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 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 City 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 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 , 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 (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 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………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 – ……………………………………………………………………………..…… 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 - ……………………………………………………………………………………. selected CELEBRATION TEAM

“LE TOUR EIFFEL” Dancers………………………………………………………………….....Ms. Rick’s 5th Grade Class from Hedgepeth/Williams Choreography………………………………………………………………Dufftin Garcia, Nicholas Rodriguez & Nancy Warner Excerpts from “An American in Paris”…………………………………...……………………………………….

Vignette #4 – Africa……………………………………………………………………………………… selected CELEBRATION TEAM

“CELEBRATION” Dancers…………………………………………………………………………………………………….TEDI’s Celebration Team Featured Performer/Drummer……………………………………………………………………….…….Charles Vincent Burwell Choreography……………………………………………………………………………Charles Vincent Burwell & Dufftin Garcia Music…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..Jerome Korman “VICTORIA FALLS” Dancers………………………………………………………….……...…….Ms. Kiley’s’ 5th Grade Class from Mott Elementary Choreography………..……………………………………………………………………….Dufftin Garcia & Nicholas Rodriguez “Dance of the Flowers”……………………………………………………………………………………………….Peter Mansfield

Vignette #5 – South America………………………………………………………………………...… selected CELEBRATION TEAM

“MACHU PICCHU” Dancers……………………………………………Ms. Walker’s & Ms. Herring’s 5th Grade Classes from Hedgepeth/Williams Choreography…………………………………………………………………………………Dufftin Garcia & Nicholas Rodriguez Music…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Traditional

Vignette #6 – North America…………………………………………………………………………… selected CELEBRATION TEAM

“THE GRAND CANYON” Dancers…………………………………………………..……………………Mr. Exner’s 5th Grade Class from Mott Elementary Choreography…………………………………………………………………………………Dufftin Garcia & Nicholas Rodriguez Music…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..Jerome Korman

“OTHER SIDE OF MY WORLD – Reprise”…………………………..……………………………………………CELEBRATION TEAM Original Choreography………………………………………………………………………………………………..Peter Gennaro Choreography Adapted by………………………………………………………………………………………...…..Dufftin Garcia

Vignette #7 – Antarctica…………………………………………………………………………………selected CELEBRATION TEAM

“PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ” Dancers……………………………………………………………………Ms. Salazar’s Kindergarten from Hedgepeth/Williams Choreography………………………………………………………………………………………...Nancy Warner & Damia Wells Music……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Vignette #8 – “Oh, WONDERful ME !!”…………………………………………………………………selected CELEBRATION TEAM

Finale – A Tribute to the Great City Of New Orleans

“WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHIN’ IN” Dancers……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..Entire Cast Choreography…………………………………………………………………………………………………………Ellen Weinstein Music & Lyrics……………………………………………………………………………...……………………………Emma Cotton

