[PhiladelphiaDANCE.org Listserv] Gwendolyn Bye Dance Center's Recital 2008 "The Sleeping Beauty and Tales of Lore"

[Mary Ziogas]

Dear Dance Community,

Please come out and support the Gwendolyn Bye Dance Center. We will be holding our recital on Saturday June 14th at 6:30pm. Information about the performance is listed below. 


GWENDOLYNBYEDANCECENTERGwendolynByeDanceCenter On January 1, 2006 the dance training school known as the GwendolynByeDanceCenter, merged with Dancefusion as a new division of the Dancefusion non-profit organization. The Gwendolyn Bye Dance Center has year-round training classes for children and adults and is dedicated to the education and preservation of dance as a performing art; teaching at the highest standards, the many disciplines of dance to students who will make up our next generation of dancers, artists, patron and public; using dance as a bridge to cross cultural, social and economic boundaries.Ms. Bye and her staff of internationally recognized teachers have designed programs to help students grow as young artists and develop a strong technical foundation while having fun. Students will learn self-discipline, concentration, self-confidence and an appreciation of the arts. Graduates of the school have gone into the dance programs of TISCH School of Arts at New YorkUniversity, Barnard, Wesleyan, Temple, SUNY Purchase, NY, Vassar, Goucher and University of the Arts. They have also entered programs at AlvinAileyAmericanDanceCenter, The Juilliard School, Paul Taylor Training Program, Arthur Mitchell’s Dance Theatre of Harlem and The Pennsylvania Governor’s School for Performing Arts. Admission reflects the high level of training students received from the Gwendolyn Bye Dance Center School of Performing Arts. The school also offers numerous opportunities to perform. Upper division is eligible to audition for Dancefusion’s fusion2, a training ground for young dancers, made up of young dancers from the school, who perform throughout Philadelphia. All students, ages 3 and up may participate in the school’s culminating annual performance in June.December 2007, the School presented over twenty-five students in “Holiday Dances” at the Iron Gate Theater. The school re-staged two dances from the Twelve Day's of Christmas and engaged a Choral group, The Freedom Choir of Philadelphia to sing a medley of Christmas songs. The second part of the concert premièred a new work The Angel of Christmas by the newest member of our faculty, ballet teacher/choreographer Jorge Laico.Children’s Dance Programs at the school are divided into two levels - Program A is for children ages 3 to 12 offers classes in basic training from beginner to beginner-intermediate for young boys and girls and teaches the joy and beauty of movement. Students develop self confidence, teamwork skills and a strong dance foundation while having fun in a nurturing and supportive environment. Dance classes include ballet, modern, jazz, tap, hip-hop. Program B is for ages 10 to 18 offers training from the beginning-intermediate level to advanced for older boys and girls. Classes include, ballet, pointe, adagio & variations, modern, jazz, tap, and hip-hop. Designed to help students grow as young artists and develop a strong technical foundation in an enriching and energetic environment. Students learn self-discipline, concentration, self-confidence and the value of teamwork. Additional classes are offered in musical theater, creative dramatics and mime. Classes develop student’s skills in acting, improvisation, clowning, play writing, and musical theater. Graduates of the school have been admitted into prestigious colleges and universities. These students may also be invited to audition for the junior company, Dancefusion’s fusion2.

Scholarship Programs Directed by Assata Hazell the scholarship program at the GwendolynByeDanceCenter is developing its Inner-City program that reaches out to underserved children in the Greater Philadelphia community. The scholarship program will cover supplies and tuition for dance training at the GwendolynByeDanceCenter for up to 20 students. Our scholarship program is supported by the Philadelphia business community and through grants from TempleUniversity’s Prevention of School Violence. In September 2007 the Lois Bye Funderburg Scholarship Fund was set up to give scholarships to young dancers who would not otherwise have the resources to study. This fund will help us reach out to talented young dancers in the Greater Philadelphia Community, covering their tuition for dance training at the GwendolynByeDanceCenter.




Gwendolyn Bye Dance Center
Presents

Recital 2008
"The Sleeping Beauty and Tales of Lore"

When: Saturday, June 14, 2008

Where: Iron Gate Theater
3700 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia , PA 19104

Showtime: 6:30 pm

Ticket Prices: Reserved Seating $25.00
General Admission:Adults $22.00
Students & Children $12.00


TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW !!!


Call 215-222-7633 to purchase your tickets, The office is open Mondays thru Saturdays.
Don't wait tickets are going Fast!




Mary Ziogas, Manager 
Gwendolyn Bye Dance Center 
3611 Lancaster Avenue 
Philadelphia, PA 19104 
215-222-7633 
Email: mary at gbyedance.org
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