January 8th, 2010
During the month of December two of our Dance Fever family had an amazing Christmas treat. Morgan Britton, a current member of our senior competition team, and Amanda Britton, a Dance Fever alum and current office manager, attended the Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular featuring the world famous Rockettes. 
The 2009 Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular was the 77th year of this National treasure. Not only did they get to see the show but they also received a personal back stage tour by Jessica Pack, a current Rockette! Read the rest of this entry »
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December 9th, 2009
As the Christmas Holiday Season approaches, we wanted to remind you that dance classes in Charlotte make a great gift for the holidays. Dance Fever Charlotte offers gift certificates for any of our dance classes offered in Charlotte. Read the rest of this entry »
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November 11th, 2009
With so many tap dancers making the cut this year on the hit TV show So You Think You Can Dance we thought it was time to take a moment and remind our students of some of the great tappers & hoofers who paved the way for today’s generation of tap dancers.
Many dance students today can’t name any pioneers of tap with the exception of perhaps Fred Astaire & Gene Kelly. At Dance Fever Charlotte, students are greeted when they walk out of our dance classes in Charlotte with pictures of the Nicholas Brothers, Gregory Hines, and Saveon Glover hanging on the wall in front of them. These photos serve as a reminder of the rich dance history of the United States.
Luckily, today’s technology gives dance students unprecedented access to video clips of the tap greats right on their own home computers. Below are some of our favorite tap dance pioneers along with a link to Youtube videos of them live in action.
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October 25th, 2009
On Sunday October 25th some members of the Dance Fever Charlotte competition dance team attended the SHOCK dance intensive workshop at the Blake Hotel in Charlotte. Students in attendance included (L to R in picture above): Cassie Carson, Allison Carte, Siri Pettersen, Elizabeth Fuller, Megan McDonald, Brenna Gilliam, Kori Smith, Morgan Britton, Savannah Everhardt, April Carte, and Jessica Hall. The SHOCK is a nationally touring one-day intensive dance workshop that features classes with famous dancers & choreographers.
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October 22nd, 2009
Dance Fever Charlotte petite competition student Cassie Carson competed in the Western North Carolina Cinderella pageant on October 17th. Cassie won the overall talent award for ages 7 and up. She also won the queen title for the 10 to 12 year old age division. This win qualifies Cassie to dance & compete in the North Carolina state Cinderella finals to be held in Charlotte next June. Read the rest of this entry »
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October 20th, 2009
The So You Think You Can Dance 2009 National Tour appeared in Charlotte, NC last night at Time Warner Cable Arena. This annual tour is an amazing opportunity to see the top 10 finalists from the hit FOX TV show live and in person. Several Dance Fever Charlotte dance class students attended the event. The reviews are in, and here are a few of the favorite performances from last night’s show as well as Youtube links in case you missed last night’s tour or the FOX TV show and want to watch them.
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October 18th, 2009
The 19th annual “Fall Cyclone” shag dance party will be held on Nov. 6-8, 2009 in Mooresville, NC at the old skating rink. This is an adult only shag dance party with nobody under 21 years of age admitted. The Fall Cyclone is an all inclusive event featuring:
- Free late night coffee and pastries both nights
- Free meals on Saturday including lunch & dinner
- Free shag dance class by Hall of Famer Ellen Taylor
- Free shag dance class by Dance Fever Charlotte owners Holly & Jason Cagle
- Free shag dance class by Jeff Hargett & Nikki Kontoulas
- Free munchies & adult beverages all weekend
- Free live performance by the Fantastic Shakers on Sunday
- Free performance by the National Shag Dance Team featuring Dance Fever Charlotte’s own Holly & Jason Cagle and a graduate of dance classes at Dance Fever Charlotte – Krystal Bravo
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October 15th, 2009
On Saturday October 10th, the Shag Hall of Fame in North Myrtle Beach held its annual induction weekend. During this annual event five men and women over the age of 50 who have been instrumental in dancing the shag are recognized at a gala ceremony and dance. Their pictures and bios are also added to the Shag Hall of Fame which resides in the Ocean Drive resort in North Myrtle Beach. Visitors to North Myrtle Beach are encouraged to walk down main street and look at the names on the pavers and then visit the Shag Dance Hall of Fame FREE located oceanfront on main street in North Myrtle.
In addition to the Hall of Fame shag dance inductees, the Hall of Fame recognizes one male and one female shag dancer who are over 25 years of age. These two are referred to as “Keepers of the Dance” because they were former junior shaggers and continue to promote and participate in the dance. Their pictures & bios hang on the wall at Fat Harolds in North Myrtle Beach.
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October 11th, 2009
We had three ladies who took dance classes at Dance Fever Charlotte graduate in May 2009 and leave us for college. A lot of you were familiar with them because in addition to taking dance classes at Dance Fever Charlotte they also served as teacher’s assistants and vital helpers around the studio. Here is a quick update on what they are doing now as well as what other grads of dance classes at Dance Fever Charlotte over the past few years are doing:
Class of 2009:
Emily Beam – was one of our students’ favorite teacher assistants during dance classes at Dance Fever Charlotte and is now a Freshman at East Carolina University. She recently changed majors from nursing to elementary education with a minor in dance. Her heart is in teaching young people and hopes to be a kindergarten teacher after graduation and teach pre-school dance during the summers.
Kelby Faw – was a member of our award-winning competition team and is now a Freshman at Western Carolina University. She tried out and was chosen as a member of the WCU Catamounts Dance Team where she performs at games as well as local events including parades. She is looking forward to dancing with the team at the upcoming WCU homecoming. While not dancing & studying, she has an entrepreneurial spirit with her latest project creating & selling T-shirts.
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September 29th, 2009
Dance classes at Dance Fever Charlotte kicked off with the start of our fifth season on September 7th, 2009. Our dance school year runs from September through May with this season’s year end dance recital performance being held on May 7th, 2010 at Halton Theatre on the downtown Charlotte campus of CPCC.
This year’s dance classes at Dance Fever Charlotte are bigger and better than ever! In addition to our popular 60 minute pre-school dance classes (Pre-Dance I & II) and 90 minute Kindergarten combination dance classes (Ballet-Tap-HipHop), we have a full dance curriculum for older students that includes ballet, pointe, tap, hip hop, cheer dance, acro, and tumbling. New this year is our combined Wednesday competition classes where we have overlapped the Petite Competition Dance Team and the Senior Competition Dance Team which will allow us to choreograph bigger production routines including the “Fame” routine currently in the works. We still offer our popular adult hip hop and adult tap classes on Monday nights. In addition, this year we have added adult bellydance classes on Monday and Thursday nights.
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