Leah Brownlee - City in Motion Apprentice Company in "Their Time"

Class before performance - teaching Capoeira - by Axé Capoeira Dance In The Park 2013 The 15th Annual Dance In The Park Saturday, 7 September 2013 Roanoke Park, Kansas CIty,MO Produced by City in Motion Dance Theater in conjunction with Volker Roanoke Coleman Highlands West Plaza Valentine - neighborhood association -   http://www.CityInMotion.Org

Class before performance - teaching Capoeira to members of the audience- by Axé Capoeira with Axé members leading from the front row.

Pre-Show Capoeira Class by Axé Capoeira Kansas City

 

KCB II Kansas City Ballet's new second company URL: http://www.kcballet.org/aboutus/company/kcbii.html (click here) Odalisque pas de Trois from "le Corsaire" Choreography Marius Petipa Music Adolphe Adam Dancers Rochelle Chang, Katya Duncan, Morgan Sicklick Costumes Kansas City Ballet Wardrobe Department Peasant pas de Deux from Act I of "Giselle" Choreography by Devon Carney after Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot Music Adoiphe Adam Dancers Meagan Swisher and Lark Commanday Costumes Kansas City Ballet Wardrobe Department This was their third performance and the first in front of a general audience (previously performing at Bolender Center and a for business group). At this point KCB II is less than two months old.

KCB II - Katya Duncan in Odalisque excerpt KCB II - Rochelle Chang, Katya Duncan, Morgan Sicklick in Odalisque excerpt KCB II - Katya Duncan, Morgan Sicklick, Rochelle Chang in Odalisque excerpt KCB II - Lark Commanday and Meagan Swisher in Peasant pas de deux KCB II - Lark Commanday and Meagan Swisher in Peasant pas de deux KCB II - Lark Commanday in Peasant pas de deux KCB II - Meagan Swisher in Peasant pas de deux

 

 

City in Motion Apprentice Company & Children's Dance Theatre Children's Dance Theater Reach for the Sun Choreography Tracie Davis Music Polyphonic Spree Dancers City in Motion Children’s Dance Theater: Zoe Butler, Diana Garbison, Rala Khan, Lita Lockhart, Eleanor Nash, Liliana Reyes, Arianwen Sharman, Rebekah Wilczewski, Samantha Wilson Apprentice Company Their Time Choreography Dale Fellin Music Zoe Keating Dancers City in Motion Apprentice Company: Amber Brownlee, Leah Brownlee, Guthrie Kimball, Kestrel Jurkiewicz-Miles, Greer Madole, Lilly McGonigle, Nakysha Osadchey, Marina Vianello, Hannah Wilczewski

City in Motion Apprentice Company in "Their Time" Childrens Dance Theater in Reach for the Sun

 

Gurukul Dance Company Shiva's Dance (classical Kuchipudi) Choreography Samarpita Bajpai Music Traditional Dancers Samarpita Bajpai, Amira Bajracharya, Gunjan Guar Kalbeliya (folk - snake charmers' dancer) Choreography Samarpita Bajpai Music Traditional Dancers Krystal Bryan, Jennifer Hutchins, Kirstie McDermott URL: http://www.gurukulacademykc.com/gurukul (click here)

Shiva's Dance (Indian Classical) Krystal Bryan, Jennifer Hutchins, Kirstie McDermott in Kalbeliya Kirstie McDermott performs a backbend to pick up a butterfly ring. She starts by placing the ring on the floor, then turns around and does a complete (and smooth) backbend. Then, with hands flat on floor she picks up the ring in her mouth, returning upright, then turning around, removing the ring and showing it to us.

 

Owen / Cox Dance Group Cello Suite No. 6 (Excerpt) Choreography Jennifer Owen Music J.S. Bach Dancers Allyson Ashley, Juliana Bicki, Mark Gieringer, Betty Kondo, Preston Swovelin, Latra Wilson, Jeff Wolfe Costumes Lily Walker URL: http://www.owencoxdance.org/ (click here)

Juliana Bicki and Betty Kondo in rehearsal Juliana Bicki, Betty Kondo, Jeff Wolfe - performance Rehearsal: Latra Wilson (upstage right wing), Mark Gieringer, Betty Kondo, Preston Swovelin

 

Mike Debus Performance Painting in collaboration with Sug-Easy and Flavor Pack Fun With M.J. Performance Painter Mike Debus (http://www.mikedebus.com - click here) Choreography James "Sug-Easy" Singleton Music Michael Jackson Dancers Members of Flavor Pack: Alex Ayres, Michael James, Juliana Silva, and Mika Wayne

Tech rehearsal Saturday afternoon - Mike Debus at left and Sug-Easy downstage lip on the right Performance Saturday night with Mike Debus in the background painting a Michael Jackson head and shoulders portrait in a pivoting easel (upside down at the moment, the yellow band is Michael's upward hand tipping his hat)

