Celia Burger is a contestant in the Miss Jr. Teen North Carolina Pageant. She has danced at Cary Dance Productions for 11 years and will be competing a hip hop routine in the pageant. Releve is happy to sponsor Celia as a Miss Jr. Teen North Carolina contestant!

Cary Welcomes International Ballet Academy

Beginning in August of 2010, the International Ballet Academy (IBA) will open its doors and dancers in the Triangle area will have the unique opportunity to train under the artistic direction of Miguel Campaneria and Rossana Nesta Gahagan. (formerly Machi). Both Mr. Campaneria and Ms. Gahagan have had impressive careers as performers, teachers, artistic directors, and as choreographers. Mr. Campaneria was born in Cuba and trained under Alicia Alonso. He was a soloist with the National Ballet of Cuba. Upon moving to the United States, he perfomed with Les Grands Ballet Canadients, Pennsylvania Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, and the Harkness Ballet. Mr. Campaneria was principal dancer with the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and with Ballets de San Juan. He served as Artistic Director for the R.M.T. Academie de Danse in Haiti and for Balleteatro Nacional de Puerto Rico. Mr. Campaneria was nominated by President Bush to serve on the National Council on the Arts, the advisory body of the National Endowment for the Arts. He was confirmed by the Senate and will serve on the Council until 2012. Prior to moving to Cary, Mr. Campaneria was Chair of the Dance Department for the University of Hartford.

Ms. Gahagan comes to Cary by way of Italy where she attended the Accademie Nazionale di Danza, Roma and earned her BA in Vaganova Ballet Tecnique. She performed with nationally renowned companies such as Teatro dell’Opera and the Company of Balleto di Roma. Ms. Gahagan started her teaching career at the School of Balleto di Roma. After moving to the United States, she taught at the Western Ballet School in Mountain View, California. She then joined the faculty of the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre (PBT) where she taught ballet technique, pointe, repertoire, men’s classes, and pilates. During her time at PBT she taught classes at Point Park University, Allegheny Ballet Company and later became a Partner at the School of American Ballet in New York. For the past 6 years Ms. Gahagan joined a local ballet school and built the Intensive Summer Program and was Ballet Mistress. She was able to obtain a license from the Balanchine Trust allowing students to perform several Balanchine pieces in 2008 and 2009. Ms. Gahagan returned to the stage in 2009 when Robert Weiss, Director of Carolina Ballet invited her to perform in his 2009 productions of Swan Lake and Picasso’s Salome. She has been invited to serve on the guest faculty for the 2010 Saratoga Summer Dance Intensive.

Combining their over 50 years of experience in the professional dance world, Mr. Campaneria and Ms. Gahagan have designed a curriculum to provide dancers with all the necessary tools and knowledge for success. International Ballet Academy will offer classes beginning with creative movement at age 3 1/2 to pre-professional levels. At the pre-professional level partnering, variations, pilates, and men’s classes will be offered in addition to the technique and pointe. Moreover a jazz program is offered as well as yoga.

Dancers at IBA will be exposed to other world renowned teachers and choreographers including such talents as Roberto Munoz, Melinda Roy, and Sandra Balestracci. Throughout the year, select dancers will have the opportunity to participate in the Youth American Grand Prix and the World Ballet Competition. IBA will also be home to the International Ballet Company, a pre-professional company featuring dancers ages 10-18.

International Ballet Academy is located at 201 Davis Grove Circle in Cary, directly across from Davis Elementary and Davis Middle Schools. Early Fall Registration will take place on Thursday, June 24th from 4pm to 8pm and on Saturday, June 26th from 10am to 1 pm. More registration dates will be announced. Class sizes are limited so register early. For more information, please visit www.ibacary.com, email at office@ibacary.com, or call (919) 749-4141.

