Volume 5, Issue 8: August 2010 www.katwildish.com

KAT'S CALENDAR *August 2-6: Kat will teach in upstate NY at the Decker School of Ballet. Super subs include Frank Dellapolla, Laura Di Orio, and Katie Moorehead! *August 9-29: Performing in New York Summer Intensive Workshop, with 3 showcase performances August 28-29. Register now! *August 28-29: Performing in New York SHOWCASES. Get your tickets now - you know they sell out quick! *Sept. 6 LABOR DAY: Ailey Extension is open! 10:30am class and 3pm holiday class. Make your plans to be here in New York City for The Labor Day Weekend! We will be dancing at The Ailey Extension! *Sept 23-Oct 1: Kat will guest teach master classes in Alaska, at the Ketchican Theatre Ballet *Check out Kat in gendance! "It seems most every week there is a proud moment that will take my breath away..." Read all about it here.

POINTE & HEALTH Pointe Technique Classes August - September WEDNESDAYS 12:15-1:30PM SATURDAYS 6:15-7:30pm Regular Pointe technique class will resume our normally scheduled Wednesdays and Saturdays in August through September. You may want to try to do the beginning of your regular class barre in pointe for a few minutes, but make sure you get that lil toe down to support your whole foot. October Pointe Variations Course TBA Possibilities include: *Pas de Trois Swan Lake variation here or here *Don Quixote (Kitri - O Desafio) variation here or here *Paquita 4th variation here Dancers, let me know your choice via Taylor. We will tally the votes and announce in next month's newsletter. **Grishko Dancewear 309 West 50th Street shop, 2nd Fl between 8th and 9th Avenues. 917.262.0783. Go see Judy and Adam for a Pointe shoe fitting & mention Kat's newsletter for a discount on pointe shoes! **Fun Facts: It takes your food seven seconds to get from your mouth to your stomach. Human thighbones are stronger than concrete. There are about one trillion bacteria on each of your feet (keep 'em clean). Your body uses 300 muscles to balance itself when you are standing still. Learn about your knee.

PERFORMING IN NEW YORK REPERTORY WORKSHOP 2010 IT'S ALMOST TIME! SIGN UP NOW! We go international this time with guests from Japan and many new and exciting choreographers and companies participating, including Shauna Sorensen, Martin Lofsnes and 360º Dance Company, Ben Briones, Mishi Castroverde, Vic DiMonda, Bev Brown, Claudia Schreier & dancers, Pavaan Thimmaiah, Akemi Nakano advanced students from Japan, Michele Cuccaro with Inner Soul Dance Project, Roman Baca with the Exit 12 Dance Company, and more! **Mark your calendars to participate in our summer Performing in New York intensive workshop, August 9-29. Details & sign up 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. **Rehearsals are Mondays & Wednesdays 9-10:30pm, and Saturdays 2-4pm. For just 3 weeks! **Costume Note for participants in Kat's August intensive: Men will need a Renaissance shirt (info here) and women will need white Romantic length 24" tutu, which you may purchase from the Capezio store here in midtown, if you don't already own one. Or try borrowing from a classmate who danced with us previously. Does anyone have a tambourine? We'll need 'em! **More info on our showcases can be found here. **Pictures and videos from our March performances are posted here on our Facebook Fan Page.

TOO MUCH INFORMATION Have you seen the new Ailey website with updated pix & blog? You may be in some of the pictures. Click for The Ailey Extension info or call 212-405-9500…Whats' cooking with Katherine Weissman?...RealFN is NYC's only digital marketplace devoted exclusively to the local fitness and nutrition community. They provide FREE listings in their 2500+ directory, which is searchable by category and neighborhood. You know I'm registered!...Explore TAP…Kyla performed for the kids (musical therapy) at the Elizabeth Seton hospital. Check out more here…Sophia Robbins has been busy shooting her new (10 episode) web-series. Here is the article in Fear Zone Magazine. It's called "Blood Drive The Series." You can also follow on youtube ,a href="http://www.youtube.com/blooddrivetvseries">here…Kristina Staykova has a brand new company for Ballroom & Latin Dancewear. She is proud to offer you exceptional Design & Quality at competitive prices. Specials: %10 OFF your very first "Staykova" Design/Purchase/Rental. ADDITIONAL %10 FOR YOU TO KEEP - commission for you for any REFERRAL you make to "Boutique Staykova" including your Friends, Students, fellow Professionals. Visit here… Check out Anna and Erik's Hustle performance: When Love Takes Over…Two moons on 27th August 2010! Planet Mars will be the brightest in the night sky starting August. It will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye. This will cultivate on Aug. 27 when Mars comes within 34.65M miles off earth. Be sure to watch the sky on Aug. 27 12:30 am. It will look like the earth has 2 moons. The next time Mars may come this close is in 2287…Congrats to Marty Strenczewilk: baby girl Delilah Jane Strenczewilk born 7-10-10 at 5:41 pm. 19" 5lbs 12 oz and the most beautiful girl…Just announced Saturday morning: You can find Diane Leslie on the distinguished international roster of Steinway Artists. Congratz Diane!...Circular Power is offering an INTRO SPECIAL: first 2 sessions are $65 each with a certified Gyrotonic Instructor. Call or E-mail Circular Power. 917 849 8569…Did you see Taylor in the NYTimes with quote from Kat? She's teaching a donation-based class next Sunday at Battery Dance...

PERFORMANCE CORNER *TODAY: Break the Ballet Guinness World Record Book, Most Ballerinas on Pointe at One Time. Monday Aug 2. 4-6:30pm at the bandstand in Central Park. (Kat is on the advisory committee) Please don't forget to fill out our online registration form. We don't want you to miss out! See here. *Contemporary Fusion Dance Workshop with Yesid Lopez @ the Ailey Extention: 4:30-6:30 M-W-F and perform in Kat's workshop performances. The participants will also have the opportunity of being part of a new work that Yesid will create exclusively for the showcase. Info here. *AC Haley be playing each Wednesday (through the end of summer, unless its pouring rain) on the 10th floor rooftop lounge at the Wyndham Garden Hotel West 36th Street between 8th and 9th (North side of the street). She'll do three sets: 6, 7, and 8pm. Stop by and have a cocktail, no cover no minimum. *Camille A. Brown & Andrea Miller's Gallim Dance at THE JOYCE THEATER Monday, August 9th, 7:30pm *Sari is performing in The Strawberry One-Act Festival. 646-623-3488. 423 W 46 St bet 9/10 at the theatre at St.Clement's *Katie Moorhead is appearing with Brian Chung contemporary ballet company! Small fundraiser showing Sept 11. RE'VE'RENCE *Denise Jefferson: the lovely and exceptional Denise Jefferson passed away Saturday night July 17th. A memorial concert is being planned for a later date at the Ailey Studio. Click here to read about Jefferson's astounding contribution to dance education as director of The Ailey school and co-founder of the Ailey/Fordham BFA program. *Raymond Serrano: American Ballet theatre is sad to inform you that alumnus Raymond Serrano passed away on Sunday, July 26 at the age of 60. He suffered a fall, resulting from a pulmonary embolism, at his home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. More here.

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