Joffrey NYC Character Dance Summer Orientation & Welcome

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1 SUMMER FACULTY Joffrey NYC Character Dance Summer Orientation & Welcome Larisa Calero - Artistic Director of NYC Character Dance Intensive Therese Wendler- Ballet, Pointe Sonali Skandan- Indian Andrey Vassiliev- Men s Ballet, Partnering Tatyana Popova- Indian Vitaly Vertericn- Ballet, Partnering Alexandra Williamson- Irish Misha Ilyin- Character Luis Salgado- Latin Fusion Germaul Barnes- African Ashle Dawson- Latin Fusion Orientation Location and Time Monday, 8:30AM at Joffrey Dance Center. Please make note that orientation is NOT at Joffrey Ballet School. Joffrey Dance Center Austell Place, 4 th Floor Long Island City, NY Schedules and Class Assignment Class schedules for each week will be posted at no later than the Sunday afternoon before the first day of classes. Dress Code General: ALL: General appearance should be tidy. Students should approach each day as if they are preparing for an audition. Ballet Class: FEMALE: Joffrey Black leotard, any pink tights and pink ballet slippers and pointe shoes. MALE: Black tights, Joffrey white or black T-Shirt. Character Class: ALL: Clothes should be tight fitting. No baggy/sloppy clothes are permitted. FEMALE: Joffrey Black leotard, flamenco/character skirt, flexible character shoe. MALE: Jazz pants, Joffrey white T-shirt, Jazz shoes. Please visit to purchase uniforms.

2 Summer Student Performances Every Friday from 4:00pm-5:00pm there will be an in studio showing for parents/families. On June 30 th 7pm there will be a performance held at the Creative Cultural Center St. Veronica, located in the West Village at 149 Christopher Street, New York, NY The performance space can be found in the basement. Staff Contact Information Joffrey Ballet School Information Line 1-(888) Larisa Calero, Artistic Director NYC Character Dance LarisaCaleroNewYork@gmail.com Karolyn Byers, Director of Residence Life kbyers@joffreyballetschool.com Julia Guiheen, Head Chaperone jguiheen@joffreyballetschool.com Emily Floyd, Head RA PACE efloyd@joffreyballetschool.com Danielle Hecker, Head RA 850 dhecker@joffreyballetschool.com Policies and Rules No street shoes are allowed in the studios. No food or drink is allowed in the studios. No gum chewing is allowed during class. Cell Phones must be turned off during class and stowed safely in your dance bag. Dance bags with valuables should be brought into the classroom and stored out of the way; the school is not responsible for belongings left in the locker rooms and other common areas. No warm-up clothes may be worn once class has begun. No jewelry is to be worn during class. All students must adhere to the Dress Code and wear their nametags. Students who arrive more than 10 minutes late to class will not be allowed to participate. If you are going to be late or absent from class, please call the office so we can notify the teacher. We do not recommend that students under the age of 13 leave the building without a chaperone. Parents should meet their children in the school lobby. Tuition must be current or students will not be permitted to attend class. Studio Locations & Directions Joffrey Ballet School Main Campus and Administrative Offices 434 Avenue of the Americas, 5 th Floor, New York, NY Between 9th and 10th Streets 3 rd Floor Studios 1 & 2 4 th Floor Studios 3, 4 & 5 5 th Floor Administrative Offices and Studio 6 (orientation location for non-housing students)

