NEWS!

Readings for the week of April 27. In developing your barre exercises for this week, please read the following:

Cavalli, p 15 - 86 (on reserve in Scott) and Bomers, et al., p 20 - 26 ( 2 copies are on the folder on my office door - one English and one French). Also refer to the list of themes, principles and concepts your class compiled after watching the video. The list was photocopied and handed out in class.

Class at 509 DANCE COLLECTIVE: On Thursday, May 7th and Thursday, May 14th, the 2nd year classes will have the opportunity to take class at the 509 Dance Collective, 509 Parliament Street. Click here for more info on the Collective. On May 7th, the 2206/16 B/N group will take class from 10:00 - 11:30 with Bonnie Kim. On May 14th, the 2206/16 A/M group will take class from 10:00 - 11:30 with Darryl Tracy. This opportunity for a FREE class is made possible by The Canadian Children's Dance Theatre and York's Department of Dance. Please arrive by 9:30 AM in order to change and warm up. Latecomers are not admitted at the Collective.

The closest subway stop is Castle Frank. Both the Wellesley bus and the Cartlon streecar drop off within walking distance. Google for directions. Allow ample time for travel given that you will be travelling at the tail end of rush hour(s).

General Appointments : If you wish to meet with me for a general check in, please sign up for an appointment on my door. If none of the posted times suit, see me in class and we can work out an alternate time.

Readings and journal considerations for 2206/08:

Lee, Susan. "Contact Improvization: Dancing a Diffferent Politic." The Dance Current. April 2009: 35-44.

Andrews, Megan. "Thinking Dance: Socio-political Values." The Dance Current. April 2009: 10.

Undergraduate Academic Advising     Department of Dance                April 2009 Students need advising in the next few weeks to plan for next year. Those of you moving forward into the third year of the new curriculum in both the BFA and BA Honours require special attention to ensure that you select courses from the given areas of study in order to meet requirements.

Only full-time faculty can do this advising. Full-time faculty will have posted sign up sheets on their office door for a minimum of 10 students (total) during the following times: 

April 27 – May 9         Students going into 2nd or 3rd years of study

The Undergraduate Student Handbook is an easy way to review requirements (pp. 6 – 21) and worksheets for all our degrees can be copied from the handbook for advising appointments.

This information can also be found on the Department of Dance website. Please come to your advising appointment with your worksheet filled out in pencil.

Free Class at Canada's National Ballet School! Anuschka Roes, Manager of the National Ballet School Teacher Training Program has extended an open invitation to York Dance majors to come and take class with the TTP students. You'll need to contact Anuschka directly to arrange a suitable time as she can accommodate about 6 students per class. Anuschka can be reached at <aroes@nbs-enb.ca>.