The Julia L. Cauthorn Scholarship

The San Antonio Dance Umbrella is pleased to honor her contributions to the dance community. SADU hopes that members of the San Antonio arts community and the international dance community will join us in recognizing Julia's lifelong cultural contributions through generously supporting this scholarship fund, specifically designed to support and advance the training of young San Antonio dancers and choreographers. Financial assistance provided through the Fund is based on merit and need and may be applied to defray trainings costs, such as summer training opportunities or college tuition.

If you'd like to make a contribution to the Julia L. Cauthorn Scholarship Fund for Young San Antonio Dancers & Choreographers, please send it to SADU, P.O. Box 830634, San Antonio, TX 78283.

San Antonio Dance Umbrella is pleased to award the following individuals with scholarships through the Julia L. Cauthorn Scholarship Fund for 2007:

Rebecca Jeffrey $500 Scholarship Winner	Kelly Mayton $500 Scholarship Winner	Kamini Srenevasan $300 Scholarship Winner
Sarah Keeler $300 Scholarship Winner	Kelsey Thompson $300 Scholarship Winner	Michelle Becken $300 Scholarship Winner

Each of these young dancers demonstrated superior dance performance and potential the various aspects of dance. The scholarships are to be used to further their dance education.

This scholarship was established in 1995 to aid young, promising dancers of the San Antonio area in their pursuit of a dance education.  Scholarships are awarded on ability, merit, and future potential. Specific requirements for this scholarship are available on this webpage.

Requirements for application are:
• SADU membership at the student level or higher.
• Must be between the ages of 13 to 21.
• Letter of recommendation from dance instructor.
• Brief biographical statement including all dance study, reason for application, and proposed use of scholarship.
• Dance photograph.
• A videotaped solo performance of one to five minutes.
• Include the form at the end of the application with your materials.

Guidelines for videotape submission:
• Format for the video should be on VHS or DVD.
• Identify yourself at the beginning of the tape. State your name, age, level in school, and a brief statement of your plans for using the scholarship.
• Wear apparel that will make you clearly visible in the video. (Hint: If the walls are white, don’t wear a white leotard.)
• Studio recorded performances are preferred, not staged performances.
• Try not to shoot from the diagonal or at an angle; the judges have a difficult time seeing you finish a movement or a turn, or landing from a jump.
• Make sure music or accompaniment is as clear as you can make it. Not loud, just clear.
• Make sure the full body is visible at all times. SMILE!

Deadline for 2008 application has not been determined at this time.

Send your submission to:
San Antonio Dance Umbrella
PO Box 830634
San Antonio, TX 78283

Please direct questions to our Executive Director at (210) 212-6600 or sadu@sadu.org.

To download an application for the 2007 scholarship, please click here.

Previous recipients of the Julia L. Cauthorn scholarship:

Josephine Deahl 2006 $400 Level	Alycia Lively 2006 $400 Level	Carlos Menchaca 2006 $400 Level
Deepika Ram 2006 $300 Level	Krystal Diaz 2006 $300 Level	Mansi Gaitonde 2006 $300 Level
Krystal Diaz 2005 $500 Level	Nancy Satsangi 2005 $500 Level	Rachel Miller 2004 Winner
Drew Reinartz 2004 Winner