Vail International Dance Festival

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CELEBRATE THE BEAT Tracy Straus, Artistic Director

Celebrate The Beat (CTB) teaches inspirational music and dance classes which help children discover their potential by motivating them to believe in themselves, value artistic expression and develop a personal standard of excellence. During school hours, our Teaching Artists serve an entire grade or an entire school by creating a music and dance extravaganza inspired by that year’s educational theme. The teachers are professional dancers, choreographers, musicians and composers, all of whom believe that the arts should be an integral part of every child's education. CTB is the Colorado associate of National Dance Institute (NDI) and member of ANDI . Jacques d’Amboise created the world-renown NDI in 1976. The program’s phenomenal success has led to national recognition, including the 1995 Kennedy Center Honors, the MacArthur Genius Award, and the Academy Award-winning film, “He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin.” Over the years, the thirty year-old program has refined a meticulous teaching methodology rooted in the belief that art can transform children’s lives. More than simply teaching dance, NDI motivates children to believe in themselves, to value artistic expression, and to develop a personal standard of excellence. CTB elicits of the children a standard of excellence that they use as a benchmark in future endeavors. For many children it is a life-changing event; for all, it is an amazing experience they will never forget. For more information on CTB or NDI, please visit click here.

CELEBRATE THE BEAT IN THE VAIL VALLEY:
Celebrate the Beat returns to the Vail Valley after four incredibly successful seasons. The program will take shape in two forms: a winter in-school residency, as well as a one-week summer workshop. Please see details below, and contact Lindsey Myers at 970.777.2015 for more information.
SUMMER RESIDENCY:
DATES: August 1-5, 2011 This week-long workshop features half-day classes at Avon Elementary School Monday through Friday, concluding with a public performance at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater. For more information, or to register for the workshop, please contact Lindsey Myers at 970.777.2015. SUMMER 2011 FORMS: 2011 Summer Residency Parental Consent Form - English 2011 Summer Residency Parental Consent Form - Spanish 2011 Summer CTB Flyer
WINTER RESIDENCY:
After an extremely successful spring residency at Avon Elementary School in 2009, the Vail Valley Foundation has expanded the program into multiple Eagle County Schools in the 2011 school year. “It is so amazing to have these programs at our school. None of our kids have ever had music lessons. None of the kids involved in the program have ever had professional dance lessons before. If it weren’t for the Vail Valley Foundation, we would never be able to provide these sorts of programs for the students so we can’t say thank you enough.” -Melisa Rewold-Thuon - Principal, Avon Elementary School.