Who: Youth Ballet Company of Saskatchewan
Where: Regina
What: Summer Intensive
When: August 5 to 15, 2008

Info: For dancers age 10 to pre professional.. ten days of classes in ballet, modern dance, dance notation and jazz with renowned guest teachers from across Canada and the US . For more info see our website at www.youthballet.com under What's New.

Who: Lanigan Dance Dynamics
Where: Lanigan, SK
What: Lanigan Dance Dynamics Summer Intensive
When: August 11-14, 2008

Info: Teachers are: Daylan Oborowsky - lyrical, tap & musical theatre, Sarah Rasmussen - jazz & hip hop, Krishia McLaren - ballet pointe & stretch. Get back into shape with 7 hours of dancing every day and swimming every night.

Who: DK Dance Visions
Where: Humbolt, SK
What: HOT DANCE 2008 - Summer Dance Workshop
When: August 19-212008

Info: THe workshop offers classes in ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop, and lyrical. Minimum 4 classes per day. Cost $90.00 register before June 30th, after June 30th $100.00

Who: B.I.T.E.S. with Sound
Where: Regina, SK
What: Saskatchewan Summer Intensive for Dancers and Musicians
When: July 22-27, 2008

Info: This workshop is for pre-professional dancers and musicians interested in contemporary and experimental forms. The workshop will run from 9-5 dailt for 6 days. For both dacners and musicians, the first class of the day, an alternative movement class, will focus on working fluidly for injury prevention and technical proficiency. In the second class Julia Aplin with teach a contemporary dance class working with wieght, precision and expression freedom while John Gzowski coaches musicians through the accompaniment process. The last half of the dayy will foxu on the creative process. Musicians will engage in improvisation and dancers o improvisation, dance creation and learning choreography.

Who: Faye Rauw
Where: U of S Kenderdine Campus, Emma Lake, SK
What: Fayez1 Summer Dance Camp
When: July 13-18, 2008

Info: A 5 day overnight dance intensive offering over 25 dance classes and industry 'know-how' classes from some of Canada's top dance instructors and working professionals. Back dropped by lakes and evergren trees, this camp features 2 custom designed, outdoor dance floors and is sure to be one of the most unique and memorable learning environments for todays dancer. We present networking opportunities, industry relationships and inspiring class sessions to aid dancers in their persuit for a career in the entertainment industry.

Who: Decidedly Jazz Dance Works
Where: Calgary, AB
What: Jazz Immersion '08
When: July 26-August 1, 2008

Info: A week-long intensive jazz experience for intermediate-advanced dancers & dance educators. Deadline for application is July 7, 2008 Classes include jazz, west african, DJD repertoire, swing, latin jazz, tap and funk fusions. For more informaiton call or visit us on the web.

Who: Orchesis DAnce Group
Where: Edmonton, AB
What: Orchesis Dance
When: July 21-August 1, 2008

Info: 10 days of fabulous dance and movement exploration with instructors:
David Flewelling  - Yoga for dancers, Contact and Improvisation
Emily Noton - Contemporary Jazz and Improvisation
Jeannie Vandekerkhove - Contemporary Modern and Improvisation
Orchesis Summer Dance Intensive
            -  Open to Orchesis members and non-members
            -  Consists of intensive training through a two week period of study in comtemporary modern and jazz  
               technique, contact and solo improvisation, and yoga/wellness for  dancers. 
            -  Geared toward all levels of dancers wishing to develop greater facility and ease of movement and to expand
               their knowledge.
            -  Focus on attention to personal performance technique, deeper partner connection and weight bearing, and
               developing the “solo” creation within.
            -  Three complimentary daily classes are offered as well as a “Creative Process or  Scores” session wherein

Who: Drive Dance Centre
Where: Vacnouver, BC
What: 2008 Summer School
When: August 4-8 (16yrs and Up) & August 11-15 (12-15yrs), 2008

Info: For the advanced dancer, come and se what all the buzz is about. Classes in ballet, contemporary, jazz and hip hop.

