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Scrap Book - 2002

"DanceFest!" sponsored by The Vanaver Caravan - Streaming Video!
Master Class with Kevin Thomas
Ulster Ballet Company's "Dance Festival": 2002 - Streaming Video!
SBC 2002 Dance Presentation
Outstanding Honors in 2002 Summer Dance Studies
Ulster Ballet Company's "Choreographer's Concert" - Streaming Video!
Ulster Ballet Company's "A Christmas Carol" - 2002
SBC 2002 Winter Celebration - Streaming Video!
Current Year,   2002,   2001,   2000
(Last updated December 28, 2003)

On February 9th, the Saugerties Ballet Center was represented at
The Arts Community's 2002
DanceFest!
sponsored by The Vanaver Caravan
The 10th Anniversary of DanceFest!

Princess Aurora (2:01)
Choreography: Traditional - Music: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Dancer: Rachel Baldelli

Nightmare (3:02)
Choreography: Holly Gross - Music: Goldentones
Dancers: Rachel Baldelli, Elizabeth Hansell, Eliza Heppner, Ashley Kropf, Emma Leigh, Kathleen Livermore, Justine Maletta, Britney Tappen

All Shook Up (2:00)
Choreography: Julie Manna Ransom - Music: Elvis Presley
Dancers: Heather Brady, Heather Martorano, Rachel Timan, Susan Timan

Three (3:22)
Choreography: Scott Spahr - Music: Radiohead
Dancers: Rachel Baldelli, Eliza Heppner, Gabe Smith

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April 13 Master Class with Kevin Thomas

Click on this Saugerties Ballet Center 2002 Kevin Thomas Master Class photo
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Dance Festival: 2002
Saturday, April 27, 2002
The Broadway Theater at UPAC, Kingston, NY

Excerpts by members of Saugerties Ballet Center performing for:

Ulster Ballet Company
"3 x 3"

(Streaming RealVideo - RealPlayer required)

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SBC 2002 Dance Presentation
Saturday, June 8, 2002, 2:00 PM
at the Broadway Theater,
Ulster Performing Arts Center (UPAC),
601 Broadway, Kingston, NY

The end-of-the-year extravaganza!
All students perform on a full sized stage
with lights, costumes, and the quality of a professional show.

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Outstanding Honors in 2002 Summer Dance Studies

Gabe Smith
Age: 17
School: Saugerties High School
Grade: 11

Auditioned and was accepted into:
New York State Summer School of Dance in Saratoga Springs - full scholarship
Miami City Ballet School 2002 summer dance program in Florida- full scholarship

Becky Kappler
Age: 16
School: Saugerties High School
Grade: 11

Becky was accepted into the North Carolina School of the Arts Summer Dance Program.

Rachel Baldelli
Age: 16
School: Saugerties High School
Grade: 11

Auditioned and was accepted into:
The Rock Summer Dance School in Philadelphia
Extreme Ballet 2002, Kaatsbaan International Dance Center in Tivoli, NY.

Emma Leigh
Age: 15
School: Home schooled
Grade: 9

Auditioned and was accepted into:
Peridance Center Summer Intensive in New York City.

Elizabeth Hansell
Age: 13
School: Onteora
Grade: 7

Auditioned and was accepted into:
New York State Summer School of Dance in Saratoga Springs
Nutmeg Ballet Summer School of Dance in Connecticut
Chautauqua School of Dance (wait list)

Elizabeth will also be performing in Circus Polka with the New York City Ballet at SPAC in July, and received a $500 scholarship to assist in her dance education from the Roya Curie Dance Scholarship Foundation.

Stephanie Baldelli
Age: 12
School: Riccardi Elementary
Grade: 6

Stephanie auditioned for and received a children's part in New York City Ballet's season at SPAC. She will perform with the company in Firebird this July!

