PURE ACADEMY OFFICE HOURS Monday to Friday, 10AM-6PM Saturday, 9AM-2PM Sunday, CLOSED GETTING TO KNOW PURE STAFF For the next few months we will showcase a few of our staff members so you can get to know them as well as we do. We promise you will be impressed! Say hi when you are around the studio….we promise we don’t bite! STACIE SUITOR – Acng Teacher, Director Stacie is an arst by heart and a teacher by purpose. Her love for the theatre began at a very young age as she dabbled in singing, dancing and acng, which inevitably led to deep- rooted passion for the arts. Stacie has extensive experience on and offstage as well as in the class- room and has been developing her skills for the theatre and arsc environment since the age of 7. Stacie completed her B.A(H) in Drama in Educaon and the Community with a minor in psychol- ogy as well as her Bachelor of Educaon at University of Windsor. Stacie’s educaonal and theatre experi- ence includes acng, direcng, movement and voice, theatre for young audiences, theatre for social jusce, story drama, process drama, improvisaon and theatre history. Stacie’s onstage roles include appearances in TK’s “An- nie” (2000) UCC’s “Children of Eden”(2004) UCC Alum- ni and Friends producon of “Into The Woods” (2007), TK’s “Chicago” (2010) “The Sound of Music” (2011) and “White Christmas” (2012). Her involvement with Pure has included direcon for “Godspell” (2010) “High School Musical 2: Onstage.”(2010) “Willy Wonka Jr.” (2011) and “Only Make Believe” (2012) Stacie’s experi- ence with Pure began in May (2009) and includes in- strucon in drama, triple threat, the Improv Team and private acng lessons, as well as assistant direcon/ stage management for all Pure recitals. Stacie hopes to inspire a passion for the arts in her students. She works to help them build confidence and a strong sense of self through theatre. She encourages her students to take risks, try new things and experi- ment with different perspecve. She is inspired by the open and creave minds of her students and hopes to insll stage techniques, tools for life, self-awareness and a willingness to enter a world of imaginaon. “To love what you do and know that it maers – how could anything be more fun?” – Katherine Graham WELCOME TO THE TEAM, DAKOTA! Pure is thrilled to introduce Dakota Hodgson to the PURE staff. Dakota has proven herself countless mes by substung classes, volunteering in the classroom and to do choreography, by leading her teammates within the Compeve Team dynamic, stepping up to the challenge without fail and being a stellar student at PURE for 5 years. Dakota has an absolutely excel- lent rapport with students and certainly possesses the skills and talent required to be a quality teacher. She connues her own dance educaon but also is ready for more responsibility. Dakota will be loved by all. We are very fortunate to have her skills and talent! Wel- come Dakota! Inspire talent. Develop abilities. Love the Arts. VOLUME 5, ISSUE 6 MARCH/APRIL 2013 The PURE Star PURE is Going to DISNEY!! (& everyone is welcome to come with us...more details in this issue)
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PURE AcAdEmyOfficE HOURsMonday to Friday, 10AM-6PMSaturday, 9AM-2PMSunday, CLOSED
GETTING TO KNOW PURE STAFFFor the next few months we will showcase a few of our staff members so you can get to know them as well as we do. We promise you will be impressed! Say hi when you are around the studio….we promise we don’t bite!
STACIE SUITOR – Acting Teacher, Director
Stacie is an artist by heart and a teacher by purpose. Her love for the theatre began at a very young age as she dabbled in singing, dancing and acting, which inevitably led to deep-rooted passion for the arts.Stacie has extensive experience on and offstage as well as in the class-room and has been developing her
skills for the theatre and artistic environment since the age of 7. Stacie completed her B.A(H) in Drama in Education and the Community with a minor in psychol-ogy as well as her Bachelor of Education at University of Windsor. Stacie’s educational and theatre experi-ence includes acting, directing, movement and voice, theatre for young audiences, theatre for social justice, story drama, process drama, improvisation and theatre history.
