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	<title>OMDC Update</title>
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	<description>The latest from Omaha's modern dance community</description>
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		<title>Movement Improvisation Workshop and Choreography Showing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[OMDC is proud to present:
Movement improvisation workshop
with Elizabeth June Bergman
Thursday, July 8 • 6 to 7:30 pm
Heartland Hall (at Robin Welch Dance Arts)
8801 F Street, Omaha • $10
For dancers, choreographers, and theater artists
This 90-minute workshop will explore the art of danced improvisation both as a method for generating new movement for choreographic purposes and as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://omdcdance.org/update/?p=139</link>
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		<title>Same great class &#8211; great new location!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Omaha&#8217;s best value in dance training has just moved to a great new space!
OMDC&#8217;s weekly intermediate/advanced modern dance technique class now meets on Thursdays from  6 to 7:30 pm at Robin Welch Dance Arts,  8801 F Street in Omaha.
Taught by Susan Dickson-Matsunami, the class wraps biomechanically sound technique in an exhilarating mix of movement inspirations [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://omdcdance.org/update/?p=136</link>
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		<title>DanceFest 2009 Wins OEA!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to all the artists who participated in DanceFest 2009, Omaha Performing Arts and OMDC!
DanceFest 2009 won the best local dance production at the 4th Annual Omaha Entertainment Awards tonight.
Thank you to: Susan Dickson-Matsunami, Mary Waugh Taylor, Lauren Frederick, Elizabeth Bergman, Charles Ahovissi, Lauren Bartels, Jeff Curtis, Kathy Bass, Taffy Howard, Lisa Carter, Patti Zukaitis, Josie [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://omdcdance.org/update/?p=128</link>
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		<title>DanceFest 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Some photos from DanceFest 2009 at the Holland Center:

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		<link>http://omdcdance.org/update/?p=102</link>
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		<title>New: Beta-test your latest choreographic &#8220;software&#8221;!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Attention movers and shakers:
OMDC invites your creative selves to participate in a community of dancers!
On selected Friday nights, OMDC will sponsor an informal opportunity to show your works in progress. Perform a single phrase&#8230; a 30 second section&#8230; or an entire dance for a relaxed, appreciative group of fellow dancers, choreographers and enthusiasts.
You may request or decline [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://omdcdance.org/update/?p=78</link>
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		<title>DanceFest 2009 &#8211; June 12-14</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Omaha Performing Arts and the Omaha Modern Dance Collective join forces this summer for DanceFest 2009, Nebraska’s first invitational contemporary dance festival. DanceFest 2009 will include several area dance groups.  
The festival is a weekend celebration of original modern dance works created by Omaha and Lincoln artists, including works inspired by visiting companies from Omaha Performing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://omdcdance.org/update/?p=70</link>
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		<title>Aspen Santa Fe Ballet workshop</title>
		<description><![CDATA[OMDC and Omaha Performing Arts teamed up April 22 to offer a movement workshop for dancers from the community, taught by company members Lauren Alzamora and Nolan DeMarco McGahan of Aspen Santa Fe Ballet. ASFB is a contemporary ballet company that was visiting Omaha to perform on OPA&#8217;s dance series.
Held at the Omaha Academy of Ballet [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://omdcdance.org/update/?p=58</link>
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		<title>DanceBrazil offers spicy masterclass (Feb 09)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[



OMDC open class with dancers from DanceBrazil

Energy, passion, strength and grace - that was the masterclass with the dancers and drummers from DanceBrazil.  This class moved continuously and the heartbeat from the drummers drove everyone to keep moving and have a great time.

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		<link>http://omdcdance.org/update/?p=53</link>
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		<title>Stomp Workshop with Club Orpheum (Dec 08)</title>
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Teachers Susan Dickson-Matsunami, Keefer Peterson and Kathy Bass work with members of Club Orpheum to explore the creative process that Stomp uses to create their rythmic numbers.  Students enjoyed a modern technique warm-up class and then moved into creating rhythmic performance pieces.  Club Orpheum is a musical theater program for high school students through Omaha Performing Arts.  After the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://omdcdance.org/update/?p=48</link>
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		<title>Bemis 08 &#8211; thanks to all</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to all the participants in OMDC&#8217;s program in the Bemis 08 Creativity Festival (see below for details.)
Special acknowledgments go to choreographers Susan Dickson-Matsunami and Amy Herrman, and dancers Kathy Bass, Molly Jonas, Amanda Schieler, Morgan Seier, Shelby Weis, and Lucy Zukaitis for creating and performing their fascinating responses to Therman Statom&#8217;s installation Nascita. (Be sure [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://omdcdance.org/update/?p=46</link>
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