Dance Reference Help

[shanmonster]

One of the main reasons I moved to Ontario was to continue developing as a dance artist. And one of the styles that brought me here was butoh.

Since I moved here, I have been studying butoh and contemplative dance whenever I could with Denise Fujiwara at Fujiwara Dance Inventions. I've had to miss a couple of workshops because of money issues. But now I see there is a scholarship coming up which will cover training from November until April. I'm pretty sure I qualify for this, but I need two references.

I've never applied for this sort of scholarship before, so I'm really not sure who I should ask. Presumably, a professional dancer. Aside from Ms. Fujiwara herself, I don't know any professional butoh performers who are familiar with my work. Do you think other dance stylists would suffice? And if so, what should I be looking for in a reference? A studio owner? A performer? A teacher?

I'm at a bit of a loss, but I sure would like to get this scholarship.

Any ideas/volunteers are appreciated.

Comments

[zydee.livejournal.com]

I have nooooo idea about references (Ms. Fujiwara is a perfect start, I'd reckon), but I do know that there are professional scholarship writers out there who specifically work with schools and possibly with organizations who might have webpages with resources that might help. That's a lot of "might"s in one sentence, but somewhere out there someone knows what'll help you get the edge needed to win the gold. :)

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

I'll take a look. Thanks!