November Newsletter 2014 (Final)

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Our NewSpace!

We hope you are enjoying our

newly renovated space!

Watch for more changes tocome over the coming

weeks- Cumbrae

wouldnt be the same

without the wall of

fame!

Thank you to the Baker

family and to Mr. Feng

for their help in putting

this all together!

Summer Intensives 2014We are very proud of our students

who step outside of their comfort

zone and spend the summer training

at one of the many pre-professional

summer programs offered

throughout the country. Gabby

Lowe trained this

summer at Ballet Jorgen in

Toronto, while Sophie Butler

spent her summer at the

Quinte Ballet School.

Sisters Camille and

Cassandre Leroux trained at

ESBQ in Montreal.

Both Sophie and

Cassandre were

accepted to their

respective schools

year-round program;

though we are happy

to have them back at

Cumbrae.

We are very proud of all dancers who

attended the BATD Scholarships in

Toronto in October. Dancers age

10-17 are selected to attend by their

BATD examiner based on their

spring examinations. The following

students were invited to the 2014

event: Marie-Ange Diotte,Sabrina Sterling, Valerie

Fortin, Clara Gates-

Flaherty, Megan Evaire,

Chloe DeGiacomo,

Trista Willbond,

Gabby Lowe,

Cassandre Leroux,

Camille Leroux,

Katie Over, Tiaran

Sinkus, Danya

Bouzane and Jana

Hudson.

After two days of

hard work in their classes, scholarship

candidates also performed at the

showcase on the Saturday evening in

numbers choreographed by Miss

Baker and Miss Harvie specifically for

the event. The girls dancedwonderfully!

Many of our dancers stayed to attend

the BATD workshop on Sunday with

guest teachers like Miles Faber

(SYTYCD) and Jay Fagan amongst

others. Chloe, Katie, and Gabby all

received special recognition for their

performance in these classes.

Well done girls! Looking forward to

next years event already.

zOff to a Good Start!zWhat a wonderful start weve had to our year! We hope by now that

everyone is settled in and enjoying their classes. This is always such an

exciting time at Cumbrae; take a look at what some of our dancers have

been doing!

BATDTRIXIE HARDY NORTHAMERICAN SCHOLARSHIPS

N E W S L E T T E R

Cumbrae School of Dancing

the2 0 1 4 H O L I D A Y E D I T I O N


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Off to Disney World!It is a very excited group of dancers,

teachers, and parents that are all booked

up for the first

Cumbrae goes to Disney

event!!

At the end of June

2015, 24 dancers, 4

teachers, and 42 friends and familymembers will be off to Disney World in

Orlando, Florida!! Dancers age 9-19 will

get the opportunity to perform not only on

a Disney stage, but also down Main Street

in aDance The World Disney Parade!

We look forward to showing off to Disney-

goers what a talented group of dancers we

have traveling all the way from Ottawa!

Our next trip to Disney is set for 2020!

ALBERTABALLETS

PRODUCTION ATTHE NAC

This holiday seasonCumbrae has nine

dancers that will have the

opportunity to dance on

the NAC stage as part of

the cast of The Nutcracker.Auditions for youth roles

were held in October

2014, and students have

been very busy

rehearsing on Sundays

in preparation. Thefollowing is a list of

students who will be

performing in the

production that runs

from December 2nd to

the 7th at Canadas

National Arts Centre:

Party child: Cassandre

Leroux

Palace Page: Alexis

Orange

Rat: Sophie Butler and

Elena WhittamSoldier: Lauren Rapley

Mice: Rebecca Linton-

Leblanc, Claire

Campbell, Tallulah

Giroux, & Annaleise

Kanstrup

Congratulations dancers!

BALLETJORGENSPRODUCTION AT

SHENKMANToronto-based dance

company, Ballet Jorgen,puts a new Canadian

spin on the traditional

story of The Nutcrackerwhere woodland

creatures take the stage!

The production runs

from December 12th to

the 14th at Shenkman

Centre for the Arts.

In this production,Calixa Fox was

selected by audition

to portray the shows

only beaver as well as

one of the

chipmunks. Well

done Calixa!

MARK YOURCALENDARS!

DEC 6Christmas Tree

Photo Shoot(grade 4 ballet/jazz/

contemporary & up)

DEC 15-20Open House

DEC 21-JAN 3Winter Holidays

JAN 11First of 10 RADexam prep classes

(Grade 1 - Grade2)

JAN 31Dancers Give Back

Performance

MAR 16-21March Break

JUNE 2-6Recital 2015

Dancers perform in The Nutcracker!


