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THREADS: A Journey of boys that dance
Timothy Lynch will present and perform Threads: A Journey of Boys that Dance, Oct. 20 at Broadway Performance Hall. This event is a lecture based on his more than 10 years of experience teaching ballet to boys at the Pacific Northwest Ballet School. Lynch will showcase his choreography featuring an all male cast.
For the past year and half Lynch has been attending the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in pursuit of his Master's degree in dance. He began his research with boys last year, documenting and investigating his 100+ boys at the Pacific Northwest Ballet School. Tim threads his own personal journey from young trainee to professional dancer to dance educator. He uses this experience to spotlight his interest in his students' physical and technical development, their camaraderie and having a male educator as a role model.
"My hope is that dance becomes mainstream, and that all boys who want to dance would pursue it as they would any other sport and be supported by their families, teachers, and peers, not just in Seattle, but throughout the nation," Lynch said.
In addition to this performance, the Dance Educators Association of Washington will honor Lynch as Dance Educator of the Year at its conference. The event will take place Oct. 13 in Vancouver, Wash.
"I am passionate about teaching, and to be recognized by peers is such an honor," Lynch said. "Seeing my students achieve great things fuels me to keep learning and continue to root for them."
Lynch will also present Threads at the National Dance Educators Organization's Conference Oct. 23-27, 2013, in Miami, Fla.
Threads: A Journey of Boys that Dance
Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013, 5 p.m.
Broadway Performance Hall
1625 Broadway
Seattle, WA 98122
For tickets and more information about Threads visit:
http://timlynchdance.brownpapertickets.com/. Single tickets are $20 for adults; $15 for students and audience members 25 and younger.
About Timothy Lynch:
Timothy Lynch received his dance training from the School of American Ballet. He joined Pacific Northwest Ballet and performed in more than 60 ballets from 1993 to2003. He joined the faculty of Pacific Northwest Ballet School in 2003 and continues to choreograph and help shape its men's program. Tim received his Bachelors of Fine Arts in dance from Cornish College of the Arts in 2005, graduating Summa Cum Laude. Tim has been guest faculty at Cornish College of the Arts, University of Washington, and Western Washington University. He founded Seattle Dance Project in 2007, a non-profit organization, where he's both artistic director and dancer. He earned the KOMO Kids First Award for mentoring local youth in 2011, and in 2012 was honored as Dance Educator of the Year by the Dance Educators Association of Washington. Tim is committed to his outreach education program and continues to provide dance education to local public school children. He's now pursuing graduate studies in Dance at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where he was granted an Advanced Opportunity Fellowship for a second year.
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Location Broadway Performance Hall (View)
1625 Broadway
Seattle, WA 98122
United States
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| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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