SPRING II SESSION
Monday, April 23 - Saturday, June 9
Summer Programs!
Information is now available by clicking the link!
Also, let us know if you'd like full day programs,
and not just morning dance camps.
PTDW Dancers performing at the
Mondavi with ODC!
Ten of our young dancers are dancing, May
13, & 14th at the Mondavi, in ODC's
production of The Velveteen Rabbit.
Click on the link to see some rehearsal
photos!
2012 Annual Student Concert
Celebrating 27 years of Dance in Davis!
Friday, May 25 7:00pm
Saturday, May 26 2:00pm Matinee
Tickets now on sale!
Rehearsal Schedule
Pamela Trokanski Dance Theatre
Made to Move
What's next for the company? A performance at
the 2012 Annual Student concert
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Important Dates 2011-2012
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May 13, 2012
As I always say, "It's ALL good... It's just that
there's SO much of it!"
What's new? Ms. Heather is returning Tuesday, just in
time to join us for the recital!
What else is new?
Ten of our lovely young dancers are performing May 13 &
14, at the Mondavi, in ODC's production of The Velveteen
Rabbit! Mia DiGenova, Kacey Hsu, Alison Luck, Kate
Macaulay, Sara Marshall, Elena Martinez, Julianna
Morgan, Camilla Pedrosa, Irem Sogutlugil, Adrienna
Turner. They've been working hard, over the last 8 weeks,
and are now in rehearsal at the Mondavi! Want to see
them in rehearsal? Click on the link to see:
Velveteen Rabbit Rehearsal
It's almost time for the Annual Student
Concert! We're going with two shows this year,
as it's Memorial Day Weekend, and we're trying
to make this exciting time a happy one, rather
than an exhausting one!
The Friday evening show begins at 7pm, as we have
young ones performing. We'll follow this up with a
Saturday Matinee that begins at 2pm. The show time runs
a little under two hours and that includes a 15 minute
intermission. It's a great opportunity to see our students
in action, from the 4 year olds as Flowers, Stars, and
Sunbeams, to the older dancers in Hip Hop, Ballet,
Pointe, Dance Team, Jazz, Tap, and Contemporary. The
performance also includes a short piece by resident
companies Pamela Trokanski Dance Theatre & The
Third Stage.
Ticket prices are $12 General Admission, $10 Students,
Senior Citizens (65 and older) and Children. If your child
is in the first half of the show, participating student tickets
are available for $5, for the second half of the show only.
Because we don't refund or exchange tickets, please
don't purchase them until you know which show(s) you're
going to see!
If you're not sure of your rehearsal times, click on the link
above to view the rehearsal schedule. Also, please
remember that Dress Rehearsal is the only time that
photography or videography is permitted. Our
videographer will be taping the show, including short
interviews with dancers as they arrive before the matinee.
DVDs may be purchased for $35, with a $10, early order,
discount, (so, a cost of $25) as long as they are ordered
by Thursday May 24.
SUMMER DANCE PROGRAMS for children, teens, and
adults... This summer we're offering a wide variety of
programs that range from Dance Camps (experiences in
multiple dance forms), The Young Artist (experiences in
multiple art forms) and a Performance Week (technique
and choreography with an end of the week performance.)
In addition, we're also offering: Moving Words, an
enrichment program for children ages 6 -10 that uses
movement to inspire writing skills. This will be followed
by a week for educators interested in learning how to use
movement in the classroom to enrich the writing
experience. Just click on the link in the above headings
and it will take you to the class listings! During the
summer we also continue with our ongoing class
schedules for those of you who don't get a summer
vacation from school, and for teens and adults.... Look for
the "one price = unlimited classes" a program that we are
going to try out this summer.
The regular schedule of ongoing technique classes will
be out by mid May, as soon as we get everyone's
summer schedules! By the way... If you are planning on
taking classes over the summer, or on going on holiday,
knowing this information helps our planning! While we
always get an influx of students who study during the
summer, while they are in Davis, meeting the scheduling
needs of our ongoing students is a priority.
What hasn't changed? Our philosophy on dance! If you
need some excellent reasons for including dance as a
part of a healthy, active lifestyle, (with incredibly beneficial
side effects such as building neural plasticity, creative
thinking skills, mental & physical flexibility, and improved
self confidence in public presentation,) read on! What
does a 4 year old, a senior citizen, a teen who wants a
professional career in dance, a person living with
Parkinson's Disease, a parent, and a twenty or thirty
something who spends too much time at a desk, or in a
research lab, have in common? One of the answers is
definitely DANCE. To read more about this, click on the
link "Why Dance"
Dance for Parkinson's continues this year! Our current
session of classes will end May 15. We'll be taking a
short break before beginning again, in July.
The Pamela Trokanski Dance Theatre, in affiliation with
the Mark Morris Dance Group, is pleased to announce the
continuation of Dance for Parkinson’s, a partnership with
the Robert & Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing
Arts, UC Davis. This program offers weekly dance
classes to people with Parkinson’s Disease and their
caregivers. Classes ran for eight weeks this winter and
continued in March after a two week break. We're also
excited to announce that the program has extended into
Sacramento! Click on the link that started this paragraph
for more information, including how to register. That page
also includes a short essay by Dorothy Ross, a class
participant, on the importance of overcoming inertia!
We're shaping the future...
One dance class at a time!
Pamela
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