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Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 10 Oct 1984, p. 26

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f < 8 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, October 10,1984 Section Two Contemporary Dancers Perform in Bowmanville The costumes were torn T-shirts and white wedding wedding dresses in one work by Contemporary Dancers Dancers Canada in their visit to Bowmanville last Wednesday. Sub-Urban Tango is the title of the work represented above. It was one of many per formances in the final event of the 1984 series sponsored by the St. Paul's United Church. The show also included an introduction to contemporary contemporary dance narrated by Tedd Robinson, artistic director of the Winnipeg-based company. The artistic director of Canada's oldest contemporary contemporary dance company said last week that modern dance is nothing to be afraid afraid of. "You should sit back, not worry what anybody thinks, and enjoy it on your own," said Tedd Robinson. Mr. Robinson, artistic director director for Contemporary Dancers Canada, was in Bowmanville last week for the final concert in the 150th anniversary series presented by St. Paul's United Church. Contemporary Dancers Canada presented a series of modern works before a full house at Bowmanville High School Auditorium last Wednesday, October 3. "Some people are afraid of modern dance, thinking it's always very heavy," said Mr. Robinson. While contemporary contemporary dance is a serious serious art form, that doesn't mean it can be enjoyed by only the few. And to help introduce his dancers and their works to the audience last week, the director opened the show with a description of what to look for in the movement of modern dancers. Later, the artists presented presented works entitled Maps: In A Red City, Conversations Conversations On A Chair, Construction Construction Company, Sub- Urban Tango, and "who could ask for anything more?" The last work in the above list was choreographed by Mr. Robinson and includes the music of George Gershwin. Gershwin. Sub-Urban Tango, which depicts brides in long white Anyone not familiar with professional dancing might assume that the dancer's work consists only of a few hours on the stage every evening. In fact, there's more to dancing than meets the eye. It's a demanding art form which requires hours of practice and concentration. Here, members of Contemporary Contemporary Dancers Canada prepare for an evening's performance with a one and one-half hour class which exercises the entire body, The group was performing last Wednesday, October 3, at the Bowmanville High School Auditorium. The Printing Professionals Business Cards Letterheads Envelopes Flyers Programs Newspapers ...and much more! James Publishing __ ... ^ ... Company Limited 62 King St. W. Bowmanville 623-3303 dresses and men in slacks and torn T-shirts has been described as "cartoonish" or even resembling scenes from a modern rock video. On the other hand, Coversa- tions On A Chair has a kind of silent movie quality as two dancers struggle for possession of a lone chair. The works presented by Contemporary Dancers Canada are all from the past four or five years. Ballets, by comparison, may have been performed for 100 to 150 years. Some spectators imagine that modern dancers are amateurs or even hobbyists. But in fact, their commitment commitment represents a five or six-day-a-week profession. Each day, for example, the company goes through a series of exercises lasting one and one-half hours in addition to performances and rehearsals. The eight-member company company is based in Winnipeg where it performs at an annual annual subscription series. It also travels extensively on Canadian tours. The company was in Ontario Ontario for a week of school performances as well as the concert for St. Paul's United Church. Its next tour will be a six-week visit to eastern Canada. Members of Contemporary Dancers Canada demonstrate a scene from last week's performance in Bowmanville. New Record for Night School Set Unibed Way Durham College has a record night school enrollment this Fall, with over 4,900 registered for courses. This shows an increase of approximately 10% over last year, with all Divisions reporting excellent enrollment. enrollment. The most popular Health Science programs include Administration of Medications, CPR Basic Rescuer course, Health Care Aide, the Registered Nurse Refresher course, and Stress