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Andrews dances on "The Edge" of success
C lara A ltemus & M ary E arp
The beautiful dancing
and melodic tunes of "The
Nutcracker" were just part
of the inspiration for Emily
Andrews, senior, to pursue a
career in dance. Having seen
the show every year since
she was little and having
danced in it since she was 10,
Andrews has always lived in
the world of dance.
"I honestly love dancing
so much," Andrews said.
"That's where I can escape,
any time for a life...let alone
sleep," Andrews said. Early
in her eighth grade year,
she and her sister made the
switch to home schooling
through a private charter
school.
"We both got really ahead
with credits, so when I went
back to West Linn for my
junior year I only had to go
half days," Andrews said.
Now, Andrews is officially
done with high school,
having completed her senior
made Andrews eligible for
the Los Angeles Dance Force
competition, where she
was awarded an additional
scholarship.
"Out of all the competition
pieces, my solo won the
highest score," Andrews
said of her competition for
the scholarship. "At the end
of the weekend I was lucky
enough to win the best
scholarship they give, a four
week scholarship to The
Edge. Basically, I could take
months of classes, as well as
an opportunity to be in two
pieces in a show at the end
of the year.
"The Edge show is seen by
agents and casting directors
as well as many other
important people in the
dance industry," Andrews
said. "Dance with the Force
made me realize where I
wanted to go, and that it was
actually possible to do that."
Over the years, Andrews
has gained more than just
of moving to Los Angeles to
dance.
"My family supports me a
lot, especially my mom. She
wants to do everything she
can to help us, and she uses
her horse money when we
need something," Andrews
said.
The next things on her
list include moving to Los
Angeles and taking classes
on scholarship from The
Edge. "You get free classes
all year long, and you
Photos provided by Emily Andrews
Emily Andrews, senior, displays her dancing abilities in her
,,Lingua,,contemporary dance (left) and her "Heybrow" contemporary
dance (above). Andrews has been awarded many scholarships for
dance and eventually hopes to dance for a living.
and it's something to wake
up for."
Andrews started dancing
at age 10 for Van De Veere
Productions, eventually
switching to Dance Vision
in hopes of improving and
learning more about dance.
"When I switched to Dance
Vision, I realized there was
so much more to this world,"
Andrews said. With the
hundreds of hours she was
putting in every month
dancing, it became difficult
to merge her two worlds—
school and dance.
"Madeline (sister) and
I were so busy with dance
that it was really hard to get
homework done and have
year at the end of the first
semester. "I will most likely
still walk with my class
in June, but I have all the
credits I need," Andrews
said.
Andrews recently
received a four week
scholarship from The Edge
Performing Arts Center,
a nationally recognized
professional dance center
located in Los Angeles,
Calif. The Edge Center
is home to many famous
choreographers from the
television show ’So You
Think You Can Dance’ such
as Sonya Teyah and Mandy
Moore.
This scholarship also
as many classes as I wanted
for a month."
After completing her time
at The Edge, Andews won
another scholarship from the
program, this one for Dance
With The Force, a program
through The Edge.
"Out of about 50 people
that received the four week
scholarship from LADF,
I was lucky enough to be
one of only seven that they
picked for Dance With the
Force. I got to spend two
months in Los Angeles
and just take classes at
Edge all day, every day. It
was a dream come true,"
Andrews said. Dance With
The Force includes three
dance experience, having
traveled on numerous
occasions to perform in Los
Angeles, Calif., Branson, Mo.
and New York City, N.Y.
"Emily is a very sweet,
intelligent hard-working
person. She has worked
so hard, and she deserves
everything she has gotten,"
Madeline said. Madeline
currently dances at Houston
Ballet Academy in Houston,
Texas.
Andrews' sister is not the
only family member that
supports her. According
to Andrews, her mother,
Julie, is one of the most
encouraging people to help
her reach her ultimate goal
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make connections that
are key to succeeding as
a dancer," Andrews said.
"The Edge trains you to be
a professional dancer, and
exposes you to that world.
The dance world is very
tough, but this program
gives you what it takes to
make it in that industry."
Contestants use
own strategies
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Standings were posted on
the ROAR. They had a special
announcement every day
during the week telling who
remains.
The contestants all planned
on using different strategies,
ranging from making friends
to cutthroat tactics.
Some contestants wanted to
stay popular with everybody,
like Baxter Wilhelmi, survivor
contestant. "Stay funny, stay
amusing, stay classy," he said.
While one contestant had
a plan for recognition, others
hoped to stay alive by flying
under the radar.
"My strategy is to lay
low until the finals and then
surprise everyone that I’m still
there," Sharon Shin, survivor
contestant, said.
However, others were there
simply for one reason and one
reason only like Taylor Rose,
survivor contestant. "I’m in it
to win it," he said.