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DANCE THE DIVIDE 2019 August 5-9
brought to you by the Creative Arts Center & Cohesion Dance
Project
...bringing professional dance artists to Helena since 1987
GUEST FACULTY
Ballet Technique & Pointe
Stephanie Powell is a California native and a tenured Professor
of Dance at Long Beach City College. She has taught courses in
academia for over 15 years and specializes in Dance History,
Classical Ballet, Pointe, Modern, Jazz, Turns, Zumba, Dance
Conditioning, Stretch and Relaxation, Pilates and Yoga. Stephanie
is a certified instructor of the New York City Ballet Workout,
Zumba, Qignition and BASI Pilates. She is the principal interpreter
of the choreographic works of the legendary Donald McKayle, and
stages his work around the world. Powell earned her Masters of Fine
Arts in Dance with distinction from UC Irvine as a Chancellor’s
Fellow and she has danced professionally with the Oakland Ballet,
San Francisco Opera, Donald Byrd the Group, Contemporary West Dance
Theatre, and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Powell has
performed in “Lion King” and has appeared on television in the
Grammy’s, on Tyra Bank's FabLife, the Jay Leno Show and for artists
such as Janet Jackson and Beyonce. Professor Powell continues to
dance as a performing artist throughout the US, Australia, Europe
and Asia.
Jazz
Tara McFarland holds a BSc in Dance from the University of Idaho
and an MSc Dance Science from the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of
Music & Dance, London. She is a professional dancer with Bare
Bait Dance Company (Missoula) and is the Ballet Director at On
Center Performing Arts. She enjoys teaching dance for theatre for
BBD’s MoDE program in public schools, has taught jazz, ballet,
contemporary, and hip hop at various venues including the Downtown
Dance Collective, Kinetic Arts Dance, Westwoods Center for
Performing Arts, the US Navy Rugby Team, and the University of
Idaho's Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival. She studied Luigi Jazz
Technique under Lorraine Person, as a professional company member
with Louder Than Words Dancetheatre under Chris Harris. She has
previously performed with Relay Dance Collective, Converge Dance
Festival (Seattle), Evolving Doors Dance, Shock Top/Annheiser
Busch, as a scholarship student with Kim Robards Dance, and as a
guest performer with 3rd Law Dance/Theatre (Denver). She was a
member of the Just For Kix National Dance Team, the Mills College
Repertory Company, and the Arizona State University Dancing Devils
Dance Team. She has served as Artistic Director for the Kinetic
Arts Performance Team, as co-director for the WCPA Youth Ballet
Company, and directed the Fusion BBoyz Crew. She formerly served as
a member of Dance Wire's (Portland) Healthy Dancer Network Steering
Committee & has presented research on injuries in dance. She is
a member of the International Association for Dance Medicine &
Science and Seattle Dance & Performing Arts Medicine and has
worked as a dancer health screener for One Dance UK, Trinity Laban
Health, Allegro Dance Studio, and Cornish College of the Arts.
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GUEST FACULTY
Modern
Sonia Engman is a professional choreographer, performer, and
educator. Modern dance, ballet, and hip hop techniques are the
basis of Sonia’s training. She has trained in Street/Social styles
such as Hip Hop, House, and Breaking. Sonia received her BA in
Contemporary Dance with a minor in Arts Management from the
University of New Mexico where she had the opportunity to work with
many artists such as Vladimir Conde Reche, Donna Jewell, Mary Anne
Santos Newhall, and Erika Pujic. She traveled to Sölden, Austria
with UNM’s Head of Dance, Donna Jewell, to perform in a
multi-disciplinary and multimedia performance in the Austrian Alps.
She was cast in roles in multiple faculty dance concerts as a
soloist and in ensemble work. Sonia relocated to Kansas in 2017 and
became an official member of TigerStyle! Crew, a nationally based
dance crew, and has performed in video, live stage performances
including the Young Choreographer’s Showcase at Symphony Space in
New York City, hip hop battles, and other events since. Sonia
teaches many styles of dance to both children and adults in
Lawrence, KS and in the greater Kansas City area. She has
choreographed works for the University of New Mexico and e2 Dance
Company in Kansas, City. She will once again be relocating to
Houston, Texas in August 2019 to begin another adventure of
opportunity and growth, and continue her quest to expand her
knowledge and skills.
