NATIONAL DANCE WEEK
2001
NATIONAL DANCE WEEK WILL BE CELEBRATED
APRIL 20-APRIL 29, 2001
This is a National Event celebrated throughout the United States.
Latin Rhythms and Dances of Diversity-2001
Sponsored by George Washington Department of Theatre and Dance
Sunday April 29th, 2001
at
The George Washington University at Mount Vernon Hand Chapel
2100 Foxhall Rd. entrance on W St.
Washington, DC 20007
4PM-10PM
There will be Argentine Tango and Salsa performances, dancing(dance shoes only, no street shoes), music,prizes and food.
Featuring dance performances by Mariella Franganillo and Pablo Pugliese from N.Y. and Carina Losano and Pablo Fontana from Washington, DC
Hector Del Curto from Tango Magic and Conductor of Forever Tango on Bandoneon
Orquestra La Romano and performances by Manuel Martinez and Michelle Pierce plus many more local artists.
Tickets $35.00 at the door, $30.00 advance, $20.00 Students
Checks are made payable to NDW a non-profit organization
For more information call Vittoria (703) 567-5888
If you would like to hold an event in your area please e-mail vnatale@home.com for the Regional Director in your area.
THE WEEK IS DEDICATED TO CREATING COMMUNITY AWARENESS THROUGH DANCE LECTURE-DEMONSTRATIONS, PERFORMANCES, WORKSHOPS, CLASSES, CONTESTS AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION.
National dance week , in America, is an important juncture in our culture with an awakening to the inherent value of the arts and their contribution to society. Emphasis is presently being placed on and recognition given to including the arts more emphatically in our public school curriculums as well as finding additional fundings for the professional groups. With this resurgence of sensibilities comes a prospective boon for the world of dance. Long considered the "step-child" of the arts, Dance is presently receiving more recognition as a highly respected art form as well as a therapeutic tool, communication vehicle and even a means of religious expression. Because of this societal renewed vision of the world of dance, National Dance Week is the perfect venue for the dancers, themselves, to educate the masses and, in turn, gain an enlightened and vastly enlarged audience for their performances. All the other associated fields of dance and movement arts have the same doors opened to them by a participation in National Dance Week.
When the professional becomes highly visible to the general public, they give proof to the validity of their existence. When the average audience is awakened to the beauty and benefits to the art form, their interest is peaked. With that curiosity comes a desire to understand better what all is entailed in the life of the dancer and a natural outcome of such questioning is an elevated appreciation for the art. National Dance Week offers to us all the ideal opportunity to step forward and, in presenting ourselves in a united and cooperative fashion, we accomplish far more than we can ever hope to within our singular arenas of action. Together we can make our presence more known, while improving and heightening our standing in our communities.
The dancer, teacher, therapist, student must join hands if dance is to have its rightful place in the acknowledged and treasured art forms of modern day. Through participation in and interaction with the National Dance Week effort will come improved understanding, appreciation and recognition of that which we love...THE DANCE.
VITTORIA NATALE HAS ACCEPTED THE POSITION OF REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR NORTHEASTERN VIRGINIA FOR NATIONAL DANCE WEEK 2001 AND WILL BE ORGANIZING EVENTS IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA AND WASHINGTON DC.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL
(703) 567-5888 OR (703) 628-8767
Interested in sponsoring NDW 2001?
Interested in NDW products?
T-SHIRTS- $18.00
LAPEL PINS- $7.00
Order Forms Available upon request.