Welcome Lee Stover to the Staff of RSD!

Lee Stover, originally from Adrian, Minnesota, graduated from Northwestern College in May 2010. He now resides in Sheldon where he is the Marketing Director for RISE Ministries and co-owner of a DJ entertainment service, Stovetop Productions.

Lee first began performing as a freshman for the Adrian High School show choir and eventually earned a leadership role as Dance Captain in 2004. He also participated in area musical theaters, gaining lead roles for five years in the shows Bye Bye Birdie, A Christmas Carol, The Music Man, High School Musical and Footloose from 2003-2008.

During his time at Northwestern, Lee participated in RUSH: A Student Dance Concert for three years, eventually co-choreographing the opening number of the show in 2009. He also participated in various talent shows and dance competitions on campus including, Airband (2 years), Ballyhoo, Dancing with the Profs (2 years) and Northwestern’s Best Dance Crew, choreographing them all.

Upon graduation from Northwestern, Lee auditioned for Disney World to be a street performer for parades and shows. After making it to the top 25 out of 300 participants, he was placed in the talent reserves.

In 2011 Lee was approached to participate as a professional in the “Dea-ncing with the Stars” fundraiser for Ivory Coast missionary, Dea Lieu. That event led to a guest-instructor role at Robin’s School of Dance in which Lee worked with 60 students in a hip-hop piece. 

“I had a great time working with Robin, Mel, Megan, and the students this past spring,” said Lee “I’m thankful for the opportunity to dance on a regular basis and teach. I am excited to be a part of this established, but growing studio!”

Dance Information

Hi Dance followers!  Here is an update on what is going on at the studio:

Just a reminder, there will be a registration open house this Thursday, August 25 from 6pm-9pm at the Sioux Center studio. If you still need to register, want to check out the used apparel, or even place an order for new apparel, make sure you stop down at the studio during that time!

Also a reminder that there are several NEW classes starting this fall, including Zumbatomic (Zumba for kids!), all boys hip hop (for boys ages 5 and up), Tot Hop (hip hop for 4-6 year olds), and Musical Theater (for dancers aged 7 - high school). Also, keep watching for more information on tumbling and ballroom classes - they will be starting later in the year!

The new schedule for fitness classes starts on Tuesday, September 6! Zumba will be held in Sioux Center on Monday mornings from 9a-10:15a, Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7:30p-8:30p, and Saturday mornings from 8:30a-9:30a! There will also be a new Yoga class starting - Monday mornings from 9:45a-10:15a ($3) and Wednesday mornings from 9:30a-10:30a ($6)!

Dancers - Company auditions for all companies will be held in Sioux Center on Saturday, August 27. Dancers aged 6-12 will audition from 9:30am-11am with registration at 9am, and dancers aged 13 and up will audition from 11am-1:30pm with registration at 10:30am. Please review routines from camp and be ready to do a technique and choreography class in front of the judges. Older dancers should also come prepared with a solo. It should be approximately 8 counts of 8 and can be any style. All ages, please come to the audition following the studio dress code.

Recital Practice Schedule

WEDNESDAY, June 1

B.J. Haan Auditorium, Dordt College         

     

4:00 p.m.         Up, Up, and Away                 (Tuesday 4:00-5:00)

4:10 p.m.         Row, Row, Row Your Boat   (Tuesday 4:00 Predance)

4:20 p.m.         I Love A Man With 18 Wheels(Monday 5:00-6:00)

4:30 p.m.         Bicycle Built for Two             (Monday 4:00-5:00)

4:40 p.m.         Funkytown                              (Tuesday 4:00-5:00)

4:50 p.m.         Fly Me To Your Heart            (Monday 4:00-5:30)

5:00 p.m.         Hit The Road, Jack                 (Monday 5:00-6:00)

5:10 p.m.         This Train                                (Monday 4:00-5:00)

5:20 p.m.         Wind Beneath My Wings       (Monday 5:30-7:30)

5:30 p.m.         Car Wash                                (Monday 4:00-5:30)               

5:40 p.m.         Magic Carpet Ride                  (Thursday 4:00 Hip Hop)

5:50 p.m.         Sesame Street Rap                  (Tuesday 5:00-6:45)

6:00 p.m.         Brand New Skates                  (Monday 5:30-7:30)

6:10 p.m.         I Like To Move It                   (Monday 4:00-5:30)

6:20 p.m.         Vacation                                  (Thursday 4:00-5:30)

6:30 p.m.         Symphony of the Seas                        (Tuesday 5:00-6:45)

6:40 p.m.         Mr. Fix It                                (Monday 5:30-7:30)

6:50 p.m.         Boogie Woogie Choo Choo    (Thursday 4:00-5:30)

7:00 p.m.         Jump                                        (Monday 5:30-7:30)

7:10 p.m.         Go Light Your World             (Thursday 4:00-5:30)

7:20 p.m.         Grease Lightning                    (Tuesday 5:00-6:45)

·        The routines listed above do not need to rehearse on Thursday. They may leave when finished with their last dance.

