Dance played a big role in the life of Sophie Kairalla. Kairalla is a second-year marketing and graphic design student at Point Loma Nazarene University and danced competitively for 12 years, until she graduated from high school. As of fall 2020, Kairalla has been seeking a dance outlet on the PLNU campus. Due to students […]
Joann Grasser is not your typical retailer. She is an artist who helps other artists. When she opened JJ’s boutique and studios in downtown Kenosha last August, she said it was as much to sell things she loved as to provide studio space for those in the arts. stage and visual arts. Today, the company […]
Debbie Allen’s Dance Academy Sponsors 2022 ‘Uplifting Minds II’ National Talent Competition with Dance Scholarship Debbie Allen (file photo) Debbie Allen’s Dance Academy (DADA) has joined a long list of sponsors offering a prize to the winners of the 2022 “Uplifting Minds II” (ULMII) National Entertainment Conference Talent Competition. DADA is offering the category winner […]
The owner of an Abbotsford dance studio is happy that restrictions were lifted on Thursday (January 20) on adult classes, but says the damage has already been done. Maureen Keyes of Xtreme Talent Dance Company said the latest round of restrictions were further impacting an industry that had already been hit hard by the pandemic. […]
A ‘fantastic and friendly’ co-ed dance club has linked up with the British Legion in Crownhill and offers lessons alongside live music acts. Earlier this month the club held its first event where new members and old members showed up to try a line dance and jive to live music by Peter Barlow. It was […]
On Sunday, December 19, the most popular Bollywood dance school in the entire Chicago area, SR Dance Academy, held its first winter recital at the Hemmens Cultural Center in Elgin. Rita and Anshika Singh launched the academy at the start of the pandemic to allow children and adults to stay active while staying indoors. Rita […]
LEXINGTON, NC (WGHP) — For years, Kristie North and Beth Kennedy watched their daughters compete in dance. They see how it helps their daughters gain confidence and make friends. The two decided they wanted to create that kind of atmosphere for the other kids. After years of talking about it, they opened Allegiance Dance Company […]
The sound of sliding, walking footsteps to music escapes from the dance studio and echoes throughout the basement hallway. Inside, the students diligently practice the routines to perfection. With only a few weeks until their next shows, the RM Dance Club (RMDC) strives to bring their best performance, rehearsing every Wednesday and Friday over lunch. […]
Sharon Grimet’s dancing career began when she was a little girl in Glasgow, Scotland. Ultimately, that will take her halfway across the world to Nashville, where she will win two country western line dance world championship titles. Now her home base is a small studio in Walkersville, tucked away in a tall brick building on […]
Tucked away prominently on MLK Drive, just one block north of North Ave., an indistinguishable single-story building with minimal signage is home to an abundance of talent and a homeowner with a heart of gold. Salute Society Dance Studio, run solely by owner and creative director Tony Carter, could very well be one of the […]
This autumn, young breakdance and hip hop enthusiasts will speak at a dance school in Lancashire. Kirkham-based Euphoria Dance and Therapy Ltd launched its first-ever street dance classes in September. And the very popular style appeals to boys and girls alike, says Lydia Dickinson, one of the studio’s four directors. This could be because unlike […]
The new Cowichan Valley Dance Academy, a partnership between SD79 and Adagé Studio, gives students interested in dance the opportunity to pursue their passion alongside academics. (Kevin Rothbauer/Citizen) The new Cowichan Valley Dance Academy, a partnership between SD79 and Adagé Studio, gives students interested in dance the opportunity to pursue their passion alongside academics. (Kevin […]
Breadcrumb Links local arts Entertainment Although some of Suzan Richards’ students are children too young to be vaccinated, their parents accompany them to the studio. Family lessons are also offered. Publication date : Sep 01, 2021 • September 1, 2021 • 3 minute read • Join the conversation Suzan Richards is the owner of the […]
HAMDEN, CT – Entering the world of dance at age 2, Janet Bracale has lived her entire life with an abiding love of dance and a desire to spread and teach that love. “As I was doing my dance classes and conventions and getting into college, I just wanted to keep dancing,” Bracale said. Even […]
The Wheel-N-Deals Square Dance Club will host an open house on August 3 from 6:30-8 p.m. where attendees will receive an introduction to square dancing. The open house will be located at VFW Post 3413, 1701 Hunter Rd, San Marcos. Square dance classes begin August 10 and continue weekly through mid-December from 6:30-8 p.m. at […]
MIDDLETOWN — Louis Armstrong blasts from a loudspeaker as about nine pairs of people dance on the wooden floors of Vinnie’s Jump and Jive. The dance comes after a 15-month hiatus at the dance hall due to the pandemic, and officials and attendees say it feels good to be back on the beat. “It was […]
