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Spring 2014 | Vol. 2 | Issue II

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IT’S NOT ALL DANCE…

Learn About the History of Figure Skating

Meet National Ballet of Canada Principal Dancer Heather Ogden

Junior Canadian Ice Dancing Champions Madeline Edwards + ZhaoKai Pang are In the Spotlight

Follow up on Team Canada’s World Championship Performances in Poland

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or this issue junior reporter Meagan O’Connor had the opportunity to ask Dance Moms’ Maddie and Mackenzie Ziegler reader-submitted questions. We were pleased to discover these girls are as sweet and perky as they appear on our cover, and that they are very much like most of our readers; they love to dance and like to have fun with their friends. We hope you enjoy reading what they had to say.

With the 2014 Winter Olympics under way, we wanted to acknowledge the influence dance has had on sport, particularly on ice skating. So for this issue we have moved away from our usual dance theme to inform you about ice skating’s history in our History of Dance feature, and celebrate a couple of young up-and-coming ice dancers in our In the Spotlight feature. We hope you find this departure as interesting as we did.

For our readers, spring is about new challenges.

The competition season means putting yourself out there and giving it all you’ve got; this isn’t always easy. A lot goes into ensuring you are able to consistently perform at your best. In this issue we have reached out to experts to help you achieve your competition goals. In our Balance feature Laura Discepola RNCP/ROHP offers tips on what and when to eat before and after performing; contributing writer Rochelle Blaak looks into conquering stage fright; and makeup artist Yasmine Khan gives a lesson on how to apply false eyelashes.

We are also introducing a new regular feature called Suzanne Sits Down With. Suzanne

Ouellette’s first ‘sit down’ is with former student and National Ballet of Canada principal dancer Heather Ogden; this issue’s inspiration.

For just dance!, 2014 is a year of new beginnings. We have decided to switch from publishing bi-monthly, to quarterly.

Our new publication dates will coincide with the seasons, as will our content. For our subscribers who paid for a full year (6 issue) subscription, not to worry, you will still get six issues, they will just arrive in your mailbox three months apart instead of two.

Fewer issues doesn’t mean less just dance! We have updated our website so you can rely on it as your go-to resource for current events and news. Turn to justdancemagazine.com for competition listings across Canada including links to venue maps and results.

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by Isabella Lyons World Champions! Team Canada Does it Again............................ 12

by Heidi Turner Q&A With Dance Moms’ Maddie & Mackenzie Ziegler...................... 18

by Racquel Foran & Meagan O’Connor

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by Racquel Foran overcoming Stage Fright................................................................. 26

by Rochelle Blaak Thinking About the Future: Post Secondary Options for Dancers.... 27

by Heidi Turner

In Every Issue: publisher’s Letter...................................................................................... 2 In the Spotlight Madeline Edwards & ZhaoKai Pang......................... 4

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Free dance at Minto Summerskate competition in Ottawa, skating to a medley from Les Misérables, August 2, 2013 where they earned a first place finish.

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Madeline Edwards & ZhaoKai Pang

By Kathleen Bolton

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here is a chance that Canada’s future Olympic ice dancing gold medalists will come from Canada’s western-most province. British Columbia’s junior Canadian ice dancing champions Madeline Edwards (17) and ZhaoKai Pang (18) are well on their way to making this possibility a reality. Ice dance is one of the four Olympic figure skating disciplines and it is most similar to dance with strong influences from ballet, ballroom, and jazz dancing. For this reason off-ice dancing is part of their training routine.

Madeline and ZhaoKai know that the diversity of body motion they are exposed to through dance is one of the many things that adds to their performance.

Lo o k i n g B a c k Madeline and ZhaoKai both started skating at a very young age—Madeline at four, ZhaoKai at three. Madeline grew up in Rossland, BC, where everyone learned to ski and skate. She liked skating, so she kept at it. ZhaoKai, originally from Kitimat, BC, had older siblings who figure skated, so when he was three, it was his turn to start. When his family moved to Burnaby, he started training at the BC Centre of Excellence (BCCOE) at Canlan Ice Sports – Burnaby 8-Rinks in the Junior Academy Program where he worked his way up as a singles skater.

In 2007, Madeline moved to the Lower

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Madeline and ZhaoKai competing in short dance at Minto Summerskate competition in Ottawa, skating to music from the Cole Porter musical Anything Goes with foxtrot and quickstep rhythms, August 1, 2013.

Mainland and started training at BCCOE. She was looking for an ice dance partner, so coaches Megan Wing and Aaron Lowe (former ice dance Olympians) had ZhaoKai try skating with her. It worked, so they kept skating together. They are each other’s first and only ice dance partners.

What drew Madeline to ice dancing was the way you can create a story with it. She likes both the creative and the athletic aspects of ice dance. The feeling of being out on the ice and being able to express herself in such a different way is what motivates her to keep skating. ZhaoKai likes that the three-hour practises do not seem as long when skating with a partner. He says it is never difficult for him to get motivated when training at BCCOE since they train with other skaters who are very inspiring.

The Training Madeline and ZhaoKai train on the ice four hours a day, five days a week;

Madeline and ZhaoKai competing in free dance, skating to “Why Don’t You Do It Right” and “Mr. Pinstripe”, at Canadian Figure Skating Championships in Mississauga, Ontario, on January 16, 2013, resulting in a first place finish at the junior level.

workout—circuit, strength and cardio training—at 8-Rinks’ Performance Institute four or five days a week; and dance off-ice three times a week. Teachers from various studios and companies including Goh Ballet Academy commute to Burnaby 8-Rinks to work with the ice dancers. ZhaoKai shared that they find ballet very helpful for working on lines and getting a feel for different kinds of music.

They particularly enjoy summer when they have more time which allows them to try a new kind of dance almost every day of the week. When school is out, their ballet lessons are supplemented with ballroom dancing, jazz, and even hip hop. ZhaoKai said, “With ballroom it’s pretty easy to see the parallels between that and ice dance, with the frame and the shaping.”

Madeline added, “It’s cool to be able to dip into a variety of dance styles.” She also mentioned the benefit of learning how to move her body in different ways,

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ZhaoKai and Madeline pose with their coaches Megan Wing and Aaron Lowe.

Madeline and ZhaoKai, skating to “Why Don’t You Do It Right” and “Mr. Pinstripe”, at Canadian Figure Skating Championships.

H i g h l i g h ts Madeline and ZhaoKai feel privileged to have skated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in front of a home crowd. Since they were the pre-novice Canadian ice dance champions that year, they were given the opportunity to skate in the closing gala along with the skaters that have most inspired them—2010 Olympic ice dance gold medalists, Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir.

In 2013, Madeline and ZhaoKai became junior Canadian ice dance champions.

Having won gold at the junior level last year, they moved up to compete as senior ice dancers at the 2014 Canadian Figure Skating Championships in Ottawa in January where they placed 7th overall.

This was a big move for them since it meant they competed at the Nationals at the same level and against their heroes Tessa and Scott at Nationals along with other exceptional ice dancers vying for the coveted 2014 Olympic spots. Their first place finish last year also earned them a spot on the Canadian National team to go to the Junior World Championships from February 25 to March 3, in Milan, Italy.

Lo o k i n g A h e a d Both skaters hope to put in a solid performance at Junior Worlds based on the strong foundation they have developed by improving their basic skating skills and maximizing their speed. It also helps that this year they will be competing their favourite free dance. ZhaoKai says this 6 just dance! | Spring 2014

year is their favourite because “every year is better than the last.” He says that they try to have a more mature type of program every time. Madeline agrees, saying that the choreography keeps getting more difficult and complex. This is especially true of their Les Mis free dance, which is also very demanding emotionally. In regards to their skating as seniors at Nationals, Megan Wing says, “It’s mainly about gaining experience. Their main goal is to improve their Junior World ranking.”

