2008-2009
Tammy Jo's Studio/River Cities Dance Company Competition/Performance Schedule

March 13-15, 2009 KAR Regionals Charleston Municipal Auditorium

March 18-23, 2009 MA Nationals Ft. Worth Texas, Convention Center

(High School Dance Teams only)

April 24-26 Star Systems Regionals Charleston Municipal Auditorium

May 15-17 Recital Greenup Co. High School gym

June 15-20 KAR Nationals Myrtle Beach, SC

Myrtle Beach Convention Center

Please mark these dates on your calendars. We are very excited about our competition and performance schedule for the year! We have tried to select competitions that are well organized, reputable and in venue close to home.
Thank You,
Tammy Jo, Natalie, Rachel, Shawn and Nicole

TO DANCERS AND PARENTS

Thanksgiving Break will be Wednesday, November 26 - Friday, November 28. Classes will resume on Saturday, November 29.

Christmas Break will be Tuesday, December 23 - Sunday, January 4, 2009. Classes will resume on Monday, January 5, 2009.

Observation for Mixed Classes (Tuesday 5:30 and 6:30 and Thursday 5:30 and 6:30) will be Tuesday, December 16 and Thursday, December 18, during class times.

Recital Costume Fee for Dance Classes is $50 and due no later than December 1.

Recital Costume Fee for Tumbling is $45 and due January 5. Please do not miss the deadlines. We can only order costumes paid for by the deadlines.

Dance Company Members need to pay $50 deposits per costume by November 17 and full payment is due by December 1,

Thank You and Happy Holidays! Tamrny Jo's Studio

Say Hi to Nicole

Nicole Smittle is back teaching tap. Nicole taught tap at Tammy Jo's a couple of years ago before taking some time off to be with her family. She is once again teaching toe timing to Tammy's tappers.

Tammy Jo's has tentative plans to compete at Charleston and Myrtle Beach. Be sure to check with the front desk for up to date schedules.

Got Henna?

Have you seen all the dance students with henna tattoos lately? Free henna tattoos have been offered at Tammy Jo's the last few days as a sampling of Earth Girls Henna. Free tattoos will be offered again on Tuesday, September, 16. Allow 45 minutes from tattoo time until dance class begins. Henna tattoos must not inferfere with dance classes. (Photo is borrowed, representative only, not work of
Earth Girls)



Book Earth Girls Henna for your child's next birthday party, for baby showers, wedding showers, anniversarys, festive parties, or just a girls' night. Check out the website at www.earthgirlshenna.com. Evening and weekend appointments available. Pay per design plus $35 for the henna artist's travel costs and appearance fee. (Subject to less than 25 miles round trip travel time. If the distance is greater, the apparance fee will increase). The $35 is payable in advance and the cost per design varies by complexity and application time. Tattoos generally cost between $5.00 and $50.00. The tattoos for most birthday parties generally will cost between $5 and $10 each. If you choose, you may pay an hourly rate of $100.00 and hire the artist for as many hours as you want. The henna artist will tattoo as many people as she can within the paid time frame.


To book Earth Girls Henna for your Event, send an email to batscout@aol.com, or call Lisa Pruitt (Thorner) Brandenburg (Chloe Thorner's mom) at 606-831-9978.


Henna is plant material from the plant lawsonia inermis. The plant is dried, ground into a powder, and then the powder is combined with essential oils, sugar, lemon juice, and water to make a paste. The paste is applied to the skin as a design and once the paste comes off, a reddish/brown stain is left as a temporary tattoo.


Once applied to the skin, lawsone molecules gradually migrate from the henna paste into the outer layer of the skin. Though henna's lawsone will stain the skin within minutes, the longer the paste is left on the skin, the more lawsone will migrate. Henna paste will yield as much dye as the skin can easily absorb in less than eight hours. Henna tends to crack and fall off the skin during these hours, so it is often sealed down by dabbing a sugar/lemon mix over the dried paste, or simply adding some form of sugar to the paste. This also adds to the colour of the end result, increasing the intensity of the shade.

When the paste has fallen off the skin or been removed by scraping, the stain will be orange, but should darken over the following three days to a reddish brown. Soles and palms have the thickest layer of skin and so take up the most lawsone, and take it to the greatest depth, so that hands and feet will have the darkest and most long-lasting stains.
Chlorinated water, lotions and soaps may spoil the darkening process: alkaline may hasten the darkening process.

What is black henna? Black Henna” is a misnomer arising from imports of plant-based hair dyes into the West in the late 19th century. Partly fermented, dried indigo was called “black henna” because it could be used in combination with henna to dye hair black. This gave rise to the belief that there was such a thing as “black henna” which could dye skin black. Indigo will not dye skin black. Pictures of indigenous people with black body art (either alkalized henna or from some other source) also fed the belief that there was such a thing as “black henna.”

Most so called "black henna", or black temporary tattoos have a dye included called PPD. PPD can cause severe allergic reactions, with blistering, intense itching, permanent scarring, and permanent chemical sensitivities. Estimates of allergic reactions range between 3% and 15%.

Real henna does not cause these injuries and very few people have been known to have sensitivies to real henna. If you are allergic to essential oils, lavender, lemon juice, or sugar you should not get a henna tattoo.

NEWS YOU CAN USE

YAHOO! CLASSES HAVE BEGUN

TODAY IS THE FIRST FULL WEEK

NICOLE IS BACK TEACHING TAP.

Dance Off Claymation

cute little video

Get Ready, Get Set

FALL DANCE CLASSES BEGIN

THE TUESDAY

AFTER LABOR DAY

COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS.....

A new journal entry for Shelby Edge's CaringBridge site was posted today.

Read the latest update now by using this link: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/shelbyedge

Shelby

Dear Dance Friends:

Please keep Shelby in your prayers, hearts and minds. She has fallen ill and is hospitalized after significant exposure to e-coli.

In order to stay updated and send messages to Shelby and the family, visit http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/shelbyedge

Enter Shelby's full name

REGISTRATION FOR FALL

FALL REGISTRATION

Fall registration will occur on August 11-14 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and on August 16 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.

Classes begin on September 2nd, 2008.

Summer dance flicks to watch

Here's a list of some dance movies you can watch over the summer:

1. 'Step Up' (2006)
Many anticipated that "Step Up" would meet the same sad fate as the previous bad boy street dancer meets good girl ballerina film “Save the Last Dance,” which it was compared to. But much to our surprise, the movie with the trite plot is turning out to be one of this summer's hottest flicks. Here’s a look at some of our other favorite movies about dancing.

2. 'Save the Last Dance' (2001)
This movie looked good in all the trailers, but didn’t quite live up to all the hype. Julia Stiles seemed awkward as Sara Johnson, the ballerina who gives up dance after the death of her mother.

3. 'Billy Elliot' (2000)
This critically acclaimed British film about a little boy whose true calling in life is to be a dancer is a heartwarming story and has won over 20 awards in both Europe and the U.S. A true “follow your dreams” tale, Billy Elliot was also made into a musical in London.

4. 'Dance With Me' (1998)
The fancy footwork of Vanessa L. Williams (Ruby) and Cheyenne (Rafael) is red hot and the chemistry is undeniable in this ballroom-dancing film with a Latin beat.

