e-news January 2010, from Move Through Life

Welcome to the new year, and the new decade.

2010 marks the beginning of a new era for MTL as we expand our classes and begin working towards a performance in the 2011 Adelaide Fringe Festival.

This Saturday we are kicking the new year our second Get Fit Dance program called Keep Your New Year's Resolution and a sausage sizzle at Harvey Norman, Marion.

Also in January our company class returns with two weekly classes, and we are holding a movie fundraiser with the new romantic, multi-star-cast flick Valentines Day.

To hear more about what's on this year, please read on.

IN THIS ISSUE

1. New classes

- Keep Your New Year's Resolution dance program starts 9 January

- Company class returns 14 January

2. Next Fringe Festival production

3. Fundraising

- Harvey Norman sausage sizzle

- Valentine's Day movie fundraiser

- GISA Wines fundraiser

4. Membership

1. NEW CLASSES

MTL is offering a whole range of new classes in 2010, and I hope there will be a class in a style and at a level that will suit you. Full details are avaialble at www.movethroughlife.org.au/training.htm.

1.1 GET FIT SEASONAL DANCE PROGRAMS

Starting 9 January and running on Saturday afternoons until 27 February, the Keep Your New Year's Resolution (KYNYR) program will help you keep your new year's resolution if you have vowed to "get fit", "exercise more" or "do something for yourself" in 2010.

KYNYR is the second get fit dance program offered by MTL, and follows on from the Get Fit For Summer program that was offered in October and November. MTL is running three seasonal, get fit programs per year:

· Jan-Feb - Keep Your New Year's Resolution

· May-June - Beat The Winter Blues

· Sep-Oct - Get Fit For Summer

If you haven't danced for a while, or ever before, our seasonal get fit dance programs may be just the thing for you to dip your toe into the water.

Places in the KYNYR program are limited, so booking is essential.

When:

Saturday afternoons from 9 January until 27 February 2010

2pm-3pm, Level 1 for people with little or no dance experience

3pm-4pm, Level 2 for people with some dance experience

Where:

Glengowrie Uniting Church

Cnr Beadnall Terrace and Butler Crescent, Glengowrie

Cost:

$140 members, $160 non members

Bookings and further info:

www.movethroughlife.org.au/kynyr.htm

1.2 WEEKLY CLASSES

Company class resumes 14 January

MTL's regular company class resumes on Thursday 14 January, but instead of just one class, we'll have two.

7pm-8pm Contemporary

8pm-9pm Ballet

The company class is open to anyone and is most suitable for people with at least five years dance experience.

No bookings necessary

See below for details of pricing.

More classes from March

More classes will be launched in March, and will include weekly ballet, contemporary, jazz and body conditioning classes at:

- Level 2, beginners/intermediate, some dance experience recommended

- Level 3, intermediate/advanced, at least five years dance experience recommended

Since there will be more classes at various levels, the "company class" will now be referred to as "Level 3" classes.

Stay tuned for more details about time, day and place for each of these classes

New pricing structure

A new pricing structure will be effective from 14 January 2010.

The base rate is $20/class, but you can almost halve this cost by joining MTL as a dancer member and buying classes in bulk.

Members' price is $15, and class passes can be bought in lots of 6, 12, 18, 24 and 48, with increasing discounts for the number of classes purchased on a class pass.

Maximum discount is 30% for a 48 week pass, which brings the per class price down to $10.50

Full details of the new pricing structure is available on the class pass payment form (Word 55.4KB). Details on joining MTL are avaialble at www.movethroughlife.org.au/membership.htm.

2. NEXT FRINGE FESTIVAL PRODUCTION

MTL will present it's next performance season during the 2011 Adelaide Fringe Festival, and is now looking for expressions of interest from choreographers and dancers to get involved in the development of new dance work.

Instead of starting with a set idea of the next production, we are starting with a new choreographic program called Expand which will give choreographers the chance to explore and expand their ideas, working in the studio with dancers and presenting their work at various stages of development. Quarterly work-in-progress presentations will be held in the Glengowrie studio in April, August and December. A program of dance pieces will be curated for presentation as part of the MTL season in the Adelaide Fringe Festival in March 2011.

Thank you to the City of Marion for helping us kick off Expand with a $2,000 community development grant to help cover the costs of studio space.

MTL also needs to raise an additional $5,000 to fully cover the cost of the program (see below for information about upcoming fundraising activities).

