YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING

YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING

Project 2013-09-04 19:21:40 +1200

My project is to undertake a one year post graduate study in a one year training programme called Dance in Arts in the Netherlands. This programme also acts a youth dance company giving me valuable experience and insight as I make a new transition into the diverse European dance scene. I have been offered a position here and I want to make my dreams come true. My dream is to continue working and performing on the international stage as a professional contemporary dancer and this chance to study and expose myself within the European dance industry is one step toward this goal. I am passionate about what I do but I need the help to do it - I am seeking funding to go toward the cost of tuition. With this help I will be able to focus on my studies and developing myself as a dancer. The total costs I am pledging for will be $500. Please show your support by telling friends and family. I believe that when we give we will always receive back and I hope someday to help other young dancers achieve their goals and dreams.

I am constantly seeking opportunity to expand my exposure and experience within dance. In the past year I have been a member of the ‘Wellington Freelance Dance Collective,' performed in two new dance works at BATS theatre and worked for JAVA Dance Company touring to festivals and teaching throughout NZ and Australia, as well as immersing myself in community engaged dance works with leading NZ choreographers. I have just attended two international dance festivals in Europe and now have the opportunity to continue living, studying and working here. Through an experience such as this I will make invaluable contacts that will facilitate my journey further in establishing an international career in dance. My hope is that there will be many beneficial outcomes for not only myself but the rest of the New Zealand Dance community. An experience such as this is invaluable for a young emerging artist ready to contribute new knowledge to the industry here.

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Director/Choreographer: Fleur Cameron. Sound Artist/Collaborator: Emi Pogoni. Lighting Design: Jessica McNamara

at BATS, Wellington From 19 Jun 2012 to 23 Jun 2012 Reviewed by Greer Robertson, 21 Jun 2012

“There is a glimmer of hope in a solo performance which possesses another kind of dance integrity, balance, grace, fluidity and commitment coupled with a sense of being alive. Surely this is the reaction of any of the senses? This solo is beautifully demonstrated by Isabelle Nelson. “

I believe dance connects, engages, challenges and makes us question. It is something inherent in all of us and has been used as part of ceremony, rituals, celebration and entertainment since before the birth of the earliest civilizations. The way dance is perceived by both dancer and viewer is something so individual yet at the same time it has the power to create a collective identity. Dance has the potential to explore and comment on relevant issues in society, the power to pull us in and reflect on our lives and the ability to connect and create joy. I wish to inform this amazing art form with my own movement practice until I find something else that resonates and pulls me in as much as dance does.

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