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.

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Parking

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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?