Stacie’s onstage roles include appearances in TK’s “An-nie” (2000) UCC’s “Children of Eden”(2004) UCC Alum-ni and Friends production of “Into The Woods” (2007), TK’s “Chicago” (2010) “The Sound of Music” (2011) and “White Christmas” (2012). Her involvement with Pure has included direction for “Godspell” (2010) “High
School Musical 2: Onstage.”(2010) “Willy Wonka Jr.” (2011) and “Only Make Believe” (2012) Stacie’s experi-ence with Pure began in May (2009) and includes in-struction in drama, triple threat, the Improv Team and private acting lessons, as well as assistant direction/stage management for all Pure recitals. Stacie hopes to inspire a passion for the arts in her students. She works to help them build confidence and a strong sense of self through theatre. She encourages her students to take risks, try new things and experi-ment with different perspective. She is inspired by the open and creative minds of her students and hopes to instill stage techniques, tools for life, self-awareness and a willingness to enter a world of imagination. “To love what you do and know that it matters – how could anything be more fun?” – Katherine Graham
WElcOmE TO ThE TEAm, DAKOTA! Pure is thrilled to introduce Dakota Hodgson to the PURE staff. Dakota has proven herself countless times by substituting classes, volunteering in the classroom and to do choreography, by leading her teammates within the Competitive Team dynamic, stepping up to the challenge without fail and being a stellar student at PURE for 5 years. Dakota has an absolutely excel-lent rapport with students and certainly possesses the skills and talent required to be a quality teacher. She continues her own dance education but also is ready for more responsibility. Dakota will be loved by all. We are very fortunate to have her skills and talent! Wel-come Dakota!
Inspire talent. Develop abilities. Love the Arts.
V o l u m e 5 , i s s u e 6 m a r c h / a p r i l 2 0 1 3
The PURE StarPURE is Going to DISNEY!! (& everyone is welcome to come with us...more details in this issue)
Dakota’s BioDakota is thrilled to be joining the Pure staff and is looking forward to sharing her passion, enthusiasm and commitment to excellence with all of her students and the entire Pure Dance community. A competitive dancer, award winning gymnast and honor student, Dakota brings with her many years of competitive training and love for the sport.
Up to and including this year she has been the recipient of multiple re-gional and national scholarships and awards for both dance and choreog-raphy. Dakota was selected as Senior Magic Performer of the Weekend at LA Dance Magic competition in Michigan, was chosen to apprentice for Melissa Williams on the Extreme Tour, made Adrenaline “Crew” and has represented Pure twice at Nationals. Along with recognition for her dancing she has gotten the chance to work with and learn from very prestigious choreographers. Locally, Dakota has choreographed for Dances in the Park and her high school dance team, which placed first place at Dancefest Nationals. Dakota has an immense love for dance and hopes to share her passion with all those she teaches and those who surround her. She would like to thank the Pure management team for this opportunity and couldn’t be more pleased to be working for such a wonderful group of people.
PURE PEOPlE mAKING IT BIG!Congrats to Corey Mariuz, Josh Enzlin and Cassie Benoit for their dazzling performances in Pippin, put on by Theatre Alive in Windsor! Josh de-but’s with the theatre group and Corey is appearing once again as a lead role and choreographer! The Show is running March 1st – 10th (Week-ends). Call 519-737-9919 to get tickets to this fantastic show!
Congrats to Holly Holmes as she packs her bags to travel the world to audition for various professional dance/performance jobs! All dancers have a small window of opportunity to try to get professional work and expand their portfolios, and Holly has decided to go for it! We couldn’t be more proud and we hope you make it Holls! We all stand behind you! Holly will be back in a year to continue her great work with PURE and
will continue to return occasionally to choreograph until her permanent return.
JOB POSTINGPlease note if applying for camp leader positions:
Applicants should be at least 13 years of age minimumApplicants should be motivated, attentive, self-starters and organized. Applicants should note that if registration does not reach a minimum number of students, camps must be cancelled and they will not be able to keep their position as leader. Application for these positions will indi-cate and understanding that weekly work is not 100% guaranteed.
