by: Zeanna Hawk
The “I love the 80’s” winter dance concert opened Wednesday, December 1 and went through Friday, December 3.The concert was held in the Willow Canyon auditorium at 7 p.m. each night. The first night of the concert was sold out, and over 200 people were turned down at the door. The second night, Thursday, was not sold out; however, on the third and last night, all the seats were filled.
The “I love the 80’s” winter dance concert opened Wednesday, December 1 and went through Friday, December 3.The concert was held in the Willow Canyon auditorium at 7 p.m. each night. The first night of the concert was sold out, and over 200 people were turned down at the door. The second night, Thursday, was not sold out; however, on the third and last night, all the seats were filled.
“I love 80’s music, so I was excited for the winter dance concert,” said freshman Tara Crockom, who is also a member of Canyon Fusion Dance Company.
All of the Willow Canyon Dance class students (beginner, intermediate, and advanced); Twisted Legacy and Canyon Fusion Dance Company performed in the concert. The dancers practiced for over two months as the concert was evaluated as part of the dancers’ final grade for the semester.
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| Starting from the left, seniors Tiffany Roverts, Lindsay Moore and Jillian Morris perform "Sunglasses at Night" at the "I Love the 80's" Winter Dance Concert performed on Dec. 1,2,3 |
The concert involved a variety of dance styles: ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary and hip- hop. The concert gave all of the dancers an opportunity to showcase their talents to their families and friends.
Canyon Fusion Dance Company performed the songs “Fame”, “Welcome to the Jungle”, and “Footlose”.
Twisted Legacy danced to “Beat It” and “80’s Mix.”
The dance classes showcased the songs “Call Me”, “Rhythmn Nation”, “Love is a Battlefield”, “Tainted Love” and “Oh Mickey”.
Dance teacher Ms. Jolena Wilson said, “I hope that everyone had a good time and feels accomplished. It’s a lot of hard work, but it’s so rewarding to see everyone come together and share what they love to do.”
The finale of this year’s winter dance concert involved a significant number of the dance class students and Canyon Fusion performing to Michael Jackson’s song “Thriller.” The dancers who performed “Thriller” were dressed in red, black and white zombie costumes that they made themselves. Senior Andrew McKnight portrayed Michael Jackson.
“I loved the winter dance concert; it was fantastic! I plan on having dance class every year so I can be in the concert,” said freshman Maria SanAndres.
For Ms. Wilson and all of the dancers, the winter dance concert is important for their dancing futures as well as to have a good time in general. “It’s like my Super Bowl,” said Ms. Wilson.
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