5. Footloose (1984)
Director Herbert Ross pulled a winning movie out of this almost self-consciously archetypal tale of teenage rock rebellion. Kevin Bacon stars as a hip city kid who ends up in a Bible-belt town where rock is frowned upon and dancing is forbidden. Bacon's character rallies the kids and takes on the establishment.

6. Center Stage (2000) PG13
The primary appeal of dance movies is the dancing, with some added emphasis on the romance the art expresses. Center Stage wins on these counts, despite its reveling in overly familiar characters and formula plotting. Or maybe this reveling is responsible for what goofy fun this film is. The arduous task of becoming a professional ballet dancer is incarnated by many good-looking teens, all stock dance-film characters affectionately portrayed mostly by newcomers. But center stage holds Jody Sawyer (Amanda Schull), who may never be a great ballerina, but she's certainly one sexy jazz dancer.

7. Dirty Dancing (1987) PG13
Dirty Dancing was a cultural phenomenon, but if the dancing in the movie doesn't seem particularly "dirty" by today's standards--or 1987's--it does take place in an era (the early '60s) when it would have. Frances "Baby" Houseman (Jennifer Grey) has been vacationing in the Catskills with her family for many years. Uneventfully. One summer, she falls under the sway (as it were) of dance instructor Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze). Baby is a pampered pup, but Johnny is a man of the world. It should come as no surprise to find that Baby, who can be as immature as her name, learns more about love and life--and dancing--from free-spirited Johnny.

8. Fame (1980)
Seven classes a day and a hot lunch. That's what New York City's High School for the Performing Arts guarantees. Stardom? That's something the school's teenage musicians actors dancers and dreamers strive for. Fame sings the body electric celebrating the growing-up process of honing talent confronting realities finding love living life. Director Alan Parker (Evita The Commitments) brings an energetic style to the crisscrossing stories of students (including Irene Cara, Paul McCrane, Barry Miller).

9. White Knights (1985)
Sometimes movies are built around a great idea begging for a story, in this case pairing ballet legend Mikhail Baryshnikov with tap great Gregory Hines. The resulting storm of dance in White Nights, as one would expect, is great, but the story is a little forced. Baryshnikov plays (in parallel to his own life) a Russian defector to the U.S. who ends up a prisoner in the motherland after his plane is forced to land in Leningrad during an emergency. Hines is an American expatriate who gets involved with the situation. Fortunately, performances carry the day, as the two male leads are both very strong as actors, and the supporting cast--Isabella Rossellini, Helen Mirren, and filmmaker Jerzy Skolimowski (Moonlighting)--is terrific. --Tom Keogh

10. Strictly Ballroom (1993)
While the plot of this Australian film may seem a bit familiar, the whimsical tone and superb dance sequences will make you forget the movie's predictability. Scott (Paul Mercurio) is a champion ballroom dancer who wants to dance "his own steps." Fran is the homely, beginning dancer who convinces Scott that he should dance his own steps... with her. Complicating matters are Scott's domineering mother (Pat Thompson), a former dancer herself, who wants her son to win the Australian Pan Pacific Championship (the same contest she lost years ago), and a conniving dance committee that is determined that "there are no new steps!" The dancing is enjoyable, yet not overwhelming, and the movie strives hard not to take itself too seriously (the beginning of the film is even styled as a pseudo-documentary). Strictly Ballroom, while not so subtly imparting its moral ("A life lived in fear is a life half-lived"), is a laughable romp that's sure to be a crowd pleaser. --Jenny Brown

SUMMER CLASSES BEGIN JUNE 2, 2008

GREAT JOB ON RECITAL

RECITAL INFORMATION

Recital information:

RECITAL DRESS REHEARSAL: Attention Parents: Dress rehearsal is scheduled Friday May 16. at the Greenup County High School. This is a Dress Rehearsal, all costumes are to be worn.
Students in Ballet only should be there by 5:00pm. All Mixed Classes should be there by 5:45pm.
1st half Saturday night should be there by 6:30pm and 2nd half Saturday night should be there by 7:15pm Friday night. 1st half Sunday afternoon should be there by 8:00pm and 2nd half Sunday afternoon should be by 8:30pm Friday night.

Recital will be held Saturday May 17, 6:00pm & Sunday May 18, 2:00pm at the Greenup County High School. Students in Ballet only should be at the High School by 5:15pm Saturday night.

1st half should be at the High School by 5:45pm. 2nd half should be there by 7:15pm.
Recital Sunday May 18. 2:00pm.

Students in Ballet only should be at the High School by 1:15pm Sunday Afternoon.
1st half should be at the High School by 1:45pm. 2nd half should be there by 3:15pm.

Parents of participating Students only will receive free admission at the door, If All Prior Studio balances are Paid in Full. Guest Passes are available at $5.00 each.

All Monthly Fee's, Costumes and Competitions Fee's must be paid in full this week in order to participate in Recital. Classes continue 1 week after Recital.

Studio closed last week of May.

UPCOMING IMPORTANT NATIONALS INFORMATION!!!!

Congratulations

Great job at Dynamite in Columbus, Dancers!

Below is a link to a digital video of the Jacob's Ladder routine. Click on link to watch

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=33367283

Below is a link to digital video of tap routine - Girlfriend. Click to watch

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=33266859

DYNAMITE COLUMBUS REGIONAL SCHEDULE

Please find below your schedule for next weekend as well as your entries for corrections. Please look over your entries and email any corrections to TAMMY JO.. Please be sure that your parents know that the competition will span 3 days. We do have a tendency to run early so please be sure that all dancers are ready to perform at least one hour prior to their scheduled time area. You are only receiving your entries so please know that you will have more time to change than what you see here. We do hope that everyone is excited and look forward to seeing you all. Have a great weekend!Sincerely,Dynamite National Talent

Columbus, OH
"All You Gotta Do Is Dream" Tour
April 25-27, 2008
Greater Columbus Convention Center
400 North High Street
Columbus, OH 43215

Please note that we are beginning our competition on Friday with solos and will conclude on Sunday with Productions.

Friday, April 25
Lobby Doors and Dressing Rooms Open 4:00p.m.
Theater opens 4:40p.m.
Mandatory Teachers Meeting Backstage Stage Left – 4:30p.m.

Begin Solos
Minis – 5:00p.m. – 6:00p.m.
Juniors – 6:00p.m. – 9:00p.m.
Begin Teens – 9:00p.m. – 10:00p.m. (Ballet, Pointe, Musical Theater, Character, Lyrical)

This will conclude our competition for Friday evening. There are no awards this evening. We resume Teen solos on Saturday morning.

Saturday, April 26
Lobby Doors and Dressing Rooms Open 7:00a.m.
Theater opens 7:40a.m.
Mandatory Teachers Meeting Backstage Stage Left – 7:30a.m. (For all teachers who did not attend Friday)

Resume Solos
Completion of Teen Solos – 8:00a.m. – 9:00a.m.
Seniors – 9:00a.m. – 11:00a.m.
Duet/Trios
Minis – 11:00a.m. – 11:15a.m.
Juniors – 11:15a.m. – 12:35p.m.
Teens – 12:35p.m. – 1:35p.m.
Seniors – 1:35p.m. – 2:10p.m.

