Spotlight Events, Inc. Presents

  Focus...the Convention


 

 

 
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 One day intensive taught by the nation's leading dance professionals
 
 Junior & Senior levels in tap, jazz, lyrical & hip-hop

 All access for teachers and assistants 

 FREE registration incentives for teachers

 Auditions for Scholarships & Elite Performance Team

FREE video tag per studio with minimum registration

Rules & Registration INFO HERE
 
 
 
 
Print forms and mail or fax to:
P.O. Box 1697
Eagle, ID 83613
           or
fax: (208) 939-1017
 
Prices if Registered and postmarked Before Closing Date:
 
Students: Full Day  
$99
                
Owner/Teacher/Assistant: Full Day
$119  
      
Observers: Full Day
$25
 
1-Class Pass - Student  
$35

1-Class Pass - Teacher/Assistant
$40 
 
LOCATIONS
 
Billings, MT

Saturday, October 25th, 2008
Diversity Dance Arts Studio
Closing Postmark Date: September 25, 2008
Hotel: Holiday Inn Grand Montana; 5500 Midland Rd; Billings, MT; 406-248-7701

Casper, WY
Saturday, November 8th, 2008
Rocky Mountain School of Dance
Closing Postmark Date: October 8, 2008
Hotel: Parkway Plaza; 123 W. East Street; Casper, WY 82607; 307-235-1777
 
Boise, ID
Saturday, November 15th, 2008
Nampa Civic Center
Closing Postmark Date: October 15, 2008
Hotel: Holiday Inn Express; 1401 E. Flamingo Ave; Nampa, ID 83686; 208-466-4045
Workshop Schedule
 
soloist 2Registration, Check-in &
Faculty Introduction-9:00 am
 
Junior & Senior Convention
Four Fabulous Classes!-9:30 am

(Schedule to be announced)
2009 web bannerKim Borgaro
Hip Hop
 
Kim received a Bachelors Degree in Fine Arts & Dance from UCLA in 1986 after transferring from the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay.  She was quickly in great demand for film, TV, and music videos. Her credits include National Pepsi commercials with Lionel Richie; an NBC TV special Color US California; Music Videos with Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, and BB King; and Industrials with Nike, Columbia Sportswear, and Redkin.
 
Kim has taken her dance training into the arena of teaching with the faculty of the Oregon Ballet Theatre, Reed College Summer Dance Workshop, Portland Civic Theatre and many other studios and dance teams. Kim has displayed her theatrical talents through such productions as Waiting for Godot, and the Samuel Beckett One Act Play Festival. In Company, she was the cast Dance Captain as well as a solo dancer, performing as Amy.
 
Kim's dance concerts include performances with such companies as Lula Washington Dance Theatre, Repertory Dance Theatre of Los Angeles, and Deus Vult. She participates in the Lula Washington Dance Theatre's production of Dancing Women - Living Legends in Brooklyn, Harlem and Newark. The dance concerts with the Repertory Dance Theatre of Los Angeles took Kim as far away as the Hong Kong Arts Festival in Hong Kong!
 

 johannaJohanna Sapakie
Lyrical & Hip Hop
 
Johanna passion for dance and love for choreography have always played an important role in her life.  Johanna's credits include "Jazz Dance L.A." with Doug Caldwell, "The Mandalone Project," "The Professional Dancers' Society Benefit" with Liz Imperio, and "NY's Performance Outlet" with Dee Caspary, Gucci, Redkin, and Volvo industrials.   Johanna has assisted in choreography for Madonna: The Confessions Tour and Madonna: The Reinvention Tour, the 2003 Latin Grammy Awards, the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas, feature film "Dus", industrials, burlesque shows, showcases and performances for recording artists Nonny and Alexandra Monir and routines for the Los Angeles Clippers.  She is currently a member of Liz Imperio's Instincts Live Media Dance Company and Mark Meismer's newly formed Evolution Dance Company. She can be found teaching at the EDGE Performing Arts Center and Debbie Allen's Dance Academy.  
 