Who: EDAM
Where: Vancouver, BC
What: EDAM 2008 Summer Intensive
When: June 16-July 4, 2008

Info: Classes in technique, contact, improvisation and performance research. The EDAM Summer Intensive is intended for professional and pre-professional dancers wanting to expand their skills and knowledge through an intensive period of research, practice and performance.

Who: Mainland Academy of Performing Arts
Where: Vancouver, BC
What: The Company Experience
When: July 7-August, 208

Info: The Compnay Experience was formed as a summer performance company intensive with the goal of uniting dancers of different ages, levels and stages of their student and dancing careers in a six week choreographic environment.

Who: Fusion Dance Camp
Where: Harrison Hot Springs, BC
What: Summer Dance Camp
When: July 13-19, 2008

Info: Fusion maintains an intimate student/teacher ratio that involves a superior level of instruction where the emphasis is on creativity and fun rather than on competition and criticism. When student aren't attending scheduled classes, they participate in many other activities such as outdoor games, rafting, wall climbing and archery. Friendships develope naturally during this stimulating week of fun. Fees include 3 meals per day, 4-5 dance classes daily, extra activities. Classes offered in jazz, lyrical, tap, hip hop, modern, progressions/jazz tech and specialty.

Who: Royal Winniprg Ballet
Where: Winnipeg, MB
What: Teacher's Summer Seminar 2008
When: July 16-21, 2008

Info: Affordable professional development for teachers of dance.
Teaching assistants receive a 50% discount on tuition.
The Teachers’ Summer Seminar offers dance teachers an ideal opportunity to sharpen teaching skills, engage in educational discussions and gain fresh ideas for use in the classroom and studio.

Who: Royal Winnipeg Ballet School
Where: Winnipeg, MB
What: Royal Winnipeg Ballet School Dance Intensive 2008
When: August 3-20, 2008

Info: Open to dancers aged 9-18. No audition necessary. This elite, concentrated, one of a kind program is guaranteed to improve your abilities with high calibre instruction in a variety of classes. Affordable on site residence facilities are available. For more information call or visit.

Who: Wade Dance Camp at Asessippi
Where: Asessippi Ski Area & Winter Park, MB
What: A Summer Dance Experience
When: July 6-12, 2008 & July 13-19, 2008

Info: Choose from one of the two weeks or both, each camp includes five hours of instruction per day in classical ballet/pointe & broadway & contemporary jazz, accomodations, three excellant meals and late night snack per day, plus excellent evening activities. Cost per week is $456.00

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Who: Dance Fuzion
Where: Toronto
What: Summer Dance Intensive URBAN SWEAT!!
When:
JULY 28- AUGUST 2, 2008

Info:  
One Explosive Week! One Awesome Summer Dance Experience!
Featuring:
* JASON WINTERS(NYC- On Faculty at Steps on Broadway. Assistant to Celebrity Choreographer, Mia Michaels!)
* JEFF AMSDEN(NYC- Broadway Dance Center)
* TIFFANY MACLEAN(TORONTO- Founder/Previous Owner- Tiffany's Dance Elite)
* DERRICK YANNFORD(NYC- Master Teacher and Choreographer, Radio City Music Hall, Former Mr. Dance USA!)
* NICK GONZALEZ(CHICAGO- Season 1 and 2 of So You Think You Can Dance!)
* ANNIE WOOD(TORONTO- Director, DanceFuzion)

* One Full Week of Intensive Training
* An Incredible Faculty, Esteemed World Wide
* Affordable Residence Accomodations
* Stronger Technical Skill Level
* New Confidence, Motivation and Inspiration
* New Friendships That Will Last a LifeTime!
* A Phenomenal Dance Experience!

Who: Coleman, Lemieux & Compagnie
Where: Toronto, ON
What: Summer Dance at Th Citadel
When: August 4-15, 2008

Info: Featuring technique, performance, coaching and repertoire by James Kudelka.