Fun & Games with Stepp Stewart – 2:15p.m. – 2:35p.m.
Solo, Duet/Trio, Title and Photogenic AWARDS – 2:45p.m.

Small Groups
Minis – 4:00p.m. – 5:30p.m.
Juniors – 5:30p.m. – 7:35p.m.
Teens – 7:35p.m. – 9:05p.m.
Seniors – 9:05p.m. – 10:00p.m.
This will conclude our competition for Saturday evening. There are no awards this evening. We resume with Large Mini Groups on Sunday morning.

Sunday, April 27
Lobby Doors and Dressing Rooms Open 7:00a.m.
Theater opens 7:40a.m.
Mandatory Teachers Meeting Backstage Stage Left – 7:30a.m. (For all teachers who did not attend Friday or Saturday)

Large Groups
Minis – 8:00a.m. – 8:10a.m.
Juniors – 8:10a.m. – 9:40a.m.
Teens – 9:40a.m. – 10:40a.m.
Seniors – 10:40a.m. – 11:30a.m.

Lines
Minis – 11:30a.m. – 12:30p.m.
Juniors – 12:30p.m. – 1:50p.m.
Teens – 1:50p.m. – 2:30p.m.
Seniors – 2:30p.m. – 3:10p.m.

Junior, Teen and Senior Productions
3:10p.m. – 4:10p.m.

Awards for Groups – 4:30p.m.

Please Note: All times are subject to change. Groups may not perform out of program order unless approved by Mr. Stewart or our stage manager. Costume changes shall not exceed 10 minutes. Excessive time to change could result in point deduction. If we are running ahead of schedule we WILL proceed with the competition and with our Awards ceremony.


Columbus, OH
Regional
April, 2008

MINI SOLO

Photogenic
5-6 222 Tba Olivia Logan - Photogenic

Lyrical
7-8 208 I Will Love You Allyson Sparks

Jazz
5-6 225 Super Model Meredith Addington (Mini Miss)

JR SOLO

Musical Theater
9-10 226 Young Blood Mariah Addington (Jr. Miss)

11-12 227 Mr Monotony Kelsey Davis (Jr Miss)

Lyrical
9-10 224 God Help The Outcasts Julianna Logan - Photogenic

9-10 212 How Could I Ask For More Allyssa Sharp

9-10 210 Adonai Emma Hamilton

11-12 211 Always Be My Home Alisha Little

11-12 209 Little Girl Madison Applegate

Tap
9-10 202 Tba Caitlyn Gillum

Jazz
9-10 213 Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair Tristin Bender

TEEN SOLO

Pointe

13-15 223 Cirque Kylie Seaton - Photogenic

13-15 221 Through The Forest Annemieke Bruce

Musical Theater

13-15 200 When You Got It, Flaunt It Justine Redden

Character

13-15 207 I Wanna Be A Rockette Allie Beason

Lyrical

13-15 229 Beautiful Shelby Edge (Teen Miss)
13-15 215 All For Believing Justine Redden
13-15 205 How Beautiful Annemicke Bruce
13-15 214 Wanted Katarina McGinnis

Jazz
13-15 228 Hurt So Bad Shelby Edge (Teen Miss)

SR SOLO

Musical Theater

16-18 204 Money Lauren Dawson

Lyrical

16-18 217 Skin Jill Riddell
16-18 218 What's Love Got To Do With It Caitlin Guidry
16-18 220 Sorry Shelly Cartee
16-18 230 One Moment More Whitley Jo Edge (Sr Miss)
16-18 216 It Doesn't Hurt Ashley Vallance

Tap
16-18 203 Toy Soldier Lauren Dawson

Jazz
16-18 231 Preacher Man Whitley Jo Edge
16-18 201 Heartburn Lauren Fannin

Open
16-18 206 Behind The Wall Andrea Breaux
16-18 219 Gotta Get Through This Randi Swarts

JR DUET/TRIO

Tap

9-10 232 My Kind Of Guy Julianna Logan, Chloe Thorner

Jazz
11-12 238 Sisters Madison Applegate, Kelsey Davis

TEEN DUET/TRIO

Lyrical

13-15 235 Say Goodnight, Not Goodbye Lauren Fannin, Leslie Fannin
13-15 234 Amazing Grace Annemieke Bruce, Leah Breaux
13-15 236 Yesterday Shelby Edge, Whitley Edge

SR DUET/TRIO

Lyrical
16-18 239 Dear Friend Lauren Fannin, Allyson Sparks
16-18 233 Pretty Good Year Andrea Breaux, Jill Riddell

Open

16-18 237 Bang Bang Whitley Jo Edge, Caitlin Guidry, Randi Swarts

MINI SMALL GROUP

Lyrical

5-6 268 God Loves You

Meredith Addington, Shelby Ervin, Shelbie Hood, Olivia Logan, Donna Marie Mersiel, Ally Smith

7-8 266 When She Loved Me

Olivia Couchot, Caitlyn Gullett, Sarah Meadows, Camryn Ratliff, Hayley Robinson, Hannah Watts, Katie Wesley, Abbie Zabrieszack

Open

5-6 267 Shop Around

Meredith Addington, Shely Ervin, Shelbie Hood, Olivia Logan, Donna Marie Mersiel, Ally Smith

7-8 265 Name Game

Olivia Couchot, Caitlyn Gullett, Sarah Meadows, Camryn Ratliff, Hayley Robinson, Hannah Watts, Katie Wesley, Abb= ie Zabrieszack

JR SMALL GROUP

Ballet
11-12 261 Shadow Play

Allie Beason, Leah Breaux, Annamieke Bruce, Natalie Conley, Karoline Edmonds, Madeline Hieneman, Alisha Little, Justine Redden, Kylie Seaton

Lyrical
9-10 272 Gold Dust

Madison Applegate, Kelsey Davis, Kaitlin Eastham, Karoline Edmonds, Alisha Little, Kristen Ratliff, Natalie Swarts, Stephanie Swarts, Chloe Thorner

Tap

9-10 254 I Do The Jerk

Kelsey Davis, Kaitlin Eastham, Caitlyn Gillum, Emma Hamilton, Julianna Logan, Chloe Thorner

11-12 257 I Gotcha

Karoline Edmonds, Madeline Hieneman, Alisha Little, Kristen Ratliff, Justine Redden, Natalie Swarts, Stephanie Swarts

Jazz
9-10 271 Move

Madison Applegate, Kelsey Davis, Kaitlin Eastham, Karoline Edmonds, Alisha Little, Kristen Ratliff, Natalie Swarts, Stephanie Swarts, Chloe Thorner

TEEN SMALL GROUP

Musical Theater
13-15 256 Wild Party

Kimberly Bowling, Rachel Bowling, Annemieke Bruce, Lauren Dawson, Erin Strait, Tori Wechsler

13-15 253 Fake Your Way To The Top

Allie Beason, Natalie Conley, Shelby Edge, Katie Meko, Ashley Sennett

Character
13-15 251 Lola

Allie Beason, Natalie Conley, Shelby Edge, Leslie Fannin, Justine Redden, Ashley Sennett

