Dance Magazine Scholarship Guide 2008.Looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a way to pay for dance classes? Welcome to our 2008 Scholarship Guide. We've got more than 100 scholarships listed to help you fund your training, tuition, travel expenses, and other costs. Not only can a scholarship ease the strain on your bank account, but when someone puts resources behind your hard work, it's a confidence boost that can't be beat.--Jennifer Stahl, editor UP TO $100K Niagara University Department of Theatre & Fine Arts Niagara University, NY Contact: Terri Filips 716-286-8489; tfilips@niagara.edu www.niagara.edu/theatre Deadline: Feb 16, 2009 Number awarded: 8 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Song; Monologue monologue, an extended speech by one person only. Strindberg's one-act play The Stronger, spoken entirely by one person, is an extreme example of monologue. ; Dance University of Richmond Richmond, VA Contact: Office of Admission 804-289-8640; admissions@richmond.edu www.richmond.edu Richmond Scholar--Artist Designation Deadline: Dec 15, 2008 Number awarded: Up to 3 Pays for Tuition Requirements: Audition; Application Youth America Grand Prix Grand Prix n. pl. Grand Prix Any of several competitive international road races for sports cars of specific engine size over an exacting, usually risky course. 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 , NY 212-590-2325; info@yagp.org www.yagp.org Deadline: Dance students must be selected from semi-finals held throughout the year or by video preliminary. Scholarships awarded at NYC NYC abbr. New York City NYC New York City Finals in March/April of each year. Number awarded: 100 in 2008; varies Pays for: YAGP awards over $250,000 annually in scholarships to leading dance schools worldwide. Range from summer semester se·mes·ter n. One of two divisions of 15 to 18 weeks each of an academic year. [German, from Latin (cursus) s only to full-year, all expenses paid. UP TO $25K Birmingham--Southern College Birmingham, AL Contact: Ruth Henry 205-226-4943; rhenry@bsc.edu www.bsc edu/academics/theatredance/dance.htm Dance Department Deadline: Rolling Number awarded: Varies Pays for: Tuition Requirements: College acceptance; Audition The Hartt School Dance Division Hartford, CT Contact: Amy Lesko 860-525-9396 x22; lesko@hartford.edu www.hartford.edu/hartt Talent Scholarship Deadline: Nov 6, 2008 Number awarded: 20 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Audition; Enrollment in BFA BFA abbr. Bachelor of Fine Arts BFA abbr BFA, B.F.A Bachelor of Fine Arts; first degree in Fine Arts. in Dance at Hartford University Mercyhurst College “Mercyhurst” redirects here. For other uses, see Mercyhurst (disambiguation). Mercyhurst College is a Catholic liberal arts college in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. Erie, PA Contact: Tauna Hunter 814-824-2587; thunter@mercyhurst.edu http://dance.mercyhurst.edu Mercyhurst College Dance Merit Scholarship Deadline: May 1,2009 Number awarded: 5-10 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Collegiate/pre-professional ballet student by audition Princess Grace Foundation--USA New York, NY Contact: Kathleen Richards 212-317-1470; grants@pgfusa.org www.pgfusa.org Princess Grace Awards Deadline: Apr 30, 2009 Number awarded: Varies Pays for: Tuition UP TO $10K California Institute of the Arts California Institute of the Arts known as CalArts U.S. private institution of higher learning in Valencia. Created in 1961 through the merger of two other art institutes, it was the first in the U.S. Valencia, CA Contact: Office of Admissions 661-255-1050; admiss@calarts.edu www.calarts.edu Sharon Disney Lund Scholarship for Dance Deadline: Jan 5, 2009 Number awarded: 6 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Highly-ranked dancers Hope College Holland, MI Contact: Stephanie Brumels 616-395-7700; brumelss@hope.edu www.hope.edu/academic/dance Distinguished Artist Award Deadline: Feb 26, 2009 Number awarded: 12 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Incoming freshman; Audition University of Illinois University of Illinois may refer to:
Urbana, IL Contact: Zehra Wyrich 217-333-1010; dance@uiuc.edu www.dance.uiuc.edu Talented Student Tuition Awards Number awarded: Varies Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Audition University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. Eugene, OR Contact: Marian Moser 541-346-3386; dance@uoregon.edu http://dance.uoregon.edu Graduate Teaching Fellowships Deadline: Mar 1, 2009 Number awarded: 3+ Pays for: Tuition, Health insurance, Stipend sti·pend n. A fixed and regular payment, such as a salary for services rendered or an allowance. [Middle English stipendie, from Old French, from Latin st Requirements: MFA See multifactor authentication. Dance candidate Point Park University Pittsburgh, PA Contact: Joseph McGoldrick 412-392-3450; conservatory@pointpark.edu www.pointpark.edu Talent Scholarship Deadline: Mar 1, 2009 Number awarded: 25 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Based on audition Presidio Dance Theatre San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , CA Contact: Sherene Melanin melanin (mĕl`ənĭn), water-insoluble polymer of various compounds derived from the amino acid tyrosine. It is one of two pigments found in human skin and hair and adds brown to skin color; the other pigment is carotene, which contributes 415-561-3958; info@presidiodance.org www.presidiodance.org Company Apprentice/Presidio Dance Theatre Deadline: Sep 1, 2008 Number awarded: 10 Pays for: Choreography, Costumes, Shoes, Workshops, Travel, Tuition Requirements: High school/college age; Audition; 3-4classes per week Samuel H. Scripps BAM Bam (bäm), town (1996 pop. 70,100), Kerman prov., SE Iran, on the intermittent Bam River. Located on the western edge of the Dasht-e Lut, Bam is a trade center in a henna-growing region. Dates and other fruits are also grown; camels are raised. Scholarship Fund Brooklyn, NY Contact: Scholarship & Recognition Programs 609-771-7878; srp-csr@ets.org www.bam.org/scripps Deadline: Jan 30, 2009 Number awarded: Varies Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Current and former participants of BAM's education programs Southern Union State Community College Southern Union State Community College is a public, two-year college located in Wadley, Alabama, USA. Southern Union offers academic, technical, and health science programs to the east-central Alabama region. Wadley, AL Contact: Sonja Fincher 256-395-2211 ; sfincher@suscc.edu www.suscc.edu Deadline: Rolling Number awarded: 10-17 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Audition Steps on Broadway Steps on Broadway is the prestigious and well-renown dance studio on Broadway, NYC,which opened in 1979 by founder and artistic director Carol Paumgarten. There are approximately twelve studios on three floors which offer a variety of classes for all levels. New York, NY Contact: Claire Weston 212-874-2410 x18; claire@stepsnyc.com www.stepsnyc.com Steps Repertory Ensemble Deadline: Aug 2008 Number awarded: 10 Pays for: Special workshops, 1 year daily classes, Performances, 1 year membership to Scene Interactive Requirements: Age 18+; Audition; Advanced-level dancers SUNY SUNY - State University of New York at Buffalo--Theatre & Dance Buffalo, NY 716-645-6898 x1332; td-theatredance@buffalo.edu www.theatredance.buffalo.edu Perry Watkins Perry Watkins (1949 - March 17, 1996) was an