Volume 5, Issue 4: April 2010 www.katwildish.com

KAT'S CALENDAR *April 1-18: Kat will be guest teaching master classes in Ravenna, Italy for International Dance Association and in Brescia, Italy. Then she's on vacation! Super Subs include: Frank Dellapolla, Laura Di Orio, Lenore Pavlakos Morales, & Katie Moorhead! Kat returns to teach Monday April 19. *April 3 Easter Weekend (this weekend!): Yes, The Ailey Extension is open Friday, Saturday, and Monday for classes with your super subs! *April 16-23: Vladamir is on vacation. Special guest pianist Barry Hardwood will play all evening classes. *May 31, MONDAY: Memorial Day, The Ailey Extension is OPEN! Two Kat classes: 10:30, and as always 3pm Holiday Class. Make your plans to be here in New York City for the entire Memorial Day Weekend! (Also remember Ashtanga Yoga Sun. 5pm - I'll be there!) *June 5-14: National Dance Week NYC - A 10-Day Festival of FREE Dance and Fitness. Kat is now a NDW Front Runner and will be teaching a FREE class @ Gold's Gym. Details TBA. *June 7-8: Kat will be guest teaching master classes in Houston, TX at Instep Dance Center *July 19-22: Kat will be guest teaching master classes at the Art of Dance in Chester, NJ *July 24-26: Kat will possibly be teaching again in Houston, TX at Aldine Independent School District. Details TBA. *August 2-6: Kat will teach in upstate NY at the Decker School of Ballet. Super subs TBA. *August 9-29: Performing in New York Summer Intensive Workshop, with 3 showcase performances August 28-29. Register now! *Sept 23-Oct 1: Kat will guest teach master classes in Alaska, at the Ketchican Theatre Ballet

POINTE & HEALTH April Pointe Technique with Variations Course April 24-May 29 (5 Weeks - after Kat & Vlad return from their vacations) Variations of the Month: 3 Odalisques Variations from "Le Corsaire" View video here. We'll learn the variations only - starting at 3:30 in this video. Open Level Sessions: Wednesdays 12:15 -1:30pm Saturdays 6:15-7:30pm Sign up here on The Ailey Extension website. **For students, teachers and part-time staff in need of low cost, quality health coverage, Atlantis Health Plan is providing unique opportunities to access comprehensive health insurance at cost-saving group rates. Plans are open access with a network topping 36,000 medical providers in NYC and Westchester, free 24/7 doctor hotline and money-saving discounts like dental and vision benefits. Contact Larry Edwards @ 516.287.6875 or email Ledwards@atlantishp.com (Kat has this coverage) **Ankle Stability Help: Simply start standing on one leg during the day. As often as you can during the day, simply stand on one leg, bend the knee slightly making sure that your arches are activated, your big toe is still in contact with the ground, and your knee cap is over the second toe. If this is easy, try closing your eyes. By challenging your balance frequently during the day you will increase the responsiveness of the little muscles and ligaments around your feet and ankles and this can help to stabilize them. -Lisa Howell, physiotherapist specializing in educating dancers **Don't forget you can always see Patrick from 7:30 class for all your physical therapy needs! More info here.

PERFORMING IN NEW YORK REPERTORY WORKSHOP 2010 **Pictures and videos from our recent performances Sunday 3/21/2010 at 4pm & 7pm in The Ailey Citigroup Theater are posted here on our Facebook Fan Page. Videos will be up as soon as they are available. Big thanks to Grishko Dancewear for the thoughtful performance gifts to each dancer. (Grishko: 309 West 50th Street shop, 2nd Fl between 8th and 9th Avenues. 917.262.0783 Mention Kat and get a discount on pointe shoes!) **Mark your calendars to participate in our summer Performing in New York intensive workshop, August 9-29. Details here. Learn, refine, practice and perform in the month of August. Kat Wildish brings more than 30 years of teaching and performance experience from the world's great stages to this signature, hands-on three-week ballet workshop that culminates in a professionally-produced showcase at the Ailey Citigroup Theater in New York City. Held conveniently in midtown Manhattan, the full workshop includes over 30 classes, 3 rehearsals per week, culminating in three performances of classical repertoire. **More info on our showcases can be found here.

