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.