Show AIS Ars begins Sept 12 in In community The excitement that is Chuck Davis New York City-based City Dance Movement Specialist will whirl Into Vernal Sunday Sept 11 when Davis begins a week two-week residency that signals the opening of Uintah School Districts District's involvement with the School Artists program Davis the first of several artists to establish residencies in Vernal throughout the 78 1977 school year has emerged as one of the most unique and gifted dancer-choreographers dancer of today He is the Artistic Director of his dance company the Chuck Davis Dance Company Com Corn pany Inc a profit non tax exempt corporation and holds holm the title Master of African Dance A FORMER FOHMER THEATRE Arts major at Howard University In Washington DC D.C. Davis brings to the public new Ideas and concepts in Modern Modem and Ethnic Dance through his own studies of Modern Modem Jazz African and Classic dance Under his supervision the Chuck Davis Dance Company Inc operates two academies of dance in New York City and Is the company in residence at both the Roberto Clemente State Park and the Bronx Community College Center for Continuing Education and Community Services His company also works cooperatively with health education instructors in a public high school in the borough of the Bronx developing a course of study and providing instruction for boys and girls interested in dance TIlE THE CHUCK DAVIS Dance Company Inc was designated the company in In residence for forthe forthe forthe the New York City Board of Education for the Spring semester of 1976 They reached more than fifteen thousand school children by serving as a motivational force designed to inspire greater academic achievement through the presentation of Lecture- Lecture demonstrations mini-concerts mini and Movement classes in interrelated interrelated In in- and integrated with all aspects of the educational curriculum Davis begins his week two-week stay in the school district with morning lectures and demonstrations at Naples Elementary and Uintah High School Throughout his stay in inthe inthe inthe the district he will hold classes at Naples in Joyce Browns Brown's Kindergarten class Whites White's First grade class Camille Johns John's Second grade class and Gayle Reids Reid's Fifth grade class High school classes participating will be Corey Grua's Advanced Theater cl class ss Greg Rileys Riley's Art class and Teresa Murphys Murphy's dance class Davis will also make a presentation to the Athletics class at the school Davis will also hold various meetings with the faculty explaining explaining ex ex- exI on a to one-to-one basis the entire scope of the AIS program and its benefits Additionally he will hold several teacher workshops on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons afternoons af af- af for the elementary and secondary teachers It should be noted that the involvement with Davis while hes he's in Vernal is not restricted to the school system as he will willbe willbe willbe be teaching two classes that will be free to the public The classes to be held at atthe atthe atthe the high school gym will be Thursday night from 7 pm p.m. to pm p.m. and Saturday Sept 17 from 9 am a.m. to 1030 am a.m. am a.m. IMMEDIATELY following the Saturday morning slim slim- class a dancers workshop will be held at the gym The workshop is open to all dancers in the area regardless of ability and to all dance teachers Listen for Chuck Davis on radio Monday morning Sept 12 at 1015 when he will make a small presentation and answer questions on Operation Opinion A reception will be held for Chuck Davis on Monday Sept 12 beginning at 7 p pm p.m. m. m at the Uintah High School cafeteria All persons interested in meeting Davis and welcoming him to Vernal are cordially invited to attend |