Positions Available:1 Full time Coordinator/in class leader – Chatham Location (7.5 weeks of work)1 Full time Class Leader/camp councillor – Chatham Location (7.5 weeks of work)2 Part time Travelling Camp councillors – Florence, Wallaceburg, Blenheim (4.5 weeks of work)
If you are interested in a position as a summer camp leader for PURE Summer Camps, please have your resume in to Heather Randall by March 15th, or email it to [email protected]. PURE DANCES IN DISNEY, 2014! (& EVERYONE IS WELCOME!)Pure staff and Management would like to tell you some early details about an amazing opportunity we would like to offer to ANY STUDENT AT PURE who is age 8 and up.
Beginning in the next month, you will see a sign up sheet on the bulletin board (across from the Studio 1 door) asking for you to put your contact information down if you are interested in learning more.
Cory’s Cardio Dance FUSION!
$100 (+ hst) for the session or $12 per class drop in rate. BONUS: If you pay for one class you get the other FREE!!!
All ages -- no previous dance experience required!!
CLASSES ARE FRIDAY FROM 4:00 -5:00PM
Disco Ninjas – 12,980 pts
The Looney Tunes – 10,810 pts
One Hit Wonders – 10,360 pts
Da Bomb Squad – 14,200 pts
PURE sPiRit HOUsE LEAgUEs cUmULAtivE POint tALLiEs
In Late spring/early summer of 2014, PURE will be travelling to DISNEY WORLD to dance in the Main Street Parade, in full Disney provided cos-tumes that you get to keep, with other dancers from around the world!
If you are interested, the following information should be noted:
- There will be an informative meeting so you can make an informed decision- Participating will be required to attend one “Disney” Class per week where parade choreography as well as a second main stage performance will be taught all year.- Participating students will be required to take a second jazz technique class in addition to their Disney Class to ensure that their skill level is up to par.- Most travel arrangements, meal options, extra events (gala dinner for dancers) park hopper passes, accommodations etc are arranged for you as part of your participation- Students and family members can vacation to Disney for far less mon-ey than planning your own vacation to Disney. The price is excellent and affordable!- Payments are made in installations throughout the year for your con-venience.- There is a tonne of free time to enjoy the parks! - There are exciting extra events (optional and mandatory) that you are invited to take part in, like rehearsals, dinners, celebrations and perfor-mances. - Families make their own flight/travel decisions so you can use points, drive, extend your stay or shorten your stay. Flexibility is built into the package.- This opportunity is open to ALL students at PURE! Please watch for the sign up sheet on the bulletin board in PURE’s lobby. If you are on the list, we will ensure that you receive all information as it comes to us and that you get a personal invitation to the Disney Informa-tion Session so you can make a decision about your participation.
We are SO excited and we welcome Debbie MeGonigle from the Debbie McGonigle School of dance who is going to guide us thorough the pro-cess and head up oure Disney Program with her knowledge and experi-ence with Disney dance!
LASt CALL fOR LOSt & fOUND ItEMS!! Parents have until March 30th to claim any ‘lost & found items’. After March 30th all ‘lost & found’ items will be donated to Goodwill
PURE WIll BE BAcK ON ThE ‘BIG BIKE’!BIG NEWS! Pure will be participating in our second year with Big Bike Ride for Heart and Stroke. The event will be on May 31st at 6pm. If you would like to join our “PURE Heart” team please contact our captain Sta-cie Suitor ([email protected]). This is an awesome opportunity for us to get involved with our community and give something back! Everyone
over the age of 14 welcome!
chAThAm KENT’S PURE AcADEmY ShINES IN mIchIGANThis past weekend in Dearborn Michigan, PURE Academy opened up their 2013 competitive dance season. In all, 46 team members trav-eled to the Adrenaline Dance Convention to compete and receive train-ing from some of the best instructors in the world. “Being taught how to hip-hop dance by Nick Bass was awesome”, said Larissa Bedford an 11-year-old team dancer from PURE. “Knowing he is Justin Timberlake’s friend and that he has toured with Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Usher and Chris Brown is incredible!
