15744 Golden West Street  *  Huntington Beach,  CA  *  92647-2748
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                                           Copy by Marc S. Posner
                                         714/892-7711, ext. 55057
                                                 mposner@cccd.edu
                                                 October 29, 1999
                                                   Release: 99-74

GWC DANCE ENSEMBLE ONE OF FOUR US TEAMS
SELECTED TO COMPETE IN MEXICO CITY

The Golden West College Dance Ensemble has been selected from
hundreds of entries to perform at the “Contemporary Choreographic
Composition Competition” in Mexico City.

The competition will be held at the Teatro de la Danza (Theater
of Dance) from November 5-10. Dances selected for the finals will
be performed at the Palacio de Bellas Artes (The Palace of Fine
Arts) on Saturday, November 13.

“We are extremely proud of our students for their accomplishments
and excited for the wonderful opportunity they have in Mexico,”
said Dr. Kenneth Yglesias, president of Golden West College. “We
wish them the best in their competition. I know that they will be
excellent ambassadors for the college, Huntington Beach,
California and the United States.”

GWC’s dance troupe is headed by Nannette Brodie, an associate
professor at Golden West and an accomplished professional
choreographer whose work has been performed in concert, film and
video throughout the Western United States and in New York.

“It is an outstanding achievement to be one of four groups chosen
from the United States for this prestigious presentation,” said
Brodie, a Long Beach resident. “It¹s a wonderful opportunity for
cultural exchange and good will for our dancers. The epitome of
professional development is to perform in an international
arena.”

Brodie has choreographed a work called “Emigré² for the event.
Inspired by personal stories, media images and research, it was
created by Brodie as a response to the struggle and sometimes
painful adjustment of refugees in our society. An eclectic
mixture of several contemporary composers incorporating string
quartets, electronic sounds and voices provide the music for the
composition.

The work was supported by a grant from the California Council for
the Humanities.

Six Golden West College dance students will perform in the
competition. They are: Sher Borrell, of Newport Beach; Allison
Clark, of Newport Beach; Kelly Duncan, of Long Beach; Javier
Gonzalez, of Riverside; Erica Jimenez, of Lake Elsinore; and
Taryn Young, of Long Beach.

In 1997, Brodie’s dance students were invited to the same
international competition as the only community college from the
United States.

As was the case with the successful 1997 trip, the students are
in need of funds to support the trip.

A fundraiser scheduled for Monday, November 1 will feature an
informative lecture and a preview demonstration of “Emigré.² It
will be held from 5-6 p.m. in the Dance Studio Theater, located
in GWC’s Recreation Education Building Room 201.

GWC is located at 15744 Golden West Street in Huntington Beach,
nestled between Edinger and McFadden avenues and Golden West and
Gothard streets — just off the San Diego (405) Freeway and
minutes from Huntington Beach’s picturesque shoreline.

The event also includes a reception for the dancers and live
musical entertainment. Tickets can be reserved in advance or
purchased at the door. General admission is $10 and $5 for
current Golden West College students.

Information is available by calling (714) 895-8281 or by sending
e-mail to info@gwc.cccd.edu. Tax-deductible donations may also be
made through the Golden West College Foundation, which can be
reached by calling (714) 895-8316 or at foundation@gwc.cccd.edu.

About Golden West College:

The “Oceans of Opportunity” at Golden West College include
approximately 60 career programs and 50 university-transfer
options for students starting work on their bachelor’s degrees.

Open enrollment and registration is under way for the upcoming
Weekend Express program, which allows students to complete
courses in accelerated six-week blocks. The next session begins
on November 5.

Classes at Golden West College cost just $11 per unit, the lowest
enrollment fee of any college system in California. In addition,
the college issues more than $10 million in financial aid each
year.

Information about Golden West College is available by calling
(714) 892-7711, visiting http://www.gwc.cccd.edu, or sending
e-mail to info@gwc.cccd.edu.

GWC Dance Ensemble
Schedules Fundraiser

What: Informative lecture and preview demonstration of “Emigré² —
a work GWC dance students will perform in competition in Mexico.

When: Monday, November 1, 5-6 p.m.

Where: GWC Dance Studio Theater, Rec. Ed. Room 201. The college
is located at 15744 Golden West Street in Huntington Beach.

Why: GWC’s Dance Ensemble needs to raise money to perform in a
prestigious competition in Mexico City.

Tickets: $10 general; $5 for students.

Information: (714) 895-8281 or info@gwc.cccd.edu.

Donations: Tax-deductible donations can be made to the GWC
Foundation, (714) 895-8316 or foundation@gwc.cccd.edu.



Students Sher Borrell, Allison Clark, Erica Jimenez, Jennifer
Macavinta and Jennifer Smith performed Brodie’s “A Tribute to
Women Aviators” during a 1997 trip to Mexico.

                             —GWC—

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 One of the Coast Community Colleges serving Costa Mesa, Fountain
   Valley, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Midway City, Newport
                Beach, Seal Beach and Westminster
Kenneth D. Yglesias, Ed.D, President * Board of Trustees: Paul G.
   Berger; George E. Brown; Walter G. Howald; Jerry Patterson;
Armando Ruiz; Student Trustee * William M. Vega, Ed.D, Chancellor
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