July 15th, 2010 by soul4dance

Entrance II is about that a dream world where who lost love and friendship are recovered traveling and adventures. This dream world will motivate the audience to see the things through with there eyes of innocence and curiosity, and they would find a fantastic colorful world that is well beyond their imagination.

diabolo-the-stage-dance

At midnight, in a little girl’s room, a flight of glowing stairs emerges, which is an entrance to the wonder world. This is a world full of inconceivable fun things and unrestrained energy. However, in this apparently happy paradise, the little girl, an explorer, discovers a “Multi-Eyed Monster” who is ugly and clumsy but has a kind of heart. Unfortunately, Monster is not welcomed in the middle of elf. The harder Monster tries to gain identification of elf, the more helpless he has becomes because he simply rubs them the wrong way. As an explorer, the naive little girl follows Monster and enters a world loaded with depression and darkness, where they both experience a journey of fear and lost, and finally help each other out.

Fortunately, “Blue Cat”, the most intelligent and powerful elf, guides the little girl as a protector angel and responses gently to a series of heart-broken messages that are expressed by “Multi-Eyed Monster” out of depression. At last, under the encouragement of “Blue Cat” and the loving care of the little girl, “Multi-Eyed Monster” becomes a member of the elf group.

The three main characters are in this fantasy journey; in fact, represent three human psychological elements are-curiosity, fear, and wisdom.

Through the story of getting better lost love and friendship an adventurous fantasy journey, the dancers hope to inspire the audience to re-examine their three elements to eventually to create a wonder world of their own.

April 3rd, 2010 by soul4dance

Showstopper 2010
It’s the 32nd annual dance competition and in this year there will be over 100,000 dancers from more than 50 states and even from other countries. The knowledge that our dance competitions and performers display makes the atmosphere more healthy and exciting. All these dancers aim high and they never ever give up on their dreams.

Showstopper’s commitment to excellence has been it’s hallmark since its beginning. Every dancer gets the best opportunity to display their talent and this has been the guiding principle of this competition.

In early days Showstopper used stages for the dance competitions but now they use bigger arenas which provides the best view of the competition for the judges and audience. They also designed beautiful sets and lightings which has been a symbol of excellence for the competition.

Showstopper 2010

Showstopper has always taken pride and care in selecting judges based on professional training and experience, broad background, and fairness. Showstopper judges are also chosen for their warmth with children and their ability to provide useful critiques to dancers and teachers.

February 12th, 2010 by soul4dance

Ethnic Dance Festival-2010

The 32nd annual San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival is to be held from June 5-June 27, 2010 at the Palace of fine arts, San Francisco.

The San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival was founded to present the diverse ethnic dance companies in the Bay Area. Over the years, the Festival has expanded its reach to include performers from throughout Northern California and has presented over 600 dance companies from over a hundred different genres.

Ethnic Dance Festival-2010

The 31st annual San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival featured 36 local dance companies representing over 20 distinct cultures. More than 500 Northern California dancers and musicians brought their repertoire to the Palace of Fine Arts over four weekends in June of this year. Over 11,000 local Bay Area arts lovers attended the performances, some for the first time, but many as part of an annual, cherished cultural tradition.

The Festival has presented over 14,000 dancers, with dancers from community groups performing alongside internationally recognized professionals, students beside masters, and cultural groups as different as Senegalese dancers from the Kaolak region and Mexican folkorico dancers from the Tobasco region all performing on the same stage. Each program features 7-11 companies. The Festival performers are selected from an annual audition, where each company has ten minutes to present its work, while soloists have five minutes. Participants in the field come from varied socioeconomic backgrounds and represent a broad range of occupations and lifestyles. Many are second and third generation dancers and musicians, and after so many years, the children of Festival pioneers are now recreating, preserving, and innovating important work as their contribution to contemporary culture.

Since 1978, the Festival’s performance have reached hundreds of thousands of audience members, providing excellent opportunities to artists who seek to present the dance expressions of their cultural and ethnic heritages.

February 8th, 2010 by soul4dance

The Jamfest Experience-2010
Jamfest Dance Super Naturals is to be held at Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky Convention Center on Feb 12- Feb 14th, 2010. This is an awesome Event and here are just a few things that make this event Great!

Jamfest Super Nationals-2010

Facts:

• Competitors have come from as many as 35 different states in the past three years!
• Over the past three years, a total of over 14,000 spectators and over 525 teams have attended - that’s more than 7,000 participants!
• Held at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center with, a Rockin’ awards hall, large performance area and a hugepractice area!

Coaches Check-In
Coaches check-in will begin at 6:00 p.m. on Friday and run until 7:00 p.m. Please note that all teams MUST check in at Coaches Check-In on Friday. You can check your teams in, pick up your Nationals Gift Tickets and receive the FINAL practice and performance order here! Coaches Check-in is located in Dressing Room #4, located on the 3rd floor, outside of the Ballroom.

NEW for 2010! Express check-in lane
If you have 100% of all registration turned in, you can speed through check-in in the express lane. Just come in, check-in, pick up your schedules and gift cards and be on your way!

