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.
Monday, October 6, 2008
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
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.”
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.
Monday, September 8, 2008
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Thursday, August 7, 2008
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
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
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
Thursday, July 24, 2008
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.
Tuesday, July 1, 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
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
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Thursday, May 8, 2008
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!!!!
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!!!!
Thursday, May 1, 2008
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
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
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
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
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
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)
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:
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
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?
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