If you are interested in being part of Expand as a choreographer or dancer, or simply wish to help with the fundraising efforts, please email jo.mcdonald@movethroughlife.org.au or phone 0402 070 021.

3. FUNDRAISING

We've got a lot of work to do to reach our fundraising target of $5,000 before June 2010. The good news is you can help us by treating yourself to wine, chocolate, BBQ sausages or a night out at the movies.

Sausage Sizzle

All day Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 January

Harvey Norman, 822 Marion Road, Marion

If you're passing by, drop in and grab a sausage in bread, bacon and egg sandwish or a refreshing softdrink.

Thank you Melissa Hilll for organising the sausage sizzle and to all those who have volunteered to help out over the weekend.

Movie Night

From the director of Pretty Woman comes a day in the life of love - Valentine's Day

In the style of movies like Love Actually and He's Just Not That Into You, catch an all start cast featuring Jessica Alba, Kathy Bates, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Anne Hathway, Ashton Kutcher, Queen Latifah, Shirley Maclaine, Julie Roberts and Patrick Dempsey

7pm, Friday 19 February 2010
Picadilly Cinema
181 O'Connell Street, North Adelaide
Tickets $15, or $150 for 11 tickets (one ticket free)

View movie trailer

You can book your tickets and pay online, just download a ticket order form (Word 73.5KB).

Thank you to Louise Durrans for organising the movie night.

GISA Wines

Summer is the perfect time to stock up on wine to cover all those BBQs and social functions. MTL is running a wine fundraiser until March thanks to GISA Wines. We had a tasting at the MTL Christmas Function on 17 December and discovered that the quality of the wines and the price are both excellent.

You can download the order form to see what's on offer and prices, and then submit your order directly to GISA and pay with the simple click of a button. $20 from every dozen sold goes to MTL, and you can rest assured that you aren't paying the extra $20, as GISA sells their wines for the same price direct to the public.

GISA Wines is a virtual winery that produces wines made from fruit that comes exclusively from South Australia. South Australia represents only 9% of the Australian population but it home to 50% of the Australian wine industry. You can get some great wine and do a double hit good deed by supporting MTL and the SA wine industry. Check out www.gisa.com.au to find out more about GISA.

Thank you to Simon Robinson for organising the wine fundraiser.

4. MEMBERSHIP

MTL membership is up for renewal in January. If you are curently a member, please make sure you renew before the end of January 2010.

Your MTL membership will really work for you in 2010 with huge savings on classes. Even if you only attend one class per week, you will save $240 over the 48-week teaching year, which more than covers the $50 membership fee giving you a net saving of $190.

Membership fees have increased in 2010 to reflect the greater value being offered, and we have introduced a joining fee for new members.

Benefits

All members have voting rights at general meetings and will receive the regular e-newsletter and broadcast emails, as well as invitations to events like the work-in-progress presentations, open rehearsals and post-show functions which will be open to members, and discounts on merchandise (like MTL t-shirts and DVDs) and tickets to major performances.

The benefits for dancer members include discounts on classes and workshops, opportunity to be part of the MTL choreographic club, to be part of the Expand program and to develop an individual dance development plan.

Fees

Dancer membership $50

Friends membership $35

Joining fee $25

To find out more about membership, or to join, please visit www.movethroughlife.org.au/membership.htm.

5. MTL MERCHANDISE

Black Coffee DVDs

Were you part of sold our Black Coffee production as a dancer, musician, backstage or front of house volunteer? Do you want to see it for yourself or show it to you friends? Did you come and see the show and wish you could see it again? Were you one of those who missed out on tickets?

You can see relive the experience by owning your own copy of the Black Coffee DVD, which includes the full show, a trailer and a special music section featuring the Charlie Horst Jazz Orchestra.

The single DVD is $50, $45 for members. A double DVD set is also available which includes a separate disc with a single wide screen angle.

To own your own copy of Black Coffee, download the order form (Word 175KB or PDF 73KB) and return to info@movethroughlife.org.au or PO Box 875, Brighton SA 5048.

MTL T-Shirts

MTL is currently finalising details on a range of MTL t-shirts. Details on styles, sizes and prices will be available on the MTL website soon. If you are interested in purchasing an MTL t-shirt, please email louise.durrans@movethroughlife.org.au.

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Have a great new year, and hope to see you soon.

Cheers

Jo McDonald
Director
Move Through Life Dance Company
PO Box 875, Brighton SA 5048
ph: 0402 070 021
email: jo.mcdonald@movethroughlife.org.au
www.movethroughlife.org.au

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