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Jerry Bywaters Cochran performed I Wonder as I Wander on Christmas Eve 2012 at Northaven United Methodist Church. The haunting Appalachian carol written by folklorist and singer John Jacob Niles has its origins in a song fragment collected by Niles on July 16, 1933. “Don’t forget that the original mean- ing of ‘to carol’ was ‘to dance’. When I dance to a beautiful carol like this one, and hear the tenor’s wonderful voice, it’s almost like dancing in Heaven,” Jerry said.
announce that the new studio has five studios (with the option to combine two into one for showings, mini-performances & fundraisers), larger offices, new state of the art dance floors, new sound systems, new ballet barres, viewing windows into classes, men’s and women’s changing areas, break-room, small kid’s area for siblings to play, large lobby/waiting area, six bathrooms, and abundant parking.
across the state Tapestry Dance Company's Co-founder and Producing Artistic Director Acia Gray has taken a medical leave to under- go treatment for ulcerative colitis, which she has been battling for more than ten years. Assistant Artistic Director Matthew Shields has stepped in to assist with operations of the company.
A call for submissions to the {254} DANCE festival held at the Waco Convention Center from September 26-29, 2013 has been issued by L. Brooke Schlecte—artistic director of Out On a Limb Dance Company. The festival, presented by the Waco Cultural Arts Fest, strives to bring new contemporary movement ideas to Central Texas. Festival planners seek artists that push the limits of dance while also exploring dance traditions. They would like to provide the audience with current dance making ideas in movement, performance, choreography, and collabora- tion that one cannot find in popular culture. Contact: L. Brooke Schlecte at (254) 723-2285 or email her at
lbrookeschlecte@outonalimbdancecompany.com/ Online appli- cation deadline: January 1, 2013. Application due: April 1 ($20 submission fee per dance) Notification by email: June 1. Confirmation by artist: June 11.
Pictured: Jerry Bywaters Cochran
After 42 years of service in the Metroplex "dance staple" Mimi Robbins owner of Dance Etc Dallas! retires at end of year. FTA Productions—a company specializing in film, theatre and dance—is acquiring Dance Etc Dallas! which will continue to operate under that name is now a wholly owned subsidiary of FTA Productions.
Contemporary Ballet Dallas, formerly located at the Lakewood Shopping Center for eleven years, has moved to Mockingbird/Central Plaza Shopping Center, 5400 East Mockingbird Lane, Suite 207-11, Dallas, TX 75206. Lindsay DiGiuseppe Bowman and Valerie Tabor are pleased to
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in the nation Parisa Khobdeh—Paul Taylor dancer, DCNT scholarship recipi- ent and Chamberlain Performing Arts alum—is profiled in a fea- ture story and is pictured on the cover of Dance Magazine’s December 2012 issue.
Ida Saki—DCNT scholarship recipient, Dance Industry and Booker T. Washington HSPVA alum—is featured in the January
Pictured: Parisa Khobdeh
2013 issue of Dance Magazine as one of the top 25 to watch. See her perform with Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet in February when TITASbrings the company to the Winspear.
Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts proudly announces dance awardees in the 2013 YoungArts program administered through The National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts: Finalists—Nick Gomez/Tap and
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