Vin Reed PhotoShoot

On Wednsday March 3rd The After School Matters Dance Ensemble had the honor and priviledge of being photographed by Vin Reed. He is a professional photographer and it was our first time being shot by him. The photoshoot turned out very good and the pictures show our collective dance work and movement. It shows the highlights of our skill and team work. We would like to thank Vin for giving us an opportunity to showcase our talent and work. Following this post, there is a link to the website where you can see all of the photography.

http://gallery.me.com/vinnous#100976

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Adjudication and Choreographers Start Working

Photo by Vin

Yesterday, March 8th 2010 was the start of the rehearsals for elected ASM choreographers. Everyone was eager to start, with suggestions and constructive comments. This time is very crucial to our performances. In the beginning, when learning the new dances you have a chance to bond with the choreographer and become familiar with their dancing style, techniques and strengths of the other dancers in your group as well. There are three choreographers and three groups. So far working with the groups is going well. We hope that you all will be able to see them at our upcoming performances.

Troika Ranch Master Class/Goodmorning America

photo by Vin

On Tuesday February 23rd ASM Dance Ensemble had a master class with Troika Ranch. Troika Ranch is a dance company that combines dance, theatre and digital media.Co-founders Mark Coniglio and Dawn Stoppiello recently completed a two-year development process to create their newest work , "Loopdiver". The work uses motion capture and Coniglio's Isadora software(a programming environment that provides interactive control and real-time manipulation of digital media), which is named after the dancer Isadora Ducan. Loopdiver is the result of a processes of creating movement and multimedia elements from intricately interwoven loops of prerecorded movement, text and digital materials(video, sound and light). On Tuesday, Mark Coniglio and Dawn Stoppiello came to ASM to show us what they have worked on. What they showed us was a combination of software they had invented, movement and sound. We were able to experience first hand dancing and being allowed to see our movements manipulated afterwards. It was like a duet with yourself. The movements you make are able to create the sound that you are dancing to. The experience was a one of a kind and the ASM dancers were happy to learn about the new technology. Also on the same day after the Troika Ranch Master Class, After School Matters Dance Ensemble dancers were filmed dancing by the television news broadcast "Goodmorning America". The Dance Ensemble was one of the many programs that were videotaped at Gallery 37.

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