Company Dancers & Older Dancers -Wednesday

7:30 p.m. – Company Dancers (not in costume-wear regular dance clothes)

Run Throughs:

            Getaway Car

            Leader of the Pack

          Bon Voyage Production Number

            Come On Ride The Train

          Easter Medley

            Ease On Down The Road

            Dancin’ In The Streets

            Easy Street

            She’s No Good (I’ve Gotta Move On)

            Too Darn Hot

            Titanic

     8:30 p.m. – Older Dancers (not in costume-wear regular dance clothes)

          Run Throughs:

                        Tuesday 6:15-9:00, Wednesday 5:30-8:30, & Thursday 5:30-8:30 classes alternating

     9:30 p.m. – Coed Dancers

DRESS REHEARSAL

THURSDAY, June 2

B.J. Haan Auditorium

Dordt College

12:30 p.m.  Wheels On The Bus       Thursday 12:30 Predance

                   Fun, Fun, Fun                Thursday 12:00 Tap

3:30-4:00 p.m. PICTURES for anyone who missed picture days and would like an individual photo taken.  Also, any soloists/duets who would like to have a picture taken.

We will not be taking a group picture of all the soloists!

*Make-up needs to be worn for pictures.*

4:00 to 4:30 p.m. CURTAIN CALL—EVERYONE MUST ATTEND (young dancers practicing Wednesday and Thursday predance/tap do not need to attend). PLEASE BE IN THE COSTUME YOU WILL BE IN FOR THE ACTUAL CURTAIN CALL AND NOT YOUR FIRST DANCE COSTUME).

Program rehearsal is in the order below beginning at 4:30 p.m. You may leave when your class has rehearsed. It may be necessary to run through each dance twice. Hair and tights need to be worn as you would for the recital! Make sure you know what makeup is needed for the recital. Rehearsal schedule may not follow the recital line-up exactly.

4:30 p.m.         Bon Voyage                            Companies  ***Picture to be taken***       

                        Bicycle Built for Two               Monday 4:00-5:00

                        Sesame Street Rap                   Tuesday 5:00-6:45

4:40 p.m.         Easy Street                              Tuesday 9:00 Company

4:46 p.m.         Ease On Down The Road       Blue Company   

4:52 p.m.         42^nd Street                               Thursday 6:00 Adv. Tap

4:58 p.m.         Dancin’ In The Streets            Tuesday 9:00 Company

                        Wheels On The Bus                 Thursday 12:30 Predance

5:04 p.m.         I Believe I Can Fly                 Tuesday 4:45 Ballet

                        Fly Me To Your Heart             Monday 4:00-5:30

                        Wind Beneath My Wings         Monday 5:30-7:30

5:10 p.m.         Jet Plane                                  Thursday 5:15 Ballet

5:16 p.m.         I Gotta Move On                    Thursday 8:30 Company

5:22 p.m.         Move                                       Monday 7:45 Jazz

5:28 p.m.         Leader of the Pack                  Pink/Petite Companies

Up, Up, and Away                  Tuesday 4:00-5:00

                        I Love A Man With 18 Wheels Monday 5:00-6:00

5:34 p.m.         Wanna Ride                            Tuesday 6:15 Hip Hop

                        Magic Carpet Ride                  Thursday 4:00 Hip Hop

5:40 p.m.         Riding Solo                             Monday 6:30 Hip Hop

5:46 p.m.         Don Quixote                           Thursday 6:30 Ballet *** Picture Retake***

5:52 p.m.         London Bridges                      Thursday 7:15 Hip Hop

5:58 p.m.         Cinema Italiano                       Thursday 7:45 Jazz

                        Vacation                                  Thursday 4:00-5:30

6:04 p.m.         Complicated                            Senior Solo

6:10 p.m.         Too Darn Hot                          Thursday 8:30 Company ***Picture to be taken***

6:16 p.m.         Claire                                       Senior Solo

                        Brand New Skates                   Monday 5:30-7:30

                        Row, Row, Row Your Boat     Tuesday 4:00 Predance

6:24 p.m.         Dock of the Bay                     Wednesday 7:15 Jazz ***Picture to be taken***