Meghan Reynolds
Age: 9
School: George Washington Elementary
Grade: 4

Meghan auditioned for and received a children's part in New York City Ballet's season at SPAC. She will perform with the company in Firebird this July!

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Choreographer's Concert - 2002
August 23 & 24, 2002
At the Byrdcliffe Theater, Bearsville, NY
Sponsored by the Ulster Ballet Company

Excerpts by members of Saugerties Ballet Center:
(Streaming RealVideo - RealPlayer required)

Ribbonesque (3:09)
Choreography: Holly Gross - Music: Antonin Dvorak
Dancers: Holly Gross, Bill Reinhart

Heart's Longing (5:21)
Choreography: Sara Miot - Music: David Darling
Dancer: Anne David

Time Life Presents (9:00)
Choreography: Julie Manna Ransom - Music: The Diamonds, Kay Starr, The Platters
Dancers: Little Darlin': Kristine Waterman, Bill Reinhart
        Wheel of Fortune: Celeste Graves-Hoyal
        Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: Sharon Penz

Nocturnus (3:21)
Choreography: Holly Gross - Music: The Goldentones
Dancers: Holly Gross, Ashley Kropf, Emma Leigh, Kathleen Livermore,
Justine Maletta, Britney Tappen


Two (3:30)
Choreography: Scott Spahr - Music: Radiohead
Dancers: Caroline Liadakis, Scott Spahr

The Geese Walk Barefoot (4:53)
Choreography: Julie Manna Ransom - Music: Rich Holler
Dancers: Julie Manna Ransom, Celeste Graves-Hoyal, Sharon Penz

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"A Christmas Carol" - 2002

Fri., Dec. 6 - 8 PM
Sat., Dec. 7 - 8 PM
Sun., Dec. 8 - 2 PM
Sketch of Scrooge

Many S.B.C. students were accepted by audition to perform with the Ulster Ballet Company in the eighth season of this critically acclaimed holiday ballet at the Broadway Theater (UPAC) in Kingston, NY

You can read a review of Friday nights performance at:
Dance Raves and Reviews
"Honest and constructive takes on dance performance and the art, written by Christopher Flory. Mr. Flory has over 25 years of experience working in the U.S. and Europe as a dancer, teacher, choregrapher, and director."

 

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2002 Winter Celebration
Saturday, December 14, 2002

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Introduction by Scarlett (0:22)

1 You'd Better Watch Out ~ Beginning Pointe (2:19)
Scarlett Fiero, instructor
Stephanie Baldelli, Lacey Farrell, Joelle Gage, Roselind Hallinan, Kerry Nerp, Colleen Reynolds, Britney Tappen, Veronica Timan

2 North Pole Transit Co. ~ Mother Goose Ballet (2:44)
Celeste Graves-Hoyal, instructor ~ Veronica Timan, assistant
Lenora Holler, Alexis Hummell, Karlee North, Julia Stiffey

3 Marzipan Candy ~ B3 Ballet (2:56)
Scarlett Fiero, instructor
Tricia Anderson, Amanda Bruno, Chloe Burklund, Georgia Grandstaff, Julia Knoth, Elizabeth McClain, Meghan Reynolds, Lydia Stover

4 Deck the Halls ~ Pre-Ballet (1:28)
Celeste Graves-Hoyal, instructor ~ Britney Tappen, assistant
Addie Crenshaw, Siera Curran, Danielle Goode, Chyanne Johnson, Alexandria Justi, Lucia Legnini, Carly Masula, Ava Mateo, Olivia Rogers, Tessa Stanley, Ida Vandamme

5 All I Want for Christmas is my Two Front Teeth ~ Tap/Jazz 1 (2:37)
Julie Ransom, instructor ~ Heather Martorano, Veronica Timan, assistants
Kathryn Agar, Beth Finch, Olivia Fiske, Cassandra Hastie, Lucy Milstein, Jaime Waterman