3 Joffrey Long Island City Austell Place, 4 th Floor Long Island City, NY Creative Cultural Center St. Veronica 149 Christopher Street New York, NY Dance studios and performance space in basement. From Joffrey Ballet School From th Ave to Joffrey Dance Center (47-10 Austell Place, 4 th Floor) approx 27 mins Walk North on AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS towards 14 th St At the 14th stop take the B, D, F or M train (orange) uptown to 42 nd Street/Bryant Park Exit the train, take the 7 train (purple) east to Hunters Point Avenue. Walk East on 49 th Avenue. Turn Right at Skillman Avenue. Turn Right at Austell Place to Austell Place on your right. Take the elevator up to the Fourth Floor. From Pace Dormitory From 182 Broadway to Joffrey Dance Center (47-10 Austell Place, 4 th Floor) approx 32 mins 1. Walk to the Fulton St Subway Station 2. Take the Uptown 3. At 42nd St (Times Square), transfer to the Queens-bound (towards Flushing) 4. Exit at Hunters Point Ave 5. Walk East on 49th Ave, turn left on Skillman Ave. 6. Turn right on Austell Place From 850 West End Dormitory From 850 West End Ave to Joffrey Dance Center (47-10 Austell Place, 4 th Floor) approx 34 mins 1. Walk to the 96th St Subway Station on Broadway. 2. Take the Downtown 3. At 42nd St (Times Square), transfer to the Queens-bound (towards Flushing) 4. Exit at Hunters Point Ave 5. Walk East on 49th Ave, turn left on Skillman Ave. 6. Turn right on Austell Place

4 Traveling Tips Subway stations are found at almost every corner you turn. Tickets are only available at the Metro Card machines or the token booth in the stations. You can use cash or an ATM/credit card. There is a $1 new card fee for the purchase of a new MetroCard. Single Ride $2.75 Pay per ride $5.50 or more on the card gets you an 11% bonus ($20 purchase gives you a $22.20 on the card) 7 Day unlimited $31 30 Day unlimited..$ To help you with directions in NYC, we strongly recommend using Google maps, or popular Subway mapping apps like Transit App, Citymapper or Transit NYC. Urgent Care, Places To Eat, Supermarkets & Pharmacies in the Joffrey Dance Center Neighborhood URGENT CARE UMD Urgent Care LIC: th Ave. Long Island City, NY (718) ProHealth Urgent Care: nd St. Long Island City, NY (888) SUPERMARKETS Fresh Direct: Borden Ave. Long Island City, NY Grocery store with food delivery options. Natural Frontier Market: Jackson Ave. Long Island City, NY Natural, organic food mart. Key Food: st St. Long Island City, NY Supermarket chain. PHARMACY Vernon Blvd Pharmacy: 4815 Vernon Blvd. Long island City, NY (718) CVS Pharmacy: Queens Blvd. Sunnyside, NY (718) Duane Reade: th St. Long Island City, NY (718) RESTAURANTS LIC Corner Café: th Rd. (Between 21 st and 23 rd St.) Coffee & Tea, Breakfast and Brunch, pastries. Sweet & Sara: rd St. (Between 43 rd Ave. and Queens Blvd.) Variety of desserts, Vegan options. 51 st Bakery and Café: st Ave (Between 5 th Street and Vernon Blvd.) Low priced sandwiches, lunch specials, desserts. Ray s Tasty Sausage: Borden Ave. (Between 25 th and 27 th St.) Street cart with grilled meat sandwiches, lunch options. Spot Nuvo: Van Dam St. (Corner of Van Dam Street on 47 th Ave.) Café, coffee/tea, breakfast and brunch options. Ashbox: 1154 Manhattan Ave. (Between Ash St. and waterfront) Japanese cuisine, sushi, sandwiches, salads, coffee/tea. Barista Panini House: th Rd. (Between 11 th St and 21 st St) Sandwiches, and salads. breakfast and brunch options. Cyclo: th Ave (Between 5 th St. and Vernon Blvd.) Vietnamese cuisine, sandwiches, salads, broths. Higher end dining. Communitea: th Rd. (Between 11 th and 21 st St) Tea room with coffee, pastries, and brunch/light lunch food options. Mysttik Masaala: 4709 Center Blvd. (Between 47 th Rd. and 47 th Ave.) Food truck, Indian cuisine, vegetarian options. L Arte del Gelato: Falchi Building th Ave. (between 31 st Pl and 31 nd St) High-end gelato and sorbet. Juice Press: Falchi Building th Ave. (between 31 st Pl and 31 nd St) Fresh-squeezed juices, smoothies, super foods. Doughnut Plant: Falchi Building th Ave. (between 31 st Pl and 31 nd St) Doughpods (filled yeast doughnuts), coffee, sweets. Stolle Bakery: Falchi Building th Ave. (between 31 st Pl and 31 nd St) Fresh baked sweet and savory pies. And so much more!

