dance Academy; ADF faculty since 2006.
Douglas Corbin Pianist;
faculty at Florida State University; has worked with Merce Cunningham, American Ballet Theatre, David Howard, Arena Dance in Zürich, Jurriens Stiftung in Amsterdam, Noriko Hara in Hiroshima, José Cazeneuve, École Peter Goss in Paris, Ballet Contemporáneo de Caracas, Szedgedi Kotars Ballet in Hungary; ADF faculty since 2006.
Leah Cox
Education Director of New York Live Arts, as part of this role, Ms. Cox develops and oversees the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company’s education programs, restages the Company’s works, develops workshops, oversees the Bard College partnership, and teaches nationwide; from 2001–2009 she was a full-time company member, creating and reviving numerous works and roles; choreographs her own work on a regular basis; ADF faculty since 2011.
Teena Custer B-girl and hip hop dance theatre artist
based in Pittsburgh, PA; battles and performs internationally with her all female street dance group, Venus Fly Trap; her work has been performed at the Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London, Ford Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, and has been commissioned by over 15 universities in the US; on faculty at Slippery Rock University; has an MFA from The Ohio State University; currently dances with New York City based Ephrat Asherie Dance; ADF faculty in 2007.
Jefferson Dalby Rock-and-roll piano player;
accompanies classes using percussion, flute, electric percussion, and many piano styles; bandleader of the Jazzphibians; keyboard player for Soul Central; 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 University of North Carolina School of the Arts; recently updated website BalletClassMusicforFree.com; ADF faculty since 1987.
Brenda Daniels Associate Dean, School of Dance,
University of North Carolina School of the Arts; Betsy Friday Distinguished Professor in Contemporary Dance at UNCSA; BFA from Purchase College, MFA from HU/ADF; ADF faculty since 2002.
Matan Eshkar Yoga teacher and therapist; certified in NY,
where he taught at leading studios and professional dance schools; his unique and inspiring teaching style reflects his ongoing studies of yoga, art and somatic education; currently resides in Tel Aviv, teaches dance companies and artists, co-directs a yoga teacher training program and teaches at studios, festivals, and universities worldwide; also runs a private clinic specializing in pain management, sports and dance related injuries; new ADF faculty.
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Vladimir Espinosa Musician, actor,
& choreographer born in Havana, Cuba; currently an instructor of Latin Percussion, Afro-Cuban Dance, and musician/accompanist in residence at Hollins University; graduated from the ENA (School National of Arts, Cuba); has performed, taught, and choreographed for many companies, including: Caribeno (Cuba), Companies National de Danza (Ecuador), Orile (Cuba), Rojo Oscuro (Ecuador), Las Manos Del Sol (US), the Roanoke Ballet Theatre (US), Pueblo Nuevo (Ecuador), Havana Express (Cuba), and Savuka Son (Ecuador); ADF faculty since 2005.
James Frazier (Co-Dean) Professor and Interim
Associate Dean of Graduate Studies & Faculty Affairs, School of the Arts, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU); EdD - Dance, Temple University; MFA - Dance and BS - Marketing, Florida State University; Board Member, American College Dance Festival Association. Former posts: President, Council of Dance Administrators; Chair, Dance & Choreography, VCU; Visiting Professor, Florida State University; Associate Director, Dance Institute of Washington; Publicity Coordinator, Urban Bush Women Summer Dance Institute. Former member: Kokuma Dance Theatre (England), Dallas Black Dance Theatre, and Edgeworks Dance Theatre.
Michelle Gibson Choreographer, instructor, and
performing artist; received a BFA in Dance from Tulane University and a MFA in Dance from Hollins University/American Dance Festival; has studied at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center, the American Dance Festival, and Jacob’s Pillow; currently teaching at Brookhaven College and Mountain View College in Dallas, TX, and an artistin-residence with the Ashe’ Cultural Arts Center; ADF faculty since 2010.
Mark Haim Currently based
in Seattle; commissions from Nederlands Dans Theater, Ballet Frankfurt, The Joffrey Ballet, LimÓn Dance Company, Zenon Dance Company, and others; guest artist and teacher in schools around the world; full-evening solo “The Goldberg Variations” performed at the ADF, Danspace Project, the Kennedy Center, Russia, Korea, and around the US; NYFA and NEA Fellowship recipient; BFA from The Juilliard School, MFA from HU/ADF; ADF faculty since 1993.
