Great write up on Tryanni Chiaravalloti in the NHSDA Newsletter! Congratulations to Tryanni!
FDEO Artistic Merit, Leadership, and Academic Achievement Award
The Florida Dance Education Organization is pleased to announce this year’s merit award winner.
Tryanni Chiaravalloti from Bak Middle School of the Arts, has been chosen as NJHSDA (National Junior Honor Society for Dance Arts) 1st Place Winner the 2015 NDEO Artistic Merit, Leadership, and Academic Achievement Award for Florida.
This year’s adjudication committee was JinLee Hanley, Florida Atlantic University and FDEO board member, Anjali Austin, Florida State University, and Michael Lomeka, Jacksonville University. These highly qualified adjudicators from Florida university dance programs bring a broad experience in concert and commercial dance. FDEO and the NHSDA committee appreciate their participation in this process this year.
All of the applicants were adjudicated in three categories:
Artistic Merit: The candidate demonstrates technical and artistic excellence in dance as evidenced by performing original choreography and a choreography essay.
Leadership: The candidate demonstrates outstanding leadership in and outside the field of dance at the school, community, state, and/or national level as evidenced by a strong resume, recommendation letter and leadership essay.
Academic Achievement: The candidate demonstrates academic excellence with a high cumulative grade point average and two essays detailing future plans and the impact of dance.
We appreciate the efforts of all the applicants and their sponsors and hope it was a rewarding experience and one of growth for all of them. Congratulations to those who placed in this year’s merit award.
We are so happy to recognize our students for their recent achievements and great work!
The following students have been accepted into Dreyfoos School of the Arts:
Dance:
- Tryanni Chiaravalloti
- Larissa Gabriel
- Simon Grant
- Savannah Kern
- Andrea Mish
- Maia Montgomery
Visual Arts:
Strings:
The following students have been accepted into BAK Middle School of the Arts:
Dance:
- Rachel Alicea
- Savannah Messer
- Savannah Bourque
- Emma Menzer
- Nyla George
- Julia Opal
- Tori Gilbert
- Sydnee Stendara
- Kevin Stricker
- Libby Jo Heller
Lara Symons
- Caroline Kern
Aiyana Wyatt
- Alexa Leddy
- Devan Maida
- Meritt Gill*
*Wait List
Theatre:
Congratulations to Tryanni Chiaravalotti recipient of Dance Honor National Merit Scholarship Award for the state of Florida!
Best Wishes, Students!
We’re so pleased to announce that Jill Nicklaus, a Broadway Extraordinaire, and former student of Palm Beach Ballet and Joan Miller, will be one of the Emcees for the upcoming “A Love Affair” Saturday, February 28th at 7pm in Boca Raton! Some of Jill’s credits include Broadway Musicals – Fosse, Chicago, and Movin’ out. Jill will also grace the stage with her song!
Co-Emcee will be Ryan Redmond, Southern Dance Theatre alumn, former Dancer’s Edge Company Member, and Juilliard Graduate, who is currently touring Europe with Bad Boys of Dance! Ryan will also perform! You do NOT want to miss this event!
Tickets are still on sale! Perfect Valentine’s Day gift!
Presented by The Dancer’s Alchemy, The 13th Annual “A Love Affair” Benefit raises funds for arts scholarships for South Florida children with Down Syndrome.
Some of our amazingly talented alumni, Kyra Jean Green, Carlos de Barros, Ryan Redmond, and Laura Gill, will be performing this Saturday, November 15th at DUNCAN THEATRE in Create.DANCE.Florida! If you haven’t gotten tickets yet, you can purchase them here in advance.
These dancers have gone on to do many beautiful projects. Get inspired!
In recent years, our Special Arts Ensemble has performed during the opening ceremony for the Gold Coast Down Syndrome Association’s Annual “Buddy Walk”. This event raises funds for the organization’s educational, social, and advocacy programs in Palm Beach County and promotes awareness of the capabilities and talents of persons with Down Syndrome.
We’ve decided to take our school’s involvement in this year’s 20th Annual Buddy Walk to the next level in order to make more of an impact.
We are opening the opportunity up to the entire school to get involved with our team, called Dance Buddies STEP UP, either by walking during the event or by making donations. The Dancer’s Edge Company will participate and walk in honor of our Special Arts Ensemble and Dance Movement Students.
This is a great opportunity for adults and children of all ages to get involved in a very important cause, one that is very dear to our hearts here at Southern Dance Theatre.
We are hoping Team Dance Buddies – STEP UP will make a great impact!
Show Support by Walking
To participate in the Buddy Walk, click here to register.
Be sure to click “Join a team” and select “Dance Buddies STEP UP”. This is Southern Dance Theatre’s Team.
Registration is $20, but if you register before October 5th it is only $15. If you are registering a student, you enter BW14 for the promo code, and the registration fee is then only $10 for students.
Show Support by Donating
If you are unable to participate in the walk, but would like to show your support by donating to this event as part of the Dance Buddies STEP UP team, click here.
Check out the footage of 2013’s Buddy Walk below. You will see a clip of the Special Arts Ensemble’s performance! We hope you will be inspired to join us!
Additional Event Details
Date & Time: Sunday October 19, 2014 – 8am to 12pm
Location: John Prince Park Center Drive Pavilion
4759 S Congress Ave
Lake Worth, Florida 33461
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