“Bows” 2011 – 2012 TEDI Program Participants

CELEBRATION TEAM Hedgepeth/Williams Damian Corredor Angel Santiago * Scholarship 6th – 10th Grade 5th Grade Students Mayada Farraj Yeimi Santiagos Students from Trenton Area Ellijah Fields Alexander Solano Schools Ms. Rachel Herring’s Class Joseph Figueroa Breana Vega Clifton Georges Quadeer Fulmore Ahlyanna Zambrano Aqeela Abdullah Cynthia Jones Andy Gramajo Quatiyyah Artis Rony Lopez Shomari Hollis * Ms. Karen McNear’s Class Yarilitza Ayala Davontay Jones * Taina Arguedas * Alexis Bellinger Ms. Erin Pinelli’s Class Tanvir Mohsin Mariah Caceres Jemisha Brantley Emmanuel Bainn Crismerlin Navarro Zaniya Concepcion Ijes'Nae Britt Nazirah Blackman Ruth Nebo Jose Corrales Caprice Brown Gilbert Corado Bridney Nieves * Aleria Daniels Tyrique Counts Jasmine DeLeon * Brandon Richardson * Denzel Davis Angel Cummings Sky Dominguez Nitzy Rivas * Christopher Gonzalez Kimberly Estrada Paige Francois * Makaylah Robinson Yazminely Hernandez * Rukiyi Florence Julio Gutierrez Darrell Rodriguez Aniyah Chyna Jones * Jeidi Garcia De'andre James Sen’yet Rodriguez * Dayjah Keys Shadera Harmon Theresa Johnson Jones Rita Suah Brithany Martinez Jamie Harrison Jonelie Lince Kimberly Tista Kyliere Pack-Collins Brian Kelly John Lopez Angel Torres Steven Raudales Vilica Mazariegos Tyrah McClain Kayla Vega * Matthew Rivas Amia Pinkston Jasmine Morris Karon Williams Enola Rivera Edward Reyes Debbie Nimley Brittany Wilson * Nilvan Rodas Taysha Rodriguez Franklin Ramirez Alejandro Ross Yessica Rodriguez George Rios * Mott School Seraphine Rolon Devon Rivera 5th Grade Students Ms. Yvonne Mitchell’s Class Aurelis Rosado James Robinson Shi-Anne Clemons Ciani Stokes Kimberly Sanic Mr. Scot Exner’s Class Michael Davis Destiny Stoll Brittany Thompson Melany Chanquin Sincere McNeil Ronaldo De Leon Darian Nazario SWAT TEAM* Ms. Lakeisha Ricks’ Class Joshua Dennis Marcus Rolls Scholarships for the Willing, Lajorea Andujar Maria Flores Elizabeth Salas Achieving and Talented Genesis Ortiz Brito Marvin Gomez Selected 5th Grade Students Ericka Castro * Jaiden Hill First Team Harold Claytor Adrian Jiminz-Perez Ms. Maria Salazar’s TyQuil Anderson Amir Collins Nazir Johnson * Hedgepeth/Williams Taina Arguedas Messiah Cook * Jahan Khan Kindergarten Ericka Castro Jennifer Cruz Saniah Kinsey Aleysha Vazquez Messiah Cook Edward Dragotta Diante Mason Jocelyn Calle Jasmine DeLeon Ebram Fahmy Anthony McCall Naima Coleman Paige Francois Jalen Fore Devone Poaches * Zyaire Crompton Yazminely Hernandez Jahmere Fulmore Keydaliz Rivas Emily Estrada Shomari Hollis Zion Jones Symone Tard Jason Fortune Nazir Johnson Chris Krah Stephanie Townsend Jefferson Najarro Aniyah Chyna Jones Abdias Lazaro Drekwon Wayne Yeshua Jefferson Jr. Davontay Jones Delicia Lewis * Brandyn Williams Jayla Lavine Leighton Jones Melissa Mendoza Davon Lee Delicia Lewis Jacqueline Garcia Ms. Deirdre Kiley’s Class Devon Mack Bridney Nieves Ming Ou Bryan Acevedo Gabrielle McKinnon Devone Poaches Paul Poyaw Dominic Acevedo-Melendez Jonathan Negron Brandon Richardson Kishika Ramos TyQuil Anderson * Dania Tejada George Rios Marysleiser Ramos Dublas Barrera Jasmine Torres Nitzy Rivas Katheryn Retana Ivory Dewsnap Joshua Ryan Wagner Sen'yet Rodriguez Jhonny Rey Bryana Harris Jennifer DelaRosa Angel Santiago Adryana Vega * Diavian Jiles James Rodas Adryana Vega Titiana Vincent * Leighton Jones * Kayla Vega Ayalony Layton Nurse on Duty Titiana Vincent Ms. Mandy Walker’s Class Angeannie Maldonado Bernadette McEnerney Brittany Wilson Jocelyn Alay Tazabrie Morales Easman Barchue Geovany Pantoja-Bonilla Aaron Bennett Lewis Rogers Christofer Bonilla Rachell Santana Performance & Production Participating Schools

