Dancer’s Edge Co. perform at Delray Marketplace

Join the Dancer’s Edge Company for a delightful afternoon where they perform a Winter Showcase! Bring a lawn chair or blanket to enjoy the performance. This is a free event!

Showtime: 2pm on Saturday, March 12, 2016

Orlando Aerial Arts to Perform at A Love Affair to Honor Joan Miller

We are so excited that the lovely and talented Jennifer Pierce of Orlando Aerial Arts will be performing at A Love Affair. Jennifer met and worked with Ms. Joan Miller while she was in high school at Dreyfoos School of the Arts and under the direction of Penni Greenly as a student and company member at Southern Dance Theatre.  Penni and Ms. Julie Bravata sent Jennifer to Palm Beach Ballet Center to receive private coaching from Ms. Joan on ballet Variations.

Jennifer also performed with Ms. Joan’s performance company in A Christmas Carol and as a soloist in a Giordano Jazz production for a private event. Ms. Joan simply lit up a room when instructing. Her approach was warm and encouraging, but demanding of your personal best.

No stone was ever left unturned when coaching a variation. From the placement of your carriage to the approach of how to walk out of stage, Ms. Joan brought out the best in every individual who opened up their heart and mind to the art of dance.

Tickets & Donations

Tickets are on sale now here or by calling 561-901-4743. Order in advance and enjoy a discounted rate.

Donations can be made online here, during the performance, or by mailing a check to The Dancer’s Alchemy at 1203 Knuth Road, Boynton Beach, FL 33436. Please make checks out to The Dancer’s Alchemy.

All ticket sales and donations are tax-deductible and go toward the care of Miss Joan Miller as she lives with Alzheimer’s.  The Dancer’s Alchemy is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization – Tax ID: 16-1620182.  

Event Details

The legendary Steven Caras, acclaimed former New York City Ballet Dancer and Ballet Photographer, will deliver the Keynote Address.

Performers include: Florida Dance Conservatory, Orlando Aerial Arts, Pine Crest School, Dreyfoos School of the Arts, Bak Middle School of the Arts, Art Stage, Ballet Palm Beach, Ballet East, soloist Anna Gonzalez from The Harid Conservatory, The Dancer’s Edge Company of Southern Dance Theatre, Soloist Ryan Redmond, and Wings to Fly Dance Company.

Location: This benefit performance will be held Saturday, February 27, 2016 at 7pm at Countess de Hoernle Theatre at Spanish River Community High School.

5100 Jog Road, Boca Raton, FL 33496

Order a Video of A Love Affair: An Evening of Dance to Honor Joan Miller

Joan Miller - John Lightning VideoLong-time friends of Miss Joan Miller’s and many of those within the dance community, Lightning Videos will be filming A Love Affair: An Evening of Dance to Honor Joan Miller. For those who would like to purchase a video, whether you will be unable to attend or you’d like to remember this event, they can be ordered here.

50% of the proceeds to Joan’s care and it will be a lovely way for those out of town to be able to enjoy this event.

Love Affair Donations – 3 Ways to Donate

We’ve heard from several folks who are interested in making a donation which will go to Miss Joan Miller’s care by check rather than submitting online via PayPal.  There are 2 easy options if you’d like to donate by check: in person the evening of A Love Affair or by mailing your check to The Dancer’s Alchemy 1203 Knuth Road Boynton Beach, FL 33436.

Please be sure your check is made out to The Dancer’s Alchemy.

All proceeds are tax-deductible.  The Dancer’s Alchemy is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.  Tax ID for The Dancer’s Alchemy is: 16-1620182.

For those who would like to donate via PayPal, please do so online by using the “Donate” button here.

 

Wings to Fly Dance Company to Perform at A Love Affair

Wings to Fly Dance Company
Photo used with permission of Wings to Fly Dance Company

Wings to Fly Dance Company will perform “I Believe”, a truly inspiration piece, for A Love Affair: An Evening of Dance to Honor Joan Miller February 27, 2016 at 7pm.

