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This program is made possible in part by our major funders Bloomberg LLP Richard Bilotti and Katherine Hatton Fund Children’s Home Society of New Jersey Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Rose and Louis Linowitz Charitable Foundation, Inc. Crystal Moore/Bloomberg’s “Dollars for Your Hours” Campaign Princeton Area Community Foundation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Our dancers would also like to thank the many wonderful individual donors who help fund and sustain TEDI! KEEP TEDI DANCING! Your generous donations support our WONDERful 23-year strong TEDI program. Thousands of Trenton students have learned to strive for excellence through TEDI, and that feeling of achievement sets them on a path to success for life! With your help, TEDI will continue to change lives… one child at a time. Here’s my donation of $_____ (payable to TEDI) Please print all information below (all gifts are acknowledged in writing): Name Email Address Phone City State ______ Zip Return this completed form with your check to: Trenton Education Dance Institute, P.O. Box 7245, Trenton, NJ 08628 For more information about TEDI, contact [email protected] or call 609.638.1556. Trenton Education Dance Institute and The Children’s Home Society of New Jersey in cooperation with Trenton Public Schools and National Dance Institute proudly present p “Oh, WONDERful ME!!” Starring the 5 th Grade students from Hedgepeth/Williams and Mott Schools and TEDI’s CELEBRATION TEAM with SPECIAL GUEST ARTIST Charles Vincent Burwell TEDI Artistic Director Dufftin Garcia Artistic Associate Program Accompanist Shakia Johnson Glenn McClelland Designer/Technical Director Costume Design Production Supervisor Sue Barr Karen Lee Hart & Charles Del Risco Cameron Heulitt CHS Program Assistant Program Consultant Jimeka Rivers Rosemary Carey Choreography Dufftin Garcia • Shakia Johnson • Nicholas Rodriguez • Charles Vincent Burwell Jacques d’Amboise • Ellen Weinstein • Peter Gennaro Nancy Warner • Damia Wells Performance Musicians Glenn McClelland and Stephen Meserve Arrangements and Orchestration Jerome Korman Original Script Dufftin Garcia • Nicholas Rodriguez Trenton Education Dance Institute (TEDI) (Member of ANDI - The Association of National Dance Institutes) In 1989, the Trenton Board of Education and The Times of Trenton joined to support a National Dance Institute (NDI) Residency Program in Trenton public schools. NDI programs use professional artists and a unique combination of dance, performance and curriculum-related educational materials to teach young people the life skills of self-discipline, concentration, cooperation, confidence and pride in personal achievement. It also kindles a love of the arts in everyone it touches. The first NDI Trenton Residencies consisted of several weeks of intense NDI “in” and “after” school programs culminating in professional quality performances. Today TEDI offers yearlong, curriculum integrated programs. Jacques d’Amboise, legendary New York City Ballet dancer, founded National Dance Institute (NDI) in 1976 in the belief that arts have a unique power to engage children and motivate them towards excellence. NDI has become one of the nation’s most prestigious arts-in-education organizations. The goal of the program is not to train professional dancers but to teach young people that they can reach their personal goals through hard work and discover overcoming personal challenges can be FUN! In 2011, TEDI and Children’s Home Society combined their strengths to keep this resilient youth development program alive. Amid budget constraints, the two respected non-profit organizations partnered to solidify a secure future for TEDI Programs. TEDI offers a unique curriculum which challenges students’ cognitive and physical capabilities while igniting self-esteem and executive function skills. Today, TEDI programs include: Once-a week, in-school classes for all 5th graders in two elementary schools (Hedgepeth/Williams and Mott Schools); First Team classes for Hedgepeth/Williams kindergarten students; A challenging after-school SWAT Team (Scholarship for the Willing, Achieving & Talented) program for selected TEDI 5th graders; A very challenging Celebration Team Scholarship Program for 6th – 10th grade TEDI alumni; A TEDI Alumni Association for graduates. The TEDI program culminates in this End of Year Event with live performances for school, family and community audiences. TEDI inspires students to achieve both as individuals and group members. TEDI changes lives… one child at a time. Jacques d'Amboise, (Founder of National Dance Institute/Choreographer), recognized as one of the finest classical dancers of our time, leads the field of arts education with programs that expose tens of thousands of school children each year to the magic and discipline of dance. In 