Management. Business Division courses with exceptional enrollment are Basic Data Processing, Effective Supervision (HumanRelations), Financial Accounting, Introduction to Real Estate, Business Law, Introduction to Marketing, Word Processing, and the New . Literacy - an Introduction to' Computers. Popular Applied Arts programs include Computer Graphics I, Drawing, Oil Painting, Psychology and Photography. Technology courses high in demand are CAD/CAM (Introduction), Computer Programming in Basic, Quality Control, Pneumatics I, Electronic Fundamentals and Tooling Design (Plastics). Adult Training courses showing record enrollment include Basic Bookkeeping, Home Landscaping, Welding and Job Assessment Workshop. A few of the popular General Interest courses this Fall include Modelling For Women, Drapery Making, Spanish (Beginners) and French (Beginners). There are over 260 extension courses taking place this Fall. Most programs began the week of September 24. Hampton Public School Celebrates Thanksgiving These young performers at the Hampton Junior Public School sang a song about Johnny Appleseed during last Friday's Thanksgiving concert at the school gymnasium. Part of the group, from the kindergarten class, is shown above with large apples pinned to their clothes and tin pots which are used as hats. Staff Up by 27: At Durham There are 27 new staff: members at Durham College! this Fall, which includes 19' new Faculty members, 3: Administrative staff and 5; Support staff. In the Academic area in'. Adult Training we have John- Hardy, who was formerly a pipe welder with State ; Mechanical in Sarnia; Arthur ; Barks, who was the owner of ' Cooper Metalcraft; John Woodward, who comes to us • from the Region of Durham; ' and Anthony McCloskey, who ' was a tool and die maker at Standard Modern Technology in Toronto. In Applied Arts we have Karl Cermack and Neil - Cobham, who will be ! instructing Dining Room Management in our new Food and Beverage; Mel Barlow, who was a sports consultant, for the Ministry of Tourism ■ and Recreation ; Stephanie ! Hawkins, formerly president of Torus Interior Designers in ■ Calgary; and Paul de Souza, in our Sports Administration • program, who recently completed his M.B.A. at the University of Hawaii. In the • Business Division we have Carolyn Woloski, formerly of' Borden and Elliott, Barristers and Solicitors; Michael Conte, a manager of operations analysis from ITT; and Pat' Rogin, who was a Technician •' in Support Staff at Durham for' the past few years. In Health ! Sciences, we have Adeem Whiteford, who has been a sessional at Durham for two- years, and Ann Stapleford,- formerly a Head Nurse at' Scarborough General Hospital. The Technology Division additions include Judy Davies-DeFinney, an - English and communications teacher who taught at- Sydenham High School; Gregg Taylor, a research " chemist for Syntax incorporated in Mississauga; Ian Kirk, who taught at Durham as a sessional in ! metallurgy subjects for the past year; George Saoulli, ■ formerly a senior civil and structural engineer at CIL - Incorporated; and Ante Vrdoljak, who was a sessional ' instructor at Seneca. In Administration we have Don Sinclair, Director of Human Resources, who comes to us from American Can Corporation in Toronto; ' Lynda Sauriol, our new - Affirmative Action Coordinator, Coordinator, formerly a develop- 1 ment officer at the Ministry of ■ Health ; and Patrick Hilson, ■ our new Plant Services-" Supervisor from Lambert:; Canada in Scarborough. ; : Support staff additions at ! the College include:. Susan ! ; Gibson, a technician in our;! Food and Beverage:; Management Program who ; : comes from TRS in Oshawa; •„* Cathy Booth, a Technician in 1; word processing and •> computers who graduated*; from Durham in May; Janis p Richardson, former graduate • 1 of Durham who has worked*; part-time in Registration for ; "1 the past year; William^ MacDonald, a new ! ; Tradesman Journeyman in the Plant Department; and -; Valerie Coakwell, new Secretary in the Industrial . Liaison Department, who graduated from Durham's secretarial program in May. Ahead with Photocopies from Us featuring the Minolta EP450 Zoom Photocopier Reduced Original Size While-U-Wait Service Enlarged 1-10 Copies 25* each 11-50 Copies 20* each 51 -100 Copies 15* each Over 100 Copies 10* each JAMES PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS SINCE 1854 62 KING STREET WEST 623-3303 BOWMANVILLE

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