Ballroom dance has come to Clayton. Dance, Performance & Modeling Studios (DPM Studios) is a new, exciting dance studio opening this week at 468 E. Second Street in downtown Clayton. The studio will feature classes for ballroom, salsa and swing dancing. Additional classes include country western, line dancing and group fitness. Customized dance classes can be scheduled at your request.

“We love to introduce beginners to the fun, health and social benefits of dancing,” said DPM Studio owner, Raquel Williams. She has over 10 years of dance experience with partner dancing. She has 13 years of foundational background and education in ballet, tap and jazz. She also has extensive experience in instruction and choreography of individual, couples, large groups and youth dance instruction. Additionally, she has competed in several professional dance competitions in swing, country western, hustle and American and International rhythm.

“Clayton is developing as a community for the arts and DPM Studio fits right in with a different niche,” said Clayton Downtown Development Coordinator, Bruce Naegelen. When Ms. Williams was contemplating locations, she met with Mr. Naegelen who suggested the location on E Second Street. “Turns out it was the perfect location,” she said. The DPM facility has a 1600 square foot dance floor and a full kitchen for special events and receptions.

DPM Studio will host a social dance every Friday from 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm. “These social dances will give the general public the opportunity to experience the fun of dancing and gives the students an opportunity to practice what they have learned in their group and private lessons each week,” said Ms. Williams. She added, “It’s a great opportunity to meet people who share a common love for dance.” The first visit to the social dance is free, and includes a free dance lesson from 8-8:30.

DPM’s staff is focused on ensuring fun, easy to understand instruction to all ages and levels of experience who wish to learn how to dance. The DPM Studio’s mission is to provide safe, fun instruction and to promote health, fitness and self improvement through dance.

You can contact Ms. Williams at info@dpmstudios.com, 919-655-5346 and visit their website at www.dpmstudios.com

The Cary Arthur Murray Dance Studio is a leader in Ballroom Dance Instruction for the Triangle area and specializes in teaching students to feel comfortable on any dance floor and with any dance partner. We offer convenient times and enrollments that allow you to take lessons at your leisure.

The Cary Arthur Murray instructors are specially trained and certified and can put you in touch with today’s most popular dances to make you a comfortable social dancer or a competitive hobby dancer. The choice is yours and we’ll help you achieve any dance goal through our personalized teaching methods. We provide private instruction, group classes, and practice parties to help build social ease all while having a ton of fun. Over 40 million people have enhanced their social life by learning to dance quickly and easily the Arthur Murray Way! We are also pleased to offer Zumba fitness group classes and private fitness instruction at the studio.

Come on. Join the fun! Call for your complimentary lesson today and receive 30% off your first enrollment. Learn to Dance like a Star at the Cary Arthur Murray where teaching the world to dance is our business, one step at a time.

Cary Arthur Murray
Saltbox Village
1263 Kildaire Farm Road
Cary, NC 27511

Voice- 919-380-7880
Fax- 919-380-7180
Toll Free- 888-NCWALTZ

www.caryarthurmurray.com

L.A. Dance is located in Superior Gymnastics in Morrisville.  They offer a variety of classes year round for all ages. L.A. Dance is a Recital and Competitive Studio.    Please contact LuGina Amato for more information at 919-819-8330 or visit their website at http://la-dance.webs.com

Congratulations to the following dancers:

Samantha Baron
Erin-Elisabeth Taylor
Kennedy Owens-Byrd
Daniel Keadle
Jocelyn Naylor
Anna Rae Wood

On winning the
Relevé “On Air” Contest!
They have been chosen to star in our very 1st TV commercial!!!

A special thank you to everyone who participated in our “On Air” Contest! Thanks to your participation, the contest was a huge success and we greatly appreciate your support. Be sure to stay tuned to Oxygen 55 to see your favorite dance store advertised on cable television!

We, Katherine and John Herring, would like to extend our thanks to the community of Holly Springs for the support of our business, Relevé Dancewear, which opened in July 2006 in the Holly Springs Crossing shopping center. We credit the success of our business to the citizens of Holly Springs and surrounding areas who have been supportive of their endeavor to bring more specialized retail opportunities to the growing town.