African-American, gay man and one of the first soldiers to have some success in challenging the ban against homosexuals in the United States Military. [1] Perry Watkins was born in Missouri in 1949. Deadline: Dec 31, 2008 Number awarded: Varies Pays for: Tuition Requirements: African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. Theatre Design Technology Major Wittenberg University Wittenberg University, located in Springfield, Ohio, is a private, four-year liberal arts college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The college was founded in 1842 by Ezra Keller in Wooster, Ohio, and moved three years later to its present location. Department of Theatre and Dance Springfield, OH Contact: Shih-Ming Li Chang 937-327-7466; schang@wittenberg.edu www.wittenberg.edu Deadline: End of April 2009 Number awarded: 10 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Audition UP TO $5K Academy of Ballet San Francisco, CA Contacts: Richard Gibson Richard Gibson (born 1 January, 1954 in Kampala, Uganda) is a British actor, is probably best known for his role as the archetypal Gestapo Officer Herr Otto Flick in the BBC hit sitcom series, 'Allo 'Allo!. and Zory Karah 415-552-1166; balletsf@aol.com www.sfacademyofballet.com Chamberdance Number awarded: Up to 4 Pays for: Special workshops, Tuition Requirements: Talent; Discipline; Financial need; Professional potential; Audition in person or by video The Ailey School New York, NY Contact: JoAnne Ruggeri 212-405 9513; admissions@alvinailey.org www.theaileyschool.edu The Ailey School Fellowship Program Number awarded: 30-40 a semester Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Audition; Ages 15-21; Advanced/intermediate to advanced Allegheny Ballet Company Noun 1. ballet company - a company that produces ballets troupe, company - organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical); "the traveling company all stayed at the same hotel" Altoona, PA Contact: Cristin Burwell 814 941-9944; info@alleghenyballet.com www.alleghenyballet.com Chance to Dance Deadline: Sep 15, 2008 Number awarded: 1-2 Pays for: Dance gear, Extras related to dance year, Costumes, Tuition Requirements: Ages 7-10; Dance potential and musicality; Passing school grades; Financial need American Harlequin Harlequin (här`ləkwĭn, –kĭn): see commedia dell'arte. Harlequin Principal stock character of the Italian commedia dell'arte. Corporation Moorestown, NJ Contact: Lauren Merkhofer 800-642-6440; clondress@harlequinfloors.com www.harlequinfloors.com Harlequin Annual $25,000 Scholarship Program Deadline: Nov 1, 2008 Number awarded: 20 Pays for: Choreography, Competition, Dancewear dance·wear n. Clothing such as leotards and warmup suits that are worn for dance practice and exercising. , Special workshops, Travel, Tuition Requirements: Ages 15-21; US or Canadian citizen; Current dance student; Nomination by dance teacher American Repertory Ballet's Princeton Ballet School Princeton, NJ Contact: Carol Bellis 609-921-7758; pbsandarb@aol.com www.arballet.org Orphanides Scholarship Number awarded: 1 Pays for: Full Tuition Requirements: Student from Summer Intensive program who stays to study at Princeton Ballet School for the year Avila University Avila University is a private university in Kansas City, Missouri sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. It offers Bachelor's degrees in thirty-six majors and Master's degrees: Master of Science in Counseling Psychology, Master of Business Administration, Master of Kansas City Kansas City, two adjacent cities of the same name, one (1990 pop. 149,767), seat of Wyandotte co., NE Kansas (inc. 1859), the other (1990 pop. 435,146), Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties, NW Mo. (inc. 1850). , MO Contact: Cindy Freeman 816-501-2478; cindy.freeman@avila.edu www.avila.edu/athletics/dance.asp Athletic Scholarship An athletic scholarship is a form of scholarship to attend a college or university awarded to an individual based predominantly on their ability to play in a sport. They are common in the United States, but in many countries they are rare or non-existent. Deadline: Mar 15, 2009 Number awarded: 22 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Audition The Bogliasco Foundation New York, NY mail@bfny.org wwwbfny.org Jerome Robbins Noun 1. Jerome Robbins - United States choreographer who brought human emotion to classical ballet and spirited reality to Broadway musicals (1918-1998) Robbins Bogliasco Fellowship in Dance Deadline: Jan 15, 2009; Apr 15, 2009 Number awarded: 1 annually Pays for: Stipend, Travel Brenau University Brenau University is a private women’s university in Gainesville, Georgia, USA, that was founded in 1878 as Georgia Baptist Female Seminary, though it has never been affiliated with the Baptist Church. Dance Program Gainesville, GA Contact: Vincas Greene 770-534-6245; vgreene@brenau.edu www.brenau.edu Talent-Based Scholarship Deadline: Rolling Number awarded: 12 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Audition; Acceptance to Brenau University and Dance Program California Institute of the Arts Valencia, CA Contact: Office of Admissions 661-255-1050; admiss@calarts.edu www.calarts.edu CalArts Scholarship Deadline: Jan 5, 2009 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Highly-ranked dancers Centenary College Centenary College can refer to:
Shreveport, LA Contact: Ginger Folmer 318-869-5077; gfolmer@centenary.edu www.centenary.edu Deadline: Feb 19, 2009 Number awarded: 3-5 yearly Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Audition Chicago National Association of Dance Masters Rockford, IL Contact: Kathy Velasco 815-397-6052; cnadm@megsinet.net www.cnadm.com CNADM College Scholarships Deadline: May 1, 2009 Number awarded: 3 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Student of CNADM Member Contra Costa Contra Costa can refer to:
Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, residential city (1990 pop. 60,569), Contra Costa co., W Calif., in the San Francisco Bay area; inc. 1914. It is the trade and shipping center of an extensive agricultural area where walnuts are among the major product. , CA Contact: Nikki Eaton 925-935-7984; school@contracostaballet.org www.contracostaballet.org Contra Costa Ballet Foundation Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Level 6-8; Financial need; Excellent work habits Cornish College of the Arts . Cornish College of the Arts is a fully accredited institution in the Denny Triangle and Capitol Hill neighborhoods of Seattle, Washington, USA that offers the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Dance, Theater, Performance Production, Design, and Fine Art, as well as the Bachelor of Seattle, WA Contact: Sharron Starling starling, any of a group of originally Old World birds that have become distributed worldwide. Starlings were brought to New York in 1890; since then the common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) has spread throughout North America. 800-726-ARTS; admissions@cornish.edu www.cornish.edu/dance Deadline: Feb 1,2009 Number awarded: 25-30 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Audition danceWEB Vienna, Austria Contact: Edit Rainsborough 43-1-523-55-58-36; scholarship@dancewebeurope.net www.dancewebeurope.net danceWEB Scholarship Programme Deadline: Dec 21, 2008 Number awarded: 65 Pays for: Accommodations, Lectures, Performances, Special workshops, Tuition Requirements: Dancers and choreographers This is a list of choreographers A
