Fort Wayne Dance Collective is looking for a high-energy, hard-working intern who isn’t afraid to roll up their sleeves and get down to business. We are seeking lovers of the arts, dance, wellness and the wonderful work we do here at the FWDC. Some of the responsibilities for this position will include: event planning and management, marketing and public relations in the non-profit sector. This person will work closely with Liz Monnier, Artistic Director, Alison Gerardot, Outreach Director and Jarin Hart, Managing Director in continuously growing and developing this unique organization.
Our mission at the FWDC is to provide people of all ages and abilities a respectful environment to learn, collaborate and perform using movement, rhythm and language. If you share our passion, please apply at http://www.indianaintern.net/ today! You must apply at Indiana INTERNnet for this position. Applicants must be currently enrolled in college.
The internship will last October-May and will require 10 hours per week. This position will require daytime, some evening and weekend commitment. Oh, by the way, did we mention this internship is PAID? You will receive $10 per hour, while working in a fun, friendly, artsy environment and you can have all the FREE buttery, popcorn you can digest! (Fort Wayne Cinema Center is located in the same building). So what are you waiting for? The Deadline for applications is Sunday, October 2.
Fort Wayne Dance Collective presents the third annual Halloween performance, “Phantoms and Phobias.” This years’ theme will expose the deepest, darkest fears and inner phantoms that plague the demented minds of 9 choreographers. Matthew Farmer, guest choreographer from Hope College, will be presenting Acosticophobia. Brittney Tun’s piece will focus on Coulrophobia, and Kara Wilson will explore Agoraphobia just to name a few. These disturbing pieces will beg the question…what are YOU afraid of?
As part of the Downtown Improvement District’s Fright Night, this year’s Halloween show promises to be more demented than ever! The trolley will be stopping at FWDC to drop off victims…I mean patrons who dare to watch this twisted performance. The performances will be Friday, October 21 at 7 p.m., Saturday, October 22 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., as well as Sunday, October 23 at 2 p.m. Be sure to catch one of these bone-chilling performances…or else!
Email us for more information at info@fwdc.org, or call us for tickets at 424-6574. It promises to be a frighteningly good time!
What a blast! We had so much fun performing last Saturday! Fort Wayne Taiko delivered another stellar performance, and the Fort Wayne Dance Collective danced beautifully to live local musicians. Special thanks to choreographers: Liz Monnier, Alison Gerardot, Erlinda Wall, and Britney Tun as well as dancers: Kelly Holt, Kara Wilson, Erlinda Wall, Liz Monnier, Jordyn Rigler, and Miranda Bearman. We would also like to thank our musicians Mike Conley, Sunny Taylor Berry, Erik Möllberg and Bray Coughlin, and live artists Diane Gaby and Patricia Crawford for contributing their talents. FWDC loves doing collaborations and is so thrilled to have the opportunity to work with such amazing and talented people. We also want to thank the Downtown Improvement District for asking us to collaborate with them in doing a flash mob for Busker Square and thanks to End Times Spasm Band for providing such fun dance music! Thanks to everyone for your support and we hope to see you all September 7th as we kick off our Fall 2011 semester! Below are some photos of the Fort Wayne Taiko and FWDC performances as well as the flash mob during End Times Spasm Band’s energetic performance.
Just show up in front of the Arts United Center at 4:45 p.m. and we’ll fill you in on the experiment. It will be an improvisation at the end of FWDC’s scheduled performance at 5:00 p.m. on the Arts United Stage, “Circle of Art.”
Directions will be given to (for example) run and freeze, fast and slow, sharp and smooth, be invisible etc.
Wear something comfortable and colorful (no words on clothes please). Wear shoes as we are dancing on bricks.
We also need people to play simple percussion instruments, hand drums, egg shakers,bells etc.
We’ll perform at approximately 5:30. p.m.
Questions? call Liz 424-6574 or email liz@fwdc.org
It may not feel like fall outside, but believe me it is rapidly approaching! We have added several new classes this Fall such as: Orff-Music Making for Children, Viyasa Flow Yoga, Zumba and Adult Continuing Jazz Technique! We have also expanded our Creative Movement, Dance Sampler, and Beginning Adult Ballet classes to better accommodate these growing class sizes. We are THRILLED to introduce new teachers this Fall: Lauren Hoyt will be teaching Zumba, Lindsey Helmer will be teaching Pilates Mat & Toning, Mary Newell will be teaching Vinyasa Flow Yoga, FWDC Touring Company performer, Brittney Coughlin, will be teaching Adult Continuing Jazz Technique, FWDC Outreach Director, Alison Gerardot, will be teaching Advanced Dance Sampler IV, FWDC Fort Wayne Taiko member will be teaching Youth Taiko and our new Beginning Adult Ballet and Dance Sampler I teacher Joellen Wojtowicz! Welcome to FWDC! Stay tuned to our fwdc.org website as we are preparing to update our Teachers section in the very near future. Exciting things to come at the FWDC this Fall. See you September 7th!
So, what do you want to be when you grow up? We were asked that when we were kids and we find ourselves asking our children that as well. What we want to do for our life’s work varies throughout our lifetime and if we can discover what our special gifts are to give back to the world, we are indeed fortunate. Our story-dance this year revolves around Daisy McGee who searches for her special gift for many years. When she finally discovers it she finds herself helping others in ways she never imagined. Becca Wegner and I have spent some long hours at her kitchen table putting the details together and we’re both excited to see it all come to life. Some of the characters you’ll see are the Jumparinas, the Whisker Woos, The Roadside Robbers, the Poomeranians, the Lunar Beams and the Whichwaytogos, just to mention a few! What fun! The fabulous dancers from Bi-County Services will once again join us in a dance that takes Daisy McGee back to school. We hope you’ll join us at our family concert June 17, 7 p.m. at the Arts United Center. Call 424-6574 or email info@fwdc.org for more information or to purchase tickets. Tickets go on sale May 28th. Mark your calendars and save the date for a night of dance, adventure and fun!
