PROUDLY PRESENTS OOUURR 3388TTHH AANNNNUUAALL RREECCIITTAALL
SUNDAY OCTOBER 4, 2020 Metuchen Dance Centre’s 38th Annual Recital
Founder + Producing Director June Vaganek
Artistic Director Alessandra Valea
2019-2020 Teaching Faculty: Miss Alessandra, Miss Alicia G, Miss Alicia P, Miss Amelia, Miss Annie, Miss Asia, Miss Barbie, Miss Brenda, Miss Fola, Miss Hannah, Miss Julie, Miss Juliana, Miss Karen, Miss Kim, Miss Liz, Miss LJ, Miss Natalie, Miss Patrice, Miss Sara, Miss Sydney, Mr Vincent
2019-2020 Student Teaching Faculty: Mr Alex, Mr Evan, Miss Mallory, Miss Marisa
2019-2020 Student Teaching Assistants: Aathira Nair Bradley Warner Emma Contursi Giulia Brady Isabelle Melendez Keira Dowd
Administration: Heidi Ledone
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 2020! Samantha Matson Smruti Patel Mallory Rothweiler Lilliana Sarkaria
Metuchen Dance Centre’s 38th Annual Recital Sunday October 4, 2020 OUT OF THE BOX: MDC TV GUIDE SHOW I + II
YOUR TV GUIDE "TV Theme Song Mashup" Miss Alessandra: Musical Theater III Giulia Rose Brady, Marisa Brady, Emma Contursi, Jillian Cruz, Frances Danner, Emily DePreta, Keira Dowd, Vanessa Fang, Evan Keeton, Kelsie Neidenbach, Mallory Rothweiler, Lilliana Sarkaria, Amber Valera
RUGRATS "Take Me There" Miss Asia: Hip Hop I Beg Sat Esme Coco, Elena Couto, Aria Falzarano, Charlotte Fung, Austin Li, Kayla Nalepa, Michele Palankerina, Lia Rodriguera
MR ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOOD "It's A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" Miss Brenda: Pre-Primary Ballet Tue Emma Gadaleta, Maya Ganesh, Emma Karabanik, Bradley Warner
NASCAR DAYTONA 500 "Drive My Car" Miss Juliana: Preschool II Sat Madelyn Blevins, Arabella Castillo, Teegan Dale, Riley Duncan, Eliana Morris, Seerat Nayyar, Isabella Rivera, Abigail Stofa
POWERPUFF GIRLS "Powerpuff theme" Miss Asia: Gr 1 Jazz Sat Juliette Morris, Akshadha Sharma, Madalyn Stofa
THE MUPPET SHOW "Bein' Green" Miss Sydney: Primary Ballet Sat Elena Couto, Faith Gati, Brianna Genito, Esha Jhaveri, Yanely Marrero, Kayla Nalepa, Michele Palankerina, Sofia Vega
SESAME STREET "Believe in Yourself" Miss Karen + Miss Asia: Preschool Thurs Freya Barlas, Claudia Gu, Matilda Stasik
I LOVE LUCY "Cuban Pete" Miss Asia: Kidstuff Sat Eva Bintner, Lily Contrastano, Daisy Gati, Michael McGlynn, Ziva Rughani, Izabel Soltesz, Andrew Stofa, Scarlett Troiano, Mia Yepez
MADELINE “Paris Ooh La La" Miss Karen: Pre-Primary Ballet Sat Alexis Abdallah, Tiara Mishra THE ART OF FRENCH COOKING "Shoo Fly Pie" Miss Patrice: Preschool Wed AM Grayson Giunta, Josephine Nader, Lily Sutton
LOONEY TUNES "Space Jam" Miss Alicia P: Acro I Lilya Barlas, Seren Barlas, Charlotte Fung, Zara Malik, Zoya Malik
BLUES CLUES "Buddy Boogie" Miss Asia: Preschool LGA Shiloh David, Harper Novick, Jessica Onyeani, Jonelle A. Parker, Ronnie Ray, Sierra Rubiano
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS "Best Day Ever" Miss Annie: Musical Theatre I Charlotte Fung, Layla Vazquez, Mari Rose Vazquez-Price
