Summer Office Hours at EDE

We will be having office hours in our Rochester Studio (103 South Street, Rochester, MI) on the following days:

Monday, June 17, 2013 from 3:00-6:00 pm

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 from 3:00-6:00 pm

You are welcome to come into the studio during those times to register for Rochester or Birmingham classes, camps, Detroit Opera House Intensive, or Great Lakes Dance Festival Intermediate Division.  You are also welcome to call 248-609-0370 any time and someone will get back to you as soon as possible.

Summer classes begin June 20th!

EDE Center for Dance Student Company Auditions for 2013/14 Season

2013/14 Student Company Auditions

The EDE Center for Dance offers wonderful performing opportunities for members of its student companies.  The Company members participate in pre-shows for the Eisenhower Dance Ensemble professional company  concerts as well as community-based events.   Student Company auditions for the 2013-2014 season will be held on Tuesday, June 11th 2013 at our Rochester location and Thursday, June 13th at our Birmingham location (times listed below). We welcome all Center students, new or returning, to audition for  one of our companies.  Please read carefully the company requirements listed below before auditioning.

Audition Schedule:
Please arrive early.  Ladies wear a leotard and tights with hair in a bun, gentlemen wear black convertible tights or leggings and a t-shirt tucked in.
Ages 7-9: 5:00-5:45 pm
Ages 10-12: 5:45-6:45pm
Ages 13 and older: 6:45-7:45 pm (please be warmed up and ready to learn material, bring all shoes including pointe.  There will be studios open for you to warm up in so please arrive early)

Grand Prix Solo/Duo/Small Group Auditions*: 8:00-9:00 pm (you must pre-register for this audition by signing up with a receptionist in either Rochester or Birmingham.)

Kids Creating- Birmingham and Rochester

Kids Creating is for students who love to create and perform. The students in this company learn the basics of  dance and are encouraged to use their inspiration and creativity to add their own flare to the dances they are learning. The EDE Center was the first in the area to offer creative movement classes that nurture the child’s  imagination. The activities in this company are age-appropriate and the curriculum is designed to encourage  participation in the choreographic process. Kids Creating performs in pre-show concerts with the Eisenhower  Dance Ensemble, special projects with the professional company and in the EDE Center for Dance annual student showcase. Dancers in Kid’s Creating are required to take ballet and encouraged to take contemporary class.  The fee for Kid’s Creating is $150 per month for unlimited classes.

M.Y.Move- Birmingham and Rochester

The dancers in M.Y. Move will train in Ballet and Contemporary dance. The company performs in pre-show concerts at Eisenhower Dance Ensemble performances, community performances, special projects with the professional company, and in the EDE Center for Dance annual student showcase. Dancers in M.Y. Move are required to attend their appropriate level ballet class and contemporary class. The fee for M.Y. Move is $220 per month for unlimited classes.

Co-Motion- Birmingham and Rochester

The dancers in Co-Motion will train extensively in Ballet and Contemporary dance. The company performs in pre-show concerts at Eisenhower Dance Ensemble performances, community performances, special projects  with the professional company, and in the EDE Center for Dance annual student showcase. Dancers in CoMotion are required to take at least 2 ballet classes per week as well as their appropriate level contemporary class. The fee for Co Mo is $300 per month for unlimited classes.

Center Dance Ensemble- Rochester

Center Dance Ensemble is comprised of high school age students and is the Center’s most advanced Student Company. Dancers in this company participate in events such as the Michigan Youth Arts Festival in Kalamazoo, the Youth America Grand Prix, the EDE Center for Dance annual student showcase, and will perform up to four times a year with the Eisenhower Dance Ensemble professional company. Dancers in CDE are required to take 3 ballet classes per week as well as Contemporary 4. The fee for CDE is $350 per month for unlimited classes.

*Grand Prix Solo/Duo/Small Group

The past four years we have attended the Youth America Grand Prix. “YAGP” is a dance competition that takes place out of state every winter.  The competition includes a workshop with ballet and contemporary classes.  This season we are holding auditions for Student Company members ages 10 and older who wish to compete at YAGP or another event like it.  Everyone auditioning will perform a ballet variation that will be taught during the company audition.  Dancers will also need to prepare a short solo showcasing their technique. Solos should not be longer than one minute thirty seconds.  You will be judged on your technique and performance quality (not the choreography) and you may be chosen to compete a solo, duo or small group. Participants in YAGP are responsible for their own transportation and all fees associated with the competition including costumes and registration fees.  Dancer’s participating in a solo/duo/small group will be required to attend Saturday technique class.  Rehearsals will mostly be held on Saturdays.  The prices for choreography are as follows:
Classical Ballet Variation: $200.00
This fee includes one hour of rehearsal to learn the variation and two additional thirty minute rehearsals.  Additional rehearsals will cost $30.00 per half hour.
Contemporary Solo: $350.00
This fee includes learning a piece of original choreography and two additional hour long rehearsals.  Additional rehearsals will cost $30.00 per half hour.
Small Group: TBD

Parent Involvement for Student Companies

As a parent of a Student Company member you will be required to volunteer backstage at the EDE Preshow performances and Recitals or aid in various fundraising activities. There will be a Student Company parent meeting where we will discuss the commitment that we expect of you and your child(ren). The date and time for this meeting will be announced shortly.

