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Wednesday, December 7, 2016
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HOLIDAY SHOWCASE A HIT
Preschool through high school dancers delight crowd at 20th annual event
By Rylan Boggs
Blue Mountain Eagle
T
he 20th annual Holiday
Showcase was met with
cheers and applause from
the crowd at the old Grant Union
gym Thursday night.
Students aged 4 to 18 took
part, some in group performanc-
es, some as solo performances.
The students danced to songs
fitting this year’s winter won-
derland theme and performed to
tracks such as “I Want a Hippo-
potamus for Christmas” and clas-
sics from The Nutcracker.
Grant Union Gold varsity dance
team’s head coach Kattie Piazza
danced in the showcase when she
was in high school and described
running the show as “surreal.”
“It’s kind of a whirlwind for
me,” she said, adding that while
she had assisted in the production
before, it was her first time leading
it.
Roughly 200 people were in
attendance for the Thursday night
show, and Piazza said she expect-
ed about the same for the Friday
night show.
Attendees were given a dis-
counted ticket for bringing canned
food that will be donated to a local
food bank.
The varsity team was joined by
the Grant Union Gemstones junior
high team, coached by Rebecca
Batease, as well as younger danc-
ers in the Level I, II and III dance
groups, which train at Body, Fit-
ness and Dance.
Level I consists of dancers aged
4 to 6, led by Trista Collins. Level
II consists of dancers in grades 1
and 2, led by Elena Allen. Level III
consists of dancers in grades 3 and
5, also led by Piazza.
“It was a really good show,”
Piazza said. “We were very
pleased with the turnout, and
we’re glad to carry on the tradi-
tion.”
Eagle photos/Rylan Boggs
First- and second-graders from the Level II class, coached by Elena Allen, dance during the
20th annual Holiday Showcase.
German exchange student Dana
Schajor dances during the 20th
annual Holiday Showcase Thursday.
Liberty Woehlert, left,
and Halle Parsons
perform a duet during
the 20th annual Holiday
Showcase. Both trained
at Body, Fitness and
Dance.
From left: Audrey Colson, Tori Holland and
Paislee Hueckman dance Thursday night.
The showcase raised money for the group’s
costumes and travel expenses.
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