Dance Bochette

This year’s Festival of Dance rehearsal is Friday, June 10. Attendance is required; rehearsal is in costume. On the day of show, dancers should arrive by 2pm (“Ducks” and “Sugar” may arrive at 2:30, fully dressed). Our performance is Sunday, June 12, at 3:00pm.

Dress Rehearsal Schedule

11:00 am Tech Crew Prepare Lights, Wings, Props etc.

2:30pm Dancers Arrive

2:30 – 3:45 pm

1. Hippity Hoppity Frogs
2. Cuddly Ducks
3. Clock Dancers

3:45 – 4:30 Hot Pink Scene

4. Drumbeat
5. Little Tap Shoes
6. Chim Chim Chere
7. Spoonful of Sugar

4:30 – 5:00

8. Black Swan
9. Flight
10. Dancin’ Free

5:00 – 5:15 Crew Break – Flight onstage

5:15 – 5:30

11. Tap ‘Till
12. Rockin’ Robin

5:30 – 5:50

13. Java
14. Listen

5:50 – 6:05

15. I Don’t Wanna Be Lost

6:05 – 6:45

16. Psalm 150
17. Finale

7:00 pm Dress in Show Order in Costume

Break & Return Sunday, June 12

• 10:00 am Crew – Check Floor
• 11:00 am Dancers – Prepare Dressing Room & Warm Up
• 12:00 pm Adjustment from Friday’s Rehearsal w/dancers
• 12:30 pm Crew – Break
• 1:00 pm Guests – Tech
• 2:30 pm House Opens

Jeanne Bochette, founder of Dance Bochette, continues a 61 year tradition with a corps of local dancers ages 3 through professional in Festival of Dance 2011 at 3:00 pm on Sunday, June 12 at Bishop Verot High School’s Anderson Theater. Since 1951, this annual event celebrates dance showcasing talent from the school, Gulfcoast Dance (this community’s young professional nonprofit company) and professional artists from the Gainseville based Dance Alive National Ballet.

Highlights of this year’s performance include a special appearance by Dance Alive National Ballet’s principal dancers Andre Valladon and Michelle Incollingo, who will perform a duet from the classic ballet Carmen and a contemporary piece, Fused Tutu.

Dance Alive, which is designated as the State of Florida Touring Company, has had a long partnership with Gulfcoast Dance. That collaboration brings to Fort Myers not only the powerful performances of Valladon and Incollingo but also a special presentation of two pieces from the Dance Alive repertoire. Under the direction of Dance Alive choreographer and director Judy Skinner, local dancers will perform two of the company’s classical jazz pieces: I Don’t Wanna Be Lost, featuring the music of the University of Florida gospel choir, and Psalm 150, danced to the sweet sounds of Doc Sevrenson’s horn and band. These gospel-inspired works promise to lift you form your seat.

The show celebrates multiple other forms of dance, from ballet to tap to modern, and features dancers ages 3 through adult. Enjoy Cuddly Ducks, Hippity Hoppity Frogs, by the festival’s youngest performers, sense the drama of the young Black Swan corps de ballet, feel the Flight of unrestrained modern dancers and smile at the flirtatious Java, a ballet piece set to Al Hirt’s trumpet.

General admission tickets are $12, available now or at the door on the day of the performance. For more information or to purchase tickets in advance, please call 239.334.3274.