Hosanna Dance Newsletter
Fall Edition 2014 ∙ 104 E Pleasant ∙ Pierre ∙ Artistic Director, Sunny Hannum ∙ Vol 3
We basked in the afterglow all summer of our successful He Lives In You (Lion King)
Rehearsals began for The Greatest Gift of All (Nutcracker) the first Tuesday of August for advanced dancers, a class of 12 female and 2 male dancers. Hosanna Dance last performed Gift in December 2010. We will be adding new dances and changing some this year.
New dancers are signed up in all levels and some dancers have moved up to the next level. All levels will once again be studying the Cecchetti method as part of their training. Several advanced dancers will be examining in different Cecchetti grades in October and Ms. Sunny will be examining in Teacher’s Grade 4.
Twenty dancers participated in summer dance taught by Sarah and Josh Easter. Classes included Cecchetti, ballet technique, Horton modern, pointe barre, foot and ankle exercises, and stretch classes. Kudos, Josh and Sarah! We look forward to more teaching from you.
Kat Bruns, Emily Plumage, Josh and Sarah Easter, Israel Kanz and Ms. Sunny attended the Cecchetti Summer Ballet Intensive June 24th - 27th in Sioux Falls at Dance Gallery. Excellent classes were taught in all levels of the Cecchetti method, jazz, modern, hip hop, lyrical, and ballroom. Teachers were from Chicago and North Carolina.
Emily Plumage attended Ballet Magnificat summer intensive where she landed a solo in their student gala performance and also auditioned for the Belhaven College dance program. Go, Emily!!!
October Dance Workshops:
● Ballet Magnificat performance in Sioux Falls & workshop at Dance Gallery
October 3, 4 & 5
● Cecchetti Exams & Classes at Dance Gallery, Sioux Falls
October 10 & 11
● Dance Network of South Dakota Workshop, Mitchell, October 24, 25 & 26
Greatest Gift of All / Nutcracker - TENTATIVE CAST
Party Guests: Parents
Claire’s Grandpa: Chuck Easter
Claire’s Parents: TBA
Claire: TBA
Holy Spirit: Emily Plumage
Michael/Jesus: Josh Easter
Beelzebub: Israel Kanz
Flies: Jazz Class
Mary: Sarah Easter
Mary & Joseph: Brad & Erika Bruns
Angelic Host & Waltz of The Redeemed: Ballet V
Little Dolls & Angels: Pre Ballet
Big Dolls: Josh Easter & Abbey Nold
Jack In The Box: Natalie Hove
Party & Throne Room Dances : Ballet I, II,III
Dances of The Nations:
African: Modern Class
Jewish: Ballet I, II, III
Chinese: Kat, Josh, Emily
German: Ballet IV
Spanish: Sarah E, Sarah N, Kat, Abbey Emily
American: Josh, Israel, Ballet IV
Arabian: Abbey, Natalie, Sarah
Russian: Boys Class
. . . forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead . . . -- Phil 3:13
