Miller-Murley School of Dance & Voice GtO.IOOS MPONTAiIT DATTS TuesdaS January 4: Winter Classes resume. Tuesday, tr'ebruary 1: Showcase 2005 fer;s drrc. TuesdaS ll{arch 1: Spring Quarter Classes begin. Tuition Due. Monday March 14 - Saturday, March 19: Spring Break. No Classes. Monday, May23: Last day ofSpring auarier. Tuesday, May 24 - Tuesday, June 1: Summer Break. No Classes Saturday, May 28 & Sunday, i0'lay29:. Dance Showcase 2005. Music Hall. PANTNTYATCN $TTT Mon. Feb. 7 - SaL Feb. 1il Shirley Mmley Jill Hochman (Tap 1,2, and 2C classes) (Saturday Preschool Combo classes) April llamner (Hip Hop) Danny Johnson (Jazz& Stretch) Mon. Feb. 14 - SaL tr'eb. 19 Alecia Good Beth Johnston BrianMcGiruress Joan Walsh lvlatthew Donnell Jeremy Mori2 (Musical Theater classes) Mon. Feb. 21-SaL X'eb. 26 JillHochman (Mon. - Thurs. Preschool Combo) Sharon Ingebritson (All Combo classes) 10448 Mastin Overland Park, KS 66212 Phone: (913\ 492-ffiM FAX (913) 894-2575 AIews Rervbodv Loves Shirlev Wo's Who Among America's Teschers There is no greater rewmd for teachers than to be valued by former shrdents. Shirley Marley has touched the lives of thousands of students, many ofwhom credit her as the person who most sigrrihcantly in{luenced their zuccess. Due to the efforts of former student 22 year-old Megan Kairq Shirley will be honored in the October 2005 edition of Who's Who Among ,4neica's Teachers. This publication, in book form, honors a select five percent of our country's premier teachers. Teachen are nominated for this distinction by one of their current or former students. Megan Kain currently resides in New York City. She attended St. Thomas Aquhas High School and the University of Mchigan, graduating with honors, from both schools. A Miller-N{arley alum, Megan studid at the studio from preschool through high school. She is remernbered by everyone who danced with her as having been not only a gifted scholar, but a very gifted tap dancer, as well. Her love for her "favorite teacher" inspired Megan to nominate Shirley for inclusion in Wo's Who Among Ameica's Teachers. When interviewed, Megan said "Shirley was a major player in my formative years. She instilld in me a reverence and respect for leaming and taught me to embrace both success and failure as opporhmities for personal growth. I credit Shirley for having given me the work ethic and deterrnination that have contributed to my personal and academic achieverne,lrts". Shirley Marley, a Kansas City icon, whose name is synonymous with tap dancing, has owned and operated the dancing school for 45 years. She is recognized as one ofthe nation's leading authorities on tap. During the 1960's and 1970's Shirley served as the director of the Kansas City Chiefettes and was the children's choreographer at Starlight Theater. Currently, in addition to teaching over a dozen tap classes per week, she is the choreographer for the tap productions at Shawnee Mssion Theatre in the Park and has been the recipient of the theater's coveted Demmi Award for best choreography. So why does everybody love Shirlef Shirley simply has this indefinable magical quality about her. She is a centrifugal force that reaches inside yorn soul and gives you wings to fly. Shirley can and will teach anyone to tap dance, but ocactly HOW she does i[ remains an enigma. There is one thing we know for sure. When God l;vas passing out the patience, love and generosity, Shirley was one of the first in line. Jerald Vincent, a former studen! whose Broadway credits include leading rclenrnBeauty and the Beast, Aida atdThe Producers, still refers to Shirley as his second mother. He has stated, 'l{one of this would have been possible without the unconditional love and guidance of Shirley Marley." Shirley's former students rwr the gamut from show-biz folks to doctors, lawyers and CEOs. And, you can be! that right now, one of them is reminiscing about the time they did The Boogie Woogie Pigg,t. If Shirley ever wrote her life story, very little of the book would be about her. It would be about US - her shrdents. Because it is her students that Shirley lives for. Young and old big and small; we are all members of Shirley Marley's Who's Wo - and that is why we love her.
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Miller-Murley School of Dance & Voice
GtO.IOOS
MPONTAiIT DATTSTuesdaS January 4:
Winter Classes resume.
Tuesday, tr'ebruary 1:
Showcase 2005 fer;s drrc.
TuesdaS ll{arch 1:
Spring Quarter Classes begin.
Tuition Due.