John Hanks Percussionist / pianist / composer using
acoustic and electronic instruments, John loves the spirit of dance and dancers, and strives to incorporate that energy in his music; ADF/Durham faculty since 1984; ADF/Seoul 1990-1991; ADF/Henan, China, 2012; serves as Music Director for the Duke University Dance Program; busy freelance drummer/percussionist performing with many jazz, classical, musical theater, rock/blues, and contemporary music groups and venues throughout North Carolina including DPAC, NCT, Willie Painter Band, Gregg Gelb, Hot Summer Nights, Duke Chapel, and more; has released three CDs of music for dance, Here Come the Drums, Drumjazz, and Percussion Jams.
Courtney Harris Former professional dancer with the Houston Ballet, serves as Assistant Professor of Dance at Virginia Commonwealth University where she teaches ballet, Pilates, dance history, and pedagogy; earned her MFA from The Ohio State University; Harris’ research interests include ballet training examined through the lens of progressive pedagogies; new ADF faculty.
Neil Harris
Studied acting and political theater at The Central School of Speech and Drama in London before moving to Israel at age 22 in 1979; today he works in Experiential Education for Social Change, incorporating dance improvisation and Theater of the Oppressed into support groups that he facilitates, and performance into his activism for social change in Israel; Neil splits his time between Kibbutz Tuval and Tel Aviv; ADF faculty since 2009.
Andy Hasenpflug (Director of Musicians)
Accompanying and composing music for dance since 1989; has played and/or composed for artists such as Bill T. Jones, Joe Goode, Katsura Kan, members of the Merce Cunningham and Bebe Miller Dance Companies, Doug Varone, LabCo, Dance Alloy, the Seldoms, and Zephyr Dance; during the academic year, Andy works at Slippery Rock University as Music Director of the Dance Department; ADF faculty since 2010.
Curt Haworth BA in Creative Writing from UC Santa
Cruz and MFA in Dance from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts; Movement Research Artist in Residence 2001–2002; performed with Lisa Race’s Race Dance from 1993–2000; toured internationally with David Dorfman Dance from 1990 to 2002; has taught regularly at Movement Research and DNA in NYC; currently an Associate Professor at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia; ADF Faculty 2007– 2008 and since 2011.
Ellen Hemphill Artistic Director, Managing Director,
Co-Founder of Archipelago Theatre Company in Chapel Hill, NC; Associate Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies, and on the faculty of Duke University’s Department of Theatre Studies since 1993; long time member of the Roy Hart Theatre of France, where she worked and performed for 13 years; ADF faculty since 1992.
Gerri Houlihan (Co-Dean) Studied at the Juilliard
School; performed with the Metropolitan Opera Ballet, the Paul Sanasardo Dance Company, and the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company; artistic director of Houlihan and Dancers from 1988–1999; participated in eighteen ADF international linkages; 2005 recipient of the Balasaraswati Joy Ann Dewey Beinecke Endowed Chair for Distinguished Teaching; 2012 recipient of the Pearl S. Tyner Distinguished Professor in Teaching Award; received MFA in 2007 from HU/ADF; currently a professor at Florida State University; ADF faculty 1981–1983, and since 1987.
Ishmael Houston-Jones Choreographer, author,
performer, teacher, and arts activist; his improvised dance and text work has been performed in New York City, across the United States, in Europe, Canada, Australia and Latin America; in 2010 Performance Space 122 and the New Museum supported the reconstruction of Houston-Jones’ 1985/1986 collaboration with Dennis Cooper and Chris Cochrane, THEM, presented in New York, Netherlands, France, and Germany, and received a “Bessie” award in 2011; ADF faculty 1990–1991, 1993, and since 2005.
Terrence Karn Dance and
musical artist/composer/educator; began his career as a dance musician in 1971 at The Minnesota Dance Theatre; resident Musician/Composer at Denison University’s Dance Department; performed with the Houston Grand Opera, Karen Stokes Dance, and HopeStone; Summer 2012, Karn will return to the Bates Dance Festival for his 13th year as the Musical Director for YAP; co-director of Gypsy Dance Theatre and performs regularly at Renaissance Festivals throughout the country; composed numerous works for dance companies on planet earth and has played for over 16,001 dance classes & counting; ADF faculty since 2011.
