Dancing in Balgonie

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Provincial License Number 3119916 00065185 -03&/t3*-&:t%"--"4t%"/t+":t30/ 2 TheSTAR | Serving White City, Emerald Park, Pilot Butte, Balgonie & surrounding areas | Friday, May 5, 2017 Q ARTS & CULTURE Balgonie Dance & Twirl celebrates 30 years Robyn Tocker Editor as lyrical and musical theatre that ways, whether it’s fundraising or boys coming, we wanted it to be wouldn’t have been offered at the helping at the recital with decora- more inclusive. We wanted them to very beginning. It’s grown by the tions and working the door.” be comfortable to dance in any disci- or 30 years, Balgonie Dance & different communities that are in- The dancers are able to try out a va- pline, so we have boys in everything FTwirl has offered a variety of volved now.” riety of dance styles, from hip hop to from jazz, tap, musical theatre, lyrical dance classes to children in the The club participated in three com- jazz to lyrical to baton, because of the and hip hop. Hip hop’s the biggest White Butte area. On April 29, the petitions this season: the Wolsley club’s affordability. one where they’re most comfortable club marked this celebration with a Invitational, Inspirations of Dance “We make it that way so parents performing in, but we do have boys concert highlighting their 124 stu- (held in Wey- are able to in numerous disciplines.” dents’ talents. burn) and Indi- afford to let The success of Balgonie Dance Kendal Oswald’s daughter has an Head Invita- their chil- & Twirl is credited not only to the been part of the club for seven years. tional. Soloists, dren par- dancers and board members but Oswald has been a member of the duets, trios ticipate in the dance instructors. The teachers Balgonie Dance & Twirl board for and the larger more than include: Jalaine Thibault, Amelia five years alongside Nicole Dech and groups took one disci- Kessel, Samantha Dech, Phoenix Kelly Kessel. home a number pline,” Os- Hodge, Ashley Bourassa, Saman- “It’s important to be part of the of awards this wald said. tha Pilchner, Kiera West, Nicole community. It provides a really good season. “Fees are Entner-McCullough and Tiffany Fa- opportunity for all the dancers,” said “They did spread out vreau. The club also has dance assis- Oswald. “It’s a good representation of very well this throughout tants who offer additional support: the community and the surrounding year,” said Os- the year. We Quinne Craigie, Grace Dech, Jillian communities. It’s a positive, inclu- wald. try to make Weed, Alexis Diamond, Merissa sive club.” Oswald said it accessible Tomaschefski, Payton Oswald and Children and youth from McLean, there were no and afford- Elizabeth Kessel. Balgonie, White City, Pilot Butte, major issues able for all.” “All of our teachers are from the Indian Head, Edenwold, Lajord and this dance sea- More boys community. They may live in Regi- Davin are part of the club. son. are partici- na now, but they all went to Green- Although Oswald hasn’t been with “A lot of our pating in all. We’re really proud we support the club for 30 years, she does know members are dance and our community and lots of good, lo- there have been changes since the willing to help getting in- cal talent,” Oswald said. “A lot of our club first began in 1987. out,” she said. volved in dancers are super talented and prob- “Some things have stayed the “The only ma- more than ably could go to a more competitive Masquerade – Gillian Moss ballet solo. same. We have baton and you don’t jor fundraiser Photos by Robyn Tocker one disci- club but we appreciate the support see a lot of the baton when we go to we do is Mom’s pline. and that they’re willing to dance dance competitions, so it’s a neat, Pantry and we “We have with their friends and stay in the different program that we’re able to have a lot of great families that are two teen boys that have been danc- community.” offer to the dancers,” she said. “There always willing to help out. There are ing with