Last weekend was the annual “Keeper of the Dance” shag dance contest at North Myrtle Beach which included the Dewey Kennedy Memorial Scholarship award.   This shag dance contest featured three qualifying rounds – two in late 2010 and the final qualifying round last Friday night.  Couples who qualified got to come back last Saturday night and compete in the overall contest.  Dancers were divided into three divisions including:  Open, Junior, and Senior.

Dance Fever Charlotte was proud to have a current student competing in the junior division as well as one of our former students receive the college scholarship.  Sisters Kaylee & Krystal Bravo both danced in the junior division of the contest.  Krystal won 2nd place overall in the junior division.  Click on the following links to watch their dances:

Kaylee & Trevor:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex09Y_yNq8g

Krystal & Casey

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXp4ST0N-Tw

In addition, Krystal Bravo was this year’s recipient of the Dewey Kennedy Memorial college scholarship.  She received $2,000 towards her tuition at East Carolina University.

For more information on the Dewey Kennedy Memorial college scholarship, click on the following link

http:/halloffamefoundation.org/scholarship

So, what does the name “Keepers of the Dance” mean?  The Keepers Of The Dance was started in 1998 by the Shaggers Hall Of Fame to honor former junior shaggers who have continued to participate in our dance, music, and lifestyle after their junior years and have been instrumental in “keeping” the dance and music alive.  This organization has grown and flourished over the past 13 years.  Each year in March, the “keepers” committee meets and select a male and female to be inducted in October along with the Hall Of Fame Inductions.  In February of the following year each new inductee’s picture and biography are hung with the past inductees in “Keepers Corner” now located in Fat Harolds Beach Club in North Myrtle Beach.  Dance Fever Charlotte owner Jason Cagle is an inductee into the Keepers of the Dance – for more info including biographies of those who have been inducted click on the following link: http://keepersofthedance.com/default.aspx

Dance Fever Charlotte is the oldest and most established dance studio serving the University Area including Highland Creek, Skybrook, and Moss Creek. Since 2005 we have provided quality dance instruction to kids and adults in a fun and safe state of the art studio. We are also the only dance studio in Charlotte that features the partner dance native to the Carolinas – The Carolina Shag. We offer quality dance and value – our basic dance classes offer 60 minutes of dance instruction at a lower price than our competitors who provide only 30 or 45 minutes of instruction in a basic class.

Dance Fever Charlotte offers dance classes & dance lessons for preschool, elementary, middle school, and high school kids. We also provide dance instruction for adults! We specialize in Ballet, Hip hop, Tap Dancing, Shag Dancing, and floor gymnastics in Charlotte, NC.

For more information visit our website at www.dancefevercharlotte.com

Congrats Cassie! Cassie Carson, who takes Dance Fever’s grade 5-8 weekly tap class, placed 1st runner-up and tied for the congeniality award Saturday February 5th at Miss Queen City Metrolina Outstanding Teen pageant. She was also the youngest teen in the pageant at age 13 and performed a tap routine that instructors Holly & Karlie helped to choreograph.  Click the following link for a picture of Cassie in action!

http://pageantpics.zenfolio.com/p239005408/hff07c04#h30e27185

Dance Fever Charlotte is the oldest and most established dance studio serving the University Area of Charlotte including Highland Creek, Skybrook, Moss Creek, and more.  For information on our dance classes please visit our website at www.dancefevercharlotte.com

The prelims of the National Shag Dance Championships were held on January 28-29 in Myrtle Beach. (www.shagnationals.com)  Ten dancers in the Non-Pro Division competed to “make the cut” and dance at finals in March.

In addition to the shag dancers competing for a shot at the finals, there were also two special charity fundraiser contests during the weekend.  Friday night featured the annual “Shagging with the Stars” contest where 12 local & national celebrities competed with Pro shag partners.  Congratulations to this year’s female winner – Julie Kopnicky with partner Jason Cagle of Dance Fever Charlotte!  Special thanks to movie star Tyrone Power for making the trip from Hollywood to dance with Holly Cagle, owner of Dance Fever, in the charity event.  Click the following link from the Sun News to read an interview with Tyrone:  http://www.thesunnews.com/2011/01/24/1939284/shag-star-paying-visit.html

On Saturday night Dance Fever Charlotte was also well represented at the charity event – the first annual “Collegiate Shag” competition featuring six undergraduate couples representing six different colleges.  Amanda Britton, alumni of Dance Fever and current instructor, competed by representing UNC Charlotte.  Cally Brenton, alumni of Dance Fever, competed by representing NC State.  Congratulations to this year’s finalists – College of Charleston (1st place); NC State (2nd place); and East Carolina University (3rd place).  Click the following link for an article that appeared in the Sun News about our Collegiate Contest:   http://www.thesunnews.com/2011/01/30/1951536/students-hope-to-revive-shag.html

Dance Fever Charlotte is the oldest and most established dance studio serving University Area including Highland Creek, Skybrook, and Moss Creek.  Since 2005 we have provided quality dance instruction to kids and adults in a fun and safe state of the art studio.  We are also the only dance studio in Charlotte that features the partner dance native to the Carolinas – the Carolina Shag.  For more information go to www.dancefevercharlotte.com