Yangkeun Kim Choreographer, teacher, dancer, writer;
professor of Soongeui Women`s College, Artistic Director of Garion Dance Company and vice president of The Dance Science of Korea; has performed her own work with Garion Dance Company, Korea Contemporary Dance Company, and Wansoon Yook`s Dance Company, toured Europe, US, and Asia; has organized KDF (KADF) since 1990, Seoul International Choreographer’s Festival since 1995, and workshops; ADF faculty 2003–2005, 2007–2009, 2011-2012.
T. Lang Assistant Professor of Dance at Spelman College
and Artistic Director of T. Lang Dance; former dancer with the Metropolitan Opera Ballet and Marlies Yearby’s Movin Spirit Dance Theater; on the faculty of Staibdance Summer Intensive in Sorrento, Italy, and founded the Atlanta summer dance intensive, SWEATSHOP; BFA in performance and choreography from the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign and MFA in performance and choreography from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts; new ADF faculty.
Rafael Lopez-Barrantes Voice faculty and Associate
Director of Performance at the California Institute of the Arts, 2007–present; actor, director, member, and teacher with the Roy Hart Theatre in France, 1974–1991; voice chair at the National School of the Arts of Puppetry in France; taught at Duke University’s Department of Theatre Studies for fifteen years; he was appointed Honorary Consul of Spain in North Carolina,
Trebien Pollard
Received his BS from Florida A&M University and his MFA from NYU Tisch School of the Arts; has performed with the Metropolitan Opera Ballet, Ronald K. Brown/Evidence, Pascal Rioult Dance Theater, Pearl Lang Dance Theatre, Rebecca Stenn Company, Urban Bush Women, and Pilobolus; appeared in the feature film “Ghostlight”, starring Richard Move as ‘Martha Graham’; presently a Visiting Assistant Professor and a licensed certified GYROTONIC® trainer; ADF faculty since 2011.
Sherone Price Dancer,
teacher, choreographer; currently Assistant Professor of Dance at Appalachian State University, Lecturer, University of North Carolina-Greensboro; dancer and choreographer, Visiting Instructor of dance, Florida International University in Miami; artist in residence/Henry Bascom Professor of dance, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Principal with African American Dance Ensemble; BFA, UNC-G; MFA, HU/ADF; performed Talley Beatty’s “Mourner’s Bench” at 1993 Scripps/ADF Ceremony; studied West African Dance and Drumming in Guinea, West Africa; guest instructor for NFAA in Miami and The McIntyre Institute in Miami Lakes, FL; ADF faculty since 1995.
Sara Procopio Founding member of Shen
2002–2007; ADF faculty since 1992
Yvonne Meier
Has worked in New York City since 1979, became a member of the original group around Performance Space 122; work has been supported from the New York Foundation for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts; received “Bessie” Awards for her works The Shining (1993) and Stolen (2009); has twice been supported through the Movement Research Artist-in-Residence program; has been teaching Releasing Technique and Authentic Movement for the last 30 years; ADF faculty from 2007 – 2011.
Amanda Miller Founder, artistic director,
and choreographer of Pretty Ugly Dance Company, formed in 1992; toured internationally and won an array of awards and acclaim for unique collaborations; from 1984 to 1992 she was a founding member, principal dancer and resident choreographer of the Frankfurt Ballet under the direction of William Forsythe; continues to choreograph, direct, and teach; a native North Carolinian; www.amandakmiller.com; ADF faculty since 2009.
Pamela Pietro Associate Arts Professor at NYU’s Tisch
School for the Arts; BFA from Florida State University; MFA from the University of Washington; performed with Anthony Morgan Dance Company, Michael Foley Dance, RaceDance, bopi’s black sheep/dances, Houlihan and Dancers, Jennifer Nugent, Adrienne Westwood; presented choreography at Dance New Amsterdam, Dancespace Project, BAX, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Momentum Danza Company, LaSalle University in Singapore, as well as others; taught internationally in Panama, Moscow, Israel, Tokyo, Singapore, and China; assistant to Irene Dowd since 2002; ADF faculty since 1997.
Wei Dance Arts and former artistic associate; graduate of Hollins University; currently performing in the work of Jonah Bokaer; 2012-2013 Arts Management Fellow through a program of the DeVos Institute and BAM; teaching artist at The University of the Arts, Hollins University, Peridance Capezio Center, Dance New Amsterdam, Paolo Grassi School of Milan, and for Shen Wei Dance Arts throughout the US and abroad; ADF faculty since 2008.