DeSales University On January 29, 1961, His Excellency, the Most Reverend Joseph McShea, was appointed Bishop of the Allentown Diocese by His Holiness, Pope John XXIII. This Diocese is composed of five counties in northeast Pennsylvania: Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Northampton and Schuylkill. Dance Program Center Valley, PA Contact: Kristin Fieseler 610-282-1100 x1243; kristin.fieseler@desales.edu www.desales.edu Deadline: Jan 2, 2009 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Acceptance to DeSales Drexel University Drexel University, at Philadelphia, Pa.; coeducational; founded 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel, opened 1892, chartered 1894 as Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry. It was renamed Drexel Institute of Technology in 1936 and gained university status in 1970. Philadelphia, PA Contact: Miriam Giguere 215-895-4914; danceprogram@drexel.edu www.drexel.edu/westphal/dance Drexel University Dance Ensemble Deadline: April 2009 Number awarded: 15 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Audition; Acceptance to Drexel University Ecole Ballet and Dance Theatre Sydney, Australia Contact: Vickie Fisher 61-2-94168961; ecoleballetanddance@mac.com www.ecole.net.au Ecole U.S. Guest Deadline: Rolling Number awarded: 1 Pays for: Choreography, Special workshops, Tuition Requirements: 17+ years experience The Georgia Ballet Marietta, GA Contact: Michele Ziemann-DeVos 770-528-0881; info@georgiaballet.org www.georgiaballet.org Boys' Scholarship Deadline: Rolling Number awarded: Varies Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Boys ages 8+ Goucher College Goucher College (gou`chər), at Towson, Md., formerly at Baltimore; inc. 1885, opened 1888 by Methodists as a college for women, coeducational since 1987. Dance Department Baltimore, MD Contact: Sara Thomson 410-337-6390; goucherdance@goucher.edu www.goucher.edu/dance Rosenberg Scholarship in Dance Deadline: Jan 15, 2009 Number awarded: 3 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Audition Fine and Performing Arts Scholarship Deadline: Jan 15, 2009 Number awarded: 1 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Audition Headlong head·long adv. 1. With the head leading; headfirst: The runner slid headlong into third base. 2. In an impetuous manner; rashly. 3. At breakneck speed or with uncontrolled force. Performance Institute Philadelphia, PA Contact: Anna Drozdowski 215-545-9195; info@headlong.org www.headlong.org Post-Bac Scholarship Deadline: March 2009 Number awarded: 2-4 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: For students who have already earned a Bachelor's Degree Hofstra University Hofstra University (hŏf`strə, hôf`–), at Hempstead, N.Y.; coeducational. Founded as a division of New York Univ. in 1935, it became independent in 1940, and its name was changed to Hofstra College. Dance Program--Department of Drama and Dance Hempstead, NY Contact: Lance Westergard 516-463-5444; lance.westergard@hofstra.edu www.hofstra.edu Grant-In-Aid Awards Deadline: Audition date, Mar 2009 Number awarded: 20 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Audition University of Idaho The university was formed by the territorial legislature of Idaho on January 30, 1889, and opened its doors on October 3, 1892 with an initial class of 40 students. The first graduating class in 1896 contained two men and two women. Moscow, ID Contact: Greg Halloran 208-885-2184; halloran@uidaho.edu www.dance.uidaho.edu Bookstore Scholarship Deadline: Feb 13, 2009 Number awarded: 5 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Sophomore or above Marshall Arts Scholarship Deadline: Feb 13, 2009 Number awarded: 1 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Idaho resident Indian River Indian River, lagoon, c.100 mi (160 km) long, E Fla., parallel to the east coast from N of Titusville to Stuart. Along the lagoon a variety of citrus and vegetable products are grown and transported by small boats to towns on its waterway and those further inland. College Ft. Pierce, FL Contact: Molly Magee 772-462-7692; mmagee@ircc.edu http://faculty.ircc.edu/faculty/mmagee Fine Arts Scholarships Number awarded: 10-15 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Auditions in Mar 2009; Videos accepted; Auditions by appointment also Kent State University Dance Division Kent, OH Contact: Andrea Shearer 330-672-0124; dance@kent.edu www.dance.kent.edu Creative Artists Awards Deadline: Rolling; Nov and Feb auditions Number awarded: 3 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: 3.3 GPA GPA abbr. grade point average Noun 1. GPA - a measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted ; ACT of 24 or SAT of 1100; Audition Lane Community College Eugene, OR Contact: Bonnie bon·ny also bon·nie adj. bon·ni·er, bon·ni·est Scots 1. Physically attractive or appealing; pretty. 2. Excellent. Simoa 541-683-9501; simoab@lanecc.edu www.lanecc.edu Talent Grant Number awarded: 3 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Students who show promise to succeed in dance field; Audition Long Island University--CW Post Campus Brookville, NY Contact: Cara Gargano 516-299-2353; cgargano@liu.edu www.liu.edu Department of Theatre, Film, and Dance Deadline: Mar 5 Number awarded: 12 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Audition Marygrove College Marygrove College is an independent, Catholic, liberal arts college located in Detroit, Michigan. The college is sponsored by the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Detroit, MI Contact: Jordeen Ivanov-Ericson 313-927-1307; jivanov@marygrove.edu www.marygrove.edu Talent Scholarship Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Audition Marymount Manhattan College Marymount Manhattan College is a small, coeducational liberal arts college located in Manhattan, New York City, New York. Marymount Manhattan's campus is located in the desirable Upper East Side. It's often referred to as MMC. New York, NY 212-517-0610; dance@mmm.edu www.mmm.edu Deadline: Feb 27, 2009 Number awarded: 30-40 Pays for: Tuition Mills College Mills College, at Oakland, Calif.; for women; est. 1852 as the Young Ladies' Seminary at Benicia, Calif., moved 1871, chartered as Mills College 1885. The first women's college in the Far West, it has programs in English literature and creative writing, foreign Oakland, CA Contact: Dance Department 510-430-2175; dance@mills.edu www.mills.edu Deadline: Feb 2009 Number awarded: Varies Pays for: Tuition Requirements: MA and MFA applicants; Audition and/or video submission University of Minnesota (body, education) University of Minnesota - The home of Gopher. http://umn.edu/. Address: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Dance Program Minneapolis, MN Contact: Nora Jenneman 612-624-5060; umdance@umn.edu http://dance.umn.edu Deadline: Jan 1, 2009 Number awarded: 2-5 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Audition; Financial need University of Missouri--Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance Kansas City, MO Contact: Director of Conservatory Admissions 816-235-2932; cadmissions@umkc.edu www.umkc.edu/conservatory Conservatory Dance Scholarships Number awarded: 5-15 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Audition; Full-time Conservatory student; Must maintain GPA and enrollment status; Admittance Admittance The ratio of the current to the voltage in an alternating-current circuit. In terms of complex