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SRJC DANCE PROGRAM IS NOW LOCATED IN ANALY VILLAGE-building C, room 640 

 

SPRING 2024 DANCE PRODUCTION AUDITIONS January 30/ February 1

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Two options to accommodate our students’ schedules (you do not need to attend both auditions).

1) Tuesday January 30th 3:45-5:00- dancers

2) Thursday February 1st 1:30-3:30- student choreographers and dancers 

Rehearsals begin Tuesday February 6th 

SRJC DANCE PROGRAM CASTING POLICY Dancers of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, ages, shapes and sizes will be considered for all   pieces. SRJC Auditions are open to the entire community, including high school students. Casting is based on student availability, experience and level. All dancers and choreographers must be available for tech week and performances December 12-16,   2023 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEW DANCE SKILLS CERTIFICATES NOW AVAILABLE! 

Dance Foundations Certificate:  The Dance Foundations Skills Certificate will give the student dancer an opportunity to present validation of their time, effort, and talent in dance. This certificate encompasses learning, performing and excelling at the choice of a dance genre.

Dance Choreography and Performance Certificate:  The Dance Choreography and Performance Skills Certificate will give the student dancer an opportunity to present validation of his or her time, effort, and talent in dance. The certificate encompasses teaching, performing, and the choice of a dance style.

 

SRJC Dancers Nationally Recognized at the American College Dance Festival!

12 dancers traveled to the 2023 American College Dance Festival at University of Irvine March 30-April 2, 2023. The SRJC Dance Program performed "Platypus" choreographed by Tanya Tolmasoff-Knippelmeir and it received glowing comments from the adjudicators.  This was the 3rd choreographic works of Mrs. Knippelmeir's to be seen at ACDA.  

Along with celebrating ACDA50, the conference schedule included a wide variety of classes, scholarly research presentations, opportunities for student and faculty exchanges in and out of the studio, a screendance showcase, adjudicated and informal concerts, feedback sessions and the Gala Concert.  "Platypus" was invited to perform at the final gala along with 10 other pieces out of the 50 that were adjudicated during the conference. 

The 2023 ACDA Baja Conference theme was DANCE MATTERS! What matters to you and why? What matters do we face in Dance in 2023? How is Dance important and meaningful?

DANCE PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Each year, SRJC dance students have opportunities to work with professional dance artists through master classes and choreography. Guest Artists include: Robert Moses, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Desmond Richardson, Ronald K. Brown, Jade Charon, Bernard Brown, Ballet Hispanico, Versa-Style Dance, Pilobolous, Stephanie Emmanuela da Silva, Joslynn Mathis-Reed, Dylan Smith and Sandor Diabankouezi.
  • TDC, SRJC's Touring Dance Company, tours throughout the Bay Area and has performed with: Stages of Change, The North Bay Dance Festival, Works in the Works and the Winter Spotlight Dance Gala. TDC also visits Sonoma County's high school dance programs and offers master classes to the young dancers of our community.
  • Students from the SRJC dance program have transferred successfully to UC, CSU and professional dance programs all around the country including: CSULB, SJSU, UC Berkeley, Sacramento State, San Francisco State, Sonoma State and UC Santa Barbara, Dominican and Alvin Ailey.
  • SRJC dancers connect with other college dance programs by participating in the American College Dance Conference each year. Students enroll in master classes, workshops, and lectures by esteemed dance professors from Community College, CSU and UC institutions. SRJC Faculty and Student choreography and performance is adjudicated at this conference and has the opportunity for selection in the top 10% of dances to be presented in the culminating performance of the conference. SRJC has been attending the American College Dance Conference every year since Spring 2017.  In the Spring of 2018, SRJC submitted a faculty piece, "Wigs and Tarts" to be adjudicated and was selected for the final Gala event; a high honor during the conference.
  • Dance teachers in our community that have studied dance at SRJC are currently credentialed teachers at El Molino, Windsor and Santa Rosa High Schools, and many of our dance students currently teach in or own many of the dance studios in Sonoma County.