5 DANCERS! Are you interested in our YEAR ROUND TRAINEE PROGRAM? To schedule an audition or to qualify for merit scholarship, please If you have already been accepted into the program and would like to enroll, or you would just like some more information, please contact the admissions address above! We can schedule an appointment for you to meet with an Artistic Director or Program Coordinator. If you have any questions about the program or application process, please us and we will be happy to talk with you further! More information can be found on our website! Informational Meetings with the Artistic Directors will be scheduled in the near future. Welcome, and have fun this summer!

6 Activity Date & Cost ABT: Swan Lake 6/16/2016 Thursday 7:30pm Wicked "Behind the Emerald Curtain" Tour 6/18/16 Saturday 10:00am Bollywood Workshop 6/19/2016 Sunday 11:00am $50.00 $50.00 ABT: Romeo and Juliet 6/23/16 Thursday 7:30pm Lincoln Center Guided Tour 6/25/16 Saturday 1:30pm $35.00 Activities Description Of all the great classics performed by ABT today, Swan Lake remains the quintessential ballet, the one that defines the standards of the Company, tests its dancers and ennobles the spirit of the audience. This romantic fable of ill-fated passion, dreamlike transformation and ultimate forgiveness is set to Tchaikovsky s glorious score. With breathtaking choreography and visually magnificent sets evoking a Renaissance court, the fabled lake of the swans rises into view, inspiring awe for generations to come. Behind the Emerald Curtain is an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at WICKED run by WICKED cast members. This event is great for die-hard Broadway fans and newcomers alike. Even if you haven t seen WICKED, you ll be fascinated by the details and complexities that go into a major Broadway production. Your guides will take you through the creative process of a Broadway show, giving first-hand accounts of the birth of a new musical. Participants take a guided tour through the exclusive Behind the Emerald Curtain Museum, which includes an elaborate set model by Tony Award winner Eugene Lee and an up-close look at some of Tony Award winner Susan Hilferty s costumes (with beautiful details that are not always visible from the audience), as well as actual props and wigs from the show. The Joffrey Ballet School and the Institute of Bollywood Dance and Film s founder, Rujuta Vaidya, are joining forces to launch a series of weekend Bollywood workshops. This workshop will teach Bollywood fusion dance through training in the essentials of Bollywood dance forms, Indian classical, folk, along with contemporary, hip-hop, and South Asian modern. Students will learn to integrate traditional technique of hand gestures, footwork, expression, body movement, and posture into their movement styles so they understand what is necessary to perform for Bollywood film and stage. Former ABT Dancer ALESSANDRA FERRI makes a grand return appearance in Kenneth MacMillan s masterful interpretation of Shakespeare s enduring romantic tragedy has become one of ABT s signature productions. Against a sumptuous setting in Renaissance Italy, MacMillan weaves a dance tapestry rich in character nuance and sensuality, and Sergei Prokofiev s instantly recognizable music underscores the lyric beauty and passion of this beloved ballet s star-crossed lovers. Whether you re just visiting New York City and want a glimpse of performing arts history, or you re a Lincoln Center regular who wants to see your favorite venues from a new perspective, a guided tour will bring you closer to the world s premier performing arts center. Tours typically visit up to 3 of our venues where a spectacular range of artists have performed, including Luciano Pavarotti, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Leonard Bernstein, and Renée Fleming. These venues are also home to our resident organizations, including the New York Philharmonic, New York City Ballet, Metropolitan Opera, Lincoln Center Theater, Chamber Music Society and more.

