EDUCATION

Mesa College
March 12, 2008 Sorry it's taken me so long, but I just have to take a minute to thank you for the assembly last week. It was great! Our kids loved it, the teachers were raving about it, and I heard that one teacher went back to her class and immediately had her students make up movements to Green Eggs and Ham! Then they performed it for the principal. How cool is that!? I am so glad we had the chance to see you because, as the teacher I just mentioned shows, your ideas will have lasting effects on our teachers and students- and that's the sign of a great performance! And connecting literature with movement is exactly what our second language learners need! Thanks again and could you please forward this to the other dancers as I don't have their email addresses. Tekoa Chilcote P.S. I look forward to booking you next year!! Teacher - Ditmar Elementary School, Oceanside Ca.
	Residencies & Performances for all ages: Faith Jensen-Ismay is currently an instructor @ Mesa College, The Vine Theater and for Young Audiences of San Diego with 25 years experience. For more information call 858-243-1402
	K- 6th Grade - Movement Classes, Performance Opportunities Classes designed to deal with the three basic dance elements; time, space and energy, and the California Standards in Dance. Students will learn movements as well as the creative process of making their own choreography.
	Middle School - Age appropriate Movement Classes, and Performance Opportunities Classes Designed to deal with the three basic dance elements; time, space and energy, and the California Standards in Dance. Students will learn movements as well as the creative process of making their own choreography.
	High School - Special designed residencies from a single master class to setting choreography for high school dance productions. Each school can design the residency based on their personal needs. Many high schools offer their students opportunities to learn from professionals in the performing arts industry; these experiences help to broaden their vision of dance as an art form. We offer students the chance to learn modified repertory from the company, adapting to their levels and the amount of participants.
	Performance and Lecture Demonstrations We offer three different and unique programs that educate, entertain, and expose children to the art of dance. All programs are designed to offer audience participation. All three programs are available and vary for the different ages and grade levels. Special repertory programs are available for high school and middle school. Athletic Motion explores the relationship between sports and dance, and demonstrates that dancers are athletic artists. Using imagery and actual athletic drills, the program enlightens the audience that many common daily movements and sports ideas are very basic to dance. The use of quality, timing and spatial directions can turn basic movements into dance. Dancing Through The Pages connects literature and dance, using themes and literal interpretations from stories to create the movement. The program guides the learners and motivates them to use their reading material as a source for movement invention. This year we are offering a revised program with support from Hunter Industries and the Toby Wells Foundation. Bach Steps is designed for the classical music lover, and exposes the beauty of classic scores by J. S. Bach. This program relates to the classic lines and design of traditional & contemporary dance. Bach wrote for a variety of instruments creating different moods and feelings within his work; the choreography is designed to give a visual interpretation to the music. Portraits with Mozart will be included in this program to celebrate the genius work of Mozart, who was influenced by J.S. Bach; a fun, playful collection to The Magic Flute is engaging for all ages.
Faith Jensen-Ismay Artistic Director faithis@cox.net 858-243-1402