DANCE THE DIVIDE 2019 August 5-9

brought to you by the Creative Arts Center & Cohesion Dance Project

...bringing professional dance artists to Helena since 1987

GUEST FACULTY

Ballet Technique & Pointe

Stephanie Powell is a California native and a tenured Professor of Dance at Long Beach City College. She has taught courses in academia for over 15 years and specializes in Dance History, Classical Ballet, Pointe, Modern, Jazz, Turns, Zumba, Dance Conditioning, Stretch and Relaxation, Pilates and Yoga. Stephanie is a certified instructor of the New York City Ballet Workout, Zumba, Qignition and BASI Pilates. She is the principal interpreter of the choreographic works of the legendary Donald McKayle, and stages his work around the world. Powell earned her Masters of Fine Arts in Dance with distinction from UC Irvine as a Chancellor’s Fellow and she has danced professionally with the Oakland Ballet, San Francisco Opera, Donald Byrd the Group, Contemporary West Dance Theatre, and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Powell has performed in “Lion King” and has appeared on television in the Grammy’s, on Tyra Bank's FabLife, the Jay Leno Show and for artists such as Janet Jackson and Beyonce. Professor Powell continues to dance as a performing artist throughout the US, Australia, Europe and Asia.

Jazz

Tara McFarland holds a BSc in Dance from the University of Idaho and an MSc Dance Science from the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance, London. She is a professional dancer with Bare Bait Dance Company (Missoula) and is the Ballet Director at On Center Performing Arts. She enjoys teaching dance for theatre for BBD’s MoDE program in public schools, has taught jazz, ballet, contemporary, and hip hop at various venues including the Downtown Dance Collective, Kinetic Arts Dance, Westwoods Center for Performing Arts, the US Navy Rugby Team, and the University of Idaho's Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival. She studied Luigi Jazz Technique under Lorraine Person, as a professional company member with Louder Than Words Dancetheatre under Chris Harris. She has previously performed with Relay Dance Collective, Converge Dance Festival (Seattle), Evolving Doors Dance, Shock Top/Annheiser Busch, as a scholarship student with Kim Robards Dance, and as a guest performer with 3rd Law Dance/Theatre (Denver). She was a member of the Just For Kix National Dance Team, the Mills College Repertory Company, and the Arizona State University Dancing Devils Dance Team. She has served as Artistic Director for the Kinetic Arts Performance Team, as co-director for the WCPA Youth Ballet Company, and directed the Fusion BBoyz Crew. She formerly served as a member of Dance Wire's (Portland) Healthy Dancer Network Steering Committee & has presented research on injuries in dance. She is a member of the International Association for Dance Medicine & Science and Seattle Dance & Performing Arts Medicine and has worked as a dancer health screener for One Dance UK, Trinity Laban Health, Allegro Dance Studio, and Cornish College of the Arts.

GUEST FACULTY

Modern

Sonia Engman is a professional choreographer, performer, and educator. Modern dance, ballet, and hip hop techniques are the basis of Sonia’s training. She has trained in Street/Social styles such as Hip Hop, House, and Breaking. Sonia received her BA in Contemporary Dance with a minor in Arts Management from the University of New Mexico where she had the opportunity to work with many artists such as Vladimir Conde Reche, Donna Jewell, Mary Anne Santos Newhall, and Erika Pujic. She traveled to Sölden, Austria with UNM’s Head of Dance, Donna Jewell, to perform in a multi-disciplinary and multimedia performance in the Austrian Alps. She was cast in roles in multiple faculty dance concerts as a soloist and in ensemble work. Sonia relocated to Kansas in 2017 and became an official member of TigerStyle! Crew, a nationally based dance crew, and has performed in video, live stage performances including the Young Choreographer’s Showcase at Symphony Space in New York City, hip hop battles, and other events since. Sonia teaches many styles of dance to both children and adults in Lawrence, KS and in the greater Kansas City area. She has choreographed works for the University of New Mexico and e2 Dance Company in Kansas, City. She will once again be relocating to Houston, Texas in August 2019 to begin another adventure of opportunity and growth, and continue her quest to expand her knowledge and skills.