Monday March 14 -Saturday, March 19:
Spring Break. No Classes.
Monday, May23:Last day ofSpring auarier.Tuesday, May 24 -Tuesday, June 1:
Summer Break. No Classes
Saturday, May 28 &Sunday, i0'lay29:.
Dance Showcase 2005.
Music Hall.
PANTNTYATCN $TTTMon. Feb. 7 - SaL Feb. 1il
Shirley MmleyJill Hochman
(Tap 1,2, and 2C classes)
(Saturday Preschool Combo classes)
April llamner (Hip Hop)Danny Johnson (Jazz& Stretch)
Mon. Feb. 14 - SaL tr'eb. 19
Alecia Good
Beth Johnston
BrianMcGiruressJoan Walsh
lvlatthew DonnellJeremy Mori2
(Musical Theater classes)
Mon. Feb. 21-SaL X'eb. 26
JillHochman(Mon. - Thurs. Preschool Combo)
Sharon Ingebritson(All Combo classes)
10448 Mastin Overland Park, KS 66212
Phone: (913\ 492-ffiM FAX (913) 894-2575 AIews
Rervbodv Loves Shirlev
Wo's Who Among America's TeschersThere is no greater rewmd for teachers than to be valued
by former shrdents. Shirley Marley has touched the lives ofthousands of students, many ofwhom credit her as the person
who most sigrrihcantly in{luenced their zuccess. Due to the
efforts of former student 22 year-old Megan Kairq Shirley willbe honored in the October 2005 edition of Who's Who Among
,4neica's Teachers. This publication, in book form, honors a
select five percent of our country's premier teachers. Teachen
are nominated for this distinction by one of their current orformer students.
Megan Kain currently resides in New York City. She
attended St. Thomas Aquhas High School and the University of Mchigan, graduating with honors, from
both schools. A Miller-N{arley alum, Megan studid at the studio from preschool through high school.
She is remernbered by everyone who danced with her as having been not only a gifted scholar, but a very
gifted tap dancer, as well. Her love for her "favorite teacher" inspired Megan to nominate Shirley forinclusion in Wo's Who Among Ameica's Teachers. When interviewed, Megan said "Shirley was a
major player in my formative years. She instilld in me a reverence and respect for leaming and taught me
to embrace both success and failure as opporhmities for personal growth. I credit Shirley for having given
me the work ethic and deterrnination that have contributed to my personal and academic achieverne,lrts".
Shirley Marley, a Kansas City icon, whose name is synonymous with tap dancing, has owned and
operated the dancing school for 45 years. She is recognized as one ofthe nation's leading authorities on
tap. During the 1960's and 1970's Shirley served as the director of the Kansas City Chiefettes and was the
children's choreographer at Starlight Theater. Currently, in addition to teaching over a dozen tap classes
per week, she is the choreographer for the tap productions at Shawnee Mssion Theatre in the Park and has
been the recipient of the theater's coveted Demmi Award for best choreography.
So why does everybody love Shirlef Shirley simply has this indefinable magical quality about her.
She is a centrifugal force that reaches inside yorn soul and gives you wings to fly. Shirley can and willteach anyone to tap dance, but ocactly HOW she does i[ remains an enigma. There is one thing we know
for sure. When God l;vas passing out the patience, love and generosity, Shirley was one of the first in line.
Jerald Vincent, a former studen! whose Broadway credits include leading rclenrnBeauty and the Beast,
Aida atdThe Producers, still refers to Shirley as his second mother. He has stated, 'l{one of this would
have been possible without the unconditional love and guidance of Shirley Marley." Shirley's former
students rwr the gamut from show-biz folks to doctors, lawyers and CEOs. And, you can be! that right
now, one of them is reminiscing about the time they did The Boogie Woogie Pigg,t. If Shirley ever wrote
her life story, very little of the book would be about her. It would be about US - her shrdents. Because itis her students that Shirley lives for. Young and old big and small; we are all members of Shirley
Marley's Who's Wo - and that is why we love her.
Mnrrnflanrrv Arulr, Corsrmcr Pamos
EEcfn/Es proDlr'6 cnorcf, AwApIt
When ConnieRanos used
to rearrange the furniture indollhouse, she never imagindthat some day she'd be doing
this "for real" on primetime
television. Former Miller-lvlarley student instructor and
long time friend of the studio,
Connie Ranos, works on the
desigrteam of Etarene :---'v--- ruMaheover: Hone Edition; Sundays, at1 p.m. onABC.Srmday, Januay 9ttg Connie and her colleagues from theshorr accepted The People's Choice Award for "Best Ex-treme lvlake0ver Shou/' at the event televised on ABC.Cormie's fans, who tuned-in, got to see her "on camera''looking sturming in a floorJengthwhite evening gown.