 

City in Motion Dance Theater Beautiful Boy Choreography Andrea Skowronek Music Domenico Scarlaffi Dancers City in Motion Dance Theater: Katie Brennan, Krystal Bryan, Dale Fellin, Amanda January, Jackie Soelter, Ann Shaughnessy, Stephanie Whittier Costumes Cim Roesner

Jackie Soelter in Beautiful Boy (during tech rehearsal Friday night) Katie Brennan and Dale Fellin

 

Sword Dancing

Eternal Path Arts Jian Wu Choreography Elisha Wampler Dancer Eternal Path Arts: Elisha Wampler

Elisha Wampler

Bint al Harica Dance Troupe Mid-East Sword Duet Choreography Halah Zeki and Nicole "Nika" English Music Raja Zahr Dancers Bint al Harica Dance Troupe: Nicole "Nika" English and Halah Zeki

Nicole English (front) and Halah Zeki

St. Andrew Highland Dance Association Gillie Callum - A Scottish Sword Dance Choreography Traditional Music Traditional Dancers Kansas City St. Andrew Highland Dance Association: Reagan Grant, Melissa McBrayer, Kristen Powell

St. Andrews Highland Dance Association

 

Seamless Dance Theater Holding Onto Good Choreography Erin Lustig Music Delta Rae Dancers Shanna Colbern, Claire Kampschroeder, Elaine Kimble-Peaks, Kristen Loeb, Erin Lustig, Karen Schongar URL: http://www.corbiz.net/seamlessdance/wordpress (click here)

 

Sinag-Tala Performing Arts Troupe Silat Choreography Gemma Alemania-Snyder Music Traditional Dancers Michelle Chico, Althea Flores, Kate Flores, Sophie Flores, Danica Pecana, Gia Vargas Costumes Shirley Sulit Tinikling Choreography Gemma Alemania-Snyder Music Traditional Dancers Armando Balino Costes, Jennifer Francisco, Stephanie Mina, Rosanna Mina Paat, Josh Pecana, Al Sarol, Alexis Snyder, Richie Snyder URL: http://www.filipino-association.org/about/sinagtala.asp (click here)

Tinikling Sinat

 

Grupo Axé Capoeira Samba Reggae Choreography Sonia Duncombre and Mackenzie Allen Music Oludúm Dancers Members of El Grupo Axé Capoeira Kansas City Costumes Sonia Duncombre and Mackenzie Allen Maculélé (stick fighting) and Capoeira Choreography Live improvisation by members of El Grupo Axé Capoeira Music Traditional URL: http://www.capoeirakc.com/ (click here)

 

From the program: Production Staff Technical Director/Lighting Designer John Moose” Kimball Production Director/Stage Manager Ann Shaughnessy Sound Engineer Erin Ray Assistant Stage Manager Beth Byrd Event Coordinators Mary Ann Allen & Andrea Skowronek Volunteer Coordinator June Holte Graphic Designer Tracie Davis Photographer Mike Strong Host Michael Hogge Acknowledgements Happy 15th Anniversary! Dance in the Park would not continue to be possible without the inspired dedication of this outstanding group of neighborhood residents who worked with local businesses and sponsors to present this group of uniquely talented dancers. They organized, they fund raised, and they coordinated. Here are the people who made it happen. Bill Allen, Mary Ann Allen, Scott Burnett, Mark Carr, City in Motion Children’s Dance Theater & Parents, City in Motion Board of Directors, Pam Gilford, Selena Jabara, Susan Kysela, Rick Leidig, Frankie Messer, Joe Montanan, Angela Moss, Janet Moss, Michael Pate, Jim Peters, Renae Price, Gary Rittenhouse, Marcy Smalley, Barrie Smith, Julie Tenenbaum, Steve Torre, Rachel Torre, Dominic Torre, Rose Torre, Karen Uhlenhuth, Mary Ellen Vincent, Vanessa Vaughn-West, Eric Vianello, and Joel Wakham

Michael Hogge - KCPT (90.1 FM) Arts Program hosting at Dance in the Park

Dale Fellin directing the Apprentice Company

Snacks, drinks and information

Hip hop teacher Bobby Ray with wife and son

City in Motion Apprentice Company in tech rehearsal

Linda Putthoff showing off her new granddaughter to Nicole English

Two of the Flavor Pack hip hop dancers on the swings during tech

Julie Denesha, free-lance shooter, doing an article for KCUR (click here)

Mike Debus with finished Michael Jackson painting
(upright, this time, on its swivel)

Jennifer Hutchins, Kirstie McDermott and Krystal Bryan (Gurukul and City in Motion)