Improvisation/Composition III-IV

Amber Moon Peterson started her dance career with Keshet Dance Company in her hometown of Albuquerque, New Mexico. She graduated from Keshet's Pre-Professional program in 2007, with her focus primarily in Modern and Ballet and was a repertory dancer there until 2009. She went on to study dance at the University of New Mexico. She then lived in the Long Beach and Los Angeles area from 2009-2015 where she studied under Stephanie Powell and danced with Datugan Dance Theater in 2010. She performed in dance festivals across Southern California including Mixmatch Dance Festival, San Diego Dance Festival, and the Kennith Walker Dance Project. Since 2013 she has been involved with Cohesion Dance Project acting as Rehearsal Director for Nutcracker on the Rocks. She is delighted to now call Helena home, and works with Cohesion Dance Project creating and teaching dance, as well as working as a licensed Massage Therapist. She is passionate about dance as an art form, and the arts in general and enjoys educating dancers as well as continuing her own growth and learning as an active dancer.

Ballet I, Jazz I, Improvisation/Composition II

Nina Murphy is heading into her final year as a dance performance major at the University of Wyoming in the fall. She spent 8 years dancing at the Creative Arts Center and was a member of Premiere Dance Company for 5 years. She has spent the last three summers as a counselor at the Snowy Range Summer Dance Festival, working with members of the Limon Dance Company and Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company. She had the great fortune of spending her 2018 spring semester in London on a study abroad program. We welcome Nina back to her third year of teaching at Dance The Divide. She is so excited to be teaching again this year.

PIZZA PARTY!!

Plan to attend the Pizza Party on

Friday, Aug. 9th at 4:45pm

Visit with guest teachers!

Participate in informal showing of

class combinations

Includes pizza, snack, water

Location: Cohesion Dance Project

Family & friends are welcome!

$8.00 per person

What to Bring

Appropriate dancewear

Appropriate shoes

Water Bottle

Healthy Snacks

Lunch

For Your Dance Bag

Band aids

Needle/Thread

Hand Towel

Hair ties

Bobbi Pins

Hairspray

Instant Ice pack

Extra Leotard & tights

Tuition

Full Workshop Level I: $150

Full Workshop Levels II-IV: $290

1 class per day: $105

2 classes per day: $180

Evening Classes: $20ea

How To Register

Fill out the attached Registration Form and

mail it to the Creative Arts Center or email

it to creativeartscenterhelena@gmail.com

On the first day of classes check-in at;

Levels I & II - Creative Arts Center

Levels III & IV - Cohesion Dance Project

All tuition must be paid in full before

students will be allowed to attend class. If

you have a balance due on August 5th,

make your payment in the Creative Arts

Center office between 8:00 am and 9:00 am

on August 5th.

Dress Code

Ballet: solid colored leotard, pink

tights and shoes. No skirts, warm-

ups, etc.

All other classes: Appropriate

shoes, tops that cover the midriff

and pants/tights that cover the legs

at least to the knees.

Other Info

Students who usually attend only

ballet classes throughout the year

are welcomed and encouraged to

attend all other disciplines

offered for their level.

If you are only attending any of

the “Evening Classes”,

please check in at Cohesion

Dance Project, at least 10

minutes before the class

begins. Thank you!

Home of

Premiere Dance Company & Montana Dance Arts Association

Fall Classes will begin September 9, 2019

Premiere Dance Company’s The Nutcracker Auditions: Saturday, September 28, 2019

MDAA Fall Workshop: Butte, October 18-20, 2019

PDC’s The Nutcracker, December 21-22, 2019

718 Logan Street

Helena, MT (406) 442-6519

creativeartscenter@hotmail.com

Cohesion Dance Project is, once again, excited to be joining forces with the

Creative Arts Center to expand summer learning opportunities to a broader

community of dancers through Dance the Divide.

“Striving to enrich, inspire, and unite the community through dance, Cohesion creates engaging performances and integrated educational opportunities for

dancers and non-dancers of varying ages and abilities, promoting an environment of partnership, mentorship, and collaboration.”

Tanya W. Call

Artistic Director

Cohesion Dance Project

tanya@cohesiondance.org

cohesiondance.org

406-422-0830

If you’re planning to audition for Nutcracker on the Rocks, the technique classes offered through DTD will prepare you to dance your heart out this Fall! Auditions will be held Sept. 2nd-5th.

Nutcracker On The Rocks Audition

sign-ups begin August 20th

mailto:tanya@cohesiondance.org

DANCE THE DIVIDE 2019: bringing professional dance artists: DANCE THE DIVIDE 2019 Schedule: Ballet IV 9001030: Jazz 111 9001030: Improvisation: