ALL STUDIO COMPANY MEMBERS WILL APPEAR IN

BROADWAY CONNECTION

FEATURING GEORGE PATTERSON & AMY BRANDT
Saturday, November 8th (tentative date)
Mount Nittany Middle School

COMPANY MEMBERS: PLEASE CHECK THE MESSAGE BOARD AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK FOR IMPORTANT UPDATES ON CHOREOGRAPHY, REHEARSALS, MEETINGS, ETC

Crunch! Productions & Crunch II, our resident tap companies are open to all students at an intermediate level or above and they provide area youth with the opportunity to in addition experience the absolute highest levels of tap training available. Our companies perform alongside professional artists each fall and are among the best pre-professional youth tap companies in Pennsylvania! 2008 - 2009 Crunch! Members: Kayla Bracken (Member) Rebekah Cattell (Member) Maya Eicher (Member) Bilyana Tzolova (Member) Gergana Tzolova (Rehearsal Director) 2008 - 2009 Crunch II Members Katie Haines (Member) Alosha Herrold (Member) Caleb Parsons (Member) Erica Sanders (Rehearsal Director) Michelle Sanders (Member)

 

Lumière Studio Company & Lumière II,  feature contemporary and classical ballet, jazz and musical theater choreography. Dancers who are at an intermediate level or higher are invited to audition and perform alongside professionals in our Broadway Connection series each year. This year, they will be performing and working with professional ballerina Amy Brandt. 2008-2009 Lumière Members: Kia Barrow (Apprentice) Jordyn Brooks (Member) Rebekah Cattell (Rehearsal Director) Liz McNitt (Apprentice) Elara Sakona (Member) Samantha Statham (Member) 2008-2009 Lumière II Members: Alyssa Boob (Apprentice) Olivia Burd (Apprentice) Abbie Rinard (Rehearsal Director) Aria Sakona (Member) Katicia Sakona (Member)

 

Auditions

• When: Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
  Times: 5:00 pm Lumière & Lumière II
             6:30 pm Crunch & Crunch II
• Where: PA Academy of the Arts, 200 Old Fort Road, Potters Mills
• What to bring: Appropriate shoes (including pointe shoes for upper level ballerinas), water bottle, and a good attitude!!! Please fill out an audition packet PRIOR to auditioning. A parent will need to sign this.
  
  Audition Packet (MS Word document)
   
• What to wear: leotard, tights or jazz pants, hair secured

Requirements
Dancers will be required to attend their 1-hour rehearsal slot once a week, plus the following:

• Lumière and Lumiere II: two hours of ballet or jazz technique per week
• Crunch! Productions and Crunch II: two hours of tap technique per week

Attendance
Regular attendance is crucial and not an option! Our policy will be discussed with parents at auditions and reviewed again at our first meeting. For more information, check our audition packet.

Performances
All companies will perform in each PAA production, including our Fall Broadway Connection show and the Academy Awards in May. Other possible performances include the Grier School Gala, Central PA Festival of the Arts, People's Choice Festival, Grange Fair, Dance Centre County, school assemblies, etc.

Costumes
The cost of costumes will be the responsibility of company members, however, they will not only get to keep their costumes, they will also be able to fundraise to help defray the total cost for each dancer. Each company will organize and be responsible for their own fundraisers, and they can range from car washes to bake sales to candy sales and more!