THE 14TH CHINESE DANCE SUMMER WORKSHOP

Sponsored	American Chinese Art Society
Locatiom	ACAS Activity Center, 29 Montvale Ave., Woburn, MA
Date	August 12, 2012 – August 18, 2012
Tuition (No refund after 4/31/2012)	$ 430.00 (Lunch, Snack & a T-Shirt Included) $ 395.00 (Registered by March 31, 2012)
Time	10:00 AM – 6:00 PM (drop-off starting at 9:00 AM)
Other	A registered nurse will be on site A waiver liability must be signed by parents for each student For more information, please call (617)332-5376
Application	Application Form Waiver Liability Release Form

THE AMERICAN CHINESE ART SOCIETY

The American Chinese Art Society (ACAS) was founded in 1984 to preserve excellence in Chinese Arts as part of America’s rich cultural resources. To that end, ACAS has provided training for young artists and has sponsored concerts, festivals, and exhibitions. Over the last decade, ACAS has laid the foundation for our next generation to learn and practice their artistic heritage. In addition, these talented young artists have shared this culture through frequent performances all over the New England area.

ACAS is organized as a non-profit organization with a volunteer Board whose members all have strong skills in community services, finance and planning. Our mission is to promote Chinese culture and to strengthen the cultural exchange between the Chinese and American communities. ACAS has been able to nurture and preserve authentic and original Chinese traditional arts through the tireless efforts of our gifted volunteer artist producer and choreographer.

Beside the Chinese Dance Summer Workshop, ACAS has three major activities. First, it provides over 30 classes for the Traditional Chinese Dance Troupe from September through June to study authentic Chinese dances. Children of ages 7 and above are selected to these programs through an audition. Second, ACAS will perform these arts for diverse audiences each year through numerous (more than 20) short performances to community groups and schools. In addition, there is always a large-scale professional quality production performance at Boston University Tsai Performance Center each year.

ON STAGE PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE

At the end of the workshop, all students will have an opportunity to join the Final Performance Program at the Closing Ceremony on August 18, 2012 at the ACAS Activity Center in front of their families and friends.

A CHALLENGING CURRICULUM

Chinese Dance
Chinese Basic
Ballet Techniques
Jazz Techniques
Hip-Hop Techniques
Stage Make-Up

On the first day of the Workshop, all students will be placed into classes based on age. The curriculum for each level is designed to be challenging as well as best fitting for that stage of the student's development. All students will receive a minimum of 4 hours dance lesson each day. In addition, there will be other course & activities aimed at improving their overall performing arts capabilities.

OUTSTANDING FACULTY

Director of the Summer Chinese Dance Workshop

JADE LIN is the Co-Founder, Executive Director and Artistic Producer - Choreographer of the American Chinese Art Society. She is a renowned instructor of traditional Chinese dance in the New England area. In 2009, Jade Lin became the first recipient in the Boston area of a prestigious “Hai-Hwa High Honor Award” in recognition of her outstanding contributions to advancing the artistic heritage and promotion Chinese culture in Chinese communities. Her accomplishments in Chinese Dance were recognized by Chinese Culture Connection that chose her as their recipient of the 2007 Outstanding Achievement Award. Ms. Lin received the 2002 Community Service Award of The Asian American Unity Dinner Inc. to recognize her exemplary “devotion, dedication and skills in introducing Chinese art and culture to those residing in the Greater Boston area, particularly to children”. She was selected by the Newton Women’s Commission for recognition in a photo exhibit highlighting women as a major contributor in the field of Cultural Arts in year 2000, and also received a “Pride of Newton Award” to recognize her excellence in the arts in 1995. In addition, she received an Official Citation for Outstanding Contributions from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Senate and a Citation for Contribution to the Cultural Exchange from the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1989. She was invited to serve as one of the choreographers for the 25^th anniversary season Mandala Folk Dance Ensemble in 1990, and “The Great Tea House”, a new musical drama produced by Millennium Music Center in 2001. From 1985 to 2008, Ms. Lin has been the choreographer and artistic director of the Traditional Chinese Dance Troupe of the American Chinese Art Society. Over the years, she has taught traditional Chinese dance in many organizations including Lexington Chinese Language School, Newton Cantonese Chinese School, Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Association, Radcliffe Asian American Dance Troupe at Harvard University, and the ACAS Dance Studio.

