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SCHOOL NEWS

September 2006

 

 

 

NEW YORK FASHION WEEK LOVE’S JOSHUA!!

While many models dream of walking the runway in New York City’s Fashion week, Professional Modeling graduate Joshua van de Pol turned this dream into a reality!  This has been an amazing year for Joshua.  In the spring he signed with “REQUEST Model Management”; a fashion agency in New York City. REQUEST Model Management has become one of the top modeling management forces in the industry.                                                                                       This May he was flown to Manhattan for a 16 page spread in Italian Men’s Vogue.  The photo shoot was shot in China Town and lasted from 9am until  midnight!  It was then that he booked one of the biggest events in fashion, New York Fashion Week!!  These fashion shows are attended by journalists,         buyers, celebrities and social types.  The shows are invitation-only and each designer is responsible for the guest list.  Joshua was again flown to the big apple for three weeks where he modeled the newest fashions from top designers!  He worked with Marc Jacobs (pictured above) and did a runway show in the Marc Jacobs showroom.  He also did modeling for British designer Andrew Buckler and Brian Wood.  Joshua had an incredible and exciting experience and is looking forward to many more shows!

 

 

 

 

SPOTLIGHT!

          Children’s Acting Graduate Nathalie Calderon was born with a rare birth defect called tibial hemimelia. She had 10 fingers and 10 toes, but her right tibia stopped growing at the shin. Doctors amputated her lower leg when she was a year old. As a little girl, she prayed at the dinner table for a leg so she could be like everyone else, remembers her mother, Julie Calderon. For years, Julie, a nurse, cried all the way to and from Nathalie’s doctor’s appointments. “But when she was 5, I said to myself, you need to get over it.  I want her to be able to do whatever she wants.”  That is what she did and enrolled her into the acting program here at the Maile School.  In preschool, when kids asked about her prosthetic, Nathalie told them her story. “My mom always said, That’s how Jesus made you.”

Her dream of performing didn’t stop at acting classes she then moved on to dance classes! She attends Georgio’s American Dance Centre, where she’s part of the senior company. She’s won three scholarships this year for her dancing, has earned the respect of her peers and the adoration of audiences when she performs hip hop, tap and ballet.

The attention is for her dancing, not for her disability!

Nathalie performs with her artificial leg. As a featured dancer in the senior company, she performs in front of thousands while she leaps, pirouettes and glides as the music carries her. Her current prosthetic was specifically designed with more flexibility for dancing.

She will also be appearing in the 2006 December issue of Dance Spirit, She has a speaking engagement planned for March 2007 in Jackson Mississippi at a disability conference, and she is presently being interviewed by Sweet Sixteen Magazine.  Natalie’s talent is so inspiring that there may be a movie in the making based on her life story!

 

 

 

Words of Wisdom from

School President, Debbie Wisner

 

Don’t wait for your ship to come in, swim out to it.

 

 

 

In The News

ARIELLE KEBBEL: Success keeps coming for acting grad Arielle Kebbel!! She's in NYC doing press for the Grudge 2 which opened in October on Friday the 13th!  Recently, Conan O’Brian invited Arielle for a guest appearance on his show after seeing her on Carson Daly’s Late, Late Show.  If you can handle this thriller make sure you keep an eye out for Arielle as “Allison”!  Looks like the GRUDGE curse has found its way to back to America...

 

RICK BRITTON: Rick Britton has been very active landing an industrial for Trade Star, booked a job for Miramar Memorial Hospital playing the principal role as a patient. He also worked for HB Productions, 3 different Disney jobs and  TV commercial for Health Care USA Insurance and having the opportunity to follow Tiger Woods around all day filming a commercial!

 

KIMBERLY THOMPSON: Professional modeling graduate Kimberly Thompson shot a Gatorade commercial in Miami and worked an informal promotional job as well. She also landed a web commercial for American Data Search

 

SOUTHERN WOMENS SHOW PERFORMERS:  If you happened to attend the Southern Woman’s Show on Saturday October 14th then you had a chance to see and hear our great performers (all are students and graduates!) A BIG THANKS to you girls for an amazing show!  (Top) Megan Stuart, Taylor David, Briana Frank, Brittany McDaniel (Bottom) little Cameron Cowley and Annalisa DiBernardo

 

FIRST FRIDAY

The Mall at Millenia’s First Friday event kicked off with beautiful weather and beautiful Models. All are graduates from the Professional Modeling Program!