Improvisation/Composition III-IV
Amber Moon Peterson started her dance career with Keshet Dance
Company in her hometown of Albuquerque, New Mexico. She graduated
from Keshet's Pre-Professional program in 2007, with her focus
primarily in Modern and Ballet and was a repertory dancer there
until 2009. She went on to study dance at the University of New
Mexico. She then lived in the Long Beach and Los Angeles area from
2009-2015 where she studied under Stephanie Powell and danced with
Datugan Dance Theater in 2010. She performed in dance festivals
across Southern California including Mixmatch Dance Festival, San
Diego Dance Festival, and the Kennith Walker Dance Project. Since
2013 she has been involved with Cohesion Dance Project acting as
Rehearsal Director for Nutcracker on the Rocks. She is delighted to
now call Helena home, and works with Cohesion Dance Project
creating and teaching dance, as well as working as a licensed
Massage Therapist. She is passionate about dance as an art form,
and the arts in general and enjoys educating dancers as well as
continuing her own growth and learning as an active dancer.
Ballet I, Jazz I, Improvisation/Composition II
Nina Murphy is heading into her final year as a dance
performance major at the University of Wyoming in the fall. She
spent 8 years dancing at the Creative Arts Center and was a member
of Premiere Dance Company for 5 years. She has spent the last three
summers as a counselor at the Snowy Range Summer Dance Festival,
working with members of the Limon Dance Company and Ririe-Woodbury
Dance Company. She had the great fortune of spending her 2018
spring semester in London on a study abroad program. We welcome
Nina back to her third year of teaching at Dance The Divide. She is
so excited to be teaching again this year.
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PIZZA PARTY!!
Plan to attend the Pizza Party on
Friday, Aug. 9th at 4:45pm
Visit with guest teachers!
Participate in informal showing of
class combinations
Includes pizza, snack, water
Location: Cohesion Dance Project
Family & friends are welcome!
$8.00 per person
What to Bring
Appropriate dancewear
Appropriate shoes
Water Bottle
Healthy Snacks
Lunch
For Your Dance Bag
Band aids
Needle/Thread
Hand Towel
Hair ties
Bobbi Pins
Hairspray
Instant Ice pack
Extra Leotard & tights
Tuition
Full Workshop Level I: $150
Full Workshop Levels II-IV: $290
1 class per day: $105
2 classes per day: $180
Evening Classes: $20ea
How To Register
Fill out the attached Registration Form and
mail it to the Creative Arts Center or email
it to [email protected]
On the first day of classes check-in at;
Levels I & II - Creative Arts Center
Levels III & IV - Cohesion Dance Project
All tuition must be paid in full before
students will be allowed to attend class. If
you have a balance due on August 5th,
make your payment in the Creative Arts
Center office between 8:00 am and 9:00 am
on August 5th.
Dress Code
Ballet: solid colored leotard, pink
tights and shoes. No skirts, warm-
ups, etc.
All other classes: Appropriate
shoes, tops that cover the midriff
and pants/tights that cover the legs
at least to the knees.
Other Info
Students who usually attend only
ballet classes throughout the year
are welcomed and encouraged to
attend all other disciplines
offered for their level.
If you are only attending any of
the “Evening Classes”,
please check in at Cohesion
Dance Project, at least 10
minutes before the class
begins. Thank you!
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Home of
Premiere Dance Company & Montana Dance Arts Association
Fall Classes will begin September 9, 2019
Premiere Dance Company’s The Nutcracker Auditions: Saturday,
September 28, 2019
MDAA Fall Workshop: Butte, October 18-20, 2019
PDC’s The Nutcracker, December 21-22, 2019
718 Logan Street
Helena, MT (406) 442-6519
[email protected]
Cohesion Dance Project is, once again, excited to be joining
forces with the
Creative Arts Center to expand summer learning opportunities to
a broader
community of dancers through Dance the Divide.
“Striving to enrich, inspire, and unite the community through
dance, Cohesion creates engaging performances and integrated
educational opportunities for
dancers and non-dancers of varying ages and abilities, promoting
an environment of partnership, mentorship, and collaboration.”
Tanya W. Call
Artistic Director
Cohesion Dance Project
[email protected]
cohesiondance.org
406-422-0830
If you’re planning to audition for Nutcracker on the Rocks, the
technique classes offered through DTD will prepare you to dance
your heart out this Fall! Auditions will be held Sept. 2nd-5th.
Nutcracker On The Rocks Audition
sign-ups begin August 20th
mailto:[email protected]
DANCE THE DIVIDE 2019: bringing professional dance artists:
DANCE THE DIVIDE 2019 Schedule: Ballet IV 9001030: Jazz 111
9001030: Improvisation: