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Thank you for an incredible start to the 20th Season of dance at eXit SPACE! Young dancers have been hard at work in the classroom reviewing technical skills and building their strength back up so that they're ready to progress on to new concepts in the months to come. As we head into October, we have a few important topics to bring to your attention, including:
- Accessing previous newsletters
- Dress code reminders
- Halloween costume week & fall important dates
- Launch 2024
- Faculty updates
- eXit SPACE at NDEO
- Teacher Assistant Program & TA's of the month!
- theNEST lounge
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Accessing previous newsletters
Monthly newsletters are how we communicate with families about important updates, upcoming deadlines, and performance details. It is important that you are reviewing these newsletters as they are released so that you and your dancer are prepared for classes and performance. We send newsletters out on the first of every month via email, but they are also posted in the following places at all times:
If you have not already read the August and September newsletters, please do so as soon as possible.
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Dress Code Reminders
Dancers are doing so much better with dress code – thank you! Please double check the requirements for your dancer's class(es) and ensure that they are arriving to class in compliance with the attire requirements. The reasons behind these requirements are outlined in the dress code document, which is always accessible for reference in the following locations:
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Halloween costume week & fall important dates
Full season calendar available in the Parent Portal
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Dress up and dance! YDP students are invited to wear their Halloween costumes to class in the seven days before Halloween: October 25-31. Please make sure that costumes are safe to dance in and that hand-held accessories are left at home.
All fall important dates:
- October 25-31 – Halloween costume week
- November 4-9 – Family Watch Week #1
- November 11 – Second tuition installment (autopay)
- November 28-30 – Thanksgiving Break (no YDP classes)
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LAUNCH 2024
Fall kickoff event featuring eXit SPACE Faculty & thePROGRAM Senior Company
Join us for our first production of the season, featuring eXit SPACE Faculty performances and choreography as well as a performance by our Senior pre-professional youth company!
LAUNCH Family Matinee: Saturday, October 12 at 3:30pm
*Intended for families with children of all ages – come support your the teachers, the Senior/Junior Companies, and the community we share!
Additional performance dates/times: Oct 11-13 at 7:30pm
About LAUNCH: eXit SPACE hosts a slew of Artist Programs to maximize accessibility for working professionals and adult recreational dancers alike. Features of these programs include reduced rental rates for working artists; full residency programs; BIPOC scholarships; and curated adult dancer workshops, classes, performances, and events. Season 2024-25 alone, eXit SPACE will produce 7+ unique shows featuring choreography by dozens of artists and performances by hundreds of dancers from across the Pacific Northwest! LAUNCH is our way of celebrating those artists and Seattle dance as a whole, while asking the community to help us fund the enriching and vital Artist Programming provided by NOD Theater. It is the only benefit concert eXit SPACE holds each season and community attendance goes a long way towards supporting adult dancers of all levels and backgrounds by providing them the opportunity to learn, rehearse, build community, and perform within the scope of our diverse offerings. Join us!
Choreographers: Robbi Moore, Tyra Rose, Meredith Pellon, Nicole Flores, Sean O'Bryan, Deborah Wolf, Hayley Keller, Alana O. Rogers, Mike Esperanza, Bridget Kirk | BKirk Dance, Kara Beadle & Andy Zack, Coalescence Dance Company, and Marlo Martin | badmarmarDANCE
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Faculty Updates: Introducing Skylar Scharl!
Skylar has been involved with eXit SPACE for nine years, eight of which were spent as a student in our pre-professional division. She was in the Senior level pre-professional company for a whopping six years as one of our most advanced students in the school, and is currently dancing in professional-level works as she finishes up her associates degree as a running start student. Skylar spent time assisting Artistic Director Marlo Martin at the Elevate Intensive and has also set extremely successful choreographic works on younger companies in seasons past. She has proven time and time again her natural talent and commitment to this art form as well as her capacity to work skillfully and respectfully with intermediate-level students in a technical and artistic capacity. We could not be more excited to watch her take on her own classes with grace this season as she joins the eXit SPACE Faculty!
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Skylar Scharl (she/her)
Classes: Progressions & Jazz Three
Skylar Scharl (she/her), age 17, is thrilled to be joining the faculty at eXit SPACE as the Jazz 3 and Progressions 3/4 instructor. Between private training, conventions, competitions, classes, and rehearsals, she spends 17+ hours a week dancing in the Seattle area. Skylar's dance training began at the age of 3 and she has since trained extensively in jazz, hip hop, ballet, modern, and contemporary, from both local and national artists including Sam Nelson, Mike Esperanza, Arinze Okammor, Marlo Martin, Joseph Dineen, and more. Since the age of 8 years old, Skylar dedicated her time to thePROGRAM at eXit SPACE, training extensively in all styles, and establishing a technical skill set from incredible teachers/mentors including Marlo Martin as well as most of the eXit SPACE core and guest faculty. Skylar’s most memorable experience in dance so far has been traveling to LA and getting recognized in classes at Millenium Dance Complex by some of her biggest inspirations as a dancer, as well as collecting scholarships at conventions and intensives that she attends. Going forward, her goal is to pursue dance at the professional level, and continue working with choreographers and artists that inspire her. Outside of dance, Skylar enjoys hiking, skiing, playing guitar, going to the beach, arts and crafts, reading, and so much more.
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eXit SPACE at NDEO
Our Faculty and students will be making waves at the National Dance Education Conference this month, presenting experimental workshops, choreography, and performance for dance educators from around the country. Learn more about eXit SPACE's presence at @NDEOdance 2024 conference in Bellevue!
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Miranda Chantelois (YDP Director) – Presenter
In UDL Strategies for Inclusive Dancer Engagement @missmirandateacher will discuss neurodiversity-affirming approaches for supporting student needs at every tier of Maslow's Hierarchy, using a Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework.
Marlo Martin (Artistic Director) – Choreographer
Marlo is bringing her company badmarmarDANCE (including Faculty performers Tyra Kopf, Nikki Flores, Miranda Chantelois, Bri Wilson, and Hayley Keller to perform an excerpt of her upcoming full length, which will also be presented at LAUNCH.
thePROGRAM (pre-professional students) – Performers
Senior and Junior Companies will perform works by Mike Esperanza and Marlo Martin at the Student Sharing Showcase.
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Teacher Assistant Program
The Teacher Assistant Program at eXit SPACE is a unique opportunity for dancers enrolled in the pre-professional program (thePROGRAM) ages 14+ to observe our esteemed Faculty in action, build foundational classroom management skills, practice leadership, and give back to the community. Teacher Assistants are an important aspect of our Young Dancer Program in that they support classroom flow and student success, while serving as role models for younger children.
This year, we have eight Teacher Assistants supporting Creative Movement, Combo, and Level 1-3 classes – and they have already been doing a stellar job in the classroom! If you see a TA, give them a thank you for their hard work supporting foundational classes!
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TA's of the month: Melina & Rowan! | |
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Melina (she/her), age 15 is excited to be in her 3rd year of thePROGRAM at eXit SPACE and a member of the Junior Company; between modern, jazz, ballet, floor work, pointe, leaps and turns and rehearsal, she spends 13 hours a week at eXit SPACE! Melina’s dance journey began at the age of 3 and she has since trained extensively in jazz, tap, and ballet from both local and national artists including Tyra Rose, Marlo Martin, Mike Esperanza, and Jospeh Dineen. Her most memorable experience in dance so far has been taking Jackie Nowicki's improv class at Celebrity dance convention and getting to connect with many dancers from eXit SPACE and other dance studios. Going forward, her goal is progress into the Senior company and to continue her dance education in college. Outside of dance, Melina enjoys Greek dancing, listening to music, and spending time with her friends and family.
Class assignment: Wednesday Modern One with Teacher DaeZhane
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Rowan (she/her), 15, is excited to be in her 5th year of thePROGRAM at eXit SPACE and a member of the Junior Company; between Jazz, Modern, Ballet, Hip Hip, Leaps and Turns, and rehearsal, she spends 12-13 hours a week at eXit SPACE! Rowan's dance training began at the age of 3 and she has since trained extensively in many styles from both local and national artists including Tyra Rose, Marlo Martin, Mike Esperanza, and many many more. Her favorite part of dance so far has been expressing her emotions through movement and has learned through doing many solos that it's more important to her that she connects with the audience versus getting every move right. Going forward, her goal is to build up endurance, and become a stronger, more well rounded dancer. Outside of dance, Rowan enjoys skiing, hanging out with friends, listening to Noah Kahn, and cooking.
Class assignment: Wednesday Modern One with Teacher DaeZhane
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Did you know about our Office & Lounge at theNEST? | |
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Last spring we added a door to our Office/Lounge area at the top of the stairs at theNEST, making it far more accessible to students, families, and staff. This space offers a sectional couch, large workspace, changing station, bookshelf with dance reference and children's books, borrow bins of used shoes, a sensory self-soothe kit, and our staff desk. Come check it out!
Quiet zone: Downstairs, Alex Goldstein – an eXit SPACE contractor and Soma practitioner – has a bodywork business where she meets with clients daily. Because of this, dancers must enter the lounge quietly and remain quiet if they see her in-session sign posted. Otherwise, dancers are welcome to talk quietly, being respectful of office staff hard at work and the classes in session across the hall.
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EXIT SPACE | NOD THEATER | 1621 12TH AVE SEATTLE, WA 98122
THE NEST | 6600 1ST AVE NE SEATTLE, WA 98115
STUDIO SEA | 410 NE 72ND ST SEATTLE, WA 98115
PHOTO CREDIT: JAZZY PHOTO
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