current I and voltage V, the admittance of a circuit is given by Eq. (1), and is related to the impedance of the circuit Z by Eq. (2). to UMKC prior to Mar 7, 2009 New World School of the Arts New World School of the Arts (abbreviated NWSA) is a conservatory with programs in Visual Arts, Dance, Theatre, Musical Theatre, Instrumental Music, and Vocal Music . Miami, FL Contact: Daniel Lewis 305-725-0900; dlewis@mdc.edu www.mdc.edu/nwsa NWSA NWSA National Women's Studies Association NWSA National Woman Suffrage Association (1869-1890) NWSA New World School of the Arts (Miami, Florida, USA) NWSA National Welding Supply Association DANCE Deadline: Jan 30, 2009 Number awarded: 25 Pays for: Tuition New York International Ballet Competition 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. , NY Contact: Admissions 212-956-1520; nyibc@nyibc.org www.nyibc.org Deadline: Jan 17, 2009 Number awarded: 48 Pays for: Competition, Special workshops, Tuition Requirements: Ages 17-24 Oakland University History Oakland University was created in 1957 when Matilda Dodge Wilson, widow of automobile magnate John Francis Dodge, and her second husband Alfred Wilson donated their 1,500-acre estate to Michigan State University, including Meadow Brook Hall, Sunset Terrace and all the Rochester, MI Contact: Gregory Patterson 248-370-3009; patterso@oakland.edu oakland.edu/mtd Oakland University Talent-Based Dance Scholarship Deadline: Jan & Mar, 2009 Number awarded: 10+ Pays for: Room & board, Tuition Requirements: University acceptance; Level of expertise Odyssey Dance Theatre Salt Lake City, UT 801-495-3262; avanalstyne@odysseydance.com www.odysseydance.com Odyssey Dance Theatre Deadline: August Number awarded: 12 Pays for: Choreography, Classes, Performances, Special workshops, Tuition Ohio Northern University Ohio Northern University is a private, United Methodist Church-affiliated university located in the United States in Ada, Ohio, founded by Henry Solomon Lehr in 1871. ONU is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Ada, OH Contact: Laurie Bell 419-772-1693; l-bell@onu.edu www.onu.edu ONU Talent Award Deadline: Feb 2, 2009 Number awarded: 5 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Acceptance to ONU; Dance Minor; Audition University of Oklahoma University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a coeducational public research university located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. , School of Dance Norman, OK Contact: Rhonda Moore 405-325-4455; rdmoore@ou.edu www.ou.edu/finearts/dance Deadline: Mar 15, 2009 Pays For: Tuition, Fees, or Housing Requirements: Audition Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City University is an urban private university located in Oklahoma City, in the Midtown District. The university is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and offers a wide variety of degrees in the liberal arts and sciences disciplines. Ann Lacy School of American Dance & Arts Management Oklahoma City Oklahoma City (1990 pop. 444,719), state capital, and seat of Oklahoma co., central Okla., on the North Canadian River; inc. 1890. The state's largest city, it is an important livestock market, a wholesale, distribution, industrial, and financial center, and a farm , OK Contact: Jennifer Polvado 405-208-5644; dance@okcu.edu www.okcu.edu/dance_amgt Dance Tuition Scholarship Deadline: Oct 25, 2008; Mar 28, 2009 Number awarded: 210 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Current or new dance major; Admittance; Audition Paradise Valley Community College Despite its name, it is located many miles from the actual town of Paradise Valley, Arizona, which is adjacent to Phoenix but independent from it. The neighborhood in northeast Phoenix containing PVCC is also called Paradise Valley, home to Paradise Valley Community Center, Phoenix, AZ Contact: Sonia Valle 602-787-6808; sonia.valle@pvmail.maricopa.edu www.pvc.maricopa.edu/fitness/dance Fine and Performing Arts Scholarship Number awarded: 1 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Continuing dance major Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School & Camp Steamboat Springs Steamboat Springs, town (1990 pop. 6,695), Routt co., NW Colo., on the Yampa River, just W of the Park Range; founded 1875, inc. 1907. It is a resort and skiing center, with ranching, farming, and light manufacturing. , CO Contact: June Lindenmayer 800-430-2787; p-m@perry-mansfield.org www.perry-mansfield.org Deadline: Feb 1, 2009 Number awarded: Varies Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Audition Presidio Dance Theatre San Francisco, CA Contact: Sherene Melania 415-561-3958; info@presidiodance.org www.presidiodance.org Junior Company Deadline: Sep 1, 2008 Number awarded: 24 Pays for: Choreography, Costumes, Travel, Tuition Requirements: Middle school age; 3-4 days per week of study for performance The School at Steps, a division of Steps on Broadway New York, NY Contact: Kate Thomas 212-874-3678; kate@stepsnyc.com www.stepsnyc.com Pro-Professional Program Deadline: Sop (1) (Small Outline Package) A small-dimension, plastic, rectangular surface mount chip with gull-wing pins on its two long sides. See gull-wing lead, TSOP, SOJ and chip package. 1,2008 Number awarded: 10 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Ages 12-18; Intermediate & advanced level; Audition/placement class; Talent and financial need; Must assist in SAS (1) (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, www.sas.com) A software company that specializes in data warehousing and decision support software based on the SAS System. Founded in 1976, SAS is one of the world's largest privately held software companies. See SAS System. classes or at events The School of Ballet Nouveau nou·veau adj. New and different, often fashionably so: "The perfect [Los Angeles] combination: a gas station that is also a nouveau convenience store" Colorado Broomfield, CO Contact: Julia Wilkinson Manley 303-466-5685; info@balletnouveaucolorado.org www.schoolofbnc.org Number awarded: 10 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Video submission Southold Dance Theater The German Tanztheater ("dance theatre") grew out of German expressionist dance. Its most influential performers are Pina Bausch and Susanne Linke. South Bend South Bend, city (1990 pop. 105,511), seat of St. Joseph co., N Ind., on the great south bend of the St. Joseph River, in a farming and mint-growing region; inc. as a city 1865. , IN Contact: Alexei Kremnev 574-233-9841; info@southolddance.org www.southolddance.org Deadline: Sop 1, 2008 Number awarded: Varies Pays for: Competition, Travel, Tuition Requirements: High-quality advanced classical ballet Noun 1. classical ballet - a style of ballet based on precise conventional steps performed with graceful and flowing movements ballet, concert dance - a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers students; Ages 16-19 SUNY at Buffalo--Theatre & Dance Buffalo, NY 716-645-6898 x1332; td-theatredance@buftalo.edu www.theatredance.buffalo.edu Performing and Creative Arts Deadline: Dec 31, 2008 Number awarded: Varies Pays for: Tuition Requirements: SAT=1230; H.S. GPA=90 Stanley Dampier Travis Memorial Fund Deadline: Dec 31, 2008 Number awarded: Varies Pays for: Travel Requirements: Current major; Recommendation by committee Western Michigan University Western Michigan University, at Kalamazoo, Mich.; coeducational; founded in 1903 as Western State Normal School, became