daily schedule: monday through friday - Garth Fagan Dance

DAILY SCHEDULE: MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
Key to Locations:
Studio A:
Studio B:
Exercise studio
Downtown Fitness Club:
3 rd Floor Space:
Morning Activities
July 11 th – 29th
9:00 am to 9:30 am Mon - Fri
13 - 17 year olds 18 year olds and over
Personal warm up in Studio where class is
being held
Personal warm up in Studio where class is
being held
9:30 am to 11:00 am
Mon; Tues;
Wed
GFD Technique class: Khama Phillips
demonstrator: Michael Fernandez
GFD Technique class: Nicolette Depass
demonstrator: Shanon Castle
(Natalie Rogers-Cropper teaches 7/14 only)
Thurs; Friday
GFD Technique class: Khama Phillips
demonstrator: Michael Fernandez
GFD Technique class: Nicolette Depass
demonstrator: Shanon Castle
Mondays Yoga For Dancers: Malisa Lougher Anatomy for Dancers: Teacher TBA
11:15 am to 12:25 pm
NOTE: 11:00 am – 1:00
pm Company Class
Studio A Unavailable
Tuesday 7/12
Tuesday 7/19
Tuesday 7/26
Wednesdays
Thursday 7/14
Thursday 7/14
Thursday 7/21
& 7/28
Friday 7/8th
Friday 7/15
Music Appreciation All Age Groups
Herb Smith
Field Trip: All students, all age groups Bill Ferguson
Taking chartered bus to Albert Paley studio. Lunch and discussion upon returning
7/13 class: General Dance History: Susan
Dow
7/20 class: GFD History: Bill Ferguson
7/27 class Video Dance Criticism:
Bill Ferguson
Music Appreciation All Age Groups: Herb Smith
First Aid Clinic: All age groups Natalie Rogers-Cropper
Yoga for dancers
Malisa Lougher
Field Trip: All students, all age groups depart 7:15 pm to Nazareth College Dance Festival,
8:00pm Lecture on choreography with Garth Fagan and Bill T Jones. Ends at 9:00pm
Anatomy for dancers: teacher TBA
7/21 class, GFD history,
7/28 class, Music For Dance: Natalie Rogers-
Cropper
Field Trip: All students, all age groups depart 6:30 pm to Nazareth College Dance Festival,
7:00pm Lecture followed by Garth Fagan Dance Performance. Show ends 10:00pm
Nutrition For Dancers: All students, all age groups
Natalie Rogers-Cropper
Friday 7/22
Master class in Afro Caribbean dance by Peter London of New World School of The Arts,
Miami
Friday 7/29
Performance skills class and Alternative Careers in Dance: All students, all age
groups. Fill out SMI evaluation forms
Natalie Rogers-Cropper, Chantel Feola
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12:30 pm – 12:55 pm Mon - Fri
Lunch
Lunch will be in the corridors of the 3 rd and 4 th floor. Please pick up after yourselves and
keep the noise level down!
Also at this time: Supervised practice time in studio B
Please note: On Field Trip days, the Lunchtime will be taken for the field trip. The students will
eat lunch before they go or after they return, or at the field trip site before or after the tour.
Afternoon Activities
July 11 th – 29 th 13 - 17 year olds 18 year olds and over 18 year olds and over
1:00 pm to 2:20 pm
Mon; Tues; Wed
Thurs; Friday
Composition
Bill Ferguson
Composition (begins
at 1:15 pm)
Bill Ferguson
Choreographic Project
(Begins at 1:10 pm)
Selected students
Norwood Pennewell
demonstrator: Shanon Castle
Composition (begins at 1:15 pm)
Natalie Rogers-Cropper
Composition
Natalie Rogers-Cropper
Mon; Tues; Wed
July 11 th , 12 th ,
13 th
Repertory
Vitolio Jeune
demonstrator: TBA
Repertory
Lindsey Renae assisted by
Natalie Rogers-Cropper
2:30 pm to 4:00 pm
Thurs; Fri
July 14 th , 15 th
Mon; Tues; Wed;
July 18 th , 19 th ,
20th
Mon July 25 th
Tues July 26th
Thurs; Fri;
July 21st, 22nd,
Wed 27 th
Thurs; Fri;
28 th , 29 th
Repertory
Vitolio Jeune
demonstrator: TBA
Repertory
Vitolio Jeune
demonstrator: TBA
Repertory
and
Vitolio Jeune
demonstrator: TBA
Repertory
Lindsey Renae assisted by
Natalie Rogers-Cropper
Repertory
Lindsey Renae assisted by
Natalie Rogers-Cropper
Repertory
Lindsey Renae assisted by
Natalie Rogers-Cropper
4:05 pm to 11:00 pm
13 –17 class
dismissed
18 and over class
dismissed
Studio B available (Sign up
system, 1 st come 1 st served)
18 yrs and over only.
