INSIDE THIS ISSUE Business & Professional ..........A4 Classifieds................................A18 Community Calendar .............A20 See our Dining & Entertainment ............A8 ad on Healthy Times ..........................A16 page A11 Serving Northwest Fort Wayne & Allen County www.DupontTimes.com March 23, 2012 Starz Academy dancers selected to perform on Disney stage By KELLY MCLENDON together and separately at Disney. [email protected] The performance dancers must be able to perform a wide variety of styles, including ballet, The performance dancers at Starz Dance tap, jazz, hip-hop and lyrical. As a team that is by Academy have much to be proud of. Recently invitation only, the Starz Dance Academy perform- accepted into the Disney Performing Arts Work- ance dancers must be able to adapt to changing shop, the dancers will travel to the Waterside styles. Stage at Downtown Disney in July to perform “We look for students who have a passion for and attend a workshop with Disney choreogra- dance and a desire to learn multiple styles of dance. phers. In the company, they are exposed to multiple Sixteen dancers, as part of the academy’s styles,” Peters said. performance companies, will make the upcoming She knew the program at Disney existed and she trip to Florida. The academy has three researched it before sending in an audition tape. performance companies, director Amy Peters Two upbeat dance routines, featuring a remixed said, divided by age and ranging from 7-18. version of “It’s A Small World After All,” and Photo by Kelly McLendon The dancers will perform numbers both The Starz Dance Academy company dancers have been chosen to compete at Disney in See STARZ, page A7 July. Little people, big hearts: Students raise $17K for Henryville evolved into so much more. most recent devastation that was so By KELLY MCLENDON [email protected] “At Willowbrook, character close to us in Henryville, just a week building is as important in our before.” lessons as academics,” Head of Henryville, which is less than four At Willowbrook Day School, School Bree Ide said. “Our students hours from Fort Wayne, was hit by a teaching students to help others is were learning about the rebuilding of tornado during the first week of important. Learning about ways to communities through the devastation March and sustained heavy damage help others was especially important that Katrina left behind and the recently, when a social studies lesson discussion moved to talk about the See HELPING, page A10 Students at Willowbrook Day School recently raised $17,000. An easier way to share your news KPC Media Group Inc., which publishes Dupont Valley Times, has launched a redesigned website that makes it even easier to share news, photos and videos from the Dupont Valley area and greater Fort Wayne. The new FWDai- lyNews.com showcases content submitted by readers and features news from the Dupont Valley area and KPC’s three other Times Community Publications, which can be found in photos and videos that highlights local happen- the center of the page can be shared on the site. ings, and an interactive under the “My Commu- The redesigned site calendar contains event nity” banner. lets readers submit infor- information that’s Breaking news stories mation on important featured online and in can be found at the top milestones, including the monthly Times of the page, which also births, engagements and Community Publications. contains a “News from weddings. An arts and The site encourages You” section that allows- entertainment section readers to interact via readers to send stories, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Pinterest. To submit story ideas, What do you think of the new website? photos and videos, visit Share you thoughts at www.facebook.com/ www.FWDaily fwdailynews or e-mail [email protected]. News.com. 3306 Independence Dr., Fort Wayne, IN 46808 IN Wayne, Fort Dr., Independence 3306 Times Community Publications Community Times A2 • www.DupontTimes.com Dupont Valley Times • March 23, 2012 Courtesy photo Start training now for the KPC Triathlon, which will test your fitness with a 500 meter swim, 13 mile bicycle stage and 5k run. KPC triathlon will challenge beginners, race veterans alike By MATT GETTS fit through the middle of Mid-America Windmill [email protected] summer at least. Museum. The sprint triathlon tests The three disciplines Want to keep true to the competitor’s endurance were designed to be suit- your New Year’s resolu- and fitness in three disci- able for competitive racers tion to shed some pounds plines, but the three legs and those who are begin- or get in better shape? can also be divided among ners to triathlon One way to do that is to two or three-person teams. competition, according to set a concrete goal. The event begins with a organizer Vi Wysong of In northeastern Indiana, 500-meter swim, followed KPC Media Group, which the KPC Media Group by a just-under 13-mile publishes Aboite & About. Sprint-Distance Triathlon, bicycle stage. The event Auburn’s Cindy Yoder scheduled for July 14 at concludes with a 5K run. became physically active Bixler Lake Park in The run includes a to get in shape, she said. 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A4 Business & ProfessionalMarch 23, 2012 www.DupontTimes.com Dupont Valley Times • Allegiant brings back Unemployment sees January Myrtle Beach route jump in Allen County Allegiant Travel Co. plans to resume in tional Airport at 3:40 p.m.