Lyrical
13-15 250 Time For Mercy

Allie Beason, Natalie Conley, Shelby Edge, Leslie Fannin, Justine Redden, Ashley Sennett

13-15 241 Who Am I To Say

Leah Breaux, Annemieke Bruce, Katie Meko, Kylie Seaton, Tori Wechsler

Jazz
13-15 240 Big Time

Leah Breaux, Annemieke Bruce, Katie Meko, Kylie Seaon, Tori Wechsler

SR SMALL GROUP

lyrical
16-18 249 In Your Keeping

Kierston Eastham, Emily Edwards, Ashli Henry, Amy Mayer, Jill Riddell, Ashley Vallance, Ashley Wright

16-18 247 Power To The Peaceful

Shelly Cartee, Shelby Edge, Whitley Edge, Lauren Fannin, Caitlin Guidry, Allyson Sparks, Randi Swarts

Modern

16-18 245 Beautiful Lie

Shelly Cartee, Shelby Edge, Whitley Edge, Lauren Fannin, Caitlin Guidry, Allyson Sparks, Randi Swarts

Jazz
16-18 246 Call Me

Shelly Cartee, Shelby Edge, Whitley Edge, Lauren Fannin, Caitlin Guidry, Allyson Sparks, Randi Swarts

Open
16-18 248 Too Far

Kierston Eastham, Emily Edwards, Ashli Henry, Amy Mayer, Jill Riddell, Ashley Vallance, Ashley Wright

JR LARGE GROUP

Ballet

9-10 260 Carmen

Mariah Addington, Madison Applegate, Tristin Bender, Sarah Brown, Maria Clevenger, Kelsey Davis, Alexandrea Logan, Julianna Logan, Allyssa Sharp, Chloe Thorner

Lyrical
9-10 270 Jacob's Ladder

Nadine Abul-khoudoud, Mariah Addington, Madison Applegate, Kendall Baker, Tristin Bender, Sarah Brown, Maria Clevenger, Matthew Crum, Kelsey Davis, Kaitlin Eastham, Emma Hamilton, Julianna Logan, Sarah Rolen, Allyssa Sharp, Kelsey Thomas, Chloe Thorner

Tap
11-12 258 Girlfrriend

Nadine Abul-khoudoud, Tristin Bender, Charlotte Breaux, Maria Clevenger, Brittany Cook, Matthew Crum, Claire Lyon, Emma Porter, Sarah Rolen, Allyson Sharp

Jazz
9-10 269 Tell Him

Nadine Abul-khoudoud, Mariah Addington, Madison Applegate, Kendall Baker, Tristin Bender, Sarah Brown, Maria Clevenger, Matthew Crum, Kelsey Davis, Kaitlin Eastham, Emma Hamilton, Julianna Logan, Sarah Rolen, Allyssa Sharp, Kelsey Thomas, Chloe Thorner

TEEN LARGE GROUP

Musical Theater
13-15 263 Big Dollhouse

Kimberly Bowling, Rachel Bowling, Faith Boyd, Charlotte Breaux, Leah Breaux, Annemieke Bruce, Brittany Cook, Jorden Gross, Monica Hodges, Mika House, Haley Keen, Alexis Kitchen, Alexandrea Logan, Sarah Pennington, Kylie Seaton, Erin Strait, Tori Wechsler

Lyrical
13-15 264 Full Of Grace

Kimberly Bowling, Rachel Bowling, Faith Boyd, Charlotte Breaux, Leah Breaux, Annemieke Bruce, Brittany Cook, Jorden Gross, Monica Hodges, Mika House, Haley Keen, Alexis Kitchen, Alexandrea Logan, Sarah Pennington, Kylie Seaton, Erin Strait, Tori Wechsler

Hip-Hop
13-15 255 Bring It Back

Shelly Cartee, Sidney Darby, Shelby Edge, Whitley Edge, Emily Edwards, Lauren Fannin, Leslie Fannin, Caitlin Guidry, Ashli Henry, Amy Mayer, Katie Meko, Alexandra Muncy, Justine Redden, Jill Riddell, Allyson Sparks, Randi Swarts, Hope Watts

SR LARGE GROUP

Ballet
16-18 262 Moonlight Sonata

Shelly Cartee, Shelby Edge, Whitley Edge, Emily Edwards, Caitlin Guidry, Ashli Henry, Amy Mayer, Katarina McGinnis, Jill Riddell, Allyson Sparks, Taylor Worthington

Modern
16-18 242 Hallelujah

Sidney Darby, Shelby Edge, Whitley Edge, Lauren Fannin, Caitlin Guidry, Ashli Henry, Amy Mayer, Alexandra Muncy, Jill Riddell, Courtney Sennett, Allyson Sparks, Randi Swarts, Hope Watts

Open
16-18 252 Ring The Alarm

Sidney Darby, Lauren Dawson, Kierston Eastham, Shelby Edge, Whitley Edge, Caitlin Guidry, Amy Mayer, Allyson Sparks, Randi Swarts, Ashley Vallance, Ashley Wright

JR LINE

Hip-Hop
9-10 259 Get Low

Mariah Addington, Madison Applegate, Kendall Baker, Allie Beason, Tristin Bender, Charlotte Breaux, Leah Breaux, Matthew Crum, Kelsey Davis, Kaitlin Eastham, Alisha Little, Alexandrea Logan, Julianna Logan, Donna Marie Mersiel, Kelsie Sallie, Morgan Scott, Allyssa Sharp, Erin Strait, Hannah Watts

Meet Shawn Martini

Congratulations to the following girls from our studio for their outstanding accomplishments with the UK dance team tryouts this past weekend!

All 7 Girls from Tammy Jo's Studio will be dancing for the University of Kentucky!
Varsity Squad Members are : Whitley Jo Edge, Allyson Sparks, Caitlin Guidry and Randi Swarts.

Junior Varsity Members are : Jessica Barney, Lauren Fannin and Jill Riddell.
They join Amanda Jones and Danielle Antis, former studio dancers, who are returning members on the Varsity Squad.

Greenup Dance Team Clinics are Monday, April 21; Wednesday, April 30 and Monday, May 5 from 3:30-5:00pm at Tammy Jo's Studio. Attendance is mandatory. Tryouts are Saturday, May 10 at 10:00am at GCHS.

Russell High School Dance Team clinics/tryout: Clinics will be Tuesday(s) April 22, 29, & May 6 @ 7:30PM at Tammy Jo's Studio. Attendance is Mandatory! Tryouts will be Friday May 9 @3:30PM.

I just called to confirm where I am staying this weekend (Best Western Clarmont Inn) and they have some rooms available for Saturday night ($99 + tax) if anyone is in need of a room. It is about 10 blocks away from the convention center and they have a pool. Here is the number if anyone is in need of a room: 614-228-6511.

PLEASE HAVE ALL STUDENTS IN CLASSES THIS WEEK PRIOR TO COMPETITION. (AS PER TEACHERS)

Shawn Martini is the new dance teacher at Tammy Jo's Studio.