2 014 Olymp i c S k at i n g E v e n ts Figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics will be held at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia. The ice dance events are scheduled for February 16 & 17 with the Gala Exhibition on February 22. Canada sent three ice dance teams to compete at the 2014 Winter Olympics because they had three ice dance teams finish in the top 20 spots at the 2013 World Figure Skating Championships. Who attended was determined by how skaters placed at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships.

S k at i n g O r ga n i z at i o n s & Cl u bs “The BC/YK Section of Skate Canada envisions providing safe, effective and fun skating programs for every British Columbian who has the desire to glide on ice.” (skatinginbc.com) The BC Centre of Excellence at Canlan Ice Sports – Burnaby 8-Rinks offers figure skating lessons for all levels, from beginner to elite international competitors. For general information, contact the Centre of Excellence Administration Office at 604-291-0626, ext. 258 or email centreofexcellence@icesports.com.

Although Madeline and ZhaoKai train at BCCOE, they represent the Inlet Skating Club since BCCOE is a skating school, not a club.

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saying, “It’s always transferrable.” She likes being pushed out of her comfort zone by being introduced to different styles of dance, especially with hip hop.

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Last spring just dance! magazine received an email from a very excited young dancer: Isabella Lyons. Isabella was writing to let us know that she had been accepted to The School of Alberta Ballet summer intensive. Fourteenyear-old Isabella who dances with The Northwest Academy of Performing Arts in New Westminster, BC described herself as “uncharacteristically excited!” Adding, “With help from the best teachers in Canada, and a special guest teacher I just know that the experience will open up my world of dance and position me a step closer to success!!!”

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By Isabella Lyons

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She also wanted to know if we would be interested in having her write about her experience. Her enthusiasm was contagious, so we had to say yes. The following is what Isabella shared with us. (edited for space)

The Acceptance Process My ballet instructor Trisha Sinosich-Arciaga has given me a lot of encouragement and support. She is a former student of The School of Alberta Ballet, so seeing where she trained was a special goal I wanted to achieve . Before my dream could become a reality, I had to audition.

The School of Alberta Ballet usually holds two auditions at the Scotia Dance Centre in Vancouver; one in November, and one in February. In the audition room,

two teachers from the ballet school put dancers through a series of barre, centre, and stretching routines so they can see all the aspects of the dancers. The audition is split in two age groups: 13 and under and 14 and over. Pointe is included in the audition if you are over 14.

I suggest planning to attend both auditions; if you aren’t accepted at the first one, you can always audition again. I discovered that this is what most girls had to do, but I only went to one audition. At the end of the audition, they give you an envelope that says you have either been accepted or not. When I opened the envelope I was thrilled to see an acceptance letter. I had been accepted the previous year as well, but had decided not to go; this time I was not going to let the opportunity pass again.

The Residence This was the first time I had been away from home for an extended period of time. I lived with eight girls for a month and a half; four from Canada including my friend Emma from Vancouver, and four Japanese girls. Our quad consisted of four bedrooms, a kitchen and a television room. We were all responsible for keeping our quad clean and tidy. When we were at the school each day, the dorm mothers would put sticky notes in our quad telling us to clean up a certain space or telling us that we did a good job tidying up.

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Daily Schedule

Japanese and Maya and the other girls could speak a little English and The days at the summer intensive were we had all become good friends. busy and long. This is a typical day’s schedule.

We were all at the same level 6 a.m. Wake up, do hair in a at the summer intensive and bun, get dressed and freshen up l think the Japanese girls 7 a.m. Breakfast trusted us to help them 7:30 a.m. Catch bus to commute to school for 8:15 arrival with directions.

8:30 a.m. Starbucks HOT drink to get us through the day 9:30 a.m. First class (ballet)

The Teachers

The teachers at The School of Alberta Ballet Noon Lunch really inspired me and 1:30 p.m. - Modern or jazz or conditioning pushed me to do my best.

3:00 p.m. Character or workshop (workshop Their experience helped is where we practise a variation) me learn new things, and 4:30 p.m. COLD Starbucks drink and catch bus I really felt that they were back to residence helping me to succeed.

5:15 p.m. arrival at residence Though they could be strict, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Free time their discipline helped me as a 9:30 p.m. Quiet time dancer and pushed me to try new 10:00 p.m. Lights out! things. I felt that they were also very supportive which made a perfect Roommates environment for learning!

My roommate at the residence was from Benefits Japan. Her name was Maya and she was part of a Japanese exchange group.

I definitely think I improved as a dancer None of the Japanese girls— Maya, over the time I spent at The School of Ayuka, Sia, Yukino and Rena-TheMy, Alberta Ballet Summer Intensive. One could speak English so it was hard to thing that I found extremely different from communicate at first. But by the end of my dance studio at home was that the dancers arrived at the school an hour our time together I could speak a little 11:30 a.m. Pointe class

and a half early to stretch and warm up.

Classes were one right after the other, and most of them were an hour and a half long instead of an hour. The main thing my family and ballet teachers noticed after the summer was that my flexibility and strength really increased.

My goal going into the intensive was to gain perspective on what professional dancers go through to obtain success and to improve. I did improve drastically; by the end of the intensive I felt like a professional dancer working hard for six hours a day. I would recommend this experience to anyone who wants to see what it would be like to go to a professional ballet school.

Acceptance to the Full-Time School During the intensive you can get an opportunity to further your experience at The School of Alberta Ballet by auditioning for their full year program.

If you are taking part in the audition segment, you wear a red bow so that teachers can identify you as auditioning for the full time school. The teachers of the school then critique you during the classes. I participated in the school audition segment to see if the progress I made in the summer intensive showed that I was capable of doing the full-time school. I was thrilled to be accepted, but in the end I did not go, because I felt I would be too far away from my family.

It’s A Wrap At the end of the summer intensive, we put on a show that included dances from modern, character, jazz and workshop.

We showed our parents how much we really had learned while away from home!

I highly recommend this intensive to any ballet dancer who would like to further their experience with dance. I think that it was a wonderful opportunity to have, and it certainly opened up my world of dancing and how I view dance. I set goals and achieved them, and I made some friends along the way. I got to learn how to live independently for a month and a half. Attending The School of Alberta Ballet Summer Intensive was a milestone for me, one of diversity, success and uniqueness.

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Suzanne Sits Down With

Heather Ogden In this issue of just dance! we are introducing a new regular feature, Suzanne Sits Down With…

All images courtesy of The National Ballet of Canada. PHOTOGRAPHER CREDITS: Top: Jesse Chun Middle and bottom: Sian Richards

Suzanne Ouellette is a well-known and respected dance teacher, choreographer, and rehearsal director; for 30 years she has performed with, taught, rehearsed and enjoyed the company of some of the world’s most famous dance movers and shakers! Now, in every issue of just dance! magazine she is going to ask one of her former students and colleagues the questions you want answers to about their journey and career. In this issue Suzanne reconnected with her former student National Ballet principal dancer Heather Ogden...

How young were you when you started to dance and why did you start?

I was 6 years old when I started ballet lessons. My family moved from Toronto to Richmond, BC and my neighbourhood babysitter took ballet classes. I saw her in a performance and after that I asked my mom if I could take classes too!

