Thursday, May 19, 2011
N-B Video: Bluffton show choirs take the stage one last time this year
Friday, May 13, 2011
N-B Video: N-B Video: Norwell Middle and High School choirs present "Reflections: Welcome to the '80s!"
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Monday, May 9, 2011
Norwell Show Choirs End 'Cinderalla Year'
Norwell’s show choirs wrapped up a year of unexpected success with their end of year “Reflections - Welcome to the ‘80s” show at the high school auditorium Saturday evening, and introduced the "People's Choice" trophy (see the photo above) they won in New York to their supporters.
The full story is in the News-Banner (Monday, May 9), and photos and video from the show will be posted shortly.
Special congratulations to the eight graduating seniors - Brandon Johnson, Tim McBride, Paige Meyer, Missy Nolan, Abby Pfaff, Jake Price, Bryan Schmidt and Cassie Welches. Good luck for the future!
The BHS Tiger Dance Company: "Drove All Night"
Tiger Dance Company Presents First Charity Show
Bluffton High School’s new Tiger Dance Company presented its first show Saturday afternoon, raising funds for charity and bidding farewell to four senior members who will not be able to perform at future shows due to graduation.
Taylor Coratti, Lexi Garrett, Megan Hunter and Aja Hurst made their first and last appearances with the new group in a show which featured dancing representing three genres – lyrical, jazz and hip hop. Several members of the dance company also perform with Bluffton’s show choir, “Musical Entourage” which opened the show with performances of “Supercalifragilisticexpialidociuos” and “Alice’s Theme.”
Funds raised from the show benefited the Andrea Rizzo Memorial Foundation – a charity dedicated to the memory of Andrea Rizzo, who survived cancer as a young child but was then killed by a drunk driver while attending graduate school for dance therapy.
First year English/Language Arts teacher Amanda Berhalter (pictured above at far left during the "senior tribute" portion of the show with, continuing left, Hurst, Hunter, Garrett and Coratti) began the company shortly after Christmas. She hopes to make the show an annual event, and if the enthusiasm shown by the students is any indication, she will have plenty of students signing up to participate.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
New Tiger Dance Company Performing For Charity Saturday
Bluffton High School has a new dance troupe, and the students will be strutting their stuff for the public Saturday, in an effort to raise funds for charity.
English/Language Arts Teacher Amanda Berhalter started the group just after Christmas break. Saturday afternoon, they will be performing in an attempt to raise funds for the Andrea Rizzo Memorial Foundation in the first (of what Berhalter hopes will become an annual event) Tiger Dance Company Charity Dance Show.
Over 30 dancers will be performing, and will showcase three genres of dance - hip hop, jazz and lyrical dance styles.
Bluffton’s show choir, “Musical Entourage” will also perform at the show.
The Andrea Rizzo Memorial Foundation is dedicated to Andrea Rizzo, who survived cancer as a young child but was killed by a drunk driver while attending graduate school for Dance Therapy. Through the help of donations, this foundation provides dance therapy to children with cancer and other special needs.
“All proceeds from the show will be benefitting the foundation,” advised Berhalter. “We will have buttons and pamphlets for those who are interested in learning more about the Andrea Rizzo Memorial Foundation.”
The show begins at 5 p.m. Saturday, May 7, at Bluffton High School. Tickets cost $5. The order of performance for the show is as follows:
1: Bluffton’s “Musical Entourage” (three routines)
2: Intermission (15 minutes)
3: Dance Opening “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend”
4: Lyrical Dance - “It Doesn’t Hurt” by Katie Thompson (Dancers: Morgan Napier, Hope Gerber, Mykayla Rodenbeck, Saylor Roper, Megan Hunter, Sheridan Dove, Jenna Yonker and Alyssa Hunter)
5: Jazz Dance - “Life of the Party” by Idina Menzel (Dancers: Saylor Roper, Kasey Craig, Kassandra Gerwig, Kim Captain, Katherine Elliot and Alyssa Hunter)
6: Hip Hop dance mix (Dancers: Kristen Jennings, Aja Hurst, Emma Frauhiger, Saylor Roper, Lexi Garrett, Taylor Barker, Taylor Coratti, Kim Captain, Lakyne Napier, Hope Gerber, Rose Lima, Kendra Morey, Kassandra Gerwig, Allie Thayer and Katherine Elliot)
7: Jazz Dance - “I Drove All Night” by Celine Dion (Dancers: Emma Frauhiger, Kristen Jennings, Aja Hurst, Sheridan Dove, Megan Hunter,
8: Closing - “Firework”