Join us for our January Workshop and PAC Solos! - Mid

 W I N T E R 2 0 1 6 MADM Times Mid-­‐Atlantic Dance Masters’ Winter Newsletter In this Issue January W orkshop p. 1 Special Opportunity! p. 2 Music Turn-­‐In p. 2 MADM November 2015 p. 3 Yearlong Calendar p. 4 Happy New Year! P. 5 Join us for our January Workshop and PAC Solos! January brings two days of classes, a full day of PAC solos, and our annual El & Bernice Warner, Zee Brown-­‐Ahearn and Van Cummings scholarship auditions. (Don’t miss the deadline for these great opportunities for summer training! Paperwork will need to be in the chairs’ hands by 1/6/16!) The parents of Dee Buchanan’s dancers will provide food again this year MHS (Pizza, Whole Wheat Turkey wrap (with provolone, lettuce and tomato), Water, Gatorade, Soda, Chips, Pretzels, Popcorn, Candy bars, Coffee, Hot tea, Hot Chocolate, Bananas (maybe hot dogs too) J Don’t forget about Basket Donations! Don’t forget to contribute a basket to our second annual raffle during PAC solos! Each studio is asked to create a "basket" (non dance based), and send Colleen Bogan a picture and descriptions before the January workshop. Each basket will be assigned a number, people can purchase as many chances they want for as many baskets they want. The baskets will be on display during PAC Solo and we will draw the winners during awards. MADM TIMES WINTER 2016 A Very Special Opportunity! Terrence Mann and Charlotte D’Amboise are coming to Middletown on Monday, 1/18, and they are teaching a 3-­‐hour workshop!!!! AND they are holding auditions for their summer program!!!!! Who are Terrence Mann & Charlotte D’Amboise? Terrence Mann has originated some of the most memorable roles in recent Broadway history. His career has spanned 3 decades. From his breakout performance as the rock ‘n roll Rum Tum Tugger in CATS to his critically acclaimed Tony nominated turn as Inspector Javert in Les Miserable. Mr. Mann has constantly reinvented his abilities to fit the musical theatre world. His portrayal of The Beast in Beauty and the Beast garnered him his second Tony nomination as well as a Drama Desk Nomination and an Outer Critic Circle nomination. In 2013 he earned his third Tony nomination and won the Outer Critic Circle award for his dynamic performance as King Charlemagne in the smash hit revival of PIPPIN. Terry is currently playing the dual roles of Charles Frohman/Hook in the Broadway hit Finding Neverland and in February starts rehearsal for the Broadway premiere of Tuck Everlasting. On Netflix critically acclaimed original series SENSE8, Mr. Mann is Mr. Whispers. Other credits on the Broadway stage include: Chauvelin in The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Addams Family (Mal Bienekie), Lennon (Ensemble), The Rocky Horror Show (Frank 'N' Furter), Getting Away With Murder (Greg), A Christmas Carol (Scrooge), Rags (Saul), Barnum (Ringmaster, matinee Barnum on tour), Jerome Robbin's Broadway (Narrator) and Jekyll and Hyde (title roles, pre-­‐Broadway workshop.) A veteran of numerous Broadway shows, Charlotte D’Amboise was nominated for the prestigious Tony Award for her performance as Cassie in the Broadway revival of A Chorus Line. Most recently, Charlotte was seen in the Broadway revival of Pippin in the role of Fastrada, for which she won the Fred Astaire Award. Other Broadway shows include Roxie in Chicago (Drama Critics Circle Award, The Ovation Award, The Bay Area Theatre Award), Lola in Damn Yankees (Fred Astaire Award), Charity in Sweet Charity (Fred Astaire Award) and Anita as well as other featured roles in Jerome Robbins’ Broadway (Tony Award Nomination.) Other Broadway shows include Contact, Company and Cats. She has also appeared in numerous Off-­‐Broadway and regional productions. Throughout her career onstage, she has worked alongside several legendary directors including Bob Fosse, Jerome Robbins, Michael Bennett, Peter Martins, Rob Marshall, Ann Reinking, Debbie Allen, Gillian Lynn, Rob Ashford, Diane Paulus, Walter Bobby and George Balanchine. Charlotte can be seen in the acclaimed documentary of real-­‐life dancers as they struggle through auditions for the Broadway revival of A Chorus Line entitled, Every Little Step. Charlotte has also been seen in numerous films and TV shows, most recently in the acclaimed independent movie, Frances Ha. Terrence and Charlotte are the artistic directors of a unique musical theatre intensive for teens interested in pursuing a career in the Arts. Go to www.triplearts.com for further information. 