Celebrate 25 years of SummerDance at CSU!

July 9 - 27, 2007
(All classes meet in the dance studio: PE Building, Room B71.
Click here for a campus map )

Guest Artists:
Jeanine Durning  (formerly of David Dorfman Dance)
Helanius Wilkins (Edgeworks Dance Theater)
Gwen Ritchie (LABCO)
Jennifer Keller (Slippery Rock University)
Christal Brown (Urban Bush Women)
Tammy Metz Starr (Bowling Green State University)

Registration Form (pdf)

SOMATIC TECHNIQUES: A Body Work Seminar
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
CSU Dance Studio

DAN 424 (Undergraduate) or
DAN 524 (Graduate)
1 semester hour

Somatic Techniques: A BodyWork Seminar involves study in the methods of somatic training and its application to the moving body. Potential training methods include Pilates Mat Work, an exercise-based system that aims to develop the body's "center" to create a stable core for efficient and effective movement,  Yoga, establishing clear principals for optimal alignment and balanced energetic action, and Tai Chi Chuan, described as "moving meditation." Appropriate for all ages, no dance experience is required. Wear comfortable clothing, and bring a mat or blanket.

---

CONTEMPORARY MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES
Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
CSU Dance Studio
Accompanist's Fee: $30.00

DAN 473 (Undergraduate) or
DAN 573 (Graduate)
1 semester hour

Contemporary Movement Techniques incorporates material from a variety of sources, ranging from release-based work connecting with the floor to an eclectic series of standing contemporary sequences. Classes explore various elements including a weighted and grounded approach to movement, harnessing the body's momentum and force, partnering skills and improvisational techniques.

---

MIX AND MATCH
CSU Dance Studio
DAN 499 (Undergraduate) or
DAN 599 (Graduate)
1 semester hour
Mix and Match is a grab bag of 15 classes - your choice - from among the three fabulous weeks of SummerDance '07!

---

SummerDance Concerts

Please join us for two CSU Summer Dance performances!
The CSU Summer Dance Concert in collaboration with the CSU Imagination Writers Workshop:

Wednesday, July 18
7:30 PM
Drinko Recital Hall
A performance featuring the Summmer Dance Guest artists and the Imagination faculty.

The CSU Summer Dance in collaboration with the Ingenuity Festival Saturday afternoon, July 21