Davenport School of the Arts

What do the dancers like about their major?

Sophia:	Mikayla:	Talia:	Sabrina:
Likes expressing herself through movement.	Likes practicing her turns.	Likes practicing at the ballet bar.	Likes practicing for the dance concerts.

Dance Recital Information

On April 12th and 13th, D.S.A.'s Dance Majors and Juniors will be having a concert in

in the Frank R. Howes Theatre at D.S.A. The show on the 12th is at 7 pm and the show

on the 13th is at 5 pm. Also, after the Saturday show, they will be doing an award

ceremony to recognize the Dance Majors and Juniors participating in the Dance

concert. Ticket purchase information for the concert will be announced at a future time.

All County

Davenport School of the Arts is hosting the 6th Annual All County showcase. It will

be held in the Frank R. Howes theatre at D.S.A. on Saturday April 6th at 7 pm. The

Dancers that are participating in this showcase will be taking master classes before the

performance. Guest master teachers are Marshall Ellis who will be teaching Ballet,

Joe Sniegocki who will be teaching acting for dancers, and Kristen O' Neal will be

teaching Modern. Ticket purchase information for the showcase will be announced

at a future time.

Student Choreography

Dance Majors have already started to choreograph their dances for the Student

Choreography Showcase which will be held in the Frank R. Howes theatre on March

21st at 7pm. This is where the Dance Majors at D.S.A. are able to choreograph their

own pieces, audition it, and then get to perform it. Auditions will be held in the D.S.A.'s

Dance studio during the Dance Majors' Dance class the week of February 25th. The

Dance Majors can either do a solo or a group number with any other Dance Majors.

Solos, Duets, Trios, Quartets, etc. are all exceptable for this showcase. Solos can't

be longer than 2 minutes and group numbers can't be longer than 2 and a half

minutes. Some songs will have to be edited which Mrs.Carlow can do if needed.

Dance Majors choose their own music to dance to which has to be approved by

either Mrs.Carlow or Mrs.Jost. Dance Majors have to provide their own music for the

showcase. Mrs.Carlow and Mrs.Jost said the Dance Majors need to have their music

on a CD and turn it in to her by January 11th so she can edit all of the Dance Majors'

music that needs to be edited. Ticket purchase information for the showcase will be

announced at a future time.

Meet our Dance Teachers

Tinamarie Carlow (Dance Director/Educator/Choreographer)
Originally from Queens, New York, she is a Graduate of Talent Unlimited H.S of the Arts, where she was a member of their Touring Company for four years. She then went on to receive her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Dance from Adelphi University in Garden City, NY. After graduating, Mrs. Carlow performed for Walt Disney World Entertainment for eight years and was one of their Seasonal Staging Specialists for Parades and Shows. Tinamarie has performed for the United Nations in NYC, in national commercials, an MTV TV Pilot and Hard Rock Live, just to name a few. She was an adjudicator for New York Festival of Dance, is a member of National Dance Educators Organization and is the Chapter Sponsor for the Junior National Honors Society for Dance Arts (JNHSDA). For eleven years Mrs. Carlow has taught at dance studios in New York and Florida. This is her ninth year at DSA where she instructs all levels in Modern, Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, and Creative movement. She was the choreographer for the DSA productions of “The Wizard of Oz”, “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown”, “Oliver” and “Peter Pan". She also has her own home based business as a Mary Kay Beauty Consultant; teaching skin care and cosmetics. The biggest news is that she and her husband had twins on June 8th and their names are Michael and Kaylin!!

Myriah Jost is originally from Massachusetts and has been at DSA for seven years. She has been teaching dance for seventeen years after she got her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance at Adelphi University. She was the choreographer for "Annie". She will next be working on the choreography for "Cinderella". All of her elementary students are working on creative exploring. Her kindergardeners are working on the barnyard dance. The second graders are working on dance rhythm with a prop. The third graders are practicing "weather on the move". Lastly her 5th graders are learning elements of Dance.

Highlights

The dancers are starting to choreograph and rehearse for the dance concerts.

What do the dancers like about their major?

Sophia:

Mikayla:

Talia:

Sabrina:

Dance Recital Information

All County

Student Choreography

Meet our Dance Teachers

Highlights