Claudia Howard Queen
Multi-instrumentalist/composer for dance; accompanied for over 200 dance instructors throughout the US, Ireland, Taiwan, Merce Cunningham & Gus Giordano Studios; recently toured with Taiwanese Ku & Dancers improvisational dance company; Secretary of IGMID; MFA from Tisch, NYU; Assistant Professor of Music for Dance at University of North Texas; three NEA Awards; two Fulbright Awards to Taipei National University of the Arts and TAIPEiDEA, Taiwan; ADF Henan, China 2011; ADF faculty since 2006.
Michael Wall Worked with the Limón
Dance Company, Mark Haim, Lisa Race, David Dorfman, David Grenke, Jennifer Nugent, and others; music can be found at www.asimplesound.com; accompanies for the Bates Dance Festival and works in The Ohio State University Department of Dance; ADF faculty 1999–2004, 2006, and 2008–2012.
Ken Ray Wilemon Percussionist and painter based
in Durham; has accompanied dance at Texas Christian University, University of Texas at Austin, Connecticut College, Hollins University, various ACDFAs, White Mountain Summer Dance Festival, and was a recent invitee to the 2012 ADF/China festival in Xinxiang; currently on staff at Meredith College and Duke University; ADF faculty since 1988.
Abby Yager Member of the Trisha Brown Company from
1995–2002; reconstuctor of Ms. Brown’s choreography; faculty at University of North Carolina School of the Arts; former visiting faculty at Taipei National University of the Arts, National Taiwan University of the Arts, Korean National University of the Arts, Irish Academy of World Music and Dance, OSU, and P.A.R.T.S among others; ADF faculty since 2003.
Ming-Lung Yang Faculty member at UNCSA; Assistant Professor at Taipei National University of the Arts; former artistic director of Dance Forum Taipei; choreography presented throughout Asia and in Australia, Belgium, Holland, Italy, Switzerland, and the US; member of the Trisha Brown Company from 1994–1999; ADF faculty since 2000.
Jesse Zaritt Born in Worcester, MA; BA from Pomona
College; MFA from HU/ADF; performed with Shen Wei Dance Arts, the Inbal Pinto Dance Company, Faye Driscoll, Netta Yerushalmy, and the Hollins Dance Project; recipient of a Dorot Fellowship in Israel, 2006–2007, and a LABA artist residency at the Fourteenth Street Y, 2008–2010; ADF faculty since 2008.
Atiba Rorie Graduate of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, BA in Music; studied with Babatunde Olatunji, Fahali Igbo, Bradley Simmons, Chief Bey, Osei Appiagyei, and Titos Sampas and Andrew Cacho, in Accra, Ghana at Lagon with the National Dance Ensemble, and Guinea, West Africa with Famoudou Konate; performed with the Andrew Cacho African Drummers and Dancers, Resounding Steel, Collage Dance Ensemble, and the African American Dance Ensemble; ADF faculty since 2008. Khalid Saleem Percussionist,
musician; former musical director for the African American Dance Ensemble; worked/studied with Rose Marie Guiraud, Babatunde Olatunji of Nigeria, Ladji Camara of Guinea in West Africa, Titos Sampa of Zaire, and Les Ballet Africains, the National Dance Company of Guinea; on faculty in the Dance Department at The College at Brockport, State University of New York; Sankofa; ADF faculty since 1985.
Photos of A. Hasenpflug, E. Corbett, B. Daniels, L. Cox, A. Yager by Sara D. Davis/ADF
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APPLY EARLY!
FEES
Each student is assigned a class registration number based on the date his/her application package arrives in the School office. Students will register for classes in numerical order. Applying early and receiving a low registration number increases the chance of getting into desired classes. Many ADF classes fill to capacity and have a waiting list.
INSTRUCTIONS A complete application consists of: 1. Application form (page 16). 2. Resumé of your dance training, education, and professional experience. 3. Application fee: all applicants must send a non-refundable application fee of $40 (this fee is not credited toward tuition). 4. 6WS only: one evaluation form (page 18) completed by a dance instructor. 5. If applying for financial assistance, please see the specific instructions on the 6WS, 3WS, or DPW page for additional materials you may need to submit, along with completion of the second side of the application on page 17. The ADF does not require an audition for the 6WS, 3WS, or DPW.