Here are some photos of our time spent with the wonderful Hubbard Street 2 crew at the talk-back after their amazing performance. Also some highlights from both the Gala Dinner before the show and our luncheon the following day. We were so excited and grateful that the Weisser Park kids got to participate in the HS2 master class and performed “Breakable” during our luncheon. We would also like to thank American Style Ballroom for partnering with Easter Seals Arc and bringing a very special ballroom performance to our IDF luncheon. Everyone had such a great time and enjoyed these performances so much! They really made the IDF luncheon wonderful. There are some great pictures of our Soulfully Salsa workshop lead by the romp-shakin’ David Seymour, the Seven Shimmies workshop instructed by the vivacious Katya Farris, and the Dances of Universal Peace dance circle hosted by Naomi Wilansky. Such a great weekend!
The Indiana Dance Festival is fast approaching! Check out the flash mob at Glenbrook Mall this past weekend and if you haven’t done so already, register for the Indiana Dance Festival, April 1-3 at indianadance.org. Sponsored by the Fort Wayne Dance Collective, the festival will host many dancers from around the state participating in the 25 workshops covering everything from belly dance to slow flow yoga, grant-writing skills, salsa, networking and so much more! The 3-day event will also feature the Indiana Dancers Showcase, a concert comprised of dance pieces from companies from all over Indiana. Headlining the festival is a performance by Hubbard Street 2 from Chicago! To purchase tickets, or find out more information please call the FWDC at (260) 424-6574 or email info@fwdc.org 
The Indiana Dance Festival will be hosted by the Fort Wayne Dance Collective from April 1-3, 2011. We will be kicking off the festival with a performance by Chicago’s Hubbard Street 2 in the Arts United Center at 8 pm on Friday, April 1. The performance will be preceeded by a Gala Dinner served at 6:30 pm in the Ian Rolland Gallery in the Arts United Center. Doors open at 5:30 pm for this event.
The festival will feature 3 days of workshops with emphasis on dance, culture, education (grant-writing and social media/networking skills), Taiko and Jenbe drumming, and wellness workshops. In addition to the Hubbard Street 2 performance and workshops, we will also host an IDF Showcase featuring a vast array of talent that you won’t want to miss. For more information on this exciting event please visit indianadance.org.
Registration Rates & Fees
PROFESSIONAL/ADULT: $190
STUDENT: $175 /
GROUP RATE: $155 / (More than 5 adults/students registering at once)
Includes ticket to Friday night gala dinner, Hubbard Street 2 performance, up to five Saturday workshops, catered luncheon and ticket to Indiana Dancers Showcase, two Sunday workshops and closing catered brunch
Friday Only:
Gala Dinner and Hubbard Street 2 performance only: $60
Hubbard Street 2 performance only: $25 in advance / $30 at the door/$15 for children 12 and under
Saturday Only:
Up to five workshops, catered luncheon and IDF Showcase ticket: $90
IDF Showcase only: $20 in advance / $25 at the door
Sunday Only:
Two workshops and closing brunch: $45
Drop-in Workshops:
$15 per workshop. No more than 2 workshops allowed without paying full day’s fees
Performance Package:
Hubbard Street 2 performance April 1 and IDF Showcase April 2: $35 in advance
Spectator Fee:
Ability to observe workshops ONLY. Non-admittance to any other events: $15 for the weekend
While the IDF accepts serious students, parents/guardians of those under 18, should be aware that IDF does not provide supervision for students outside the studios.
VIDEO RECORDING DEVICES PROHIBITED. No video recording devices of any type are allowed in the workshops or performances. Flash photography is allowed during workshops but not during performances as it poses a risk to dancers performing.
Hotel Information
We have established a special rate of $86.00 per night (and a special parking rate of $3.50 per night) with the Hilton downtown Fort Wayne. This hotel has many amenities and is about 6 blocks from the festival events.
To book, please call 1-800-HILTONS, and book under the name Indiana Dance Festival or the group code IDF.
Christina Havens will be in town to explore the ongoing practice of 5rhythms, created by Gabrielle Roth!
The 5Rhythms movement practice helps us express openness, presence and joy in our bodies and in our lives and allows us to experience the transformative power of dance. The basics of the 5Rhythms are flow, staccato, chaos, lyrical and stillness. These rhythms will ground us in our feet, belly, and breath. No dance experience is needed, just the willingness to move with and be curious about whatever is present in your body and be fascinated by your own fluidity. We hope you will join us on the dance floor!
Saturday, November 6, 1 to 3 pm
$20 per student
Call (260) 424-6574 to register today!
Christine Havens, www.wavesdance.com, has been studying 5Rhythms® Dance with Gabrielle Roth for the past 22 years and has been a certified teacher of the 5Rhythms® for 13 years. Christine travels internationally teaching 5Rhythms® workshops and for the past 13 years has also held weekly classes in Seattle and on Bainbridge Island, WA. Christine is passionate about teaching the 5Rhythms and is devoted to developing embodiment, presence and community through the practice of the 5Rhythms as a spiritual practice. For the past 15 years, Christine has also had a private practice as a psychotherapist/movement therapist. Christine enjoys combining somatic and spiritual practices in all her work.