accredited in 1927 as a college, gained university status in 1957. Department of Dance Kalamazoo, MI Contact: Nina Nelson 269-387-5830; dance-info@wmich.edu www.wmich.edu/dance Partners in Dance Deadline: Nov 14, 2008 Number awarded: 5 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Dance GPA of 3.0; overall GPA of 2.5; Financial need Outstanding Dance Major Deadline: Nov 14, 2008 Number awarded: 4 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Outstanding new majors; Current dance majors who are outstanding in their dance participation at WMU WMU Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, Michigan) WMU Woman's Missionary Union (Southern Baptist Convention) WMU Waste Management Unit WMU World Maritime University (Malmö, Sweden) and have enhanced the quality of the dance program; Overall GPA of 3.0 University of Wisconsin--Madison Madison, WI Contact: Sally Roedl 608-262-1691; uwdance@education.wisc.edu www.dance.wisc.edu School of Education, Dance Program Number awarded: 30 Pays for: Choreography, Competition, Special workshops, Summer Intensives, Travel, Tuition, Undergraduate research Requirements: Reviews by Scholarship Committee; Dance major in the UM Department of Dance; Auditioning freshmen are automatically considered; Upperclassmen reapply Re`ap`ply´ v. t. & i. 1. To apply again. reapply vi → volver a presentarse, hacer or presentar una nueva solicitud each year University of Wyoming UW is a national research university prominent in the fields of environment and natural resource research, specializing in agriculture, energy, geology, and water resource related fields. Department of Theatre and Dance Laramie, WY Contact: Leigh Selting 307-766-2198; selting@uwyo.edu www.uwyo.edu/th&d/ Deadline: Feb 2, 2009 Number awarded: 12 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Audition UP TO $1K 92nd Street Y Harkness Dance Center New York, NY Contact: Renata Celichowska 212-415-5553; rcelichowska@92y.org www.92y.org/scholarships Recanati-Kaplan Arts Scholarships Deadlines: Jun 16 and 17 2009 Number awarded: 12-15 Pays for: Choreography, Study and performance in afro-caribbean, ballet, flamenco flamenco, Spanish music and dance typical of the Gypsy, or gitano. Flamenco dancing is characterized by colorful costumes, intense and erotic movements, stamping of the feet (zapateado), and clapping of the hands (palmada , jazz/hip-hop, modern, swing, tap Requirements: Audition; Ages 7-18 Academy of Ballet Arts, Inc St Petersburg, FL Contact: Suzanne B. Pomerantzeff 727-327-4401; ms.p@academyofballetarts.org www.academyofballetarts.org Jana Davis Memorial Scholarship Deadline: Sop 7, 2008 Number awarded: 2 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Ages 12-18; Audition (videos accepted) Intermediate/advanced level; Awarded to one boy and one girl Ad Deum Dance Company Houston, TX Contact: Randall Flinn 713-626-5050; info@danceaddeum.com www.danceaddeum.com Ad Deum Trainee Program Deadline: Sop 1,2008 Number awarded: 1 Pays for: 9 month training program Requirements: Advanced level dancers in ballet and modern; Ages 17-25 American Repertory Ballet's Princeton Ballet School Princeton, NJ Contact: Carol Bellis 609-921-7758; pbsandarb@aol.com www.arballet.org Summer Intensive Merit Scholarships Number awarded: 25 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Strong dancer; Audition for Summer Intensive Audree Estey Award Number awarded: 1 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Rising senior; Good citizen; Strong dancer Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida Miami, FL Contact: Ruby Issaev 305-935-3232; a rtsballet@bellsouth.net www.artsballettheatre.org Deadline: Aug 18, 2008 Number awarded: 5 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Audition Ballet Magnificat! Jackson, MS Contact: Workshop Director 601-977-1001; workshop@balletmagnificat.com www.balletmagnificat.com Summer Dance Intensive Deadline: Mar 13, 2009 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Ages 11-24; Audition BalletMet Columbus Dance Academy Columbus, OH Contact: Michelle Bucy 614-229-4860; mbucy@balletmet.org www.balletmet.org BalletMet Dance Academy Scholarship Program Deadline: Contact for information Number awarded: Varies Pays for: Traineeship, Tuition California State University Enrollment  Summer Arts
Fresno, CA Contact: Joanne Sharp 559-241-6090; summerarts@calstate.edu www.csusummerarts.org Deadline: June 2009 Number awarded: 400 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Graduating high school senior or older Chicago Human Rhythm Project Chicago, IL Contact: Marc Muszynski 773-281-1825; chrpopmgr@aol.com www.chicagotap.org Deadline: Feb 22, 2009 Number awarded: 15 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Audition Dance Education Services of Long Island Northport, NY Contact: Elsa Posey A posey can be a flower bouquet. As a surname it is of French and English origins, originating and or derived from the greek word Desposyni. People whose surname is or was Posey include:
631-757-2700; eposey@optonline.net www.poseyschool.org Deadline: Rolling Number awarded: Varies Pays for: Tuition Requirements: intermediate; Age 12+ Free to Dance Foundation Ashburn, VA Contact: Lisa Girdy 703-981-2014; freetodancefoundation@comcast.net www.freetodancefoundation.org Free to Dance Foundation Scholarship Number awarded: 5 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Financial need The Glenda Brown Choreography Project Houston, TX Contact: Glenda Brown 713-291-4141; glendabrown@peoplepc.com www.theglendabrownchoreog raphyproject.com Natalie Skelton Number awarded: 1 Pays for: Room & board, Tuition Requirements: Audition through Dallas Dance Council Good Moves Atlanta, GA Contact: Carolyn McLaughlin 404-518-1646; goodmoves@mindspring.com www.goodmoves.org Good Moves Ed Source Number awarded: 12+ Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Audition; 7+ years Marblehead School of Ballet Marblehead, MA Contact: Paula K. Shift 781-631-6262; msb@havetodance.com www.havetodance.com/marblehead Ruth N. Shift Memorial Fund Deadline: Rolling Number awarded: Varies Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Financial need; Talent University of Michigan (body, education) University of Michigan - A large cosmopolitan university in the Midwest USA. Over 50000 students are enrolled at the University of Michigan's three campuses. The students come from 50 states and over 100 foreign countries. Dance Department Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, city (1990 pop. 109,592), seat of Washtenaw co., S Mich., on the Huron River; inc. 1851. It is a research and educational center, with a large number of government and industrial research and development firms, many in high-technology fields such as , MI Contact: Kathy Unlu 734-764-0593; smtd.admissions@umich.edu www.dance.umich.edu Number awarded: 7-10 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Minimum GPA of 3.2; Dance major at UM; Auditioning freshmen automatically considered; Upperclassmen reapply each year Mill Ballet School Lambertville, NJ Contact: Melissa Roxey 609-397-7244; info@millballetschool.com www.millballetschool.com Number awarded: Approx. 