The last competition of the season is always bitter sweet.  We’ve spent the last 8 months watching our team’s dances, and dancers, grow and evolve.  We’ve seen so much progress from the first day back in classes, to the first time on stage, to where we are now.  Our dancers have dealt with illness and injury.  They’ve practiced being good winners, and good losers too.  They’ve done things that they were scared of and came out braver people because of it.  It’s a little sad to be saying goodbye to the dances we know, but we’re excited and already looking forward to jumping into next year and making it even better yet.

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Our June recital is just a few weeks away.  The show will be held at Murray High School.  There are shows at 6:00 and 8:00.  With your dancer’s costume you should also find a note that says which show you will be performing in, how to do their hair and makeup, and when their class picture is.  If your note didn’t make it home (notes have a way of disappearing) please ask for a new one at the front desk.

The show orders can be found below.  You’ll want to check the order if your dancer will be performing more than one dance so that you’ll know which costume to arrive in and how long you’ll have to change from one dance to the next.

We work hard to keep our shows a reasonable length.  Out of respect for the other performers and their families we ask that you stay for the entire show.  Each one will be approximately 90 minutes.

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Every year, Julie’s advanced classes get a chance to prepare a piece of their own choreography and perform it for the rest of the class. The Choreography Challenge is a great way for dancers to start learning how to compose an interesting piece. We always have a lot of fun and are very excited to see what creative movement our dancers will come up with this year!

Thursday, May 23, everyone in levels 3, 4 & 5 will need to come to class ready to perform their prepared piece of choreography!  Continue reading →

It’s our final competition of the year!

Location: Kingsbury Hall (1395 Presidents Circle at the University of Utah)
Admission to this competition is free!

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Join Mountain West Ballet as they perform the classic Alice in Wonderland!

This tale will come to life with all the wonder and magic under the stars at the Sandy Amphitheater (9400 S 1300 E).

Watch for two of our amazing Dance Concepts dancers performing in the show:  Jenna Johnson and Courtney Kelly.

Dates:
May 10th at 8:00 pm
May 11th at 2:00 pm & 8:00 pm
May 13th at 8:00 pm

We hope to see you there!

This schedule is for the competition team picture day on May 23rd.  The rest of the school will have photos done on May 21 and 22nd.  Please see the schedule for those days here. Continue reading →

Here is the schedule for our school picture days.  There are no regular classes on May 21 or 22nd, only class pictures.  Pictures will be taken at Mar Del photography on the north west end of Union Square.  Please wear your costume and the correct shoes and tights.  You are welcome to do your hair and makeup however you like. Continue reading →

Our competition teams spent this last weekend in Logan at Utah Dance Fest.  We started the weekend out early Friday morning with our Mini Team solos.  They all gave great performances and you could see real progress from our first competition a month ago.  Vienna was honored with a Queen award once again for her ballet solo La Petite.

Lili toughed it out and performed her solo despite not feeling well.  She was, unfortunately, the first of many of our dancers to dance through sickness.

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July 10–12, 2013
Boys and Girls, Ages 11–18
Beginning and Intermediate

This exciting workshop provides participants with a variety of dance experiences. The exposure to different dance styles that you receive will assist in identifying potential areas of interest. We invite you to learn the basics in such genres as ballet, ballroom, clogging, hip hop, jazz, modern, musical theatre, and world dance from BYU’s nationally recognized dance faculty. You will experience valuable enrichment as you progress in each genre workshop. Each day will include six hours of dance training in some of the finest facilities available. You will receive challenging instruction and beneficial feedback. If you find your interest piqued on a specific form of dance, we will help you know how to get more involved in one of our other dance programs in the future. Continue reading →