<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail-adn gmail-ads" style="border-left:none;padding:0px;display:flex;font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><div class="gmail-gs" style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 20px;width:977px"><div class="gmail-"><div id="gmail-:22p" class="gmail-ii gmail-gt" style="font-size:0.875rem;direction:ltr;margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px"><div id="gmail-:22o" class="gmail-a3s gmail-aXjCH" style="overflow:hidden;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:small;line-height:1.5;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>💃ABREPASO flamenco💃 </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>***<span class="gmail-il">Audition</span> Announcement***</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">What: ABREPASO flamenco is starting a pre-professional training program beginning Fall of 2020 through Spring of 2021 in flamenco dance and is holding <span class="gmail-il">auditions</span> for 5-7 dancers.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Who: No prior flamenco experience necessary; dance experience strongly recommended. Must be 16 years or older.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">First round of the <span class="gmail-il">audition</span> is online. Please fill out this Google Form <a href="https://forms.gle/P92UauEsDBEDv7yX7" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://forms.gle/P92UauEsDBEDv7yX7</a> & send resume and video samples to <a href="mailto:aliceblumenfeld@gmail.com" target="_blank">aliceblumenfeld@gmail.com</a> with subject “<span class="gmail-il">audition</span>” by August 20th, 2020. Artistic Director Alice Blumenfeld will call participants for a brief phone interview. Acceptance to in-person <span class="gmail-il">audition</span> will be via email. Video sample should be 5-10mins in length.  </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Dancers accepted to <span class="gmail-il">audition</span> in person:</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Date: Friday Sept. 4^th</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Time: TBA (evening)</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Location: Wilhelm Dance</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Please come in dance attire. If you have flamenco, character, or folklórico shoes, please bring those. Otherwise, jazz sneakers/shoes or converse-like sneakers will work.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">What we’re looking for:</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><i>Professionalism</i> – professional attitude, willingness to learn and take corrections. Great work ethic and discipline. Applies oneself fully to the steps and accepts challenges. Shows up on time, can commit to the training program.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><i>Enthusiasm</i> – interest in learning flamenco dance. Dedication and commitment to sustained study.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><i>Coordination</i> – although no specific dance training required, general sense of coordination, spatial awareness, physical fitness, and rhythm necessary.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span class="gmail-il">Audition</span> will include warm-up, flamenco technique exercises, creative movement, a combination, and rhythmic exercises.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Benefit to participants:</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Participants will take flamenco dance & contemporary dance classes with artistic director Alice Blumenfeld from September 2020 - May 2021, receiving dance training, professional skills, learning choreography, along with learning flamenco history. Part of the tuition will cover costs for one custom-made flamenco costume. Students will receive a highly discounted rate for open classes. Participants will have at least one performance opportunity. For more on Blumenfeld, visit <a href="https://www.abrepaso.org/artistic-director" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">https://www.abrepaso.org/artistic-director</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Training program days/times:</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">mid-September – mid-December & late January – end of May</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Approximately 200 hours of training</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Wednesdays:  4-6pm (Julia de Burgos CAC)</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Fridays: 5pm-8pm (Wilhelm Dance)</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Saturdays: afternoons, time TBA</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Tuition:</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">$2,500 of which $500 will be returned upon completion of the program. A costume with a value of appx. $250 is included in tuition. No refunds. 50% deposit due at the beginning of the program. Second half of tuition due January 1, 2021. <i>Scholarships/financial assistance are available</i>. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">For more on ABREPASO & Alice Blumenfeld, please see: <a href="http://www.abrepaso.org/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">http://www.abrepaso.org/</a><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration-line:underline"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration-line:underline"><span style="text-decoration-line:none"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">For questions, please contact Alice at <a href="mailto:aliceblumenfeld@gmail.com" target="_blank">aliceblumenfeld@gmail.com</a></p><div class="gmail-yj6qo"></div><div class="gmail-adL"><br></div></div><div class="gmail-adL"></div></div></div><div class="gmail-hi" style="border-bottom-left-radius:1px;border-bottom-right-radius:1px;padding:0px;width:auto;background:rgb(242,242,242);margin:0px"></div></div></div><div class="gmail-ajx" style="clear:both"><br></div></div></div>