The doctoral cohort for Summer 2006 is making great progress.
The doctoral cohort for Summer 2008 has been selected.

HEADLINES FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DANCE

We are pleased to announce that Bachelor of Arts in Dance candidate, Crystal Reyes was inducted into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi by Dr. Judith Bean on November 12, 2007. Phi Kappa Phi recognizes students for outstanding academic accomplishments.

Crystal Reyes was presented with The Leman Award by Dr. Ann Stuart on April 24, 2008, at the University's Honors Convocation Ceremony. The Leman Award honors an undergraduate senior for outstanding service to the University and the community and provides a scholarship toward graduate studies at Texas Woman's University.

The Texas Woman's University International Dance Company will perform at the Denton Arts & Jazz Festival on April 26 & 27, 2008, at Quakertown Park in Denton. The admission is free.

The Dance Council Presents the 12th Annual Dance for the Planet. The Texas Woman's University International Dance Company, directed by Professor Gladys Keeton, and DanceWorks, directed by Professor Mary Williford-Shade, will perform at the 12th annual Dance For the Planet festival hosted by the Dance Council. Celebrate a World of Dance, Noon-5 pm at Annette Strauss Artist Square, 6200 East Grand Ave., Dallas. Free. 214-219-2290. www.thedancecouncil.org.

Don't miss the 2008 Latino Dance and Music Festival, a collaborative workshop by the Department of Dance and the Department of Music at Texas Woman's University. The festival registration is July 15, with auditions beginning at 2:30pm, a tour of the TWU campus at 4:pm and the Opening Reception at 6:pm. Dance and music classes will be conducted on July 16, 17, and 18, beginning at 8:15am, with a Gala Performance on Saturday July 19 at 7:pm. This collaborative workshop is for high school age and beyond. Please contact the Texas Woman's University Office of Lifelong Learning for additional information, 940-898-3408 or www.twu.edu/lifelong.

CONCERTS and LECTURE DEMONSTRATIONS:

KIDS DANCE (Lecture Demonstration), November 2008, at Margo Jones Performance Hall, Oakland Avenue at Sawyer, Denton, Texas.

DANCEMAKERS CONCERT , November 2008, Margo Jones Performance Hall. Ticket prices are General $8.00; Students & Seniors $6.00; TWU Students $4.00

DANCEMAKERS, TOO CONCERT , April 24 and 26, 2008. Matinee and Evening performances, at the Dance Studio Theatre in the Dance Building on Bell Avenue. Ticket prices are $6 General and $4 Students & Seniors.

Informal Concert, May 3, 2008, at 7:00pm, at the Dance Studio Theatre in the Dance Building on Bell Avenue. Admission is free.

GUEST ARTIST
Michael Foley, MFA, Assistant Professor of Dance at the University of South Florida, was the guest artist choreographer at TWU for the Interdisciplinary Collaboration Initiative project with TWU Department of Dance, TWU Department of Music and Denton High School dance students working together in an intense creative space for a ten day period from January 13-22, 2006, to create an interdisciplinary/outreach project. During this collaborative process the groups created an original dance/music composition that began with the intersection between music and kinetic imagery. The project culminated with two Informances which were defined by the use of text, performance, and discussion, as a frame to discover and educate the audience about a creative process from multiple perspectives.

Aysha Upchurch, a hip-hop instructor at Joy of Motion Dance Center, New York, and rhythm tap instructor at City Dance Center at Strathmore, MD, taught a Tap workshop during the week of February 12-17, 2006, at the Dance Building on Bell Avenue, TWU Denton campus.

Larry Keigwin taught a two week intensive workshop during the May 2006 mini-semester that had everyone's blood pumping and the creative juices flowing. The workshop was well received by the students who worked hard, enjoyed every minute and were proud to present a showing of the work in progress at the end of the semester.

Bill Young conducted a one week master class series during October 2007, culminating in a lecture demonstration on Friday October 5, 2007, reviewing portions of his body of work and focusing on the various choreography styles and processes used in producing the work, as well as the influence of the individual dancers featured in the works. The master classes were invigorating both physically and mentally to the students and the lecture demonstration inspired many to more fully explore the different techniques presented.

Summer Workshops 2008:

Jill Sigman
Frances Bruce

OTHER RELATIVE INFORMATION:

• Dance Mission Statement and Goals
• Faculty Listing and Biographies
• Muse: School of the Arts student organization

THE TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF DANCE IS AN
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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS OF DANCE.