The town of Morehead City on the North Carolina coast has become a popular destination, not only for summer vacations, but also for people moving from the big cities and moving there. Over the past year, the area has seen a handful of new businesses pop up as more residents move in. What do you […]
Hagen taps into its new Creation Dance Studio location Classes began on July 10 at the southern space on the island. Stevie Hagen has taken a huge step forward with her company, Creation Dance Studio. The longtime Mercer Island resident, dancer and instructor welcomed students to her gleaming new studio for the first day of […]
Dance studio Artists in Motion will be hosting a variety of dance classes and camps for young people of all ages this summer to raise awareness and instill a passion for the arts. Bethany Hansen, artistic director of the studio, said the studio had been open since late 2017 and had recently begun to resume […]
report card Michele’s Dance Academy (MDA) 41st Annual Dance Extravaganza will be presented virtually from the Academy Studio Theater at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 27 (for Little Stars, Hip Hop for Toddlers, All Grades A and B, and Ballet Folklorico) , and at 6 p.m. and again at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 28 (for […]
TAZEWELL, Va. — From the moment she walked into a dance studio at just six years old, Emily Hinkle knew she had found her passion. “I think when I was younger I really loved learning about the different ways to move around,” Hinkle said. “As I grew up and learned more and more, I found […]
NEW PLACE, SAME SPIRIT — Cathie Provan, owner of Main Street Dance Company; celebrates 50 years of teaching dance with its staff in a new location. Pictured in the School of Dance’s new studio on the second floor of the Wintersville Post Office at 201 Luray Drive are, left to right, seated: […]
Monadnock Ledger – Transcript Published: 05/04/2021 15:58:18 The Monadnock Academy of Movement Arts has taken over the old Sharon Arts Center building in downtown Peterborough, renting what was once gallery space on the Grove Street side. The new space adds a third studio for the Monadnock Academy of Movement Arts, which also has two studios […]
NEW MILFORD — Emma Heydet spent hours practicing the triple coil step over and over in her bedroom. She would pause a recording of a teacher she had never met doing an Irish dance step and play it back, determined to get the steps right before she had to do it on national television. The […]
KINGSFORD — The Dance Academy has two new educators for the 2020-21 season. Alexandra Bourne of Manistee, Michigan, was hired as ballet director. She teaches all graduate ballet technique classes; pre-tip and tip; flexibility; professional ballet; junior dance, a jazz and lyrical combination class; competition teams; the pre-professional program; and a team of dancers participating […]
FREMONT – Opening a business is always risky, but if there is a pandemic, the chances of success become even worse. Nonetheless, Kassandra Ringle jumped at the chance to buy the old Fremont Ballet Academy, move it to downtown Fremont, and rename it Kassandra’s Dance Academy. Still, Kassandra’s Dance Academy is thriving, so Ringle will […]
This post was updated on October 25 at 6:39 p.m. In traditional classes, dancing and disability can be mutually exclusive, but a UCLA club is looking to break down that barrier. The Expressive Movement Initiative hosts accessible dance classes for children with disabilities every Wednesday, now on Zoom. Emily Coker, a medical student at the […]
Local dance school Ooh La La Dance Academy is offering parents of preschool and elementary school children a unique alternative to home-based online learning widely planned for public and private schools in the upcoming school year. Ooh La La offers a bilingual curriculum for young children and a performing arts plan for elementary students, aimed […]
By Mike Cook “The biggest challenge was dancing,” said Academy of Music and Dance owner Leslie Kowalski, as the academy moved to virtual classes during the pandemic for dance, music and dance students. Kindermusic. “[It’s about] how to rethink dance,” Kowalski said. “I promised parents and children that we would continue to put on these […]
Through Anderson Grove Elementary’s new club, students learn to be leaders, teamwork and boogie. Anderson Grove launched a dance club earlier this year after Olivia Lee, the school’s speech therapist, and Lauren Rutledge, a fifth-grade teacher, teamed up to give students a creative outlet. “We really wanted to do something that gets kids out there […]
TR PHOTO BY SARA JORDAN-HEINTZ Xtreme Dance Studio is now Remix Dance Academy. The business was taken over by families of dancers, left to right: Kevin and Dianne Griggs, Angie Torres and Skyler Evans. Rather than see a downtown dance studio close its doors, two local families decided to buy it and make it their […]
In order to give students a place of freedom of spirit through dance, an OU student started a dance club. UO public relations manager Darcy Mantel started the Hip Hop Dance Club last year after realizing she missed dancing but wanted a place to go where she didn’t need to. experience. “I didn’t want to […]