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Event Series SNOW QUEEN

SNOW QUEEN

Community Campus

Footlight Dance Centre, under the Artistic Direction of Hilarie Neely, presents “SNOW QUEEN", Friday, Saturday, MAY 5-6, 7:00 pm and Sunday, May 7, 2:00 pm, at the WRHS Performing Arts Theater at the Community Campus in Hailey. A classic fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, written in 1844, originally written in seven chapters. The prologue introduces us to the Snow Queen in her ice palace where hobgoblins have made a magic mirror. Good and evil are a part of the story where respect, perseverance and loyalty finds two friends looking for each other after one is captured by the mirrors’ spell. Gerda sets off on a journey encountering different characters until she arrives at the snow palace to save her friend Kai. Disney was inspired to tell the story in their “Frozen” franchised series. The Snow Queen will be played by Hazel Ludwig, a senior at WRHS, the two friends Gerda & Kai by Ava Knowles, Senior, and Leo Star, Junior. Piper Kolb will play the Crow, Lilia Page the Princess lead, and Bridgette Silva the Rose Princess, all are Seniors. Georgia Geagan will carry the role of Nomad lead and Riley Jessen, Vagabond lead, both are also graduating this ...

$10.00
Event Series SNOW QUEEN

SNOW QUEEN

Community Campus

Footlight Dance Centre, under the Artistic Direction of Hilarie Neely, presents “SNOW QUEEN", Friday, Saturday, MAY 5-6, 7:00 pm and Sunday, May 7, 2:00 pm, at the WRHS Performing Arts Theater at the Community Campus in Hailey. A classic fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, written in 1844, originally written in seven chapters. The prologue introduces us to the Snow Queen in her ice palace where hobgoblins have made a magic mirror. Good and evil are a part of the story where respect, perseverance and loyalty finds two friends looking for each other after one is captured by the mirrors’ spell. Gerda sets off on a journey encountering different characters until she arrives at the snow palace to save her friend Kai. Disney was inspired to tell the story in their “Frozen” franchised series. The Snow Queen will be played by Hazel Ludwig, a senior at WRHS, the two friends Gerda & Kai by Ava Knowles, Senior, and Leo Star, Junior. Piper Kolb will play the Crow, Lilia Page the Princess lead, and Bridgette Silva the Rose Princess, all are Seniors. Georgia Geagan will carry the role of Nomad lead and Riley Jessen, Vagabond lead, both are also graduating this ...

$10.00
Event Series SNOW QUEEN

SNOW QUEEN

Community Campus

Footlight Dance Centre, under the Artistic Direction of Hilarie Neely, presents “SNOW QUEEN", Friday, Saturday, MAY 5-6, 7:00 pm and Sunday, May 7, 2:00 pm, at the WRHS Performing Arts Theater at the Community Campus in Hailey. A classic fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, written in 1844, originally written in seven chapters. The prologue introduces us to the Snow Queen in her ice palace where hobgoblins have made a magic mirror. Good and evil are a part of the story where respect, perseverance and loyalty finds two friends looking for each other after one is captured by the mirrors’ spell. Gerda sets off on a journey encountering different characters until she arrives at the snow palace to save her friend Kai. Disney was inspired to tell the story in their “Frozen” franchised series. The Snow Queen will be played by Hazel Ludwig, a senior at WRHS, the two friends Gerda & Kai by Ava Knowles, Senior, and Leo Star, Junior. Piper Kolb will play the Crow, Lilia Page the Princess lead, and Bridgette Silva the Rose Princess, all are Seniors. Georgia Geagan will carry the role of Nomad lead and Riley Jessen, Vagabond lead, both are also graduating this ...

$10.00

Event Series HOLIDAY SPIRIT with Music & Dance

HOLIDAY SPIRIT with Music & Dance

Community Campus

Sun Valley Music Festival Music Institute and Footlight Dance are presenting our first annual joint holiday performance on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023 at the Community Campus Theater, 7:00 pm. Students from our two programs are working together to perform holiday classics with live musicians and dancers. Ellen Sanders and Rudy Kramer from the Music Institute have been working with their musicians, and Hilarie Neely and Mackenzie King from Footlight Dance have been working with their dancers to ring in the season together. The presentation is free to the public, donations accepted. More information – Hilarie Neely, Director, Footlight Dance 208-578-5462.

