May 17th, 6:30 pm, River Run Centre
Choreography for these dances were created by either the teacher or in the case of all the composition classes- by the students themselves! We hope you enjoy the show. We hope to also see you at the Wednesday, GYD Company Show at 7pm which will have Apprentice I, II, Young Company and GYD company pieces not included in this program.
Apprentice I Company Ballet
The Music Box
Teacher: Tara Butler.
Dancers: Abigail Danks, Olivia Dube-Goss, Nemea Giddings, Claire Gomes, Audrey Keller, Audrey Peek Evans, Samantha Ribeiro, Maelle Stephenson, Luna Williams
Music: The Musical Box by Oliver Davis
Apprentice II Company
Monstrous Beauty
The beauty of femininity can be shown in many different ways.
Choreographer: Cybelle LeBlanc
Dancers: Alvy Cope, Aveline Gray Bedard, Hazel Lawr, Ayana Morton, Ella Osborne, Maia Schneider-Fields, Abigail Turner-Steffer, Talia Vigers, Maren Wegner
Music: Oblivion by Grimes
Assistant: Luka Hazl
Ballet 6-8 (Monday)
Teacher: Kelly Steadman
Dancers: Maëlle Atkinson, Cahlie Balkie, Nadège Duffield, Ariana Gibbons, Mila Giddlings, Claire Kowacz, Madeline Puddister, Audrey Ribeiro, Farheen Thakur
Music: Blackbird by The Beatles
Assistant: Chloe LeBlanc
Contemporary 9-10 (Thursday)
Stingrays and Sea Turtles
Teacher: Meredith Blackmore
Dancers/Choreographers: Lauren Alaan, Alvy Cope, Hazel Lawr, Ayana Morton, Ella Osborne, Paige Richardson, Annora Smith, Talia Vigers, Hilah Watson
Music: Deep Ocean by Michel Dj
Ballet 6-8 (Tuesday)
Teacher: Kelly Steadman
Dancers: Aubrey Armstrong, Shelby Cooper-Bivar, Penny Keriegan, Summer O’Donovan, Grace Snell, Everlea Muma Townsend
Music: We Bought A Zoo by: Jonsi
Teacher Assistant: Ruby Keegan, Audrey Richardson
Jazz 8-11
Teacher: Kelly Steadman
Dancers: Indiana Coburn, Alvy Cope, Alexandra de Jong, Taylor Grace GillOrme, Aveline Gray Bedard, Ruby Krell Beatrice McMurtry, Ella Osborne, Sarah Snell, Maddy Thomson-Bayne, Maia Zwingli
Music: Clap Your Hands by: LeoSoul
Contemporary 9-10 (Wednesday)
Colourful Waves of Emotion
Teacher: Haley Dimeck
Colourful Waves of Emotion was collaboratively choreographed by the dancers, through exploration of colours and emotions. It was such a joy to help guide and witness their creative intuition as the piece took its shape!
Dancers/Choreographers: Laila Cockburn, Olivia Dube-Goss, Nemea Giddings, Claire Gomes, Audrey Keller, Violet Lawson, Elena Neves, Samantha Ribeiro, Maeille Stephenson, Luna Williams, Karis Wohlgemut
Music: Abataka by Ida Engberg, David West and Pilgrims on a Long Journey by Coeur De Pirate
Contemporary 6-8
Seasons Come and Go
Teacher: Leslie Fisher
Dancer/Choreographers: Rose Cetkin, Eris Davies, Lucy Dyer, Eveyln Foster, Tanis Gray Bedard, Charlotte Havercroft, Esmé Landry, Fennick Lucs, Violet Lyon, Olivia Osborne, Madeline Puddister, Naya Read, Emelia Williams
Music: Jeffery Wilson (live)
Assistant: Theadora Gray Lamont
Apprentice II Company Ballet
Teacher: Kelly Steadman
Dancers: Alvy Cope, Aveline Gray Bedard, Hazel Lawr, Ayana Morton, Ella Osborne, Maia Schneider-Fields, Abigail Turner Steffer, Talia Vigers, Maren Wegner
Music: Suite Red by: Alex Houghton
Contemporary 7-8
Animal Dance
Teacher: Meredith Blackmore
Dancers/Choreographers: Julia Adams, Zayla Charlebois, Lily Cummings, Royele Ellis, Josie Evans, Benjamin Farmer, Maeve Mathany, Ayla Prieur, Teis Wegner, Frances Wilson
Music: Galway Girl — Instrumental by KPH
Hip Hop 8-11
Say it Right
Teacher: Lindsay Roe
Dancers: Maëlle Atkinson, Noah Borges, Talia Broos, Taylor Grace GillOrme, Anna Mathany, Devon Maxmenko, Beatrice McMurtry, Audrey Murray, Olivia Osborne, Swara Patel, Alicia Eva Portillo Yescas, Grace Snell, Sarah Snell, Arwen Stephens, Maddy Thomson-Bayne, Juliette Thornton, Maximilian Vulikh
Music: ‘Say it Right’ by Nelly Furtado
Ballet 6-8 (Saturdays)
Teacher: Emma Gray Lamont/Sarah Cook-Cumming
Dancers: Tanis Gray Bedard, Dylan Jardine, Karen Kissill, Olivia Osborne, Amy Pounder, Naya Read, Penelope Swanson, Daphne Tucker, Avery Vernest
Music: Hey Let’s Go – Opening Theme Song (“My Neighbour Totoro”)
Assistant: Marissa Chung and Theadora Gray Lamont
*******INTERMISSION*******
GYD Company Ballet
Penny Lane
Teacher: Tara Butler
Dancers: Azalea Borges, Marissa Chung, Sadie Clark, Sarah Cook-Cumming, Luka Hazl, Emelia Gillespie, Ruby Keegan, Cybelle LeBlanc, Iris Moers, Katherine Phippen, Meagan Pitts, Sophie Richard, Audrey Richardson, Isabel Segal-Grossman, Kira Thompson, Kaiya Wohlgemut.