Staff We would like to recognize the special dedication and support offered by the administration, faculty and staff of this Musicians year’s participating schools. We appreciate you welcoming Musical Director/Keyboard…………….….…Glenn McClelland us and sharing your expertise, time and friendship. Thank Percussion………………………....……………..Steve Meserve you for helping provide a positive and life long experience for your students. TEDI Production Staff Designer/Technical Director………………………...... Sue Barr Hedgepeth/Williams’ School Staff Production Supervisor…………….…...... Cameron Heulitt Principal…………………..…...... Mr.Joseph Marazzo Costume Designers…………………...... Karen Lee Hart Vice Principals…………...... Mr. Alex Bethea, Charles Del Risco Ms. Talaya Y. Wilson Composer/Arranger/Copyist…………...... Jerome Korman 5th Grade Teachers………………...... Ms. Rachel Herring, Production Consultant………………...... ….Karen Lee Hart Ms. Erin Pinelli, Ms. Lakeisha Ricks, Ms. Mandy Walker Production Coordinators……………...... ….Patrick Clayton Kindergarten Teacher……………...... … Ms. Maria Salazar Diana Gundacker Paraprofessional……………………….…….Mr. Keith Smith Costume Staff……...... …Charles Del Risco, Kevin Gilbert, Amy Hadam, Krystle Seit, Audra Mariel Tallerico Mott Elementary School Staff Principal………………………...... Ms. Elizabeth Ramirez th 5 Grade Teachers…………………...... …..Mr. Scot Exner, Ms. Deidre Kiley, Ms. Karen McNear, Ms. Yvonne Mitchell

