Category Archives: Acheivements

Wonderful Performance on 12/16 @ Stoneridge Mall

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On Friday 12/16, the AIM students performed at the Stoneridge Mall.  They all performed wonderfully.  We developed a large crowd of spectators who all enjoyed the program.  The students performed a holiday tap number, Modern Horton and floor based modern number, Hip Hop and Musical theater number as well.  They sang “We wish You a Merry Christmas” for the finale with some personalized lyrics that went over well!!!  Great Job !!  Melanie – the mall marketing manger has already invited us back to perform next year for the Holidays!!!Stoneridge mall

Art In Motion’s Musical Theater / Dance 2011-2012 News

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Le MiserablesMiss Margie , Art In Motion has been selected to choreograph the musical, Mulan in a private school in Lafayette, Ca.  Working along side Amber Dyson as director and musical director. 

Miss Margie will also be working on The Wiz with SJOA Light ministry along side Keith Cosby as musical director and Bob Cummings as Producer.

Miss Margie has been asked to continue to direct and instruct in 2012 for the City of San Ramon Drama afterschool programs at Walt Disney, Twin Creeks and Quail Run Elementary schools in San Ramon.

 

 

Lastly, In the month of January 2012 Miss Margie will be working with the students at the Summit Charter High School in East San Jose - Tahoma Rainier ( featured in the movie “Waiting for Super Man”)  on Musical Theater for their intersession (students spend 4 weeks during normal school hours working creatively outside their normal curriculum with teaching artists) … FYI about this new chart school program…. Billionaire Meg Whitman bestowed $2.5 million on South Bay and Peninsula charter school programs. The donation will go to Summit Public Schools.  If the charter school’s name rings a bell, that’s because its first school in Redwood City was glamorously featured in the fire-alarm documentary Waiting for Superman. Whitman’s known for being a big fan of the film, which focuses on how the public education system is failing future generations.

 

Miss Margie has been asked to assistant direct and choreograph a new musical drama  ”La Llorona”  composed by Hector Armienta which is currently running in NYC.

Tiffany Juarez and Naveli Garg Art In Motion students are contestants for DMA Jr. Miss Dance

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Two students from Art In Motion are contestants for Dance Masters of America (international dance organization) Junior Miss Dance. 

Tiff Juarez 11y.o from Windemere Ranch middle school in San Ramon and Naveli Garg 10 y.o from Hidden Hills Elementary school in San Ramon.  Both students are participating and collaborating  with other contestants from the Northern Ca chapter of DMA (contestants from San Jose, Sacramento, SF …)  in creating a dance production number for the weekend of the competition Nov 4 - 6.  

 

Congratulations to Tiff and Naveli for being eligilbe to compete for the Jr Miss Dance title!!!

Art In Motion Students Now Merging into the NYC and LA Performing Arts Scenes

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More news to report regarding past students of Miss Margie merging into the professional performing arts community in NYC and LA. 

Brianna Stankus has now been accepted to the LaGuardia high school of music and performing arts at Lincoln Center in NYC.  Brianna studied with Miss Margie exclusively from the age of 6-11 y.o in Ballet, Jazz, and Tap via group and private lessons at age 12 she was accepted into ABT and now LaGuardia HS, Alvin Ailey and Gelsey Kirkland Academy! Her parents always supported her passion and we all are so very proud of her! Way to Go Brianna and family!!

 

 

 

Graham Harper who studied with Art In Motion last year and was directed under Miss Margie, Keith Cosby and Craig Heiting in Aida, a St Joan of Arc’s musical theater production was seen by a director during the performances and given an opportunity to explore work in San Francisco and Hollywood.  Graham recently was accepted into the High School of performing arts in LA this year and relocated to study and work in LA. 

It is always a pleasure to teach and work with these very talented young people.   If you believe, work hard, never give up, you will surely succeed!!!!!

Past Student News: Cara McKeown- Intern at Tom Hanks new Movie Company – past dance student

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Cara was an excellent student with alot of talent and unfortunately great loss and misfortune in her life early on but she held on to dance to help her gain her sense of well being – she recently contacted me via facebook and left the best message a coach/teacher could ever get.  She is an intern at Tom Hanks movie company in Santa Monica after graduating from Emerson College with a major in film.   She wrote “I really want to thank you for being one of the greatest, most inspiring teachers I ever had. Now that I am older, I can truly appreciate everything you taught me, some of which I didn’t understand back when I was seventeen… Often times when I’m faced with a problem or challenging situation, I’ll use what you taught me to get through it. Because you taught us so much more than just dance techniques, and that’s what makes you stand out above all of my other teachers. You taught us perseverance, how to work hard, and the importance of believing you can truly achieve something if you set your mind to it. Seriously, you are an amazing teacher.
I’d LOVE to hear about all you are doing! Let’s do some catch-up e-mails!
Sure do miss you!”

- Cara

What she didn’t mention was that it was she who was so extraordinary  -  that it was in her all the time!!!!!