Free

Footlight Dance Company presents “WATER IS LIFE – Treat it Right”

Community Campus

Footlight Dance Company presents its annual school enrichment tour throughout Blaine County, providing shows to most Blaine County school students during a 2 week period. FREE show open to the public, Wednesday, January 31, 9:30 am. With the use of concert dance forms: ballet, modern, jazz, tap and hip hop this performance will inspire students to see winter sports in a new way – thru the dance arts.  “WATER IS LIFE – Treat it Right” – a collaboration of dance styles, bringing awareness to need to protect our water in Idaho, the U.S. and world. Event Location:   Community Campus Theater, 1050 Fox Acres Road, Hailey Event Time: 9:30 am Cost:  FREE

National Honor Sociaety of Dance Induction Ceremony

Community Campus

Tweo dancers will be recognized and inducted as Dance Scholars in NHSDA: Leila Brickley & Clara Gvozdas (Juniors at WRHS). The induction ceremony will take place, Friday, February 9, 7:00 pm at the Community Campus, Hailey. Recognizing: Outstanding artistic merit, leadership and academic achievements in students studying dance at the High School level. The National Dance Honor Society is part of the National Dance Educators Organization and is an approved student program from the Secondary School’s Principals (NASSP).  The WRHS chapter is one of over 300 chapters across the United States that supports excellence in the dance arts, academic achievement and leadership. Our WRHS faculty advisor is Angie Telford with Hilarie Neely, Director FDC, administering the program with 23 members from Footlight Dance Centre participating in this chapter. Dancing is a year round artistic endeavor and passion for those working towards their NHSDA induction.  Dancers must maintain a solid GPA on top of the dance core work.  The requirements to be inducted and thus obtain the honor that can be recognized on transcripts are rigorous, so on the average it takes 2 or more years of study at the high school level before a dancer can be honored as a ...

Event Series Footlight Dance Centre presents “Peter Pan”

Footlight Dance Centre presents “Peter Pan”

WRHS Performing ArtsTheater, Community Campus

Footlight Dance Centre, under the Artistic Direction of Hilarie Neely, presents “PETER PAN", Friday, Saturday, MAY 3-4, 7:00 pm and Sunday, May 5, 2:00 pm, at the WRHS Performing Arts Theater at the Community Campus in Hailey. Young and old are sure to enjoy the child in us all when we see J.M. Barrie’s 1904 story come to life through dance. All tickets are $ 10.00 and available in advance at Iconoclast Books, Hailey. Independent Goods/Ketchum or Hank & Sylie’s in Haiely/Ketchum. Pre sold tickets are encouraged. The performance will include dance genres of ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop and tap techniques that make for a lively show with choreography by instructors Gabi Bryant, Robyn Fox, Shellrae Garnes, Hayley Henderson, Mackenzie King, Melodie Taylor-Mauldin, Bronwyn McGary, Hilarie Neely, Leah Taylor, Kassidy Thompson and Anne Winton. Guest choreographer, Kioa Delos Reyes set the Advanced Hip Hop piece for the show. Footlight in its 40th year, brings programs to children ages’ 4-high school throughout the year at their main studio located in the Community Campus, Hailey with satellite studios at Studio Move & the YMCA in Ketchum, and the Grange Hall, Hailey.

Event Series Footlight Dance Centre presents “Peter Pan”

Footlight Dance Centre presents “Peter Pan”

WRHS Performing ArtsTheater, Community Campus

Footlight Dance Centre, under the Artistic Direction of Hilarie Neely, presents “PETER PAN", Friday, Saturday, MAY 3-4, 7:00 pm and Sunday, May 5, 2:00 pm, at the WRHS Performing Arts Theater at the Community Campus in Hailey. Young and old are sure to enjoy the child in us all when we see J.M. Barrie’s 1904 story come to life through dance. All tickets are $ 10.00 and available in advance at Iconoclast Books, Hailey. Independent Goods/Ketchum or Hank & Sylie’s in Haiely/Ketchum. Pre sold tickets are encouraged. The performance will include dance genres of ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop and tap techniques that make for a lively show with choreography by instructors Gabi Bryant, Robyn Fox, Shellrae Garnes, Hayley Henderson, Mackenzie King, Melodie Taylor-Mauldin, Bronwyn McGary, Hilarie Neely, Leah Taylor, Kassidy Thompson and Anne Winton. Guest choreographer, Kioa Delos Reyes set the Advanced Hip Hop piece for the show. Footlight in its 40th year, brings programs to children ages’ 4-high school throughout the year at their main studio located in the Community Campus, Hailey with satellite studios at Studio Move & the YMCA in Ketchum, and the Grange Hall, Hailey.