us for quite some time,” she Registration for the 2017-18 dance have been different disciplines three of us on the board, but lots of said. “Our numbers with boys keep season is Sep. 7 at the Balgonie Mul- added throughout the years, such the members contribute in different growing. The first year we saw more tiplex. Wolsley Invitational FIRST PLACE: solos, duets, trios: Irelynn Thom, Kalinna Thom, Scarlett Heisler, Grace Heisler, Kayson Shiplack, Alexis Diamond, Payton Oswald, Brynn Ager, Addison Fischer SECOND PLACE: solos duets, trios: Grace Heisler, Sarah Felskie, Ashlynn Kardash, Kelly Oancia, Rachel Felskie, Gillian Moses THIRD PLACE: solos, duets, trios: Grace Dech, Kendall Trytten, Jillian Weed, Quinne Craigie, Reece Kirby FOURTH PLACE: solos, duets, trios: Elizabeth Kessel, Jordyn Kramer, Hunter Reichel, Lauren Fischer, Kallie Golemba FIFTH PLACE: solos, duets, trios: Quinne Craigie, Hutton Johnson AWARDS: Choreography Award: Scarlett and Grace Heisler Musical Theatre 1 performed Wind it Up. Photos by Robyn Tocker Inspirations of Dance (Weyburn) FIRST PLACE: solos, duets, trios: Elizabeth Kessel, Jordyn Kramer, Scarlett Heisler, Grace Heisler, Payton Oswald, Brynn Ager, Jillian Weed, Grace Dech, Quinne Craigie, Merissa Tomaschefski SECOND PLACE: solos, duets, trios: Alexis Diamond, Grace Dech, Reece Kirby, Kallie Golemba, Janelle Kirby, Danika McIlwaine THIRD PLACE: solos, duets, trios: Grace Heisler, Hutton Johnson, Sarah Fels- kie, Gillian Moses, Quinne Craigie, Kendall Trytten FOURTH PLACE: solos, duets, trios: Irelynn Thom, Kalinna Thom, Hunter Reichel, Ashlynn Kardash, Kelly Oancia, Rachel Felskie, Addison Fischer, Lau- ren Fischer FIFTH PLACE: solos, duets, trios: Kayson Shiplack AWARDS: Most Promising Musical Theatre Group: Musical Theatre 1 (A Night to Remember); Most Promising Beginner Hip Hop Large Group: Hip Hop 1 (Get Jiggy With It); High Mark: Baton 2 (Can’t Stop the Feeling); Most Promising Hip Hop Duo/Trio: Grace and Scarlett Heisler; Most Promising Jazz Solo: Merissa Tomaschefski; Most Promising Novice Tap Solo: Payton Oswald I’m Coming Out performed by Combo 3 Jazz. TheSTAR thestarnewspaper.ca FRIDAY, MAY 5, 2017 cover story 3 QARTS & CULTURE Balgonie Dance & Twirl cont. Indian Head Invitational FIRST PLACE: solos, duets, trios: Grace Heisler, Scarlett Heisler, Alexis Dia- mond, Payton Oswald, Grace Dech, Reece Kirby, Kendall Trytten, Jillian Weed, Grace Dech, Quinne Craigie SECOND PLACE: solos, duets, trios: Elizabeth Kessel, Jordyn Kramer, Irelynn Thom, Kalianna Thom, Sarah Felskie, Ashlynn Kardash, Kelly Oancia, Addison Fischer, Quinne Craigie, Kallie Golemba THIRD PLACE: solos, duets, trios: Gillian Moses, Janelle Kirby, Danika McIl- waine COMPETITOR: Irelynn Thom, Hutton Johnson, Kayson Shiplack, Hunter Reichel, Rachel Felskie, Brynn Ager, Lauren Fischer AWARDS: Highest Mark Jazz Group 8 & Under: Jazz 1 (Set it Off); Honourable Mention Jazz Performance: Jazz (River Deep, Mountain High); Adjudicator’s Choice “Keeping in Character”: Musical Theatre 1 (A Night to Remember); Ad- judicator’s Choice “Most Bubbly”: Baton 1 (Clap Your Hands); Highest Mark Tap Solo 10 & Over: Grace Heisler Balgonie Dance & Twirl’s jazz group performed River Deep, Mountain High. Photos by Robyn Tocker Junior Ballet performed The Cello Song. Hip Hop duet by Jordynn Kramer (left) and Elizabeth Kessel (right). At the end of the dance recital, 124 dancers came on stage together to cele- brate their 2016-17 season successes. 00063924 4 Th eSTAR | Serving White City, Emerald Park, Pilot Butte, Balgonie & surrounding areas | Friday, May 5, 2017 opinion Publisher: Gordon Brewerton Q COMMENT contact us t(SFBU1MBJOT3PBE Free GTH land for CP an (Brownstone Prof. Bldg.) &NFSBME1BSL 4,4-# t)PVSTBNQN t1IPOF tUIFTUBSOFXTQBQFSDB indicator of bigger problems staff Submitted Letter to the Editor of $400,000 per acre for the exact cannot be trusted operating a ed the opportunity, they would Robyn Tocker same dirt. 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