Director: Esther Katz, (402) 334-6406.
This group, for dancers ages 12-18, gives dancers the extra opportunity to perform and gain experience in a different setting from class, recital, or competition groups. It allows dancers to refine their technique while gaining invaluable experience learning choreography, participating in the choreography process, and to share the true art form of dance and love of movement to the elderly, disabled and the general Omaha population. We hold auditions once a year in September.
JCC DANCERS PERFORM AT ORPHEUM THEATER
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28
Please join the JCC Dance Training Company as the Omaha Performing Arts Celebrates the 100th Anniversary of Nijinsky’s, The Rite of Spring! The JCC Dance Training Company will be performing a piece set by our very own, Wendy Larson Cooper! Esther Katz will also be performing. We invite our JCC family to attend so that everyone can see what a huge accomplishment this is. We would love all of your support, and it’s FREE to the public. So join us, February 28, 7:30 p.m. at the Orpheum Theater.
JCC Dance Training Company Annual Dance Concert
Training Co. Rehearsals:
Tuesdays, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
JCC Dance Training Company Keeps Busy
by Esther Katz, JCC Cultural Arts Director
The JCC Dance Training Company had a busy and exciting summer! As soon as the JCC Dance Recital was over, we began rehearsing diligently for their next show that was at an Indian Wedding. Five members wowed the audience with a Bollywood performance choreographed by me. The members who participated said it was an amazing experience.
The Dance Training Co. has also spent the summer learning more pieces, including cultural dances. One of the graduating members, Moira Delaney, not only has been trained in Ballet, Jazz and Modern at the JCC, but also has been classically trained in Japanese Fan Dancing. She shared her knowledge and although she is graduating, Moira leaves behind a piece that we will share at venues throughout the city.
The Dance Training Co. has also learned 2 new pieces for the 45 Degrees Celsius 2.0 show that is being held at Aksarben Village on Sunday, August 12 at 7:00 pm. (It is free!) After our performance last year, they specifically asked us to dance again!
Come Fall, after auditions for new members, we will be working on a piece that will be performed at the Orpheum Theater during the Omaha Performing Arts celebration of the Rite of Spring. Originally choreographed by Nijinsky, Rite of Spring has been recreated by the Joffrey Ballet and is touring this year in celebration of its 100th anniversary. Omaha Performing Arts invited the JCC Dance Training Co. to be a part of their celebration by performing on Thursday, February 28th at 7:30 pm. Once again, it is a FREE performance and we want YOU to attend!
The JCC Dance Training Company, for dancers ages 12-18, gives dancers the extra opportunity to perform and gain experience in a different setting from class, recital, or competition groups. It allows dancers to refine their technique while gaining invaluable experience learning choreography, participating in the choreography process, and to share the true art form of dance and love of movement to the elderly, disabled and the general Omaha population. We hold auditions once a year in September!