Jennifer Muller: 7/9-7/14
Donald Byrd: 7/16-7/21
Nathan Trice: 7/23-7/28
Heidi Latsky: 7/30-8/4
Dwight Rhoden & Desmond Richardson: 8/6-8/11
Kevin Wynn: 8/13-8/18
Aszure Barton: 8/20-8/25
Sean Curran: 8/27-9/1
Christopher Huggins: 9/3-9/8

Saturday audition following some workshops.
Please check our website for updates.
schedule subject to change

Friday, July 13, 2007, 4:30-6:30pm
7 steps to achieving your perfect audition

Thursday, July 19, 5:30-7:30pm
Maintaining your power while auditioning

Friday, July 27, 4:30-6:30pm
Rejected? How to deal with: "Thank you, next!"

with
Ray Hesselink
July 15-August 19
Sunday 2:30-4:00

Wear comfortable clothing.

Ray Hesselink is a performer, choreographer, writer and the Artistic Director of N.O.W. DANCE, featuring new and original works for the theater by up- and-coming choreographers. His favorite performances include originating the role of "Bud" in Batboy: The Musical and a recurring role on USA's "Up All Night with Rhonda Shear". Ray recently created the role of Mr. Happy in Derick Grant's Imagine Tap!, has been a principal dancer in Nayikas, a classical Indian Dance Company, and dubbed the tap sounds to the Dancing Elephant in the G.E. Singin' in the Rain commercial.

2007 Summer Programs
Little Steps (ages 2-3)
Adventures in Dance (ages 4-7)
Afternoon Workshops (ages 12-18)
Partnering Workshop (ages 15-18)
Pre-Professional (ages 12-18)

Audition for Pre-Professional Academic Year Program
Ballet, Jazz, Musical Theater
Ages 9-18
July 28
10:00am - 1:00 pm

Audition will consist of ballet, pointe (if applicable) and jazz class.

Audition fee is $35.

Registration information & application form are available on our website.

Please contact The School at Steps' office with any questions on the summer and academic year programs: (212) 874-3678

Open to all interested artistis

Aug 25 & 26 @ 8pm
Application Deadline: Aug 15

The Lab Series will provide an opportunity for artists from all venues to experiment with the elements necessary to create a specific and unique work of art. The creator will be able to "test" the results by receiving CONFIDENTIAL, written, feedback from audience members on their perceptions of, and reactions to, the work.

LEAP (Liberal Education for Arts Professionals), the Bachelor of Arts degree program from Saint Mary's College for current and former professional dancers, is partnering with Manhattan College and will begin its program in NYC this fall.

LEAP offers individualized study programs for each student. The program combines coursework previously taken at other colleges, adds up to 60 units for professional dance and other prior learning experience, and offers its Core Curriculum of ten courses (30 units) to bring LEAP students to the 120 units needed to graduate in 3 to 4 years of part-time study. Space is limited.

Ms. Kirkland received her early training at the School of American Ballet, gaining early stage experience dancing children's roles in Balanchine's The Nutcracker, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Harlequinade. She graduated to the New York City Ballet in 1968, was promoted to soloist in 1970 and to principal dancer in 1972. While in the New York City Ballet she performed a variety of leading roles in their repertory, including Concerto Barocco, The Cage, Irish Fantasy, Symphony in C, La Source, Theme and Variations, Tarantella, Harlequinade, The Nutcracker and Dances at a Gathering.

Her desire to master roles in full-length works coincided with Baryshnikov's defection and invitation to dance with him at American Ballet Theatre which she joined in 1974 as a principal dancer. Teachers most influential in her development as a classical artist include Stanley Williams, Maggie Black, David Howard, actress and mime Pilar Garcia and dramaturge Greg Lawrence.

Miss Kirkland received worldwide acclaim for her performances in the classical repertory including the leading roles in Giselle, Don Quixote, The Nutcracker, Coppelia, The Sleeping Beauty, Romeo and Juliet, La Sylphide, La Fille Mal Gardee, Swan Lake, The Kingdom of the Shades, Les Sylphide and La Somnambula.