Coaches Meeting
The Coaches Meeting will follow Coaches Check-In and will begin at 7:00 p.m. This meeting is highly recommended, as they will be giving important information to make the weekend stress-free for you! There will be an informational meeting for all teams vying for Worlds Bids at 7:30 p.m.

Participant Dance Party
The Participant Dance Party will be cooler than ever. There will be a super-cool video DJ! Feel free to text message your friends via the big screen throughout the party! The Participant Dance Party will start at 9:00 p.m. and conclude by 10:00 p.m. The Participant Dance Party will take place in the Awards Hall on the 3rd floor of the Ballroom.

Friday Night Activities

• 7:30 PM – 8:45 PM – Master Class! Intermediate Hip Hop
• 8:45 PM – 9:00 PM – Question & Answer Session with Mike!
• 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM – Participant Dance Party

Open Practice Floors – Coaches and Participants ONLY!

• Friday – 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
• Saturday and Sunday – 10:00 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Master Classes with Choreographers:
Please encourage your kids to take classes from the BEST! JAMfest will offer some Free Master Classes throughout the weekend! All classes will be located on the awards stage in the Ballroom, located on the 3rd floor.

JAM! Dance Stars! – JAM! Dance Stars! is a team that will be made up of participants from JAMfest Dance Super Nationals 2010! Every team registered in a Senior or Varsity division will be able to nominate one person from their team to participate on the JAM! Dance Stars.

As always, we want to make JAMfest Cheer Super Nationals a very positive, FUN and relaxed event for you! From registration and check-in to the final awards ceremony, JAMfest continues to strive to provide an overall Stres-free experience!

February 6th, 2010 by soul4dance

Gala Ball, London-2010
You are invited to a Marvelous Party at the legendary Café De Paris with Michael Law’s Piccadilly Dance Orchestra on 3rd March, 2010.

An unique chance to experience the glamour and excitement of a 1920’s, 30s and 40s evening at London’slegendary Café De Paris – with a three course dinner, a cabaret performance and dance music from Michael Law’s world famous Piccadilly Dance Orchestra. The Piccadilly Dance Orchestra played for dancing for four years at London’s Ritz Hotel and for six years at the home of the British Dance Bands: The Savoy. For this very special event, the orchestra will recreate jazz, swing and vocal hits from the 1920s to 40s, along with classic
ballroom dance styles.

Gala Ball-2010

Event Type: Dance
Time: 7.30pm till midnight
Dress Code: Black tie or “period” preferred.
Special offer:
Until January 18th £85 per person-includes 3 course dinner a half bottle of wine and reception drink. After 18th January, the price will increase to £95 per person.

Payment Options:

By CHEQUE:
To
“THE PICCADILLY DANCE ORCHESTRA”
27 CAESAR AVENUE, KINGSNORTH, ASHFORD, KENT. TN23 3PZ
CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED Tel: 0845 370 0178

PAYPAL payments to: mail@thepiccadillydanceorchestra.co.uk
Café De Paris
3 - 4 Coventry Street,
London W1D 6BL.

February 4th, 2010 by soul4dance

Vaudevillian Dance Show
For Valentine’s weekend, a show to make the heart pulse, Vaude, a Vaudevillian Dance Show from Hart Pulse Dance Company takes the stage with work from guest choreographers Samantha Giron (Samantha Giron Dance Project) and Rachel Pace plus company choreographers Amanda Hart, Sophie Olson and Holly Fletcher. This dance show is to be held daily from  Feb 12 and February 13, 8:00pm,  February 14, 1:00pm and 6:00pm. 

HPDC: Dance for the heart and soul
Hart Pulse Dance Company is a nonprofit organization currently performing in the Los Angeles areas. Through Contemporary movement,HPDC is eager to bring real dance performed to live music in an uplifting and diverse environment to the masses. By providing affordable tickets and workshops, Hart Pulse Dance Company wants everyone to experience the joy and excitement of movement.
They want all styles of dance, Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Lyrical, Tap, Contemporary and more to be just as popular in Southern California as Hip Hop is! They see a change in taste and want to put our own push forward for these goals.

Location:
The Miles Memorial Playhouse
1130 Lincoln Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90403

Tickets: $17.00
Contact: (661) 755-2182

February 3rd, 2010 by soul4dance

Twirl Mania:

Twirl Mania International Baton Twirling Championships is to be held from February 19-22, 2010. Twirl Mania is open to twirling athletes, dancers and guard members everywhere, every level, and every organization. This is Twirl Mania’s 15th Anniversary and it’s celebrated as 15th Anniversary Bash at Disney Hollywood Studios! Twirl Mania consists of Championship events for solos and teams, Parades, Performances, Workshops, Collegiate & HS Classic, Twirl Mania Gold Invitational, Clinics, Awards Extravaganza and much more.

Twirl Mania Championships

Levels of competition:

Novice, Beginner, Intermediate, Advance and Elite. There are no age restrictions. Open to both male and female participants. Be sure to see the exciting news about ESPN.

Competition Date: February 19-22, 2010
Contact:  321-939-3577 
Place:  Twirl Mania FL, United States,34747

See you real soon! Remember to reserve early to guarantee discounts and availability.