The gift of giving.Now that the holidays are coming, it's time to make your gift list. Dance Magazine went shopping to give you some ideas. Four New York dancers from 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. model our discoveries: Lucia Campoy (BALLET), Virma Caramia (MODERN), Didi DIDI Digital Image Design Incorporated (New York) Ilunga (hip-hop) AND Debra Jo Hughes (TEACHER). WE also caught up with four other dancers and asked them that their favorite gift would be this year. Still stuck? Log onto www.dancedistributors.com and get a gift certificate for your dance pal. Aand for the dancer who has everything? Make a donation in their name to one of the dance-related charities on page 58. --Jennifer Stahl JUNE OMURA, DANCER, MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP "Besides world peace?" says Omura. "Epilyte. It keeps my feet from getting splits. I'll take a lifetime supply, or at least enough to give some to all the dancers I know." When shopping for friends, June likes to find treasures in vintage and thrift shops. Mark Morris company members can also look forward to a packet of photos she took throughout the year. But shopping for Mark takes a little more time. "It has to be perfect. He has a huge collection of tchotchkes, so I have to iliad him a real treasure." And if she had all the money in the world? "I would give everyone a raise." BRIAN "FOOTWORK" GREEN, HIP HOP TEACHER AND CHOREOGRAPHER The most meaningful gift that Green was ever given still hangs on his wall. "My mother wrote me a letter about how good a son I am. It was definitely the best present anyone could have given me." Green has a knack for gift-giving himself. Last year he made his best friend a 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. with six hours worth of old tap shows from the '30s and '40s. "They were ecstatic. They're still watching it all the time." This year, Green has something unique on his wish list. "I would really like all the different dance scenes to come together. I know it's sappy, but it's my Christmas wish." ELIZABETH MINER, SOLOIST, SAN FRANCISCO BALLET San Francisco Ballet, or SFB, is a San Francisco, USA based ballet company, founded in 1933 as part of San Francisco Opera Ballet. The company is currently based in the War Memorial Opera House, where it is directed by Helgi Tomasson. "I'd love to own property in San Francisco, or to have a yacht," says Miner. But really she's hoping for a puppy, all English bulldog. She's also been hinting at a Tag Heuer watch from her boyfriend Gonzalo Garcia, an SFB SFB Sonderforschungsbereich SFB Sender Freies Berlin (German Radio and TV Station) SFB Star Fleet Battles (game) SFB San Francisco Ballet SFB Society for Biomaterials SFB ScaleFactor Band principal. But he's definitely not lacking in the gift-giving department. "Once after a really bad day, I decided to buy myself a dress I had been wanting for awhile. I called the store to put it on hold, but when I got there it was gone. I was really upset. So I went home, where I found Gonzalo with the dress and a bouquet of flowers." LESLIE BROWNE BALLET TEACHER STEPS ON BROADWAY Skip the presents and go straight to the fun, says Browne, who is from a famous ballet family. "We are very close, but we don't get to see each other that often. So when we do get together, we run around, act crazy, and drink champagne." She believes it's more important to spend time with friends and family than it is to buy everyone gifts. While she gets lots of presents from students, qher favorites are always the cards "that say thank you for what I've taught them over the past year." TEACHER'S TREATS MIRELLA Iridescent Garnet Camisole camisole /cam·i·sole/ (kam´i-sol) [Fr.] straitjacket; a jacketlike device for restraining the limbs, particularly the arms, of a violently disturbed patient. Unitard in red/black combo #M905LI $41.95 * It's a limited edition and part of their new holiday collection Longer Georgette Georgette Mary Richards’ coworker and Ted Baxter’s wife; epitomizes gullibility. [TV: “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” in Terrace, II, 70] See : Gullibility Georgette Ted Baxter’s pretty, ignorant wife. 