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Cumbrae AlumniMany of the students that have passed through

Cumbrae doors have gone on to do wonderful

things in the dance/arts community. Fromdance companies to the Broadway stage,

Cumbrae alumni are always making us

proud!

This edition, we introduce to you...

Amy Woods

Amy Woods began dancing at The Cumbrae School of

Dancing at the age of five. While it began with ballet, it

wasn't long before tap and jazz were added to Amys listof dance styles as her love for the art grew. It quickly

became her dream to further her training in hopes of

making a lifestyle out of dance.

Growing up, Amy received supplementary training at

the Quinte Ballet School, Le Groupe de la Place Royale,

and Canterbury School of the Arts.

She holds a

Bachelor of Fine Arts in ballet and modern from York

University, where she danced as a member of the York

Dance Ensemble headed by Luc Tremblay. After

spending many years studying, Amy began her

performance career with the Menaka Thakkar Dance

Company as a modern dancer. In modern dance she

had found her true love! Independent endeavors then

took precedence for Amy; she danced and

choreographed with a small contemporary collective

called AttenDance.

This collective performed in

Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, and Guelph.

Amy then migrated west to Vancouver and continued to

participate in various multi media performance

opportunities. After a small hiatus, to raise children, it

was contact improvisation that drew her back to dance.

She is a presently a

member of ContinuumDance Company and

working on a dance

event bridging

architecture and the

body with Donna

Redlick. She is also the

owner of a popular

Vancouver restaurant

called The Foundation!

Dancers Give Back: OttawaSome of Cumbraes senior students will perform in

Dancers Give Back 2015. The performance brings together

14 studios from the Ottawa area to raise money for DIFD

Ottawa: a charity raising awareness of youth mental

health in our community.

The event will be held at the

Algonquin Commons

Theatre on January 31, 2015.

Cumbrae students Andra

Brabant, Katie Over, Jana

Hudson, Olivia Makara,

Gabby Lowe, Camille

Leroux, Victoria Linton, Alexane Lahaie, Chloe

DeGiacomo, Trista Willbond, Alexis Orange, and

Katherine Robidoux will perform a contemporary piece.

Come out and support a great cause!

Dancers GiveBackclothing

can be

ordered

today in the

shop with

proceeds going to DGB charity.


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2014-15 Teaching FacultyMrs. Harvie - Principal - RAD Ballet, Tap, Highland

Amber Harvie - Assistant Director - Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, Tap, Theatre

Ping Feng - Ballet

Kristen Wilson - Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary

Natasha Cinnani - Jazz, Hip Hop,

Meghan Baker - Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary

Jen Healy - Irish

Sue Fay Healy - Irish

Brenda Everitt - Highland

Adrianna McGee - Ballet, Jazz

Madelaine Erazo - Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop

Michelle Brazeau - Jazz, Contemporary, Hip Hop

Emma McGinnis - Ballet, Tap

Andra Brabant - Tap, Theatre

2014 -15 Teaching Assistants: Katherine Robidoux, Sophie Butler, Amelia Morin-Lamontagne, Valerie

Fortin, Megan Evraire, Emma Rizok, Rene Brazeau, Danika Lafontaine

Cumbrae Photo ShootsAs some of you may have seen on social media, or in some of our studio calendars, etc.,

many of our dancers have been taking part in seasonal location photo shoots throughout

the past year. Miss Harvie and Miss Baker have become more skilled over time with

photography, and we are always impressed with the creativity and open-mindedness that

our dancers bring to each shoot. Dancers are often selected based on events (BATD

scholarship candidates were in our fall shoot, while both summer intensive groups

participated in summer photography). We would like to thank Madi McColl, Tori Pelletier, Emma

McGinnis, and Andra Brabant for their help on some of these outings. Stay posted for the next event!


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GABBY LOWE &ALEXISORANGE

Gabby and

Alexis were

both offered

spots in the

Alberta Ballet Schools pre-

professional training program for

summer 2015.

Gabrielle Lowe was accepted to

the schools contemporary ballet

senior summer intensive.

Alexis, who is a new student to the

senior group at Cumbrae, was

accepted to the Alberta Ballet

Schools classical ballet senior

summer intensive.

