| ADC Welcomes Nora Cotter!
Monday August 23, 2010 Ballet Classes for all Levels! 1:30-3:00pm- Advanced
(Level V)ages 13&up 3:00-4:30pm- Intermediate
(Level III/IV) ages 13&up 4:30-6:00pm- Beginner/Intermediate (Level II) ages 12&under
Please call the ADC Office to register.
All classes are $25 each.* *Performance Team Members: the cost of one class is included in your PT Fees.
Nora Cotter - Nora Cotter began dancing at age 12. Ms. Cotter graduated from the North Carolina
School of the Arts High School with a concentration in Ballet and as a
North Carolina Regents Scholar. Nora continued her education at
Mercyhurst College where she earned a BA cum laude in Dance. While in
school, Ms. Cotter performed leading roles in Giselle, Raymonda,
Symphony Italienne, Stars and Stripes and Coppelia. She also had the
opportunity to work with Configuration Dance Theater, performing works
by Joe Cipolla and Harrison McEldowney. Nora holds a Masters Degree
magna cum laude from NYU in Dance Eduction, with a concentration in
American Ballet Theater Pedagogy. While attending NYU, Ms. Cotter
worked at the School of American Ballet as an Assistant Resident Hall
Director for two years. Nora is certified in all levels of American
Ballet Theater's National Training Curriculum. Also, Ms. Cotter has
worked with Dance Educators of America, both judging and teaching the
Ballet portion of workshops. Ms. Cotter currently teaches at Marymount Manhattan
College as an adjunct Ballet instructor, and at a private studio in
Warren, NJ
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ADC welcomes Nick
Anthony!
Wednesday
August 25, 2010
Beginner Hip Hop
(Level II)
7:15-8:15 Intermediate/Advanced Hip Hop
(Level III, IV, V)
Please contact the conservatory if you wish to register.
Performance Team Members: the cost of one class is included in
your PT fees.
Nick
Anthony began dancing at his family's studio, The Hackworth School of
Performing Arts, in Easthampton, MA when he was 3 years old. The studio recently celebrated its
76th year and Nick is one of the family's 4th generation dancers. Growing up,
he studied everything: jazz, lyrical, ballet, modern, contemporary, tap, and
gymnastics. He also acted and sang in several music theater productions and
took voice lessons for 6 years. It wasn't until around the age of 10,
however, that Nick discovered his true love of dance and music in the style of
hip hop. Nick taught the first hip hop class of his young life at the tender
age of 12 at his mother's studio, alongside his cousin and best friend, Teddy
Forance. Their class was a huge hit so they continued to collaborate and teach
together quite often. Nick continued to teach and compete with his company
teams at many competitions and conventions until he graduated high school,
winning many high scores and special awards along the way, particularly for his
hip hop and gymnastics abilities. He went on to attend Quinnipiac University in Hamden, CT where he studied Entrepreneurship and Music. He danced,
choreographed, and sang quite a bit, as he was a member of the university's
dance company and choir. He also did a study abroad program where he spent 4
months in Los Angeles, CA in the spring of 2009. He has had internships with Sony Music
Entertainment and with one of the biggest, most successful dance agencies in
the country, Bloc Talent Agency, Inc. Here he met, worked with, and became
friends with some of the industry's top dancers and choreographers. While in
LA, Nick also auditioned for several music videos and tours and worked with
some of the industry's top dancers and choreographers while taking their
classes at world renowned studios such as Millennium Dance Complex, Debbie
Reynolds School of Dance, The Edge Performing Arts Center, and others. Since
graduating from college this past spring, Nick has been working hard to
continue dancing, teaching, choreographing, singing, and acting, as he plans to
make the permanent move to LA next year to pursue his passion of becoming a
professional artist. Nick’s classes are always energetic and fun, yet his
movement is very smooth, feel good, and groovy, as it incorporates a great deal
of musicality and emotion. The agency Nick interned at while in LA said they
would represent him when he moved out there, so Nick is truly looking forward
to working with them from the other side of the table come this time next year!
Look out for him in these upcoming years in all the dance movies, TV shows, and
musical tours...hopefully you'll be able to see him!
| | ADC Welcomes Debra Vega!  Tuesday August 24, 2010 7:15-8:15 Musical Theater/Tap Workshop (Level III, IV, V) Please contact the conservatory if you wish to register for this class. Performance Team Members: Level III-V dancers have the class cost included in PT Fees. Debra Vega hails from Fort Wayne, IN where she started dancing at the age of 4. She has performed as a "World Famous Radio City Rockette" in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Her other New York/Broadway credits include: A Christmas Carol, The Musical (starring Tim Curry), Anything Goes (starring Patti Lupone), and Funny Girl (starring Whoopi Goldberg). Her national and European Tours include Steel Pier,Crazy for You, and Fame! Regional Theater Credits: A Chorus Line, Forum, Wizard of Oz, My Fair Lady, Guys and Dolls and Will Rogers Follies.
Debra
has taught dance since 1985. She also holds a Bachelor’s degree in
Dance Performance and a minor in Theatre from Ball State University in
Muncie, IN. Debra often travels the country choreographing musicals, teaching at theatre camps, and offering workshops. | |