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“Wonderland”… is an original dance presentation performed by Canada’s rising professional dancers, The Source Dance Company.

The Source Dance Company is a semi professional dance company based out of Harbour Dance Centre in Vancouver. Dancers from all across Canada audition each year to make up this dynamic company that focuses on jazz, hip hop, contemporary and street jazz. This season’s company is made up of dancers from BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

This season’s production, “Wonderland”… is a new interpretation of the Lewis Carroll classic story, “Alice in Wonderland”. Original choreography from some of North America’s best choreographers will represent scenes from the familiar story.

Artistic Director and founder of The Source Dance Company, Joanne Pesusich, has had fifteen successful seasons with the company. She says this year is one of the strongest companies to date. While she has personally set choreographed pieces on the company, she also brought in other professional choreographers from across Canada and L.A to set pieces for the show.

“Each year I am blown away by the raw talent and drive each dancer in The Source Dance Company shows…” states Joanne Pesusich, “This year is by far the most dedicated and well rounded company to date. The sheer talent in the room at each rehearsal is astounding. They will not disappoint! ‘Wonderland’ is going to be a knockout!”

About the Source:
The Source is a semi-professional dance company for dancers aged 17 and over who are looking for an outlet for training and performing with a highly dedicated and talented group of dancers. The Source is designed for those dancers who may be graduating high school, or leaving their dance studio, who are looking for a performance group to continue training and performing with, at a non-competitive level, working towards a professional career in dance.

Dates and Times: Saturday May 9, 2015, 2 pm and 7:30 pm

Location: Raven’s Cry Theatre, Sechelt

Cost:
$20 in advance
$25 at the door

Tickets available at:

Laedeli in Sunnycrest Mall, Gibsons
Peggy Sue’s Boutique, Gibsons Landing
Pretty Natty Duds, Sechelt
Sechelt Visitors Centre
Starbucks Sechelt
Online at EventBrite

The Sunshine Coast Dance Society will be holding auditions and hosting a Master Class for the 2014 Dance Scholarships Awards.

2pm – 4pm on Saturday July 5, 2014

Venue: Coast Academy of Dance studios, Sechelt

A “free” 45-minute Master Class will be facilitated by Alison Denham.
The auditions will immediately follow the master class and applicants must attend both.

This year, the SC Dance Society is pleased to advise that two awards will be available including:

1. The Lois Smith Dance Scholarship for Excellence in Ballet ~ $1000
2. Sunshine Coast Dance Society Award of Dance Excellence ~ $500 (any genre)

To be eligible for the scholarship applicants must:

• Be an advanced dancer 13 years of age or older.
• Have a minimum of 3 years dance training or experience.

Participants are required to:

• Fill out the attached application.
• Provide a letter of intent or video describing how funds will be used to further their dance training.
• Attend the “free” Master Class class held at 2pm on July 5. Auditions will be adjudicated following the Master Class from 3-4pm.
• Be prepared to perform a dance solo (3 min max) that best exhibits your movement qualities (no exam pieces please).
• Mail or email the completed application form and letter of intent to Maggie Guzzi BY JUNE 30, 2014.

The successful applicants will be informed of the results July 7, 2014.

Email your application to Maggie at: maguzzi@dccnet.com
Phone: 604-885-5880
Mail: 4586 Sunshine Coast Highway, Sechelt B.C. V0N 3A2

The Source Dance Company presents
Stories from the West Side!

Highly acclaimed Vancouver dance company, The SOURCE, return to Sechelt with excerpts from their new show inspired by “West Side Story”.

Stories from the West Side portrays an updated version of Jerome Robbins’ Broadway musical hit, with all new music and choreography.  Come out and watch some of Canada’s up-and-coming professional dancers from BC, Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan, plus special guests.

Dates and Times: Saturday May 3, 2014, 2 pm and 7:30 pm

Location: Raven’s Cry Theatre, Sechelt

Cost:
2:00 pm Matinee Show: Adult $15, Student:  $10
7:30 pm Evening Show: Adult $20, Student $15

Tickets available at:

Peggy Sue’s (Gibsons Landing)
Sechelt Visitor Information Centre (Sechelt)
Pretty Natty Duds (Sechelt)

You can buy tickets online at EventBrite!