Event Series Footlight Dance Centre presents “Peter Pan”

Footlight Dance Centre presents “Peter Pan”

WRHS Performing ArtsTheater, Community Campus

Footlight Dance Centre, under the Artistic Direction of Hilarie Neely, presents “PETER PAN", Friday, Saturday, MAY 3-4, 7:00 pm and Sunday, May 5, 2:00 pm, at the WRHS Performing Arts Theater at the Community Campus in Hailey. Young and old are sure to enjoy the child in us all when we see J.M. Barrie’s 1904 story come to life through dance. All tickets are $ 10.00 and available in advance at Iconoclast Books, Hailey. Independent Goods/Ketchum or Hank & Sylie’s in Haiely/Ketchum. Pre sold tickets are encouraged. The performance will include dance genres of ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop and tap techniques that make for a lively show with choreography by instructors Gabi Bryant, Robyn Fox, Shellrae Garnes, Hayley Henderson, Mackenzie King, Melodie Taylor-Mauldin, Bronwyn McGary, Hilarie Neely, Leah Taylor, Kassidy Thompson and Anne Winton. Guest choreographer, Kioa Delos Reyes set the Advanced Hip Hop piece for the show. Footlight in its 40th year, brings programs to children ages’ 4-high school throughout the year at their main studio located in the Community Campus, Hailey with satellite studios at Studio Move & the YMCA in Ketchum, and the Grange Hall, Hailey.

Event Series MANY VOICES – Footlight Dance

MANY VOICES – Footlight Dance

WRHS Performing ArtsTheater, Community Campus

Footlight is pleased to celebrate, MANY VOICES – a weaving of professional guest artists from the Boise area, Chicago and beyond who have been touched by dance education with Footlight Dance Centre. Monday – Friday, July 22-26 they will conduct a workshop intensive at the Footlight Studios at the Community Campus, Hailey for ages 10-adult. Three levels will be offered: Advanced, Intermediate and Juniors. On Saturday, July 27, 7:00 pm, these guest artists, and workshop students, including other alumni, will present a performance in celebration of this 40th Anniversary of Footlight Dance Centre. Tickets $10.00 at Iconoclast Books, Hailey and at the Door (WRHS Performing Arts Theater, Community Campus, 1050 Fox Acres, Hailey). Performances by Adrienne Kerr, Principal dancer from Ballet Idaho & Lydia Sakolsky-Basquill from Project Flux (summer faculty with FDC) will dance a duet. Lem Reagan (former FDC alum) and Libby Schmoeger from Idaho Dance Theatre will dance a piece commissioned from choreographer Kaley Pruitt (former FDC alum), Artistic Director of Kaley Pruitt Dance. Mackenzie King (current FDC faculty), Artistic Director, and Megan Rhodes from Moonwater Dance Project. Robyn Fox (current FDC faculty and former alum). Hayley Allen (former FDC alum), recent BFA Dance graduate of NYU. Shea ...

$10.00

Holiday Spirit with Footlight dancers

The Senior Connection

Footlight Dance will be spreading holiday cheer as they bring a performance to the Senior Connection in Hailey, on Thursday, December 12, performing at 12:20 pm. This is part of Footlight Dances' Community Outreach program presented free of charge. Our Intermediate Ballet 3/4 and Tap 2/3 students will be performing. Our performers attend Blaine County Middle and High Schools. Hilarie Neely, Artistic Director, Robyn Fox & Mackenzie King, faculty, have choreographed holiday dances that will entertain and bring cheer to one and all. This season we will also be joined by student musicians who study with the Sun Valley Music Festival School of Music - performing holiday classics. “Dance is an art form that warms the heart when children are dancing,” says director Hilarie Neely. “The students look forward to the holiday season and dancing for our community Seniors.” The seasonal tap and ballet pieces are sure to get your spirits ready for the holidays.

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