PAYMENT 1. 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. Your balance must be paid in full and postmarked no later than April 26, 2013. 4. Payment after April 26, 2013 requires special arrangements with ADF’s School and Finance offices.
REFUND POLICY Please read carefully! WITHDRAWAL All paid tuition (less $300 deposit), dorm room fees, and meal plan fees will be refunded in full only if written notice of withdrawal is received by the following dates:
6WS DPW 3WS
May 3, 2013 May 10, 2013 May 24, 2013
After these dates and before the respective programs begins: tuition (less $300 deposit) will be refunded for medical reasons only. A signed note from a doctor is required. Dorm room fees and meal plan will be refunded less a $40 administrative fee. After the respective program begins: tuition and meal plan will not be refunded for any reason. Dorm room fees will be refunded less a $40 administrative fee.
DEPOSITS Damage and key deposits will be refunded by December 2013, after the ADF receives final billing from Duke University.
HOW TO REACH US
American Dance Festival | Box 90772, Durham, NC 27708 919.684.6402 | Fax: 919.684.5459 | school@americandancefestival.org
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Six Week School
6WS Room Options
Three Week School
3WS Room Options
Application Fee $40 Tuition $1,550 Student Health Fee $53 Lunch Meal Plan $180 (for 3WS commuters only)
Housing and Meals $1,320 (Double AC room + meal plan)
Application Fee $40 Tuition Full Time $1,990 Tuition Part Time $750/course Student Health Fee $106 6WS Meal Plan $1,015
Dance Professionals Workshop Application Fee $40 Tuition $875 Additional Week $438
Single AC Double AC Single Non AC Double Non AC Damage Deposit Key Deposit
Damage Deposit Key Deposit
DPW Room Options Single AC Double AC Key Deposit Linen Rental
$1,625 $1,285 $1,265 $960 $50 $100
$50 $100
$345 $270 $100 $45
FOR ALL PROGRAMS, PLEASE NOTE: All 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.
APPLY ONLINE OR Return this completed application and $40 application fee to: ADF School Office, Box 90772, Durham, NC 27708 ❑ Mr. ❑ Ms. (check one) ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
First Name
Middle Name or Initial
Last Name (Family Name)
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. Address _________________________________________________________________ High School/College Currently Attending ______________________________ City ____________________________ State ___________ Zip ___________________ School Email _______________________________________________________ Country________________________________________________________________ Please add school@americandancefestival.org and registrar@americandancefestival.org to Valid until what date? ___________________________________________________ your email address contacts. We do the majority of our correspondence through email, and adding us to your contact list will prevent a delay in communication due to spam blockers.
Permanent Contact Information Address______________________________________________________________ Date of Birth (MM/DD/YYYY) ___________________________________________ City___________________________State _____________Zip ___________________ Citizenship _________________________________________________________ Mobile Phone __________________________________________________________ Parent/Guardian Name _______________________________________________ Country_______________________________________________________________ Parent/Guardian Email ________________________________________________ Permanent Email ______________________________________________________ Parent/Guardian Phone________________________________________________ Race
❑ African American
❑ Asian American
❑ Caucasian ❑ Latino/a
❑ MultiRacial
❑ Native American ❑ Other
The ADF and Duke University offer equal opportunity of admission to all applicants. The questions on this application which concern gender, citizenship, and race are for the purpose of meeting federal government reporting requirements.
Have you previously attended ADF? If so, please list year and program _____________________________________________________________________________ How did you hear about ADF?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
❑ Six Week School
❑ Full Time
❑ Part Time (2 classes)
Housing ❑ I do not want a room ❑ Single Dorm Room with AC ❑ Single Dorm Room without AC ❑ Double Dorm Room with AC ❑ Double Dorm Room without AC
❑ Part Time (1 class) Meals ❑ Yes, I want a Meal Plan ❑ No, I do not want a Meal Plan
Student Health Service
❑ I would like to purchase the Student Health Service ❑ No thanks
Academic Credit
❑ Please send me an application for academic credit
(If you opt for the Student Health Service, you still must provide proof of adequate insurance)
❑ I do not wish to apply for academic credit
(Please see reverse side for the Six Week School Scholarship application.)
❑ Three Week School for Young Dancers Housing and Meals ❑ Double Dorm Room with AC + Meal Plan ❑ I do not want a room (Commuting from home) ❑ Lunch Meal Plan (Optional for commuters only) Student Health Service ❑ I would like to purchase the Student Health Service (If you opt for the Student Health Service, you still must provide proof of adequate insurance)
❑ No thanks
(Please see reverse side for the Three Week School Scholarship application.)