6:30 p.m.         Rolling On The River              Thursday 6:30 Jazz

6:36 p.m.         Titanic                                     Thursday 8:30 Company

                        Symphony of the Seas              Tuesday 5:00-6:45

6:42 p.m.         Sea Cruise                               Junior/Intermediate Company

6:48 p.m.         Sail Away                               Tuesday 6:45 Ballet

                        This Train                                Monday 4:00-5:00

                        Boogie Woogie Choo Choo Train  Thursday 4:00-5:30        

6:54 p.m.         Come On Ride The Train        Yellow Company

7:00 p.m.         Locomotion                             Teacher Dance

Intermission

7:15 p.m.         Easter Medley                         Companies ***Picture to be taken***

7:30 p.m.         1000 Words                            Senior Solo

                        Fun, Fun, Fun                         Thursday 12:00 Tap

                        Grease Lightning                    Tuesday 5:00-6:45

7:36 p.m.         G6                                           Wednesday 5:30 Hip Hop

                        Car Wash                                Monday 4:00-5:30

7:42 p.m.         Getaway Car                           Hip Hoppers

7:48 p.m.         Rock This Town                      Tuesday 5:15 Jazz

                        Funkytown                              Tuesday 4:00-5:00

7:54 p.m.         Coed                                       Thursday 8:30 Companies ***Picture to be taken***

                        Hit The Road Jack                  Monday 5:00-6:00

8:00 p.m.         Route 66                                 Monday 8:30 Tap

8:06 p.m.         Walking Her Home                 Thursday 6:30 Lyrical ***Picture retake***

                        Jump                                       Monday 5:30-7:30

8:12 p.m.         Walk Like An Egyptian          Thursday 6:00 Tap

8:18 p.m.         Walk This Way                       Tuesday 7:45 Jazz

8:24 p.m.         My Own Step                         Wednesday 8:00 Tap

8:30 p.m.         Stray Cut Strut                        Monday 7:00 Ballet

8:36 p.m.         Ready, Steady, Go                 Tuesday 8:30 Tap                           

8:42 p.m.         Show Off                                Senior Solo

8:48 p.m.         Run It                                      Tuesday 5:45 Hip Hop

I Like To Move It                     Monday 4:00-5:30

Go Light Your World              Thursday 4:00-5:30

8:54 p.m.         Collide                                                Wednesday 6:00 Ballet

                        Mr. Fix It                                 Monday 5:30-7:30

9:00 p.m.         Everyone’s Rooting For You  Senior Solo

9:06 p.m.         Bea                                          Senior Solo

9:12 p.m.         You Don’t Own Me               Company dancers going to Nationals

**Please note the songs that are in italics are rehearsed on Wednesday**

What a great weekend!

Hey Dancers and Dance Families!

What a great weekend everyone had in Omaha!

If you want to check out some great photos of the performances, check out Amy Vande Vegte's online album at http://capturedntime.zenfolio.com/omaha2010.  If you see any you like, you can click "BUY" while you are on the page, and there are tons of ordering options!  Photos would make great Christmas gifts!

Practice schedule for competition small groups

Robin     Mel     Megan     Jordan     Alex     Kirbee     Claire     Maggie     Ashley     Jen     Jenny

Monday
6:00               Maggie
9:15               Jen, Erin, Miranda

Wednesday
3:15-4:00      Jordan, Cole, Trey                       Shay
4:00-4:15      Jenny and Jordan
4:45-5:30      Jen
5:30-6:15      Martina
6:15-7:00      Cassie
7:00-7:45     
7:45-8:30     
8:30-9:15     

Friday
4:15-4:45      Nicole                                         Jordan (4:00)
4:45-5:30      Megan

Saturday
8:45-9:30      ZUMBA! (8:30-9:30)
9:30-10:15    April                                           Hey Daddy
10:15-11:00  Payton and Shelby                   Jenny
11:00-11:45  Payton                                        Maddie and Brooke
11:45-12:30  Madi                                           Bryn
12:30-1:15    Feelin Good                               Madi, Brooke, Bryn, Cambree, Cole, Martina, Maddie
1:15-2:00      Micah                                         Alex
2:00-2:45      Bryn and Madi                          Cambree and Alex
2:45-3:45      Piper, Claire, Shayla, Emory     Cambree and Cole 
3:45-4:30      Makayla and Callie                   Cambree
4:30-5:15      Jessica                                        Cole