6 Carol of Belles ~ Intermediate Pointe (2:40)
Scarlett Fiero, instructor
Hannah Caggiano, Julia Cox, Lila Glick, Elizabeth Hansell, Ashley Kropf, Emma Leigh, Kathleen Livermore, Justine Maletta, Britney Tappen

7 Reindeer Frolic ~ Pre-Ballet (1:30)
Celeste Graves-Hoyal instructor ~ Elizabeth McClain, Veronica Timan, assistants
Evelyn Agar, Lily Collins, Adelina Coughlin, Lauren Goldfarb, Alexis Gomez, Meghan Hackett, Lia Mandel, Emma Rose Sapiro, Emily Thorpe, Audrey Trossen

8 Barcarolle ~ B2 Ballet (3:14)
Judith Ore, instructor ~ Rachel Timan, assistant
Tricia Anderson, Chloe Burklund, Alissa Castellon, Rebecca Curley, Nicole Deyo, Laurel Englesson, Stephanie Jacco, Megan Michie, Jacqueline Scopa, Lydia Stover, Arlene Winrow

9 Sleigh Ride ~ Tap/Jazz 2 (2:26)
Julie Ransom, instructor ~ Heather Martorano, assistant
Alexsandria Amell, Lisa Arangio, Brianna Dunham, Felicity Jaeger, Kadie Licalsi, Taylor Long, Nina Merritt, Ursula Ore

10 Christmas Island ~ Tap 5 (2:41)
Julie Ransom, instructor
Amanda Ashmore, Marianna DeCaro, Meghan Reynolds, Alexandra Soldevila

11 So this is Christmas ~ Creative/Modern Dance (3:24)
Celeste Graves-Hoyal, instructor
Lauren Gomez, Georgia Grandstaff, Jeanmarie Jacco, Sarah Lackemann, Amanda Parsons

12 Winter Wonderland ~ Adv. Pre-Ballet (2:27)
Celeste Graves-Hoyal, instructor ~ Veronica Timan, assistant
Lauren Ball, Tara Brennan, Alice Davies, Danielle Frederickson, Berenger Garnica, Francesca Gomez, Grace Miller, Madison Pagano, Eve Romm, Gabrielle Sheeley, Edith Sherburne

13 WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS ~ Tues. Int/Adv Tap (3:14)
Julie Ransom, instructor
Mariana Barese, Miro' Cassetta, Amber Hallinan, Roselind Hallinan, Lisa Case-Hook, Heather Martorano, Kirsten Moores, Britney Tappen

14 The First Noelles ~ B1 Ballet (2:33)
Scarlett Fiero, instructor ~ Kathleen Livermore, Justine Maletta assistants
Alissa Castellon, Rebecca Curley, Nicole Deyo, Laurel Englesson, Stephanie Jacco, Trisha Livermore, Megan Michie, Kaitlyn Newkirk, Ariana Tashjian, Arlene Winrow, Kimberly Yam

15 Sugar Plums ~ A2 Ballet (1:24)
Scarlett Fiero, instructor ~ Ashley Kropf, Britney Tappen, assistants
Alexa Abrams, Annika Bernard, Stephanie Bull, Emily Curley, Nicole Curley, Maleda Funk, Felicity Jaeger, Leanna Marino, Nahela Reina, Onowa Reina, Chelsea Vigna

16 Rudolph and Friends ~ Advanced Pre-Ballet (1:38)
Celeste Graves-Hoyal, instructor ~ Annie Cornish, Britney Tappen, assistants
Amber Davidson, Rebecca-Lynn Dunham, Dakota McArdle, Emily Merritt, Ashley Rose

17 Ye-Ha! ~ Advanced Pointe (2:27)
Judith Ore, instructor ~ Choreography: group effort
Elizabeth Hansell, Ashley Kropf, Emma Leigh, Kathleen Livermore, Justine Maletta

