Candice Thompson – LOLAstretch
MEET OUR FRONT RUNNER THIS WEEK
Candice Thompson (Designer of LOLAstretch)
Candice Thompson is a Brooklyn-based artist, teacher, costume and dancewear designer. Her designs for theatre have been featured in venues such as HERE Arts Center, the Ohio Theatre, the Player’s Theatre, the 45th Street Theatre, the American Place Theatre, the Brick Theatre, the Crown Point Festival, the NY International Fringe Festival and the Williamstown Theatre Festival and her designs for dance have been seen at such varied companies and places as the New Chamber Ballet at City Center Studios; Laura Peterson Company; Philippa Kaye Company’s Humorphous; Milwaukee Ballet company, James Sewell Ballet, ad hoc Ballet, Owen Marks, SUNY Purchase, Harvard, the Rock School for Dance Education and the Washington Ballet School. Her leotard designs for LOLAstretch are worn by professional dancers and students in dance companies around the world, including the popular show So You Think You Can Dance.
She grew up in Phoenix, Arizona and has been immersed in the dance culture since the age of five. She trained with Kee Juan Han at the School of Ballet Arizona and spent summers at the Milwaukee Ballet School and the Princeton Ballet School. Upon graduation, she attended New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, majoring in dance. She spent five years as a member of the Milwaukee Ballet Company. Her roles have included Papagena in Mark Godden’s The Magic Flute, Clara in Michael Pinks’ The Nutcracker, Rum and Coca-Cola in Paul Taylor’s Company B, Little Swans in Simon Dow’s Swan Lake, and a soloist in Susan Jones’ staging of Paquita as well as works by George Balanchine, Trey McIntyre, Kathy Posin, Lila York, John Utans, Jimmy Gamonet de los Herros, Kurt Jooss, and Lee Wei Chao. She is currently a dancer with ad hoc Ballet and has been a member of the company since its inception. In her free time, she teaches ballet and pilates (BodyTonic Pilates Gymanisum), rides a bike between Brooklyn Heights, Park Slope and Williamsburg, knits and writes for the popular dance blog, The Winger.
To buy dancewear from LOLAstretch, visit http://lolastretch.com
To view Candice Thompson’s Costume Design Portfolio, visit http://candicethompsondesign.com
Candice will be teaching a FREE pilates for dancers class in honor of National Dance Week on June 5th from 12p-1p at BodyTonic Pilates Gymnasium in Park Slope. Please call 718.622.6222 to reserve a spot as space is limited! http://body-tonic.com
We will be giving away LOLAstretch/Ballerina Project posters and discount cards for LOLAline Spring to everyone who attends the 2K10 Dance Party at Ailey on May 18th. Unique items from LOLAstretch and Yogabela will also be sold. Hope to see you there!
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