When did you know you wanted to make dance a career, and was it an easy decision?

Heather Ogden

I’m not sure if there was an exact moment I decided I wanted to make dance a career. I always knew I loved to dance and I couldn’t imagine my life without it, but the thought of being a professional came into my life gradually. I remember my Dad sitting me down one day and telling me that I needed to decide between ballet and some of my other activities. I was so busy with ballet classes and softball games and school that I had to make a choice as to what I would focus on. I think in that moment when I chose ballet I knew that I was serious about it. By the time I was in my last few years of high school being a professional ballet dancer was my goal!

What setbacks did you face along the way, rejection, doubts?

I had some doubts along the ways. It was very hard for me to leave home! I certainly wasn’t dying to get out on my own and the decision to move away was one that I doubted quite often.

Once I was settled in Toronto, I was very driven and motivated. I always had my eye on the next role and how to prove myself. Sometimes the dreams I was having didn’t always line up with what was on the casting, but I had to be patient.

Heather Ogden in Company Class (right).

Heather Ogden (left).

Have you had to overcome anything injury wise that perhaps made you question your choice?

I have had a few injuries that have really tested me. I had a stress fracture in my foot that I had to take time off for. The hard part was that I had to take time off three separate times. It never fully healed and remained a weak spot for me for a few years.

Mentally that was hard.

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Heather Ogden in Romeo and Juliet.

Heather Ogden.

Who inspires you?

I find my inspiration from many places: my family; my husband; my fellow dancers; my coach; a certain story; and of course my imagination. Also, people who work hard inspire me, I find it contagious and I like to surround myself with hard workers and positive people.

What is your favourite role to dance?

What is your greatest achievement in dance and in life?

My greatest achievement in dance is my position as a Heather Ogden and principal dancer with the National Guillaume Côté in Ballet of Canada. The beautiful Romeo and Juliet. part about this job is that it is always changing. I don’t have to define my life by one role and I am happy to be in a company where I can show my versatility as a dancer and actress. In some ways it is an achievement to have a life and be a dancer! I am so happy to have balance in my life and have a wonderful family to keep me grounded and happy. My greatest personal achievement is my marriage. My husband Guillaume brings so much happiness to my life.

What style of dance do you consider your favourite?

I love classical ballet. This covers many different choreographers and ballets and I would include Balanchine ballets in this category!

Who is your favourite choreographer?

Too hard to choose.

George Balanchine; James Kudelka- former artistic director of NBOC and international guest choreographer; John Neumeier Artistict Director and founder of Hamburg Ballet; Crystle Pite - Kidd Pivot, NDT; Alexei Ratmansky - international choreographer and choreographer in residence at ABT. Heather Ogden in The Seagull.

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Juliet - I have danced two versions: the first by John Cranko; the second by Alexei Ratmansky. I loved doing both versions and it helped me to find different sides to my Juliet.

Juliet was the first principal role given to me while I was still in the corps at the age of 20 and I feel like it is a role that has accompanied me while I’ve matured and grown through life and through the company. It is the role that is the most a part of me.

Odette/Odile from Swan Lake by James Kudelka is another favourite.

This was one of the first big classical ballets I did. I love the challenge of it both technically and artistically.

Swan Lake demands the dancing of a true ballerina and Heather Ogden and Guillaume Côté in Swan Lake.

I love that it makes me feel like one.

The dual role is so much fun to perform and a great chance to show two different styles of dance and personality.

James Kudelka’s Swan Lake is wonderfully dark and tragic and I love a beautiful story that can make you cry.

All images courtesy of The National Ballet of Canada. PHOTOGRAPHER CREDITS: Top: Johan Persson Top right: Jesse Chun Middle: Johan Persson Bottom (R): David Cooper Bottom (L): Bruce Zinger

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All images courtesy of The National Ballet of Canada. PHOTOGRAPHER CREDITS: Top: Erik Tomasson Top right: Bruce Zinger Middle (black and white): Jesse Chun Bottom left and right: Bruce Zinger

{ S u z a n n e S its D o w n W ith } Who is your favourite partner?

My favourite partner to dance with is definitely Guillaume Côté, my husband who is also a principal dancer with the National Ballet of Canada and an international guest artist. The natural chemistry between us is what makes dancing together so special for me and there is also a wonderful trust and silent communication between us that we’ve developed after a long partnership!

If you weren’t a dancer what would you like to be?

Heather Ogden prepares for Rubies for Jewels.

If I wasn’t a dancer I might like to be a ballet coach, though I still can’t imagine doing anything else but dancing. I love to help out the younger dancers after class when they ask, and I think it would be fun to still be a part of a ballet company.

On the other hand, I could also see myself going for something totally different. In another life I would be a doctor or maybe a school teacher, or a stay-home mom. As you can see I am totally undecided.

What do you eat before a performance?

I like to eat something light like a simple sandwich with a yogurt. I usually Do you have any rituals that you eat a meal do before you perform for luck? about three hours before the I definitely have a routine before Heather Ogden. show, and then a show but I try not to follow any while I’m getting superstitions. I like to give myself ready I’ll snack on enough time to get ready so I don’t feel rushed. This gives me time to do my nuts or something makeup and hair, get into character, pick the perfect pair of shoes, and do sweet. a good warmup. Right before I go onstage I like to have a minute to myself. I close my eyes and balance on one foot at a time to ground myself and give myself a moment of peace.

Do you have any advice for young dancers…

My advice to young dancers would be to dive in head first. Go for things if you want them. You don’t have to be pushy, you can be a nice person and still show people that you want to make it and that you want to work hard! I think it’s important to have fun, too. I know this is very general but dancing is a wonderful way to make people happy and if you’re enjoying it, then other people will love to watch you!

More about Suzanne: Suzanne has trained and danced with some of the world’s finest ballet companies from Stuttgart Ballet to Royal Winnipeg, as well as performed professionally as a lead dancer, singer and actress in theatres across Canada. She was ballet mistress for Ballet BC, rehearsal director for Mascall Dance and Ballet BC; and founder of the BBC mentor program. She is a creative and innovative choreographer of dance for film and television, as well as opera and theatre. Suzanne’s passion, enthusiasm, and extensive background in many facets of the performing arts make her in great demand as a teacher, choreographer, director and adjudicator.

Guillaume Côté and Heather Ogden in class on stage.

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world champions!

Team Canada Does it Again

by Heidi Turner

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t was an exciting December for 42 dancers from Canada who competed in Mikolajki, Poland, at the World Dance Championships in ballet/pointe, modern and jazz dance. The dancers were there to show their talents to the world and to defend Team Canada’s first place ranking from the previous year; no small task since they were up against approximately 1,350 dancers from 18 countries. Led by head choreographer Danielle Gardner, Team Canada brought home 18 gold medals, 11 silver medals and seven bronze medals, and were again named Overall Best International World Championship Team.

Of particular note was the ballet solo female children category, in which Canada won gold, silver and bronze medals. In the ballet small group children category, Canada won gold and silver. In the ballet formations (large group) junior category, Canada won gold and silver and in the small groups adult category, Canada came home with silver and bronze. Canada also came away with medals and top six finishes in numerous other solo, duo and group classes.

Brodie Hargreaves, who was interviewed for a previous article in just dance! about Team Canada, was named world champion after winning gold for his selfchoreographed modern solo in the adult category. The gold medal for his piece, titled Before My Time was especially memorable because his mom was able to be in Poland to watch Brodie perform the work, which was created in memory of his aunt, who died of cancer four weeks before the competition.

