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A Lesson in Collaboration: Site Specific Dance Making. 2013 Young Dancers in Motion

A Lesson in Collaboration: Site Specific Dance Making.

Yesterday, our young dancers spent the afternoon in a workshop for making site-specific dances. During this three hour workshop, the students were broken into five different groups and led by…
carolinebarna
carolinebarnaJuly 8, 2013
IndepenDANCE Day 2011 Works-in-Progress2013 Young Dancers in Motion

IndepenDANCE Day

We have completed our first full week of classes here at the Young Dancers Workshop! Today, our dancers get a much deserved rest and recharge from classes. They'll have time…
carolinebarna
carolinebarnaJuly 6, 2013
Music making and dancing together. 2013 Young Dancers in Motion

Music making and dancing together.

Yesterday at breakfast, accompanist Carl Landa was telling me that the word for dance and the word for music are the same in many African countries. This one word is…
carolinebarna
carolinebarnaJuly 4, 2013
Bringing Words to Life in the Body 2013 Young Dancers in Motion

Bringing Words to Life in the Body

One of the best aspects of the young dancers workshop is the focus the program puts on individual creativity. Yesterday, dancers were given an opportunity to think, talk, write, create…
carolinebarna
carolinebarnaJuly 2, 2013
Know Your Limits 2013 Young Dancers in Motion

Know Your Limits

What a full weekend it has been. Our young dancers have taken nine master classes already, sampling classes from each instructor to inform their schedule choices. This weekend was a…
carolinebarna
carolinebarnaJuly 1, 2013
A Place to Start – Curiosity, Cooperation, Respect and Generosity. 2013 Young Dancers in Motion

A Place to Start – Curiosity, Cooperation, Respect and Generosity.

Hello! I am Caroline Barna, social media intern for Bates Dance Festival this summer. I traveled to Bates from Washington, DC, where I have been living, dancing and arts administrat-ing…
carolinebarna
carolinebarnaJune 30, 2013
Danse l'Afrique Danse-Day 8 2012 Travels in Johannesburg

Danse l'Afrique Danse-Day 8

My pal Marj has gotten quite ill with laryngitis. I spent part of the morning re-booking her ticket so she could delay her return home until tomorrow and skip a…
laura
lauraOctober 7, 2012
Danse l'Afrique Danse-Day 7 2012 Travels in Johannesburg

Danse l'Afrique Danse-Day 7

The morning begins with a nice breakfast made by our incredible jolly and cheerful housemaid, Boingi.  From day one I felt like part of her family.  Then I try to…
laura
lauraOctober 7, 2012
Danse l'Afrique Danse-Day 6 2012 Travels in Johannesburg

Danse l'Afrique Danse-Day 6

I am beginning to weary from our long days and have opted to miss a few late night performances. One reaches a point where it is just not possible to…
laura
lauraOctober 7, 2012
Danse l'Afrique Danse-Day 5 2012 Travels in Johannesburg

Danse l'Afrique Danse-Day 5

We began the day at Dance Space attending an incredibly informative discussion. The first section led by dance writer, Adrienne Sichel, focused on the history and development of South Africa…
laura
lauraOctober 6, 2012
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