Who: Ontario Folk Dance Club
Where: University of Waterloo, ON
What: Ontario Folk Dance Camp 2008
When: May 16-19, 2008

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Who: School of Toronto Dance Theatre
Where: Toronto, ON
What: Summer School inContemporary Dance
When: July 7-August 1, 2008

Info: An intensive summer program of classes in contemporary dance, Taught by outstandin, creative faculty of experienced teachers, the program is designed for professionals, pre-professionals and students with strong background in dance and at least one year of serious training. The program provides trainig in contemporary barre, Graham technique, and new creation/repertory; classes will be augmented by sessions devoted to to coaching and body work. New creation/reportory classes culminte in open studio showings at the end of each two-week session.

Who: CCDT in association with Royal Academy of DAnce
Where: Toronto, ON
What: SunDance2008
When: June 30-July 18, 2008

Info: SunDance 2008 invites dancers to realize their artistic potential in a professional, interdisciplinary atmosphere. Repertoire and composition workshops, grounded in strong ballet and modern technique classes, equip dancers for a journey through the complete creative process. Real performance training in modern and ballet repertory classes culminates in a vibrant SunDance Showcase.

Who: Circuit-Est Centre Choregraphique
Where: Montreal
What: Creative Process and Repertoire Workshop
When: June 16-27, 2008

Info: Working with selected excerpts from Le Carré des Lombes’ repertoire, Danièle Desnoyers unveils and breaks down the twists and turns of a multitude of processes, allowing the participants to appropriate both a choreographic language and a manner with which to live the interpretation. By the end of the workshop, the participants will present informally the results of their shared discovery. The mornings are dedicated to master classes taught by Sophie Corriveau, one of Le Carré des Lombes’ most outstanding dancers.

Who: L'Ecole de Danse de Quebec
Where: Quebec
What: Summer Intensive 2008
When: August 4-29, 2008

Info: L'Ecole de Danse de Quebec Summer Intensive is geared towards students currently registered in pre-professional or professional training programs and to young professionals looking for a stimulating summer workshop. The school offers a number od class levels in both classical and modern or contemporary dance, including basic beginner to advanced techniques. Repertory or choreograpgic workshops are optional for more experienced dancers.

Who: Transformation
Where: UQAM's Dacne Department in Montreal
What: Intensive Contemporary Dacne Workshop Spring 2008
When: May 26-June 6, 2008

Info: Two weeks of technique, improvisation, partnering and creative process for professional and pre-professional dancers with established teachers and choreographers. This second edition of Transformation will be held in the studio of the UQAM's dance department in Montreal during teh TransAmeriques Dance and Theatre Festival.

Who: O Vertigo
Where: Montreal, at the Creation Centre
What: O Vertigo Intensive Workshop “Dance and Creative Processes”
When: August 4 – 22, 2008

Info:

Again this year, contemporary dance company O Vertigo offers its intensive summer workshop entitled "Dance and Creative Processes". This 3-week session offers a variety of classes and studio workshops that all centre on creation. Participants will have a unique opportunity to delve into to a wide range of experimental work in choreography, under Ginette Laurin’s guidance.
Open to choreographers, professional dancers, advanced-level students, and performing artists with a strong physical training base, the workshop will explore the creative process in all its aspects. With 4 classes a day, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., the schedule is divided between technical classes and thematic workshops conducted by company members and guest teachers.
On the program:
- Body Consciousness and Lifts: work in space in relation to partner(s), in duets or groups
- The Creative Process: exploration and improvisation, with reference to O Vertigo’s repertoire
- Creativity and Performance: the dancer's participation in the creative process, with choreographer Ginette Laurin
- Contact improvisation (1 week): with Andrew de Lotbinière Harwood.
- And much more...
Two guest teachers will join the O Vertigo company members this year: Andrew de Lotbinière Harwood and Jamie Wright. Artistic director of AH HA Productions, Andrew de Lotbinière Harwood has been a leading international teacher, performer, and creator in the field of instantaneous choreography and contact improvisation since 1975. Dancer, choreographer, and teacher Jamie Wright moved to Montreal in 1999 and has worked with, among others, José Navas, Estelle Clareton, and Ginette Laurin as a member of O Vertigo in 2006-2007.
This intensive workshop entirely dedicated to creation is coherent with the company’s new orientation since the opening of its Creation Centre at Place des Arts. Research, experimentation, and training are at the heart of O Vertigo’s mandate. Offered since 1997, O Vertigo’s intensive workshops offer very high-calibre training and attract an international clientele every year. Close collaborators of company director Ginette Laurin, O Vertigo’s dancers are deeply involved in the creative process. As artists and teachers, they share their passion for dance and their skill as performers. They all practise different types of training as well as different artistic disciplines, which enriches the workshop’s activities.
Cost: $900 CAD
Registration before June 13, 2008
10% discount for registration before March 31