5 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Audition; Financial need The New York Baroque Dance Baroque dance is dance of the Baroque era in Europe (roughly 1600–1750), closely linked with Baroque music, theater and opera. English country dance The majority of surviving choreographies from the period are English country dances, such as those in the many Company New York, NY Contact: Catherine Turocy 212-662-8829; nybaroquedance@yahoo.com www.nybaroquedance.org Deadline: Feb 2009 Number awarded: 1-3 Pays for: Special workshops, Tuition Requirements: Letter of recommendation; Audition DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. ; Statement of why workshop is important to you; Dancers/Teachers ages 18-30 New York Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Dance Conventions & Competitions New York, NY Contact: Skip Costa 212-222-2772; nyladance@aol.com www.nyladance.com Steve Bielecki Emotional Performance Award Number awarded: 3 Pays for: Special workshops, Tuition Requirements: Ages 13-18; Lyrical/contemporary/modern styles Oakland University Rochester, MI Contact: Gregory Patterson 248-370-3009; patterso@oakland.edu www.oakland.edu/mtd Maggie Allesse Summer Study Scholarship Deadline: Feb 2009 Number awarded: 5+ Pays for: Travel, Tuition Requirements: OU dance major Sierra Nevada Sierra Nevada, mountain range, Spain Sierra Nevada (syā`rä nāvä`thä), chief mountain range of S Spain, in Granada prov., running from east to west for c.60 mi (100 km), parallel to the Mediterranean Sea. Ballet Reno and Genoa Genoa (jĕn`ōwə), Ital. Genova, city (1991 pop. 678,771), capital of Genoa prov. and of Liguria, NW Italy, on the Ligurian Sea. , NV Contact: Rosine Bena 775-783-3223; info@sierranevadaballet.com www.sierranevadaballet.com Deadline: Summer 2009 Number awarded: 1 Pays for: Trainee program, Tuition Requirements: Advanced; Age 14+ SUNY at Buffalo--Theatre & Dance Buffalo, NY 716-645-6898 x1332; td-theatredance@buffalo.edu www.theatredance.buffalo.edu Amanda Occhino Award Deadline: Dec 31, 2008 Number awarded: Varies Pays for: No special determination Requirements: Dance major; Recommendation by faculty CAS--Study Abroad Deadline: Dec 31, 2008 Number awarded: Varies Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Apply to committee SUNY at Fredonia--Department of Theatre & Dance Fredonia, NY Contact: Vicki Gage 716-673-3596 vicki.gage@fredonia.edu www.fredonia.edu/department/theatredance Trent Illig Memorial Scholarship Number awarded: Up to 3 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Scholastic achievement Graduate Ballet Award Number awarded: Up to 3 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Ballet technique Ballet technique is the method by which ballet steps are performed or taught. The core technique of ballet is the same throughout the World, with some minor regional variations, and various training methods have been devised, which produce a different physicality of performance and ability Myers Award for New BFA in Dance Students Number awarded: Up to 3 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Scholastic achievement G.R Maytum Scholarship Number awarded: Up to 3 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Scholastic achievement United Performing Association, UPA (Ultra Port Architecture) A high-speed interconnect between the CPU and memory from Sun. It uses a packet-switched crossbar architecture that can transfer more than 100 MBytes/sec. Minneapolis, MN Contact: Mallory Wagenseller 763-792-8989; info@upainc.net www.upainc.net UPA All American Super Star-High School Deadline: Jan 15, 2009 Number awarded: 3 Pays for: Choreography, Competition, Special workshops, Travel, Tuition Requirements: 9th-12th Grades; Application; Essay; Interview; Talent Presentation (Dance or Cheer) UPA Super Star-High School Deadline: Jan 15, 2009 Number awarded: 2 Pays for: Choreography, Competition, Special workshops, Travel, Tuition Requirements: 9th-12th grades; Outstanding talent Valdosta State University Valdosta State University is a public university located in the city of Valdosta, Georgia, in the United States, and is part of the University System of Georgia. Degree levels offered at VSU include: Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Education Specialist, and Doctoral. Valdosta, GA Contact: Eric Nielsen 229-333-5820; enielsen@valdosta.edu www.valdosta.edu/comarts/bfadan.shtml Golden Circle Deadline: Feb 2, 2009 Number awarded: Approx. 2 to incoming students and 2 to returning students Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Audition Vincennes University Founding as Indiana Territory’s University Vincennes University is the oldest university north of the Ohio River and west of the Alleghenies. This institution was founded in 1801 as Jefferson Academy and incorporated as Vincennes University on November 29, 1806. Vincennes, IN Contact: Dr. Jim Spurrier Spur´ri`er n. 1. One whose occupation is to make spurs. 812-888-4256; jspurrier@vinu.edu www.vinu.edu/theatre George R. Tolson Memorial Scholarship Number awarded: 3 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Audition Western Michigan University Department of Dance Kalamazoo, MI Contact: Nina Nelson 269-387-5830; dance-info@wmich.edu www.wmich.edu/dance Dalton Exceptional/New Dance Major Scholarship Deadline: Nov 14, 2008 Number awarded: 7 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Choreography and/or performance excellence; 3.0 GPA Jean Warner Labelle Dance Scholarships Deadline: Nov 14, 2008 Number awarded: 11 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Dance major Eugene Mills Excellence in Ballet Deadline: Nov 14, 2008 Number awarded: 1 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Overall GPA of 3.0; Excellence in performance, choreography, and/or teaching of ballet Westmont College Coordinates:  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. , CA Contact: Erlyne Whiteman 805-565-7225; ewhitema@westmont.edu www.westmont.edu Theatre/Dance Scholarship Deadline: Mar 15, 2009 Number awarded: 1 per incoming student Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Audition University of Wisconsin--Stevens Point Stevens Point Stevens Point, city (1990 pop. 23,006), seat of Portage co., central Wis., on the Wisconsin and Plover rivers; inc. 1858. The major industries are insurance and the manufacture of wood products, cheese, furniture, and fishing equipment. The Univ. , WI Contact: Joan Karlen 715-346-3982; dance@uwsp.edu www.uwsp.edu/theatre-dance Incoming Freshman Scholarship Deadline: Feb 2, 2009 Number awarded: 3 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Audition; Dance major Woodlands Dance Academy--Woodlands Festival Ballet The Woodlands, TX Contact: Deborah Rayburn 832-830-5987; info@woodlandsdanceacademy.com www.woodlandsdanceacademy.com Woodlands Festival Ballet Deadline: Oct 1, 2008 Number awarded: 2 Pays for: Special workshops, Tuition UP TO $500 Ad Deum Dance Company Houston, TX Contact: Randall Flinn 713-626-5050 info@danceaddeum.com www.danceaddeum.com Ad Deum Summer Dance Intensive Deadline: Dec 1,2008 Number awarded: 2 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Advanced in ballet and modern; Ages 17-25 American Tap Dance Foundation New York, NY Contact: Registrar 646-230-9564; info@atdf.org www.atdf.org Gregory Hines Gregory Hines (February 14, 1946 – August 9, 2003) was a Tony Award-winning American actor, singer, dancer, and choreographer. Born Gregory Oliver Hines Youth Scholarship Fund Deadline: Rolling Number awarded: Varies Pays for: Special workshops, Tuition Requirements: Ages 18 and under American Repertory Ballet's Princeton Ballet School Princeton, NJ Contact: Carol Bells 609-921-7758; pbsandarb@aol.com www.arballet.org Septime Webre and Philip Jerry