Company d dancers had the opportunity to “step-up” to a quality workshop this summer. The annual summer camp was held at Hutchison School. Tracey Zerwig FordDirector, Center for Excellence opened their doors to Company d. For the first time the dancers had a dance room, theater and art room available for classes. The setting was perfect for the teaching artists visiting for the week. Francis J. Roach, choreographer and master teacher of the Luigi jazz technique began each day with the Company d dancer in a three hour class. Following a wonderful lunch in the dining hall, the dancers had art with Diedre Seymour of Memphis. The focus of classes this year was print making. The day ended on stage and in the spot light with Tony Horne, theater artist and associate professor of theater at Northwestern University, Chicago. Tony led the dancers in theater based warm-ups, with emphasis on oral language. In addition the dancers worked on building character and working in unison within a story format.
It was an excellent and intensive week for Company d and the curtains dropped on everyone waiting to come together next year.
**Aside from the intensity of training the Company d dancers received that week, they had daily opportunity to reflect the mission of heightening public awareness of their artistic abilities and possibilities
**Luigi, google and learn about the adversity he overcame and still teaching at 82.
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