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economist suntribune june 21 1989 c13 members of stouffvijl dancecentre include ff left brooke maddock paige maddock and natalie wood the three aspiring i helped unveil the wizarc oz in may t aspiring dancers learn the ropes at centre i kate gilderdale correspondent j when stouffvilles dancecen- itre unveiled the wizard of oz in may it was more than just a polished imaginatively choreographed recital it was an evening of exuberant magical entertainment for both tlancers and audiences as they travelled together along the yellow brick road to the lovely land of oz from the opening bars of the cyclone with its wild flashing lights and leaping whirling dancers to the performers final farewell accompanied by the wistful strain of over the rainbow the pace never flagged even those whose interest in dance was minimal couldnt fail to be impressed by the smooth professionalism of the show this years recital the sixth created by dancecentre direc tor michele green was a strik ing departure from previous years in which each class had traditionally performed a single individual item while the younger dancers in the first half of the program had separate numbers the wizard stood on its own as a complete show bringing j together more than 80 students jfrom a variety of different j ballet jazz and tap classes and i successfully moulding them in- j to one cohesive unit it may have appered to be an effortless performance but it iinvolved many months of preparation to put together the music and choreography before getting the students to start ork on their dances f i though of doing the wizard of oz the day after last years changes the transition music bet ween dances was difficult about 30 seconds at the beginn ing of the poppies dance is from a whole different record from anything else id been us ing she explains i had to edit it to fit in with what follow ed i taped the whole thing at christmas and then my tape recorder went wrong and i had to start again despite the endless taping sessions i still love that music i could listen to the en tire soundtrack over and over again and not get tired of it she says as well as ensuring the music suited the ability of each class michele had to avoid situations in which students many of whom take several different classes ended up in two suc cessive dances it was no sim ple task a lot of kids in the mun- chkins grade 2 ballet were also in junior jazz so i made from the opening bars of the cyclone with its wild flashing lights and leaping whirling dancers to the performers final farewell accompanied by the wistful strain of over the rainbow the pace never flagged the jazz group lions to give them time to change she notes there were just a cou ple who had to cope with quick recital recalls michele it has so many main characters and theres so much music i felt the students were ready for this kind of challenge i could see things in my jmind first i had to picture which classes i would use then h had to find suitable music that entailed weeks of sear ching through music from both the original wizard of oz and the wiz as well as countless 6ther pieces before going through the complex task of taping and editing while preparations for the show were underway she also had to contend with moving to a new studio during march break i had to start choreographing in january while i was getting ready to move i used it as an outlet to get away from the construc tion she says she always saw the wizard as a single show rather than a series of different items i think thats why it flows she says m dont pay til labour day we think you deserve some credit for choosing the efficiency experts enjoy the comfort of lennox quality air conditioning and m heating products now and dont pay until labour day authorized 11 dealer i consumirrs gas lennox hs16 air conditioning lennox gas heat the pulse ih lennox dave halingair conditioning heatwg air conditi call us now markham scarborough call 7529444 ajax pickering call4279261 when she became stuck on one part i would move on to whatever was next in the show when i was close to finishing i could see the whole thing in my mind and i would get very ex cited just listening to the music and imagining how it would be she said the hard part she says was when what was in my mind had to become reality she was amazed how well things went from the start i couldnt believe that it was working so well most of the time you have to change a lot or make the best of how it develops she says but it was really coming out exactly the way it was in my mind most of the changes were for the main characters because they had so much acting on the side michele would talk the characters through their parts they were getting the messages and working on their own way of getting them across it was more important for them to feel comfortable with themselves she said her experience both as choreographer and performer was invaluable in guiding the students she believes and she was quite impressed with the way the students sup ported each other in the final week of rehearsals when one group messed up on their number the others felt sorry for them and went all out to make up for it she says when students had finished their own parts they would ask to stay and watch the show they got to the point where they all knew each others dances when full rehearsals started it was like putting a puzzle together the character dancers were tentative at first then they started to feel more herongate vmlq barn i dinner theatre vs mluna ltd lickering back by popular demand another hilarious comedy at the crossroads playing from may 12thjune 24th for reservations 8 information book early to mid diappoinunenl please call i 2940426 9jp and more at home with their parts she says the whole cast performed magnificently she adds everybody made it work i and there was no doubt the audience shared her enthusiasm i had fathers coming backstage with tears in their eyes and one man from toronto said that if his daughters recital was half as good as this hed be thrilled she says was ready to take that show on the road the kids pulled it together she continues they were so tuned in to what it was about and thats what makes it special when they went onstage it felt like 80 little pieces of myself out there and there was no doubt the audience shared her en thusiasm i had fathers com ing backstage with tears in their eyes and one man from toronto said that if his daughters recital was half as good as this hed be thrilled she says one woman presented her with an orchid after she and her husband had seen the show with more than 1300 people attending the three perfor mances and a total of 280 young students the dancecen tre continues to provide stouff- ville with both classy entertain ment and a learning environ ment for aspiring dancers firflol- presents the 5762hwy7 1 block west of markham rd j 2949728 every thursday night june 8th thru july 27th finals to be held july 27th ladies 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