Hi All,

Thanks for surviving a very hot weekend at DanceRave. It was a long weekend for many of you, especially those that also went to Sleeping Beauty rehearsals this weekend. You did a fantastic job and I saw some of your best dancing ever. I wish that I had a “before” and “after” video/picture of all of you because you have all grown so much as a dancer this past year. Your technique and more importantly, passion for dance, have amazed me this season. You have to be extremely proud of your growth this year. Please remember that no award can replace the joy you get from dancing. Yes it is nice to get a high award but what really matters is the fun you have when you are dancing and I can tell you that you bring smiles to me, your parents and others.

I have to say that DanceRave was a bit disorganized and since this was a new venue for them, I know it was difficult for them. When I went to pick up CDs and score sheets, they were not ready. The gentlemen had to burn our critique CD and then he burned another studios so I had to wait for him to burn the correct one. To further add, I have our critique CD but have no idea what program to open it. I tried to open it with a few programs but without luck. I have your score sheets and will bring them to the studio on Monday. They will be in a plastic bag on the PC bulletin board and all soloists can take their score sheets. I didn’t completely agree with the scoring that was was given to some of our dances but that’s just the way it goes with these particular judges. Please remember that each and every judge and competition is different and you will never ever get the same score from one competition to another. All that really matters is your love for dance.

Thanks to the Seniors who stayed for awards at such a late time: Alyssa, Mercedes, Tina, Jessica, Mari, Emily and Olivia (did I miss someone?) and for helping me with the Blue Light bench and chairs.

Please look under Events for the DanceRave results from the weekend.

Tami