suzySuzy Guarino
Tap
 
Suzy has been busy in the dance and entertainment business for more than 20 years.  Her choreography for pom and cheer lines won many national awards seen on ESPN.   She trained with some of the best master tap teachers in the country including Gregory Hines, Jason Samuels Smith, Mark Goodman, Gregg Russell and Dianne Walker. Her choreography can be seen in commercials for the CW for such TV shows as "Friends" and "The Simpson's."  She has also been part of the CW Six Pak where she was a spokesperson for the television station and has done numerous TV commercials and live television remotes.   
 
 
stacey DStacy S. Dion 
Tap
 
Stacey is currently working for Miller's Dance Studio in Aurora, Colorado, where she choreographs for their Tour de Force Competition Company. Recently, she has become the resident Performing Arts Specialist and Instructor for the Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learning. Stacey received her training at Miller's Dance Studio and at the University of Northern Colorado, where she majored in Musical Theater and Dance. Since 1995, Stacey has performed with TIBS Production Company, Little Theater of the Rockies, Colorado Dance Theater, Greeley Conservatory of Dance, and UNC Theater and Dance Company. She is a founding member of the Tone Def Tap Troupe. She directs musicals annually with the St. Michael's Players Theater Company and has taught Master Classes at the Denver School of the Arts. Stacey has also received Master Class instruction from Savion Glover, Robert Barnett, Cory Finn, Alexander Bennett, Gil Stroming, and Bril Barrett. 
  
 
AJAndrij (AJ) Deneka
Jazz & Lyrical
 
Originally from Buffalo, N.Y. Andrij has worked with such artist's as Kylie Minogue, Marc Anthony, Stevie Wonder, Mary Mary, Gregory Hines, Donnie Osmond, and Ill Nino. Andrij has many television appearances, live performances, and music video credits to his name. Some of those credits are the Tvland Awards,  the International Dance Festival, 2002 Winter Olympic Games, the American Choreography Awards, Jazz Dance World Congress 02'- 04', commercials for "Coca Cola", and has toured with "Instincts Live Media Dance Company." Over the past 10 years Andrij has been awarded scholarships to The Edge in Hollywood and Gus Giordano in Chicago. He has assisted many dance instructors such as Liz Imperio, Joe Tremaine, Doug Caldwell, Desiree Robbins, and Charles Klapow. Andrij is a guest teacher/choreographer at JMR Broadway Dance Center in Seoul, Korea and Performing Arts High School in N.Y. Currently A.J. is modeling and dancing on tour with Wella Hair Trend Vision, and look for him dancing in the movie "Jackass 2" starring Johnny Knoxville! 
 
 
jamieJaime L. Moore
Lyrical & Hip Hop
 
Jaime comes to us from Boise, ID where she is the Director/Choreographer for the Hot Shot Dancers of the Boise Burn Football Arena Team.  She is currently teaching at several different studios and Boise State University.  She is also teaching at Arts West, a private performing arts school in Eagle, ID.  Jaime has spent the last several years in Denver, CO where she danced with the Colorado Contemporary Dance Company, in addition to performing with the Damsels Dance Revue. She also danced and served as captain with the Denver Nugget Dancers and Moments Notice Entertainment Company.  Additionally, Jaime was the opening act for the famous Burlesque performer Dida Von Tease.  Jaime has extensive choreography and modeling experience for companies including Foley's, Nordstrom, and danced for Everlast Active Apparel in the Magic International Show where she performed with celebrities Evander Holyfield, L.L. Cool  J, P.Diddy, Snoop, and Lil' Kim. She has performed for both television and video. Her commercial work includes Budweiser, the Denver Broncos and the Denver Nuggets.  While living in Los Angeles she worked on the set of Lifetime's "Any Day Now" and "The Man's Show".
 




The Federation of Dance Competitions
 
FDC logoThe federation of dance competitions is designed to unite dance competitions in the industry to enhance the studio director/dance teacher's competition experience by normalizing rules, simplifying the pre and post competition experience as well as consistently insuring safe and well run events. If you would like to learn more you can visit there website at: www.thedancersfederation.com.
We look forward to your participation. Please respond to this email with the location that you will be attending and how many students you plan on attending.
 
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Spotlight Events, Inc