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When: Saturday 3rd October Time: 2:00pm-5:00pm

Where: Landmark Education - Level 2, 235 Pyrmont Road Pyrmont

Presented by: Madeline Lobsey, Landmark Education

Open to all dancers 18 and over

Cost: Free

Calling all professional and pre-professional dancers! Do you want to achieve breakthrough results in your dancing and in your professional career? Take your dancing to the next level and gain the competitive edge! This Saturday there will be one time opportunity for dancers to look at the areas of life that are important, and look at the barriers that hold us back including examining the views we hold about ourselves and others.

Areas covered will include confidence in auditions, confidence in approaching dance companies for work and seeking funding for dance projects, and any other area of dance or life in general that the participants wish to be covered.

The event will be run by Landmark Education, and International Training and Development Organisation that hold courses in over 125 locations in over 20 countries all over the world. Recent graduates of Landmark Education include Travers Ross (SYTYCD), Anthony Ikin (SYTYCD) and Paul White (Sydney Dance Company and ADT, voted best male dancer 2008). These dancers all attribute Landmark Education as being a major influence on their success in dance today, including being able to secure work, having the clarity to make important career decisions, as well as being totally confident and fully self expressed in their dancing.

This free event will include an opportunity to learn about the Landmark Forum (the flagship program of Landmark Education) a 3 1/2 Day course held in Sydney approximately once a month. The cost of the training includes an optional 10 week seminar series that runs on weeknights.

To book your place in the dancers’ seminar please call or SMS Andrew McQueen on 0410 055 297

‘Come Together’ Dance Convention

Friday 9 – Monday 12 October 2009

Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School

Never before has a Convention been held in Australia bringing together Dance professionals from all genres to discuss and exchange ideas in both a practical and theoretical way.

The principle theme for the 2009 Convention is ‘Imagine, Inspire, Ignite’.

Imagine – Dance Professionals coming together to share knowledge

Inspire – Yourself and others to lifelong learning

Ignite – Your Passion for Dance

The ‘Come Together’ Dance Convention is open to all members of the dance industry and is expected to attract attendees from within Australia and Overseas. If you are a dance teacher from private practice, schools, colleges or universities, an educator or practitioner to the dance industry or a student from within the dance community you cannot afford to miss this event.

Key program features;

    Keynote Presentations from Rhee Gold, the pioneer of Dance Education in the USA and Li Cunxin, author of ‘Mao’s Last Dancer’ will tell his compelling life-changing journey to become Principal Dancer in the Beijing Ballet.

    2 Full Days of Lectures from industry leaders, with topics ranging from Communicating with Teenagers and Eating Disorders to Safe Dance Practices to Auditioning Techniques to Ways to Jazz up your Tap Class, Pas de Deux and more.

   5 Specialised Workshops Rhee Gold will present two dance business savvy workshops, Lisa Howell provides a hands on approach to Flexibility and Advanced Foot Control, Avigail Herman offers an amazing opportunity for experienced full time singers to participate in the Song as Story workshop. Places are limited.

    17 Master Classes dance students of all ages have the opportunity to be taught by Australia’s top dance teachers, such as Kelly Aykers, Bonnie Bourke, Megan Connolly, Paul Davis, Mark Hill, Etienne Khoo, Paul Malek, Steven McTaggart, Tanya Pearson and Adam Wheeler. Industry teachers are welcome to observe these classes.

    Open days at the Australian Ballet School and Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School.

   Trade Exhibition.

   Social & Networking Opportunities.

To find out more about the ‘Come Together’ Dance Convention or to register for the Convention or Master Classes please visit the Convention website by clicking on the links below, or contact the Convention Organisers, Integrated Event Productions via email emma@intep.com.au

Convention Information:               www.atod.net.au/danceconvention

Convention Registration (teachers):      www.atod.net.au/danceconvention/convention_registration

Master Class Registration (students):   www.atod.net.au/danceconvention/master_class

JoAnn Jansen was recognised as a dancer in 1996, and choreographer in 2004. She has collaborated with celebrities including Harrison Ford as choreographer and acting coach, Jennifer Aniston, and Antonio Banderas in the blockbuster film Take the Lead. Take the Lead showcased styles of dance from Hip Hop through to Ballroom with an emphasis on partnering, breaks and rhythm.

As an industry professional, JoAnn encourages others to broaden their career. “Dance is all dance. You need to understand the art form and bring a personality.” This personality has enabled her to make what she describes as an “obvious transition” from choreographer to director. In a competitive industry, JoAnn states that you need to “work as hard as you can in front of decision makers, keep up connections, make choreographers recognise you, have an agent and an interest in how the business works here.”

With an impressive list of credits to her name, JoAnn works side by side with her agent at Clear Talent Group in LA. “The good thing about Clear Talent Group is there is not an overload of clients, they are funky, they give clients the attention they need, they get what I want, they are smart and current yet polite and tough.”

Check out JoAnn Jansen’s amazing list of credits below!

http://www.cleartalentgroup.com/pdf/JoAnn%20Jansen%20Resume.pdf

FAME THE MUSICAL is back. It will return to Australia in a national tour beginning at Melbourne’s Regent Theatre on April 18. It will open in Brisbane at the Lyric Theatre QPAC on June 20 and in Sydney in early September.

Produced by John Frost and Directed and Choreographed by Kelley Abbey, FAME THE MUSICAL is the story of the kids from New York’s School for the Performing Arts who inspired a generation and sparked sales of untold millions of legwarmers.

Fame is, almost uniquely, a classic of cinema, television and music theatre. The movie, released in 1980, won an Academy Award and swept the world. The TV show ran for six seasons, won numerous Emmy Awards and was broadcast in over 70 countries. And FAME THE MUSICAL ran for a decade on the West End and has been seen by ten million worldwide. John Frost believes the time is right for his new production.

‘This is a show with wonderful songs and sensational dancing. The fact that the public can’t get enough of Australian Idol, So You Think You can Dance, Dancing with the Stars and Masterchef - like FAME all about aspiration and inspiration - tells me that the time is right for this spectacular new show.

‘We will be looking for 30 young and dynamic dancers/singers of all cultural backgrounds. And we expect to see hundreds at the auditions, most of them in leg warmers and leotards.

‘The auditions mirror the theme of Fame, that young people can break through in the entertainment world and become what they want – if they work at it.’ (The original School for the Performing Arts’ graduates include Alicia Keys, Jennifer Aniston, Liza Minnelli, Al Pacino and Suzanne Vega.)

“You want fame? Well fame costs. And right here is where you start paying. In sweat!’ ‘We won’t be quite so blunt,’ John Frost says, ‘but it is certainly true that a new generation of music theatre stars are likely to emerge from these auditions. It’s up to them. So it’s going to be a very exciting time.’

FAME The Musical - Auditions!
Brisbane
Date: Friday Oct 2nd & Saturday Oct 3rd
Venue: QPAC - Merivale Street Studios
Sydney
Date: Monday Oct 5th - Thursday Oct 8th
Venue: Capitol Theatre
Melbourne
Date: Sunday Oct 11th- Wednesday Oct 14th
Venue: Her Majesty’s Theatre

The son of a choreographer, Patrick shot to fame in the blockbuster film Dirty Dancing that has seen fans mimic his dance moves for years. However, his friends and family will remember him for his down to earth nature and personality.

Patrick was both a talented dancer and actor and will be greatly missed.

Hey Guys,

I was recently nominated by Capezio as one of the top choreographers in the
U.S, and competed my submission in NYC. Here it is! I am so proud of my
dancers!
http://www.erinlamont.com/html/links.htm