“I was just hoping to make the finals,” Brodie says. “The biggest thing I remember was when Marco Behal from Czech Republic [silver winner in the adult modern solo male category] came up to me after I performed my dance and said, ‘Wow, that was so great. Thank you for letting us see that.’ I didn’t feel I was at the same calibre of dance skill as the other male competitors, so having someone I feel 12 just dance! | Spring 2014

is a phenomenal dancer come up to me and thank me for sharing a slice of my world was amazing.”

Katheryn Isfeld won a silver medal with her adult formations ballet team and a bronze medal for the small group ballet category. She was also invited with her jazz duo partner Brittany Inkster to perform Applause at the competition’s gala event. But the result she is most proud of is her ninth place finish for her ballet solo, Transformation.

“My ballet solo was the first competition I did this year [at the IDO event] and I choreographed it myself, so it was meaningful for me,” Katheryn says. “It was called Transformation because it was about how much I’ve changed from last year to this year. I didn’t execute it as well as I wanted, but I’ve never been so happy to perform on stage in my life.

I was nervous, but a few numbers before I was supposed to go on all my nerves disappeared and I was ready and happy.”

Dante Arias was another star for Team Canada, winning gold medals in the ballet/ pointe, modern and jazz solo male children categories. “Dante is a star in the making,” says Danielle Gardner. “He is passionate and very creative. Watch out for this kid because he is made for this business.”

Although the medals are nice, it is not just the gold, silver and bronze that Canada can be proud of. Team Canada’s dancers made the semi-finals (top 12 dancers) or finals (top six dancers) in virtually every category, which in a competition that involves more than 1,300 dancers, is a major accomplishment.

Making it an even more impressive feat is that dancers felt the overall level of competition was much higher this year than last year.

“The dancers were more flexible, more technical and better performers this year,” Katheryn says. “There were new

competitors from South Africa who were amazing, which raised the level of competition, but it was that much more exciting if you made it to the finals. When it came down to the medals, you didn’t know who was going to win because everyone in the finals was amazing.”

Despite the more difficult nature of the competition, Canada again came away with top honours overall. So what makes Canada stand out in the dance world?

“We bring a different style of dance,” Katheryn says. “I think that Canada performs with a different passion than other countries. Some countries have well-trained dancers and groups, but they don’t look at the performance and passion in dance and I think that’s an important part of dance that draws the audience in.”

Regardless of the placements, the dancers say they had a wonderful time, and loved the experience of being at the world championships.

“The competition in Poland was amazing, and I couldn’t have shared such a great dance experience with better or more inspiring people,” Brodie says. “I love my new dance family, here and across the globe.”

Danielle Gardner echoes that sentiment.

“Team Canada to me is more than a group of dancers travelling to Europe every winter. Team Canada is a family.

Like any family there are challenges and hurdles you have to overcome but at the end of the day we are all there because we love dance and would do anything for each other.”

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Brodie Hargreaves: Modern Solo, Adult Male (Before My Time)—Gold Modern Duet Adult (with Kennedy Knopf)—5th Place Formations Ballet, Adult (To Draw a Map)—Silver Small Group Ballet, Adult (Partita)—Bronze Sofia Oram: Ballet Large Group, Junior (Rude Null)—Gold Jazz Large Group, Junior (Phoenix)—4th Place Modern Large Group, Junior (So Close)—6th Place Jazz Small Group, Junior (A Little Party)—7th Place Isabella Oram: Jazz Large Group, Junior (Phoenix)—4th Place Modern Large Group, Junior (So Close)—6th Place Alyssa Oram: Modern Small Group, Children (Disarm Suite)—Silver Jazz Group, Children (Swagger Jagger)—6th Place Katheryn Isfeld: Jazz Duo, Adult (with Brittany Inkster)—7th Place Ballet Solo, Adult (Transformation)—9th Place Modern Solo (Mon Dieu)—14th Place Formations Ballet, Adult (To Draw a Map)—Silver Small Group Ballet, Adult (Partita)—Bronze Formations Modern, Adult (The Story of Us)—4th Place Small Group Modern, Adult (Miles to Go)—7th Place Large Group Jazz, Adult (Royals)—5th Place Small Group Jazz (Summertime Sadness)—9th Place (*Note: “Formations” generally refers to “Large Group”).

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Members of the junior team sightseeing in Poland.

Children’s jazz group 6th place - Swagger Jagger.

Hugging it out!

Serena Crouse in her silver medal performance.

Team Canada dancers pose with Santa at the Vancouver International Airport.

Children’s Ballet Solo Gold Medalist Clara Alexandrove.

Carley Ishii wins silver medal for Canada in junior jazz solo category.

Yeah Canada!

Children’s team poses with team choreographer Danielle Gardner.

Kathryn Isfeld and Brittany Inkster.

Colby Mackenzie and Alyssa Oram.

Carley Ishii and Nasiv Sall.

Exploring the Christmas Markets in Frankfurt before taking off to Poland for the World Championships!

Junior modern solo silver medalist Carley Ishii.

Colby Mackenzie performing her children’s modern duo.

Kathryn Isfeld performs in the adult jazz duo category.

Kathryn Isfeld performs her ballet solo.

Junior jazz group.

Micaela Nyland.

Children’s modern group silver medalists.

Junior jazz group.

Team Canada winning silver and gold in ballet! Junior and senior teams with Josh Beamish.

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A Q&A With Dance Moms’ Maddie & Mackenzie Ziegler

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s soon as it was confirmed that just dance! was to interview reality television stars Maddie and Mackenzie Ziegler from Dance Moms, we knew it was our readers who should ask the questions. When we put out the call, your response overwhelmed us. So in early December just dance! junior contributor Meagan O’Connor joined the Ziegler sisters in a conference call to get answers to your questions and many more.

Maddie and Mackenzie along with their mom Melissa Gisoni are always on the go.

In addition to spending at least 30 hours a week at the dance studio Monday through Thursday, they also spend four hours a day on schooling; and weekends are spent traveling to and from competitions.

On the day of our interview Melissa had a hair appointment, but adaptability is a key to their success so the interview took place while the girls were waiting for their mom at the salon. Answering a stranger’s questions via cell phone while sitting waiting for their mom did not seem to bother the girls, “We’re used to it,” was their response to this and many of the questions we asked about their celebrity status and the unusual situations it puts them in. Here are the rest of their (and their mom’s) answers to your questions.

All About School

What grades are you in?

Maddie: “Grades 4 and 6.”

Do you like school – do you do well?

And what is your favourite subject?

Maddie: “I get A’s. I like doing projects the best – in any subject. But language arts and spelling are probably my favourite subjects.”

Mackenzie: “I like reading and spelling.”

Do you ever feel overwhelmed by school and homework and dance?

Maddie: “No not really; sometimes it’s overwhelming, but most of the time it’s okay.”

Mackenzie: “It’s really hard sometimes.”

Maddie: “But we love what we do; it’s not a job; it’s dance.”

Costumes & Hair Do you ever get to choose your costumes?

Maddie: “No, we have to wear what Miss Abby picks out for us.”

What’s your favourite costume?

Mackenzie: “I really like my Reach for the Stars costume, and Boys Like You— it was sparkly and pretty.

Do you do your own hair? Can you do your own bun?

Do you go to school or are you homeschooled?

Maddie: “I do my own hair every day and I do Mackenzie’s hair.”

Maddie: “We are home schooled. A tutor comes to our house from 8:30 to 12:30 Monday to Friday.”

Mackenzie: “She won’t let mom touch it.