Dsdanse Youth Dance Company presents
Lapse in Time
With Special Guests
Youth In Motion from the Shadbolt Center for the Arts

Dates and Times: Friday April 12 at 8pm and Saturday April 13 at 2pm

Location: Heritage Playhouse

Cost: Adult$17, Children 12 and under $13

Tickets available at:
Gaia’s Fair Trade (Lower Gibsons)
Laedeli (Sunnycrest Mall, Upper Gibsons)
Sechelt Visitors Centre (Sechelt)

This is a Showcase of the performing art event (SOPA).

David and Kathleen Holmes are offering two weeks of summer intensive ballet program: one week in July in Gibsons and one week in August in Sechelt.

“The five solid days of concentrated studies will in fact be the equivalent of fifteen weeks of your regular ballet studies. The added value is the retention factor of back-to-back classes. This is the schedule you would experience if you were a member of a professional ballet company. Your improvement will be noticed within days as will your increased stamina.”

View the brochure for more information.

The Source Dance Company presents
Gotta Get It!

Highly acclaimed Vancouver dance company, The SOURCE, return to Sechelt with excerpts from their new show inspired by “A Chorus Line” and TV’s hit show “SMASH.” Jazz, hip hop and contemporary dance combine for knock-out performances and a heartfelt “behind the scenes” storyline. Also featuring guest performances from Source alumni dancers.

Dates and Times: Saturday May 4, 2013, 2pm and 7pm

Location: Raven’s Cry Theatre, Sechelt

Cost:
2:00 pm Matinee Show: Adult $15, Children 12 and under $12
7:30 pm Evening Show: Adult $20, Children 12 and under $15

Tickets available at:

Peggy Sue’s (Gibsons Landing)
Woods Showcase (Sunnycrest Mall, Upper Gibsons)
Strait Coffee (Wilson Creek)
Sechelt Visitors Centre (Sechelt)
Pretty Natty Duds (Sechelt)

Or reserve tickets online by emailing info@sunshinecoastdance.com.

The second annual Summer Wake-Up Workshop for dancers is being held mid-August. This year’s workshop is open to all ages with three levels available for registration, as well as adult classes in the evenings of August 14th and 16th.

The workshop will include all styles of dance – Ballet, Jazz, Bootcamp, Street Jazz, Contemporary, Musical Theatre, Tap, Hip hop, Ballroom, and Broadway Jazz. There will be two new teachers joining the faculty this year– Danielle Demi and Calida Kuzek – as well as returning members Sammie Broomhall and Christina Fitchett.

Pamphlets with full workshop and registration details can be downloaded here or picked up at the Coast Academy of Dance. There will be two opportunities to register in person at the Coast Academy of Dance on June 19th and July 19th from 4pm-7pm, as well as the option to mail in registrations.

If you have any questions contact Sammie at summerwakeup@live.com.

This dance show by Lindsay Prentice is kid friendly and if you bring a friend you’ll save $5 each. If you saw it last time, it is bigger and better with a set and text of a woman telling the story. On Friday night June 8th at 8pm Brittany Robertson will be Skeleton Woman and Saturday at 2pm and 8pm Lindsay Prentice will be Skeleton Woman. (Click the image to the right to enlarge.)

The following schools are holding year end dance performances, which are open to the public. Visit their websites for more information about the performances, including dates, times and ticket locations.

If your schools is holding a performance which is not listed here, email us at info@sunshinecoastdance.com so we can add it to this page.

Saturday May 19th, 2012
8pm
DanceWorks Academy
Highlights Show
www.danceworksacademy.org/

Saturday May 26th and Sunday May 27th, 2012
1:30 pm and 3:30 pm each day
Dominique’s School of Dance
Year End Recital
www.dominiquesdance.com/

Thursday May 31, 2012
6 pm
Halfmoon Bay Performing Arts
Year End Performance
www.elainehunterdance.blogspot.ca

Saturday June 9th and Sunday June 10th, 2012
2 pm and 7 pm each day
Coast Academy of Dance
Once Upon a Dance
www.coastdance.com