Music: Beatles Go Baroque by Peter Breiner
Contemporary 11-12
Bubble Tea Encanto
Teacher: Meredith Blackmore
Dancers/Choreographers: Jillian Alac, Olivia Crawford, Alexandra de Jong, Taylor Grace GillOrme, Aveline Gray Bedard, Soraya Kinlocke, Ruby Krell, Audrey Lawson, Molly Linder, Maddy Major McRonald, Maia Schneider-Fields, Quinn Stewart, Kate Thompson, Abigail Turner-Steffer, Maren Wegner, Audrey Withers.
Music: We Don’t Talk About Bruno — Instrumental by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Young Company Ballet
Linus and Lucy
Teacher: Tara Butler
Dancers: Jillian Alac, Sasha Baldwin, Zoey Browne, Alexandra de Jong, Taylor Grace GillOrme, Audrey Lawson, Chloe LeBlanc, Molly Linder, Maddy Major McRonald, Quinn Stewart, Kate Thompson, Katy Thomson-Bayne, Audrey Withers
Music: Charlie Brown Medley Vince Gauraldi
GYD Red Company
Sound of the City
Choreographer: Georgia Simms
‘Sound of the City’ was originally choreographed in 2012 for the City of Guelph commission, Splash Dance, which was performed by IMAGEO artworks dancers in city hall’s (brand new, at the time) splash pad. This is its 10 year anniversary!
Dancers: Emelia Gillespie, Sylvie Graves, Ruby Keegan, Iris Moers, Sophie Richard, Audrey Richardson, Kira Thompson, Kaiya Wohlegemut
Music: Beijing by Patrick Watson, Album: Wooden Arms
Contemporary 13-14
Teacher: Julia Cosentino
Catching Raindrops
Dancers/Choreographers: Sasha Baldwin, Zoey Browne, Chloe LeBlanc, Katy Thomson-Bayne
Music: “Dance for Me Wallis” by Abel Korzeniowski
Movement
Dancers/Choreographers: Emelia Gillespie, Theadora Gray Lamont, Luka Jamieson
Music: “Movement” by Hozier
Under the Umbrella
Dancers/Choreographers: Miranda Blair, Sylvie Graves, Iris Moers, Sophie Richard, Kaiya Wohlgemut
Music: “Rainbow” by Kacey Musgraves
Hip Hop 12-14
What About Your Friends?
Teacher: Lindsay Roe
Dancers: Kanchanii Karunaratne, Kossara Lippens, Maia Schneider-Fields, Xaria Taruvinga, Kate Thompson, Katy Thomson-Bayne, Audrey Withers.
Music: ‘We’ by Bon Iver // ‘What About Your Friends’ by TLC
Jazz 14 and Up
Teacher: Kelly Steadman
Dancers: Luka Jamieson, Theadora Gray Lamont, Ruby Keegan, Aven LeBlanc, Sophie Richard, Sydney Seidel, Kira Thompson
Music: Disco Inferno by Tina Turner
Contemporary 15 and up
Teacher: Julia Cosentino
Hello, Goodbye
Unexpected Connection, Simultaneously Tangled Depth and Fear, Envelops New Connection. Unexpected Connection. evolves. August. Citrus City. New Fear. Simultaneously Tangled. Unexpected Connection
Dancers/Choreographers: Azalea Borges, Marissa Chung, Sadie Clark, Sarah Cook-Cumming, Luka Hazl, Ruby Keegan, Cybelle LeBlanc, Zachary Mattar, Katherine Phippen, Meagan Pitts, Audrey Richardson, Isabel Segal-Grossman, Kira Thompson.
