What happens when you put a group of talented dance instructors in a room with costumes, props, their imaginations, and a Snapchat account? For some of you, you sign up for Snapchat. For others, you have a few laughs. Not to mention, you fill up your dance calendar with the dates and locations of all the big events in 2017.
The following list events are some of the major milestones for your dance calendar. In some cases, like the Extravaganza, each school will hold their event on a different day, in a different location.
February |
The Arthur Murray "Sweets" Party - Open House 2/14 |
March |
World Dance-O-Rama - Fort Lauderdale, Florida 3/22-26 |
April |
District Showcase - San Jose, California 4/8-9 Area 6 Dance-O-Rama - Vancouver, B.C. 4/27-30 |
May |
Heroes & Villains Extravaganza |
June |
District Dance Camp - Foster City, California 6/11 |
July |
Unique Dance-O-Rama 7/12-16 Area 8 Dance-O-Rama - Barcelona, Spain |
August |
North Star Dance-O-Rama - Chicago, IL. The Medal Ball - Foster City, California |
September |
District Showcase - San Jose, California 9/23-24 |
October |
Superama - Las Vegas, NV. 10/25-29 |
November |
Festival Extravaganza |
December |
The Holiday Ball - Foster City, Ca. 12/15/17 |
Kirtsten O'MalleyArthur Murray Walnut CreekIf you couldn't see her the first time, don't be alarmed. She was camouflaged in "Welcome to the Jungle" garb. Just perfect for the Heavy Medal Ball on February 24th. |
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Arin CrumlyDid you see that silver statue for the Medal Ball, or that dude in the dance pose on display promoting the World Dance-O-Rama in Ft. Lauderdale? That was this guy. |
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Meagan HefteWe are here to say, officially, that despite her superb Canadian accent in that Vancouver Dance-O-Rama scene, she is, in fact, American. |
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Kevin FieldsSometimes it takes extreme circumstances to reveal your superpowers. In Kevin's case it was voice acting. He delivered with his top notch Canadian accent in the Vancouver Dance-O-Rama scene, as well as offering his vocal talents and providing the music for the World Dance-O-Rama segment. |
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Marco GarciaWould it surprise you if we shared that he broke into song the moment we told him about this idea? No? Good. He worked the costumes behind the scenes and delivered a true to form Country 2 Step in the District Showcase scene. |
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Andrew SchenkerHis new nickname? Donatello. With, arguably, the greatest costume ensemble in our collection, Andrew pulled off a signature performance promoting the Heroes and Villains Extravaganza in May. |
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Cimone BassiliosNeed a dress to flow gracefully over and over again? Contact Cimone immediately. When she's not twirling to promote the 2017 District Showcase, she's also working as a hand model (See: April) - oh yeah, and she's an awesome teacher in Livermore too. |
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Carla GardnerWe would like to formally announce that Karla is, in fact, a member of the high society and she prefers cucumber sandwiches, tea, and the occasional large pizza when hanging out with Ninja turtles whilst promoting the Extravaganza in May. |
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Marissa DudeckSometimes you find a dance costume because it calls to you. Sometimes it's not a dance costume, but instead it's a zebra onesie. Yes, that wasn't an actual zebra promoting the Heavy Medal Ball - that was Marissa. |
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Kayla AlstonKayla entered our Snapchat room and joined in the crazy with zero hesitation. She was not distracted by the occasional full body suit of silver, or the zebra onesie. She entered the fray with no hesitation, great ideas, and watch for her in the sequel to this video. |
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Dustin ArtingerDustin's energy is always running on a surplus. The guy has a laugh that gets other people laughing the way a yawn can make other people start yawning. Although he only made a cameo appearance in this video, look for more from Mr. Energy! |
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Taylor CarterWould she run errands in her latin costume? Yes. Is she ashamed in any way? No. Did she create a hilarious bloopers moment that we included at the end of our video... Maybe. |
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Christie ThompsonArthur Murray Live Training Director As a training director, one of Christie's primary responsibilities is to offer opinions on whether or not to use plastic flowers to help promote a "Welcome to the Jungle" themed event, or whether a green glittered hat works well with a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles costume. |
So what did you think? What events are you most excited about? One of our Content Goals for 2017 was to use Facebook Live since, you know, we are Arthur Murray Live - so stay tuned in to our Facebook account or follow us on Snapchat for more fun behind the scenes action.
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