Among her long list ofarchitectural and graphic design
credits, Connie designedthe Demmi Award wiruring sets forAnything Goes ard Crazyfor loz at Shawnee MssionTheatre in the Park.
STATT NOTE6
At the Celebration of the Stars gal4 held in November,Miller-lvfarley instructor, Ann McCroskey, received theShawnee Mssion Theatre inthe Park DemmiAward for'tsest Choreographf' for the musicalGuys ond Dolls, pre-senGd this past summer at the pmk After recently choreo-graphing not one, but two productions of Cabaret atShawneeMission South High School and The Jewish Community Cen-ter, you would think that Ann would be leaming how to dothose "out of body experiences". So, how many "Anns" does
it take to choreograph four different nnrsicals at t}rc same
time? We caught up with Arur to get the scoop on her latest
shows. Flere is a list of the productions at area High Schools
Beauty and the Bea$ Shawnee Mission South High School(Feb.17-19 @723O)Anything Goa, Blue Valley High School(Feh.l7-19 @7:30 and Feb. 19 @2200)In addition, Ann is choreographing Swingin'to the Forties atthe Chestnut Fine Arts Center in Olathe. The musical reviewwill be presentedFeb. 10-27. Please consult the theater at(913)764-2121 for reservations and show times.
Miller-ldarley Musical Theater instuctor, JeremyMorif,r, is directing the musical, Ilonk, Jr. atlndianwoodsMiddle School. The show will be presented on Feb. 24 and25 at7:00. Assisting Jeremy are his wife, Christine Moritz(Vocal Director) and his sister, Mindy Moritz (AssistantDirector).Please see the article at rightfor Miller-Marley students who
are ilpolved in the above mmtioned productions.
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This month you can have your pick of these high school andrtddle ichool rrusicals featuring our Miller-Marley students.
GypSy Blue ValleyNorth High School. Feb. 4-6 aI7:00.Featuring: Alyssa Wall (Dainty June) Ethan Mller (Tulsa), Brittany Siler
SOUth DaClflC Overland TrailMddle School. Feb. 10-12 at 7:00.
Featuring: Carlie Hollmann.
GfeaSe Ohthe South High School. Feb. 10-12 at7:30.
Featuring: Eric Casady (Danny) and Stephanie Winstone (ensemble).
Anythlng GO0S ohthe East High School. Feb. 10-12 at 7:30 and
Feb. I I at l:30. Feahring: Courtney Halford (Hope F{arcourt ) andDana Arnott (ensemble).
BeaUty and tlfe Beast Shawnee Mission South High School.
Feb. 17-1 9 at 7 :30. Featuring: Sydney Baumgart (Belle), Jessica Bichelmeyer(Wmdrobe), Jessica Smith (Silly cirl) Heather Zwick (ensernble) and Stephanie
Dudley (ensemble).
AnYthlng GOOS Blue Valley High School. Feb. 17-19 at7:30 and
Feb. 19 at2:00. Featuring: Kaitlyn Davidson (Reno Sweeny), Zk Smith (BillyCrocker), Mindy Moeller (Borurie), Steven Kadin (Sir Evelyn), Taylor Avaz-pour (Steward), Tracy Gentry (Angel) andAlex Matteo (Angel).
Ensemble members: Casey Siecknan, Paresa Talfreshi, Ali Rios, WhitneyThurman and Madison Cornett.
rlonke Jf. Indian Woods Mddle School. F eb. 2425 at 7'.Q0.
Featuring: Jack Hochman (The Cat and The Bullfrog), Camille Hendricks(Ida), Lauren Berry (Penny), Riley Trowbridge (Fluff ), Stephanie Weiss( Downy and Dance Captain) and Brette Baker (Bewick).
The AIUSIC Atan oxfordMiddle School. March 34 at7:00.
Featuring: Rachel Hoffrnarn (Amarylis) and Courtrey Cronenwett (ensemble).
OllVef Blue ValleyNorthwest. Feb. 10-12.
Featuring: Nathan Hoffrnann (Oliver)
Look for Miller-Marley students who will appearin upcoming productions at local theaters.
BeanStalK BIUeS Martin City Melodrama. Feb. 18 through Apr. 24
Featuring: Jessica and Jeremy Ims.
