Thrill Dancers - The Official Blog

Friday Classes July 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th
Beginners Hip Hop (ages 6-8) 5:00pm-6:00pm
Hip Hop Level 1 (ages 9+) 6:00pm-7:00pm
*classes taught by Artistic Director, Grace Villanueva*

**Now Introducing Ballroom Lessons!**
Call for details

Saturday Classes July 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th
Pre / Mini Ballet and Jazz 9:00am - 10:00am
Junior Jazz/Ballet/Hip Hop10:00am - 11:30am
Intermediate Jazz /Ballet/Hip Hop 11:30am - 1:00pm
Teen Jazz / Hip Hop 1:00pm - 2:30pm
*classes taught by Artistic Director, Grace Villanueva*

Saturday Competitive Workshops
July 4th, 11th, 18th
Intermediate and Senior Levels
Jazz, Ballet,Tap, Contemporary, Hip Hop
*Guest Teachers T.B.A.*
Call for details

Summer Dance Camps 2009

Junior / Intermediate Summer Camp
July 20th-24th
Intermediate/Senior Dance Camp
July 27 - 31st
Novice Competitive / Recreational Dance Camp (ages 5+)
August 10 - 14th

Summer Camp Hours
9:00am - 4:00pm
Early Drop Off: 8:00am
Late Pick Up: 5:00pm

For information on prices call 613 498 1629
or
Register online at www.thrilldancers.com

Congratulations to all our Thrill Dancers that competed this year!

Some competitive Highlights……

Shine Dance
Always a great competition, Thrill Dancers represented their area proudly!!

Highest Overall Junior Small Group - Kiss Kiss Boom Boom
3rd Highest Overall Junior Small Group - Hey Mickey

2nd Highest Overall Junior Solo - Hannah Duke “Baby I’m A Star”

3rd Highest Overall Intermediate Line - So What?

3rd Highest Overall Intermediate Solo - Johannes Stelzner “Church”

3rd Highest Overall Senior Solo - Zach Kostjuk “Any Other World”

Top Senior Comp 1 Soloist - Zach Kostjuk

2nd Highest Intermediate Comp 2 Line - Hi!

Candance
Competing against bigger schools helped us learn about ourselves in many ways. Our dancers picked up valuable experience that they will use for years to come.

Platinum Award Winners

Sidney Marshall - When Doves Cry
Anna Latham - Lullaby
Marki Nutbrown - Heartburn *2nd in Category*
Missing You - Anna Latham, Marki Nutbrown, Sidney Marshall
Hi! - Intermediate Open Extended Line
Hands Down - Senior Modern

Special Award - Zach Kostjuk - Any Other World

Let’s Get Loud
The marking was hard…with the highest mark at the competition being a 93.6%, Thrill Dancers did a fantastic job reperesenting our studio!

Highest Overall Intermediate Duet Trio - Missing You (Anna, Marki, Sidney)

$1,000.00 Scholarship from Be Discovered for their “Summer In L.A.” Hip Hop Intensive awarded to Brittany Knowles for her solo “Bleeding Love”

Platinum Award Winners (93% +)

Brittany Knowles - Bleeding Love
Belief - Senior Lyrical Group
Missing You - Anna Latham, Marki Nutbrown, Sidney Marshall
Hi! - Open Extended Line

High Gold Award Winners
*a selection of our awards winner in this category*

Johannes Stelzner - Church *3rd Place*
Leslie Walker - The Dance *1st Place*
Sunshowers - Senior Jazz *1st Place*
So What? - Intermediate Line *1st Place*
Hey Mickey - Intermediate Jazz *1st Place*

Special Awards

Anna Latham - Lullaby and Night of The Dancing Flame
Kiss Kiss Boom Boom - Intermediate Small Group
Zach Kostjuk - Ball and Biscuit

Thanks to all the dance parents and families for all your support!

Hi Dancers!

I found a really great dance blog out there for tap dancers! You will find information on different classes, steps, shows, youtube links, music….and more! It’s called The Tap Dance Blog, and its updated regularly by well known tapper,Terrence “Taps” Bennett.

Link: click here ==> The Tap Dance Blog

Want to learn tap from one of the best tap dancers on the planet? Thanks to the internet we can! We are very lucky that Gregory Hines created an online classroom that teaches the history of tap, the biographies of some of taps best performers, and maybe a few tap steps along the way! The best thing is that it is 100% FREE!!

Link: click here ==> Joy2Learn, Dancing With Gregory Hines

I found this great link at The Tap Dance Blog.

“Dancing is dreaming with your feet”
-Unknown

Dance~

…but dance is so much more than this! Dance has the power to move people, to make them think, make them feel, make them see a choreographer’s story or point of view. It’s the dancers job to portray that. And if given the chance to loose oneself in “the dance”, the dancer grows as a person and as a performer.

Here is a great example of dancers pushing themselves to the limits in order to bring choreographer Sonya Tayeh’s piece “Plastic City” to life. (Piece found at http://danceruniverse.com)

Link here: http://danceruniverse.com/jazz/best_jazz_choreography/

*scroll down to the bottom to see the video*

Enjoy!!

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Special thanks and congratulations to all the Thrill Dancers who performed at the Brockville Multicultural Festival, and to our Thrill Dancers parents and friends who helped support us in this wonderful community event!

May 2nd, 2009 Thrill Dancers will be preforming at the Brockville Multicultural Festival. Come support our dancers and enjoy the different international cuisine and culture!

Thrill Dancers’ Multicultural Festival Lineup

12:00pm (Set 1)

Kiss Kiss Boom Boom
Under The Sea (Recreational)
Hey Mickey!
Belief
Kiss Kiss (Bollywood)
Savannah and Emma
Walking on Sunshine (Recreational)
Hannah and Johannes
Mercy
Final Bows

2:00pm (Set 2)

Maybe I’m Amazed
Sarah A. and Grace (Freeze Frame)
Baila Baila (Jaylene, Marki,Sidney, Mckenzie, Brittany, )
Sledgehammer
So What?
In The Summertime (Recreational Class)
The Clapping Song (Emma Lee, Savannah, Hannah, Sammy)
Sunshowers
Kiss Kiss
Final Bows

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May 24th Thrill Dancers Presents
Showcase 2009 - Seasons of Dance

Tickets Available at the Brockville Arts Centre Box Office
Tel #: 613 342 7122

Adults: $17.50
Children under 10: $11.50

Hi everyone!

I found a great site that has lots of fantastic articles for dance teacher, dancers, and parents a like. it’s called
Dance Advantage (link here) and it has many great articles.

One article that I found to be very important (and it couldn’t have come at a better time) is one on performance techniques.

Find the article here:http://danceadvantage.net/2009/02/08/7-secrets-of-super-performers/

Happy Reading!

Join Thrill Dancers this weekend as we perform at The Brockville Mulitcultural Festival!

Where: Brockville Memorial Civic Centre

When: Saturday May 2nd, 2009 12:00pm and 2:05pm

Featuring both our recreational and competitive level dancers!!
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Our next competition is:

Let’s Get Loud!

Where: Empire Theatre
321 Front Street
Belleville, On

When: May 9th and 10th, 2009

Featuring our competitive team!

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Thrill Dancers Annual Recital

Showcase 2009 - ” Seasons of Dance”

Where: Brockville Arts Centre
When: May 24th, 2009 at 2pm
Price: Adults $17.50
Children 10 and under $11.50

Tickets available at the Brockville Arts Centre Box Office

Featuring our recreational and competitive dancers and perhaps a few surprises along the way!!