Week one…done!

We had a great first week of dance classes!  It was so nice to see all of the familiar and new faces at the studio, so excited to get started on another year at APAA.  There is so much going on that we don’t even know where to begin, new classes, competition team, The Nutcracker, Disney Fundraisers, Friday Fun Night…the list goes on!  We are just thrilled that we can share the excitement with all of you!  With week one completed, we are now moving on to our New England Ballet Ensemble Nutcracker Auditions on Saturday the 21st.  If interested, visit the website http://www.newenglandballetensemble.com to view, download and print all of the information.  A winter tradition to make the holiday season complete!

Oh What Fun is to dance and play at APAA on a Summer Day!

Our week 3 group – Jazzy Tumble & Angelina Ballerina!

We had so much fun this summer at all of our dance programs! One of the nicest aspects was seeing the older and younger girls interacting together in perfect harmony! We think of all of our students as part of our extended family, we like to call it our “Dance Family”! The older girls enjoyed 3 weeks of Jazzy ~ Tumble camp and the little ones had a blast at Pretty Princess, Abby Cadabby and Angelina Ballerina camp! Most wished they could come back for one more week because they had so much fun! We also had many of our team members with us volunteering their time helping out! A special thanks to the ones who participated! Check out some of our photos to see what were up to!

Audrey practicing her handstand stag!

Hailey practicing her handstand passé!

Hanna doing her handstand passé!

Morgan and Imi stretching for their scorpions! Wow!

Dancing with American Girl Doll day at APAA!

Week 1 group Bffs!

Pretty Princess Group week 1

Abby Cadabby Group week 2!

Our National Adventure!

We successfully completed our first competition season and we are happy to say that we will be moving on to season 2. It was a lot of work and definitely a bigger commitment than many of the girls have ever made, but worth it for the overall outcome which not only includes another Gold and High Gold award, but also noticeable improvement in skill and performance and a renewed enthusiasm for dance and being involved at the studio! That is what we LOVE!!! Some of the team members have been at the studio for several weeks over the summer volunteering their time to help out with our camps and even lending a hand organizing our props, costumes and cds. That is in addition to the first of 2, 15 hour week long intensive programs that we held for the juniors and seniors with Miss Katie and 2 guest ballet teachers, (Olivia Powell for the June week and Rachel White for the week in August).

The Road To Nationals!

It was our first year of having a competitive dance team and with lots of dedication and commitment, we made it through our first year so far with flying colors. One more step to go. After countless hours of practice and qualifying at the local competition…the girls are heading to Nationals in Maine! Miss Katie and Miss Nicole gave it their all to create 2 terrific routines for the groups. Here’s to doing the best we can do and having fun in the process! Good Luck!

Welcome to our blog!

It is official, in the age of social media, we have arrived and created a blog!  We hope to inspire, inform, educate and entertain you with our posts, articles, stories and photos!  Get a glimpse into the lives of the owners, staff and students at APAA and find out what goes on behind the scenes at the studio!   So as they say in show biz…”On With The show”!