"The truest expression of a people is in its dance and in its music. Bodies never lie." - Agnes de Mille

Master Classes
Tony Stevens: 4/21-5/30, Adv Int Theater Dance, Mon/Wed/Fri 2:30-4:30pm
Chet Walker: 6/2-6/20 & 7/7-7/25, Adv Int Theater Dance, Mon/Wed/Fri 2:30-4:30pm
Luis Salgado: 6/23-7/4, Adv Int Latin Fusion, Mon & Fri 2:30-4:30pm

Ballet
Guest Teacher - Michael Vernon: 5/19-6/6, Int Adv Pro Ballet, Mon-Fri 10:00-11:30am
Guest Teacher - Kim Abel: 6/19-7/1, Adv Int Pro Ballet, Mon-Fri 11:30am-1:00pm & 7/7-7/12, Int Adv Pro Ballet, Mon-Fri 10:00-11:30am & Sat 2:30- 4:00pm

Tap
Germaine Salsberg: Adv Beg Tap, Tue 11:30am-1:00pm
New Level! Jeff Shade: Beg Tap, Tue 6:00-7:30pm & Adv Beg Tap, Thu 6:00-7:30pm

Jazz, Modern, Theater Dance, Street Styles, Ethnic
New! Brice Mousset: through 7/11, Int Contemporary Jazz, Fri 7:45-9:15
New! Andrew Turtle: Int Contemporary Jazz, Tue/Thu 11:30am-1:00pm & Sun 2:30-4:15pm
New! Sarae Garcia: Friday Night Salsa Swing, Fri 6:30-8:00pm, starts 5/16

Please check website for classes/workshops and schedule updates

SHOWCASE 2008
Saturday, June 7th at 7:30pm &
Sunday, June 8th at 2:30pm
Gerald W. Lynch Theater
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
899 10th Ave. (between 58th & 59th Sts.)

Tickets: $30.00
Call 212-874-3678

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THE SCHOOL AT STEPS SUMMER PROGRAMS
Now 3-Week sessions:

• Summer Intensive - call for audition appointment*
• Young Dancers
• Afternoon Workshops
• New This Summer! Explore Dance: Create your own dance experience!

ACADEMIC YEAR 2008/2009
Pre-Professional Program auditions - To set up an audition appointment, please call the School at Steps office at (212) 874- 3678.

with

Thomas Scott, DDO Artist Agency - is the Director of the new Dance & Choreography Department at DDO Artists Agency in NYC. DDO has offices in L.A., Miami, Las Vegas, Nashville
Representative of Stanczyk/Cherpakov Casting - Broadway: The Seafarer, Coram Boy, Radio Golf, Translations, Chicago, Urinetown, Annie Get Your Gun, Wonderful Town, Sweet Charity, Virginia Woolf. National tours: Dirty Dancing (fall '08), South Pacific, Chicago, Urinetown.
Karine Plantadit - Broadway: Movin' Out, Saturday Night Fever, The Lion King. Film/TV: Across the Universe, Frida, Chicago, Sex & the City, "Made" (MTV)
Luis Salgado, - Broadway: In the Heights,The Mambo Kings, Fame on 42nd Street. Film/TV: Steps Up 2 the Streets, dance double for Diego Luna in Dirty Dancing 2 Havana Night. American Gangster, The Great Observer, Enchanted and Across the Universe.

• Learn how to market yourself to agents, casting directors & choreographers
• Make your headshots, resumes and reels stand out
• Audition techniques that prepare you both mentally & physically

This workshop includes:

• Repertory workshops & master classes with world renowned choreographers
• Daily open classes taught by Steps faculty in any discipline
• Classes from our Steps with Contemporary Masters Series
• Composition/Improvisation technique classes
• Participation in Showcase performance
• Theater tickets
• Career-related seminar

Each applicant will be placed in a group and will have the opportunity to work intensely with one of the participating master teachers and choreographers on the creation of a new work or a piece from their existing repertory:

Monica Bill Barnes
Thaddeus Davis & Tanya Wideman Davis
Milton Myers
Alan Sener
Wes Veldink

Join us for another summer of study with Contemporary Masters:

Aszure Barton
Robert Battle
Jacqulyn Buglisi
Donald Byrd
Sean Curran
Mark Dendy
Heidi Latsky
Elisa Monte
Jennifer Muller
Dwight Rhoden & Desmond Richardson
Pascal Rioult
Nathan Trice
Kevin Wynn

program subject to change

Please click below for individual dates and class schedule information

Photo by: Tom Caravaglia; Battleworks (dancers: Tyler Gilstrap and Kanji Segawa)

Six Class Workshop

Wed, June 11, 6:30 - 8:30pm
Fri, June 13, 6:30 - 8:30pm
Mon, June 16, 6:45 - 8:45pm
Wed, June 18, 6:30 - 8:30pm
Mon, June 23, 6:45 - 8:45pm
Wed, June 25, 6:45 - 8:45pm

Limited Space, Enrollment necessary

$200 tuition (6 classes)
$180 pre-pay discount online or at Steps


Alan Sener is the Chair of the University of Iowa Department of Dance. As a performer, he danced with the New York-based Louis Falco Dance Company where he later became Artistic Director. He has choreographed and performed in several music and industrial videos, national commercials and feature films.

Tap Class for adults and seniors with little or no tap dance experience.


Join Ray Hesselink, from Imagine Tap! and tap coach for the new Broadway musical Billy Elliot for this exciting workshop

Just bring your shoes, wear comfortable clothing and get out on the dance floor!

June 17th through July 3rd
Tue & Thu, 4:00-5:30

Enrollment necessary
6-class workshop: $120
Prepay discount on line or at Steps $110

Select 3 or more performances to ABT's 2008 Spring Season at the Metropolitan Opera House, and you'll receive these rewards:

• Orchestra Seats for $30 per ticket
• Free ticket exchange privileges
• Free subscription to On Pointe

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