7 Joyce: RIOULT Dance 6/25/16 Saturday 8:00pm ABT: The Sleeping Beauty 6/30/16 Thursday 7:30pm Beast Speedboat 7/2/16 Saturday 1:00pm Chicago 7/2/16 Saturday 8:00pm Something Rotten! 7/7/16 Thursday 7:00pm $45.00 $80.00 $60.00 An established name in modern dance with a reputation for performing sensual, articulate, and exquisitely musical works, RIOULT Dance NY performs two programs. Women on the Edge, a profound and timeless anti-war statement, features the world premiere of Cassandra s Curse set to live music. The second program is distinguished by the New York City premiere of Polymorphous, a piece exploring the subjectivity of perception through movement and technology, and a suite of magnificent duets drawn from some of Pascal Rioult s finest works. The beloved story of the beautiful Princess Aurora, the evil sorceress Carabosse, and the awakening kiss of a handsome prince is certain to cast a spell on your heart and imagination in an all-new production, newly staged by Alexei Ratmansky and inspired by León Bakst s historic designs for Diaghilev s Ballets Russes. Hold onto your hats because for 30 fun-filled minutes the Beast leaves all others in its wake as the Captain takes this custom-built 70-foot offshore racing powerboat up to 45 mph on a ride down to the Statue of Liberty. A true New York City institution, Chicago has everything that makes Broadway great: a universal tale of fame, fortune and all that jazz; one show-stopping-song after another; and the most astonishing dancing you ve ever seen. No wonder Chicago has been honored with six Tony Awards, two Olivier Awards, a Grammy and thousands of standing ovations. There s always someone fabulous center stage. Whether you re looking for your first Broadway musical whether you ve seen the Academy Award -winning film and want to experience the show live on stage or whether you ve seen it before and want to recapture the magic, Chicago always delivers. Something Rotten! is Broadway s new, big fat hit!" (New York Post). From the director of Aladdin and the co-director of The Book of Mormon comes the "ingenious and irresistible" (Variety) story of Nick and Nigel Bottom, two brothers who are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of that Renaissance rockstar known as The Bard". When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theatre involves singing, dancing and acting at the same time, Nick and Nigel set out to write the world s very first MUSICAL! With its heart on its ruffled sleeve and sequins in its soul, Something Rotten! is an irresistible ode to musicals and it's the one Broadway show that "will leave you screaming for more!" (New York Observer). Freedom Tower and 9/11 Memorial See Manhattan glow under a warm summer sunset from the top of the Freedom Tower! 7/9/16 Saturday Positioned on top of the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, on levels 100, 101, and 102 of the 1,776 foot tall One World Trade Center building, One World Observatory 8:00pm provides unique, panoramic views of New York City, its most iconic sites, and surrounding $45.00 waters. This excursion also includes a brief visit to the 9/11 Memorial's twin reflecting pools, which are each nearly an acre in size and feature the largest manmade waterfalls in North America. The pools sit within the footprints where the Twin Towers once stood.

8 Cats 7/14/16 Thursday 8:00pm Top of the Rock 7/16/16 Saturday 1:00pm $70.00 $45.00 Attend the very first performance of Broadway's newest revival of "Cats"! Ever since its first performance in May 1981, Cats has been enthralling audiences around the world and has become one of the most successful shows ever created. Based on T. S. Eliot s Old Possum s Book of Practical Cats, the show is set amongst a larger-than-life junkyard playground and is alive with feline characters, who ve come out to play on one special night of the year the night of the Jellicle Ball. One by one they tell their stories for the amusement of their wise and benevolent leader, who must choose one of the Cats to ascend to The Heaviside Layer and be reborn into a whole new life. Featuring music by the legendary Andrew Lloyd Webber, including the hit song Memory, and with thrilling new choreography by Tony Award-winner Andy Blankenbuehler (Hamilton, In the Heights), this new production of Cats is a Broadway must-see. Soar 70 floors high and experience 3 viewing decks and the exhilarating joy of unobstructed 360º city views from Top of the Rock at Rockefeller Center. From the sweeping green of Central Park to the thrilling city skyline, nowhere else can you see New York so spectacularly. Harbor Lights Cruise 7/16/16 Saturday 7:00pm Nothing quite compares to a NYC sunset cruise! So grab some friends and enter the magical twilight scene of so many famous movies. Passengers will get the rare chance to see the New York skyline, the Brooklyn Bridge and the Statue of Liberty all lit up from a unique vantage point. With the breeze in your face and the NYC skyline shimmering before you, how could you possibly go wrong? It s a glorious hour and a half of sightseeing!