Welcome to "Dancemoves 09", Performed by the Students of the Dance Studies Course at Inchicore College

welcome to dancemoves09

Welcome to "Dancemoves 09", performed by the students of the Dance Studies Course at Inchicore College. This course has been in existence since 1994, and has gone from strength to strength during this time. The college now provides a three-year full-time programme, offering students the chance to develop their dance technique and performance ability to a higher level; and also gives them the opportunity to obtain international teaching qualifications. Graduates of the course are working and studying all over the world: from England, Holland and France, to as far away as New Zealand in such varied roles as teachers, dancers and choreographers.

This year, 2008-2009 has been a very second place in the Overall Dance the Foundation in Dance Instruction distance learning program at Royal busy year for the Dance Studies category at the National Dance and Certificate in Dance Education. Academy of Dance headquarters. Course. In July 2008 eight of our Awards, Backstage Theatre, Our students have also taken the Finally the Dance Studies Course dance tutors traveled to Bolzano in Longford. This July, twelve students Imperial Society of Dancing would like to thank all the dance Italy to attend the Bolzano Danza from the course will travel to Vienna Intermediate and Advanced 1 teachers who have supported us over Festival as part of the VET PRO to take part in the Impulstanz Modern examinations, the Royal the years. Without their support our Leonardo da Vinci mobility project. International Dance Festival for three Academy of Dance Intermediate and success would not be possible. We One of our students Sarah McGinley weeks as part of the Leonardo da Advanced Foundation examinations hope you enjoy this evening’s show. won the Millennium Scholarship Vinci mobility project. in the recent session. Our advanced enabling her to continue with on- students are continuing their Royal Now sit back and Academically, we have had another going training at Stella Mann, UK. Academy of Dance Certificate in enjoy...Dancemoves 09 fruitful year, with students entering Two of our students won first and Ballet Teaching studies as part of the dance teachers Marian Lennon Linda Higgins Louise Behan Mariam Ribon F.I.S.T.D. R.A.D. Teaching Dip. C.D.E. M.A., L.R.A.D., A.I.S.T.D. (MB) Mariam Ribon, originally from I.S.T.D. P.E.A. N.C.E.F. (CB), N.C.E.H.S., A native of Drogheda, Louise Spain, moved to Dublin late Rommett Certificate Rommett certificate Behan trained at the Dublin 1995. As a professional dancer School of Classical and she has worked in Ireland with Marian has had a versatile career Linda began her training with Contemporary Dance. She joined the New Balance Dance in Theatre, Cabaret, Television, Dublin Ballet School, studying the Dance teaching staff at Company, John Scott’s Irish and Film, working in Ireland and under Ella Doran and Philip Cole. Inchicore College of Further Modern Dance Theatre, touring extensively throughout She continued her studies for Education in September 1995. MaNDaNCE, Daghdha Dance Europe, Africa, and the Middle three years at the College of the Company, Opera Ireland and at East. Marian worked as an Royal Academy of Dance in Holding Fellowship status with Cois Céim Dance Theatre. exercise consultant for Unislim London and gained her the Imperial Society of teachers and trained aerobic teachers for licentiate. of Dancing, she has taught In 2002 Mariam graduated with the Dance Institute in Athens. modern dance for DSCCD and first class Honours with a Upon graduation, Linda taught She returned to Ireland and the College of Dance. She Masters in Contemporary Dance in Canada for a number of years, completed her training as a established her own school for Performance from Limerick running two dance studios and Classical Ballet Teacher at the children in Drogheda in 1990. University. Mariam also winning numerous choreography National Academy of Dancing Louise is an ISTD Examiner in completed a Pilates Instructor and studio awards. Linda then and the Royal Academy of Dance Modern Theatre Dance and is Diploma in 2003. returned to Ireland and in London. Marian also holds the currently the main tutor for the completed an M.A. in dance. In 2003 Mariam became the PEAI Certificate in Exercise and FDI and CDE at Inchicore She also holds the National Artistic Director of the Dublin Health Studies and the National College. Certificate in Exercise and Health Youth Dance Company and the Certificate in Exercise and Studies. She was the first Sophia Bailey Irish Youth Dance Festival. She is Fitness. Marian is a certified certified Rommett floor-barre B.A. (Dance), A.D. Dip, A.B.S. presenting the IYDF 2009 at the Rommet floor-barre teacher and teacher in Ireland and has Pavilion Theatre on the 4th & 5th is a tutor for the Imperial Society Sophia Bailey was born in undertaken further study in New of July. DYDC under Mariam’s of Teachers of Dancing. Ireland, traveling to England at direction has been invited to York with Zena Rommett. 