Editorial - from Jeannette Brooks

2006 has kicked of with a wealth of touring products and companies from the African People Dance genre. Rumble, Urban Classicism, Zoo Nation, Tavaziva Dance to name a few. Dance days, training events and a number of opportunities have all gotten us off to a flying start following the winter freeze.

In this issue our focus is on keeping those flames burning bright with the training and development needed to maintain high standards and push creativity and quality.

Training and continuing professional development is critical to us all no matter where you are in this industry or your career. We talk to Jackie Guy about how to get the best out of the relationship of director with dancers and to Judith Palmer about her impressions of APD training courses.

There are reviews of Greg Maqoma, Zoo National and Impact Dance and feedback from The Mission 2005 on black dance training in the mainstream.

And finally, Hotfoot reaches it’s first birthday. I hope you have enjoyed the articles and feel Hotfoot is giving the sector a voice for critical thought and analysis. One of the major aims of this magazine is to up the stakes for national recognition of the various genres in African Peoples Dance. This means I need contributions - articles that force reaction and cause debate. Contact me with your ideas on content and if you would like to include something in a future edition. After all the fight for a part of the already crowded dance sector needs to happen on all fronts and the written voice can be very influential.

Please read on and feedback on the new online layout of Hotfoot through the ADAD website.

Jeannette Brooks
Hotfoot Online Editor