#dance college

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Ask a dance artist:

What are some questions you have about going to college for dance? 

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[f0lie-a-deux-x-blog]

I'm officially in dance college!

My audition went so well and everyone was so lovely! This is the beginning of something amazing, so excited to get stuck in in september

[forgottofitthemould]

Becoming contemporary

I guess I have to write it down to truly understand what a journey I am on right now.

So 7 years ago now I saw the first contemporary dance of my life at my dance school’s show, where alumni returned to dance in a gala performance. The performance affected me more deeply than any dance I have seen before, it really moved me and, even at the age of 10 I thought it was incredible- I wanted to be able to dance like that, and really feel the dance as I saw that they did. 

Since then I have had a deep fascination with contemporary dance, I have spent hours on youtube watching the athleticism and artistry of others, learning all I could just by watching. People have often told me contemporary would suit me as a dancer, and each time I heard that comment I was so excited because I just wanted to be able to dance like the performance I had seen all those years ago.

Last year for my birthday I went to see Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, and it was absolutely incredible- I got that same feeling as when I saw that first performance. There was so much passion to their dancing and so much depth to their performance- I was totally captivated. Then a few weeks later I went to an open day at NSCD- I was amazed that places like this existed- where I could spend my whole life for 3 or 4 years in that world that I had dreamed of for so long.

But then this past year I kind of lost myself- I honestly can’t think how it happened, but I made the decision to drop the idea of contemporary. I decided to focus on a broader range of dance and musical theatre, I think, unconsciously, I was scared- scared that the world of contemporary wouldn't live up to my expectations, that I wouldn’t live up to it’s high standards, that I needed to be more diverse if I wanted to make it in the dance world.

It seems that I have been drawn back towards it though- this year I have auditioned at 4 dance colleges, and gained places at 2 of them. One of these was not for the course that I wanted to get on to, but it was the college that I like the best- so currently this is where I am planning to attend for a year starting in September. The rejection from 2 of the schools is probably one of the hardest experiences I have had to deal with on a personal level- and I think I’ve more decided not to deal with it, just ignore it and hope for better next time.

And then came 2015- this will be my year- I can’t believe what has happened so far. I began one on one contemporary lessons with the girl from the gala performance back in 2008 and I think it was one of the best decisions of my life. I have learnt so much- she has helped me to choreograph a solo for my audition at NSCD- the place where I had dreamed of. And it is absolutely perfect- strong, intense, emotional, intimidating, uninhibited, with an endearing vulnerability to it. 

The whole process has been incredible. On Monday she brought her partner from that first performance, visiting her from the Netherlands, to our training session and I had the amazing experience of dancing with the two people who had first inspired me to do this with my life- he said I have a lot of talent and potential, I can’t even express what that meant. On Friday I spent all afternoon at her house, choosing a costume for me to wear when performing my solo in our dance school show yesterday, and chatting about contemporary and training and watching a film of the life of Pina Bausch. And I discovered how much she believes in my ability- she thinks I should audition for the prestigious school she went to in the Netherlands as well as NSCD, it’s sister school. She said I have so much potential and I don’t even realise it.

I hope she’s right. I hope this journey of becoming contemporary will continue, I hope I gain a place at the college of my dreams this year, and if not I will try again next year. I want to be a part of the world of contemporary. I want to feel the dance as I saw that they did.

[templeuniversitydancedept-blog]

Temple University Professors Dr, Laura Katz Rizzo, Jillian Harris and Rhonda Moore performed a ten-minute structured improvisation entitled, " Paths "

Check out this week's blog post by Assistant Professor Dr. Laura Katz-Rizzo about her recent collaboration for the Outlet Dance Project! 

[slutinthebedr00m]

Last Thursday, I had an audition for my dream Dance/Performing College. I got offered a place.

I'm yet to excited to be going there because, I have to find private funding or a sponsorship willing to pay my fees for me. Dance and Performing colleges aren't funded by the government so student finance isn't an option. I've finally reached a dream and I'm not happy because I fear it's going to be ripped away from me. I'm struggling to get my head round applying and finding private funding. If anybody could help me it would be very. very much appreciated and if anyone has fantastic writing skills... This would be very helpful when it comes to writing my letters to the high up people I'm begging for money from. Please help me if you can :(

[mydeadcat]

But really, with all this shit going on, he is still all I can think about.

[sleeping-averagelooking]

Yo this is me at dance college in case any of you wondered what I did :) so happy with my flexibility progress, I was so unflexible this time last year so this is a proud moment for me :)