Welcome to the Dance Department at Irvine Valley College. The mission of the department is to provide a high quality Dance Program that offers a breadth of Dance Education, Dance Performances, and Dance Movement Experiences of varying levels for students, faculty, and the community at large.
In the eight years of existence, the number of course offerings has expanded from two to sixteen. The Irvine Valley College Dance Department offers the Associate in Arts Degree in Dance. Courses are offered in theory, technique, appreciation, cultural dance, body conditioning, choreography and performance. Faculty members are of the highest quality with professional credits and in-depth teaching experience.
| IVC DANCE CONCERT |
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| IVC Performing Arts Center |
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| Friday, May 9 & Saturday, May 10 8:00pm~ |
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| Sunday, May 11 2:00pm~ |
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| PERFORMING DANCE ENSEMBLE |
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| The Performing Dance Ensemble provides intermediate/ advanced students with a pre-professional dance experience including creation of choreography, performances in our new theatre, master classes, development of personal career goals and preparation of promotional material. |
| Audition |
| Friday, January 25, 1:00pm ~ 4:00pm in PE 160 |
| Concerts for Spring 2008 |
| PERSPECTIVES |
| IVC Performing Arts Center |
| Friday-Sunday May 9th-11th Thursday May 15th, 3pm & 7pm Friday, May 16th, noon & 7pm as part of the OC Imagination Celebration Series |
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DNCE 170 ticket # 62755 Firdays 1:00pm - 5:20pm |
| Director: Marie de la Palme |
| Dance Certificate Program is Available |
| Certificate of Competency - Dance Technique |
| Students must complete all courses in the certificate program ("Major Requirements") with a grade of "C" or better. A minimum of 12 units in the certificate program must be completed aat Irvine Valley College. |
| SPRING CONCERT AUDITION DATES: |
| January 25 (Fri) 4:00pm - 5:30pm PE160 |
| January 26 (Sat) 12:30pm - 2:30pm PE160 |
| Audition results will be posted on the bulletin boards in dance studios and the gym. |
| All dancers in the IVC concert must enroll in at least one dance technique course or conditioning course at IVC besides during the semster. |
| For more information and question, contact Ted Weatherford . |
| If you would like to choreograph for the concert, contact Ted Weatherford and submit your proposal (contact Ted Weatherford) by January 18, 2008. The mandatory prospective choreographers' meeting is on Friday, January 18 in PE160 at 4:00pm. |
Available Courses:
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| Introduction to Dance |
| Ballet I&II |
| Modern Dance I& II |
| Jazz Dance I&II |
| Tap Dance I&II |
| Social Dance |
| African Dance |
| Middle Eastern Dance |
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Body Conditioning |
| Conditioning for Dance |
| Pilates Conditioning |
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Gyrokinesis® - The Art of Exercising and Beyond |
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| Performance |
| Dance Rehearsals & Performance |
| Choreography |
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Performing Dance Ensemble |
| Academic |
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| Music for Dancers |
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Dance Hisotry: Twentieth Century |
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We invite you to look at the events below. For more information, e-mail Ted Weatherford or call (949) 451-5291.
Performance Events
Students can enjoy the thrill of performing as part of the IVC Dance Ensemble. The IVC Dance Ensemble performs all styles of dance in concerts on and off-campus. Each spring the Ensemble goes on an annual tour to numerous California Colleges including participation at American College Dance Festival. Participation is through the Dance Rehearsal and Performance class. Students commit to a varying number of dance pieces that are performed.
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Fall & Spring Dance Concerts
Annual Spring Dance Tour
American College Dance Festival |
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Fall & Spring Dance Concerts
Sign up for Dance Rehearsals and Performance Course (0.5 - 2.0 units) in order to receive credit for the time you spend in rehearsals. A schedule of rehearsal dates will be created at the first class meeting of the Dance Rehearsals and Performance class. All dancers interested in performing should attend this meeting. There will be an informal performance audition in order to select pieces for this concert. Selection of Dances will be based upon the following criteria: Dance pieces most ready in terms of knowledge and performance of movement material, highest quality pieces that can represent Irvine Valley College in the most diverse way.
Spring Dance Concert
IVC performing Arts Center
May 9th & 10th 8:00pm, 11th 2:00pm
$10.00 pre-sale, seniors $12.00 at the door
Annual Spring Dance Tour
Dance pieces presented at the fall dance concert will be selected to tour other colleges in California. Selection priority will be given according to the following criteria: Dance pieces most ready in terms of knowledge and performance of movement material, pieces in which all cast members can attend and highest quality pieces that can represent Irvine Valley College in the most diverse way. With this in mind completed fall dance pieces are the most eligible for the Spring Tour. However, if cast members in the fall dance pieces are not able to attend a performance date, and if there are dance pieces choreographed in spring semester ready to perform, they may be given the opportunity to perform for the Spring Tour in place of fall dance pieces.
Nine IVC students performed as guest dancers at Cypress College for their semester-end studio concert in December, 2006.
American College Dance Festival
American College Dance Festival Association (ACDFA)
2007 Regional Conference: Northwest
March 17 -20, 2008
University of Utah
This year, ten students and two faculty members are going to Salt Lake City, Utah, thanks to the support of ASIVC. Two pieces will be presented there for adjudication. Another piece will be presented at the informal concert during the conference. Marie de la Palme, the artistic director of IVC Performing Dance Ensemble, will present her work, "Immortal Beloved."
Congratulations, student choreographers and dancers! Sara Galon will present her piece "Evanescent" for adjudication and Michelle Hicks will present hers, "Enlightened," for the informal concert during the conference. The following students were selected to participate in the conference this year.
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Ditter Flores |
Inez Floro |
Sara Galon |
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Sasha Gomez |
Michelle Handberry |
Amanda Haro |
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Beth Henshaw |
Alec Marken |
Nikki Membrere |
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Allison Poll |
Jennifer Prat |
Jennifer Reynoso |
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Michelle Handberry
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Sarah Midigaspe
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Kana Benz
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