PURE impressed the judges winning several categories and sweeping the competition winning all 3 of the major entertainment awards.
3 of PURE Academy’s performances were selected to the “Best of Show” finale where the top 15 dance routines out of more then 170 of the weekend, were selected to perform.
Several PURE Academy dancers were awarded individual scholarships for their talent throughout the weekend. Dakota Hodgson and Heather Kosik were honored by Nick Bass and were selected to the All-star Dance
2 UPCOMING HOUSE LEAGUE EVENtS COMING UP ARE:WACKY SOCKS – WEEK OF March 4 - 9 - Wear your craziest socks! Mix and Match! Get funky! Have fun!
TEAM COLOURS Week - April 8 – 15 – Are you Blue? Green? Silver/Grey or Purple? Wear as many items as you can in your team co-lours and you will gain countless points for your team!
Scholarships were awarded to Jocelyn Smit, Jocelyn Jones, Hannah Nich-olls, Dakota Hodgson and Heather Kosik (results continued on next page)PURE’s major production routine entitled “Swag School” finished 1st place overall in the junior production category. Choreographed by Me-lissa Coleman, Corey Mariuz and Holly Holmes and performed by Larissa Bedbord, Dakota Borland, Clair Boughner, Erin Boyle, Ally Boyle, Emma Charron, Brooke Comiskey, Cassandra Comiskey, Emma Costello, Gabri-elle Czichrak, Megan Dasilva, Megan DeVogelaere, Julia Drakulovic, lauren Garrow, Madison Hetherington, Dakota Hodgson, Grace Hodgson, Shelby Hughson, Sydney-Grace James, Jocelyn Jones, Riley Kitchen, Kaylee Mel-nyk, Gwendolyn Mitchell, Kinsey Moon, Grace Newell, Hannah Nicholls, Abrielle Perry, Emma Pinsonneault, Gabriella Pisquem, Carter Pittuck, Lauren Pittuck, Allison Pittuck, Sofia Prizio, Caren Rhodes, Hannah Ross, Heather Ross, Jocelyn Smit, Zacharyt Stallaert, Alice Sutherland, Maddux Swayze, Kathryn Szymanski, Sophie Turner, Emily Verkaik, Hunter Will-more, Lakyn Willmore, Mackenzie Young and Jayden Zakaria.
PURE AcADEmY DANcERS cAPTURE INTERNATIONAl AccOlADES!This past weekend in Dearborn Michigan at the LA Dance Magic Interna-tional Dance Convention, PURE Academy dancers performed in outstand-ing fashion. Of the 23-team routines entered, PURE Academy dancers captured eleven 1st place divisional awards and four overall event awards.
In total 46 dancers traveled to compete against 10 other dance schools from Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Ontario.
In addition to capturing several prestigious accolades as a team, 8 PURE Academy dancers were recognized for their individual abilities and were invited to partake in the final auditions for regional and national schol-arships. Lakyn Willmore, Madison Hetherington and Dakota Hodgson captured the prestigious LA Dance Junior, Teen and Senior performers of the weekend title and were provided a national scholarship to com-pete for the LADM National Title in Irvine California this coming July. Riley Kitchen, Jocelyn Jones, Carsen Rhodes and Grace Hodgson won regional scholarships for their abilities and were runner up for the Na-tional Awards.
In the Junior Prep division “Tarzan and Jane” won 1st place overall and was performed by Maddux Swayze, Carter Pittuck, Sofia Prizio, Kaylee Melnyk, Emily Verkaik, Gabrielle Czichrak, Kinsey Moon and Lauren Gar-row.
In the Teen Contemporary division “Seven Devils” won 1st place overall and was performed by Riley Kitchen, Jocelyn Jones and Jocelyn Smit.