❑ Dance Professionals Workshop ❑ DPW Intensive
❑ DPW Dance Sampler Options: ❑1 ❑ 2
❑3 ❑4
(check two if you would like to attend a second week for half off )
What year did you receive your undergraduate degree________________________ OR Please list your 5 years professional experience ________________________________________________________________________________________ Housing
❑ I do not want a room
❑ Single Dorm Room with AC
❑ Double Dorm Room with AC
❑ Linen Rental
(Please see reverse side for the Dance Professionals Workshop Scholarship application.)
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2013 ADF Scholarship Application ❑ Six Week School Scholarship Scholarships/Apprenticeships
If you would like to be considered for financial assistance, please check the scholarships for which you would like to apply: ❑ Tuition Scholarship (requires audition) ❑ Staff Assistant (requires resumé and letter of recommendation) ❑ Bus Driver (requires Commercials Drivers License) ❑ Dorm Counselor (requires resumé and letter of recommendation) ❑ Costume Apprentice (requires resumé and letter of recommendation) ❑ Stagecraft Apprentice (requires resumé and letter of recommendation) If you are applying for any of the above six scholarships, please answer the following: I have experience in the following areas (check all that apply) ❑ Office/Administration ❑ Production/Audio Visual ❑ Babysitting, Nannying, Resident Assistant ❑ Dance Medicine ❑ Archives, Data Entry ❑ Driving 12 passenger van ❑ Hospitality/Events ❑ Box Office Are you comfortable with lifting heavy objects? ❑ Yes ❑ No Will you have a car at ADF? ❑ Yes ❑ No Would you be willing to accept a scholarship position even if it meant precluding you from participating in repertory projects? ❑ Yes ❑ No Have you ever been convicted of a crime? ❑ Yes ❑ No If Yes, please explain ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ A copy of your or your parents’ 2012 Tax Form 1040 is required to be eligible for any of the scholarships listed above. If you are filing your own taxes but your parents still claim you on their taxes, you MUST submit your parents tax forms. The deadline for applying for a scholarship is April 1, 2013.
Cooperative Scholarship
Please provide the name and address of sponsoring university, college, or studio that should receive information and forms for your cooperative scholarship: To the attention of ________________________________________________________Sponsoring institution ________________________________________ Address ___________________________________________________________City __________________________ State__________ Zip _________________
Cooperative Scholarship awards are contingent upon a student receiving no other funding assistance from the ADF and upon agreement to sponsor by the student’s school.
❑ Three Week School Scholarship ❑ I would like to be considered for the 3WS Tuition Scholarship. I will send my application materials (DVD, letter of intent, and 2012 Tax Form 1040) to the ADF Office by April 1, 2013.
❑ Dance Professionals Workshop ❑ I would like to be considered for the DPW Tuition Scholarship. I will send my application materials (resume and letter of intent) to the ADF Office by April 1, 2013.
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Mail Completed Form To:
American Dance Festival | Box 90772, Durham, NC 27708 919.684.6402 | Fax: 919.684.5459 | school@americandancefestival.org
Applicant Name_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ To the Instructor: You are being asked to fill out this evaluation form, which is part of the application package for the ADF Six Week School, on behalf of the applicant whose name appears above. Please fill in all appropriate information and return this form directly to the address at the top of the form. The ADF uses these evaluations to place students in preview classes appropriate to their level of ability. Our classes range from beginning to professional level, and our students range in age from 16 years to post-graduate, so please evaluate your student’s ability accordingly. Name of Instructor___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Title_____________________________________ Institution or studio_________________________________________________________ Address____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ City _______________________________________________________ State _______________________________ Zip ______________________ Do you think that the applicant is physically and emotionally prepared to attend a multi-week Intensive Program? Does the applicant have any alignment, physical, emotional, or other problems of which we should be aware? ____________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Please rate the applicant in the following areas: Note: ADF accepts students of all ability levels, ranging from Beginning (1) to Professional (6). Modern Technique
(Beginning) 1 2 3
4
Ballet
1
4
2
3
(Professional) 5 6 5
6
If you would like to make any further comments on the dance ability and potential of the applicant, please include them here or attach additional notes. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Instructor Signature__________________________________________________________________________________________________
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