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Dance Sampler 2007

Dance Sampler celebrates the great variety of dance that the region offers, all in a fun filled day of unique classes and a fabulous showcase of distinctive dance artists. Whether you're a beginner, a pro, or if you just enjoy watching dance on stage, Dance Sampler has something for you.

Choreographers and Classes announced and other press details

The festival, presented by Jane Franklin Dance, takes places at Gunston Theater One, 2700 South Lang Street, Arlington, Virginia.

Tickets at the Door

Performance $20

Child 12 & under $8

All ticket sales are final.  No refunds on purchased tickets.

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Gunston Theater One

2700 S Lang Street

Arlington VA

703-298-3235

Photo Tara Madsen by Matthew Wright

Photo ETC Dance

Photo Jane Franklin by Enoch Chan

Photo Annetta Dexter Sawyer

Photo Nellie Rainwater

Photo Karen Reedy Dance

Photo Full Circle Dance Company

FESTIVAL ADJUDICATORS

DAN JOYCE received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in dance from the North Carolina School of the Arts and his Master of Fine Arts in Dance from George Mason University. He began his professional performing career with the Maryland Dance Theater and Concert Dance Company of Boston. He was a member of the Mark Morris Dance Group for ten years.

MAIDA WITHERS is referred to as the "iconoclast of Washington dance," and continues to be a national leader in the application of new media and technologies with dance. Starting in 1987, the earth and natural phenomenon became primary sources, subject and processes for several art projects for stage and video, making Maida an early leader in this artistic arena. She worked with 100 international artists for ecology in Brazil for the first international United Nation's Earth Summit (Eco '92), performing her work, Rolling Thunder. She developed an artistic technique involving the video camera as a collaborator in a land-site process with artists at earth sites, with indigenous people, location history, mythology, and other cultural aspects, that resulted in video art works or video art projects as an installation for stage works. Tours by Maida and with the Company include France, Finland, Norway, Russia, Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, Hong Kong and others.

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