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DANCE EDUCATION & COMMUNITY OUTREACH
PART-TIME PAID INTERNSHIP
Thanks to the support of the Arts and Education Council and Boeing, the aTrek Dance Collective is currently accepting applications for a paid part-time internship to work with aTrek's educational outreach programming. This position is designed to give a student valuable hands-on experience with the skills needed to design, administer, teach, and evaluate in-school arts education programs that integrate dance education with core curricular subjects like math, science, and health. aTrek's popular and well-received outreach programs have been praised by arts education leaders for their effectiveness and originality, and the aTrek Education Intern will have a unique and rare opportunity to gain valuable job skills for a future in dance education, school administration, or program development and administration with a wide range of arts organizations.

The dates, times and hours of this program are flexible. Duties will include: assisting in-school dance teachers in the classroom; helping to create evaluations and assessments for in-school dance teachers; performing in aTrek Children's Ed programs (optional); helping to schedule and administrate Children's Ed programs; helping to create new academic curriculum-based dance programs; identifying and documenting Grade Level Expectations (GLEs) being taught through aTrek Children's Ed programs; writing grants to support the development and delivery of aTrek's Children's Ed programs.

Internship will take place in our St. Louis office (though some work from home/school will also be an option) and on location in schools throughout the metro St. Louis areas. Internship will begin work over the Summer 2009 and continue through the 09-10 academic school year. There is some flexibility around start and end dates. Internship is additionally available for college credit.

If interested, please send resume and a letter detailing why you are interested in this internship and what makes you an ideal candidate to betsy@atrekdance.org .

DEVELOPING ARTISTS PROJECT
This program is the pathway to working with aTrek professionally and/or becoming a member of the aTrek Dance Collective.

The Developing Artists Project offers a structure to support local choreographers in the development of new works, and local dancers an opportunity to be seen. Participants are invited to be a part of informal showings where choreographers will receive feedback and review by local dance professionals and other accomplished members of the dance community.

Additionally aTrek supports choreographers by sponsoring auditions to help participating choreographers find dancers, offering no-fee or low-fee choreographic and dance technique classes for partiicpants, offering support to find no-fee or low-fee rehearsal space, access to costume stock. This program culminates in an informal public performance of created works.

Appropriate works produced through this program may be invited to perform in IMPULSE Dance Festival professional performances and/or in future aTrek Dance Collective performances.

Anyone interested in participating in this program as either a dancer or choreographer should email staff@atrekdance.org to be put on the mailing list for this program.

ONGOING INTERNSHIPS
aTrek seeks qualified candidates for internship opportunities in the arts throughout the year. We are a busy and growing company and need team players with a profound commitment to quality, professionalism, and follow- through.

Students are encouraged to apply at any time by sending a letter of interest detailing the type of internship and time period sought to complete the internship. aTrek’s offices and rehearsal studio are located in the Grand Center district of St. Louis near the Fox Theater and Powell Hall. Internships may be completed through a combination of on-site and off-site work.

aTrek internships are unpaid; however, our interns are compensated with free participation in aTrek’s summer modern dance intensive and ongoing classes in addition to complimentary admittance to aTrek performances. Internships may also be available for college credit, and we will support students who apply to receive grant funding or scholarship monies to complete and internship with aTrek.

Interested parties should contact Diana Barrios, aTrek Managing Director via email at dancers@atrekdance.org.

Teaching internships are ideal for students planning to teach dance professionally either full-time or part-time. aTrek offers in school educational programs for ages K-6 that bring together academic curriculum learning with movement and dance education. Students would have the opportunity to assistant teach, help create new programs and research academic standards and grade level expectations.Completion of an aTrek teaching internship may lead to paid work opportunities with the company.

General Arts Administration internship is ideal for an individual considering a profession in the arts or not-for-profit industry as an artist or administrator. The student will have the opportunity to observe all the different aspects of non-profit management and gain insight into what areas might be a good fit for further study or career development. Experiences will include logistics and production of aTrek’s performances, summer dance festival intensive, children’s programming and fundraising events. The ideal candidate will be exposed to many of the issues facing arts and not-for-profit organizations including development, marketing, and branding. Additional office duties may include categorizing historical media and marketing/creative research.

Fundraising & Development internship isideal for an individual considering a profession in the non-profit sector or the arts. Experience will include fundraising, strategic planning and grant writing and research in addition to participation in the planning and implementation of a major fundraising event. The ideal candidate will be exposed to many of the issues facing arts and not-for-profit organizations including development, marketing, and branding.

Marketing & Public Relations internship is ideal for an individual considering a profession in marketing, advertising or public relations in either the for-profit or not-for-profit fields. Experiences will include promotion for IMPULSE, aTrek’s summer dance festival, annual performances, childrens’ programs, ongoing classes and fundraising events. In addition to experience with most aspects of marketing and PR this opportunity will include exposure to most of the issues facing not-for-profit and arts organizations including fundraising, financial management, program development, audience cultivation and retention. Basic duties will include: audience contact management, writing, editing and proof reading press releases, email blasts, newsletters, posters and flyers; posting and updating aTrek event listings online; updating aTrek’s my space, facebook and Web site, research and implementation of new marketing and promotional opportunities. Ideal candidate will have the ability to take initiative, be self-directed and independent with significant guidance provided by aTrek staff. Individuals interested in Marketing and PR but without specific experience should consider aTrek’s General Arts Administration internship which will provide exposure to Marketing and PR without the expectation of autonomy.

Graphic Design internship isideal for an individual considering a profession in Graphic Design, Art Direction, Marketing or Advertising. Experience will include graphic and Web design for aTrek including marketing materials for IMPULSE, aTrek’s summer dance festival, fall performances, and fundraising events. The ideal candidate will be exposed to many of the issues facing arts and not-for-profit organizations including development, marketing, and branding. Photography skills a plus.

Production & Technical Theater internship isideal for an individual considering a profession in the technical arts (stage management, lighting design, technical direction, producers, etc.) Experience will include logistics and production of IMPULSE, aTrek’s summer dance festival, fall performances, and fundraising events. Completion of an aTrek internship may lead to paid work opportunities with the company.

Costume Design & Construction internship will include shopping, design, and construction of costumes for dance productions. Your job will be to come up with interesting, creative, danceable costumes on a tiny budget. The ideal candidate will have an ultimate career goal in costuming, dressing or styling.