summerdance_deborah friedes

Deborah Friedes holds a BA from Brown University and an MFA from The Ohio State University. She trained intensively at the American Repertory Ballet’s Princeton Ballet School before diving into modern dance at Brown and dabbling in Israeli folk dance at New York’s 92nd Street YM-YWHA. As a performer, Deborah has danced in works by Doris Humphrey, Charles Weidman, Merce Cunningham, Donald McKayle, Anna Sokolow, David Parsons, and Carolyn Dorfman; as a director, she has reconstructed works by Doris Humphrey and Helen Tamiris from Labanotation scores. Passionate about dance scholarship and outreach, Deborah is a researcher for the American Dance Legacy Institute (ADLI). She has performed and coached several of ADLI’s Repertory Etudes, and she arranged the Village Etude, based on Sophie Maslow’s The Village I Knew (1950). Deborah has taught or conducted guest classes at OSU, the New York State Summer School of the Arts, Ft. Hayes Metropolitan Education Center, and the Arts Impact Middle School (AIMS).

deborah friedes
	Deborah Friedes holds a BA from Brown University and an MFA from The Ohio State University. She trained intensively at the American Repertory Ballet’s Princeton Ballet School before diving into modern dance at Brown and dabbling in Israeli folk dance at New York’s 92nd Street YM-YWHA. As a performer, Deborah has danced in works by Doris Humphrey, Charles Weidman, Merce Cunningham, Donald McKayle, Anna Sokolow, David Parsons, and Carolyn Dorfman; as a director, she has reconstructed works by Doris Humphrey and Helen Tamiris from Labanotation scores. Passionate about dance scholarship and outreach, Deborah is a researcher for the American Dance Legacy Institute (ADLI). She has performed and coached several of ADLI’s Repertory Etudes, and she arranged the Village Etude, based on Sophie Maslow’s The Village I Knew (1950). Deborah has taught or conducted guest classes at OSU, the New York State Summer School of the Arts, Ft. Hayes Metropolitan Education Center, and the Arts Impact Middle School (AIMS).
contact classes: tba workshops: Repertory: Parsons Etude Repertory: Rainbow Etude Folk Dance Marathon Repertory: Bushasche Etude
top Repertory Class: Parsons Etude (Level: Advanced) Monday \| JULY 24 \| 1:00-3:00 JUST ADDED!! Brief Description: The Parsons Etude provides the advanced dancer with a fun introduction to David Parsons' virtuoso, explosive style. In this class, we will play with technical and dynamic aspects of phrasework from this acclaimed choreographer's high-energy dance. Additional information/requests: The Parsons Etude is part of the American Dance Legacy Institute's Repertory Etudes collection. The 1st class will focus on material from the 1st half of the dance, and the 2nd class will focus ONLY on material from the 2nd half of the dance. Come to one class or to both! top *Repertory Class: Rainbow Etude* (Level: Intermediate to Advanced) Monday & Wedensday \| July 17 &19 \| 1:00-3:00pm Brief Description: This class will concentrate on motivating movement from the narrative context of a dance. Our phrase material will be from Donald McKayle's emotionally powerful Rainbow Etude, based on his signature Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder (1959). Additional information/requests*: The Rainbow Etude* is part of the American Dance Legacy Institute's Repertory Etudes collection. This workshop is an excellent resource for Dance Education majors or those interested in community outreach through dance, since the Rainbow Etude and supplementary materials are frequently used in public school and community settings. The 1st class will focus on material from the 1st half of the dance, and the 2nd class will focus on material from the 2nd half of the dance. Come to one class or to both! top Folk Dance Marathon (Israeli Folk Dance/Beginner and Up) Tuesday & Thursday \|July 18 & 25 \| 7 pm - 9 pm Brief Description: After learning simple folk dance vocabulary, we'll combine these rhythmic steps to do the "greatest hits" of Israeli circle dances. Work up a gentle sweat in a relaxed environment with a sense of community. No dance experience needed . . . bring your friends! Additional information/requests: Wear comfortable, lightweight clothing (no specific dance clothes needed). Jazz shoes, dance sneakers, or clean, dirt-free sneakers are suggested. top Repertory:Bushasche Etude (Level: Intermediate and Up) Wednesday \| July 26 \| 1:00-3:00pm Brief Description: Learn Pearl Primus's Bushasche Etude, based on a dance from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire). Our movements will match the driving drum rhythms as we learn a dance traditionally performed to create peace for the next generation. Additional information/requests: The Bushasche Etude is part of the American Dance Legacy Institute's Repertory Etudes collection. This workshop is an excellent resource for Dance Education majors or those interested in community outreach through dance, since the Bushasche Etude and supplementary materials are frequently used in public school and community settings. top