In the Junior Prep Hip Hop Division “Where’s my Monkey” won 1st place overall and was performed by Carter Pittuck , Emma Costello, Maddux Swayze, Sofia Prizio, Kaylee Melnyk, Emily Verkaik, Emma Charron, Ga-brielle Czichrak, Kinsey Moon, Abrielle Perry, Lauren Garrow, Gabriella Pisquem, Alice Sutherland, Meghan Dasilva and Mackenzie Young. In Teen Hip Hop division “Ball So Hard” won 1st place overall and was selected as PURE Academy’s top scoring number winning Platinum rec-ognition. This Hip Hop number was performed by Hunter Willmore,
Adrenaline Dance Scholarship Winners (from left to right) Heather Kosik, Jocelyn Smit, Dakota Hodgson, Jocelyn Jones & Hannah Nicholls.
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St. Clair Wellness Centre 149 St. Clair St., Chatham 519-358-7219 519-360-9276 For all your complimentary health care needs Dr. Jennifer Newman, Chiropractor Suzanne Webster, Canadian Certified Pedorthist Kori Myers, Registered Massage Therapist Charity Landry, Registered Massage Therapist Anne Marie Renaud, Sole Serenity Reflexology
Madison Hetherington, Grace Hodgson, Hannah Nicholls, Jocelyn Jones, Jocelyn Smit, Heather Ross, Dakota Hodgson and Riley Kitchen.
PURE Dancers Jocelyn Jones, Jocelyn Smit and Hannah Nicholls watch Grace Hodgson back flip in the LA Dance Magic, Regional 1st Place Overall Hip Hop performance
“ The Team performed in outstanding fashion this past weekend. It is impressive to know that Chatham Kent can produce such talent and work ethic. Competing against dance studios from the USA at events like this force the team to raise the bar to such a high level and the team stepped up and met the challenge!” said PURE Academy Coach Melissa Coleman. “For me it really is a pleasure to work with these young ladies and men – very proud of their accomplishments.”
PURE’s next action will at the Hollywood Vibe Regional Dance convention in Cleveland Ohio March 22nd through March 24th.
PURE SURVEY 2013 RESULtS!I would like to thank everyone who took the time to complete the custom-er survey that was distributed a few weeks back. PURE is now in its 5th year of business and we strive for all of our customers to be fully satisfied and pleased with the service that PURE provides. Please note that the complete survey results will be available at the front desk should you wish to see it. Results from the survey have helped to confirm many of the items that we were hoping our customers would appreciate. Exceptional scores were noted concerning the quality of the instruction in the classroom, quality of the administration, hours of operation, perfor-mance opportunities and the quality of the PURE recitals.
High scores were noted concerning PURE’s facility, ease of choosing a class at PURE, PURE’s website, PURE’s newsletter, the Christmas show and summer camp opportunities. Skill testing examination options and the Dancing in Disney World op-portunity for our recreational dancers, were supported and both will be implemented into the 2013/2014 dance season. One of the concerns noted form the survey was the price associated with theatre events and recitals. From the very beginning it has been a goal of PURE to create exceptional performance opportunities for our boys and girls. The Capitol theatre is the only facility in Chatham-Kent that can support our large cast sizes in both the dressing rooms and the wing spaces backstage in a functional and safe manner. We believe the Capitol theatre logistics, stage space, sound and lighting is one of the reasons why the recitals and shows look and sound the way they do! We know that our teachers and students love the space from the performance side of the equation. While it has been noted from the survey that both the Christmas show and year-end recitals are appreciated from a quality perspective – it is also important to note that these quality productions come with a cost. We believe the Capitol theatre offers the best op-portunity for both the performers as well as those who enjoy the show from the seats! Please continue to support the performers at PURE by attending the recitals and Christmas show. Please note that a broader range of ticket prices will be made available in 2013 depending on where you select your seats. Finally we are looking forward to another exciting change in 2013, which will be the leveling and language descriptions associated with all classes at PURE! Class names, age groupings and class opportunities will be streamlined and consistent for all to understand. (i.e. Level 1 Ballet, Lev-el 1 Tap, Level 1 Jazz will be for students aged 5 through 6) Thanks again for taking the time to complete the survey and for taking the time to read this summary letter. We appreciate your feedback and we appreciate you choosing PURE as your service provider for a perform-ing arts education. We are grateful for your support! Sincerely,Kent Willmore
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HOUSELEAGUE EVENT #6 Week: Wear Your Team Colours!