TEDI Program Staff Area Schools with students participating in Artistic Staff TEDI’s CELEBRATION TEAM Artistic Director………………..……...... ……..Dufftin Garcia Artistic Associate…….………………...... Shakia Johnson SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM Program Accompanist………..…...... …Glenn McClelland Musical Arrangements/...... Jerome Korman Grace A. Dunn Middle School Guest Teacher………………………..…...... Nancy Warner Hedgepeth/Williams School TEDI Photographer………….………...... ….Victoria Yokota P.J. Hill School Accountant………..………………...... …Nathan M. Linowitz Incarnation School Program Consultants…………...... ….……Rosemary Carey Dr. Martin Luther King School Karen Lee Hart Paul Robeson School Trenton Central High School Trenton High School West play most brass instruments and was beginning to work on compositions. A Congressional Scholar in Leadership, Bur- well holds a B.S. in Choral Music Education from Florida A&M University and an M.F.A. in Writing The TEDI Team from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. Organi- zations he has worked with include: the Lincoln Center Insti- tute, City Center, the Katherine Dunham Institute, Trenton Educational Dance Institute (TEDI), National Dance Institute, Urban Bush Women, Festival del Caribe (Santiago de Cuba, Dufftin A. Garcia, (TEDI Artistic Director), was born and Cuba), Ile Aiye (Salvador de Bahia, Brazil), and Jacob’s Pil- raised in New York City. He received a Magna Cum Laude low Dance Festival. He has composed music for the Cairo Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science in 2006 Opera House Ballet (Cairo, Egypt), National Dance Institute from Lehman College, City University of New York. Dufftin under the Artistic Direction of Jacques d’Amboise (Shanghai, began his professional dance training at the age of eight on a China), and has sung at Carnegie Hall, (New York, NY). Bur- scholarship to the Elliot Feld Ballet. In 1988, he joined Nation- well has served as musician/teaching artist for National al Dance Institute (NDI), performing in every NDI Event of the Dance Institute, associate musical director for the Trenton Year until his graduation in 1992. Now, an NDI Alumnus, he Educational Institute, and is currently on the musical staff at gives back to the program as a teacher, choreographer and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre (“The Ailey School”). His Member of NDI’s Board of Directors. He’s performed for The music was featured in the HBO documentary -Jacques d'Am- 25th Anniversary of the Kennedy Center and with the late boise in China -THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD directed Gregory Hines on NBC’s “Name Your Adventure.” In 1997, by Anthony Avildsen and premiered on HBO in the summer Dufftin served as Associate Director to NDI’s Founder, of 2008. In addition to maintaining a private studio for vocal Jacques d’Amboise, for NDI’s first International Residency in instruction, cultivating a career as a singer, dancer, actor, and Israel and Palestine. He also assisted Mr. d’Amboise in a col- composer, and having the ability to play over twenty instru- laborative project with Emeritus Seymour Papert and Marvin ments, Burwell, is co-founder of the Prophecy Arts Collective Minsky at the Media Lab of The Massachusetts Institute of – a multifaceted collection of professional creative and per- Technology in 2003. In 2004, he served as Associate Director forming artists. Burwell is a proud member of The Dramatists to Mr. d’Amboise for NDI’s first cultural exchange residency in Guild of America, Local 802 AFM, The American Society of Shanghai, China. In September of 2011 and this past Janu- , Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) and is a char- ary, he returned to Shanghai to train 30 teachers, from China ter member of the Omicron Gamma Chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Welfare Institute Children’s Palace and from the Ming’an Dis- Sinfonia Fraternity. trict of Shanghai, in the NDI pedagogy and techniques. Dufftin began his association with TEDI as its Associate Di- Sue Barr, (Designer/Technical Director). Who would have rector in 2001 and is now proudly in his tenth year as Artistic thought that the kid who built tree houses and organized Director. neighborhood productions would receive an MFA in Tech- nical Theatre and Lighting Design from Mason Gross School Shakia Johnson, (TEDI Artistic Associate), received her AA of the Arts and work continuously in Theatre from the day she in dance from Dean College in 2005, and has studied at Tem- graduated. Who would have thought that she would get paid ple University and National Dance Institute, where she for having all this fun! Sue has been a Technical Director, earned her certification as NDI Teaching Artist in 2009. She Lighting Designer, Production Manager or all of the above for has choreographed and directed more than 25 Hip-Hop, regional and academic theatres including Paper Mill Play- Modern, Africana and Lyrical pieces, including “All We Need house, Raritan Valley Community College, Crossroads Thea- is Love” for the 2010 TEDI Event of the Year. She has taught tre Company and Centenary College. Presently she works dance at the Princeton School of Ballet, Rider University, and for the New Brunswick Cultural Center. the Community Dance Enrichment Program in Springfield, MA. Ms. Johnson, a resident of Trenton, NJ, has worked with TEDI since 2008.

Glenn McClelland, (TEDI Program Accompanist/Musican), started playing professionally in a piano bar at age 16. Early in his career, he performed and toured with bluesman Sonny Rhodes and jazz great Richie Cole. In 1987, he joined forces with David Clayton Thomas and Blood, Sweat and Tears. He left in 1995 to join the alternative rock band Ween, with whom he recorded five albums and did three world tours. He re- joined Blood, Sweat and Tears in 2006 and currently works with both bands. A resident of Lambertville, NJ, Mr. McClel- land joined the TEDI Artistic Team in the fall of 2010.

