Our Dancer of the Month for May has been pushing herself very hard this dance season. Miracle is in her third year of ballet and her first year of tap. She continues to improve in her ballet technique by fully utilizing her rotation while maintaining placement. Miracle has made tremendous strides working her port de bras and focusing on keeping her arms on her back. The line of her foot has increased while completely extending the working leg to present a completely stretched tendue—she has revealed that she has some lovely feet. Her performance as an Acorn in the ballet is very theatrical and spot on. In tap she is mastering terminology and perfecting steps like shuffle to flap. The more difficult steps are Irishes, Grapevines, and Buck Time Steps. She does all of this with a smile on her face… except when she is not allowed to smile like the beginning of her tap piece for the show. Her hard work has paid off and all will see in her performances on stage. Thank you, Miracle, for being a great example to follow.

Our Dancer of the Month for April is dancing in her third year at the studio. Currently enrolled in ballet, tap, and modern, Abby Hill is working hard and improving in each discipline.  

In ballet she is fine-tuning her technique at the barre and bringing that focus center floor as well. Abby has been really utilizing her rotation through, tendues, developes, and sautes. She is seeing the progress pay off in a big way because her feet, extension, and ability to get off the floor in jumps have really improved. Abby is a well-rounded dancer balancing technique and quality of movement whether she is performing an adagio or petite allegro.  

In tap she is working hard to tighten up the percussive sounds by utilizing proper technique. Her performance in the tap piece for show time is very entertaining. 

In modern Abby is fine tuning the intricate details and quality of movement of this discipline. From jumping to floor work, she is mastering it all. She is a shining and versatile performer in Junior Dance Company. Her claim to fame is her ability to soar in the air and land in the Dance Company members’ arms. 

Abby, thank you for all you contribute to the dance studio! 

Our Dancer of the Month for March is in her second season of ballet and really focusing on her technique and all she needs for this year’s performance on stage.  

Vivienne is working hard at the barre. Her plies are strong and with beautiful resistance. She is working the image of moving carefully down the wall, and it shows. Her rotation in tendues is improving with each class because she is attentively listening to the corrections given and applying them more and more with each class. She is able to answer every vocabulary question asked of her and knows both the French and English terms. All of her footwork in getting stronger from barre to center floor because she is using her feet correctly by working them through the floor—from degages to glissades and sautes. 

For this year’s concert performance, Vivenne is doing a fabulous job retaining the choreography and performing her part in the library scene as a very special book—complete with leading her fellow dancers in a circle around Winnie the Pooh.  All of this and she is also a great listener and beautiful personality to have in class.