1976, while principal dancer with New York City Ballet, he founded National Dance Institute (NDI) in the belief that the arts have a unique power to engage and motivate all individuals towards excellence. Raised in NYC’s Wash- ington Heights, Jacques joined The School of American Ballet at the age of eight. A protégé of “The Bal- let Master,” George Balanchine, Jacques had more works choreographed specifically for him than any other dancer, including Stars and Stripes; Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux; and what critics called "the defini- tive Apollo." Jacques has choreographed numerous works for New York City Ballet, including the popular Tchaikovsky Suite No. 2 and Irish Fantasy, as well as eighteen original productions for NDI’s annual “Event of the Year.” He has written and directed for theater, film and television and been featured in a number of films, including Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Carousel, and Disney’s Offbeat. He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin', a 1984 PBS documentary about his work with NDI won an Academy Award, six Emmy Awards, the Peabody Award, the Golden Cine Award, and the National Education Associa- tion Award for the Advancement of Learning through Broadcasting. Jacques is the recipient of many Honorary Doctorates and Awards, including The National Medal of Arts (1998); The Kennedy Center Honors (1995); a 1990 MacArthur Fellowship and the distinguished Paul Robeson Award for excellence in the field of the Humanities (1988). Jacques’ memoir I WAS A DANCER was recently published by Knopf. A Message from TEDI’s Artistic Director Welcome to TEDI’s 2012 Event of the Year, “Oh, WONDERful ME!!” The dancers are poised and eager to share with you a wild imaginary ride around the globe. They will show you some of the world’s great WONDERS they discovered and explored in class this year. And as they learned about different cultures, marvelous human achievements and breathtaking natural WONDERS - they came to truly appreciate the “WONDERFUL” potential of their own abilities! This year, with the support of Children’s Home Society, TEDI returned to two schools with which we have had long relationships. The staff and teachers welcomed us with warm open arms and were eager to support and encourage their students taking on TEDI’s demanding challenges. It has been an incredible year! The dancers are participating with more passion and joy than ever before. At the end of every TEDI day (exhausted as I might be), I know “I LOVE what I do.” - what could be more WONDERful! It is only because of supporters like you that TEDI can reach the children of Trenton. You, as individuals, support us every year and our generous Corporate/Foundation Funders believe in and understand our organization’s impact on the community. In this time of financial turmoil it is truly remarkable that TEDI still exists and is even growing stronger! Thank you so much for coming to support our dancers! And get ready to enjoy “Oh, WONDERful ME!!” I guarantee the smiles on the dancers’ faces will fill your hearts with joy and WONDER!! (sorry could not resist saying WONDER just one more time)! Thank you for your support! Dufftin Garcia TEDI Artistic Director 2011 – 2012 TEDI Program Participants “Oh, WONDERful ME!!” Overture Composer……………………………………………………………………………………………………Charles Vincent Burwell “The Carnival” “Inquiring Minds”………………………………...Charles Vincent Burwell with selected SWAT & Celebration Team Dancers “Other Side of My World”………………………………………………………………………………Music & Lyrics Judy Collins “Oh, WONDERful ME !!” Dancers……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..Entire Cast Music, Lyrics & Orchestration……………………………………………………………………………..Charles Vincent Burwell Vignette #1 – Asia……………………………………………………………………………….…………selected CELEBRATION TEAM “THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA” “The Great Wall”……………..……..… …………… ……………...….Ms. Pinelli’s 5th Grade Class from Hedgepeth/Williams Original Choreography…………………………………………………………………………………………..Jacques d’Amboise Choreography Adapted by……………………………………………………………………………………………..Dufftin Garcia “Pieces of China”………………………………………………………………………………………………………..Morton Gould Vignette #2 – Australia……………………………………………………………………………..…… selected CELEBRATION TEAM . “THE LAND DOWN UNDER” Dancers………………………………………………..Ms. McNear & Ms. Mitchell’s 5th Grade Classes from Mott Elementary Choreography…………………………………………………………………………………………………………...Dufftin Garcia Music………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Men at Work “THE GREAT BARRIER REEF” Dancers…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..TEDI’s SWAT Team Choreography……..…………………………………………………...…Nicholas Rodriguez, Dufftin Garcia & Shakia Johnson Music…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..Jerome Korman Vignette #3 - Europe……………………………………………………………………………………. selected