By Lizabeth Jenkins-Dale
Dance Master Gregory George will be teaching at the annual STARS Dance Camp Aug. 19-22.
With all the extraordinary local talent, why would The Soo Theatre Project bring in outside talent? For example, Dance Camp 2013, beginning August 19-22, will be conducted by Artistic Director Gregory George from The Children’s Ballet Theatre of Michigan in Lansing.
Breadth. Expansiveness. Range. Scope. Comprehensiveness. Depth. These are the reasons for bringing in outside talent, which benefits those who enroll in The Soo Theatre Project’s already top-notch classes and camps. Everyone has different ways to present, new techniques to share, and unique styles to offer so bringing in talent from other areas develops our students locally.
Gregory George has a long list of accolades as his career has spanned nearly five decades beginning when he was eight years old. While a teen, Mr. George trained at the college level and became a professional dancer by age sixteen. He studied with a full scholarship at the Ruth Page Foundation Chicago Ballet School. His career continued with multiple opportunities including travel throughout the United States while on tour with the Ohio Ballet in Akron. An international dancer as well, he participated in the well-known Spoleto Festival in Italy. Needless to say, Gregory George has vast experience including plays, fashion shows, and TV commercials, too. (For his complete biography, please click here.)
So Dance Camp 2013 is quite the opportunity for the dancers of the Eastern Upper Peninsula! Also, an unannounced guest teacher is expected to be present for this camp as well. Interested dancers should have at least one year of ballet training. Participants will perform with The Children’s Ballet of Michigan touring troupe on Thursday, August 22 at 7:30 pm. Two wonderful opportunities for the price of one!
Also …
Today (Sunday, August 18) is the last chance to see The Soo Theatre Project’s Footlights Dance Theatre in a full stage production as these proficient dancers perform the angel ballet in the closing show of Hansel and Gretel today at 2:00!
Get your Mike Dempsey tickets now for Thursday, August 29 as this event packs the theatre every year. Mr. Dempsey returns to his roots here in The Soo to entertain us with well-known musical pieces and patriotic songs. He brings his own singers as well as utilizes local talent: Sopranos Karen Hughes Beacom and Maureen Delaney-Lehman, Mezzo Sopranos Linda Freeze and Lola Kennedy, Tenor Franc Laux, Baritone John Young, Bass Gig Steward, Drummer Eric Gadzinski, and Narrator Tom Ewing. There will also be a silent auction at this event, too!
Coming soon! You will soon be able to view information pertaining to The Soo Theatre Project’s fall classes on the newly renovated website. Registration for fall classes begins Monday, August 26.
Limited tickets available for the Second Hand Rose Luncheon on September 21! Please donate your gently used, high quality women’s clothing for the Second Hand Rose Luncheon sponsored by The Country Club Bridge Group. Proceeds go to The Soo Theatre Project. Tickets are available, and clothing donations for all sizes and seasons are welcomed at the downtown theatre office on Ashmun Street.
There’s always something happening at The Soo Theatre Project!
A version of this article was originally published in the Soo Evening News on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013.