OUf TOWn Leawood Stage Company. Leawood United Methodist
Church. Feb. 10-l 3 and Feb. l7-l 9. Featuring: Rachel Reese @ebecca Gibbs)and Aaron Shinn (Si Crowell and Joe Crowell).
SWin g! American Heartland Theatre. Ivlarch 4 tluough Apr. 17.
Featuring: Megan Arnott and Steven Hopkins (ensemble members).
fUnny Glfl nre New Theatre. Jrme 23 through August 28.
Plcase consuh theders for reservations and show times
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AtI ller-rltarley Qelgns Su rrremeAt Oelebration of tlre Stars
Congratulations to the current and formerMller-Marleystudents and staffwho were the proud recipients of these
Derrmi Awards at Theate in the Park's Celebration oftheSrars even! held on November l3th.
BestShow: Cra4tforYou(Directed by Brian McGirmes$
Best Director: Brian McGinness(Craryfor Iou)
Best Actor: Jason Murry (Crazyfor Tou)
former sndcwBest Actor in a Supporting Role: Chris Halford
(Crazyfor You)
Best Actress: Ivy Gagnon (The Wzard of Oz)
fotmer studcttt
Best Choreography: Ann McCroskey(Guys and Dolls)
Best Male Featured Dancer: Steven Hopkins(Gtys and Dolk)
Favorite Set Design: Constance Ramos (Crazyfor You)See Constance Ramos article on Page 2.
Best Costumes: Pam Blackburn (The lIlizard of Oz)Former studerrt and the moth* of studznt, Scott Blackbwn.
Kaitlyn Ilavidson (Polly Baker)and Jason Murry (Bobby Child)in C razy for Y ou, the D emrnAward wirurer for "Best Show";Shawnee Mission Theatre in theParlq July 2004.
Photo courtesy ofTTIP
Tlreatre In fhe DarkAnnounces 2OOO SeasonAuditionsfor the 2005 season
will be held on April 3rd and 4that a location to be announced
Wsit the website for further updateswww.theatreinthen arlc org
Jordon Kaseff. (2nd Row L to R) Loro-Boeza Rctley,
/lAegon Schwerdtfeger- (3rd Row) Alexandra Copaken.
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February,2005
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Photos courtesy of Andrea Coad.
MiIIet-MatIey Youth BaIIet ComMiller-Marley Neuts
The Miller-Marley Yoath Ballet Company is a
501 c 3 non-proft organization and is administered
by a board of directors and an advisory committeti.
Though Miller-Marley fully supports the endeworsof the Youth Ballet, the MMYB functions as a sepa-
rate entity and is reliant upon charitable contribu-tions in order to subsidize the operational costs ofthe organization. As they strive to reach theirfinan-cial objectives, majorfund raising efforts have been
initiated thatwill beneft both the MMYB and the
unffi li ate d Mille r-Marley fami lies, as we I l.
All donations are tax deductible.
TNls E TJIAT..Cax You rtJaprr TnsP
Once upon a time there were two little girls
who took dancing at Mller-lvlmley. Theirnarnes were Kristen and Lindsey Sudeikis.
Kristen, the older sister, grew up to be a pro-
fessional dancer and choreographer. Lindsey,
the younger, free-spirited sister, grewup to be
a nun- Recently, Kristenandhersister, the*Sister", reunited at Lindsey's convent in New
York City and delighted the nuns with a per-
formance of Shirley's The Sheik, tap dance.
Long story short......The nuns were so taken
with'lhe spirit" of tap dancing that they now
attend weekly tap classes taught by "ntur-othet''
than Lindsey Sudeikis.
More alumni news.....Andy Parkhurst willappea.r in the musical,Mama Mia. The show
will be presented in KC. at the Music l{allfrom Feb. 8-13. Andy also serves as the dance
captain for the company. Shawn Heaton has
just signed on with Bally's inlas Vegas to
daurrce tnJubilee, one of the longest rurming
shows on the strip. Last but not least.....T1lre Lost & Foazd, in Studio 5, is overflowing.All items that are not retrieved this month willbe donated to charity or discarded-
Miller-Mar{ey School of Dance & VoiceWycfiff West Shopping Center 10448 MastinOverland Park, KS 66212(913)4924fiM FAX (913)894-2s7s
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Miller-Marley Youth Ballet scene from The Nutcracker Bal/ef, presented at the
Winterdance production in Decemb q,2004. (Front row, pictured L to R) Erin Faus,
Molly Shard and Mindy Moeller. (Second row pictured L to R) Kristen Browr;Paige Mazurek, Caitlin McAvoy and Callie Imel. Photo courtesy ofAndrea Coad
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