18 THE ANGELS SING ~ C1 Ballet (3:19)
Julie Ransom, instructor
Stephanie Baldelli, Kelly Bentley, Lacey Farrell, Olivia Forman, Joelle Gage, Georgia Grandstaff, Julia Knoth, Elizabeth McClain, Kirsten Moores, Catherine Patzner, Meghan Reynolds

19 Winter RHYTHMS ~ Tap/Jazz 4 (2:24)
Julie Ransom, instructor ~ Veronica Timan, assistant
Tricia Anderson, Madeline Bogner, Melodie Kauff, Trisha Livermore, Erica Morris, Eric Shapiro, Gigi Williams

20 Santa's Kiss ~ A1 Ballet (1:17)
Scarlett Fiero, instructor ~ Rachel Timan, assistant
Kathryn Agar, Christa Freeman, Shelley Guo, Cassandra Hastie, Lucy Milstein, Victoria Rowe, Abigail Sheeley, Laura Swezey-Burgher

21 Let It Snow ~ Tap/Jazz 3 (2:34)
Julie Ransom, instructor ~ Heather Martorano, assistant
Rebecca Curley, Laurel Englesson, Kacey Gardner, Jesse Harrell, Sage Horsey, Courtney Spanburgh, Ariana Tashjian, Chelsea Vigna, Michael Yaeger, Rebeca Zolet

22 Joy ~ C2 Ballet (3:24)
Scarlett Fiero, instructor
Stephanie Baldelli, Lacey Farrell, Joelle Gage, Julia Knoth, Elizabeth McClain, Kirsten Moores, Kerry Nerp, Catherine Patzner, Colleen Reynolds, Veronica Timan

23 Chinese Dancers ~ A1 Ballet (1:19)
Celeste Graves-Hoyal, instructor ~ Annie Cornish, Britney Tappen, assistants
Marie-Grace Allan, Kelsey Burhans, Janelle Carle, Shailyn Cotten, Courtney Cutler, Daria Diatchkovsky, Meagan Schmidt

24 Skater's Waltz ~ A3 Ballet (1:41)
Scarlett Fiero, instructor ~ Kathleen Livermore, Justine Maletta assistants
Maleda Funk, Meghan Hook, Sage Horsey, Magen Melville, Erica Morris, Ursula Ore, Amy Potter, Ayla Rector, Courtney Spanburgh, Rebeca Zolet

25 Allegro ~ C2/C3 Ballet (2:29)
Judith Ore, instructor
Stephanie Baldelli, Lacey Farrell, Joelle Gage, Lila Glick, Roselind Hallinan, Elizabeth Hansell, Kathleen Livermore, Justine Maletta, Kirsten Moores, Catherine Patzner, Elizabeth Pfeiffer, Colleen Reynolds, Veronica Timan

26 Pas de Cinque ~ B2 Ballet (1:40)
Judith Ore, instructor
Kelly Bentley, Amanda Bruno, Olivia Forman, Trisha Livermore, Kimberly Yam

27 Little St. Nick ~ FUNdamentals of Dance (2:22)
Celeste Graves Hoyal, instructor
Lydia Bjorkman, Samantha Caffrey, Carly Daniels, Brianna Dunham, Beth Finch, Sara Forsythe, Jennifer Frederickson, Rachel Gardner, Serena Hixson, Kadie Licalsi, Taylor Long, Lisa Maher, Macy Michaels, Marisa Thurin

28 Fezziwig Musicians ~ Excerpt from "A Christmas Carol" (2:21)
Holly Gross, Elizabeth Hansell, Becky Kappler, Ashley Kropf

29 Go Tell It On The Mountain ~ Jazz & Finale (3:54)
Julie Ransom, instructor
Amanda Ashmore, Miro' Cassetta, Marianna DeCaro, Olivia Forman, Georgia Grandstaff, Elizabeth McClain, Kirsten Moores, Meghan Reynolds, Alexandra Soldevila, Veronica Timan

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