Pointe Break Convention

Mar, Gab & Ash with Matt Dorame

So this weekend, after helping my fasha, I took Marliegh to a dance convention on Friday night & Saturday morning. Gabby and Ashlin from the stuido went too. It was at the Pointe Academy in Lindon. Megan's (one of my moms from the studio AND a great friend) best friend from HS, Darcie, owns the studio and invited us! The Odyssey Dance Theater shares their studio and so the Pointe Academy is very fortunate to use the dancers as teachers! All of them have the best credentials... 2 had been on So You Think You Can Dance, 2 were dancers and assistant choreographers for HS Musical 1,2, & 3, among A LOT of other movies & music videos, and all of them had danced all over the world! (I really could go on and on)

Marleigh had the BEST time. Her favorite teacher was Matt Dorame (a finalist on So You Think You Can Dance). He taught them a couple dances but her favorite was a really cute dance to Fan Tan Fanny. (The video is on my facebook... it's too hard to upload videos on here). After one of her Hip Hop classes, she informed me that she thought her teacher (Brandon) was gay. LOL! Which he very obviously WAS! But a GREAT dancer! They had to learn a short dance in Jazz, Tap, Lyrical, Contempary, Bollywood (reminded me of the love guru), and 2 in Hip Hop. And then do a Show for everyone. She was the youngest one in her class and did SOOOO good! The weekend was REALLY exciting and we LOVED it! Thanks Darcie for inviting us!

Mar's class with teachers Shauna Oliverio, Ryan Kelly & Brandon Bryant

Matt Practicing Fan Tan Fanny with the girls before the show

Contemporary class taught by Shauna

Acting Class taught by Junior Case
Marliegh got a Shout Out for acting... we all KNEW she was a drama queen!

They had to mirror each other

Marliegh with her new friend Averie