Kristin Amrhein, Whitney Poole, Dina Paul, Kasandra Banfield, Julie Martin, Billie Jo Creamer, Daphne Antonatos, Jacquelyn Hagemeyer, & Steven Arwood

 

  • Whitney Poole modeling for Anthropologie and Kasandra Banfield modeling for Talbots!
  • Kristin Amrhein modeling for TOUS
  • Julie Martin & Jacquelyn Hagemeyer modeling for Cache and Cache Lux!
  • Dina Paul & Steven Arwood modeling for VANS!
  • Daphne Antonatos modeling for ST JOHN & Billie Jo Creamer modeling for Brighton!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debby’s Points of Interest

 

  • If you’re interested in booking a private lesson with Kevin O’Neill, Al Hubbs or Ellen Jones, call Loretta Rispoli at the school, or email: lorettar@lisamaile.com

 

  • Tim Tew is offering a special on headshots for Maile graduates.  Photos are shot here at our school! Call the front desk for more details.

 

  • Are you on our mailing list?  If not, be sure to give us your email address so we can add you!

 

  • If you missed a class, please call the school to schedule a makeup date!

 

 

 

 

In Print, Live Connection, Moving Pictures

 

                                 

Alexander Inbornone– Harcourt, St. Joe Company (Print)                             

Anecia Inbornone– St. Joe Company (Print)                                                

Stephen Bailey– Element (Print)         

Amy Colombus– Harcourt (Print)         

Grace Herzog- Scholastic (Print)

Nicholas Davila– Harcourt and Scholastic (Print) Artesian Pools Commercial                                           Ali Zerper-Artesian Pools Commercial

Mia Zeper-Artesian Pools Commercial

Demi Zeper-Artesian Pools Commercial

Tya Zeper-Artesian Pools Commercial

Elizabeth Hernandez– CTTN Network Sarina Sanders– CTTN Network 

Charlie Strickhouser– Dr. G. (T.V.)

Debbie Seiber– Parks Auto Training Video                                                    

Sabrina LeMaster-Tomorrow (T.V.)                                      

Alec LeMaster-Tomorrow (Commercial)

Rachelle Lucas-National Lampoon’s Robodoc                                                                           Steven Arwood– Southern Womens Show (Runway)                                          

Carlos Jackson– Southern Womens Show (Runway), Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights (Live), South Florida Community College (Commercial)             

Shelitta Boxie– Robodoc (Stunt Driver), Tampa Bay Times (Billboard), Bellsouth Yellow pages (Commercial), Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights (Live)  

John Weyrick– There is a pounding in my head (Fullsail film), CFE Credit Union (T.V.)                                    Izayah Thorb– Party (Music Video), Pirate Show at Disney (film)      

 Katarina Noel– The Fiesta Grand (Film), Ruth (Film), There’s a pounding in My Head (Fullsail Film), The Garage Sale (Film)                                            

Brittany McDaniel– CONGRATS on  winning the youth female vocalist for the Florida Country Music Association 5th year in a row!!  Also, Fox 35 Morning show (live), Russell Home (Live), Seminole Towne Center (Live)                        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Upcoming Seminars & Class Start Dates

 

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Saturday, December 9th

Tuesday, January 9th

 

Adult Acting

Tuesday, November 28th

 

Teen Acting

Saturday, December 2nd

 

Advanced Teen Acting

Saturday, January 20th

 

Children’s Acting

(4-6yrs)

Tuesday, December 5th

 

Children’s Acting

(7-10yrs)

Saturday, December 2nd

 

Advanced

Children’s Acting

(7-10yrs)

Saturday, January 20th

 

Scene Study

Monday, January 22nd

 

Improv

TBA

 

Professional Modeling

Tuesday, November 14th

 

Children’s Modeling

Wednesday, December 6th

 

Breaking into

the Industry

Thursday, November 30th

6:00-10:00p.m.

 

 

 

 

Breaking Into the Industry
 

 

 

 

 


The next session of Breaking into the Industry is:

 

Thursday November 30th

6:00-10:00p.m.

 

 

It’s open to all Teen and Adult Acting grads and students, and the parents of students in our Children’s programs.  Reserve your space by emailing frontdesk@lisamaile.com or calling the front desk at 407-628-5989.  Be ready for a full 4 hours of info that will help you kick-start your career!

 

If you are unable to attend the Breaking into the Industry Seminar, don’t worry! This must-see seminar is now available on DVD for only $20! Call or see the front desk to place your order!

 

 

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A significant part of a hiring decision is based on nonverbal elements in an interview--handshake, eye contact, body language, posture, listening skills, clothing, grooming and accessories. Don’t overlook the power of a good first impression. People make amazing assumptions about your professional credibility and potential performance based upon your appearance during a first meeting. It's very difficult to overcome a poor first impression, regardless of your knowledge or expertise.

To be successful, research and practice for the interview and carefully plan the professional image you want to project. If you come to an interview dressed professionally, you will feel a sense of confidence and others will sense your self-assurance. Many employers interpret your appearance in terms of what you know about the world around you and what attention you give to detail.