User:Saviour Of Dance/DRA Dance collective

'''DRA Dance Collective are a London Based Contemporary dance company Specialising in Collaborations With, Artists, Musicians, poets,photographers, DJs, Costume & Fashion designers and filmakers. DRA Makes movent and dance for people who would normally never see it. If people won't go to the theatre they'll come to you.'''

DRA Dance Collective combine 1960s GoGo dancing, Burlesque and Contemporary dance referencing the collaborations of Sergei Diaghilev and the romantisim of Jean-Luc Godard, the simple eccentricity of paul smith and the freedom of performance seen in the likes of David Bowie and Wire and many other raw live bands.

Initaly starting as a dance film company, all scenes were shot on the streets of London where most of the company are from. These films can be found on The DRA website www.dradancecollective.co.uk or on You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/user/missFedorec

The DRA Are Now More known for their live performances/collaborations in Pubs, Clubs, Art Galleries, site specific (as seen in the films) And Gorilla Performances directly inspired by The English band The Others.

DRA Performances & Collaborations
DRA began in 2006 and since then have performed and collaborated with people all over the world.

Venues/gigs include: The Roundhouse, Trafalger Square Folk Festival2009, Glastonbury Park Stage 2009, Lattitude Lake Stage 2009, PROUD Gallery Camden, Wonderland Festival, The Princess Alice/Jenny's Tea Cup Whitechapel, Buffalo Bar Angel, The Lexington Angel.

DRA Have Collaborated with various DJs and Musicians namely: BISHI on her UK tour Late Of The Pier Robots In Disguise The Loves

The DRA Recently collaborated with Anna Kompaniets For some stunning headresses. []

DRA & Photographers: Mona Raghead featured in VICE Magazine:[] Ellie Attkins Lisa Gilby David Cranston

Working for The DRA
DRA choreography is all devised by All members to ensure its constantly changing and fresh. With Treacle & Mittee's talent for 60s gogo and contemporay and Laura Cherry's Burlesque contemporary and Fedorec's contemporary. Also all members dance in eachothers peices with occasional other dancers (namely: Sasha Allen, belly dancer and trained contemporary dancer).

All costumes are designed by Danielle Mittee or Treacle Holasz. With Danielles incredible ability as a seamstress and designer you can count on the DRA for jaw dropping ensembles!

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DRA History
DRA was founded by Treacle Holasz, Kitty Fedorec and Olive Kane when they met studying at Lewisham College on a Dance Foundation. Treacle went to study at Middlesex University and specialize in Choreography, Kitty Fedorec went onto study at LABAN Dance School and Olive Kane went to study dance at Guilford University. While at Middlesex University in 2008 Treacle meet Danielle Mitte and Laura Cherry. Who came to join DRA in early 2009. Treacle was also a DJ from the age of 16 in London and Brighton and thus had various connections on the indie/northern soul music scene. And the leap from Film to LIVE Performances was due to this. Dan Fatel gave DRA their first Live gig in Camden PROUD Gallery in early April 2009. He initally booked Treacle as a DJ but after a breif meeting it was decided they would dance for the bands and DJs in a live experimental Collaboration. Since then the DRA has also accompanied Treacle's DJsets with exqusiste GoGo dancing and contemporary peices; and performed in various venues with this concept. The idea is to bring Contemporary dance to people who would never normally see it. To expose them to something new and excite the audiences imagination. Contemporary dance has long been dance for other dancers,they make dance for people who don't know what their watching.

DRA quote by BBC presenter Billy Reeves : "They are Camden's Pet Ballet Company" [] DRA quote by Artist Nick Waring: "Their like four Kate Bush's running up a hill"

DRA Members
Treacle Holasz born 31st July 1988 in North London. From a Ukranion-Irish working class home. Attended La Sainte Union Girls School, Began dance training at 14 attending North London Performing Arts Center. studying RAD Ballet, jazz, contempoary. performing at various shows namely Sadlers Wells in Oliver Rep. Treacle went onto dance in The London Contemporary Dance Schools Youth Dance Company 'Shift'. Where she learnt basic training and exceeded in choreography. Working with Choreographers such as, Martin Lawrence [] Lauren Potter [] Tom Dale [] Treacle was awarded a place on The CAT Sceme at The Place [] Treacle then worked for the place as a teaching assistant, with JDC, alsoworking In learning and Access @ The Place for the resident company on The Richard Alston Tour []. Breifly working also for Central Ballet at Bloomsbury Theatre[] Treacle went into full time traing at Lewisham College on a dance foundation, then breifly Attended Northern Contemporary dance school then attended Kensington & Chelsea college and City & Islington college taking Dance Alevels and foundations. Then Onto Middlesex University to study for a BA in Dance specialising in Choreography. Treacle also works as a DJ in London and Brighton and has done from the age of 16. Djing clubs and bars such as; Carling Islington Academy, PROUD Gallery Camden, Scala Kings Cross, KoKo Camden, St.Moritz Soho and Punk Soho.