Charles Vincent Burwell, (Special Guest Artist), has long felt that diversity and creative identity were instrumental in the fashioning of a well-rounded artist. A San Francisco, CA na- tive, Burwell began his musical training with the piano at age seven. By the onset of his teenage years, he had learned to Karen Lee Hart, (Consultant/Costume Designer), is an As- COMPANY, a non-profit sistant Professor of Theatre at Kean University, specializing performance group, both in theatrical design and production. She received her MFA in celebrating 32 years. A Theatrical Design and a BFA in Drama Education from The graduate of Rider Universi- University of Texas, Austin. As a strong supporter of arts in ty, Nancy is a well-known education and the promotion of new plays she is proud of her area dance educator who continued association with vibrant organizations such as The has created and taught a Trenton Education Dance Institute, National Dance Institute variety of classes/ and Premiere Stages. She has been a part of the TEDI team workshops and choreo- since 2003 serving on the TEDI advisory council as well as graphed musical produc- designing costumes. Her 16 years as a member of the NDI tions for local schools and Production Team for the NYC Core Program took her to The Universities. A veteran of Shanghai Grand Theatre, The White House, Kennedy Center NDI's Teacher Training Pro- Awards, Central Park, Carnegie Hall, City Center and the gram, Nancy has a strong 50th Anniversary of the UN in Geneva, Switzerland. Her and varied dance back- theatrical designs have been seen in theatres from Boston to ground. She is also a Austin, including national tours, regional theatres, Off- Romana's Pilates Certified Broadway productions and HBO. She has received special Instructor and Level IV recognition from the regional Kennedy Center American Col- Teacher Trainer. Committed to the joy of dance and the val- lege Theatre Festival for her design work on the Kean Thea- ue of arts education, Nancy has volunteered as a TEDI Assis- tre Series productions and she received a National Kennedy tant Teacher for a number of years. Center Faculty Design Fellowship for Costume Design. She is currently designing the summer season for Premiere Stag- Victoria Yokota, (TEDI Photographer), an internationally re- es. nowned photographer and photo editor, is Co-Founder of the “The Cheverly Young Actor's Guild”, Maryland offering com- Cameron Heulitt, (Production Supervisor), is returning for munity based theatrical performance and production opportu- her tenth year with TEDI. The theater bug bit her in High nities to area youngsters. She joined The Washington Times School. Since then she has received her BA in Theater from in ’82 as a photojournalist, becoming Picture Editor and Di- Duke University and her MFA in Stage Management from rector of The Washington Times Photo Agency, a worldwide Rutgers. During her career she has worked on musicals, op- network with over a million images. Listed in “Who’s Who In eras, dramas, and dances from California to Broadway. Photography”, she is recipient of the prestigious White House News Photographers Award, The National Press Photogra- Jimeka Rivers, (CHS Program Assistant), has worked for phers Association Picture Of The Year Award, The Silurian The Children’s Home Society of New Jersey since 2009. She Best Feature Photo Award, The Newspaper Guild’s Page received her undergraduate and Masters’ degrees in Social One Award, and Society of Photographic Educators Special Work from Kean University. She has recruited families, re- Honors. The proud mother of five, Victoria is a gifted sculptor ferred them to resources and supportive services, developed and a member of The White House News Photographers As- and facilitated educational and support groups, and provided sociation, the Buck’s County BC3D and Artists of Yardley counseling and intake services at the CHSofNJ GrandFamily Groups and ArtWorks in Trenton. Sucess Center and the North Ward Family Success Center, both of which serve Trenton residents. Ms. Rivers, a dancer National Dance Institute (NDI) In 1976, New York City Bal- herself, joined the TEDI Team in 2011. let principal dancer Jacques d’Amboise founded National Dance Institute in the belief that the arts have a unique power Rosemary Carey, (Production Consultant), has been coordi- to engage children and to motivate them toward excellence. nating NDI performances and programs for over 30 years. NDI has grown into one of the nation’s largest arts education Venues have included White House State Dinners, premiere organizations. Each year, the programs inspire thousands of theaters in NYC, Paris, Tel Aviv, Shanghai and 40 (very di- children, reaching across social, ethnic, and economic verse!) sites along the Appalachian Trail. A New Jersey na- boundaries and including children facing physical and emo- tive, who did graduate work at Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson tional challenges. Using professional artists and a distinctive Institute, she has always had a special fondness for TEDI’s combination of dance classes, performances and educational program. Having worked closely with Dufftin Garcia since he materials, NDI fosters a love of the arts, a pride in achieve- was a fifth-grade NDI dancer, she is very proud indeed to be ment, and a curiosity about the world in all of the children it assisting him in his role as TEDI Artistic Director. serves. Children develop discipline, a standard of excel- lence, and a belief in themselves that will carry over into all Steve Meserve, (Guest Musician), began his career as a per- aspects of their lives. NDI is deeply committed to training cussionist in the 4th grade. He has performed with marching teachers in the NDI educational pedagogy. and Dixieland bands, drum and bugle corps and pit orches- tras. He is an Arts Management graduate of Shenandoah University. A Senior Programmer Analyst by day, Steve's real passion is fishing for shad on the Delaware. As captain of the Lewis Fishery, Steve is proud to be part of a family tra- dition celebrating it's 125th season.