Congratulations girls, what an

accomplishment!

ISABELLE BELANGER &

VICTORIA LINTONBoth Isabelle and Victoria

auditioned and were chosen to be

a part of

the Ottawa

67s Dance

Team.Although

they were

unable to

take the positions due to their

already busy schedules, we are

very proud and excited for these

two senior dancers!

MISS BAKER &MISSHARVIE

Miss Baker and Miss Harvie

recently completed the Certificate

in Ballet Teaching Studies, a two-

year program offered by the Royal

Academy of Dance. They are

both now recognized teachers

with the R.A.D., in addition to

being full members of the

Academy with Advanced

certification.

MACKENNA AND AINSLEYBELL

MacKenna Bell and her sister,

Ainsley, had a successful day at the

OHDA Highland competition on

October 24th. MacKenna won a

3rd, two 5th place ribbons, and a

6th. Ainsley won a 6th placeribbon!

Well

done

girls!

EDEN

NOWISKI &

CALIXA FOXThese two 10 year

old students

attended the audition for

Canadas National Ballet School

and were accepted into their

Summer Intensive 2015. NBS,

one of the worlds

foremost training

institutions, accepts

only 150 dancers

from Grades 6

through Grade 12 on

their international

tour. Way to go, girls!

GABBY LOWEMore great news for Gabby; she

has recently won a scholarship to

attend The Paris Dance Tour

during the

summer of

2015! This

scholarship was

one of only 3

handed out to

advanced

dancers at this

months iDance

Convention in Ottawa.

Sounds like a very exciting

opportunity!

Congratu ations to...


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Annie Champagne, Karen Fortin, Jen Gates-

Flaherty, Darlene Maloney, Jody Thompson, Sophy

DeGiacomo, Tracy Rizok, Amanda Linton, Jennifer

Linton, LeeAnn Crisante, Ann Stevenson, Marie-

Pierre Diotte, Michelle Lydon, Edith Over, Andrea

Hudson, Maureen Sirois, Lanndis DeLallo, Mallory

Linton, Anne Morin, Arlene MacIver, Karen

Brabant, Christine Maguire, Allison Moy, Johane

Brady, Marguerite Canough, Rachel Gates-Flaherty,

Justine Walker, Kelly Tessier, Elizabeth Fetterley,

Alison Kapcala, Erin Bayne, Rachel Kreft, Tiffany

Golding, Megan Nowiski, Taylor Moser, Tanya

Rivington, Stef Rizok, Derek Harvie, Shawn

Evraire, & Greg Bell. Our apologies to anyone weve

missed!

Congratulations

to our awardwinners...Each year The Cumbrae School of Dancing presents a handful of our dancers awards of excellence.

This is for students with formidable work ethic, a positive attitude, and a love for dance. Winners are

awarded a trophy as well as funding towards future classes at Cumbrae. The 2013-2014 award winners

were Katie Berube, Sophie Butler, and Adrianna McGee. Additionally both Valerie Fortin and CamilleLeroux were awarded scholarships to the Cumbrae summer intensive! Congratulations and thank you

for your dedication and hard work!

Thank you Showtime helpers!!Though it may seem like a long time ago, Showtime 2014 was a wonderful show! We

would like to take this opportunity to thank the following parents, students, andfriends for their help in making everything backstage run smoothly:


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Insta-C a enge 2014!

New Cumbrae Gear!

New Cumbrae Gear will be arriving in time for the holiday season! We have ordered hoodies, dance

shorts, muscle tees and sweatpants! These items should be in the shop in early December! There are

limited quantities of each item.

Are you following us on Instagram? Do you have any memorableshots from your days at Cumbrae?

For the next 3 weeks (November 25th-December 9th), post yourphotograph with the hashtag #cumbraelove. The posts with themost likes will be eligible to win one of our American Apparelduffel bags!

*please note that note that users with private accounts would have to invitethe username cumbraedanceto follow them in order for us to view and includeyour photo in the competition.

December Open House!We are looking forward to inviting parents and family to our annual OpenHouse Week! From December 15th to the 20th, classes are open to beviewed. Come see what your child has accomplished in three short months!

For the last 10 minutes of each class, we will have refreshments and snacksand you can catch up with other parents and with your childs teacher.

Seating is limited and we ask only that you bring a nut-free snack for ourtreat table.


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November Newsletter 2014 (Final)