EDE Center for Dance Rochester – 103 South Street, Rochester, MI  248-609-0370

EDE Center for Dance Birmingham – 2171 Cole Street, Birmingham, MI  248-594-9400

http://www.ede-dance.org

Don’t Miss Early Registration Discounts!

Don’t Miss Early Registration Discounts!.

Great Lakes Dance Festival 2013 Guest Artist: Mary Devitt

Mary Devitt, EDE Center for Dance Director, from Sterling Heights, Michigan began teaching at local dance schools at the age of 16. Mary attended Oakland University on a dance scholarship where she graduated Magna Cum Laude and was the recipient of the Jacob S. Decker Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance. Mary has had extensive training in Dance Kinesiology, Creative Dance for Children and Dance Pedagogy. In addition to teaching dance, Mary has performed with The Eisenhower Dance Ensemble as well as in roles in Aida at the Detroit Opera House and in Motor City Lyric Opera’s Amahl and the Night Visitors. Mary has taught master classes at colleges and universities across the United States and has been on Faculty at Oakland University since 2006.

Mary will be teaching ballet at the 2013 Great Lakes Dance Festival.  For more festival information, www.ede-dance.org or call the EDE Center for Dance at 248-609-0370.  To register for the festival, www.oakland.edu/gldf.

Don’t Miss Early Registration Discounts!

Register for a Dance Camp or Dance Intensive on or before June 1, 2013 to receive a discount! 

For More Information about camps and intensives:
http://ededance.wordpress.com/2013-summer
/ or www.ede-dance.org

Detroit Opera House Intensive with Eisenhower Dance Ensemble

July 22-27 at the Detroit Opera House.  For ages 14 and up.  To register: 248-609-0370.  For housing and lunches: 313-237-3251.  $295 ($275 if registered by June 1st)  Students are welcome to attend both Great Lakes and the Detroit Opera House Intensive (if 16 and up)!

Great Lakes Dance Festival Intensive

July 8-19 at Oakland University.  For ages 16 and up.  To register: www.oakland.edu/gldf. $550 ($525 if registered by June 1st)

Great Lakes Dance Festival Intermediate Division

July 8-19 at both the Rochester and Birmingham EDE Studios.  For ages 9-15.  To register: 248-609-0370 or 248-594-9400. $475 ($450 if registered by June 1st)

Summer Dance Camp

July 22-26 at the Rochester EDE Studio/July 29-August 2 at the Birmingham EDE Studio. 

For students who have completed first through third grade.  To register: 248-609-0370 or 248-594-9400. $250 ($225 if registered by June 1st)

Students are welcome to attend both camps!

Rochester EDE Center for Dance – 103 South Street, Rochester, MI  248-609-0370

Birmingham EDE Center for Dance – 2171 Cole Street, Birmingham, MI  248-594-9400

Support our EDE Dancer Kacy Wyman

Support our EDE Dancer Kacy Wyman and others affected by Cystinosis.  No registration fee is required/any size donation welcome!  For more info about Cystinosis: http://cystinosis.org/

Great Lakes Dance Festival 2013: Guest Artist Stephanie Pizzo

Stephanie Pizzo

Stephanie Pizzo, Associate Artistic Director of Eisenhower Dance Ensemble, is a native of Clinton Township, Michigan where she began her training with Orchid Diane, Denise Boucke and continued on with Evelyn Kreason. She danced with the Michigan Ballet Theatre as a corps and principal dancer, Oakland Dance Theater and Harbinger Dance Company. She has a Bachelor of Arts with an emphasis in Dance from Oakland University. As a student, she received the Jacob S. Decker Award for outstanding dancer and a scholarship from the American College Dance Festival to study with the Ririe Woodbury Dance Company in Utah. In May 2009, she received the Distinguished Alumni Award in Dance from Oakland University. As a founding member of EDE, Ms. Pizzo currently teaches company class, rehearses the company, and choreographs. She has staged works by Laurie Eisenhower on numerous companies including Desert Dance Theatre, Scottsdale Community College, Collin County Community College and Alma College. Ms. Pizzo has also taught master classes and set her own choreography on companies throughout Michigan and the Midwest including the dancers of Illinois Weslyn University among others.

Stephanie will be teaching ballet, contemporary, and repertory at the 2013 Great Lakes Dance Festival.  For more festival information, www.ede-dance.org or call the EDE Center for Dance at 248-609-0370.  To register for the festival, www.oakland.edu/gldf.