She is braiding her hair right now.”

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Mom (Melissa): “Maddie is very mature.

She has been doing her own hair and makeup since she was eight. I am there for support, but I don’t do much.”

Maddie: “Mackenzie can do her own but she needs help.”

Mackenzie: “Maddie likes pulling and tugging my hair. I get mad at her.”

Mom (Melissa): “Sisters argue; they spend a lot of time together. Maddie is tough on MacKenzie – Maddie is perfectionist.”

How many pins do you put in your bun?

Mackenzie: “At Nationals I counted them after the dance; there were 150 pins in my hair.”

What brand of shoes do you wear?

Maddie: “Mostly Capezio.”

Dance in General What genres of dance do you practise?

Maddie: “We take ballet, jazz, tap, legs and fit, contemporary, silks, lyrical; plus acro and gymnastics and acting and singing lessons.

What’s your favourite type of dance and why?

Maddie: “For Mackenzie definitely jazz because she gets to be sassy and use her attitude. It’s more hard-hitting and fast. Jazz has a little more attitude.”

(Mackenzie agreed with everything her big sister said, giggling when Maddie called jazz sassy.)

“But I like contemporary, lyrical and tap. I have done tap since I was 4 years old; I like to move my feet and learn new steps. I like lyrical because I get to use my emotions.”

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Maddie: “We were both six – it’s one of the easiest tricks for us to do.”

If you could drop one kind of dance what would it be?

Maddie and Mackenzie: “We would never drop one; we want to do them all.”

Have you ever wanted to quit dance? If so why and when?

Maddie: “No, never.”

Mackenzie: “Before the show started I wanted to quit dance and do soccer – but now I love dance and would never quit. At the time I wanted to try something different – I thought dance was too boring. I wasn’t that good, didn’t try that hard. But now I love it.”

Mom (Melissa): “They started when they were two. I wanted them in an activity and I loved dressing them up in pretty things – tutus. She (Mackenzie) considered soccer, but she never did it.”

Posing for a magazine is all in a day’s work for Mackenzie (left) and Maddie.

If you didn’t dance, what activity would you do?

Maddie: “I don’t really want to do anything else. I used to do basketball…”

Mackenzie: “She said she liked basketball, but she can’t even catch a ball.”

Mackenzie laughed. “She can throw a ball, but not that high.” (Big sister Maddie didn’t disagree with Mackenzie.)

What is your greatest achievement to date?

Maddie: “I have won everything that Miss Abby needed me to win and that I am able to be on a tv show.”

Mackenzie: “I won Nationals last year; the title of Miss Petite Energy for my jazz routine Boys Like You. I want to win again!”

What is your ultimate dance dream/goal?

Mackenzie: “I would really like to be on Broadway, to sing and dance in musical theatre productions.”

Maddie: “I would love to be in movies; to dance, sing and act in movies or to work on Broadway as a singer and performer.”

About the Studio Who other than Abby Lee teaches you at the studio?

Mackenzie: “We have a lot of other

teachers. Gia is Abby’s assistant and she helps with group dance; then there is Jennine (jazz, acro & gym teacher), James (ballet, lyrical, & contemporary), Racheal (manager & teacher), Matt (tap), Kerra and Lindy (ballet), Kelsey (silks) – all off screen.”

Which teacher do you like best?

Neither girl wanted to pick a favourite saying that they like all their teachers but Mackenzie did admit that Jennine might be her favourite “because jazz is my favourite.”

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{ C e l e b r i t y C orn e r } If you could change something about your dance studio what would it be?

Maddie: “Nothing really – I love everything about it.”

Mackenzie: “I’m very happy.”

Dance Moms Questions How did you find out about Dance Moms/ Audition?

Maddie: “Miss Abby told us about it. They came to the studio and auditioned a bunch of people and interviewed moms. Kids didn’t audition then, they sent in 15 second Maddie and videos instead.”

Mackenzie’s mom, Melissa Why do you think they chose Gisoni. you to be on the show?

Maddie: “I’m not sure, my mom isn’t that crazy. “

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What is Abby Lee really like?

Maddie: “She is very tough, but she can be nice. She is strict, but she does care for us. She has helped us a lot. We wouldn’t go anywhere else; wouldn’t leave.

How do you handle being yelled at?

Maddie: “I don’t really get yelled at a lot – but I can handle it. It’s fine. I’m used to it.”

Do the Moms on the show really argue as much as it seems like on TV? What do you think of them arguing?

Maddie: “Yes they do argue. We are used to it, but I don’t like it.”

Do you watch the show?

Maddie: “No. We live it, we don’t have to watch it.”

Are MacKenzie and Asia really friends off camera?

Mackenzie: “Yes, we are friends, but sometimes she is crazy. She is fun. She lives in California so we don’t really get to hang out.”

Maddie, who is your biggest rival?

Maddie: “Everyone says Chloe, but this season I don’t really know. Candy

Apples is our biggest competition though.”

Are you good friends with the other girls who are on the show?

Maddie: “We have a lot fun; we are just kids having a good time.

We’re not always serious.”

What is your favourite moment that wasn’t captured on the show and why?

Maddie: “We always have a lot of fun off camera. They never show that on camera – they never show Abby being nice to us – but sometimes she is nice to us.”

Celebrity Life Do you like it when fans stop you and ask you for your autograph, take pictures of you, or ask for pictures?

Maddie: “It’s nice and sweet, sometimes either our moms or someone else will have to pull us away. We get recognized a lot. It is too much sometimes.

{ C e l e b r i t y C orn e r } Mackenzie: “One time someone fainted at the meet and greet.”

How does it feel when fans stop you and say they really identify with you? Or want to be like you?

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Maddie: “It’s really nice when they do it. But sometimes they know more about me than I do about myself. Fans will post pictures of me that I have never seen. Or they will say that they will see me at some competition that I don’t even know I am going to be at. It can be weird.”

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Where do you most like travelling to?

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Do you ever feel left out when you hear other kids talking about their non-dance activities?

Maddie: “Not really because we are always doing other stuff that is exciting. It’s okay if I miss a birthday party I’m like, ‘I’m going to LA!’” Outside the studio do you ever get together with your dance friends?

Maddie: “All the time. We do lots of fun stuff. Go to amusement parks. Go see a movie; I went to see Catching Fire with Kendall— I am obsessed with the Hunger Games.

I only read the first one (book)—I love the movies.”

Mom wraps it up, “The girls have learned so much from this it’s Mackenzie’s launches her singing career in February 2014 with the release of her first single.

crazy. When they grow up they will be able to nail a job interview; to speak publicly; they have manners.

They order their own meals.

Mackenzie started hailing taxis in New York at 6 years old. Maddie knows how to tip. They go out with their teacher – they have their own money. They have learned life skills.”

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he 2014 Winter Olympics will have almost ended by the time this article is read. As in the past, the figure skating competitions will be among the highlights of the 17-day event. At present, this is the closest that dance gets to being included in the Olympics. But the fact is, without the influence of dance training, skating would never have developed into the athletic and artistic sport it is today.

Figure skating, much like dance, is a body art dependent on skills repeated until they become second nature. Both use music to set the pace, and both need countless hours of practise. Yet dancing and skating have different restrictions. For instance, a skater’s movements are limited by bulky skates and slippery ice, but these elements also allow a skater to attain great speeds and perform movements impossible for a dancer to achieve.