In March 2009, we were given an unexpected opportunity to open a second Relevé location in Centrum Station in Cary, NC. The second location has allowed us to serve not only the residents of Holly Springs, but also a broader base of customers in the greater Raleigh area. While the goal has been to maintain the two locations indefinitely, the lagging economy has made the consolidation of the two locations necessary at this time. We plan to return to Holly Springs in a location that is more comparable to the Cary store as soon as circumstances allow.

We definitely view this move of the Holly Springs location as temporary. Our lives are centered in the Holly Springs community and we will be looking to ‘come home’ as soon as possible.”

We plan to continue to be actively involved in the Holly Springs community, maintaining our relationships and memberships with the Holly Springs Chamber of Commerce and the Holly Springs Women’s Club. We sincerely appreciate the continued support of the Holly Springs community and look forward to serving our loyal Holly Springs customers at the Cary location of Relevé Dancewear.

Center Stage owners, Glenda and Wren Peele took a trip to NYC this past June with their dance Team members. On June 18th Team Dance members; Alexis Bacho, Carey Barnette, Ashlynn Cole, Sarah Hess, Rachel Miller, Caroline Millsaps, Stevanna Neish, Rachel Petherbridge, Brittany Pleasant, and Kati Wrenn set off from the Garner studio to NYC on a chartered bus. The dancers were treated to several sightseeing tours, including the Lincoln Center, Radio City Music Hall, Top of the Rock Observation Deck, Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. The Dancer’s were also privileged to see two current Broadway Shows which included Wicked and Billy Elliot. Center Stage Dancers spent the majority of their days dancing with Broadway Choreographers Carol Shubert; former Broadway dancer and Showstopper judge, Melissa Mahon; whom stars in the Broadway show Chicago and Angelo Fraboni; whom has also been in several Broadway shows. The Team dancers were challenged and the instructors were quite impressed with our dancers’ technique! Center Stage plans to take Bi-annual trips to NYC. See our Website at www.centerstagegarnerfuquay.com to learn how you can go from basics to Broadway too!

Center Stage Team Dancers with Former Broadway Dancer Carol Shubert. Dancers pictured left to right, front row to back. Stevanna Neish, Rachel Miller Caroline Millsaps, Ashlynn Cole, Sarah Hess, Rachel Petherbridge, Carol Shubert, Carey Barnette, Brittany Pleasant, Kati Wrenn and Alexis Bacho.

Center Stage Team Dancer, Sarah Hess, poses with the lead actor “Billy Elliot”, in the Broadway Musical Billy Elliot.

Our Traveling Group of team dancers, Pictured here with a Radio City Rockette. Back row Left to Right; Brittany Pleasant, Kati Wrenn, Rockette dancer, Sarah Hess, Alexis Bacho, Teacher; Wren Peele, Front Row: Carey Barnette, Rachel Miller, Stevanna Neish, Caroline Millsaps, Ashlynn Cole and Rachel Petherbridge.

Congrats to the following winners of the 2009 Relevé Dancewear “On Your Toes” scholarship!!! Thanks to all who applied!

Martha Clendenin - Graceful Expressions Andrea Barber - Cheer Extreme Ashlynn Cole - Center Stage Laurel Fitts - Main Street Dance Rachel Abramczyk - Infinity Ballet

Nicole Fanney - Cary Ballet Samantha Roberts - Dancers Pointe Mady Brann - Cary Dance Productions Kayla Fuller - Holly Springs School of Dance Sydni Fields - Step Ahead Dance Studio

Front Row (left to right): Kayla Fuller, Ashlynn Cole, Andrea Barber
Back Row (left to right): Samantha Roberts, Mady Brann, Rachel Abramczyk,
Sydni Fields, Nicole Fanney
Not Pictured: Laurel Fitts

Photo by Kelley Murphy of Sassy Box Designs