Currently twenty-four years of age, he is a 2007 graduate of Point Park University, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Shawn is from Perryopolis, a small town outside of Pittsburg, but lived in Pittsburg for the five years prior to teaching at Tammy Jo's. His resume is long, featuring performance/concert pieces such as "Benevolence", "Let's Swing", "Prey", and "Prelude and a Song", among many others. Shawn has performed or worked commercially as an adjudicator for the Dance USA Competition and as a dancer/choreographer for the Miss Kentucky Scholarship Organization and Busch Gardens Amusement Park. He had also taught or choreographed dances for the Make a Wish Foundation, and other benefits and schools of dance.

Shawn started dancing at age nine at a very small beginner studio and then moved to a more competitive studio at fourteen. Ballet has always been part of his curriculum, but has he studied many forms of dance. Shawn feels that ballet is key to dancing, and is the foundation for any form of dance. Ballet is a very disciplined art form, which many students think is boring, but it's a challenge worth accepting. If the challenge is met with confidence, focus, and an open mind, then the beauty and "fun" of the art form will present itself. Ballet is like any endeavor, the more you do it, the more you learn about it, the easier it becomes.

I interviewed Shawn about his dance philosophy, ideals, experiences and he enthusiastically provided answers:

Question: Tell me about your ideas regarding dance education.

Answer: Education in the dance world never ends. Everytime I take or teach a class, I learn something new about dance, whether it be about myself, or the students I am teaching. We can learn from each other. It's a give and take art form, and I love that.

Question: Where did you live before coming to Tammy Jo's?

Answer: I was living in Pittsburgh. I heard that Tammy Jo's needed a teacher and were losing a main teacher at last minute, and knew I wanted to help. So I left my friends, my family, my apartment, my job, my puppy, and Pittsburgh, so that I could come and hopefully be a positive influence and teach a little more about what dance is.

Question: We are certainly happy to have you here and hope we can make you feel welcome. How are you settling in here?

Answer: It is a huge adjustment from living in a big city pretty much my entire life. That being said, I would not say it is an unsatisfying adjustment at all. Everybody is extremely nice and welcoming, and I really appreciate that.

Question: What is your philosophy of ballet and dance in general?

Answer: Dance is an expressive movement. It is portrayed differently by all dancers. Every dancer should feel comfortable showing his or her unique individuality in their dancing, while at the same time maintaining the general code of technique. Dance is a disciplined art form, and is never ending in terms of working hard and learning. Even the lead principle soloist for the American Ballet Theater strives daily to work hard and improve on skills. There is always room for improvement, no matter how "good" you are, and that is what makes dancers such disciplined, focused, determined, hard-working human beings.

Question: In what areas do you feel dancers as a group at Tammy Jo's need improvement?

Answer: One huge area to improve upon would be attendance. I know it is hard juggling sports, family, school work, etc, along with dance…but attendance is unfortunately required in order to receive the very best education and experience from anything worth doing, particularly dancing. Every singular absence takes you that much farther from reaching your goals, whatever they may be. Everyone’s individual goals may be different, but everyone's main goal (becoming the very best dancer they can be), is the same. Attendance is key in reaching these personal and main goals.

When I grew up, depending on where I danced….if I showed up for ballet late, I was not allowed in the dance room. The door was shut on the hour, and if it was shut when a student got there, they were out of luck. I realize now that they weren’t being mean, they were simply trying to teach us discipline, time management, and respect (For the teachers and for the others who showed up on time and were already in the process of taking class). Showing up late sometimes can be worse, in my opinion, than not showing up at all, because it can be disruptive.

In college, we danced the same classes every day, all week long. We were entitled to miss THREE classes, after that, our grades dropped one letter. There was no making it up. And believe me, we were TIRED…haha!
My schedule in college was as follows:

8am-10am – dancers took academics
10am – 1pm – we danced
1pm-130pm – food break
130pm-430pm – we danced
430pm-6 – food break for dinner
6pm – 1030pm (sometimes later) we had rehearsals
Saturdays - rehearsal all day
Sunday – extra rehearsals for extra dance show opportunities

This was daily, 5 days a week, and on Saturdays we had rehearsals from, depending on which time of year it was, 10am-10pm……it was very tiring! BUT! The point is…we showed up, exhausted, tired, and with homework sometimes.

Question: Where would you like to take the ballet program?

Answer: I would actually like the ballet program to get to a point where the students know what is expected from them, and get AT LEAST a general outline of basic ballet technical discipline. I would love for them to come into class just ONE day, and not ask "Do we have to do barre today?" [Shawn smiles but says] It gets old and shows their lack of understanding. So if I could just get a BASIC understanding from all of them on why it is important, and how to focus, I would be very pleased, and excited.

Question: Have you suffered any serious injuries as a dancer?

Answer: Oh Dear. Numerous!!! I have thrown my back out on MANY OCCASIONS! I have broken... I think ALL but one or two toes. Endless sprained ankles. Sprained my neck a lot. My junior year in college was a bad injury…I was coming down from a jump and my right foot twisted inward and my bone poked through, breaking my ankle. My foot instantly turned the size of a watermelon. I was off of it for about 3 months, unfortunately I missed a show because of it.

My right wrist was sprained at one point about 3 years ago, and has not been the same since. And lastly, the most recent..was just this past year, my senior year… We were on stage at our FINAL DRESS REHEARSAL for my LAST show ever at Point Park University. I was the lead, and had a partner with whom I did MANY lifts. Well, during the VERY last thing that we practiced before the night was over, another male dancer stepped on my hand and dislocated one of my fingers. It was practically pushed backwards all the way against my wrist/arm. It wasn't broken but badly dislocated. At the hopsital, doctors forced it back into place (it was not attached to any ligaments anymore). They bandaged it, put a tight sling on it, and I had to tell my teacher and partner that I was probably out of the show. Well the next day came, and I thought about it, and there was NO way I was missing my LAST performance of my college career. So, we went into the studio, and rehearsed all day with my dislocated finger, and we only ended up changing one lift. The rest, I just watched where my finger went, and tried to help her up with my other hand. Needless to say, after the performances were over, I really needed some pain medication!!:)

Question: Who is your most admired contemporary dancer?

Answer: Her name is Sylvie Guillem, she is a contemporary ballerina, and is an ideal dancer in every way. I also look up to my old roommate Neil Haskell, for going for his dreams and making them happen.

Question: What are three of the most important components to a ballet students ability to advance?

Answer: The First is to take corrections as constructive criticism and correct where needed. It's not the teacher picking on you, it's the teacher doing his or her job. Every dance can use correction and has areas for improvement.

Second - Show up, be courteous, respectful, and focused – a teacher thinks very highly of this.

The Third one is to Push through the pain – dance hurts – the more you do something, the less it hurts.

Question: Are ballet dancers expected to have a good knowledge of classical music?

Answer: Hmmm, well…I’m sure a professional ballet dancer does have a good knowledge of it, but I don’t see why it would be expected….

Question: What particular advice can you give to male dancers at Tammy Jo's?

Answer: Just to keep up the good work. Don’t get frustrated, and keep working out. Don’t let people make fun of you because you are a male dancer..if it is something you enjoy doing then stick with it…because if you go into this industry when you’re older, male dancers have it a little easier because there aren’t as many of us to compete with.

Question: Do you need more desire and discipline to become a ballet dancer as opposed to other forms of professional dance?

