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| Summer Schedule 2009 June 29th – July 2nd: Princess Dance Camp ages 3 - 6, 10 A.M.- 12:00 P.M. $75(includes tee-shirt) June 29th-July 2nd: Variety Dance Camp, "Camp Dance" ages 7-11, 1-2:30 and ages 12 & up, 3-4:30- $75(includes tee-shirt) July 13th – 16th : Summer Dance Intensive & Open Audition 1 featuring some exciting and amazing guest artists such as Leah Brinkley, Dale Lam, and Brad Taylor! (mandatory for all inspiring 2009-2010 competition company members and open to all: Ages 7 & Up) Ages 7-11: 10-11:30, Ages 12 & Up: 11:30-1:00 $100 for entire intensive or $35 per day Day 1: Leah Brinkley-Jazz Day 2: Dale Lam-Contemporary Day 3: Leigh Ann Davis- Hip Hop Day 4: Amy Shivar-Ballet Technique and Variations August 3rd- 4th: Fall Dance Registration, 12-7:00 P.M....Come and register for fall dance classes, meet your instructors, get your shoe fittings and visit our dance supply boutique!!! August 17th- August 23rd: Pre-Season Training Explosion, Open Audition 2 & Company Placements (mandatory for all inspiring 2009-2010 competition company members: Ages 7 & Up) Rates & Times TBA Fall Dance Classes will begin September 8th For more information please come by the studio and get a brochure from the front desk or contact us!! |
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| Leah Brinkley has spent the last 20 years of her life either performing, teaching, or choreographing dance. Leah was born and raised in Irmo, SC where she grew up training and competing with the Southern Strutt. Leah lived in L.A. where she trained, auditioned, and worked as a dancer. She was represented by MSA talent agency where she did commercial and industrial work, such as a national Calvin Klein fragrance commercial and work for Viacom Productions. Leah spent six months as a featured dancer for the Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. Now Leah enjoys teaching at, The Southern Strutt as well as traveling to teach master classes and choreograph. Leah is also a dancer and guest choreographer for the new contemporary company “Unbound.” |
| Dale is the founder, artistic director and choreographer of Columbia City Jazz Dance School and Company (CCJC), named "One of the Top 50 Theatre and Speech from the University of South Carolina and received additional theatrical training from Jim Baffico of Carnegie-Melon and is now in her third year on staff at the University of South Carolina Dance Department. She received extensive dance training with Frank Hatchett at the Broadway Dance Center in New York and continues to train with top instructors from New York and California. Dale has taught master classes at the Kiradjiev Cultural Center in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, the American School in Singapore, and for the Singapore Dance Association at Lasalle College of the Arts, and led CCJC on a five month tour of China in 2006. She is in great demand as a choreographer and master instructor and travels extensively each year, teaching for various conventions such as "Shock - The Intensive" and setting a diverse body of work for groups like the Louisiana Delta Ballet and other dance companies across the U. S.. Dale has also worked on commercials with stars such as Orlando Jones, solos for Valerie Madonia of the Joffrey Ballet, or various corporate and industrial presentations. Dale was the local dance coach for an episode of MTV's "Made" filmed at the Columbia City Jazz Dance Studio in 2008 and has performed for the King of Norway during an overseas tour of “Godspell”. She was a principal dancer during a European USO tour to Turkey, Greece, Spain and Italy and was dance captain for the Southeastern Theatre Conference Summer Repertory in Fairfield, Tenn., and a principal in "Hooray for Hollywood" at Carowinds. Dale was the head of the jazz faculty for the Myrtle Beach Dance Experience for two seasons and has been featured in “Dance Spirit” and “Dance Teacher” magazines for her inspirational contemporary jazz choreography. References include: Andie McDowell - advisor to the CCJC Board; Dick Harpootlian - attorney; Jason Parsons - master choreographer and instructor from New York; Dexter Foxworth, Disney Creative Team |
