The Inwood Performing Arts Irish Step Dance Camp took place August 3-7 under the direction of Nancy Stevens.  Twenty dancers were placed in four levels working on each groups individual skills as well as a group keli dance.  A showing of the weeks accomplishments took place on Friday morning concluding with a pool party at Miss Denna’s on Friday afternoon.

The Inwood Performing Arts Comany will host their Fall Registration July 20-22 and July 27-29 from 2-8pm with all dancewear 15% off during July.   So avoid backorders and ordering delays by getting your supplies early.  All students who pre-registered in May do not need to attend this registration and should have already recieved their schedules in an email.

The Inwood Performing Arts Company hosts a Ballroom Dance Camp July 20-31.  Classes will take place Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday for two weeks.  Tuition $96 per person. 

Level 3 6:00pm  Cha Cha and Foxtrot

Level 2 7:00pm Waltz and Rumba

Level 1 8:00pm Foxtrot and Swing

Call to register 304-229-3209

You’ll Be Dancing Like A Star!

Summer Dance 2009 kicked off yesterday at the Inwood Performing Arts.  Students in Primary through grade 7 participated in ballet, pointe, hip hop, and contemporary GaGa classes.  Registration is still open for weeks 2-4,  Exploring the Classics and Irish Step Dance.  Call to register 304-229-3209.  Keep the world dancing!

“So You Think You CAn Dance” winner Joshua Allen taught the IDC at SERBA. His Urban Hip Hop style was a treat for all the 21 companies represented.  Joshua also opened the Thursday evening emerging concert with a stage performance to an audience of 400 screaming teenages. 

The IDC performed the new Stalling’s work “Perhaps” on the Saturday Evening Gala.  The staging was phenominal with an opening that brought a dancer from the audience triggering the curtain to set the non-traditional stage.  Motifs of improvisation warmed the traditional  backstage  areas.  This advanced movement vocabulary was well received by the faculty, directors and dancers.

SERBA faculty included Robert Barnett- Artistic Director-Emeritus-The Atlanta Ballet; Shawn Black- San Elijo Dance and Music Academy; Tom Clower-Master Teacher and Choreographer; Deirdre Carberry- Assistant Professor of Dance-University of Cincinnati; and

Joshua Allen with IDC

Judy Rice- Associate Professor of Performing Arts- University of Michigan.

The Inwood Dance Company has been selected to perform on the Gala at the Southeastern Regional Ballet Festival in Montgomery, AL Saturday, May 9th. Adjudicator, Margo Sappington chose the company’s new work “perhaps” by choreographer, Lauri Stallings during her adjudication tour in February.  Sappington described Stallings’ work as and intense and dense work full of surprises, which seems “shot from a gun”.  This is Inwood’s third consecutive performance on the SERBA Gala  performing Stallings’ works.  Stallings’ past two works doublespeak and Port of Call won the National Choreography Recognition Awards.  Director, Denna Smith and company will leave for Alabama on May 6th taking part in 3 days of master classes, workshops and performances.

The Inwood Performing Arts Company will begin a New Creative Movement Ballet Class for 3 & 4 year olds  Monday, April 13th from 5:15-6:00pm.  The 8 week session is $104.   To register please call 304-229-3209.

Due to a scheduling conflict the Spring Ballroom Dance at the Inwood Performing Arts Company for Saturday, April 4th has been cancelled.

Inwood Performing Arts will have Open House March 23-28.  Parents and friends are encouraged to join us for class this week and  see your child’s progression.  Hope to see you there!