Scholarships Number awarded: 2 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Male; Up-and-coming dancer Edwards Scholarship Number awarded: 1 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Younger student; Good citizen Anne Arundel Community College Anne Arundel Community College, founded in 1961, is located in Arnold, Maryland. The college was named "Community College of the Year" by National Business Alliance in 2000. AACC has also received many other awards in recent years. Arnold, MD Contact: Lynda P. Fitzgerald 410-777-7021; Ipfitzgerald@aacc.edu www.aacc.edu/dance Winner's Circle win·ner's circle n. pl. winners' circles An enclosed area at a racetrack where the winning horse and jockey are brought for awards and publicity. Noun 1. Deadline: Dec 1,2008 Number awarded: 3 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Dance major; 2.5 GPA; Intermediate level Wilbanks New Wave Scholarship Deadline: Dec 1, 2008 Number awarded: 2 Pays for: Books, Tuition Requirements: Dance major; 2.5 GPA; At least intermediate Baltimore Ballet Cockeysville, MD Contact: Elysabeth Catbas 410-667-7974; directors@baltimoreballet.com www.baltimoreballet.com Number awarded: 3 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Ages 10+; Special talent; Financial need Dancewave Brooklyn, NY Contact: Diane Jacabowitz 718-522-4696; dwavebklyn@yahoo.com www.dancewave.org Fall/Spring 08-09 After School Program Scholarship Deadline: Sop 4 & 6, 2008 Number awarded: 10 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Ages 10-18; Dedication; Enthusiasm The Glenda Brown Choreography Project Houston, TX Contact: Glenda Brown 713-291-4141; glendabrown@peoplepc.com www.theglendabrownchoreographyproject.com Young!Tanzsommer/Austria Deadline: May 15, 2009 Number awarded: 10 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Ages 13+; Advanced Hartford Conservatory The Hartford Conservatory is a 117-year old performing arts school in Hartford, Connecticut. It offers programs in music, dance, musical theater and recording arts to post-secondary students on a pre-professional level. Diploma School Hartford, CT Contact: Marilynn Huntington 860-246-2588 x11; mhuntington@hartfordconservatory.org www.hartfordconservatory.org Hartford Conservatory Scholarship Fund Deadline: May 31, 2009 Number awarded: Varies Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Need/Merit; Registered student Hillsborough Community College Hillsborough Community College (HCC) is a two-year community college, located in Hillsborough County, Florida. The college has five campuses located throughout the county. Locations include; Brandon, Dale Mabry, Plant City, Ybor City, and MacDill AFB. Tampa, FL Contact: Christina Acosta 813-253-7623; cacosta@hccfl.edu www.hccfi.edu HCC HCC Hepatocellular Carcinoma (liver cancer) HCC Hertfordshire County Council (administrative region of south eastern England UK) HCC Harford Community College (Maryland) Scholarship Deadline: Sep 8, 2008 Number awarded: 5 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Audition; Application Kilgore College Kilgore College, referred to as "KC", is a community college in Kilgore, Texas, USA. Established in 1935 at the the height of the East Texas oil boom, Kilgore College has an annual enrollment of nearly 5000 students, from all over the state of Texas. Dance Department Kilgore, TX Contact: Cathy Beckman 903-983-8633; cbeckman@kilgore.edu www.kilgore.edu Deadline: April and November Number awarded: Approx. 5 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Audition; Full-time student Full-Time Student A status that is important for determining dependency exemptions. An individual enrolled in a post-secondary institution may be eligible for certain tax breaks. Notes: The full-time status is based on what the individual's school considers full time. Lamar University Lamar University is a four-year university located in Beaumont, Texas, USA, and a member of the Texas State University System. As of September 2006, the university had an enrollment of 9,906 students. Beaumont, TX Contact: Michelle Ozmun 409-880-7799; Imozmun@my.lamar.edu www.lamar.edu Mamie McFaddin Ward Scholarship Number awarded: Varies Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Contact for details nathantrice/RITUALS Summer Intensive New York, NY Contact: Jacquie Dumas 212-340-8010; jacquie@nathantricerituals.com www.nathantricerituals.com nathantrice/RITUALS Summer Intensive Deadline: Approx. May 15 to June 7 Number awarded: 50% of enrollment Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Ages 17-30; Pro-professional level; Application Pittsburgh Youth Ballet Pittsburgh Youth Ballet is a nonprofit organization founded in 1983 and run by former Pittsburgh Ballet Theater ballerina Jean Gedeon, which draws young dancers from across the country to train for careers as ballet dancers. Company Pittsburgh South, PA Contact: Jean Gedeon Jean Gedeon is the current Artistic Director of the Pittsburgh Youth Ballet. She founded the Pittsburgh Youth Ballet School in 1983, and established The PYB Company in 1990. 724-969-6000; pybco@aol.com www.pybco.com Pittsburgh Ballet Guild Number awarded: 5 Pays for: Special workshops, Travel, Tuition Requirements: Talent; Financial need Santa Clara Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. Ballet Santa Clara, CA Contact: Caryl Multz 408-247-9178 scballet@bigfoot.com www.santadaraballet.org Santa Clara Ballet Association Deadline: Sep 1, 2008 Number awarded: Varies Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Ages 13+; At least intermediate; Audition; Talent/financial need School of Imagine Ballet Theatre Bountiful Bountiful, city (1990 pop. 36,659), Davis co., N central Utah; inc. 1892. It is a residential suburb N of Salt Lake City with some farming and floral nurseries; machinery and motor vehicles are produced. Bountiful was settled by Mormons in 1847. , UT Contact: Raymond Van Mason 801-296-1372; ibtmason@comcast.net www.imagineballet.org Number awarded: 4 Pays for: Choreography, Tuition Requirements: Male dancers ages 14-21 Sierra Nevada Ballet Reno and Genoa, NV Contact: Rosine Bona 775-783-3223; info@sierranevadaballet.com www.sierranevadaballet.com Deadline: Rolling Number awarded: 2 Pays for: Special workshops Requirements: Advanced; Ages 14+ United Performing Association, UPA Minneapolis, MN Contact: Mallory Wagenseller 763-792-8989; info@upainc.net www.upainc.net UPA All American Super Star- Middle School Deadline: Jan 15, 2009 Number awarded: 1 Pays for: Choreography, Competition, Special workshops, Travel, Tuition Requirements: 6th-8th grades; Application; Essay; Interview; Talent Presentation (Dance or Cheer) Vincennes University Vincennes, IN Contact: Jim Spurrier 812-888-4256; jspurrier@vinu.edu www.vinu.edu/theatre Reed Scholarship Number awarded: 17 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Audition Whitman's Dance Company Spring Hill, TN Contact: Amanda Whitman 615-417-5232; info@whitmansdancecompany.com www.whitmansdancecompany.com Deadline: Oct 1, 2008 Number awarded: 30 Pays for: Choreography, Tuition Requirements: Ages 5-18 Winthrop University Department of Theatre and Dance Rock Hill, SC Contact: Andrew Vorder Bruegge 803-323-2287; theaterdance@winthrop.edu www.winthrop.edu Dean's Meritorious mer·i·to·ri·ous adj. Deserving reward or praise; having merit. [Middle English, from Latin merit Scholarship Deadline: Oct 17, 2008 Number awarded: 10 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: