Volume 5, Issue 5: May 2010 www.katwildish.com

KAT'S CALENDAR *May 9, 2010: Mother's Day! Need I say more? *May 18th Tuesday: from 6-9pm a FREE after-work back in the day dance party will be held to celebrate Our 5th Anniversary of the Ailey Extension program, 405 West 55th Street. Come and join us! Complimentary wine and snacks...oh yeah! RSVP by May 16 here. *May 23: Kat will attend a final toast to her beloved teacher, mentor & friend Dick Andros in a boat service in Freeport, L.I. All private lessons will be cancelled that day & rescheduled. *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 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-June 2 (5 Weeks) Variations of the Month: 3 Odalisques Variations from "Le Corsaire" View video here. We're learning 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. *Pointe Variations Classes need a minimum of 12 dancers You can start anytime and even learn with us in soft ballet slippers. The value in learning and doing actual choreography is immeasurable for building your confidence and technique and toning your body and mind. Join us now! **Your Body, By Nancy Wozny: An injury can wreak physical and emotional havoc on any dancer's career. **Sparking the Imagination, By Michelle Vellucci Ghostcatching, a computer-animated dance film created in 1999 by choreographer Bill T. Jones and digital artists Shelley Eshkar and Paul Kaiser educates NY students **Grishko Dancewear 309 West 50th Street shop, 2nd Fl between 8th and 9th Avenues. 917.262.0783. Go see Judy for a Pointe shoe fitting & mention Kat's newsletter for a discount on pointe shoes! **Need dance sneakers? Discount Dance Supply has them all on sale for about $25 bucks here.

PERFORMING IN NEW YORK REPERTORY WORKSHOP 2010 **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. **Pictures and videos from our March performances are now posted here on our Facebook Fan Page.

TOO MUCH INFORMATION Did you hear? Judith Jamison announced that her mantle as Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will pass to Robert Battle. Read more here…The Ailey Extension info: the website, or call 212-405-9500…Kyla Upshaw is running a half marathon for the Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis Foundation (a disease close to Kat's gut!). Also check out her cable TV show "Work it," featuring our class and interview with Kat Fri, 6/4 at 8:30 PM, channel 56; Fri, 6/11 at 9:30 PM, channel 56; Sun, 6/13 at 12:30 PM, channel 34...Sabra Michelle needs a new roommate in her 2Br Mid-town 47St $1200 month…also Inna Yureneva needs a roommate Upper East side $875…also Gents - Ivory McKay's out on a gig, three mo sublet 5/15-8/15 in Woodside 3BR. Contact all via Facebook...Danny says check out Danny's Warehouse for 5000 assorted dance stuff at low prices. lol!...Miriam Aziz will be taking part as a model/dancer as part of the Anne Namba Fashion Show Benefit for the Baryshnikov Arts Center on May 6 at 6pm! 37 ARTS building, 450 West 37th Street…Our friend Leo Schmidt wants you to watch this. lol…Gael Schaefer is out of town to do the wonderful play SOUVENIR at the Bay Theatre in Maryland, runs Apr. 30-June 5...Check out Ray Davis, Safi Thomas, and many of the hip-hop dancers from our last show in this video...Pacific Northwest Ballet dancer Kari Brunson writes this culinary blog…After 15 years with the Minnesota Ballet, Robert Gardner has stepped up to a new role as artistic director…Akemi & her son Kakeru from Japan will be in class again May 4th to 11th and may bring over her dancers to perform with us in Aug...Katrina Ylimaki aka Tiny Dancer NYC's piece titled "D.J." was featured in the HATCH Series for choreographers presented at Jennifer Muller/The Works last weekend... ...And check out Kat's pictures from her extended vacation in Italy last month here on our Facebook Fan Page. Photos by Arthur Coopchik.

PERFORMANCE CORNER *Irini Res, our fab ashtanga yoga teacher, is performing every Friday night throughout the year at the Cupping Room. *Ailey at the Apollo One Night Only! May 4th! Call now: 212 405-9010 *Justin Boccitto & The Group Theatre Too, LLC present THE 2010 CHOREOGRAPHER'S CANVAS Wednesday, May 5th at 8pm at the manhattan movement & arts center 248 West 60th Street (between Amsterdam & West End Avenue) *BALLET: Uptown/Downtown, Today + Tomorrow Two world premiere ballets choreographed by Francis Patrelle Thurs-Sat May 6-8 at 8pm Peter Norton Symphony Space - www.symphonyspace.org - 212-864-5400 *Katie Moorehead is dancing in First Look: with Brooklyn Ballet and Friends. Tickets can be reserved by calling 718.246.0146 or by visiting Brooklyn Ballet at 160 Schermerhorn St. *Laura Ward Octavia Cup Dance Theatre performing: Echoes and Dreams May 20-23, 2010 at The Secret Theatre *Broadway Bares (You better order your tickets now - I'm serious! ) Sunday June 20, 2010 It sells out quick! You cannot miss this… *Break the Ballet Guinness World Record Book, Most Ballerinas on Pointe at One Time Monday Aug 2. 6-8pm The bandstand in Central Park (Kat is on the advisory committee) Register here: Balletrecord@yahoo.com *Taylor performs in excerpts from "La Bayadere" with Exit 12 Dance Company May 22 in Connecticut. AUDITIONS **Katrina (katrina.ylimaki@gmail.com 917.545.9421) is casting a 15 minute ballet, five performances June 10-13th at the Wings Theatre. Rehearsals begin May 6th. Ages 14 thru 45. **Anabella Lenzu is searching for artists for the 3rd Annual Ciao Italy Performing Arts Festival which will be held Saturday June 19, 2010 from 6:00-10:00pm at the Associazione San Cono in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Needed Artists in the following performance genres: Dance, Theater, Visual Arts, Music, and Poetry. Performances should be 20 minutes maximum and either Italian-inspired or traditional Italian-based works. A small performance stipend will be provided to selected artists. Please visit here to submit yourself for this project.

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