Contemporary, yoga, ballet, modern, and jazz individually may be the cornerstones of dance companies worldwide, but when woven seamlessly into a unique dance vocabulary by the Wings to Fly Dance Company (WTF), an entire magical structure materializes rich with artistic excellence.  Revealing an appreciation of the depth and spirit of the human struggle, WTF will take you on a “Journey” of life – the dreams, challenges, triumph, and tragedies all with love and compassion in search of peace.

Integrating dancers with and without disabilities, their illuminating work is noted for an underlying sense of discovering truth, which resonates through people’s lives in a profound way. Wings to Fly Dance Company is known for integrating persons with disabilities, a collaboration where disabilities become abilities.

A Love Affair will be hosted by The Dancer’s Alchemy and held at Countess de Hoernle Theatre at Spanish River Community High School 5100 Jog Road, Boca Raton, FL 33496.

Tickets are available for purchase now online or by calling 561-901-4743. A reception will follow the performance.

This year’s show promises to be sensational with Keynote Speaker Steven Caras, Internationally acclaimed former New York City Ballet dancer and ballet photographer.

Performances by soloist Ryan Redmond, Pine Crest School’s Dance ETC, Soloist Anna Gonzalez of The HARID Conservatory, Bak Middle School of the Arts, Dreyfoos School of the Arts, The Dancer’s Edge Company of Southern Dance Theatre, ArtStage Performing Arts, Ballet East, Ballet Palm Beach, Florida Dance Conservatory, Orlando Aerial Arts, & Wings to Fly Dance Company!

All proceeds from this event will go to the care of Miss Joan Miller as she lives with Alzheimer’s.  Ticket proceeds are tax-deductible.  The Dancer’s Alchemy is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Tax ID for The Dancer’s Alchemy is: 16-1620182.

Say “I love you” with Tickets to A Love Affair this Valentine’s Day.

A Love Affair 2016

Say I LOVE YOU this Valentine’s Day with tickets to the annual “A Love Affair” performance. This year’s show promises to be sensational with Keynote Speaker Steven Caras, Internationally acclaimed former New York City Ballet dancer and ballet photographer. Performances by Ryan Redmond, Pine Crest School’s Dance ETC, Soloist Anna Gonzalez of The Harid Conservatory, Bak Middle School of the Arts, Dreyfoos School of the Arts, The Dancer’s Edge Company of Southern Dance Theatre, ArtStage Performing Arts, Ballet East, Ballet Palm Beach, Florida Dance Conservatory, Orlando Aerial Arts, & Wings to Fly Dance Company!

Order Tickets securely online or by calling 561-901-4743. http://www.thedancersalchemy.com/tickets/

This performance is being hosted by The Dancer’s Alchemy and will be held February 27, 2016 at 7pm at the Countess de Hoernle Theatre at Spanish River Community High School 5100 Jog Road, Boca Raton, Florida 33496.

All tickets, donation, and program message proceeds from this event go toward the care of Palm Beach Ballet Center’s Miss Joan Miller as she lives with Alzheimer’s and are tax-deductible. The Dancer’s Alchemy is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

Tickets on Sale Now for Dancer’s Edge Company’s Annual “Art of Sweets” Event

Dancer's Edge Company Art of SweetsJoin The Dancer’s Edge Company for their annual event, The Art of Sweets, Sunday, March 13, 2016. This event is a fundraiser to help support The Dancer’s Edge Company.  

As part of The Dancer’s Alchemy, the Company performs throughout the community to raise awareness of the arts and benefits that dance has to offer. Company members also take part in many community service initiatives in addition to benefit events such as The Gold Coast Down Syndrome Organization’s Annual Buddy Walk and A Love Affair each year. 

Tickets: $12 for all attending, available beginning the first week of February from any Dancer’s Edge Company Member or at the Front Desk of Southern Dance Theatre.

There will be a wide variety of delicious desserts and a fabulous dance performance by The Dancer’s Edge Company.

This performance will be held at St. Vincent Ferrer Family Life Center.  Map and driving direction are below. 

Showtime: 3pm

Ballet Palm Beach to Perform at A Love Affair

Ballet Palm Beach
Photo used with permission of Ballet Palm Beach

Ballet Palm Beach, will perform their Excerpts from Gatsby piece featuring various 1920s Jazz Artists at A Love Affair: An Evening of Dance to Honor Joan Miller Saturday, February 27, 2016 at 7pm.  We are excited that Ballet Palm Beach will be joining in this event!