On-campus audition Rose Family/Concepts in Motivation Dance Scholarship Deadline: Oct 17, 2008 Number awarded: 1 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Audition Producers Circle Scholarships Deadline: Jan 15, 2009 Number awarded: 15 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Application LESS THAN $250 BINARY Youth Company San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , CA Contact: Rayna Strohl 619-254-4985; bdc@butterdance.org www.butterdance.org/binary BINARY Tuition Scholarship Deadline: Oct 24, 2008 Number awarded: 1-4 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Audition; Financial need Chicago National Association of Dance Masters Rockford, IL Contact: Kathy Velasco 815-397-6052; cnadm@megsinet.net www.cnadm.com CNADM Summer Workshops Deadline: Apr 1, 2009 Number awarded: 26 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Student of CNADM Member The Dancing Wheels Company and School Cleveland, OH Contact: Kristen Stilwell 216-432-0306 proflair3@aol.com www.dancingwheels.org Number awarded: Varies Pays for: Special workshops, Tuition Requirements: Financial need The Hartfel Ballet Orange, CA Contact: Katie Bonomini 714-925-9806; info@hartfel.org www.hartfel.org Hartfel Ballet Trainee Program Deadline: Sep 15, 2008 Number awarded: 6 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: 16+; Advanced or professional Hartfel Ballet Summer Intensive Deadline: Dec 31, 2008 Number awarded: 2 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: 14+; Advanced or professional Hartford Conservatory Diploma School Hartford, CT Contact: Marilynn Huntington 860-246-2588 x11; mhuntington@hartfordconservatory.org www.hartfordconservatory.org Truda Kaschman Dance Scholarship Deadline: May 31, 2009 Number awarded: Varies Pays for: Living expenses, Tuition Requirements: Notable talent; Must be registered student Joy of Motion Dance Center Washington, DC Contact: Education Department 202-333-6801; jom@joyofmotion.org www.joyofmotion.org Dance Is for Everyone Scholarship Deadline: Rolling Number awarded: Varies Pays for: Tuition Lamar University Beaumont, TX Contact: Michelle Ozmun 409-880-7799; lmozmun@my.lamar.edu www.lamar.edu Belle Friedman Kane Scholarship in Ballet Number awarded: 1 Pays for: Tuition Benny Jo Monlezun Bates Bates , Katherine Lee 1859-1929. American educator and writer best known for her poem "America the Beautiful," written in 1893 and revised in 1904 and 1911. Endowed en·dow tr.v. en·dowed, en·dow·ing, en·dows 1. To provide with property, income, or a source of income. 2. a. Scholarship in Dance Number awarded: 1 Pays for: Tuition Lamar Spirit Team Scholarship Number awarded: Varies Pays for: Tuition Living Fountain Dance Company Canton, OH Contact: Mara Schwendiman 330-649-0773; info@livingfountain.org www.livingfountain.org Dance Intensive Number awarded: 3 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Intermediate-advanced Luna Kids Dance Berkeley, CA Contact: Tricia Ong 510-644-3629; kids@lunakidsdance.org www.lunakidsdance.org Luna Kids Dance Children's Services Deadline: Rolling Number awarded: 5 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Ages 3-17 New York Los Angeles Dance Conventions & Competitions New York, NY Contact: Skip Costa 212-222-2772; nyladance@aol.com www.nyladance.com I Made A Difference Award Deadline: Rolling Number awarded: 40 Pays for: Tuition Requirements: All ages University of North Texas Department of Dance and Theatre Denton, TX Contact: Teresa Cooper 940-565-2211; tcooper@unt.edu www.danceandtheatre.com Deadline: Apt 4, 2009 Number awarded: Varies Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Apply each Spring semester; Dance major at the UNT; Participate in the activities and performances of the Department of Dance and Theatre Rock around the Clock Dance Company Bangalore, India Contact: Prithvi and Ree 91-93-42-50-86-67; info@rockaroundtheclock.biz biz n. Informal Business. biz Noun Informal business Noun 1. www.rockaroundtheclock.biz Annual students Number awarded: 10 Pays for: Special workshops Requirements: Ages 18+ Tremaine Dance Conventions and Competitions North Hollywood, CA Contact: Tommy Peel 800-832-2050; conventions@tremainedance.com www.tremainedance.com Tremaine Convention Scholarship Number awarded: 26/city; 25 cities/year Pays for: Tuition Requirements: Registered for convention United Performing Association, UPA Minneapolis, MN Contact: Mallory Wagenseller 763-792-8989; info@upainc.net www.upainc.net UPA All American Super Star-Pee Wee, Elementary, Collegiate Deadline: Jan 15, 2009 Number awarded: 3 Pays for: Choreography, Competition, Special workshops, Travel, Tuition Requirements: Preschool-high school graduate; Application; Essay; Interview; Talent presentation (dance or cheer) UPA Super Star-Pee Wee, Elementary, Middle School, Collegiate Deadline: Jan 15, 2009 Number awarded: 8 Pays for: Choreography, Competition, Special workshops, Travel, Tuition Requirements: Preschool-high school graduate; Outstanding talent [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "In our society artists usually feel like they're at the bottom of the heap," says NYC-based choreographer cho·re·o·graph v. cho·re·o·graphed, cho·re·o·graph·ing, cho·re·o·graphs v.tr. 1. To create the choreography of: choreograph a ballet. 2. Tiffany Tiffany, Tiffanie (UK) a semi-longhaired version of the Burmese cat. It has a fine, silky coat in many colors. Mills. Last fall she got a taste of the flip side Flip side In the context of general equities, opposite side to a proposition or position (buy, if sell is the proposition and vice versa). when she won the Jerome Robbins Bogliasco Fellowship in Dance; It covered a five-week residency at the Liguria Study Center in Italy with lodging in a Mediterranean villa: 24/7 rehearsal space, airfare, per diem per diem adj. or n. Latin for "per day," it is short for payment of daily expenses and/or fees of an employee or an agent. , a chef, driver, and maid. "It gave me an oasis where all I had to think about was my work," says Mills. Meeting artists of all genres from around the world changed the way she thinks about composition, inspiring her to approach dance-making in a new way. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Pacific Northwest Ballet The Pacific Northwest Ballet is a ballet company and based in Seattle, Washington in the United States. Founded in 1972 as part of the Seattle Opera and named the Pacific Northwest Dance Association, it broke away from the Opera in 1977 and took its current name in 1978. School student Andrew Bartee felt honored just to be nominated by PNB PNB Produit National Brut (French) PNB Punjab National Bank (India) PNB Philippine National Bank PNB Producto Nacional Bruto (Spanish: Gross National Product) artistic director Peter Boal Peter Boal is currently serving as Artistic Director of Pacific Northwest Ballet and Pacific Northwest Ballet School in Seattle, Washington. He was born in Bedford, New York, 1965, and began dancing with the School of American Ballet at age nine. Mr. for a 2007 Princess Grace Award. But when he won one of the six awards given to emerging dance talents, he says, "It was confirmation that everything I'm working on is worthwhile. Even an outside foundation believes in me enough to support me," The award covered a year's tuition at the PNB School--his last as a student: Bartee will be joining PNB as an apprentice next year. |
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