Figure skaters use dance training to stretch, coordinate, define body lines, and form space. It is through a combination of technical skating skills, dance training, and body strengthening that figure skating has become the demanding athletic sport and entertaining art form that it now is. We now expect broad smiles, fancy costumes, and entertaining routines, but until dance started to influence skating, this was anything but normal. But how and when did the technical sport of ice skating begin to blend with the art of dance? To understand this we must toe-loop jump into the past.

ORIGINS OF MODERN FIGURE SKATING In one form or another, skating has been around for thousands of years. It began as a practical means of transportation across frozen rivers and lakes in Europe.

How Dance Has Influenced Figure

With leisure time came the concept of sporting events for fun and entertainment; ice skating became a popular pastime. Imagine this Victorian skating scene: a man in a stovepipe top hat shuffling by with arms straight down at his sides; a woman in an anklelength dress gliding in stiff curves to carve a figureeight design in the ice with her skates. It was precision, not dance that defined figure skating in Britain at the turn of the 19th century. The earliest origins of modern figure skating used to be tied to a skater’s ability to cut patterns or figures in the ice. These figures defined the skater’s skill level and precision was the key to a successful skate.

ENTER JACKSON HAINES: THE EVOLUTION OF FIGURE SKATING THROUGH DANCE

Skating

Dick Button practises jumps in New York’s Central Park in the late 1950s.

While technical control through figures was Great Britain’s test of true ability, American Jackson Haines arrived on the scene to turn the ice skating world on its head. Open-armed and unabashed, Haines was well known for his entertainment-style skating antics that were so removed from the stiff Victorian style.

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Haines was an international skating celebrity of his day.

Considered the father of the modern, athletic, artistic style of ice skating, Haines was trained in ballet. He used the basic principles he learned in dance – head, body, arms, shoulders, free leg, and hip – to gesture and pose while skating on the ice in a new, exquisite fashion. His dancing background created a sense of drama in his skating routines that drew crowds.

Along with inventing this new style of singles figure skating, Haines invented the principles of pairs skating and ice dancing. Pairs skating involved two skaters performing similar movements in tandem, while ice dancing was ballroom dancing on ice.

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The modern version of ice skating was born in Great Britain in the 1800s. A couple things happened in Victorian society to make ice skating a popular sport. First, metal ice skates became affordable for the common person.

Second, the newly-formed Victorian middle class had something they never had before: leisure time.

{HistoryOfDance} Combined with the occasional outlandish costume – even known to skate in a bear costume – Haines opened the door to ice skating for entertainment as well as for technical skill. But Great Britain’s Victorian society was not ready to embrace Haines’ dancing bear routines as their own. Realizing this, Haines took his dancing on ice to Europe where he found a receptive culture eager to engage his whimsical style.

Early Skating Celebrities Jackson Haines

Since Jackson Haines, many figure skaters have contributed to ice skating’s evolution into a sport that combines skill and entertainment. Two examples of early trendsetters are Charlotte Oelschlagel and Dick Button.

At the turn of

Kinds of Figure Skating To the Beat: Ice Dancing Ice dancers follow the beat of the music, as opposed to pairs skating who follow the melody of the music. Like ballroom dancing, ice dancers do not do lifts, jumps or spins as in pairs or single skaters. They do lifts below the man’s shoulders.

In the Mood: Single Skating

the 20 century, mass entertainment was emerging. Charlotte Oelschlagel was the first ice-show star. Born in Germany, Oelschlagel starred in the first Hollywood produced skating movie, The Frozen Warning, in 1916. Glamorous and graceful, she was praised for her technical skill as well as her ability to throw convention to the wind while attempting new skating feats (the death spiral). She was coached by the famous Russian prima ballerina Anna Pavlova, who danced some of Oelschlagel’s routines offstage at the same time that Oelschlagel would perform the same routine on ice. This duel performance ensured Oelschlagel could look to Pavlova for body lines and positioning.

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In the 1950s the boundaries of figure skating were expanded again when American Dick Button introduced shock and danger into the sport. As a competitive figure skater, he used explosive movements and technical difficulty in his routines which proved to be hugely entertaining. Under the guidance of Gustave Lussi, a former ski jumper turned figure skating coach, Button learned to adjust his body movements and to invent new moves (the flying camel). Button’s athleticism, strength, and attention to details like arm movements created new figure skating standards.

Although Button did not use dance training in his routines, he was aware of his body lines which is a reflection of dancing.

Like a beautifully Jackson sung melody, Haines in a figure skater costume. creates an event in time, a graceful blend of technical skill and body lines that somehow holds our attention.

Figure skating is a visual art, a performance on a stage of ice. And within this frozen theatre, some A typical Victorian skaters naturally ice skating scene. create engaging expressions. These skaters are born actors. But whether you are a natural entertainer or not, eventually all skaters turn to dance for new ideas. And thanks to the skaters that are willing to McLaughlin and Brubaker perform try something the death spiral. new, expand on a technical skill, or add a dance move to a routine, the sport remains as exciting to participate in as it is to watch.

Single skating used to include equal emphasis on both figures and free skating.

Since 1990, the International Skating Union eliminated compulsory figures from competition. This left skaters more practise time to concentrate on the artistic and athletic pursuits of singles skating.

Two as one: Pair Skating Pair skating is a free skating event performed in tandem with a partner. Pair skaters need to be strong skaters in their own right to become a successful team.

Trust and excellent timing is crucial. Pair skating is well-known for difficult elements with names like carry lifts, throw jumps, and death spirals.

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False Eyelashes for an Eye-Popping Effect With competition season about to ramp up we thought this is a good time for a lesson in false eyelash application. just dance! spent an afternoon with makeup artist Yasmine Khan who gave two dancers a detailed lesson on how to apply (and care for) false eyelashes. We think you will agree, the before and after shots of our models are striking.

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Choosing Lashes It turns out there really aren’t any hard and fast rules to choosing false eyelashes.

In the end, which lashes you choose will likely come down to three things: price, availability and look.

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Price

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Availability

Benefit, Lise Wattier and Quo were all easy to find at Shopper’s Drug Mart, and the Ardell’s can be found out Walmart; Sephora also carries a wide range of lashes, and most drug stores will carry at least one brand.

Look

In addition to a multitude of brands, there are also dozens of different styles of lashes with names like “glamour,” “dramatic,” and “rock star,” making it difficult to know what is what. To determine the effect you want, look at the ends of the lashes; long pointed lashes will make your lashes look painted on like those of a doll; heavy thick lashes will give your eyes a smoky look; and furry lashes will give your eyes a soft, feathery look.

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In preparation for this article just dance! purchased four different brands of false eyelashes. The most expensive was Benefit at $18 a pair; but these were definitely the most lush and beautiful looking. We purchased a pair of Lise Wattier for $17; a pair or Quo for $7.95; and finally a self-adhesive pair by Ardell for $5.97. Our makeup artist Yasmine had a pair of Red Cherry that cost less than $5. Both Yasmine and Stephanie Faoro of Kiss Me Now Makeup agree that the biggest difference price makes is in longevity. An expensive pair of lashes, if cared for properly, will last a full six wears; whereas a less expensive pair might last only three or four wears. And Stephanie notes that if you want really thick dramatic lashes, stacking two less expensive pairs of lashes will give you the same effect at less cost than purchasing one pair of more expensive ones.

Application Always apply all of your makeup before applying your false eyelashes, this will help to prevent getting other makeup particles in your false lashes.

Getting Glammed • With the shortest lashes tucked into the inside corner of your eye, place the glued lash right at the base of your natural eyelashes. To prevent gluing your lashes to your cheeks, do not close your eyes.

