Talent Forum Summer Dance Intensive students take time to enjoy a bit of celebrity with Fabrice Calmels, who performs with the Joffrey Ballet and has appeared on So You Think You Can Dance as a guest judge this season. Calmels has referred to himself as the "world's tallest ballet dancer," and from this photo, you can see why! Forum Dance Theatre company members and other area dancers are congregating at Talent Forum once again for a summer dance intensive training program. Talent Forum's Dance Intensive brings aspiring dancers together with amazing talented instructors.
For ballet, students are inspired by Fabrice Calmels from the Joffrey Ballet; Kathleen McCann, Founder of Chicago's Dancing in the Park; Elizabeth Luce of the Chicago Lyric Opera; Laura Wade, a premiere Ballet Mistress in Chicago, and Catie Deitz-Griffith, Director of Forum Dance Theatre 2.
Students are enjoying Chicago's own brand of hip hop from Suave', Director of Hip Hop ConnXion and Cait Jones, Director of TranscenDance Studio. Cait Jones is also teaching lyrical classes, as is Sinead Gidea, Director of Motions Dance Company.
Contemporary, Jazz and Modern master teachers include Preston Miller, Director of Enemy Within, a United Artists Initiative 'new genre' narrative dance film; Monique Haley, a River North Dance Chicago dancer and choreographer; Elijah Gibson, formerly of Giordano Dance Chicago and now a professor at Sam Houston University in Huntsville, Texas; Gina Walther, a Wright State University Modern Dance faculty member; Lizzie McKenzie, Director of Extensions; Laura Wade, Rehearsal Associate of Visceral Dance Chicago; Kimberly Fletcher-Stibal, Artistic Director of Forum Dance Theatre; and Richard Smith, Director of Forum Training Company and Artistic Director of Inaside Chicago Dance.
Summer Dance Intensive specialty workshops include classes from Corinne Dawson, an 18-year veteran Pilates instructor, and Muscles and Movement taught by Beth McNeill, a certified Rolfing SI instructor.
In addition to Talent Forum summer dance intensive program, many of our company members earned scholarships to dance training programs throughout the country or were awarded participation to additional dance training programs through auditions.
Kudos to our dancers for seizing dance opportunities, gaining additional experience and working hard this summer. Katie Kummerow attended Alonzo King Lines Ballet in San Francisco. Kummerow also plans to attend Hubbard Street Dance Chicago's program later this summer. Kelli Gunn will be attending The Rock School of Ballet in Philadelphia, PA. Wilow Pae received a scholarship to Visceral Dance Chicago. Karaline Black, Amanda Mudd and Emelia Fields attended a 4-week program at the Hubbard Street Dance Summer Program at Iowa State University. Kayla Fiore, Tessa Kaupilla and Emory Orlando will attend River North Dance Chicago. Maddy Silbar will attend Glenda Brown Choreography Project. Ali Wilson is attending the Debbie Allen intensive in southern California. Kayla Fiore also attended the Ruth Page School of Dance and Tessa Kaupilla attended Giordano Dance Chicago. Meredith Cashman is attending Ballet Magnificat in Jackson, Mississippi. Finally, a number of our dancers are heading to the city this August to attend Inaside Dance Chicago's summer intensive.
For ballet, students are inspired by Fabrice Calmels from the Joffrey Ballet; Kathleen McCann, Founder of Chicago's Dancing in the Park; Elizabeth Luce of the Chicago Lyric Opera; Laura Wade, a premiere Ballet Mistress in Chicago, and Catie Deitz-Griffith, Director of Forum Dance Theatre 2.
Students are enjoying Chicago's own brand of hip hop from Suave', Director of Hip Hop ConnXion and Cait Jones, Director of TranscenDance Studio. Cait Jones is also teaching lyrical classes, as is Sinead Gidea, Director of Motions Dance Company.
Contemporary, Jazz and Modern master teachers include Preston Miller, Director of Enemy Within, a United Artists Initiative 'new genre' narrative dance film; Monique Haley, a River North Dance Chicago dancer and choreographer; Elijah Gibson, formerly of Giordano Dance Chicago and now a professor at Sam Houston University in Huntsville, Texas; Gina Walther, a Wright State University Modern Dance faculty member; Lizzie McKenzie, Director of Extensions; Laura Wade, Rehearsal Associate of Visceral Dance Chicago; Kimberly Fletcher-Stibal, Artistic Director of Forum Dance Theatre; and Richard Smith, Director of Forum Training Company and Artistic Director of Inaside Chicago Dance.
Summer Dance Intensive specialty workshops include classes from Corinne Dawson, an 18-year veteran Pilates instructor, and Muscles and Movement taught by Beth McNeill, a certified Rolfing SI instructor.
In addition to Talent Forum summer dance intensive program, many of our company members earned scholarships to dance training programs throughout the country or were awarded participation to additional dance training programs through auditions.
Kudos to our dancers for seizing dance opportunities, gaining additional experience and working hard this summer. Katie Kummerow attended Alonzo King Lines Ballet in San Francisco. Kummerow also plans to attend Hubbard Street Dance Chicago's program later this summer. Kelli Gunn will be attending The Rock School of Ballet in Philadelphia, PA. Wilow Pae received a scholarship to Visceral Dance Chicago. Karaline Black, Amanda Mudd and Emelia Fields attended a 4-week program at the Hubbard Street Dance Summer Program at Iowa State University. Kayla Fiore, Tessa Kaupilla and Emory Orlando will attend River North Dance Chicago. Maddy Silbar will attend Glenda Brown Choreography Project. Ali Wilson is attending the Debbie Allen intensive in southern California. Kayla Fiore also attended the Ruth Page School of Dance and Tessa Kaupilla attended Giordano Dance Chicago. Meredith Cashman is attending Ballet Magnificat in Jackson, Mississippi. Finally, a number of our dancers are heading to the city this August to attend Inaside Dance Chicago's summer intensive.