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Wednesday, December 11, 2019
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The Grant Union Gold
dancers perform a rou-
tine to ‘The Christmas
Song’ by The Raveon-
ettes. From left: Clara
Carr, Leah Comer, Brianna
Majors, Emily Finley and
Zinny Locke.
The Tiny Twisters,
Twinkle Toes and
Dancing Divas dance
groups strike a pose
in the finale perfor-
mance.
Dancers dazzle at 23rd annual Holiday Showcase
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
Dozens of dancers from
Body Fitness & Dance pro-
grams took the stage with
the Grant Union Gold high
school dance team for the
23rd annual Holiday Show-
case on Saturday in John
Day.
The parking lot at Grant
Union Junior-Senior High
School was packed for the
popular event.
Ashleigh Romero, the
new Grant Union Gold head
coach, said it was a goal
of hers to reunite the Gold
team with the younger danc-
ers for the showcase.
“It’s important for the
community to see the devel-
opment in the dancers’ tech-
nique as they grow in the
program,” she said.
The high school team
gave two performances,
dancing to “Thumbs” by
Sabrina Carpenter and,
later in the program, “The
Christmas Song” by The
Raveonettes.
There were solos, duets
and trios, along with per-
formances from the Level
1 through 3 groups and the
junior high dance team.
Making a special appear-
ance were alumni Gold
dancers and coaches for an
exhibition routine.
Romero said the high
school competition sea-
son begins the first week of
February.
“We have a super tal-
ented group,” she said. “All
of them have danced before,
so I think we’re going to
have a really good competi-
tion season.”
Eagle photos/Angel Carpenter
Grant Union Gold alumni dancers and coaches perform at Saturday’s Holiday Showcase, including, from left, Ali Chobo (back, far left), Ashleigh Romero,
Carli Bremner, Andrea Comer and Laci Wheeler. Romero is the Grant Union Gold head coach, and Bremner is her assistant.
Ember Dutcher and Danika Gravem present a lively routine set to ‘Shake it Off’ by Taylor Swift.
The Dancing Divas, with their coach Jessica Moore, gather at the end of Saturday’s Holiday
Showcase. Other coaches are Autumn Holland and Tasha Lundbom.
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