By Kim C.
We want to thank everyone who came to our Spring Showcase Sunday, April 15th! It was a huge success thanks to our students and their families and friends. Take a peek at our Facebook page for photos and videos! And don’t forget to send us your photos and videos if you were in attendance! We are so very proud of our students who did an amazing job putting on a fantastic show. So thank you to JENNIFER, JAY AND BRENDA, PRISCILLA, MEGAN, EVAN AND GRACE, MARK AND GRACIE, RANDY, DENISE, RICK, BRIAN, AND SHARON! You guys rocked it out!
I’d also like to give a shout-out to our new staff members GRANT and REBEKAH who have both been amazing additions to our studio and helped make our showcase even better than last year’s! Thank you!
Last, but not least, we were remiss at the Showcase to not give a gigantic thank you to DARREN. This fabulous night wouldn’t have been possible without him and we appreciate is vision, drive and creativity!
2012 marks the first year we will be doing 2 showcases in a year! Please join us for our Fall Showcase coming in September! Talk to your instructor about your next routine, and if you’ve never danced or done a Showcase, now is the time to check it off your Bucket List! See you soon!
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Stepping up to participate in a showcase can be a scary thing. We get it. We also know there is no better feeling than setting a goal, working towards it, and seeing a dream through to a reality with your peers alongside cheering you on! So what motivates us to get over our fears and get out there and dance a routine? Although simply cutting loose on a dance floor is fun in its own right, performing a showcase piece allows us to tell a story with our dance. We get to pick a song that moves us, we add our personal flavor and expression, and we design a piece that is special because it has meaning to us. We have the opportunity to create a fun and lasting memory. With the practice and repetition it takes to learn a routine, comes fluidity, confidence, comfort, mastery and poise that all dancers covet. And, perhaps of a bit more benefit to ladies than men, is the bonus benefit of having the perfect excuse to buy that cute new pair of dance shoes we’ve been eying…and, of course, the matching dress and earring!
Salsa is a Latin dance with origins from the Cuban Son (circa 1920s) and Afro-Cuban dance (specifically Afro-Cuban rumba). It is generally associated with the salsa music style, although it may be danced under other types of Latin music.