Cumbrae Winter Newsletter 2013

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    December Feis 2012

    Congratulations to the following Irish

    dancers for their successes at the recent

    Feis this past December.: Catherine

    Errington, Clara DeGrandpre, SophieMcIntosh, Finley Miller, Emma

    McGinnis, Megan Facette, Sarah Kelly,

    Valerie Fortin, Clara Gates-Flaherty,

    Sarah Pedlar, Sarah Adair, Molly

    Kennedy, Anthony Barnshaw, Erin

    Leddy, Emma Campbell, Megan

    Babcock, Eva Clancy, Calixa Fox, &

    Tiaran Sinkus.

    Way to go, dancers!

    Summer Camp 2013Once again we will be offering

    week-long summer camps for

    children aged 5-13. These half day

    programs a great opportunity to try

    something new!

    Classes include tap, theatre, ballet,

    jazz, contemporary, highland, irish,

    and hip hop, and a performance is

    put on for the parents at the end of

    the week!

    For further information, email

    [email protected]

    Cumbrae had 27 dancers at this

    years Pulse & Camp Pulse events

    in Toronto.

    The weekend

    was a great

    success!

    Students

    learned

    from a

    variety of

    professional

    dancers and well-renowned

    choreographers including faculty

    from Glee and SYTYCD!

    The Cumbrae School of

    Dancing was awarded the

    Studio Spirit Award in

    recognition of our dancers,

    teachers, and parents (many of

    whom took the parent dance class!),

    fantastic attitudes over the course of

    the weekend. Additionally, Sydney

    Maguire was recognized

    with a Pop Starz

    Rockstar award, and

    Katie Over received a

    Leadership Scholarship

    to be used at The Pulse

    next year. Many of our

    senior students also

    performed at The Pulse Showcase

    event with group tap & jazz pieces.

    Look for these in Showtime 2013!

    Congratulations to

    all dancers, you

    made us very

    proud!

    zHappy New Year!zPULSE &CAMP PULSE 2013

    N E W S L E T T E R

    Cumbrae School of Dancing

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    Cum rae GearCongratulations to senior dancerCamille Leroux for being selected asour Cumbrae gear design winner!!Camille came up with a variety ofyoga inspired clothing, one of whichwe are looking to introduce this spring!

    Our latest colourful hoodies andquoted tanks sold out quickly! Whatwill we offer next? Post your favouritedance quote onour facebookpage today!

    MADIMCCOLL

    On her recentacceptance to lcoleSuprieure de Ballet deQubecs summerprofessional program.

    Lcole Suprieure isassociated with LesGrands BalletsCanadiens. Madi wasalso accepted at Quintespre-professional summerprogram.

    GABRIELLELOWE &KATIE

    OVERBoth students placedamong the judges top6 in the Junior Jazzcategory of the B.A.T.D.Scholarships in October

    2012. Students areinvited to scholarshipsbased on their spring

    examination results.

    ISABELLE

    BELANGERShe placed among thejudges top 6 in theJunior Tap category ofthe 2012 B.AT.D.Scholarships in October2012.

    MARK YOURCALENDARS!See website for

    details

    FEB 17THR.A.D. Ballet Dress

    Rehearsal

    FEB 19-20R.A.D Ballet Exams

    FEB 16,17,23,&

    24BATD Rehearsals

    FEB 27-MAR 3B.A.T.D. Exams

    MARCH 11-16No Classes

    March Break

    APRIL 7Irish Exams

    MAR 29-APR 1No Classes - Easter

    MAY 11

    Ticket Sales

    MAY 26Photograph Day

    MAY 28-JUN 1Recital Week

    CONGRATULATIONSTO...

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    Cumbrae AlumniMany of the students that have passed through

    Cumbrae doors have gone on to do wonderful

    things in the dance/arts community. From dancecompanies to the Broadway stage, Cumbrae

    alumni are always making us proud!

    This edition, we introduce to you...

    CARLY SHERIDAN

    Carly Sheridan has created for herself awonderful career in the arts community as a circus

    and acrobatic performer. After high school, Carlyreceived an Honors B.F.A. in ContemporaryDance at Concordia. From there, she went on toperform and work with a variety of prominentinternational circus companies, most notably inCirque Du Soleils Varakei and at MGM Grandin Las Vegas. In 2008, Carly was a cast memberin the Broadway production of 'Cirque DreamsJungle Fantasy'. She has performed across Europe

    in Le Plus Grand Cabaret du Monde (France),Cirkus Princessan (Sweden), and many otherfestivals and productions. Today, Carlychoreographs for performers from around theworld and has coached aerial arts at over half adozen circus schools in North America includingthe National Circus School of Canada and CirqueSchool Los Angeles. Carly shares her timebetween Las Vegas and Montreal but otherwise

    travels wherever her work takes her.

    CHEO ECHOES OFWINTER

    A number of our senior balletstudents will be performing atthis years annual CheoFundraising event, Echoes of Winter Brilliant StarsShine on CHEO. The show will be held onSaturday, February 23rd, 2013 at CarletonUniversity and tickets can be purchased at KanataMusic Academy, or at Ottawa Music Academy.

    CELEBRATE ST.PATRICKS DAY!

    Some of Cumbraes Irishdancers will be performingfor St. Patricks Day on

    March 16th at Resurrectionof our Lord Church for theKnights of Columbus.

    There is to be an Irish feast and lots ofentertainment! Tickets are $30. Join us incelebrating the luck of the Irish!

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    Summer Dance Programs

    Cumbrae highly recommends that our senior students pursue

    dance during the summer. There is a large variety of programsin ballet, contemporary, jazz, musical theatre, etc. Visit ourwebsite or Facebook page often for audition notices, etc. Should youneed assistance putting together an audition video, [email protected]

    ExaminationsCongratulations to senior students Andra Brabant, Emilie Brunet and

    Katie Over on the achievement of R.A.D. Intermediate ballet inNovember 2012. With R.A.D. Graded exams, BATD exams, Irishexams, and further R.A.D. Vocational examinations coming up, we

    wish all of our students the best of luck! For information regarding the exam process, as well as for examrehearsals and exam schedules, check out our website.

    The Cumbrae School of Dancing

    1803 St. Joseph Blvd

    Orleans, Ont K1C 6E7

    & Millenium Plaza (Trim/Innes)

    Orleans, Ont

    (613)837-6786

    www.cumbraedance.com

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