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June 2015, Issue 25
The end of a great season
www.nsad.ca
Summer is just around the corner and so is the end of another great dance season.
This year will conclude with our annual recital, "In Motion", on June 18th, 19th and
20th at Centennial Theatre in North Vancouver.
Another rewarding competition season
wrapped up at the end of May, when all of the
students from our Performing Class Program
and Solo, Duo & Trio Program participated in
the Peak Invitational Competition in Whistler.
Congratulations to our numbers, "Resolute"
and "Diamond Dash" for winning 1st and 2nd
place overall and progressing to the Provincial
Honours Performance.
schedule of our 2015/16 Performing Class
Auditions and Technique Sample Classes that
are being held June 21st - 24th.
To view a list of the faculty next year and to
read about changes to our faculty, please see
the following page.
Don't forget to sign up for our Lion King
Workshop on Monday, June 22nd or our
Intensive Summer Workshops the week of
The NSAD spirit was also in full force on
August 24th - 28th. Finally, please join NSAD
Saturday, June 6th, when our students danced
faculty members on Sunday, August 30th at
and paraded in West Vancouver's Community
John Lawson Park in West Vancouver, for a
Day celebrations.
welcome back barbeque (weather permitting).
Next year's registration is currently underway
and all packages can be downloaded from our I would like to conclude by wishing all of the
NSAD students and parents a wonderful
website by clicking on the bottom right-hand
summer
and a well-deserved rest!
side button on the homepage. Also online is a
2015\2016 Faculty
Dylan Steyns, Principal/Artistic Director
Elysia Matheson
Performance Hip Hop, Hip Hop, Boys Hip Hop,
Video Dance , Adult Performance Dance
Performance Lyrical, Performance Jazz, Performance Street Jazz,
Christine Phillips, Administrative Director
Sahara Elliott
Angela Bosco, Programs Manager
Open Hip Hop, Performance Hip Hop
Performance Jazz, Performance Broadway,
Advanced/Open Jazz Technique, Adult Performance Dance
Alicia Phillips
RAD Ballet, Half Day Ballet Technique,
Preschool Creative Dance, Preschool Ballet, Administration
Taryn Patterson
Performance Broadway
Sorami Moriyama
RAD Ballet, Half Day Ballet Technique, Preschool Ballet
Belinda Sobie
Advanced Jazz Technique, Half Day Jazz Technique
Delphine Leroux
Performance Ballet, Open Ballet Technique, Half-‐Day Technique
Lexi Vajda
Performance Tap, Lyrical Technique, Open Jazz Technique
Street Jazz, Performance Street Jazz,
Rina Watanabe
Contemporary Technique, Open Jazz Technique
Daina Wilkie
Performance Acro, Acro Technique
Christina Fitchett
I.S.T.D. Modern, Performance Broadway
Jessica Crombie
Tap Technique, I.S.T.D. Modern
Kevin Phillips
Videograpghy, Social Media, Administration
Aiden Cass
Open Hip Hop
Performance Contemporary, Contemporary Technique
Alex Christain
Navid Charkhi
Open Jazz Technique, Open Hip Hop
Performance Hip Hop, Hip Hop
Karrie Hill
Melissa Bosomworth
Half Day Stretch and Strength
I.S.T.D. Modern
Faculty Changes and Additions
We are sad to say goodbye to our Communications Director,
Maureen Forward, who is retiring this June. Maureen has been
a valued and important member of our studio for the past eight
years and will be greatly missed.
Steve Hedberg, one of our Parent Advisory Council members,
is also stepping down and will be replaced by Frank Scherzer.
Steve's contributions these past two years have been greatly
appreciated.
We are excited to welcome three new instructors to the NSAD
team. Rina Watanbe, who trained with the Goh Ballet,
Danzmode Productions, and Modus Operandi, taught a
successful workshop at NSAD earlier this year and will be
teaching Contemporary and Jazz next season.
Christina Fitchett, who trained in ISTD Modern in London,
England, will be bringing her expertise to NSAD as one of our
Modern and Broadway instructors.
Melissa Bosomworth, former professional ballerina and Yoga
and Pilates specialist, will be sharing her wide-ranging skills
and knowledge with our Half Day Stretch and Strength
classes.
Closures, Celebrations and Important Dates
June 18th, 19th, 20th - In Motion
June 20th - last day of the 2014/15 dance season
June 21st - studio closed for summer - check website for
summer office hours
June 22nd - Lion King Broadway Connection Master Class
June 21st - 24th - Early Acceptance Auditions and Sample
Techniqe Classes
August 24th - 28th - Intensive Summer Workshops
August 30th - welcome Back Barbecue
September 14th - first day of classes for the 2015/16 season