14 to study Ballet. She then Marian is the Course Director of perform in Burgos, Spain in 2007 Linda took over Dublin Ballet moved to Melbourne, Australia the Dance Studies Course at and 2008. The company will be School in 2001 and has five with her family where she Inchicore College of Further performing at the Tanfest in centers in North County Dublin. trained at the Victorian College Education. She runs her own Jaromer, Czech Republic in of the Arts and later at the Ballet School in Blanchardstown, In 2005, Linda qualified as a September 2009. Australia Ballet School for her and is Head of Ballet for the tutor for the Imperial Society of teacher’s diploma. She moved National Performing Arts School. Teachers of Dance. She has also back to Ireland five years ago, studied, on scholarship, with the and runs her own ballet school Laban Guild in London under the in County Tipperary. She also Phoenix project from 2006 until teaches in Shawbrook and 2007. She continues her research choreographed "The Red Shoes" into Laban’s work in relation to for the National Youth Dance classical ballet. Company in 2004. She works, as an Artist in Residence for North Tipperary County Council, in local primary schools. …dance teachers Adrienne Brown 1997, at the Institute of the Imperial Society of Teachers Diane Richardson B.A., M.A. Choreography and Dance, Cork. of Dancing Associate in Modern H.Dip, M.A. This was a mentored research Theatre Dance. Adrienne Brown was born in Diane began her dance training project, which took place over Cliona has opened her own Dublin, began her dance at the Irish National College of three years under her chosen Dance Studios [Encorps Stage education with ballet classes and Dance, Blackrock and further mentor, the international School] in Tallaght where she has later at the London studied in The Place, and choreographer Kim Brandstrup classes in Ballet, Jazz Ballet, Tap, Contemporary Dance School, Pineapple Studios, London and of ARC Dance. Following three Hip Hop, Musical Theatre, Drama where she studied for three at the Barry Stevens Studios, years research, the Institute and Singing.She also will be years. She founded New Balance Amsterdam. She travels regularly commissioned her to create the opening Encorps Dance shop in Dance Company in 1987, with to New York to attend classes full-length dance work Colmcille, September 2009. which she danced and and workshops at the TapCity which premiered in 2000 and Cliona's choreography and per- choreographed for extensively. Festival. She has performed as toured Ireland in 2001. formance portfolio includes sup- From 1991-1998 she attended part of TapCity showcases at the Adrienne is currently chairperson porting Mary J Blige in the Point the Martha Graham Center of Symphony Space on Broadway. of Dance Ireland. Theatre, dancing at numerous Dance in New York, gaining first Diane has studied with Gregory Childline and Party in the Park place in her teacher-training From 2002-2005 Adrienne Hines, Josh Hilbermann and Concerts. Her film credits include certificate in 1996 with A+. completed a B.A. degree in Savion Glover. She also trains Tudors and Becoming Jane. University College Dublin, regularly with Heather Cornell of She choreographed over 30 graduating with honors in Music Manhattan Tap. She was invited original works, which have been and English, then a master Rebecca Reilly to teach as part of the staged in Ireland, England and degree in American Studies. In International Tap Festival in France. Her works draw on many Rebecca Reilly trained at Rambert 2006 she was awarded an Ad Philadelphia. She is artistic stimuli: movement; narrative; School of Dance London. She Astra Research Scholarship from director of Tapestry – a rhythm text; musicality and has worked with most of the U.C.D to undertake a PhD in tap company unique to Ireland. compositional elements. She has Ireland’s top Dance Companies. Musicology. Her topic is the Diane just recently completed collaborated with several She has also performed in analysis and interpretation of late her MA in drama and composers in her work, and she Scotland, Germany, Serbia, Sicily twentieth-century music and performance studies, graduating has also worked with recorded and France. Most recently dance, focusing on the work of from UCD with First Class music: Bach, Beethoven, Arvo Rebecca worked with IMDT on choreographers Merce Honours. Part, John Taverner and Ian "rhythmic space". She is Cunningham and Mark Morris. Wilson. She has taken inspiration currently choreographing her from the writings of Oscar Cliona O’Brien own dance film, with the Wilde, W.B. Yeats, Paula RAD Teaching Dip, C.D.E. ISTD support of Dance Ireland. Meehan, Charlotte Mew and Rebecca has worked throughout Cliona trained in the Pauline Beth Ann Fennelly. Adrienne is a Ireland teaching a variation of McGrath School of Dance. She founding member and current Dance styles to different age went on to complete a three board member of the Dance groups. This is Rebecca’s first year Dance Studies Course at Ireland. year teaching Contemporary Inchicore College where she was dance at Inchicore College. Adrienne was the first Irish awarded her Royal Academy of choreographer to be invited to Dance Student Teacher’s take part in the inaugural Certificate and Diploma in classi- "Righting Dance" project in cal ballet. Cliona also completed dancers