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HOUSELEAGUE EVENT #5 Week: WACKY SOCKS WEEK
MARCH BREAK WEEK (Camps in Progress - No Regular classes)
PURE Ac TORT he Pure ac tor of the month is Joel le Tetraul t . Joel le i s new to the ac t-ing program this year but you would never be able to te l l by her dedicat ion, focus and awesome ener-g y in c lass . Onstage she i s v ibrant, fu l l of charac ter and is amazingly creat ive. She i s a natural per form -er and a lways br ings a posi t ive and energet ic presence to c lass . Keep up that great work Joel le! You rock!
PURE TRIPlE ThRE ATT he Pure Tr ip le T hreat Per former of the month i s Emma Wisemen. Emma is a mature, c reat ive and aspir ing young per form -er. She i s a lways focussed in c lass and tr ies her best at a l l t imes . She i s at ten -t ive and constant ly push -
ing her sel f to do bet ter. Emma is a joy for her teacher s and shows great respec t and k indness to her fe l low s tudent s . Keep rock in ’ Emma!
PURE DANcERFaye Daley. Faye i s in Ms, Heather Randal l ’s Grade 2/3 Bal let c lass and she i s motivated, exc i ted, hard work ing and k ind to her f r iends . Faye has expressed her des ires to grow up to be a beaut i -fu l dancer t ime and t ime again which makes Ms. Heather want to work harder as a teacher to make that happen for her. Her abi l i t y and des ire to take correc t ions and im -plement them and to im -prove great ly and rapid ly i s wonder ful to watch. Faye, i f you want i t , and you are wi l l ing to work
for i t , i t can be your s! SO PROUD!
PURE S INGERCongratulat ions Hay ley Doucet! What a pos i t ive energ y to have in our voice c lasses! She i s a l -ways exc i ted about new songs and mini per for-mance oppor tuni t ies and i s a great f r iend and en -courager of her fe l low c lassmates! We’re so g lad she jo ined our s inging team at PURE this year! Keep up the great work!
PURE FlORENcE PERFORmER A shlyn Hawley i s a Pure s tudent in her second year of musica l theatre. A shlyn i s a dedicated dancer who has grown s igni f icant ly over the year. She a lways has a
smi le on and loves to par-t ic ipate in any ac t iv i t y no mat ter how wack y i t may be! A shlyn work s super hard in c lass and a lways tr ies her best . She comes back the nex t week hav-ing prac t iced her dances and wows her teacher wi th her enthusiasm. Keep i t up A shlyn!
PURE WAll AcEBURG PERFORmER Our Pure Wal laceburg Dancer i s P im Mi l ler. Her contagious energ y i s a great asset to the c lass . P im has a sweet sp ir i t! She doesn’t g ive up when learning choreography . . we can’t wai t to see her on s tage Pure ’s rec i ta l & Deb McGonig le ’s rec i ta l (our s is ter s tudio in Wal -laceburg)
PURE hE ARTT his months Pure Hear t goes to Hol l ie R ice - Mitchel l & her husband Steve. T hey are commit ted c l ient s to PURE & are a lways of fer ing constant words of encouragement to Pure s tudent s , their fami l ies & Pure s taf f! A lso they are a lways help ing , vo lunteer ing & being a k ind & spec ia l presence within Pure ’s wal l s . T hank s so much for your suppor t of Pure!!
