Archive for the ‘DDA Blog’ Category

Come meet our staff, view our studios, and check out all that we have to offer at DDA!  We will be hosting Open Houses on Saturday, August 20 and Saturday August 27 from 1-4 pm each day.  We will also have shoes to try on and order and one-stop shopping for dancewear!  We look forward to meeting you!

Check out our new 2011-2012 Fall Schedule – lots of great classes with an amazing staff at DDA!  We are sure you will find the right class for you!  We look forward to a great year!  Open Houses are Saturday, August 20 and Saturday, August 27 from 1 pm- 4 pm on both days.  Come join the fun and family of DDA!

Denise’s Dance Academy was proud to be a part of the Touchdown Family Health Festival sponsored by Truman Medical Center in July.  Our dancers were the featured performers for the entertainment segment.  Our dancers also led the Flash Mob – lots of fun!  Marci Farrar, a DDA Instructor, treated the crowd to a Zumba presentation – which our dancers and staff members were all a part of as well!  Congrats on a successful day at Arrowhead Stadium!

DDA was honored to be chosen once again to perform at the Opening Ceremonies for Relay for Life in Olathe – held on June 10, 2011.  Our dancers performed a beautiful lyrical dance to “Have a Little Faith” for the kick-off of the 12 hour relay.  DDA also put together an awesome team of dancers and parents and raised over $1,000 to donate to the American Cancer Society.  Dancers walked throughout the night and participated in several contests.  Thanks to all who came out and made it a great night – and a big thanks to Miss Liz for being a great Team Captain and organizing this event!

Our 18th Annual Dance Recital was awesome!!  Great job to everyone who danced and worked behind the scenes.  It was the best one yet!  Congrats!  Video is coming online soon….stay tuned!

Our dancers came home from an amazing weekend at the Talent on Parade Dance Competition!  It was held at Municipal Auditotium in Kansas City.  DDA entered 80 routines and came home winners in every single routine!  All of our dancers scored Diamond Elite Top 1st, Elite Top 1st, or Top 1st Place – and we had numerous dances in the Overall Finals.  I was most proud to be awarded the Studio Sportsmanship Award – we are honored and pleased to have won!! Congrats to many of our dancers who were chosen to be TOP Starz, scholarship winners, Judges’ Choice Awards, and cash award winners.  We also won the Overall Senior Production with our “Divas on Broadway” routine.  All of our Competition Team dancers will be heading to Des Moines, IA in June to attend the National Finals!  Great job, dancers!

Our Competition Teams dancers will be performing on Friday, March 4th at 7:30 pm for our 1st Annual DDA Showcase!  The show will be held at Blue Valley North High School and will feature our solo, duets, and trios that will be competing in our upcoming competition season.  The show is free and open to the public – come and support our DDA dancers!  Break a Leg, Dancers!

Congrats to all of the girls who attended the Hollywood Connection Convention and Competition this weekend!  You all did an amazing job – both on the stage and in your classes.  I am proud of all of you!  And we had so many winners of scholarships and special awards – I will get them all listed on here soon!  Check out the pics that have been uploaded onto the Photo Gallery.  Thanks for a great weekend!

Good Luck to our Company En Pointe Dancers who will be performing in the Nutcracker – ALl Jazz’d Up this weekend!  We have collaborated with Academy of the Arts to perform at Shawnee Mission West High School on Dec 11 and 12.  Performances will take place on Saturday, Dec 11 at 2 pm and 7 pm and again on Sunday, Dec 12 at 2 pm.  Tickets are available at the door.  Break a Leg, dancers

 Thanks to all for your toy donations! 

Our Performance and Party will occur on December 18th.

For the 4th year, Denise’s Dance Academy will help sponsor ” A Candy Coated Christmas Party.”   This organization holds a holiday party for many underprivileged and orphaned children in the Kansas City area. The party involves holiday singing and dancing and scrumptious goodies to eat. Each child will go home with a gift from Santa that day. DDA along with dancers from Company En Pointe will be collecting unwrapped gifts to donate to this wonderful organization. DDA has had great success in the past supplying wonderful gifts for this event. If you have any questions, please contact Miss Denise or Miss Nadine.