Major choreographers have been inspired to create new works for her; namely, a production of Firebird by George Balanchine, several ballets by Jerome Robbins, and Antony Tudor's The Leaves are Fading and The Tiller in the Fields. Miss Kirkland's guest appearances include The Royal Ballet at Covent Garden, The Stuttgart Ballet, Queen Elizabeth's 60th Birthday Gala at Covent Garden; television appearances include "Live from Lincoln Center" and the film version of Baryshnikov's The Nutcracker.

Master Classes
Tony Stevens: Jul 9-20, Adv. Int. Theater Dance, Mon through Fri 2:30-4:30pm & 7/30- 8/31 Mon/Wed/Fri 2:30-4:30pm

Ballet
New Teacher! Philip Gardner: starts 7/16, Int. Ballet, Mon/Wed 10:00-11:30am & Tue/Thu 2:30- 4:00pm
New Time! Lisa Lockwood: starts 7/13, Int. Ballet, Mon/Wed/Fri 1:30-3:00pm
New Time! Elena Kunikova: starts 7/17, Adv. Int. Ballet, Tue/Thu 1:30-3:00pm
New Teacher! Kenny Larson: starts 7/13, Int. Ballet,
Fri 10:00-11:30am
New Teacher! Peter O'Brien: starts 7/14, Int. Ballet, Sat 12:00-1:30pm
Guest Teacher! Michael Vernon: 7/31-8/19, Adv. Ballet, Tue-Sat 10:30-12:00pm
Guest Teacher! Kim Abel: 7/3-7/14 & 9/18- 28,
Adv. Ballet, Tue-Sat 10:30-12:00pm

Jazz, Modern, Theater Dance, Street Styles
New Class! Caitlin Gray: starts 7/9, Adv. Beg. Street Jazz, Mon/Wed 8:00-9:15pm
Max Stone: begins 8/3, Adv. Int. Contemporary Jazz, Mon/Wed 4:30-6:15pm & Int. Adv. Contemporary Jazz,
Fri 6:00-7:30pm
Guest Teacher! Wes Veldink: 7/2-16, Int. Contemporary Jazz, Mon/Fri 11:30-1:00pm
Jana Hicks: Adv. Int. Contemporary Jazz, Tue/Thu 6:00-7:45pm; Fri/Sun 4:30-6:15pm
AC Ciulla: Int. Jazz, Mon/Wed 7:30- 9:15pm & 6/26-7/31 Adv. Int. Jazz, Tue/Thu 4:30- 6:15pm
Summer Only! Matt Williams: 7/9-9/5, Int. Theater Dance, Mon/Wed 6-7:30pm
Scott Thompson: 7/7-19, Int. Theater Dance, Tue/Thu 1:00-2:30pm
Dante Sciarra: 7/7-17, Adv. Beg. Jazz, Tue 7:45-9:15pm; Beg. Int. Jazz, Sat 5:30-7:00pm
Dante Sciarra: 7/9-7/27, Adv. Int .Theater Dance, Mon/Wed/Fri, 1-2:30pm
Carlos Dos Santos: 7/7-8/18, Adv. Beg. Horton, Sat 11:30am-1pm

Tap
Summer Only! Bill Coates: 6/23-9/8, Int. Tap, Sat 11:30am-1pm
New! Lynn Schwab: starts 6/29, Int. Chor/Rep Tap, Fri 2:30-4pm

Pilates, Yoga
Brett Willbanks: 7/1-9/2, Open Hatha Vinyasa Yoga, Sun 3:00-4:00pm

Please check website for schedule updates

Work 8-10 hours per week at the studio in exchange for unlimited $3 regular classes and $8 Master classes!

*Serious dancers only*

*Minimum 3 month commitment required*

To schedule an interview, contact Kristi A. Sutton @ 212-874-2410

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