• If you discover the false lash is longer than your eye, remove it and trim a few lashes from it, then try again.

• Once the lash is in place hold your eye still for several minutes to allow the glue to set.

• Once the lash has set, using a brush apply eyeliner to soften the transition.

Getting Ready • When removing the lashes from the package be careful to maintain the curved shape; roll them away from their package using your thumb, do not peel them off.

Finished Product There’s no doubt about it, false eyes lashes have an eye-popping impact.

• If you break the lash when removing it, it is destroyed; the more space there is between each lash, the more fragile they will be.

• To avoid infections, apply a little bit of rubbing alcohol along the glue line of the lash; let it dry at least 15 minutes before applying.

• NEVER get water on your false eyelashes; once wet, they are ruined.

Getting Glued

No makeup.

Full makeup - no lashes.

Full makeup with lashes.

• Using a small angled stick apply an even layer of eyelash glue along the glue line of the false lash.

Meagan before (left) and after (right.

• Shape the lash back into a nice curve allowing the glue to become tacky at the same time.

Nellie before (left) and after (below).

About Yasmine:

Yasmine Khan is a professional makeup artist with over 16 years experience in film, television, and print. As well as having worked with top agencies across Canada, Yasmine has taught many up-and- comers at some of the best schools. If you want to learn from Yasmine, she is currently offering a Makeup Artistry diploma course (full-time and part-time) through Burnaby Continuing Education.

For more information about Yasmine visit her website yasminekhan.com.

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Overcoming Sta The Scary Moment This is the moment you’ve spent countless hours preparing for. You’re standing on stage, all eyes focused on you. Your hands shake and your legs feel as if they are made of rubber. You’re sweating and you feel nauseated. The room seems to spin a little. Your stomach is full of butterflies and you question your ability to perform.

performing, even when they have had many years of performance experience,” says Dr. David Roland, a performance psychologist and author of The Confident Performer. “They also said their anxiety was positive when they were able to manage it and use it to energize their performance.”

Symptoms

If this sounds familiar, you may suffer from performance anxiety, also known as stage fright. Many seasoned performers suffer with this ailment. Barbra Streisand forgot the words during a performance and didn’t go on stage for many years afterward. Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen and Cat Power have also suffered.

However, it can be harnessed to improve your performance and give you the strength and drive to do your best.

The symptoms of performance anxiety include:

“Every professional artist I have ever spoken to confesses to experiencing some anxiety before

• Self-doubt and anxious thoughts

Practise, Practise, Practise

• Memory blanks

If you can, practise at the venue before your actual performance. Look out for things like stairs, windows, audience proximity, microphone placement, lighting and wiring. Feel free to talk to the imaginary audience and tell them what an awesome performance you will give and then rehearse from beginning to end. Get a feel for the location; the size of the stage and the feel of the floor. This will eliminate the anxiety of unexpected problems and being unsure of a place you are not familiar with.

What is Happening?

Relax & Strategize

When performance anxiety attacks, the body produces a “fight or flight” reaction to ensure survival in dangerous situations.

Fear is there for a reason, it is telling you something (your audience) is dangerous and can’t be trusted. When you experience symptoms, you’re feeling the urge to run or fight the situation. If you were to actually run away or fight a predator, you’d be very fast and effective at it since your muscles are shaking and ready to go.

Your increased heart rate improves blood flow and oxygen delivery to vital organs and muscles. Your sensory abilities are sharpened to be on high alert to detect predators. The urge to use the bathroom and feelings of nausea are used to lighten the body to enable it to run faster.

Prior to performing, practise relaxation techniques, such as stretching, deep breathing, massage and yoga. If those methods only provide temporary relief, further strategizing could be necessary. A lot of anxiety can be triggered by “what if” thoughts, such as, ”what if I make a mistake?” Write down these thoughts and any irrational beliefs you might have attached to these thoughts, such as, “If I fail, I will die!” or “I just know I will screw up and the audience will laugh at me.” Then write out disputing statements or rational coping statements to these irrational thoughts such as. “If I make a mistake, it’s not the end of the world.” or, “If I fall, I will just get back up and keep going.” Write out any new positive feelings you have about performing.

• Heart palpitations and/or racing • Sweating • Dry mouth • Muscle tension and shaking • Nausea and/or queasiness • Dizziness • Urge to go to the toilet • Trembling voice and body

Be prepared Performance anxiety can be caused by not being adequately prepared. When practising alone, imagine yourself in front of the audience giving a flawless performance. Practise often in front of your friends, family and colleagues.

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Ask them for feedback and make any necessary improvements. If you sing or speak, practise in front of a mirror to see what your facial expressions look like to the audience. Memorize your lines and notes so that you don’t have to rely on outside sources for accuracy. Your performance will reflect your confidence and preparedness.

Take Good Care of Your Body Most of you already know this. To perform well, you must take good care of yourself but sometimes when we are busy and stressed, we can turn to unhealthy habits

age Fright to cope and to save time. Remember to eat well, drink a lot of fluids and stay away from drugs, alcohol and caffeine.

Alcohol and caffeine dry the vocal chords and increase your heart rate which can cause nervousness, shakiness and tension. They also dehydrate the body and will eventually lead to energy deficiency. By consuming drugs and/ or alcohol, you will be prone to making mistakes as they can cause errors in judgement and memory loss. Water is the best fluid as it moistens the vocal chords and hydrates the muscles.

Think About It You can harness your anxiety to work for you and not against you. Having a little bit of fear is good as it motivates you to perform at your best, and keeps you on

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Thinking About the Future: Post Secondary Training Options for Dancers

By Rochelle Blaak

your toes. Fear can also be transformed into excitement as you remember why you are performing. Do not focus on any negative thoughts. Think about your audience and what they want to see: the magic of the art you are creating for them.

Performing is not just singing the right notes or dancing the perfect steps; it is delivering a magical moment. Immerse yourself in the music, movements or lines. Communicate the meaning of the music or story to your audience.

Remind yourself why you are doing this: because you love to dance, sing and perform. If you concentrate on your passion, it will come across strongly to the audience and any anxiety will be eliminated.

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ancers who are nearing their high school graduation have many important decisions to make, with perhaps the biggest one being whether they want to continue with a career in dance. Even if they already know they want to continue, how to go about doing so can raise even more difficult questions.

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Many young dancers dream of becoming a principle dancer in a large company, but the truth is there are very few of those sorts of jobs. To have a career in dance now it often involves performing, teaching, arts administration, costume design, and other jobs linked to the dance world. It is what Dancer Transition Resource Centre Executive Director Amanda Hancox calls a “portfolio career.”

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“It is important for dancers to understand that the dance company structure is not what it used to be,” Hancox says. “There are not as many companies as there used to be. They still exist, but most dancers are independent, contract dancers, working from contract to contract. They do myriad things including performing, teaching, and administration. A dance career is now made up of a number of pieces of dance involvement. That’s a success.”

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What to ask when deciding on a program Before you register for a dance program, it is important to be sure that the program offers the opportunities you need in the dance styles you want to focus on. Be clear about your career and education goals and objectives, and make sure the program you choose fills those needs.

1. What are my goals and objectives? Do I want to perform in a large ballet company?

Do I want to be an independent performer?

Do I want to teach? Do I want to work in dance therapy? Will this program help me achieve those goals?

2. Is obtaining a degree or diploma important to me? If yes, does this program offer that?

3. What styles of dance do I want to focus on?

Does this program offer courses in those styles?