Music: “Dusk” by Gidge
Jazz 12-14
Teacher: Kelly Steadman
Dancers: Miranda Blair, Zoey Browne, Sylvie Graves, Audrey Lawson, Maddy Major McRonald, Auguste Moore, Audrey Richardson, Maia Schneider-Fields, Quinn Stewart, Kate Thompson, Katy Thomson-Bayne, Maren Wegner, Audrey Withers, Kaiya Wohlgemut
Music: Wipe Out By: Fred Mollin, Blue Sea Band
Apprentice I Company, Young Company and GYD Blue Company
Sonic Kinesthetic Forest
Choreographer: Lisa Sandlos
Soundscape Creation: Eleni-Ira Panourgia
Assistants: Azalea Borges and Luka Hazl
Special thanks to Rennie Tang for landscape drawing facilitation and Todd Buttenham for videography.
Apprentice I Dancers: Olivia Dube-Goss, Nemea Giddings, Claire Gomes, Audrey Keller, Samantha Ribeiro, Maelle Stephenson, Luna Williams
Young Company Dancers: Jillian Alac, Sasha Baldwin, Zoey Browne, Alexandra de Jong, Taylor Grace GillOrme, Audrey Lawson, Chloe LeBlanc, Molly Linder, Maddy Major McRonald, Quinn Stewart, Kate Thompson, Katy Thomson-Bayne, Audrey Withers
GYD Blue Company Dancers: Azalea Borges, Marissa Chung, Sadie Clark, Sarah Cook-Cumming, Luka Hazl, Cybelle LeBlanc, Katherine Phippen, Meagan Pitts, Isabel Segal-Grossman
“Trees are earth’s endless effort to speak to the listening heaven.” ~ Rabindranath Tagore
OUR GRADUATES
Azalea Borges
I’ve been dancing at GYD since I was little and I’ve pretty much grown up with the studio. Dance has always been an amazing creative outlet for me throughout my life and deciding to make dance a major part of my life was probably one of the best decisions of my life. I could have danced at any studio but no other studio could have given me the sense of family we have here at GYD, a family that I will miss dearly. Through GYD I have learned so so much priceless lessons not only regarding dance from my amazing teachers. When I think about being a dancer with GYD I can’t help but think how lucky I am, I have met my best life long friends here and I would not trade my dance career with GYD for the world.
Sadie Clark
I grew up at GYD, and I want to thank everyone who has been part of this life-changing experience. Dance became my escape and my passion through middle school and in high school, it helped me get through the various lockdowns. It is such a welcoming and inclusive environment where I can come to express myself through movement. Ever since I was 9 years old, I remember looking up to the grads and wanting to be like them. And now, I am one of them – I hope that I can inspire the up-and-comers! I have made lifelong friends and family through this experience; it wasn’t just the dancing that changed my life. I am going to miss GYD so much, but I am excited to come back and see how this studio grows in the next few years. I want to say a HUGE thank you to Janet, Catrina and Kelly for their incredible influence, dedication, and inspiration. Much love, xoxox Sadie
Luka Hazl
Growing up in this company has been such a pleasure. The last fourteen years of my life have been with GYD and it’s crazy to think I am graduating this year. The creative skills I have developed from this studio I know will serve me for a long long time. I am so thankful for this studio, my teachers and mentors, the friendships I’ve made and the experiences I’ve had. I can’t wait to see what’s to come next but I’ll be forever grateful for this part of my life. I loved growing up with dance.
Cybelle LeBlanc
Guelph Youth Dance has made such a huge impact on my childhood, career as an artist and as a person. I am so thankful I was a part of this community. Although I am not continuing dance in my main studies during post secondary, it will always be such a big part of me and stay very close to my heart. Growing up at GYD was constantly inspiring me, teaching me and others to give kindness and have a passion for the arts. I will carry this on in my next adventures. Lots of love to this beautiful school. I won’t ever forget it’s beautiful views from the studio windows, that I sometimes got completely distracted with it’s beauty! – Cybelle Le Blanc
Meagan Pitts
Dance has been such a big part of my life for all my childhood and teen years. It’s given me so much joy and skills that I can apply to every aspect of my life. My teachers and friends have always supported me and I am so grateful I was able to have a connection with all of them. Moving forward so many things are uncertain but I am always ready for a challenge. I’m beyond thankful to GYD for giving me the space to grow and create so many amazing memories.
Katherine Phippen
I’ve been dancing at GYD since I was 9 years old and the community and friends I have made here have had such a lasting impact on me. Guelph Youth Dance is somewhere everyone can feel safe and welcome while having the opportunity to express themselves. I’ve been given so many opportunities within the community and even globally while dancing here, and I am incredibly grateful for everything I have learned inside and outside of the studio. The company is like a family to me and I am proud to have grown up dancing here. It’s exciting to be entering a new chapter but I’m looking forward to coming back to visit.
Isabel Segal-Grossman
Guelph youth dance has been a second home to me for about 10 years, and it has helped me discover so much about myself, and dance. Dance has a way of moving emotions from my head, to the rest of my body and out of me through movement. It is my fuel. Dancing at GYD has been a big part of my life, and I am so grateful for it and thankful for all the incredible teachers and people I’ve met.