Nancy Warner, (Guest Teacher), is founder/director of PEN- NINGTON DANCE school and the PENNINGTON DANCE Special Thanks The TEDI program would not be possible without the continued support of the following wonderful people

Trenton Education Dance Institute Board of Trustees President……………………………………..Richard Bilotti Vice President……………………………….Dorothy Albert Secretary……………………………………….Carol F. Belt Treasurer…………………………………………..Ed Hynes Artistic Director……….….…..…..Dufftin Garcia, Ex Officio

Vivian Abbott • Rev. Dr. J. Stanley Justice • Cynthia King • Donald Proffit • Nancy Puri • Julie Dixon Thomas

TEDI Advisory Council Jacques d’Amboise • Sue Barr • Bruce Boyd, Jr. • Rosemary Carey • Carolyn Dorfman • Donlin Foreman Marilyn W. Grounds • Karen Lee Hart • Cameron Heulitt • Jerome Korman • Kyra Nichols • Ellen Weinstein

CHILDREN’S HOME SOCIETY OF NEW JERSEY Donna Pressma………….President and CEO Dolores Bryant…………...Director, School-Based Programs Louise Shabazz………….Administrator of School-Based Programs Jimeka Rivers…………....Program Assistant

Trenton Public School District Board of Education School Year 2011-2012 President………………...... ……Rev. Toby Sanders Vice President…...………………Sasa Olessi Montano

Denise Millington • Marisol Ovalles • Jason Reed • Dr. Jane Rosenbaum Donald O. Shelton • Nicola Tatum • Mary Taylor-Hayes

Central Administration Interim Superintendent of Schools………...... Raymond Broach Business Adminstrator/Board Secretary…………………………………….…………………….Jane Howard Executive Director, Human Resources/Negotiations/Legal Affairs….…Kathleen Smallwood Johnson, Esq. Interim Executive Director Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment………………………….…Joyce Payne Executive Director Funded Programs and Title 1……………………….…………….Priscilla Dawson, Ed.D. Executive Director Special Education………………………………………..………………...... Pearl Charatz

TEDI Special Supporters The TEDI Volunteers • A&M Farm Market Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. – Epsilon Upsilon Omega Chapter • Jonny Belt • Bloomberg Volunteers Betty Bohlert • Tracy Bond • Irving Bradley • Suzanne & Maryann Tysko, Delaware Valley Bus Company Nicholas & Judith Burke • City of Trenton Police Department • Everett Collins • Karen Courtney • Karen Cummins Ella DeAngelis • Gale Dixon • Marge Dooley • Carol Drummond • ETS Volunteers • Eleanora Fredericks Cherilyn Garcia • Noemi & Ruby Garcia • Jerry Griffin • Lenora Jefferson • Kean University Theatre Department Pat Korp • Maxine Lewis • Steven Manzi • Charles Miller, East Armwell School • Carol Minotti • Crystal Moore National Dance Institute Staff • National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc. - Pi Chapter of Trenton Marlene Neal • Bob Notta • Martha Otis • Mack Patterson • Sheryl Roach • Janet Smith • Joan Stevens Geraldine Sylvester • Trenton Marriott at Lafayette Yard • Denise Wentzler • Phyllis Boyer Wood

Program Journal Cover Design by Judy Sears

Thank you to our TEDI parents for your support! ¡Gracias a nuestros padres de TEDI por su apoyo!