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1 Cleveland March 2012 Ohio Dance Masters ODM Crowns Petite, Junior and Teen Miss Dance Ohio Dance Masters Newark Title Results! Junior Members are Active! Welcome New Members!! Petite Miss Dance of Ohio 2012 Megan Fein Teacher: Dawn Junior Miss Dance of Ohio 2012 Alicia Slouffman Teacher: Dawn INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Junior Members are Active Cherry Valley Title Results Member & Student Happenings Welcome New Members 5 Picture Gallery 6 We d love your news!!! Please Denise Bryant at: bryantdance@neo.rr.com or call her at (330) ! Teen Miss Dance of Ohio 2012 Jordan Betscher Teacher: Dawn

2 PAGE 2 ODM s Jr. Members are Active! ABOUT JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP: Junior Membership gives students ages 13 to 20 the opportunity to further their studies in dance with the interest of being a Future Dance Master of America Teacher. Junior Members develop positive social relationships and learn about the Dance Masters organization through an established curriculum and through volunteering at ODM conventions.* They have meetings and special classes at each ODM convention. The March/April convention each year the Junior Members hold a Chinese Auction to raise funds. The funds that they raise not only help to finance their special classes, but the membership chooses a charity that they would like to help. This year s auction will benefit the Salvation Army. Not only are our students learning what it means to belong to Chapter 16, but they are also learning how to be compassionate toward those in need. Any students interested in Junior Membership can have their teacher contact: Dawn. *From the ODM Code of Regulations.

3 CLEVELAND PAGE 3 Cherry Valley Titled Competition Results There was A LOT of talent in the Cherry Valley Titled Competitions! Each contestant, their teachers and their families put a great deal of work into preparing for this competition. Thanks to everyone, whatever your role, for all of your hard work!! The results are: Petite Miss Dance: 2nd. Place Interview: Megan Fein, student of Dawn 1st Place Interview: Chloe Robinson, student of Dawn Class Awards: Ballet and Tap: Megan Fein student of Dawn. Jazz and Acro: Hanah Cuerbo, student of Erin Stein Rich Most Talented Non-Finalist: Caitlin Federer, student of Joan Wine Tallent Award: Megan Fein, student of Dawn 2nd Runner Up: Calista Ring, student of Erin Stein Rich 1st Runner Up: Hanah Cuerbo, student of Erin Stein Rich Petite Miss Dance of Ohio 2012: Megan Fein, Student of Dawn Junior Miss Dance: 2nd Place Interview: (Two-way tie): Kennedy Chase, student of Kelly Fuller, Alicia Slouffman, student of Dawn 1st Place Interview: Gabrielle Dean, student of Dawn Class Awards: Ballet and Acro: Alicia Slouffman, student of Dawn Tap: Kennedy Chase, student of Kelly Fuller Jazz: Jordan, student of Dawn Most Talented Non-Finalist: Tara Johnson, student of Erin Stein Rich Talent Award: Alicia Slouffman, student of Dawn 6th Runner Up: Presley Gookin, student of Diana Evans 5th Runner Up: Camille Gorena, student of Diana Evans 4th Runner Up: Chloe Anne Mayenknecht, student of Amy Reik 3rd Runner Up: Kennedy Chase, student of Kelly Fuller 2nd Runner Up: Gabrielle Dean, student of Dawn 1st Runner Up: Jordan, student of Dawn Junior Miss Dance of Ohio 2012: Alicia Slouffman, student of Dawn Teen Miss Dance: 2nd Place Interview: (Three-way tie): Kristen Harlow, student of Jane Schenck, Lindsey Carroll, student of Jane Schenck, Brigid Pittman, student of Diana Evans 1st Place Interview: Anna McGary, student of Diana Evans Class Awards: Ballet and Jazz: Jordan Betscher, student of Dawn Tap: Grace Elizabeth Nehls, student of Dawn Acro: Julie Huster, student of Jane Schenck Most Talented Non-Finalist: Abby Brockman, student of Diana Evans Talent Award: Jordan Betscher, student of Dawn 7th Runner Up: Lindsey Carroll, student of Jane Schenck 6th Runner Up: Grace Nehls, student of Dawn 5th Runner Up: Lexi Watts, student of Diana Evans 4th Runner Up: Sidney Gorena, student of Diana Evans 3rd Runner Up: Christina Barr, student of Susan Barr 2nd Runner Up: Anna Wolfe, student of Susan Barr 1st Runner Up: Anna McGary, student of Diana Evans Teen Miss Dance of Ohio 2012: Jordan Betscher, student of Dawn

$PAGE 4 Member and Student Happenings... Joan Wine has had an eventful couple of months. She had a fall that fractured her knee.$ A therapist visits her several times a week and she has exercises to do on the days the therapist does not visit.

