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NORTHEAST OHIO DANCE FESTIVAL (posted Mar 23, 2009)

Saturday, March 28 at Tri-C East.  Arrive at Tri-C East at 12:30pm.  Ballet Company arrives at 9:00am & rehearses at 9:15am.  General meeting for all dancers at 12:30pm in auditorium.  Classes begin at 1:00pm and go until 5:00pm.  Performance begins at 7:00pm.  Bring $5 for dinner and we will go on a "food run" for everyone after classes.
For directions, please click here.

COMMUNITY CHALLENGE BASKETBALL HALFTIME PERFORMANCE (posted Mar 23, 2009)

Thursday, March 26 rehearsal for all those performing, 7:00pm-7:30pm at the studio.
Friday, March 27 performance, approximately 6:45pm-7:00pm at Rocky River High School.  PeeWee dance team will be performing "Let's Go Crazy", and PreJunior, Junior & Senior dance teams will perform "Circus Dementia".  Meet at the Rocky River STUDIO at 5:00pm to "get ready".  Pizza will be provided.  We will carpool to Rocky River High School for the halftime performance.  We will carpool back to the STUDIO after the performance, where parents can pick up students at the STUDIO.  All students should be picked up from the dance studio. For directions to Rocky River High School, please click here.

HOLLYWOOD CONNECTION (posted Mar 9, 2009)

Congratulations to everyone who went to Chicago this past weekend - students & parents. The following parents, through their efforts, added to the students successful and enjoyable experience this weekend:

Lynne Aprile, Liz Below, Jen Blatchford, Rose DiVita, Jen Dawson, Liese Ann Kodger, Priscilla Larchian, Laurie Masters, Julie McCallister, and Duwayne Seekely

A very special THANK YOU goes to Elizabeth Keller for her "Herculean" effort in organizing the food & scheduling during the weekend, from the minute we left the studio Friday morning to the minute we returned Sunday night.

The following competition routines performed this weekend:

"Mercy" (solo) - Gold, 2nd overall jazz
"History Repeating (prejunior showcase) - Gold, 1st overall jazz trio
"Werewolf" (solo) - Gold
"Walking On Air (solo) - Gold, 3rd overall jazz
"Hometown Glory (solo) - Silver
"Dream On" (solo) - Gold, 2nd overall lyrical
"Time Is Now" (duo) - Gold, 2nd overall jazz
"American Boy" (duo) - Gold, 1st overall jazz
"Boogie Wonderland" (prejunior team) - Gold, 3rd overall, small group jazz
"Standin' There" (junior showcase) - Gold, 2nd overall, large group jazz
"Bowtie" (tap team) - Gold, 3rd overall, small group tap
"Starting Now" (senior showcase) - Gold, 1st overall, small group lyrical
"Don't Tell Mama" (junior team) - Gold, 1st overall, large group musical theatre
"Club Cabaret" (senior team) - Gold, 2nd overall, large group musical theatre
"Circus Dementia" (all teams) - Gold, 2nd overall, open production
"Alien" (hip-hop team) - Silver, 3rd overall, production hip-hop

The following students were recognized during the final awards on Sunday:

Nicholle Acciarri - Hollywood Makeover Award
Ashley Bauer - Around the World Award, Fame Award, LG Award
Kayleigh Feldkircher - VIP Award-HC Regional Scholarship
Abigail Kane - "answersfordancers.com" Award
Caroline Kane - Fame Award
Carolyn Keller - Stardom Award-National Finals Scholarship
Teresa Larchian - Fame Award, Icon Runner-Up
Emily McGee - Hollywood Makeover Award
Kelsey Michels - Around the World Award, LG Award
Elizabeth Petrella - Fame Award
Jessica Preteroti - Fame Award, Monsters of Hip-Hop Scholarship

MANDATORY REHEARSALS FOR CHICAGO COMPETITION (posted Feb 25, 2009)

Thursday, 2/26 from 7:00pm-8:00pm for Hip Hop Intermediate/Advanced Dance Team
Monday, 3/2 from 5:30pm-7:30pm for ALL DANCE TEAMS going to Chicago
Wednesday, 3/4 from 6:00pm-7:30pm for ALL DANCE TEAMS going to Chicago
Thursday, 3/5 from 7:00pm-8:30pm for ALL DANCE TEAMS going to Chicago

"TEAM BOOT CAMP" EVERY SATURDAY, 10:30am-2:00pm FOR ALL DANCE TEAMS (posted Jan 15, 2009)

DANCE TEAM REHEARSAL TIMES (posted Jan 3, 2009)

PeeWee Dance Team: Mondays, 6:00pm-7:00pm

PreJunior Dance Team: Mondays, 5:30pm-6:00pm
PreJunior Showcase: Thursdays, 5:00pm-5:30pm

Junior Dance Team: Thursdays, 5:30pm-6:00pm
Junior Showcase: Mondays, 6:00pm-6:30pm

Senior Dance Team: Mondays, 7:00pm-7:30pm
Senior Showcase: Mondays, 5:00pm-5:30pm

Hip-Hop Dance Team: Thursdays, 8:00pm-8:30pm

Tap Team: Tuesdays, 5:15pm-5:45pm