Answer: Nope, each dance form has its own techniques you must work on, ballet just being the main technical element. Each form, however, has its own benefits and styles to work.

Question: Do you consider yourself a strict disciplinarian?

Answer: Actually, I do not. I consider myself right in the middle I would say. I have had much worse disciplinary action from teachers I have had. I actually don’t discipline the students at all, in my opinion.

Question: How important is it for parents to get involved in their children's ballet progress?

Answer: Well, not just in ballet, but in dance in general, the parents can make sure that their child isn’t just fooling around, and not taking it seriously. They can do simple things like make sure their child knows the counts or the timing to their dance, or make sure they are stretching and working on their splits outside of the dance room..simple things like that. Any support is welcomed/helpful, no matter where or who it comes from. Encouragement is awesome.

Question: What qualities do you look for in an inspiring student?

Answer: I look for students who are open-minded, willing to learn, well focused, and who listen to what’s going in the class. I look for students who are not talking/fooling around the entire time, and who make corrections the first time I give them. I look for students who actually seem to be trying, and want to improve. This makes the teaching experience much easier, and much more enjoyable. I look for students who know that even if they complain about something, they are going to have to do it anyway, so why complain about it in the first place?

Next Competition, Columbus

As provided by Sam Beason:

Congratulations to Both Greenup County and Russell High School Dance teams for their success at the National High School Dance competitions!! They are all great Role Models to each of our younger girls at the studio.

With this post are copies of the Randy Fraley picture pricing schedule sent home through the studio for upcoming pictures and the posted Recital Schedules for Saturday and Sunday. Remember these are only tentative and are meant for you to view and tell your teachers if you see any of your routines which are too close to one another. Final schedule will be made closer to Recital dates.
Classes continue 1 week after Recital.

Studio closed last week of May.

Summer Registration: May 5th - 8th (M-Th), 4-8 PM. May 10 (Sat), 10 AM - Noon.
Summer Classes start June 2nd, 2008.

NEXT COMPETITION IS APPROACHING

April 25-27

Columbus, OH
Greater Columbus Convention Center

400 North High Street, Columbus, OH 43215

Directions to Greater Columbus Convention Center

Please be advised that the directions outlined below are for the two main highways (I-70 and I-71) that come into Columbus, Ohio. If you are traveling on a different highway and/or state route outside of Columbus, you will need to obtain directions from your location that will allow you to access I-70 and/or I-71 into Columbus, Ohio.

FROM PORT COLUMBUS: I-670 West, Exit "4-B" to the Columbus Convention Center

FROM CLEVELAND: I-71 South to West on I-670 "109-A" to Exit "4-B" to the Columbus Convention Center or I-71 South to Spring Street Exit; West on Spring Street to Fourth Street; North on Fourth Street to Nationwide Boulevard.

CINCINNATI: I-71 North to I-70 East to Fourth Street Exit; North on Fourth Street to Nationwide Boulevard.

INDIANAPOLIS: I-70 East to Fourth Street Exit; North on Fourth Street to Nationwide Boulevard.

View/Print/Download PDF version of Directions

Interactive MapsClick here for Downtown ColumbusClick here for a Columbus Overview

Parking

View/Print/Download PDF version of Parking information

1. Columbus Convention Center - East Surface Lot614.827.2500* 520 available Monday - Friday prior to 6 p.m.* 900 available after 6 p.m. and on Saturday & Sunday
2. Columbus Convention Center - South Garage528 spaces (No Vans or Trucks)614.827.2500 * 500 available Monday - Friday prior to 6 p.m.* 528 available after 6 p.m. and on Saturday & Sunday
3. Columbus Convention Center - West Garage and Surface Lot1,100 spaces614.827.2500 * 1100 available Monday - Friday prior to 6 p.m.*1100 available after 6 p.m. and on Saturday & Sunday
4. Columbus Convention Center - North Surface Lot198 spaces 614.827.2500* 198 available Monday - Friday prior to 6 p.m.* 198 available after 6 p.m. and on Saturday & Sunday
5. Nationwide Parking - Surface Lot 200 spaces614.249.5500* No available space Monday - Friday prior to 6 p.m. * 200 available after 6 p.m. and on Saturday & Sunday
6. Nationwide Parking - Garage Front Street3,050 spaces (No Vans) 614.358.0497 * No available space Monday - Friday prior to 6 p.m. * * 200 available after 6 p.m. and on Saturday & Sunday
7. Nationwide Parking - Marconi/Cinema Garage1,600 spaces 614.228.7604 * 60 - 75 available Monday - Friday prior to 6 p.m.* 1,200 available after 6 p.m. and on Saturday & Sunday
8. Nationwide Parking - Garage Chestnut Street 1,650 spaces (No Vans) 614.249.8702 * 100 available space Monday - Friday prior to 6 p.m.* 500 available after 6 p.m. and on Saturday & Sunday
9. Boggs Park and Ride - Surface Lot350 spaces 614.461.9149* 125 available Monday - Friday prior to 6 p.m. * 350 available after 6 p.m. and on Saturday & Sunday
10. Arena Parking - Garage575 Spaces 614.228.2885
11. Nationwide Parking - Surface Lot620 Spaces614.224.1405
12. Nationwide Parking - Surface Lot 400 Spaces 614.224.1405

ATTENTION PARENTS, ETC.

DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE WASTING TIME WHILE YOUR CHILD ATTENDS DANCE CLASSES?

DON'T YOU THINK WE SHOULD BE GOOD ROLE MODELS FOR OUR CHILDREN?

HAVE YOU NOTICED HOW MANY OF US DANCE PARENTS ARE OVERWEIGHT?

TIRED OF SITTING AROUND, DOING NOTHING OR EATING JUNK FOOD FROM THE VENDING MACHINE WHILE YOUR OWN CHILD DANCES?

HOW MANY NOVELS CAN YOU READ IN YOUR CAR?

IT'S TIME TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! GET SOME EXERCISE WHILE YOUR CHILD DANCES.

LET'S ORGANIZE A RUNNING/WALKING GROUP. LET'S CONSIDER WHETHER THERE IS A PLACE WE CAN EXERCISE WHILE OUR CHILDREN DANCE.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN GETTING SOME EXERCISE WHILE YOUR CHILDREN DANCE, GET IN ON THIS NOVEL GRASS ROOTS IDEA. IF THERE IS ENOUGH INTEREST, WE WILL START SOMETHING IN TWO WEEKS.

IF YOU SEE LISA PRUITT-THORNER, TELL HER YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BEING HEALTHIER, BEING A GOOD ROLE MODEL, LOSING WEIGHT, OR JUST GETTING OUTSIDE. YOU CAN ALSO EMAIL LISA AT 831-9978, EMAIL BATSCOUT@AOL.COM OR POST A COMMENT HERE.

COME ON, WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO LOSE?

DVD's in

New announcements:

The FREE DVD's that Tammy Jo's arranged of the Huntington competition are in now and each family who had a participant in it may pick up their DVD from the studio.

Good luck to Both Greenup County and Russell High School Dance teams in their upcoming National High School Dance competitions within the next 10 days!!!!!!!

Go Win Again Girls.

