A brief introduction. My name is Alexandra (Alex) Mathews and I am delighted to say that it’s my first year at Bates Dance Festival! I’ve come to BDF as an…
alexJuly 29, 2012
On the eve of the 2012 Summer Olympics, week one of the Professional Training Program is almost to a close. Most of my recent cafeteria conversation swings from what Olympic…
sophieJuly 27, 2012
This is Michael again, doing another update on the program! At YAP today the seniors had a lesson on video cameras, the juniors had an intense workout in hip hop,…
michaelJuly 26, 2012
Hello! My name is Michael. This my eleventh year at YAP. YAP is a dance and music camp that is about three weeks long for children between the ages of…
michaelJuly 26, 2012
I think the best way to evaluate your first day at the Bates Professional Training Program is to see how you feel on the second (and the third and fourth,…
sophieJuly 24, 2012
I was lucky enough to escape the oppressive NYC humidity and come up to Bates early to catch the end of the Young Dancers Workshop. My roommate is a counselor…
sophieJuly 24, 2012
A stomach flu has sent me home from the office with time to stop and enough of my wits to write about how things are going so far this summer. …
lauraJuly 20, 2012