4:05 pm to 11:00 pm
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Final Day July 30th: Parents, relatives, and friends invited to observe participants in
dance classes. Participants will have opportunity to
showcase the skills they have learned in their classes over the
last three weeks.
SATURDAY JULY 30 th SCHEDULE
ALL CLASSES OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND THE PRESS
July 30th
13 – 17 year olds Studio A
18 year olds and over
Studio B
9:30 am to 9:55 am Warm up
Warm up
10:00 am – 10:45 am
GFD Technique Class
Khama Phillips
GFD Technique Class
Nicolette Depass
10:45 – 11:30 Run-through Progressions demonstration Run-through Progressions demonstration
11:40 am – 11:55 am
Snack Break
Snack Break
Repertory Run-through in 3 rd floor Studio A
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Both Age Groups
13 – 17: 12:00 – 12:45 (18 and over work on 4 th floor)
18 and over: 12:45 – 1:30 (13 – 17 work on 4 th floor)
Student Performance
STUDIO A
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
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DESCRIPTION OF CLASSES AND ACTIVITIES:
Arrival Activities:
Technique class:
Participants will arrive beginning at 9:00 a.m. The program will begin promptly.
This will be a time for participants to sign in and attendance marked. Pre-class
warm-up.
Participants will practice basic Garth Fagan Dance floor and standing
technique that provide the building blocks for Fagan technique. This class
will prepare participants for their afternoon dance class in rep and
composition. Participants will learn awareness, control and musicality while
they practice basic Garth Fagan Dance technique and movements.
For the 18 and over class, 2-3 years of dance experience is recommended but not
required.
Music Appreciation/Interpretation: Study of the classics in various genres with emphasis on Jazz.
Dance Criticism with videos:
Students will watch Fagan pieces and critique them.
Composition:
Repertory:
Participants will learn basic tools used in creating choreography.
Participants will incorporate the skills learned and practiced in technique classes.
Students will also apply their notes from the morning dance class and viewings of GFD
videos. For the 18 and over class, 2-3 years of dance experience is recommended but
not required.
Participants will learn movement from dances in Garth Fagan Dance Repertoire.
For the 18 and over class, 2-3 years of dance experience is recommended
but not required.
Cultural Field Trips: Participants will experience firsthand the relationships amongst the arts to dance.
Proposed field trips include the following:
Friday July 8th
Nazareth College Dance Festival: Lecture and Performance by Garth Fagan Dance
Thursday July 14th Nazareth College Dance Festival: Panel discussion with Garth Fagan and Bill T Jones
Tuesday July 19th
Albert Paley Studios: Learning the technique and of creating a work of art
Classes traveling by chartered bus, lunch and discussion upon returning to GFD studios.
Anatomy For Dancers: Students will learn the unique strengths and weaknesses of the dancers body, the
causes of common dance injuries and basic therapy for injury prevention and
rehabilitation
Yoga for dancers
A class specifically designed for students studying Fagan Technique.
Nutrition For Dancers: A class for maintaining a healthy diet while keeping body fat percentage low.
Performance skills class and Alternative Careers in Dance: Learning to go beyond the steps to achieve
true artistry. Resume preparation, make-up, costuming, how to audition, Discussion of roles of Arts
Administrators, Technical Director, costumer, physical therapist and others
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