If you get a chance to say "good luck" to any of these girls, please do so because it makes them so proud of what they are part of and what they do for many hours each and every days, weeks, months and years. They are all great Role Models to each of our younger girls at the studio.

Keep on Dancing, gals!

Dynamite Regional Dates

Photos from Kar's site

You can now view photos on KAR's website of the Huntington dance competition. Just click this link: http://www.dancekar.com/photos.aspx?EventID=14&EventInfo=Huntington,%20WV%20-%203/1/2008.



A few photos from the site are reproduced here.

One Down....

Congratulations to all the company dancers who competed at Huntington's KAR. You did a great job.

A few photos are posted from yesterday are posted here, others can be viewed at the link. http://www.flickr.com/photos/11166938@N00/sets/72157604027552892/ You should just be able to click on it.

Email your photos, anything you want added, comments, concerns. Email is Lisa - batcout@aol.com.

Update

Keep updated here on the website. Information and cool stuff is added almost every day.

Announcements:

1. Saturday practice for "I Do the Jerk" tap routine is cancelled.

2. For Tell Him routine, place one small rhinestone on center of neck bow. See Natalie or Christie Addington for more information. Christie should have enough small rhinestones to give one to everyone. Please thank Christie.

HAVE A GREAT TIME SUNDAY, DO YOUR BEST.

KAR Huntington Photo Updates

KAR called this evening to let us know that JUST FOR HUNTINGTON parents will be allowed to take photographs because the KAR photographer will not be there. Remember, we are getting free DVD's for the studio we can duplicate for everyone.

Natalie

More updates

New announcements:

The blog what to wear list has been updated

Sam read over the rules of the KAR competition and wanted everyone to know (Even though he HATES it), It states that there are to be no photography or videos during the competition. Please do not jeopardize any of our girls, groups, or studio by violating this rule as KAR guidelines and will result in point deductions.

Just a few reminders...

1. Dancers need to be at the competition 1 1/2 hours before your scheduled time to compete. Please be dressed and ready to dance.

2. Jewelery is available at the front desk. Every dancer needs a rhinestone choker, rhinestone earrings and rhinestone barrette. If you do not have pierced ears, you will need earring converters.

3. Hair is a low ponytail with a left side part (combed to the right with a part over the left eye) with hair around your ponytail holder or use one that matches your hair color, with rhinestone barrette at the top of the ponytail, unless your instructor says otherwise. Make sure to check with your teacher!

4. Please make sure to wear a red or dark red lipstick ( no pinks, nudes or glosses) and make sure your eyes can be seen. Please wear eyeliner and mascara and blush.

5. All dancers should stay for awards and wear "Tammy Jo's Studio" t-shirts, sweatsuits, jackets, etc on stage for awards!

6. If you have any other questions, JUST ASK!

From Sam Beason:

I have been trying to research hotel availability for Regionals. I am concerned with the limited availability of ECONOMY (nicely located) Hotels for Regionals and wanted everyone to be aware that they are very difficult to find close to The Columbus Convention Center (regionals location) and an inexpensive price. There are motels available within close proximity of the competition, but are on the pricey side. My warning, If you do not have a room for regionals by now, you need to find one immediately.

I have reached an agreement and signed a contracts with BOTH hotels mentioned in the previous emails about national competition rooms. The two hotels that I have affiliated us with are: Holiday Inn-City center (downtown location- 6 blocks) and Holiday Inn-Fort Rapids (Indoor waterpark resort). I have 15 rooms available with BOTH hotels (30 total rooms for nationals).
I have attached two files, one for each hotel and how to make reservations for yourselfs. Please contact me, if you can't open the attachments or need me to better explain. Please make your own reservations in your name and the number of rooms you need yourself asap b/c of limited number of rooms available that week.

OPTION 1:
I have confirmed the arrangements with Holiday Inn-City Center which is about .4 mile from the Vern Riffe Center for Nationals competition.

They will give us a Dbl bed Room or King Size Room with FREE parking for $102 plus 16.5% tax.
Here is the link to view this motel:
http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/hi/1/en/hotel/CMHET/welcome

OPTION 2:
I have another hotel with a deal:
It is the Fort Rapids Water Park Resort hotel about 6 miles from the Vern Riffe, and they will offer us rooms for:

$89 a night plus 16.5% tax without water park passes, or $139 a night plus 16.5% tax which is INCLUDING 4 WATER PARK PASSES to their indoor water park for the day. You can tell them upon checkin when (or if) you plan on using the park pass rates each day. My contact person (Tamala) with Ft. Rapids hotel and myself are working on a shuttle service to and from the competition throughout the days of the competition from the hotel. The rooms they are offering are dbl/dbl nonsmoking rooms (actually 2 Queen beds) or a King bed nonsmoking with bunkbeds (flat screen tv's in bunkbed cabinlike loft/neat for kids). Here is the link to view this motel: www.fortrapids.com
After you make your reservations on you own, please send me an email of where you are staying so that I may record the number of rooms remaining available in that particular block and I can try to send you more information on the hotel itself as national competition time approaches.

Sam's email:
Sam.Beason@RussellInd.kyschools.us
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KAR SUNDAY SCHEDULE, HUNTINGTON

