| Ballet |
| Dance, Dance, Dance! Dancing is my first love. It's what I do when I'm having a bad day and it makes me feel so much better. I forget all my worries and really put myself into the music. Actually I don't only dance when I have a bad day. I dance five days of the week! I take ballet with pointe along with jazz and modern classes once a week. Also, I am part of the Pine Lake Ballet Ensemble which rehearses several times a week. It is made up of dancers chosen from the advanced ballet class. We have about five performances a year including the annual recital. These performances are all listed below. I don't know yet if I plan to continue dancing in college. It would be nice, but right now I am planning on going to Willamette University in Salem, Oregon and they don't have a dance program. So we'll see what happens next year! |
| 2002 Pine Lake Ballet Ensemble Performances Waltz Night Issaquah, WA Community Center Sun., Jan. 20th, 7-10pm Fun night of dancing and dessets as a fundraiser for the Evergreen Philharmonic. Best for teenagers and adults only. Dress is semi-formal. From the plateau, take Issaquah Pine Lake Road down to the 76 station and turn left. Follow Front Street and turn left past the library. The community center is on the right. Dance Festival Northwest Centralia, WA Corbet Theater Sat., March 16th, 8-10pm Master class in the morning, followed by guest speakers, tech rehearsal, and performance in the evening. Participants include small, dance companies from studios all around Washington. Take I-5 South to Centralia exit 81 and follow the signs to the Centralia College. Performance will be in the newly remodeled Corbet Theater! Tickets can be purchased at the door. Performance starts at 8pm. Come early (before 6) to visit me backstage! Spring Concert Sammamish, WA Eastlake HS Theater Sun., May 19th, 1-3pm A fun collaboration of the Pine Lake Ballet Ensemble, Junior ensemble, and Island Youth Ballet from Mercer Island, WA. From the plateau, take 228th past Skyline, Eastlake HS is at the bottom of the hill on the right. Pine Lake Ballet Recital Issaquah, WA Issaquah HS Wed., June 12th This is where all the ballet students have the opportunity to show off their improvement from throughout the year. The show starts with solos by the graduating senior class. This is followed by the Ensemble performance. Then all the ballet classes perform as part of a narrated story. This show is mainly for parents, but it is a fundraiser for the Evergreen Philharmonic and tickets are cheap ($3), so you should really consider it, especially if its your only chance to see the ensemble. This is the performance that I recommend to all my friends who are as broke as me. |
| Dance Links |
| For Clothes, Shoes, and Accesories... Discount Dance Supply NYC Dancewear |
| Northwest Companies... Pacific Northwest Ballet Oregon Ballet Theater |
| Other Fun Sites... The Art of Dance |
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| Terms to Know: |
| 1)ballet (n.) - a classical style of dancing using intricate steps and expressive gestures 2)ensemble (n.) - a performing group of singers, musicians, etc... 3)anorexia (n.) - an eating disorder characterized by self induced starvation and excessive excercise |
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| PLBE Is... |
| Director: Sharon Tyers Allegra Bergdahl, 17 Nikita Kohlatkar, 14 Kaylene Rogers, 13 Cara Thompson, 18 Allysa Thompson, 15 Kindel Tordillos, 17 Andrea Trettle, 17 Caitlin Vincent, 17 |
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| Allegra, Me, Caitlin, and Cara on Waltz Night |