4. What is the faculty’s background? Do instructors have experience in the area of dance I want to get into?

5. Does the program invite guest artists? If yes, how frequently do they bring in guest artists and what is their specialty? Who do they bring in as guest artists?

6. What are the performance or practicum opportunities?

7. What are the admission requirements? Can I meet those requirements?

8. Are alumni from the program working in the fields/dance genres I want to work in?

9. What condition are the facilities in? Are their studios in good condition?

10. Is there a summer program I can attend so I can become familiar with the program, faculty, and facilities before I decide to join?

11. Is this program practical for me? Do I have to leave my hometown, and am I willing to do so? Can I afford the program? Is financial aid available?

dance are other options. Some dancers supplement their income by teaching yoga or Pilates.

One of the most stressful aspects of moving from a school career to a dance environment, Hancox says, is the change in schedule.

“Many dancers are in secondary or post-secondary programs, where everything is laid out for them,” Hancox says. “They go to class, they go where they’re told to go and do what they’re told do to, their days are full and packed, and that disappears.

They graduate, and they’re out the door on their own, and they have to figure out how to keep training, and how to pay for that training.”

Dancers who are near or approaching graduation should research dance not only in their hometown, but across the country and around the world. Hancox says many dancers work internationally, especially in Europe.

“There are no borders in dance,” Hancox says. “We have a dancer who went to Japan to study and is staying there because she loves it.

There are many, many contemporary opportunities in Europe, and many dancers go back and forth between Canada and Europe.”

Among the post-secondary training options available to dancers are college and university dance programs, private career colleges, and professional company programs.

Dancers in Canada have numerous university and college programs to choose from, including the Vancouver Community College & Arts Umbrella Dance Diploma program, Simon Fraser University’s School for the Contemporary Arts, Concordia

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Programs: Recreational to intensive elite Pre-School to adult

University’s Department of Contemporary Dance, York University’s Fine Arts program, George Brown College’s Dance program, and Winnipeg University’s Faculty of Arts Dance Stream. Many of the college and university programs train dancers for a career in performance, teaching or choreography. These programs, however, tend to focus on contemporary, modern, or ballet, so dancers looking for commercial dance styles may have to supplement their training through outside dance classes.

Some colleges and universities also offer programs in performing arts or musical theatre, which also often have a dance component. These programs are great for students who want to be involved in a wider variety of performing arts—such as singing and acting—but as a result the programs are not as dance intensive.

Dancers can also look to pre-professional programs, including those offered at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School, Canada’s National Ballet School and Ballet BC’s summer intensive. These programs are designed to provide elite training to dancers.

Like university courses, they offer programs for performance and teaching, and they tend to focus on one or two styles of dance.

Unlike university programs, the focus tends to be solely on dance—university programs generally require students take courses outside of the dance program.

Private Career Colleges like the Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts in Toronto also offer training in a variety of arts programs. They too focus on the triple threat: singing, acting and dancing. This can be beneficial for dancers who want to expand their performing opportunities beyond only dance. Such schools can prepare students for a wide variety of performing arts careers.

There are resources for dancers looking to make the transition into a dance career and attempting to decide what path is best for them. One such resource is the Dancer Transition Resource Centre, which helps dancers with transitions into, within, and out of a dance career.

“It’s important that dancers not get discouraged,” Hancox says. “Sometimes dancers are very lucky and they hit the ground running, and opportunities follow.

But there are many wonderful dancers who take a while to get going.”

The Dancer Transition Resource Centre can be contacted through their website: dtrc.ca.

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Balance: Healthy Eating Pre- & Post-Performance

by Laura Discepola RNCP/ROHP

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ompetition season is just around the corner for dancers; do you know if what you’re eating is benefitting your performance? Finding the right balance of macronutrients (protein, fat or carbohydrate) and knowing when to eat them will go a long way to ensuring you perform your best while on stage. Choosing the right energy source, eating the correct quantity of food, and staying hydrated are essential. If you want to achieve your goal of performing your best, you must not starve yourself! Eating before a performance will enable you to be your best and dance your heart out; your energy levels will be high, your concentration better, and endurance increased.

When examining healthy eating habits, breakfast is a good place to start. The meal is named after its purpose: “breakfast.” After a night’s sleep, your body’s energy stores are depleted. In order to kick-start your day and have the energy you need, you must “break-the-fast” by eating a proper morning meal that includes healthy carbohydrates, essential omega-rich fats and protein!

All macronutrients should be included in each meal, however, for a dancer carbohydrates are of great importance and should be consumed in larger quantities than protein or fat; they are the body’s #1 (and preferred) source of energy. Carbohydrates should come from whole grains, breads, cereals, fruits, rice, pastas, potatoes and vegetables (complex carbohydrates) and not high-sugar donuts or cookies. Complex carbohydrates have fiber and slowly release glucose into the bloodstream to provide ongoing energy.

Eating two hours or so before performing (if it’s a larger meal) or one hour before (if it’s a smaller meal) is ideal. If your stomach is too full when dancing you may experience lightheadedness

or nausea as your blood rushes to your stomach to aid in digestion.

Carbohydrates are your best choice if you are eating close to your performance time, as they are digested within approximately one hour. Protein and fats are slower to digest and as a result sit in your stomach for longer periods of time.

If you are spending the day rehearsing, smaller lighter carbohydrate-rich meals should be consumed to keep your energy levels high. Try a granola bar and Greek yogurt, a banana and some almonds, or an apple with natural peanut butter. Try to combine complex carbohydrates with a protein or fat at each meal – it allows for better blood sugar levels and steady release of energy.

Post-performance nutrition is important too. Your body has been working hard and needs healthy fuel to recover. Excess glucose (from complex carbohydrates) is stored in the liver and in muscles in the form of glycogen. After training, glycogen levels are low. Both complex carbohydrates and protein are needed at this time to recharge your energy levels, fill up the depleted glycogen stores and repair those hardworking muscles!

Having protein post-performance is very important for muscle recovery and repair. A quick release protein like a fruit smoothie is great. This should be consumed immediately after performing and again one hour later. A healthy solid meal of lean protein (chicken, turkey, or tuna) and complex carbohydrates will store glycogen and repair muscles.

Consuming omega-rich fats (walnuts, avocado, olive oil) will keep your joints lubricated, your cells healthy and your mind sharp and focused.

To ensure both optimal performance and recovery, stock your kitchen with the

following: lean protein (chicken, turkey, egg whites, tuna); omega-rich fishes (salmon, sardines); whole grains; green vegetables; protein powder (no artificial colors, sweeteners or flavors is best); high fiber foods; berries; nuts; nut butters and oils; avocados; and….WATER! You lose a lot of water when you dance. Aim for a minimum of ten 250 ml glasses of water per day (caffeinated beverages don’t count as they act as diuretics). Another way to calculate your water needs is by consuming half an ounce of water per pound of body weight (Example: if you weigh 160 pounds, you should consume 80 ounces of water.

There are 8 ounces in a cup so 80/8 = 10 cups). During performances, increase your water intake by sipping between sets or when you get a chance.

Follow these guidelines to dance better, longer, and stronger!

By Fit To Eat™ Nutritionist Laura Discepola, RNCP/ROHP Laura Discepola is a Registered Nutritional Consulting Practitioner and Registered Orthomolecular Health Practitioner and she created Fit To Eat™ to educate and inspire the public and athletes to make fit choices when they eat. She now offers a daily food service in the Greater Toronto Area (3 meals and 2 snacks a day) prepared from her kitchen to yours with your success and health in mind. fittoeat.ca | laura@fittoeat.ca Spring 2014 | just dance! 29

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