HomeMy WebLinkAboutLakeshore Advance, 2013-04-17, Page 19Wednesday, April 17, 2013 • Lakeshore Advance 19
Express yourself atone day dance workshop
Fun, fitness and
Air an exploration
of movement
Lynda HIIIman-Rapley
Lakeshore Advance
Expressions Dance Arts Inc. is
coining to Grand Bend for a one
day workshop as part of their 20th
anniversary in South Western
Ontario.
The date for the event is June
15th and will be held at (;rand
Bend's community gym at the
school. There are three age lev-
els- primary, Junior and interme-
diate/senior students who will
learn technique and choreogra-
phy in Jazz, acrobatics, hip hop
and cheerleading also (cheer at
the Junior and intermediate/sen-
ior levels). The workshop is 45
minutes for primary level, and
one hour for junior level and
intermediate/senior level
respectively.
Expressions Dance Arts lnc. is
based out of St Thomas, Ontario.
They teach in the London area
and throughout SW() as well as
guest coaching and direction for
area pro dance teams, public
schools and universities. 'they are
celebrating our 20th anniversary
in business this year.
Recently Expressions senior
dance team and all-star Junior
cheer team both competed at
regional events. "We came home
with a 1st place Cheerleading tro-
phy at the Can Ani Cup, five
dance scholarships for senior
dancers to study in France this
summer, one Cirque de Soleil
casting audition spot, three rou-
tines qualified for Dance World
Cup, and a runner-up for overall
Dancer of the Year. Our cheer
teals also performed at the I iar-
len) Globetrotters game on April 9
in Kitchener," says Elizabeth Mor-
gan, Director of Expressions
Dance Arts Inc.
" Our cheerleaders and dancers
both compete in Chatham this
coming weekend, so it Is a busy
week for our young athletes and
artists. (Jur junior cheer teats
members also cheer for sports
teams such as the London Junior
Mustangs football Club and the
Junior Nfl. Bills "Dills" Cheerlead-
ers, in their spare time:'
Students coupe from London,
"lhorndale, 8t Thomas, Stratford,
Woodstock, Port Stanley,
Goderich and all areas in
between. "What is unique about
our studio is that we do offer spe-
cial workshops and programs in
multiple locations, bringing qual-
ity teaching and opportunities for
students," she said.
'(his workshop on June 15th in
Grand Bend is a recreational
workshop. The goal is simple:
fun, fitness and an exploration of
movement.
"As educators we are equally as
commited to promoting healthy
lifestyle and tfie art of movement
to young people as we are to
developing future working profes-
sional dancer and cheerleaders.
On June 15th the children will
learn some techniques such as
proper warm-ups, basic stretch-
ing and strengthening exercises,
jazz steps, funky hip hop move-
ments, basic acrobatic skills and
some introductory cheerleading
skills also for the older workshop
participants. "'this workshop will
give students some fresh new
moves that they can have fun with
over the summer months," says
Morgan
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