Performance Classes!
  
     
 

Have you always wanted to perform?

City Dance Corps offers Performance Classes for students who have the dream of hitting the big stage! This program consists of 4 months of classes in Salsa, Hip Hop, Jazz, Contemporary and Musical Theatre, where a piece of choreography will be learned and performed in City Dance Corps' newest production, IMPULSE! A showcase of students, instructors and professional dancers of CDC. Build your Confidence and Improve your Performance Skills!

  
     
 
2008 PERFORMANCE CLASSES Part 2
  
     
  Q: What is "IMPULSE!"? »A  
     
  Q: Who can take Performance Classes? »A  
     
  Q: How are the classes structured? »A  
     
  Q: What if I miss a class? »A  
     
Q: How much does it cost and how do I register ? »A  
     
Q: What is the Schedule? »A  
     
  Q: About the Choreographers »A  
     
     
     
     
  A: What is "IMPULSE!"? To move, to be impelled by a driving a force, a momentum, an instinct! 
City Dance Corps' newest production, Impulse!, is a showcase of students, instructors and professional dancers taking their passion for dance to the stage, capturing that single, electrical force that makes you dance with no inhibititions and no boundaries
  
     
 
IMPULSE!
  
 
Saturday November 22, 2008. 8PM
 
 
Betty Oliphant Theatre, Toronto
  
 
     
  A: Who can take Performance Classes? Anyone! If you are interested in being part of a professional production, you can join the Performance Class of your choice. No AUDITIONS! These classes are offered for dancers of all levels, from beginners to advanced. Once you decide on the style of dance you would like to perform in, you then choose your appropriate level. If you have never performed before, or have very little training in the specific style of dance, we recommend you take the Beginner Level.  
 
     
 

A: How are the classes structured? These classes will be by registration only to ensure a consistent group of students. The instructor/choreographer will work on one dance with the class, building on the choreography every week until the dance is complete. Each class will consist of review, new material, and practice of current material. These classes are designed to learn choreography; therefore, strengthening and foundation techniques taught in regular group classes will not be the major focus. To keep strengthening your technique, we encourage students to continue regular group classes. There will be a total of 19 classes.

Stage presence, performance dynamics, formation building and spatial awareness, memory building, and overall confidence will be the major focus of Performance Classes.

 
 
     
  A: What if I miss a class? There will be no refunds or credits for classes missed, however, we encourage students who miss a class to get together with other classmates before or after a scheduled class to go over material missed. Studio space will be offered FREE of CHARGE for this. Otherwise, a private lesson with your choreographer could be scheduled upon request.  
 
     
  A: How much does it cost and how do I register? We are offering 2 payment options for the Performance Classes: 1)Payment in Full, 2)Payment in 3 installments. The payment in full must be made before August 1, 2008 . If you choose to pay in installments, we require 3 post dated cheques, or a credit card number on file. Students who are currently enrolled in our Registered Workshops and Open Classes are eligible for the reduced Active Student Rate. There may be additional costs with regards to costumes, and shoes, however, all additional costs are discussed with each class and agreed to by the entire class.  
     
 
 
Early Bird Rate
Installments (3)
Active CDC Students
$374.00
$132.00
New Students
$418.00
$147.00
 
 
     
  A: The Schedule  
   
 
  • Registration Starts July 2008! Spaces are limited!
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  • July 31, 2008 : Early Bird Registration Due and 1st Installment Due!
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  • September 2 , 2008: 2nd Installment Due
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  • October 1 , 2008: 3rd Installment Due
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  • Showtime: Saturday November 22, 2008
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    CLASS
    DATES
    Musical Theatre
    (All Levels)
    Thursdays 9-10pm
    Choreographer: Rob Gontier
    First Class: Aug 7/08
    Contemporary (Inter/Adv)
    Mondays 9-10:30pm
    Choreographer: Siona Jackson
    First Class: Aug 18/08
    No class on Holidays and long weekends
    Salsa (Inter/Adv)
    Thursdays 7-8pm
    Choreographer: Estelle & Tina
    First Class: Aug 7/08
    Jazz (All Levels)
    Tuesdays 9-10pm
    Choreographer: Courtnae Bowman
    First Class: Aug 5/08
    HIP HOP (Beginner)
    Wednesdays 9-10pm
    Choreographer:Melissa Nascimento
    First Class: Aug 6/08
    HIP HOP (Inter/Adv)
    Fridays 7-8pm
    Choreographer: Irvin Washington
    First Class: Aug 1/08
    		 
         
         
      A: The Choreographers  
         
         
      Melissa Nascimento-So: (Beginner Hip Hop)  
           
         
      Courtnae Bowman (Jazz)  
           
         
      Robert Gontier (Musical Theatre)  
     

    Most recently, he taught Acting, Movement and Vocal Performance at the ITESM in Monterrey, Mexico.  Along with City Dance Corps (where he teaches Musical Theatre and Speech/Confidence Coaching for business professionals) he also teaches at Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People (LKTYP).  He has also been a guest instructor at the National Ballet School of Canada. 
    His newest movement piece Night, Night was part of CDC’s Talent Defined 2007.  Upcoming, Robert’s one-man show, Johnny Jackson and His Heavenly Passion, will have its premier presentation in Toronto in March 2008.  Robert has also appeared in two films for the Toronto International Film Festival along with theatre productions of Romeo & Juliet, Cabaret, Little Women, Measure for Measure, Cinderella, The Music Man, Bye Bye Birdie and Grease.  He is a graduate of Ryerson University’s B.F.A Acting Program, George Brown College’s Dance Program and also attended NYU-Tisch School of the Arts in New York City for Musical Theatre    . 

    		 
         
      Siona Jackson (Contemporary)  
      Siona Jackson was trained in Royal Academy of Dance, Dance Education Syllabus, and Canadian Teachers Association and is a Theatre Arts graduate of Ryerson University. She has taught Jazz contemporary classes all over Canada and Mexico. She has created a name for herself through her professional dance instruction for studios, workshops, festivals and conventions. Siona created Jackson Dance network and Je Danse-two project companies that performed across Canada. She is currently on the teaching faculty at the National Ballet School fo Canada for both the Associates Division and the Professional Division and is co-ordinator for City Dance Corps Youth Program, and on the staff of Sick Kids Hospital Research through dance and movement board.  
         
      Estelle and Tina (Inter/Advanced Salsa)  
      Estelle and Tina are Co Founders of City Dance Corps and are the creators of the Performance Class program. Their most recent accomplishment is training Jake Simons for his role as "Johnny Castle" in Toronto's stage production of "Dirty Dancing". They choreograph for the City Dance Corps professional division, which includes performances for the Canada Salsa Congress, Montreal Salsa Convention, Irish Salsa Congress, all of which received standing ovations. They choreographed for the Salsa performance classes since 2005 and have entered the performance group into the Canada Salsa Congress 2007, Nuit Blanche, CDC Anniversary Open House, and the Terry Fox fundraiser. They also have extensive commercial experience with music videos, films and stage.Full bios can be read under 'Directors' on the main home page and choreography can be seen on youtube.com.  
         
      Irvin Washington: (Inter/Advanced Hip Hop)  
      Life and Dance play hand in hand for choreographer Irvin “Gotti” Washington! Only a few years as a professional dancer in Toronto, he has done work with industries George, Keisha Chante, War Child in Association with Much Music even film work for Disney and The Family Channel. His career has brought him across Canada and over seas to Germany Opening for the likes of Canadian Idol’s Eva Avila, Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas, Alicia Keys, Destiny’s Child and Toronto’s own Jully Black!
    		 
         
         
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