THE MAGIC SCHOOLBUS "Magic Schoolbus Theme" Miss Karen: Preschool I Sat Cecelia Miragliotta, Julia Rivera, Giovanna Santos
FRIENDS "I'll Be There For You Remix" Miss Asia: Hip Hop I Beg Fri Rowan Minott, Gautham Nair, Sam Rosario
THE PEANUTS "Happiness" Miss Amelia + Miss Asia: Pre-Primary Ballet Wed Freya Barlas, Julie Bortolato, Vibha Karthik, Kaitlyn McCauley, Rithika Menon, Juliana Pagliughi, Diya Reddy, Bella Wang
DANCING WITH THE STARS "New York, New York" Miss Kim: Gr 1 Jazz Mon Aleya Disotell, Angelina Elton, Charlotte Fung, Isabella Pagliughi, Valentina Teboul-Pabon
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL "A Night to Remember" Miss Marisa + Mr Alex: Tap I Beg Elizabeth Morrison, Gautham Nair, Layla Vazquez
PARENTHOOD "Forever Young" Miss Alessandra: Gr 2 Ballet Tues Seren Barlas, Ava Branco, Juliette Giunta, Angela Lane, Elizabeth Morrison, Ania Sutton
I LOVE THE 90'S "90’s Remix" Miss Fola: Hip Hop III Jasmine Hickok, Angela Ho, Nainika Majumdar, Zara Malik, Jiya Narayanan, Saadia St Victor, Sophia Thiffault, Madison Westphal
WORLD OF DANCE "La Llorona" Miss Alicia P: Latin Jazz I Seren Barlas, Emily Bortolato, Ava Branco, Sophia Mayo, Madison Patalano, Layla Vazquez LOST “Ultrasonic Flash" Miss Julie Gr 4 Ballet Sat Ava Lattarulo, Zoya Malik, Sophia Serban
SATURDAY MORNING CARTOONS "TV Remix" Miss Fola: Tap III Beg Emily Grosso, Manali Weller
NCIS "In The Navy" Miss Natalie + Miss Kim: Jazz III/IV Beg Karen Blevins, Ava Lattarulo
SOUL TRAIN "Bad Girls" Miss Kim: Jazz II Beg Tues Ava Branco, Angela Lane, Elizabeth Morrison, Mari Rose Vazquez-Price
PBS MASTERPIECE THEATRE "Romeo & Juliet" Miss Julie: Gr 4 Ballet Sophia Mayo, Ariana Rico, Kayleigh Roach, Saadia St Victor
WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE "Everything is Not What it Seems" Miss Mallory: Jazz II Beg Sat Madison Patalano, Layla Vazquez, Paige Weiss
WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY "Spoonful of Sugar" Miss Julie: Gr 3 Ballet Karen Blevins, Emily Bortolato
KIM POSSIBLE "Kim Possible Remix" Miss Asia: Hip Hop II Seren Barlas, Ava Branco, Ava Charnecky, Sophie Ferrara, Raghav Kapoor, Ava Lattarulo, Riley Minott, Ryan Minott, Madison Patalano, Mikaela Rodriguez-Quinares, Fleby Roselin, Amalia Serinova, Layla Vazquez, Mari Rose Vazquez-Price
VH1 BEHIND THE MUSIC "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" Miss Kim: Jazz IV Beg Sophia Mayo, Ariana Rico, Kayleigh Roach, Saadia St Victor
FRIENDS "I'll Be There For You" Miss Fola: Gr 2 Ballet Sat Shreya Bhojraj, Riddhima Law, Madison Patalano, Layla Vazquez, Paige Weiss, Olivia Yassine
POKEMON "Gotta Catch Em All" Mr Evan: Tap II Beg Seren Barlas, Ava Branco, Ava Lattarulo, Saadia St Victor
BACHELOR IN PARADISE "Almost Paradise" Miss Amelia: Lyrical I Beg Sophia Mayo FAMILY FEUD "Anything You Can Do..." Miss Brenda: Musical Theater II Emily Bortolato, Lilly Getty, Emily Grosso, Ava Lattarulo, Jini Looney, Zoe McGrath, Bradley Warner
