2014-319 Arts - Estes Hills Elementary School PTA for Spring 2014 Arts Grant Agreement $1,000

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i NCYTE H i story 5 1. � j 1 Founded in 1983 by Gene Medler, NCYTE is a unique, non-profit company that 1 represents all that is good about participation in the arts by young people. j Ensemble members are drawn from a wide range of ethnic, religious and j economic backgrounds and reflect North Carolina's diverse population. j Selected by audition each year, these young ambassadors for our state have 1 1 risen to an unprecedented level of performance skill that has been lauded j around the nation and abroad. The company serves to: j entertain and inform audiences about the universal nature of percussive dancing j ® preserve tap, an indigenous American dance form, and its j cultural origins j ® embrace the percussive dance forms of other cultures j ® explore and support the cutting edge of contemporary choreography 1 a give company members the opportunity to perform and be j recognized for their contribution to the quality of our lives j Members come from all over the state, but most of them live in the Raleigh- j Durham-Chapel Hill area. NCYTE holds auditions every September, and all j members are expected to audition each year. NCYTE members range in age 1 from 8-18. Some have as little as 2 years of dance experience before joining the j ensemble, while senior members may have 10 or more years of dancing classes j and experience. Regular rehearsals are every Saturday afternoon in Chapel Hill, j for about 3 hours. Additional rehearsals may be called in advance of some j Sperformances, and many members of the ensemble gather together on their 1 own, to learn new dances or brush up on their steps. In the spirit of learning and growing in technique and performance skills, j everyone in NCYTE is expected to be enrolled in tap classes (at a program/school of their choice) in addition to their regular NCYTE rehearsals. j *N Many members also take classes in ballet, jazz dance or modern dance. j Periodically, NCYTE brings in professional tap dancers and instructors from j around the world to conduct workshops for ensemble members and the larger j dance community. Occasionally music and drama teachers provide workshops to NCYTE to enrich their understanding of how music and dance effectively j � come together on the stage. j NCYTE is linked with the global tap community, and the ensemble commissions j S choreography from across the nation and abroad. Contributions to the 1 repertoire include works by Lane Alexander: Ira Bernstein, Brenda Bufalino, j Michelle Dorrance, Savion Glover, James Green III, Josh Hilberman, Gene j *N Medler, Michael Minery, Margaret Morrison, Jan and Eddie Owens, Zahi Patish j and Danny Rachom, Ruth Pershing, Sam Weber and Steve Zee. 1 l * - - - - - - - - - - - North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble _Guide for teachers 3 j - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - �