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Dance recital raises money to fight cancer
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| Performers: Cole Payne, back left, and Alma Whelan, owner and instructor, stand with some of the dancers from the day's performance. Front, from left, Naomi Payne, Leah Tyra, Makena Sherman, Scout Jones, Ariana Gamez, Hailey Post and Shaylin Taylor. |
Alma Whelan/Special to the News-Sun
The Whelan School of Dance held its first annual Summer Recital June 13 at the Benson High School Auditorium. The theme was "Dance for a Cure" in honor of Geneva Whelan and all fighters and survivors of breast cancer, with all proceeds going to breast cancer research.
The dancers displayed a thorough knowledge of basic tap and ballet combinations as well as an understanding of jazz that they will continue to learn in the fall of 2009. The preschool level (ages 3-4) performed a tap and ballet dance, the princess level (5-7) also performed a tap and ballet dance and the elementary level (11-14) performed tap, ballet and jazz. More than $200 dollars was raised. Thank you Whelan family, students and parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jones of The Tree House, the Tirza Whelan Dance Company, Heather Floyd, Jay Strickling and Stuart Washburn of the Sierra Southwest Cooperative's Graphics Department, Theresa Ramirez, Alyssa and Julia Dimas and Mary Merrill and Ruben Rowe of the Benson Unified School District
The Whelan School of Dance opened in November 2008 under the direction of Alma Whelan. The school offers classes at all levels. The Whelan School of Dance will be opening its doors in September to a newly renovated dance studio at 226 E. 4th Street within Arrowhead Realty. The new facility will be equipped with wall mounted ballet barres, wall mirrors, all wood dance floors, surround sound music, and dressing area.
The school offers classes in tap, ballet, jazz, hip-hop, lyrical, ballet basics, pointe, tumbling, zumba, yoga, adult ballet conditioning, smooth and Latin ballroom, fundamentals of cheerleading and more.
If interested in learning more about the studio and its summer schedule or fall 2009 schedule, please call Alma at 520-253-0292 or email whelanschoolofdance@yahoo.com. Registration for the fall 2009 will be held on Aug. 15 at Safeway and Aug. 22 at Walmart from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and as always by phone or email. Family discounts as well as scholarships/sponsorships available.
The Whelan School of Dance held its first annual Summer Recital June 13 at the Benson High School Auditorium. The theme was "Dance for a Cure" in honor of Geneva Whelan and all fighters and survivors of breast cancer, with all proceeds going to breast cancer research.
The dancers displayed a thorough knowledge of basic tap and ballet combinations as well as an understanding of jazz that they will continue to learn in the fall of 2009. The preschool level (ages 3-4) performed a tap and ballet dance, the princess level (5-7) also performed a tap and ballet dance and the elementary level (11-14) performed tap, ballet and jazz. More than $200 dollars was raised. Thank you Whelan family, students and parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jones of The Tree House, the Tirza Whelan Dance Company, Heather Floyd, Jay Strickling and Stuart Washburn of the Sierra Southwest Cooperative's Graphics Department, Theresa Ramirez, Alyssa and Julia Dimas and Mary Merrill and Ruben Rowe of the Benson Unified School District
The Whelan School of Dance opened in November 2008 under the direction of Alma Whelan. The school offers classes at all levels. The Whelan School of Dance will be opening its doors in September to a newly renovated dance studio at 226 E. 4th Street within Arrowhead Realty. The new facility will be equipped with wall mounted ballet barres, wall mirrors, all wood dance floors, surround sound music, and dressing area.
The school offers classes in tap, ballet, jazz, hip-hop, lyrical, ballet basics, pointe, tumbling, zumba, yoga, adult ballet conditioning, smooth and Latin ballroom, fundamentals of cheerleading and more.
If interested in learning more about the studio and its summer schedule or fall 2009 schedule, please call Alma at 520-253-0292 or email whelanschoolofdance@yahoo.com. Registration for the fall 2009 will be held on Aug. 15 at Safeway and Aug. 22 at Walmart from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and as always by phone or email. Family discounts as well as scholarships/sponsorships available.
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