TOO MUCH INFORMATION The Ailey Extension info: the website or call 212-405-9500…UPDATE: Jocelyne's Dad Enok is back home recovering from his ordeal in Haiti!...Toni Sciarra Poynter coauthored with retired FBI special agent Joe Navarro, the book LOUDER THAN WORDS and promises to sign your copy after class. I've got mine!...Check out Mr. Andros' updated website here. It stands as an dance educational site for us all to explore for many years to come...Miriam Aziz wanted to draw your attention to a short film advertising the release of "Transito" her new album here and here. She will be performing extracts from the album this coming spring in New York City!...Tracey Paleo wants you to check this out…Dancing with the pros at The Ailey Extension: NY City Guide Examiner Jeanie Casison…Noah Aberlin shot his first music video for an up-and-coming pop singer called Kid Sister, and is currently swinging "Annie Get Your Gun"and finallygetting his equity card!...Lyz Keating's TV show comes back for a second season on April 18th. Here is the website. She wants me to show everyone where she races from during the week, not that she just runs late for the heck of it! Is this a good enough excuse for being late?...Send your old (and stinky) tap shoes to Celebrity…The National Sculpture Society is going to be honoring Bruno Lucchesi with their special Medal of Honor for his achievement in and encouragement of American Sculpture. This award will be given to Bruno at an award dinner in Washington DC in May this year. Click here. Remember Bruno is the artist & personal friend that did a portrait sculpture of Kat in 2005…You know Alyson Campbell? She works at the front desk every Saturday and dresses so smartly. Here is her blog!...Mark Stuart is working on a new ballet and you can help: Resonance…Katrina Ylimaki is headed to Paris for the month of July. Any suggestions for either schools or teachers she can study with? Let me know and I'll keep it in my files to share with others…Need a little theatre - sprung floor, Marley - The Secret Theatre is doing a Queens Fringe Festival in May. For more info contact Richard Mazda: richard@secrettheatre.com…29 April 2010: International Dance Day Message 2010 by Julio Bocca…Kyla Upshaw is running a half marathon for the Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis Foundation. Please check out her web page here!…Lannette D. Alvarez Performing and Visual Artist is presenting her art work LA Arte Exhibit Spring 2010 for the first time this month...In honor of the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day (Thursday, April 22 ) ,a "pop-up" hosting space facing the New York Times building in the Port Authority Bus Terminal on Eighth Avenue at 41st Street, is being transformed into the World's Largest 'Green' Pop-up Shop, one of the largest, most eclectic collections of Eco-Friendly Design, Products Made From Waste. lol! AUDITIONS *Andrea B. is coordinating the selection of dancers for LIVID Rock Band's concert to take place on Wednesday, April 28th, in downtown Manhattan. Auditions for this free-style engagement will take place by Wednesday, April 14th. All dance backgrounds welcome. Don't miss out on the opportunity to be part of an innovative approach to the integration of professional dance and rock music! This performance may also carry over to future engagements with the band. To apply, please send resume, headshot and full body shot to andreasoares@gmail.com *Calling all tappers: BAM!, the Chicago Human Rhythm Project's performance group, is looking for new members. Auditions are April 11 and dancers should come prepared to show off their rhythmic skills as well as modern dance moves. For more information visit here.

PERFORMANCE CORNER *Taylor performs with: Push Factor Dance Company April 8-9 at 8pm, $10 tickets at door, More info here. And with Rebecca Kelly Ballet April 22-24 in The Ailey Citigroup Theater. Tickets here (purchase early with code PM50 for 50% off!) *Avi Scher & Dancers Debut Season April 3-5 -Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theater - Tickets here. *ZviDance World-Premiere of ZOOM April 7, 7:30pm - Dance Theater Workshop – Info here. *"Encore," Princeton University Ballet's upcoming Spring show Thursday, April 15th at 7:30 pm; Friday, April 16th at 8 pm; Saturday, April 17th at 2 pm and 8 pm Frist Center Film and Performance Theater at Princeton University Tickets ($10 for general public; $8 for students) available through the Frist Center box office. The show will feature classical ballet repertory, as well as original choreography by guest artists Susan Jaffe; Christopher Fleming; Mary Barton; and Ilana Suprun-Clyde and Princeton students. Your classmate Elizabeth Rosen, PUB's co-founder and vice president is performing. *Ailey II Returns to The Joyce April 14, 17, 18, 21, 22. Info here. Under the artistic direction of Sylvia Waters (this company is awesome - you must see it!) *Easter Bonnet Competition April 26 & 27 - More Information Here. - (you know I will be there!) Also, you better order your tickets now for Broadway Bares: Sunday June 20, 2010. It sells out quick! RE'VE'RENCE *Georgina Parkinson: Ballet dancer widely celebrated for her beauty and humanity. 30 years as cherished ballet mistress to American Ballet Theatre. *Wendy Toye: Dancer who became a choreographer, actor and director for stage and screen. *Margaret Dale: Admired ballerina with a mission to bring great dancing to the small screen.

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