GUEST MASTER FACULTY

BIN-SHIN SO Bin-Shin received her Master’s degree in Dance Therapy from Lesley University and her Bachelor’s degrees of Fine Arts in Dance from Chinese Culture University and National Taiwan University of Arts. She was one of the leading performers of the Chinese Youth Goodwill Mission when it performed in Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Columbia, Bahamas, and the Dominican Republic as a part of the ROC government-sponsored cultural-exchange programs. She was a regular performer of various dance companies in Taiwan including the Taipei Folk Dance Theater, Hua Kang Dance Troupe, Legend Lin Dance Theater, and Heavenly Melody, and has performed on dance tours in Germany, Italy, Poland, Greece, Malaysia, and Singapore. As a professional dance teacher and choreographer for the Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission, ROC, Ms. So has taught Chinese dances in Southeast Asia and South America. She has also taught dance courses at National Chengchi University and the Experimental Primary School affiliated with Taipei Municipal Teacher’s College. Over the past decade, Ms. So has taught Chinese dances at the ACAS Traditional Chinese Dance Troupe, Lexington Chinese Language School, and New York Southern Tier Chinese Culture Association. Ms. So will be in charge of “Chinese Dance” classes in the ACAS Chinese Dance Summer Workshop 2012.

DEIDRE WILLIAMS    Bachelor of Art degree from Boston University. Presently on staff as a jazz teacher at the Lexington School of Ballet. Also works as a choreographer for figure skaters at the Skating Club of Boston. Previously received dance training at the Jeanette Neille Dance Studio in Boston Rater was a scholarship student at Steps on Broadway in NYC where she also did various jobs dancing professionally including theme park and television work. Ms. Williams will be in charge of "Jazz Training" classes in the ACAS Chinese Dance Summer Workshop 2012.

LI-ANN LIM began her dance training at the Lexington School of Ballet and continued her dance studies at the Joffrey Ballet School in New York City. In 2004, she joined Chen and Dancers. She later moved to California and received an MFA in dance at the University of California, Irvine. While in California, Li-Ann served as adjunct faculty at Fullerton College and Scripps College and continued performing, appearing with the Ziggurat Theatre Ensemble and Rosanna Gamson/World Wide. Since returning to the Boston area in 2009, she has continued to teach ballet and modern dance. She currently dances with Ballet Rox, Lorraine Chapman The Company, Dance Currents and Contrapose. Ms. Lim will be in charge of “Ballet Training” classes in ACAS Chinese Dance Summer Workshop 2012.

CHRISTIN COLLINS    Christin started dancing at the Lexington School of Ballet at age four, concentration in ballet, character, and jazz. She has also received training from Summer Stages Dance at Concord Academy, Dana Hall School, and Boston University. She has much experience in performing hip-hop, as well as multiple types of modern dance. Ms. Collins choreographs for the studio and the stage, including recent work for elementary school and musicals. In 2005, Ms. Collins was a gold medalist at both the regional and national American Dance Awards competitions. She is currently a jazz teacher at the Lexington School of Ballet, a guest jazz and hip-hop teacher at the Brookline Academy of Dance, a Hip-Hop teacher at ACAS Dance Studio, and an active performer at Boston University. Ms. Collins will be in charge of "Hip-Hop Training" classes in the ACAS Chinese Dance Summer 2012.

ANGELA LEE     began dancing at the age of five. Due to her love for dance and Chinese culture, she joined the ACAS Traditional Chinese Dance Troupe at it inception in 1985, and was Vice Leader from 1989 to 1991. Ms. Lee worked as a Teacher's Assistant for the Lexington Chinese Language School dance class from 1989-1991 for Ms. Jade Lin. Ms. Lee is a currently a high school history teacher in Weston, and enjoys working with young people. Since January of 2005-2007, she has become an Assistant Choreographer and Instructor for the Traditional Chinese Dance Troupe of the American Chinese Art Society. Ms. Lee will be in charge of "Stage Makeup" classes in the ACAS Chinese Dance Summer Workshop 2012.

CIT PROGRAM

The Chinese Dance Summer Workshop is recruiting three qualified CITs to help supervise group rehearsal in the Workshop. Tuition is waived, free lunch is provided and each CIT will be paid $150.00 and 50 hours of community service. An application and personal interview are required. Please complete the Application Form by May 31, 2012 and mail to: American Chinese Art Society
111 Truman Road
Newton, MA 02459
The Workshop Director will contact you for an interview after receiving your application.