NASD REQUESTS COMMENTS ON ACCREDITATION STANDARDS (August 2007)

INTERNATIONAL BALLET ACADEMY AND FESTIVAL INFORMATION (December 2006)
(Cancelled)

CDA TO ATTEND CORPS DE BALLET INT’L CONFERENCE IN TORONTO (July 2006)

CDA WELCOMES NEW STATE APPOINTEES (April 2006)

VLADIMIR ISSAEV JOINS ARTISTIC ADVISORY COUNCIL (December 2005)

CALL TO TEACHERS: INDEPENDENT PEDAGOGICAL SURVEY (December 2005)

CDA'S ELIZABETH KENDALL IN NEW FILM ON MARIINSKY (September 2005)

BALLET RUSSES DOCUMENTARY TO OPEN THIS FALL (September 2005)

NASD REQUESTS COMMENTS ON ACCREDITATION STANDARDS (August 2007)

August 6, 2007

Mr. Sam Hope, Executive Director of National Association of Schools of Dance, has requested comments from any CDA associates regarding proposed changes in current accreditation standards now under review.
The texts of these standards may be found on the NASD Web site under the title:
Current Information > Proposed Handbook Changes.
NASD would appreciate comments on these drafts by September 6, 2007.
The NASD membership is amending portions of the NASD Handbook 2007-2008, but the multiyear review of standards will be ongoing.
Please send any questions, concerns or suggestions to the attention of Mr. Hope at the address listed below:
 
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS OF DANCE
11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21
Reston, VA 20190
Telephone: (703) 437-0700
Facsimile: (703) 437-6312
 
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INTERNATIONAL BALLET ACADEMY AND FESTIVAL INFORMATION (December 2006)

(This event has been cancelled)

BALLET ADRIATICO
An International Ballet school and Festival established in 2005 in Ascoli Piceno, Italy. The Artistic Director/Co-Executive Director is Anna-Marie Holmes and the Music Director/Co-Executive Director is Kevin Galié. This summer program provides an annual retreat for students, teachers, professional dancers, choreographers and companies to develop and create new work. The session also includes performances of the classics and world premieres, both inside the Opera House and outside in the square, that tie into the annual medieval festival activities.
The 2007 Ballet Adriatico season will run from July 28th to Aug.16th. Dancers will take daily classes in Ballet, Repertoire, Pilates, Acting and Music from an international faculty. There are excursions to the Adriatic coast, medieval festivals, museums and opera performances. All of this takes place in the charming town of Ascoli Piceno, which is even older than Rome. Students, professionals, and teachers alike all stay in an ancient seminary on a hill where they enjoy home-cooked Italian cuisine for breakfast and dinner. They are bussed daily into the city for classes, performances and excursions. There are four studios, two of which are in the Opera House. In addition to the rehearsals and classes, an annual lecture on Cecchetti and the lineage to Vaganova technique will also take place. The dancers perform several new world premieres and receive coaching on the classics. Ballet Adriatic's 2 plus weeks are an enriching and memorable experience for everyone involved. The price is $2600 and includes airfare, lodging, breakfast and dinner, classes and excursions.
For more information see: http://www.balletadriatico.com
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CDA TO ATTEND CORPS DE BALLET INT’L CONFERENCE IN TORONTO (July 2006)

CORPS de Ballet International is dedicated to advancing ballet in higher education. While membership is limited to college and university faculty, the annual Conference is open to non-members. Hosted this year by Canada’s National Ballet School and the dance department of York University, the Conference meets July 23-27. Scheduled presentations include Developing Psychological Toughness in Dancers, The Pros and Cons of Professional Equivalency in Higher Education, Transitioning a Trainee, Developing the Ballet Performance Experience at the University Level, and Incorporating Transformational Learning Opportunities in the Ballet Technique Class. CDA plans to cover and report here on the event.
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CDA WELCOMES NEW STATE APPOINTEES (April 2006)

We welcome Joshua and Natasha Brooksher of Southwest Classical Dance Institute (SWCDI) as new CDA representatives from the State of Arizona. This appointment is part of CDA's ongoing effort to add knowledgeable associates who will advise this organization from each of the fifty United States. The Brooksher's stress "The purpose of art is to enrich our lives and allow us to express a connection to the rest of our world. In particular, the study of ballet cultivates self-esteem, creativity, discipline and many other benefits which can be applied to any endeavor in life."
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VLADIMIR ISSAEV JOINS ARTISTIC ADVISORY COUNCIL (December 2005)

CDA is delighted to welcome Artistic Director, Ballet Master, and Choreographer of the Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida, and former Ballet Master of Ballet Nacional de Caracas. Born and trained in Russia under some of the leading Classical Dance pedagogues, Issaev pursued advanced study for Ballet Master and Choreographer at G.I.T.I.S. in Moscow. He has both danced and staged much of the traditional repertoire, and been recognized for his original choreography. As an advisor to CDA, he will help to guide the organization in fulfilling its mission going forward.
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CALL TO TEACHERS: INDEPENDENT PEDAGOGICAL SURVEY (December 2005)

Ballet instructor and author Anna Paskevska is researching how teachers use the position sur le cou-de-pied in petit battement exercises at the barre.
She asks respondents to indicate:
1) whether you instruct students to use a "wrapped," flexed, or fully stretched foot, and
2) where in the sequence of the barre you place the exercise.

Please email responses to: paskevska@earthlink.net. 
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CDA'S ELIZABETH KENDALL IN NEW FILM ON MARIINSKY (September 2005)

Classical Dance scholar Elizabeth Kendall, who now sits on CDA's Writer Council, is interviewed in the new documentary Sacred Stage. The film is about the legendary Mariinsky (Kirov) Theater of St. Petersburg and how it survived and maintained its artistic integrity through war, revolution, and the collapse of Communism. Director Joshua Waletzky tells the story through performances from the opera and ballet, and interviews with performers and scholars. The film is available through many DVD retailers.
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BALLET RUSSES DOCUMENTARY TO OPEN THIS FALL (September 2005)

Filmmakers Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine have woven together rich archival footage to tell the story of the unprecedented artistic collaboration known as the Ballets Russes. What began as a group of Russian refugees who never danced in Russia became not one but two dance troupes whose rivalry consumed London society before World War II. For information, theaters, dates, and trailer, visit:
http://www.balletsrussesmovie.com
or
http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com/trailers.php
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