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Source : Ingrid Vallus, Development and Touring Assistant
ingrid.vallus@overtigo.com
O Vertigo is supported by the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Conseil des arts de Montréal, Foreign Affairs Canada, Canadian Heritage, the Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec, and Emploi-Québec.

Who: Dance Nova Scotia
Where: Ross Creek Centre for the Arts in the beautiful Annapolis Valley
What: DANS Summer Dance
When: August 17-29, 2008

Info: If you seriously love dance this dance intensive is for you. FOr students 12-18 with at least Grade5 CDTA/Grade 4 RAD or equivalent. Outstanding faculty including Robert McCollum, Darryl Tracey, Susan Toumine and former Parsons dancers Ruth Ellen Kroll and Henry Jackson. Focus on conditioning to build core stability and reduce injury. Ballet and modern technique and rep classes, composition, daily floor barre warm-up, stretch & strength classes and more. Pluc fun camp activities. Residence is dorm cabins fully chaperoned. Meet new friends who love dance as much as you do !

Who: Dance Nova Scotia
Where: Ross Creek Centre for the Arts in the beautiful Annapolis Valley
What: Ballet Boot Camp
When: August 10-15, 2008

Info: A dance intensive for jazz and hip hop dancers age 12-18 who like to give a boost to their basic ballet skills. Daily ballet, jazz, hip hop and african classes along with work on core stability, strength and flexibility. Daily technical clinics: this years focus is jumps. Teachers include the amazing Robert 'Ballet Bob' McCollum and Jeff Dimitriou. Plus fun camp activities. Residence in dorm cabins fully chaperoned.

Who: Debbie Allen Dance Academy
Where: Los Angeles, CA
What: L.A. Tap Fest
When: August 4-9, 2008

Info: Featuring over 90 Master classess, repertory courses, student showcase, jam sessions, cutting contest w/cash prizes, panel discussion, film viewings and concert performance. Early bird registration , teacher and studio discounts.

Who: LABAN
Where: South East London, England
What: Summer School
When: July 14-25, 2008

Info: Laban Summer School provides a rare opportunity to experience intensive dance training with the highesst quality of teaching in our state of the art facilities. The course offers a rich and diverse contemporary dance experience and a flavour of our school.Participants can select a programme from core technique classes such as contemporary, ballet, jazz, pilates, choreography, physical theatre, contact improvisation, yoga, hip hop and capoeira.

Who: International University “Global Theatre Experience” (IUGTE)
Where: Malpils, Latvia
What: International Physical Theatre Laboratory with Sergei Ostrenko
When: August 1-7, 2008

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PROGRAMME
The Lab is open for performers from different countries and backgrounds inspired by Physical Theater as a bold, vibrant and multidimensional approach to contemporary theater performance. The Lab is putting particular emphasis on practical exploration of methods and techniques of group theatre training as the foundation for coherent rehearsal process, open creative atmosphere and efficient performance making. Practical sessions develop in the form of various exercises and progress from simple to complicated. Gradually the group is proceeding to group improvisations and structures. Every day is setting advanced creative tasks, developing the preceding steps and deepening into the detailed consecutive process.

PARTICIPANTS
Actors of physical, dramatic, musical and dance theatres, dancers, choreographers, directors, stage designers, playwrights, script writers.

REGISTRATION
Candidates should send a CV (résumé) and a brief letter of motivation to globtheatre@gmail.com stating the title, dates and location of the event.
During the Lab accommodation (six nights) and meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) are provided for participants.

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