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The largest city in the U.S. Center season, Now 3-Jan.1 or at www.alvinailey.org BOOK May O'Donnell: Modern Dance Pioneer Marian Horosko $21 www.amazon.com DVD Mary Anthony: A Life in Modern Dance #VTSO VTSO Virginia Tech Seismological Observatory 32 $39.95 www.dancehorizons.com PRIMA Prima® Cardiology A laser guide wire system for treating occluded coronary arteries by excimer laser ablation, indicated when mechanical guide wire and other treatment modalities have failed PICKS CAPEZIO ABT ABT About ABT Abteilung (German: Department) ABT Abbott Laboratories (stock symbol) ABT American Ballet Theatre ABT Associação Brasileira de Telemarketing ABT Abort ABT Availability Based Tariff Tank Leotard in light blue #3465 $32 www.capeziodance.com DANSKIN Heather Fleece Wrap Front Raglan Top in pink #2715 $28 www.danskin.com PRIMA SOFT "The Original" Convertible Tights in black #PS101 $11.25 www.dancedistributors.com www.prima-soft.com STAR STYLED Rip Stop Nylon Sweat Short #DW1210AD $6.45 www.starstyled.com HARMONIE Tiger Striped in Melon $19 www.harmoniedance.com FREED OF LONDON Classic Pointe Shoes #SBTD SBTD Society of British Theatre Designers (UK) $80 www.freedusa.com LIBERTS Duffel Bag #BGD BGD Bangladesh (ISO Country code) BGD Brigade BGD Air Bangladesh (ICAO code) BGD Belgrade/Beograd BGD Black Gangster Disciple (gangs) BGD Brassica Genome Database $9.95 www.liberts.com ILLINOIS THEATRICAL Pastel Dew Drop Pony O's Hair Piece #M110 $45 for a pack of 24 www.illinoistheatrical.com NYCB NYCB New York City Ballet NYCB New York Community Bank WORKOUT DVD Volume I $24.95 www.nycballet.com DANZTECH On Your Toes Foot Soak #TFFS TFFS Transaction Flash FileSystem (Tevero) TFFS True Fault-Free Set TFFS Timberland Forest Fire Systems Ltd TFFS Transaction Flash File System TFFS True Ffs $1.25 www.danztech.com BUNHEADS Exercise Band Super Heavy Weight in cranberry #BH513 $8 www.bunheads.com CALENDAR The Angel Corella 2006 Calendar Featuring the Men of ABT S 14.95 www.bobrizzo.com THE GIFT of GIVING Dance Gifts that Make a Difference During the holidays, it's easy to become absorbed in wrapping and lists, but many dancers make giving--and giving back--a priority. Dance-focused organizations like Dancers Responding to AIDS (see p. 76) and Career Transitions For Dancers (www.careertransitions.org) are one way to support the dance community. Here are some others: JEANNE RUDDY DANCE A breast cancer survivor, Ruddy has built a company in North Philadelphia that gives back to the local community. They offer a free childrens' matinee performance to students from a local school, and company members also go into area public schools to teach free afterschool dance classes, www.ruddydance.org THE ANDREA RIZZO MEMORIAL FOUNDATION Three years ago Susan Rizzo's daughter Andrea, a cancer survivor and aspiring dance therapist, was killed by a drunk driver. To continue her daughter's legacy, her mother created a foundation to establish dance therapy programs for children with cancer and special needs. Their latest project, Dance Across America, encourages schools across the country to host dance marathons, www.theandrearizzodancethcrapyfoundation.com THE NATIONAL GUILD OF COMMUNITY SCHOOLS OF THE ARTS The New Orleans Ballet Association provides free instruction to 1,200 inner city children and has a mainstage season that hosted companies like Bill T. Jones and Paul Taylor. After Hurricane Katrina, NOBA NOBA Notice of Budget Approval (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) NOBA Nautikos Omilos Bolou Kai Argonautes (Nautical Club of Volos and Argonauts, Greece) needs to rebuild--everything from marley floors and barres to costumes and mirrors were lost. The National Guild is accepting contributions on behalf of schools like NOBA. Make checks payable to NC, CSA (1) (Canadian Standards Association, Toronto, Ontario, www.csa.ca) A standards-defining organization founded in 1919. It is involved in many industries, including electronics, communications and information technology. and write "Katrina Relief" on the note line. Mail your contribution to: Katrina Relief, c/o National Guild, 520 8th Avenue, Suite 302, New York, NY 10018. DANCE MASTERS OF AMERICA This international association of certified dance teachers has created a fund to help Katrina survivors in the dance field rebuild. To make a donation, send a check with "Hurricane Relief Fund" in the memo area to Dance Masters of America, Attn. Robert Maim, National Executive Secretary, 214-10 41st Avenue, Bayside, New York, 11361. --Julie Freese |
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