Erica Borges Lauren Byrne

Caitriona Brocklebank Julie Dowling

Jennifer Farrelly Gabrielle Gusciute

Desmond Healy Niamh Kenny

Kerri-Ellen Lawlor Aoife McConnell Sarah Jane McDonnell Alison McKeown

Fionnuala Power Laura Reddy

Sean Taffe Grainne Gorman

Gemma Grant Karen O’Hara

Jenny Holman Catherine O’Reilly act 2 > Rhapsody in Blue 5 More Minutes ‘It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t Study No. 1 Choreography by Linda Higgins Choreography by got that swing’ Choreography by Linda Higgins Dancers: 1st Years Kerri-Ellen Mitchell Choreography by Linda Higgins Dancer: Jenny Holman Dancer: Kerri-Ellen Mitchell Dancers: 2nd Years Behind closed doors Techno Logic Choreography by Sean Taaffe Chasing your shadow, I found Café Revel Choreography by Dancer: Sean Taaffe my steps Choreography by Des Healy Diane Richardson Choreography by Mariam Ribon Dancer: Des Healy Dancers: 1st and 2nd Years Breaking Dancers: 1st years Choreography by Steam Heat Gabriele Gusciute On Sacred Ground Choreography by Louise Behan Interval Dancer: Gabriele Gusciute Choreography by Erica Borges Dancers: 2nd Years Dancer: Erica Borges

dancemoves: act 2

Cherish Silhouette Roxanne Green means go Choreography by Adrienne Brown Choreography by Fionnuala Power Choreography by Julie Dowling Choreography by and 1st Year Students Dancer: Fionnuala Power Dancer: Julie Dowling Gemma Grant, Karen O’Hara Dancers: 1st Years The other side of Three Dancers: Gemma Grant, Viva Espa_a Choreography by Rebecca Reilly Karen O’Hara Punctured mind Choreography by Sophia Bailey Dancers: 2nd years Choreography by Gemma Grant Dancers: 1st and 2nd Years Candyman Dancer: Gemma Grant Bee-Trail Choreography by Cliona O’Brien Angel Choreography by Julie Dowling Dancers: 1st Years Clique Choreography by Linda Higgins Dancer: Julie Dowling Choreography by Dancers: Catherine O’Reilly, Finale Gabriele Gusciute Jenny Holman Dancer: Gabriele Gusciute Artistic Director: Marian Lennon Stage Manager: Sinead Rowen Lighting Designer: Sara Mathews Sound Design and Operator: Sharon O’Leary Lighting Assistant: Sean McCormack PR Design, Photography: Eoghan O’Reilly Dress Maker: Alice Gorman Costume Coordinator: Marian Lennon

For kind donation of costumes Special Thanks to: Linda Higgins Louise Behan Cliona O’Brien Marian Lennon

Special Thanks also to College Principal, Michael Challoner productionteam Inchicore College of Further Education www.inchicorecollege.ie icfe pathways to education CDVEC

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Dance Studies Course This course aims to give students a thorough knowledge of all aspects and styles of dance, providing them with opportunities to attain qualifications in both the Royal Academy of Dance and The Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing.

HND in Technical Theatre Technical support for dancemoves09 is provided by students of The HND in Technical Theatre. This course prepares students for employment in professional theatre. A course for those interested in backstage work, stage management, lighting, sound, set design or construction.