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Sarah Comstock and David Goud, dance workshops
Move over, Fred and Ginger. David and Sarah have wowed
schools across the state with their connection to kids
and their facility with ballet, modern, jazz, and
multicultural dance, just to name a few. Whether you’re
looking for Native American, Romeo and Juliet, or the
difference between centripetal and centrifugal force –
these programs will connect your students to dance in
experiences that really meet your needs, single or
multi-day!
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"... did a great job of connecting with our students
and really covered the Core Content -- we hope to have
them back again!" |
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Dr. James Greene
Instructional Supervisor
Harlan Ind. Schools |
About
the Program
Educators tell us that the Core Content in dance is
one of the most difficult for them to approach,
making a high-quality participatory program an
important part of many schools’ teaching strategy.
Using their academy teaching as well martial arts
and gymnastics backgrounds, Comstock/Goud create
workshops involving students in movement as well as
connecting that movement with the appropriate
terminology. The light bulb goes on as students
learn what space, force, and time really mean in the
context of dance – as well as placing that within
the context of Native American culture, interpreting
the plays of Shakespeare, or demonstrating Newton’s
Laws!
Particularly in dance, we find that schools are in
very different places, necessitating a tailored
approach to every building. Whether you’re just
getting started with your intermediates or looking
for a good compare/contrast opportunity for your A&H
students at the HS level, Sarah and David will work
with your instructional staff to create a program
that builds confidence and competence – not to
mention appreciation and enjoyment!
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| Availability: |
August 2009 - May 2010 |
| Costs
for programming: |
$465
for four workshop day* |
| Program
format: |
Workshop |
| Audience
limit: |
30/workshop |
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Prices
above reflect significant subsidy from New Performing
Arts' fundraising with arts education supporters
statewide and nationally. |
About
the Artist
 Sarah
Comstock Goud is proud to call Kentucky home. Born
and raised in Louisville, Sarah started her dance
training with the University of Louisville Dance
Academy. She augmented her training with summer sessions
with the Pennsylvania Ballet, San Francisco Ballet,
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and The School of American
Ballet. Sarah joined the Louisville Ballet in 1995 and
quickly rose to the rank of Soloist. While with the
Louisville Ballet Sarah danced many leading roles and
was featured in both Pointe Magazine and Louisville
Magazine. She left the Louisville Ballet in 2003 to
freelance around the world and has been in many
classical and cutting edge performances most recently
with Louisville based Empujon. Sarah is in demand as a
guest teacher, dancer and choreographer, and was a guest
judge for the 2008 Panoply Choreography competition.
Sarah joined New Performing Arts in 2003 and has
choreographed most of the dance examples for “The Way
Modern Moves.”
 David
Goud was born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana.
He received his early dance training under the
instruction of William Glenn. David joined the
Louisville Ballet Company in 1988 and quickly rose to
the rank of Principal Dancer. Some of his most notable
roles include Balanchine’s “Apollo,” The King in David
Parson’s “The Envelope,” Basilio in Alun Jones’ “Don
Quixote,” and every fairy tale Prince in theballet
repertoire. David left the Louisville Ballet in 2000 in
order to dance and teach around the country. In 2004,
David was invited to dance in “Kristallnacht” during a
program that included “Night” author Elie Wiesel. David
was honored with theTennessee Arts Fellowship Award for
Artistic Excellence in Dance Performance in 2006. David
has been active with New Performing Arts since 2002, and
enjoys bringing his love of dance to the kids of
Kentucky. |
