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The Department of Dance and Movement is very proud of our students' accomplishments!
2007 - 2008 Kudos
Claire Gieringer (6th grade) and Lili Quintana (6th grade) are part of the Denver Nuggets Lil' Bustas. They perform at all home games and will be perfoming at the playoffs on Monday, April 28th!
Mariesha Nash (9th grade) attended the Nuvo, Jump, New York City Dance Alliance and Hollywood Connection conventions between December 2007 and April 2008. She was awarded scholarships at each convention including a week of unlimited classes at the Millennium in Los Angeles. Mariesha has also been cast as Sebastian in Millers Dance Studios spring recital, “The Little Mermaid”.
Iona Tan (8th) recently competed in the Youth America Grand Prix semi finals held in Denver. She placed in the top 12 in her age category of 68 dancers. She has been selected to compete in the finals to be held in New York City. This summer, Iona will attend the summer intensive program at American Repertory Ballet's Princeton Ballet School.
Erik Ostrand (12th) was recently featured in a newspaper article on the audition process for potential Dance Majors at the University of Arizona. Congratulations Erik!
Kelsey Gibson (11th) has been selected again this year to attend an intensive ballet program with legendary ballerina Suzanne Farrell at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Only 30 students from around the world were selected. Kelsey will also study at the School of American Ballet in New York City this summer.
Hannah Santistevan (8th grade) recently competed at the Primetime Competition in Longmont, and received a 1st place - 3rd overall category award for her lyrical solo. Hannah had taken a break from competing last year and returned this year
with even more passion than she had in past years. Way to go, Hannah.
Mariesha Nash (9th grade) and Hannah Santistevan (8th) recently competed as part of a trio at the Primetime Competition and received a 1st place - 3rd overall award.
Madeline Roberts (6th grade) performed in Colorado Ballet's "Coppelia" production.
Roselinda Galashaw (2007 DSA dance graduate) was recently selected as a Knicks City Dancer for the New York Knicks NBA Basketball Team.
Several DSA dancers attended the West Coast Dance Explosion convention in Westminster on January 26th and 27th. Scholarships were awarded to Jordan Saenz, Jamie Pea, Lexi Saenz, Seth Ives, Krystal Daniels and Taryn DeLoach. Great job!
Madeline Roberts (6th grade) performed in Colorado Ballet's "Nutcracker" as a as a party girl in the party scene and a Pollichinelle. Madeline has performed in this production of The Nutcracker for the past 2 years.
Chelsea Cusack (12th grade) danced the role of Dewdrop in Littleton Dance Academy's "Nutcracker."
Hannah Rawlings (7th grade) performed in Colorado Ballet's "The Nutcracker," as a battle scene soldier. Hannah has performed in this production of The Nutcracker for the past 5 years.
Gwen Gussman performed in Cleo Parker Robinson's 16th annual, "Granny Dances to a Holiday Drum." This is Gwen's 6th year of performing. In addition to the Training Group dance numbers, Gwen played the part of "Coyote."
Mariesha Nash (9th grade) performed in the "Nutcracker" with Millers Dance Studio.
Jamie Pea (11th grade) attended Spotlight Nationals in Branson, Missouri this summer. She won a 'Future Star' award and her photo appears in the December issue of Dance Spirit Magazine.
For the second year in a row, Meredith Winnefeld (8th) won top honors at the Americas Youth on Parade National baton twirling competition held this summer at Notre Dame University. On her way to that title, she also was the Colorado overall champion and was crowned regional champion in Omaha, Nebraska. Meredith has been selected to serve as the "feature twirler" for the Denver Citywide Marching band this season (http://www.dcmbparentcorp.com/). This is the first time the band has had a feature twirler in more than 15 years.
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