A4   Wednesday, January 8, 2020
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contestants
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preceding week, each local
contestant will work five
hours with their professional
dance partner. “They know
their routine in just five
hours,” said Blagg. “These
young people really know
how to teach.” The songs are
choreographed when the
ballroom company team
arrives, but are then adjusted
to suit the needs and abilities
of the local dancer. Costumes
for each dance are provided
as well.
The program, based on
a popular television dance
competition, is now in its
seventh year in The Dalles
and is a fundraiser for the
Mid-Columbia Community
Concert Association, an
all-volunteer, nonprofit
organization that brings five
high-caliber performances
to the region each year.
Blagg said the associa-
tion serves Klickitat and
Scamania counties in
Washington, as well as Hood
River, Wasco and Sherman
counties in Oregon. “We
bring in five shows per year,
and take the artists around
to the schools as well,” she
said. And if the performers’
schedule is tight, limiting
their ability to get to the
outlying areas, the associ-
ation will arrange to have
kids bused in for an extra
performance.
“We’ve been in existence,
doing this, since the 1930s,”
Blagg added.
For this year’s competition,
contestants will perform a
single swing to “Johnny B.
Good,” a country mix to the
Scott Stephenson, left, talks over the steps of his dance with professional dancer Alysha Meno.
Flora Gibson photo
Contestant Mary Davis and professional dancer Drew Innis work
out the choreography of their dance routine in the gym at St. Mary’s
Academy. Each team has five hours with their partner to work out
their dance.
Flora Gibson photo
Wash.”
Following the contes-
tants in the second half of
the show, the professional
dancers will perform a
dance in a variety of styles.
song “Brand New Girlfriend,”
a merengue to “Shake
Seniora,” Salsa to “I want
to dance with somebody,”
Cha Cha to “Welcome to the
Jungle” and a disco to “Car
Brian Lauterbach, left, and professional dancer Sara Muchnij work on their dance routine.
Flora Gibson photo
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all-ages program featured books, feathers—and a great horned
owl.
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