<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-e96b8686-7fff-a5f6-a69c-2feb03a80406"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font size="4">The Cleveland Dance Fest application deadline has been extended!</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font size="4">Apply by June 11th at 11pm! </font></span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.9872;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This 3-day dance festival will take place at the historic LaSalle Theatre in Cleveland, featuring master classes and performances by dance artists from across Ohio & beyond. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This year we are holding 4 concerts at the festival, as well as accepting requests for teaching artists for professional and youth classes (paid opportunity!) </span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.9872;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Show 1 & Show 2 are for professional dancers, companies, and graduate students.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.9872;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Emerging Works Concert is for artists submitting “emerging works.” We are defining “emerging works” as any piece that is still open to change and development and is for artists at any stage of their career. This is also the concert for undergraduate artists. </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.9872;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Commissioned Artist Application is for artists at all stages of their career who reside in Northeast Ohio. Commissioned artists will be paired with a TMP Choreographic Mentor and will receive 10 free rehearsal hours at TMP’s newly renovated studio. Commissioned artists' work will be presented in both the Emerging Works Concert & Shows 1 & 2. </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.9872;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Youth Showcase for dance ensembles, ages 12-18 years old. </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.9872;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-variant-numeric:normal;f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