Ballet Palm Beach is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to preserving the art of ballet, impacting young lives through the discipline of dance, and enriching the community through the beauty of ballet.  Artistic Director, Colleen Smith, founded the organization in 2001 to give local dance artists and students the opportunity to perform in full-length ballet productions.  Ballet Palm Beach brings Palm Beach County a professional ballet company with performances at the Eissey Campus Theatre at Palm Beach State College in Palm Beach Gardens.

A Love Affair will be hosted by The Dancer’s Alchemy and held at Countess de Hoernle Theatre at Spanish River Community High School 5100 Jog Road, Boca Raton, FL 33496.

Tickets are available for purchase now online or by calling 561-901-4743.  A reception will follow the performance.

All proceeds from this event will go toward the care of Miss Joan Miller as she lives with Alzheimer’s.

Pine Crest School’s Dance Etc. to Perform at A Love Affair to Honor Joan Miller

Brenda Gooden, Dance Director at Pine Crest School and her talented dancers, Dance Etc.,  will participate in A Love Affair: An Evening of Dance to Honor Joan Miller with Reception to follow on Saturday, February 27, 2016 at 7pm.

After graduating from the University of Oklahoma with a BFA in Ballet Pedagogy, Brenda danced professionally with Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre.  She desired a warmer climate which led to her moving to Fort Lauderdale, where she taught at the Atlantic Foundation’s Academy for the Performing Arts.  It was during this time that Brenda met and worked with Miss Joan during a collaboration between the Academy and Joan’s Palm Beach Ballet.  Brenda taught for Miss Joan for several years, as she established the dance department at Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale and helped to establish the performing group, “Dance Etc”. She is  completing her 35th year as Dance Director at Pine Crest and almost 40 years of friendship with our beloved Miss Joan.

Her Morning Elegance, music by Oren Lavie, will be performed by Pine Crest School’s Dance Etc.  This lovely interpretive, contemporary piece was choreographed by faculty member and Pine Crest graduate, Ashley Hammond (class of 2012).

A Love Affair will be held at Countess de Hoernle Theatre at Spanish River Community High School: 5100 Jog Road Boca Raton, FL 33496

Tickets

On sale now here. Order in advance and get a discounted rate.

Dedication Message for Miss Joan Miller

Anyone who wishes to send a message of gratitude and well-wishes to Miss Joan are invited to place this message in the show’s program.  The deadline to do so is January 31, 2016.  You can do so here.

All ticket sales, donations, and dedication program ads are tax-deductible and go toward the care of Miss Joan Miller as she lives with Alzheimer’s.  The Dancer’s Alchemy is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

The Dancer’s Edge Company Nuvo Competition Results are IN!

On Jan 8-10 The Dancer’s Edge Company traveled to Orlando to participate in the Nuvo Convention and Competition. They took classes in ballet, jazz, contemporary, tap, hip hop, and modern with Ray Leeper, Stacey Tookey from SYTYCD, and other well known teachers from LA.

Our dancers were awarded with many scholarships in ballet, jazz, hip hop, and tap.

Break out artists Awards:

  • Rachel Alicea , Tori Gilbert, Kevin Stricker, and Casey Noble

Stand outs Awards:

  • Ballet – Savanna Bourque, Christina Palermo, Rachel Ireland, Kayla Murry, Lily Sutton, & Madison Hollingshed
  • Tap – Tamesha Jean Loius
  • Jazz – Angelina Hall
  • Hip hop – Piper Smith, Maya Akins, & Adriana Mastrosimone

Competition:

  • Jai Ho – 1st overall extended line, 1st overall Specialty Category High Gold
  • Goatherd – Gold
  • Schooldays – Gold – 3rd overall in Musical Theatre
  • Julia Opal – High Gold in Ballet
  • Larissa Gabriel – Gold in Contemporary
  • Savannah Kern – Gold in Contemporary
  • Nyla George – Gold in Contemporary
  • Leah Stricker – Gold in Contemporary
  • Taylor Schmitt & Sienna Alpert – High Gold in Musical Theatre
  • Tori Gilbert & Christina Palermo – Gold in Musical Theatre