Dance – Wednesday, May 8th
The Dance committee invites you to an evening of mystery, magic, and fantasy. We are committed to bringing you an array of dance performances that will ignite your senses. We are creating a world of wonder. You will experience artistic expressions of movement of many genres and forms, presented by young artists local to the lower mainland.
What To Wear: Dress like magical creatures – fairies, pixies, goblins, or anything else!
2013 Dance Night Performers Are…
Rhythm Room Quartet
Collectively this quartet has a very diverse background. From intensive studies in ballet, composing original music to high level soccer, these four tappers are busy in and out of tap class. 3/4 have danced together for the past 3 years and this year they have come to together under the direction of award winning choreographer, Peg Giesbrecht to take their dancing to a new level. They have performed at The Michael J. Fox Theatre at The Capilano College Theatre and for International Dance Day presented by the Scotiabank Dance Centre. Along with great musicality they possess great passion for the art of tap dance. To learn more about the tap community in Vancouver check out: http://www.s2sproductions.com/
Kira
Kira bennett will use traditional Irish dance choreography and modern beats, to create a performance all of her own. All dances are improvised, in a traditional style, to create a unique rhythmic balance between music and performer.
Sierra Tasi Baker
The music is composed by my friend Julian McCarthy, I thought about what the music felt like whilst dancing to it and imagined myself running through the woods, lost. Similar to how so many of us can feel lost in our day to day lives.
Lauryn Elliot
This is Lauryn Elliot. She has been dancing since she was 5. Lauryn has been trained in a variety of dance styles including Ballet, Contemporary, Hip Hop, Jazz, Lyrical, and Tap. This is her first time ever choreographing her own dance piece, and is very excited to show off her work.
Mahaila Philippa Patterson-O’Brien & Remy
An exploration of faceless drowning. Static: a muffled piano and a freckled girl. And why brunch is the best meal of the day.
Perform Art Studios Company
Elite Company is an advanced youth dance company run out of North Vancouver’s Perform Art Studios. It gives talented dancers the opportunity to train and perform in a variety of styles while working in a professional environment. The company’s dancers are Isabelle La Roche, Samantha Pinter-Thompson, Alexandra Eccles and Lauryn Elliot. While they all have different strengths and different backgrounds, the company excels as a group because of the dedication and passion of its members.
Jacob Sexsmith
The Oneiroscopist (known to society as Jacob Sexsmith) got into music at an early age, but only started playing it in the 4th grade when his friend taught him to play the first riff of “Smoke on the water” on guitar. He was hooked from then on. In the 6th grade he learned to play drums, which really set off his creative drive and passion for music. He started producing electronic music at age 14. His music has been described as “Fluid, Trippy, Avante-garde, Instrumental Basement Hip-Hop”. For anyone who is wondering, the pseudonym means “interpreter of dreams”.