TAMMY JO'S STUDIO SUNDAY COMPETITION SCHEDULE

Simplied List

2. 8:03 AM Carmen
3. 8:06 AM Full of Grace
4. 8:09 AM Drowning
5. 8:13 AM Hallelujah
6. 8:17 AM Super Model
13. 8:38 a.m. Bring it Back
14. 8:41 AM I'm Fly
17. 8:51 AM God Help the Outcasts Julianna Logan
18. 8:53 A.M. How Could I Ask for More Alyssa Sharp
19. 8:56 AM Adonai Emma Hamilton
20. 8:58 AM Shut Up And Drive
23. 9:07 AM The Hokey Pokey Kaitlin Eastham
24. 9:09 AM Grillz Morgan Scott
25. 9:11 AM Crippled Bird
26. 9:14 AM At the Disco
27. 9:18 AM Young Blood Mariah Addington
29. 9:24 AM Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair Tristin Bender
30. 9:27 AM My Kind of Guy Julianna Logan, Chloe Thorner
33. 9:36 AM Little Girl Madison Applegate
34. 9:39 AM Girlfriend
35. 9:42 AM Please Remember
36. 9:56 AM Beautiful Lie
41. 10:11 AM I Wanna Be a Rockette Allie Beason
42. 10:14 AM Cirque Kylie Seaton
43. 10:17 AM A Walk Thru The Forest Annemieke Bruce
44. 10:20 AM Money Lauren Dawson
45. 10:23 AM My Heart Belongs to Daddy Jessica Barney
46. 10:26 AM Schindler's List
47. 10:30 AM Keep It Tight Kaitlyn Kinkade
49. 10:36 AM Mr. Monotony Kelsey Davis
50. 10:39 AM Always Be My Home Alisha Little
52. 10:45 AM How Beautiful Annemieke Bruce
53. 10:48 AM Beirut
54. 10:52 AM Sisters Kelsey Davis Madison Applegate
57. 11:01 AM Amazing Grace Annemieke Bruce Leah Breaux
58. 11:04 AM Woman's Work Jessica Barney Bailee Lawson
60. 11:10 AM Jacob's Ladder
61. 11:13 AM Moonlight Sonata
62. 11:26 AM Time
64. 12:37 PM Sway
65. 12:40 PM Lola
66. 12:43 PM Shop Around
68. 12:49 PM Move
69. 12:52 PM Who Am I to Say
70. 12:55 PM Fake Your Way To The Top
71. 12:58 PM God Loves You
72. 1:01 PM Name Game
75. 1:10 PM Big Dollhouse
76. 1:13 PM Too Far
79. 1:22 PM Call
80. 1:25 PM When She Loved Me
82. 1:31 PM Gold Dust
83. 1:34 PM Wild Party
84. 1:37 PM Grace's Amazing Hands
85. 1:40 PM Power to the Peaceful
87. 1:46 PM Get Low
89. 2:04 PM Big Time
90. 2:07 PM Time For Mercy
91. 2:10 PM I Do The Jerk
94. 2:20 PM I Gotcha
97. 2:28 PM In His Keeping
98. 2:31 PM Tell Him
100. 2:38 PM Shadow Play
101. 2:41 PM All Apologies
102. 2:44 PM Hide U
103. 3:48 PM Bang Bang
106. 3:57 PM Hurts So Bad Shelby Edge
107. 4:00 PM If You Got It, Flaunt It Justine Redden
112. 4:15 PM All For Believing Justine Redden
114. 4:21 PM Beautiful Shelby Edge Miss Teen Dance
116. 4:27 PM Fall At Your Feet Ashli Henry
118. 4:33 PM It Doesn't Hurt Ashley Vallance
121. 4:42 PM More Than Wanted Katarina McGinnis
125. 4:54 PM Heartburn Lauren Fannin
131. 5:22 PM Rain Jill Riddell
134. 5:31 PM Say Goodnight, Not Goodbye Leslie/Lauren Fannin
136. 5:37 PM Sorry Shelly Cartee
140. 5:49 PM Behind the Wall Andrea Breaux
146. 6:06 PM Preacher Man Whitley Jo Edge
149. 6:15 PM Gotta Get Through This Randi Swarts
150. 6:18 PM What's Love Caitlin Guidry
151. 6:21 PM I Will Love You Allyson Sparks
152. 6:24 PM One Moment More Whitley Jo Edge
156. 6:36 PM Dear Friend
158. 6:42 PM Yesterday Shelby Edge

YES, THERE ARE EXTRA REHEARSALS!!

Rehearsal for Friday, February 29
Natalie

5:30-6:30PM God Loves You/Shop Around

Rehearsal Schedule for Saturday, March 1st
Natalie Rachel

9:00-10:00AM I Gotcha
10:00-11:00AM GoldDust/Move Girlfriend
11:00-12:00Noon Jacob’s Ladder/Tell Him Wild Party
12:00-1:00PM Who am I to Say/Big Time I Do the Jerk
1:00-2:00PM Full of Grace/Big Dollhouse
2:00-3:00PM When She Loved Me/Name Game

SHAWN WILL RUN CARMEN BALLET A COUPLE OF TIMES ON SATURDAY IN BETWEEN THE OTHER PRACTICES AS WELL.

Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center and WHAT TO WEAR

The Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center

Directions:

The Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center is located in the 1600 block of 5th Avenue in Huntingon, West Virginia, directly across from the Marshall University Memorial Student Center.

FROM I-64 EAST OR WEST: Take exit 11 toward Huntington.Turn righjt on 5th Ave. The theatre is on the right.

FROM ROUTE 60 HEADING EAST: The 1600 block of 5th Ave. is actually part of route 60 East.

FROM ROUTE 60 HEADING WEST:Turn left at Hal Greer Blvd. (also known as 16th Street). Turn left at 5th Ave.The theatre is on the right.

Parking:

Parking is available in surrounding campus parking lots after 6:30PM. Short term parking during the day is available in the front driveway only while purchasing tickets.

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LIST OF WHAT TO WEAR

CARMEN BALLET

Tuesday, 7:00-8:30, Shawn

Red costume

light pink tights, pink ballet slippers

black ribbon around neck

cut some of the stem off rose, rose on right in bun

left part low bun

one barrett above bun

company earrings

Tammy Jo is going to Magic Makers to look for fans

JAZZ AND LYRICAL - TAMMY JO AND NATALIE

Monday 7-8 (Natalie)

Big Time Black Fishnets with Back Seam Black Leo’s
Who Am I to Say Light Suntan Stirrup Tights Dance Paws


Monday 8-9 (Natalie and Tammy Jo)

Big Dollhouse Black Fishnets with Back Seam Black Leo’s
Full of Grace Light Suntan Stirrup Tights Dance Paws

Tuesday 4-5 (Tammy Jo)

Lola Light Suntan Stirrup Tights Dance Paws
Time for Mercy Light Suntan Stirrup Tights Dance Paws

Tuesday 5-6 (Natalie)

Name Game Light Suntan Footed Tights Tan Leo’s
When She Loved Me Light Suntan Stirrup Tights Dance Paws

Tuesday 7-8 (Natalie)

Shop Around Light Suntan Footed Tights Tan Capezios
God Loves You Light Suntan Stirrup Tights Dance Paws

Wednesday 5-6 (Natalie)

Tell Him Black Fishnets with Back Seam Black Leo’s
Jacob’s Ladder Light Suntan Stirrup Tights Dance Paws

Wednesday 5-6 (Tammy Jo)

In His Keeping Light Suntan Stirrup Tights Dance Paws
Too Far Light Suntan Stirrup Tights Dance Paws

Wednesday 6-7 (Tammy Jo)

Schindler’s Light Suntan Stirrup Tights Dance Paws
Time Light Suntan Stirrup Tights Dance Paws

Wednesday 7-8 (Tammy Jo)


Power to the Peaceful Light Suntan Stirrup Tights Dance Paws
Call Light Suntan Stirrup Tight Dance Paws

Thursday 5-6 (Natalie)

Gold Dust Light Suntan Stirrup Tights Dance Paws
Move Light Suntan Stirrup Tights Dance Paws

ALL TAP COMPANIES

Black Fishnets with Back Seam
Black Tap Shoes

JR HIP HOP

Knee-high Socks
Reebok Classic tennis shoes (available at Shoe Show or Shoe Sensation)

Sr. Hip Hop

All White New Balance Tennis shoes

Some links regarding the Dynamite Regional/Nationals in Columbus:

Dynamite dates:

http://www.steppstewart.com/2008dates.htm

Dynamite entry info:

http://www.steppstewart.com/entry_dynamite08.htm

Dynamite rules:

http://www.steppstewart.com/rules08.htm

2007 Panama City Nationals Results

http://www.dancekar.com/Results/Placement/36_Florida.html

Links to pictures from 2007 Nationals, several of Tammy Jo's students. These pics are copyable and don't seem to be copyrighted. Some of the Tammy Jo's students are located at 7, 16, 23, 25, 86 88, 118, 154, 195, 199, 204, 207, 209, 210, 213, 215, 220, 266, 280, 634, 635, 636, 637

http://dancekar.com/Results/Gallery/nationals/PanamaCity2007/pages/page_634.html