2 MADM TIMES WINTER 2016 What is happening on January 18th? By virtue of a crazy set of circumstances, Terrence and Charlotte have chosen to visit Middletown on Monday, January 18th!!!!! They will be holding a Musical Theatre Workshop, 1/18, 2-­‐5 pm, at The Dee Buchanan Studio of Dance. The cost is $50 per dancer. Dee will be collecting money for them, and it looks like credit cards will be able to be accepted on-­‐site, as well as cash and checks. After the workshop there will be a one-­‐hour break and then they will hold a two-­‐hour audition for their summer program! The program is called Triple Arts, and there is a three-­‐week event in North Carolina, and a ten-­‐day event in NYC! Go to www.triplearts.com for more information. Member teachers, this event will be open to the public, and will be likely to close. It would be FABULOUS if we could have a lot of our Chapter 17 dancers present to welcome them to the Mid-­‐
Atlantic!!!! (This is the first time they’ve held auditions here in MD, so we’re hoping to make a great impression! Please email [email protected] to let Dee know if you have interested students, and also with any questions about the event. PAC Solo Music Turn-­‐in Please send all music for PAC Solos to Dee Buchanan by 1/10/2016. (That’s a deadline extension!) Use the following email address to communicate your choice of format: [email protected]. Feel free to use your favorite format. You can send music via email (just a few songs at a time), via Google drive, via Dropbox, or via another online method of your choice. This is an experimental process this season, so please contact Dee with questions or concerns, and we’ll all work through the process together! 3 MADM TIMES WINTER 2016 November Scholarship Results SENIOR TITLE SCHOLARSHIP WINNER 1st RUNNER-­‐UP 2nd RUNNER UP HIGH SCORE BALLET HIGH SCORE TAP HIGH SCORE JAZZ STUDENT Savanna Mitchell Sam Buchanan Daria Breslin Sarah Davis Jillian Taylor Madison Riggs JUNIOR TITLE SCHOLARSHIP WINNER 1st RUNNER-­‐UP 2nd RUNNER UP HIGH SCORE BALLET HIGH SCORE TAP HIGH SCORE JAZZ TEACHER Mary Moran Dee Buchanan Mary Moran Mary Moran Mary Moran Susan Browney STUDENT Marlena Roberts Autumn Bramwell Brigid Pugh Sydney Adams Piper Kelly Ashley Carroll TEACHER Karen Daniels Dee Buchanan Dee Buchanan Karen Daniels Jennifer Meyer/Tiffany Hopper Karen Conner 6-­‐and-­‐Unders in November! Miss Althea enjoyed her time with our youngest students at our Williamsburg workshop! Our newest member! Welcome to our newest member…Evelyn Paddy!!!! Miss Wally is looking very proud in this picture!!!! And the ever-­‐gracious Janette Brown conducted the induction. 2015 Festival of Trees Thank you to all who contributed your talents to our trees for the 2015 Festival of Trees! You did beautiful work!!!!! 4 MADM TIMES WINTER 2016 MADM & DMA NATIONAL SEASON-­‐LONG CALENDAR 2015 DATES: Sat & Sun, September 19 & 20 MADM September Workshop, Edna Lee Studio Sunday, October 25 MADM Junior Member Tap Workshop, Dee Buchanan Studio Saturday, October 31 Deadline for MADM November Scholarship Applications Fri-­‐Sun, November 13-­‐15 MADM Williamsburg Workshop Tuesday, December 1 Updated Chapter By-­‐Laws & Rules Due to National Office Saturday, December 26 Deadline for MADM PAC Solo Entries Wednesday, January 6 Fri-­‐Sun, January 15-­‐17 Deadline for MADM January Scholarships (Zee Brown Ahearn, Bernice Warner & Van Cummings) MADM January Workshop & Solo Competition, Dee Buchanan Studio 2016 DATES: By the end of Jan Workshop Deadline for all MADM Title & Group PAC Entries Monday, January 18 Terrence Mann/Charlotte D’Amboise Workshop in Middletown (not a DMA event) Sunday, March 6 Title Pre-­‐rehearsal at Chris Collins Dance Studio Fri-­‐Sun, March 11-­‐13 MADM March Title & Group PAC Event, Chesapeake College Thursday, 3/31 National Deadline for Members Paying Dues to ASCAP/BMI/SESAC Friday, April 15 National Deadline for National Convention PAC and Title Entries Sunday, April 24 Sunday, May 1 MADM Planning Meeting and Teachers’ Workshop, Karen Conner’s Studio National Deadline for SHIP, TTS & Ballet Intensive prior to late fee Thur-­‐Sat, June 30-­‐July 2 DMA National Ballet Intensive Sun-­‐Sat, July 3-­‐9 135th National Convention, Nashville, Tennessee Thur-­‐Mon, July 14-­‐18 National SHIP SOUTH-­‐-­‐Tentative Sat-­‐Wed, July 23-­‐27 National SHIP NORTH Fri-­‐Tues, July 29-­‐Aug 2 National TTS 5 MADM TIMES WINTER 2016 HAPPY NEW YEAR! BEST WISHES FOR A PROSPEROUS 2016 TO ALL OF OUR MEMBERS, THEIR STAFF, STUDENTS AND FAMILIES!!!!!! WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL IN JANUARY!!!!! MADM Times MADM Times Dee Buchanan, Editor 305 Washington St Middletown, MD 21769