This week we sent off our entries for our competition in St. George. Dances are looking good and costumes are starting to come in. As we get ready to start into this year’s competition season, here’s a quick look at last years.
Tami applying makeup like a pro!
Hey there competition dancers! It’s time to start assembling your goodies and supplies for this year’s competition season. The list is the same as last year’s, so just double check that everything you have is in good shape. The lip color can be a little hard to find, but is everyone’s favorite. Your best bet may be to order it online.
As a show geared towards entertaining children and families, Ririe Woodbury will be presenting Kaleidoscope this February. They’ve given us this coupon to pass on to you so you and your dancer can enjoy the show. The family ticket package is a great price. Support our local performing artist and take your family out for a night on the town. Continue reading
The University of Utah’s ballet department is offering a Master Class with Johanna Butow. Intermediate and advanced ballet dancers ages 12 and up are invited to attend. We recommend dancers be in Levels 4 or 5 for this class. This is a great opportunity for dancers to expose themselves to a different teacher and different teaching style. Continue reading
If you’re at Dance Concepts on Tuesday evenings you probably know Miss Alana. Alana Ferguson teaches our First Steps, Petite Performers and Rising Stars. Even if you don’t know her, the U’s Ballet Showcase is a great opportunity to get out and see some outstanding dancers. Continue reading
Competition team members, make sure you have your hotel reservations set for the season!
It is always fun to stay together with the group, but if you have another place available you are welcome to stay there. Whatever your plans happen to be, make sure you have a room booked sooner rather than later as both of these cities will be quite full these weekends. Continue reading
The splits are a must-have for most dancers. You’ll never have perfect leaps or impressive kicks and extensions without them. While we stretch in each dance class, if you only take one or two classes a week that may not be enough to get your splits unless you also work at home. Try these stretches on your own to get your splits better and faster. Continue reading
Hopefully you caught The New York City Ballet’s The Nutcracker this week staring former Dance Concepts Dancer Megan Fairchild. If you’re interested in see some of our fantastic current dancers check out Mountain West Ballet’s Nutcracker production. I got a chance to attend last Saturday and couldn’t be more proud of our dancers. Jenna Johnson from Level 5 is performing as a Snowflake and Merliton. Sarah Hunt, also from Level 5, is performing as the Candle Seller and Lead Page. Samantha Homer from Level 4 is Party Girl her sister Kate from Level 1 is a Mouse. Sarah Pabst from Level 2 is in the Chinese variation. They have their final show this Saturday at 7:00 at Mount Jordan Middle School. Tickets start at $8 and are available at mountainwestballet.org.
Dance Concepts is sporting fab new pink chairs. The new seating should help alleviate some of the overcrowding in the main waiting area. Feel free to make yourself at home and plug in your electronics while you’re watching your dancer’s class. If you’re still looking for more peace and quiet there are small waiting areas both upstairs and downstairs that are often unused. Hopefully this helps make the time you spend at Dance Concepts a little more pleasant.
For dancers, nothing says Christmas like The Nutcracker. PBS is airing New York City Ballet’s production of this holiday classic tonight at 7:00 and tomorrow at 11:00PM. Be sure to set your DVRs because former Dance Concepts dancer, Megan Fairchild, will be performing as the Sugar Plum Fairy! This particular airing is also special because it is done all in one live take so what you’re seeing is as close to what the audience sees as possible. It will be rebroadcast on Christmas Eve to United States service men and women on Christmas Eve. For more information and an interesting history of the ballet check out http://www.pbs.org/programs/live-from-lincoln-center/.
