Choreography for Pop! has been coming together in the studio this spring, and the dancers are excited to preview some of the choreography this weekend at the ART Gala! Atlanta Rising Talent is presenting their sixth annual gala performance this Friday and Saturday, April 17 and 18 at 7 p.m. at Blessed Trinity High School. The show features choreography in… View Post
For nine Atlanta area dancers with Down syndrome, the dream of performing on a Disney stage in front of hundreds of audience members will come true in just a few short months. Members of the Foster-Schmidt Dance Company, who rehearse and take class at Atlanta Dance Central in Roswell, GA, have been accepted to perform at Disney World in June… View Post
Rehearsals for Pop! are really starting to come together. Dancers are working hard each week in rehearsal and have begun learning choreography from director Charlotte Foster Williamson, as well as both guest choreographers Andrea Ekmark and Trey Mitchell. In our last blog we discussed the ideas behind Pop!, as well as Andrea’s inspiration behind her choreography. Today we are excited… View Post
SIDEWAYS has started rehearsals for the upcoming June show, Pop! The show will feature choreography by SIDEWAYS Artistic Director Charlotte Foster Williamson, along with guest choreographers Andrea Ekmark and Trey Mitchell. In Pop!, choreographers have been asked to examine the effect of the media, technology, and pop culture on our view of relationships and our self-image. Each choreographer has their own interpretation of… View Post
The SIDEWAYS Contemporary Dance Company Spring 2015 season is off to a quick start! SIDEWAYS company members came back to rehearsal this January with their game faces on, as they prepared for a performance in Sandersville, GA on Sunday, January 25! SIDEWAYS put together a condensed version of “Love Stories,” which premiered last June here in Atlanta. Dancers traveled to… View Post