BATMAN "Batman Theme" Miss Alicia P: Acro II Ava Branco, Layla Vazquez, Paige Weiss
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE "Saturday Night" Miss Liz: Tap V Adv Alexander Belem, Marisa Brady, Evan Keeton, Christopher Ray, Mallory Rothweiler, Kelly Wieand Metuchen Dance Centre’s 38th Annual Recital Sunday October 4, 2020 OUT OF THE BOX: MDC TV GUIDE SHOW III
YOUR TV GUIDE "TV Theme Song Mashup" Miss Alessandra: Musical Theater III Giulia Rose Brady, Marisa Brady, Emma Contursi, Jillian Cruz, Frances Danner, Emily DePreta, Keira Dowd, Vanessa Fang, Evan Keeton, Kelsie Neidenbach, Mallory Rothweiler, Lilliana Sarkaria, Amber Valera
AMERICAN BANDSTAND "Bandstand Boogie" Miss Alicia P: Tap I Int Sophia Alvarez, Lilya Barlas, Lauren Bonilla, Ritika De, Goldie Hickey, Ximena Johnstone
DOWNTON ABBEY "The Suite" Miss Patrice: Gr 7 Ballet Giulia Rose Brady, Emma Contursi, Keira Dowd, Alea Gnaly, Juliana Johnston, Aathira Nair, Kelsie Neidenbach, Allison Schwarz, Amber Valera
NARUTO "Overthinker + Naruto Shippuden" Mr Vincent + Miss Asia: Hip Hop Int + Adv Alexander Belem, Emma Contursi, Lilly Getty, Keyshia Rodriguez-Quinares, Evan Keeton, Mallory Rothweiler
THE PINK PANTHER "Theme from The Pink Panther" Miss LJ: Jazz IV Int Giulia Rose Brady, Keira Dowd, Alea Gnaly, Juliana Johnston, Aathira Nair, Kelsie Neidenbach, Allison Schwarz
TLC A Baby Story "Baby Mine" Miss Kim: Lyrical II B/I Sophia Alvarez, Lilya Barlas, Emily Grosso, Goldie Hickey, Mehuli Mitra
BIG LITTLE LIES "Cold Little Heart" Miss Liz: Tap III Int Giulia Rose Brady, Jillian Cruz, Frances Danner, Keira Dowd, Alea Gnaly, Juliana Johnston, Zoe McGrath, Kelsie Neidenbach, Allison Schwarz, Serina Grace Spitzer
THE BACHELOR "Be My Girl" Miss Hannah: Jazz II Int Sophia Alvarez, Sydney Geissler, Mehuli Mitra (feat. Evan Keeton)
GREYS ANATOMY "Chasing Cars" Miss Alessandra: Lyrical VI Adv Marisa Brady, Aathira Nair, Mallory Rothweiler, Lilliana Sarkaria, Serina Grace Spitzer NAT GEO DESTINATION WORLD "I Like It Like That" Miss Kim: Latin Jazz Int Lauren Bonilla, Chloe Contursi, Vanessa Fang, Emily Grosso, Aanya Marya, Zoe McGrath, Mehuli Mitra, Lina Sachs
PBS MASTERPIECE CLASSICS "Strauss Variation" Miss Julie: Gr 8 Ballet I/A Isabelle Melendez, Lilliana Sarkaria, Serina Grace Spitzer
MAD MEN "The Theme from Mad Men" Miss Sara: Modern I Beg Sophia Alvarez, Lilya Barlas, Lauren Bonilla, Chloe Contursi, Frances Danner, Olivia Davideit, Ritika De, Vanessa Fang, Emily Grosso, Goldie Hickey, Jini Looney, Zoe McGrath, April McLane, Lina Sachs
DEXTER "Bury A Friend" Miss Alicia P: Lyrical V Int/Adv Giulia Rose Brady, Keira Dowd, Alea Gnaly, Allison Schwarz
GAME OF THRONES "A Song of Ice & Fire" Miss Barbie: Gr 9 Ballet Adv Alexander Belem, Marisa Brady, Evan Keeton, Mallory Rothweiler
ESPN FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS "Warrior" Miss Alessandra: Jazz III Int Emma Contursi, Jillian Cruz, Frances Danner, Olivia Davideit, Emily DePreta, Vanessa Fang, Jini Looney, April McLane, Shraeyah Nandhini Rajeshwaran, Lina Sachs