Sunday
11:45            Mary
12:30            Mickee
1:15              Brooke                                           Kirbee
2:00              Payton, Shelby, April, Marissa     Claire
2:45              Marissa                                          Raise the Roof     Grace Kelly (2 practices)
3:30              Kirbee and Maggie                      Trey
4:15              Let Me Think About It (2 practices)
5:00              Raise the Roof (only when we have the 2 Thursday night class practices)

Company dance buddies

Hello dancers!  Here is the list of dance buddies for the 2010-2011 dance year: (Changed on 9/22/10)

Megan Vander Esch - Kaylee VanDenBerg
Jenny Crumrine - Cole Peterson, Adri Tilstra
Claire Foughty - Jessica Schleis
Hannah Hickman - Shayla Klarenbeek
Maggie Miller - Kaitlyn Vote
Jordan Peterson - Aubrie Niichel
Kirbee Van De Berg - Maddie Kuiken
Ashley Wood - Emaly Englert
Jennifer Henrich - Brooke Vander Ploeg
Alex Kamstra - Martina Hoogland
Brianna Muilenburg - Abbie Van Otterloo
Micah Vande Vegte - Cambree Huss
Miranda Van't Hul - Shay Huss
Erin Van Tol - Kyra Vande Brake
Chrissy De Kok - Piper Roseland-Bender
Olivia De Kok - Claire Kredit
Alex Huss - Katelyn Reuvers
Cassie Schiefen - Callie Yeakel
Payton Suter - Bryn Groff
April Vande Brake - Madi Rozeboom
Shelby VanDenBerg - Chloe Harskamp
Marissa Wiese - Jenna Aalbers
Breanna Anderson - Maggie Kats
Tara Tilstra - Emory McManimon
Nicole Schimek - Ellie Hurst
Mickee Witt - Trey Peterson

Please let me know if anyone is missing!  Thanks!

Press Release

Hello Dancers and Dance families - here is the press release that should be appearing (in some version) in your local paper soon.

Robin’s School of Dance Has Record Year at Nationals

Robin’s School of Dance in Sioux Center had a record year at the Dance America National Finals in Orlando, Florida, bringing home a total of 10 national championships.

Twenty one dancers from the Sioux Center and Rock Rapids studios traveled to Orlando in the first week of July for the competition. “We have dancers of all levels at the studio,” says studio director Robin Van Es. “Every year we have dancers who are in dance for recreation or socialization, but a certain number of our students want to dance competitively, and Nationals is a perfect showcase for that.”

The road to Nationals started last August, with auditions being held for placements into competition groups. The dancers then attended qualifying competitions in Omaha and Minneapolis, where judges’ scores earned them the privilege of competing at Nationals. The dancers rehearsed during the school year, but when their year-end recitals were over, they really stepped up the practices. The studio was open for up to ten hours a day for the 3 weeks prior to Nationals, and was always busy with students perfecting their performances. While not everyone who qualified for Nationals attended the event, Van Es notes that the studio still had great participation. “Dancers in our company groups aren’t required to participate at Nationals, it is a choice. Next year, Nationals are in Chicago, so we’re looking forward to sending a big group there!”

Eleven dancers from the studio were selected as semi-finalists for Dancer of The Year (DOTY). These dancers spent 2 extra days in Orlando, participating in interviews, jazz combinations, and performing a solo for the judges. Each of those 3 items comprised a portion of a total score that ranked the semi-finalists among their peers across the country. DOTY semi-finalists also learned a special routine that was performed at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. DOTY semi-finalists included Trey Peterson and Madison Rozeboom – Petite Dancer of the Year, Payton Suter, Bryn Groff, Jenny Crumrine, Alex Huss, Cambree Huss, Cole Peterson and Kirbee VanDeBerg – Junior Dancer of the Year, and Jordan Peterson and Kym Peters – Senior Dancer of the Year.

At the end of 4 days of competition, Robin’s School of Dance also had one of their group routines, “Rama Lama (Bang Bang)” selected for performance at the Hollywood Studios showcase. Area dancers participating in National Championship winning performances included; Trey Peterson, Jordan Peterson, Cole Peterson, Jenny Crumrine, Cambree Huss, Kirbee VanDeBerg, Alex Huss, and Shelby VanDenBerg of Sioux Center, Bryn Groff of Sheldon, Brooke VanderPloeg of Hospers, Madison Rozeboom and Payton Suter of Rock Valley, Megan VanderEsch of Hull, Kym Peters and Jake Peters of LeMars, Jennifer Henrich of Alton, and Mickee Witt, Makayla Witt, Elizabeth Ratzloff, Alison Wright and Hannah Sieperda of Rock Rapids.

Robin’s School of Dance started a new season on September 7 in its Sioux Center and Rock Rapids locations.