May 20, 2004

Registration Open For Boise State's Summer DanceFest 2004

Boise State University is now registering students for Summer DanceFest 2004, scheduled for 9 a.m.-6 p.m. June 14-26. DanceFest is an opportunity for dancers ages 12 and older with intermediate/advanced to advanced technique to experience a full day of classes and rehearsal. Dancers may also register for just the technique classes. The DanceFest workshop experience will focus on new choreography from emerging professional choreographers and dancers, culminating in a series of public performances by the participating students. DanceFest lasts two weeks with 10 days of technique classes and choreography rehearsals. The workshop performances will be Friday, June 25, and Saturday, June 26. DanceFest director Marla Hansen and guest artists Siberian-born Tatiana Bakshaeva and ballet master Peter Pawlyshyn will teach the ballet curriculum. Jo Miller will teach modern dance and Kim Machado will teach jazz. Bakshaeva performed with the Moscow Classical Ballet in Russia from 1978-1996. During her soloist career, she has had the opportunity to work with many great dance artists and has performed as a classical and character soloist in such ballets as “Creation of the World,” “Giselle,” “Swan Lake,” “Don Quixote,” “Romeo and Juliet” and more. Bakshaeva taught for many years in Moscow and has traveled around the world. Pawlyshyn is a native of Canada and a graduate of the Professional Division of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School, where he later joined the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. He has danced with the Louisville Ballet and Nevada Dance Theater, where he also served as assistant ballet master. Upon retiring from dancing, he joined the staff of the Boston Ballet School. He has also taught at the International Ballet, Hartford Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, Harvard University, the Cecchetti Council of America and the Royal Academy of Dance. Miller graduated from Kansas State University with degrees in engineering and theater, and then earned her master of fine arts degree in dance from Texas Women’s University. She has danced with several Dallas-area companies, started two companies of her own and has taught dance in universities, community colleges, private studios and a public high school. She currently dances with Idaho Dance Theatre. Machado is a former Boise State University Maneline Dancer and recently choreographed for the group. She teaches jazz, tap, lyrical, modern and hip hop. While living in LaGrande, Ore., she owned her own studio, The Dance Zone, and coached Eastern Oregon Summit Dancers for three years. In 2001 and 2002 she taught dance camps throughout the Northwest as part of the dance/drill staff for the United Spirit Association. Machado is a judge and announcer for local dance team competitions and has worked with many local soloists and dance teams, winning awards for choreography. All classes for DanceFest are held in the Morrison Center for the Performing Arts on the Boise State campus. Information is available at theatre.boisestate.edu — just click on SummerDance. To learn more about class content, schedules or to receive a registration form by mail call Marla Hansen at (208) 426-3568. -30- Contact Marla Hansen Idaho Dance Theatre 208 426-3568 Media Contact Kathleen Craven News Service 208 426-3275