THE GOLDEN GIRLS "Thank you for Being A Friend" Miss Fola: Jazz I/II Int Ritika De, Aanya Marya, Jiya Narayanan, Anya Prabhakar
THE ADDAMS FAMILY "Theme from The Addams Family" Alicia P: Gr 5B Ballet Sophia Alvarez, Vanessa Fang, Sydney Geissler, Mehuli Mitra, Bradley Warner
TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES "Chaplin" Miss Alicia G: Modern II Beg/Int Jillian Cruz, Emily DePreta, Juliana Johnston, Kelsie Neidenbach, Allison Schwarz, Amber Valera
OUR PLANET “Float On” Graduating Senior: Lilliana Sarkaria
TELENOVELA "Ran Kan Kan" Miss Kim: Latin Jazz Adv Alexander Belem, Giulia Rose Brady, Marisa Brady, Jillian Cruz, Keira Dowd, Juliana Johnston, Evan Keeton, Isabelle Melendez, Mallory Rothweiler, Amber Valera
SPIDERMAN "Spiderman Theme" Miss Hannah: Tap II Int Chloe Contursi, Emma Contursi, Vanessa Fang, Jini Looney, Zoe McGrath, April McLane, Lina Sachs, Bradley Warner CNN NEWSROOM LIVE "Hex" Miss Alicia G: Modern IV Adv Alexander Belem, Marisa Brady, Evan Keeton, Mallory Rothweiler, Lilliana Sarkaria
THE CROWN "The Theme from The Crown" Miss Hannah: Gr 5A Ballet Lilya Barlas, Lauren Bonilla, Chloe Contursi, Sophia Gallego, Emily Grosso, Goldie Hickey, Jasmine Hickok, Zoe McGrath
MTV's TRL "Evolution of MTV" Miss Alicia P: Jazz I/A Madison Gesualdo, Isabelle Melendez, Serina Grace Spitzer
TRUE BLOOD "Human" Miss LJ: Lyrical IV Int Emma Contursi, Juliana Johnston, Amber Valera
POSE "Clap Snap" Miss Alicia P: Jazz I Int Lilya Barlas, Lauren Bonilla, Chloe Contursi, Sophia Gallego, Lilly Getty, Emily Grosso, Goldie Hickey, Zoe McGrath, Bradley Warner
PAN AM "Around the World" Miss Alicia P: Tap IV Int/Adv Emily Matson, Samantha Matson, Aathira Nair
BOARDWALK EMPIRE "Hit the Road" Miss Alessandra: Jazz Adv Alexander Belem, Marisa Brady, Evan Keeton, Mallory Rothweiler, Lilliana Sarkaria
WESTWORLD "The Theme from Westworld" Miss LJ: Modern III I/A Giulia Rose Brady, Emma Contursi, Keira Dowd, Alea Gnaly, Isabelle Melendez, Aathira Nair, Serina Grace Spitzer
THE JUDY GARLAND SHOW "Over The Rainbow" Miss Alicia G: Lyrical III Int Chloe Contursi, Frances Danner, Olivia Davideit, Vanessa Fang, Jini Looney, Zoe McGrath, Shraeyah Nandhini Rajeshwaran, Lina Sachs
THE HISTORY CHANNEL "Renaissance" Miss Julie: Gr 5 Ballet Sat Ritika De, Nainika Majumdar, Aanya Marya, Jiya Narayanan, Anya Prabhakar
THE WEATHER CHANNEL "Weather" Miss Alicia P: Acro III Olivia Davideit, Vanessa Fang, Sophia Gallego, Jini Looney, Zoe McGrath, Ariana Rico
THE COMEBACK KID “Comeback Kid” Graduating Senior: Mallory Rothweiler STRANGER THINGS "Themes from Stranger Things" Miss Patrice: Gr 6 Ballet Jillian Cruz, Frances Danner, Olivia Davideit, Emily DePreta, Vanessa Fang, Jini Looney, April McLane, Shraeyah Nandhini Rajeshwaran, Lina Sachs
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE "Saturday Night" Miss Liz: Tap V Adv Alexander Belem, Marisa Brady, Evan Keeton, Christopher Ray, Mallory Rothweiler, Kelly Wieand