Dance Magazine Essay Prize Helps Teachers Honor Teachers.DANCE TEACHERS, who must inspire their students to succeed, draw from many wellsprings. But none is more important than the education and encouragement provided by the dance teachers' own teachers. In recognizing that, Dance Magazine sponsors an annual essay contest, inviting teachers to nominate the person who has been most important to their own success. The prizewinner prize·win·ner n. One that wins a prize. prizewinner n → premiado/a prizewinner prize n → gagnant(e) spends a weekend in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , reunited with his or her favorite dance instructor, courtesy of Dance Magazine. And so it was that on May 11 this year's winner--dance teacher Lees Hummel hummel entire, naturally polled deer. of Miami, Florida--was flown to New York City, dance bag in hand, for a long-awaited reunion with her own favorite teacher, jazz dance master Lynn Simonson of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of City's Dance Space Center. Simonson is the founder of Simonson technique, inspired by jazz music and dedicated to the understanding of the body. Her teachings encourage students to learn body placement internally in order to gain awareness of their own instruments. Lees is actually preparing to teach Simonson's technique at Western Kentucky University Student Body Profile WKU had a total enrollment in the Fall Semester of 2002 (the latest published figures) of 17,818 students. Out of this total, 73% were full-time and 85% were undergraduates. Ethnic and racial minority enrollment was just under 13% at 2,097. , where she has been appointed head of the dance department--a job she found through an ad in Dance Magazine. Her home for the weekend was the luxurious Empire Hotel, just steps from Lincoln Center Lincoln Center New York’s modern theater complex. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 1586] See : Theater . But Lees Hummel is no stranger to New York City. Winning her undergraduate and master's degree master's degree n. An academic degree conferred by a college or university upon those who complete at least one year of prescribed study beyond the bachelor's degree. Noun 1. in dance and teaching from New York University New York University, mainly in New York City; coeducational; chartered 1831, opened 1832 as the Univ. of the City of New York, renamed 1896. It comprises 13 schools and colleges, maintaining 4 main centers (including the Medical Center) in the city, as well as the , she was able to take advantage of New York's finest dance instructors. As she related in her essay, the ambitious student struck gold when she first connected with Lynn Simonson. Now a successful teacher herself, Lees was able to reconnect with her guru once again, becoming a student for a weekend. "It's been a long time since I've been in class as a student," Lees commented nervously. But from the moment she arrived at the studio, she felt right at home. "Home" is exactly what Dance Space Center is for many dancers. The downtown facility provides endless opportunities for dancers to grow in a relaxed and caring atmosphere. Lynn Simonson is one of the founding members of Dance Space Center, and her warm smile and visible love of teaching can make any student feel encouraged and inspired. This certainly held true for Lees Hummel, who was invited to attend three dance classes that weekend, as well as Dance Space Center's annual gala concert performance. Lees did have some time to kick up her heels outside of the classroom as well. She and friend Brian Arena were treated to a tour of Dance Magazine's New York office and lunch with Dance Magazine President Roslyne Stern and Executive Editor Richard Philp. There, they exchanged stories about lives dedicated to dance. That evening, they were joined by fifty friends of dance at a cocktail party in honor of Lees Hummel and Lynn Simonson. Then it was off to the theater. And where else on a trip to New York City but Broadway? Lees attended the long-running hit show Chicago, featuring the choreography of Ann Reinking Ann Reinking (born November 10, 1949 in Seattle, Washington) is an American actress and dancer, most famous for her association with choreographer Bob Fosse. Reinking originally trained as a ballet dancer. , as well as the Lynne Taylor-Corbett-choreographed musical revue Swing!, where she also met members of the cast. The weekend was jam-packed, but Lees didn't seem the least bit tired. Energetic and grateful, she was a pleasure to host. All too soon, it was time for our contest winner to pack her bags and rush off to catch American Airlines American Airlines Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the flight #1129 home to Miami. "It was easily the best weekend I've had and a truly incredible trip to New York," she wrote us in a thank-you note. Dance Magazine is proud to honor the inspirers of dance. Bringing teachers, students, performers and friends together made Lees Hummel's award-winning weekend of dance not only meaningful, but a lot of fun. Read Lees Hummel's prizewinning prize·win·ning also prize-win·ning adj. Having won or worthy of winning a prize: the prizewinning entry. Adj. 1. essay online at www.dancemagazine.com Tamlyn Brooke Shusterman is a dancer and a special events consultant to Dance Magazine. |
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