Last weekend Julie Edison and I ran our first full marathon. Just over twenty six miles through the redwoods of northern California. It was a huge challenge for both of us, both physically and mentally, but we fought through and finished, it part because of things we learned growing up as dancers.
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Congratulations to Paradi and Blake on getting their first pair of pointe shoes! If you see them around the studio give them a big hug and wish them well. “When can I get pointe shoes?” It’s a question every ballet dancer starts to ask and is something that deserves a good amount of attention. Because
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Julie Edison and Jazz 5 amazed us all last year with “Lorraine.” The choreography is top notch and the dancers really attacked it. This dance won Teen Competitive High Point Overall at Releve Dance Competition, was a runner up in the Overall Awards at Utah Dance Fest and took home a High Gold award at
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With some new faces on staff at Dance Concepts this year we will be doing a few blog posts to let you get to know our new teachers. Today we asked how everyone spent their summer vacation. Dance Concepts had a great summer session, made an appearance in a coming film, was featured on KUTV’s
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Yesterday Dance Concepts hosted Celtic Waters Productions for their filming of The Next Dance. Seven of our dancers from levels 4 and 5 will be featured in their upcoming film. Everyone had a great time during the filming and we can’t wait to see the final product. Check out the photos from the filming below.
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We love them all but we want to know what you think. Scroll below to vote for your favorite costume from the 2011.
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This Thursday at Dance Concepts we’ll be making foot boards. These are boards to help you stretch your feet at home and develop the beautiful point that all great dancers have. You can use one at home to become a better dancer while you’re reading or watching TV. We’ll also have pizza and drinks so
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Just for fun here’s a look at our 2006 recital. Rock the Casbah was choreographed by Julie Edison (then Schlesinger) in her first year teaching at Dance Concepts. It’s amazing to see how far these girls have come since then. If there are other dances you would like to see from past recitals, leave a
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This is one of the most basic foot exercises we can do as dancers and is a great thing to be working on this summer. It’s a simple exercise that everyone can benefit from. We encourage all of you – from our little guys all the way through the top of Level 5 – to
Last night was fantastic! We’re so proud of all of our dancers who performed in the recital. Each of them has grown so much this year: from our little ones who have learned not only the basics of dance, but also how to act in a classroom and listen to their teachers, to our advanced