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Great Tap! Subscribe to the Chicago Human Rhythm Project Channel on YouTube - lots of great steps demonstrated! CHRP was co-founded by Lane Alexander, a world-renowned tapper and one of Kathy Francis' mentors... |
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Check out Confined, a new work by Emily Berry,
Professor of Dance at Queensborough Community College and Artistic Director of B3W. Emily has been a guest teacher at APA... |
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You must watch this - iIt's hilarious. Very precious!
This is called "ballet is hard!" Don't we know it! |
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more fun...
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Seven minutes - but make time to watch it!
(Jazz V class especially)
It's guaranteed to put a smile on your face! Every couple is great, and has a different style. The guy in the hat has some great turns, and you will also like the guy in jeans. They're all wonderful! |
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These Jump Rhythm Jazz Project webisodes are really cool - you might like them too... |
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These are all of Anaheim
Ballet - a beautiful, very young company. Watch their TURNS!
and leaps, and, well, everything! |
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Nic
Gareiss, Tap & Clogging instructor at APA. He's awesome! |
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Many of us have watched the
Swan Lake ballet on TV, but never like the Chinese
State Circus does it. The principal dancer is unbelievable. |
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This piece from So You Think
You Can Dance is amazing, moving, technically incredible,
artisically touching, and the judge's reactions are also
very emotional. Melissa & Ade in Tyce Diorio's choreography.
Tyce
Diorio Breast Cancer Piece |
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Dancin'
the Boogie - Silvan Zingg
Will & Maéva will give a Dance Workshop at
the International Boogie Woogie Festival in Lugano, Switzerland
in April 2009 |
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Have you seen this one in Central
Station, Antwerp, Belgium? This is awesome. |
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These boys are awesome! The
3 boys playing Billy on Broadway as "Billy
Elliot"! |
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Eleanor
Powell was one of the classiest female tappers
ever! And Fred Astaire isn't bad either! |
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Bob
Hope & James Cagney - who knew Hope was such
a strong hoofer!? |
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A film project by Sean Francis, Racing
Banjos |
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A music video by Jason Whitmore
filmed at the APA studio, Adore |
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This incredible floor gymnast does
amazing things with a ball during her routine... |
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Royal Winnipeg Ballet: Moulin Rouge - The Ballet
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Grand Rapids Ballet: Snow White
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Sunday, February 5, 2012
Grand Rapids Ballet |
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Grand Rapids Ballet Junior Company premieres this one-hour performance - a great opportunity to take the family! |
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ArtVentures - offering adult and children's art classes, mentoring and ongoing exhibitions. |
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Francis Academy of Performing Arts
isa grateful recipient of grants from the Gratiot
County Community Foundation. |
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Francis Academy of Performing Arts
is proud to be
a member of the Greater Gratiot
Chamber of Commerce. |
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Gratiot
County Players Community Theatre |
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Audio Foundry - providing state of the art audio and video solutions for all areas of media production. |
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more area links...
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AshLin
Portraits - shoots APA still recital shots and
composites. |
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Mark
Schrauben Photography - "Dad" of an
APA dancer, shoots action shots at rehearsal, attempting
to capture each and every APA dance student. Mark is
selling his shots as a fundraiser for the Francis Performing
Arts Company this year. |
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Hayley
Hamlin Photography - Professional photographer
Hayley Hamlin, and "mom" of an APA dancer,
shoots beautiful action shots at rehearsals. Hayley
specializes in black and white, but captures unique
shots in both color and black and white. Prints are
available for purchase at her web site.
Hayley has been posting some of her Tech Week shots on Facebook - check them out here. And to order Hayley's Company or Tech Week photos, please use this form. |
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Tara Roberts, dance instructor for Ballet,
Jazz, Tap, Lyrical Jazz, Creative Movement, and Zumba
Tara's website
Tara studied at the Academy of
Performing Arts for seven years. While under the direction of Kathy
Francis, Tara studied ballet, tap, jazz, and pointe, and was involved
with the Francis Performing Arts Company. She was also an assistant
teacher to Kathy and Michelle Lucchesi for five years. A 2005 graduate
of Breckenridge High School, and a 2009 graduate of Alma College
with a major in dance, Tara has been an APA instruct rfrom the fall of 2005 through the spring of 2011. She is also a certified Zumba instructor.
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Rachael Leonard and Kristin Polizzi are the artistic directors for
Surfscape Contemporary Dance Theatre
http://www.surfscapedance.org/about.html |
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Mid-Michigan Highland
Dancers
Christie Freestone, Director
Contact Ladean Anderson for more information. |
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more dancers and studios...
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Liz Joynt Sandberg is the artistic
director for think/dance collective.
www.myspace.com/thinkdancecollective |
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Emily Berry, Professor of
Dance at Queensborough Community College and Artistic
Director of B3W,
for improvisation and afro-cuban, |
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Barbara Phillips is currently
artistic director of R.P.M. (Rhythm and Percussion in
Motion) Youth Tap Ensemble, Artistic Producing Director
of Third Coast Rhythm
Project, and serves on the Executive
Board of the San Antonio Dance Umbrella. |
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Michelle Lucchesi is a Limited
Licenced Psychologist in our community.
www.whollyhuman.com |
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Surf Scape Dance co-director
Kristin (Bender) Polizzi is an alumna of Alma College
Dance Department and Linda Lee Dance Studio, where she
studied with Kathy Francis as a high school senior and
through her four years at Alma College.
Visit her web site to
view this awesome company! |
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Kathy Francis has studied
with Lane Alexander, founder of Chicago Human Rhythm
Project, and she and APA students have attended various
tap workshops and festivals hosted by CHRP.
www.chicagotap.org |
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Kathy Francis is an alum
of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and Lou Conte Dance Studio.
HSDC performance dates and LCDS class schedules are both
available at www.hubbardstreetdance.com |
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Check out fabulous ballet
concert opportunities with the Grand Rapids Ballet Company
at www.grballet.com and
the Joffrey Ballet in Chicago www.joffrey.com |
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