A therapist visits her several times a week and she has exercises to do on the days the therapist does not visit.

Please keep her and her recovery in your prayers, and drop her a card. I m sure she would appreciate the well wishes!

4 PAGE 4 Member and Student Happenings... Joan Wine has had an eventful couple of months. She had a fall that fractured her knee. After surgery and a stint in rehab, she is now home. A therapist visits her several times a week and she has exercises to do on the days the therapist does not visit. She is not permitted to bear weight on that leg until she goes back to the doctor on April 12th. Please keep her and her recovery in your prayers, and drop her a card. I m sure she would appreciate the well wishes! Butch Theisen s brother-in-law, Ed, (former member Becky Theisen Gallis husband), has Alzhimers, and brain cancer. Please keep Butch s sister and family in your prayers. Riley Joelle Rexroad was born on January 31. She weighed in at was 7 lbs, 11 oz and 20 1/2 inches long. Congratulations to Michele, Robb and Reese!! The article below was sent to me by a secret little bird whose initials are Rennie Davis! Congratulations, Suzy Straub and Jillian!

5 CLEVELAND PAGE 5 WELCOME, NEW MEMBERS!! Katie Lyons has been studying dance for 13 years under the instruction of Denise Bryant in Tallmadge, Ohio. She has studied in tap, jazz, ballet, pointe, modern, lyrical, contemporary, hip hop, musical theater, liturgical and acrobatics. Katie is a student at the University of Akron and is studying Early Childhood Education. Whenever she gets a chance, she takes a dance class at the University. Katie has won many awards in tap, jazz and ballet. She has attended Cecchetti Council of America s International Summer School in Holland, Michigan and Dance Masters of America s Student Honors Intensive Program and Teachers Training School in Buffalo, New York. Dance Masters has been a huge part of Katie s life since she was 10 years old. In eighth grade Katie joined Junior Members where she was given the offices of treasurer and president. Now, Katie has received her membership from Dance Masters of America and is certified to teach tap, jazz and ballet. Katie has also successfully taken her Grades One and Two Cecchetti Teacher s exams as well as her Grade Five student exam. Katie hopes to instill the love and passion for dance that she has with each and every one of her students. Courtney Kelley began dancing at age 3 studying ballet, tap, jazz and lyrical. For the next 15 years she studied with Melynda Lott, Cindy Straub, Angie Haver and Suzy Straub at both Straub Dance Center and Generations Performing Arts Center. In her many years of dancing, she competed and won awards at Ohio Dance Masters and Dance Masters of America, Headliners Performing Arts Competitions, American Dance Awards and KAR Nationals. She was a featured performer in Capital Holiday Lights, the Miss Ohio Competition in 1998, and the United Way Fundraiser at Nationwide Arena with Dionne Warwick in After high school, Courtney went on to advance her dancing career by studying with Jackie Patterson former Joffery Ballet dancer, and learning new jazz, tap and ballet techniques with Frank Hatchett at Broadway Dance Center in New York City. Her professional career began when she was hired by Six Flags to perform in The Big Kahuna, a 50 s beach musical review, as two different characters. Courtney assisted in dance classes at both her former studios and worked as a teacher at Generations. She is in her second year at Footsteps Family Dance Center working for Jennifer Curren, teaching ballet, pointe, Jr. Ballet Company and the little ones in the Genesis Program. Joining ODM/DMA has always been a goal for her and she is very thankful to all the amazing teachers that have influenced her over the years. Her induction was a special moment for her because both her current boss, Jennifer Curren, and her very first dance teacher, Angie Haver, were there to witness it.

6 PAGE 6 Fun baby shower! Sorry you missed it, Michele! We missed you! It s just bean dip, really! Mini s Workshop in Cherry Valley! It was a Mickey Mouse weekend...

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