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CAREER CONVERSATIONS Career Conversations are panel discussions to help you explore career options and opportunities, even if you are still performing, have not performed in years, or considering changing career paths. All are welcome! Sessions are always free of charge! Start Up Business Advice and Resources A panel of entrepreneurs and representatives from Smith Barney “Working Wealth” investment firm will coach you on how to keep your money and use it to get more. Speakers: TBA The Business of Being a Dancer/ChoreographerMonday, April 24, 2008, time TBA Representatives from Smith Barney investment firm reveal how to best manage your money and always stay ahead of the game. Co-sponsored by Dance NYC. All Career Conversations workshops to be held at: Space is open on a first-come, first-served basis. RSVP to 212-764-0172 or email: dharrison@careertransition.org CTFD would like to thank Actors’ Equity Associationfor hosting Career SUPPORT GROUP Midcareer Moves A new support group led by Career Counselor Anita Lands will deal with professional, personal, emotional and psychological transitions, as well as action steps and resources to move ahead. This group meets monthly on Tuesdays from 6:00-8:00pm; including May 20th and June 17th; drop-ins and new members are always welcome. Please contact CTFD for an eligibility screening prior to attending your first meeting. Please RSVP to dharrison@careertransition.org or call 212-764-0172. GRANT DEADLINES APPLICATION DEADLINES: PLEASE NOTE: Choreographing or teaching dance is not applicable for meeting eligibility requirements. March 28, 2008, 5:00 pm EST, only deadline date in 2008 To determine eligibility and receive an application, please call Ann Barry, Grants Administrator at 212 764 0172, ext 224.
COMMUNITY EVENTS 3rd Annual New York City Celebration of Thursday, March 6, 2008,
7:00-8:30pm Founder and President of the Sister Fund, a private women's foundation dedicated to the social, political, economic, and spiritual empowerment of women and girls. Khaliah Ali
For more information on the event visit,www.womensdaynyc.org NEWS AND UPDATES Jock Soto, Navajo native and former dancer with New York City Ballet will have his story told as part of PBS’s Independent Lens series on April 8, 2008. “Water Flowing Together” is the name of the documentary, named after Soto’s Navajo clan and is the first cinematic work by Gwendolen Cates, author and photographer of Indian Country. Check your local listings for details. JOB OPENINGS VISUAL ARTS TEACHING ARTIST NEED (scene design/costumes/puppetry) Visual Art/Scenic Designer Teaching Artist Sought for After School Program Residency in East Harlem Elementary School Tuesdays and Thursdays 3-15- 4:45 Starts at the end of March (will accept resumes till March 15)
The Teaching Artist will be responsible for teaching visual arts
class twice a week and also helping the kids prepare for their end of
the year show. This may entail the teaching artist to have a
rudimentary knowledge of scene design, costuming, puppetry etc. BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange is a 17 year old multi-faceted performing arts center located in Park Slope, Brooklyn that offers a range of services, including an annual presenting series, residencies for
dance, experimental theater and performance artists, on-site
educational programs in theater, performance art, and dance, and in-
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Responsibilities include: Liaison with Families & Faculty Logistical Planning for Year Position begins May 1, 2008, is 5 days a week (preferably Saturday
being one of the days) approximately 9:00 a.m. – 5: 00 p.m. (with
some seasonal adjustment and flexibility.) Some attendance outside
regular hours at festivals and workshops required. Some administrative office experience is required as well as a
Women For Hire offers high caliber career expos, seminars, a popular career- focused magazine, customized marketing programs, and online advertising solutions that helps leading employers connect with top-notch professional women in all fields. Join us at our Career ExposRegister to recruit at any of our career expos this season. Discounted rates are available for participation in multiple events. Spring '08 Career Expos: www.womenforhire.com/career_expos SUBMIT JOB ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EVENTS TO CTFD Do you own a business and have job opportunities for our clients?Do you know of an event that would be of interest to dancers?Submit opportunities to dharrison@careertransition.org FEATURED RESOURCE: Germaine Goodson – Dancer, Teacher, Choreographer, Master Classeswww.germainegoodson.com Ms. Goodson was a principal dancer in the Broadway production of "Black and Blue," and was last seen on Broadway in Duke Ellington's "Play On." She was also an original cast member of the Paris, France production of "Black and Blue" featured as one of The Rhythm Queens as well as in an Off Broadway production of "Back in the Big Time" starring Harold Nicholas. In addition to her career as a tap dancer, audiences have seen her performances on television commercials, daytime soaps, primetime dramas and special TV programs. She has had several opportunities to perform in films, fashion extravaganzas, regional theatrical productions and with several famous dance companies.
Ms. Goodson is one half of the fantastic tap dancing duo, known as The Rhythm Queens. She and her partner, Deborah Mitchell, have performed together, nationally and internationally for twenty-three fabulous years. They have toured with the legendary Cab Calloway and the Hi-Di-Ho Orchestra. Deborah Mitchell is also the Artistic Director of the New Jersey Tap Ensemble. Ms. Goodson teaches at New Dance Group and Steps on Broadway in New York City. She also teaches master classes in tap and jazz for universities, dance studios, tap companies and for private classes both internationally and in the U.S. She has taught master classes and choreographed for the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts, The Norwegian College of Dance in Oslo, and Dance Stage 8, in Saint Cyprian, France with legendary jazz master, Matt Mattox. She was also the Assistant choreographer for the Georgia Shakespeare Festival's production of "Shrew the Holiday Musical." Classes at Steps on Broadway Monday and Wednesday, Beginner Theatre Tap Monday and Wednesday, Basic Tap Wednesday, Advanced Theatre Tap Friday, Beginner Tap Classes at New Dance Group Monday, Adv Beg/Int Tap Tuesday, Advanced Beg Tap Saturday, Beginner Tap Saturday, Advanced Beg Tap Career Transition For Dancers is a not-for-profit organization that enables dancers to define their career possibilities and develop the skills necessary to excel in a variety of disciplines.
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