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Charlotte Performing Arts Academyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18045886960835780418noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1392179736364240154.post-2163074631784386372017-03-11T09:00:00.001-05:002017-03-11T09:03:29.557-05:00Radix Concord - Results!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The CPAA Dance Company had an awesome weekend at Radix! The convention classes were great, the teachers were so informative, and the competition was amazing! Here are the results:</div>
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<u><b>Competition Awards</b></u> <br />
Young Money - "On the Edge" (Near Perfect Score) & 1st Overall Teen Production<br />
Pretty Girls - "On the Edge" (Near Perfect Score) & 1st Overall Rookie Small Group<br />
My Team - "On the Edge" (Near Perfect Score) & 1st Overall Mini Small Group<br />
End of Time - 1st Overall Rookie Line<br />
Shake Your Groove Thing - 2nd Overall Junior Small Group<br />
Circus - 3rd Overall Junior Line<br />
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When I Grow Up - 1st Overall Rookie Duet/Trio <br />
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Ain't Your Mama (Elle) - 4th Overall Rookie Solo<br />
Boom! (Khloe) - 5th Overall Rookie Solo<br />
Amazing Grace (Rilynn) - 9th Overall Mini Solo<br />
Sweet Georgia Brown (Camryn G) - 10th Overall Mini Solo<br />
My Love (Cameron B) - 8th Junior Solo<br />
The Promise (Zoe) - "On the Edge" (Near Perfect Score) & 5th Overall Teen Solo<br />
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<u><b> Scholarships</b></u> <br />
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Zoe - Teen Core Performer Winner<br />
Jasmine - Junior Core Performer Runner-Up<br />
Camryn G, Jada and Trinity - Mini Core Performer Runner-Up<br />
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Tap Scholarship - Alex<br />
Jazz/Contemporary/Lyrical Scholarship - Toni, Rilynn and Nea<br />
Ballet Scholarship - Rilynn<br />
Hip Hop Scholarship - Cameron, Kyndall, Kyanna and Mar'yana<br />
Musical Theatre Scholarship - Lilah <br />
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Enjoy some Behind-the-Scene pics from our exciting weekend!</div>
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This was an awesome start to the competition weekend! I'm so proud of all of our students. They ROCKED IT! Can't wait for the next one! <br />
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<br />Charlotte Performing Arts Academyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18045886960835780418noreply@blogger.com05400 John Q. Hammons Dr NW, Concord, NC 28027, USA35.365255 -80.7016259999999769.8432204999999975 -122.01021999999998 60.887289499999994 -39.393031999999977tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1392179736364240154.post-80592269061270005782015-08-10T11:31:00.001-04:002015-08-10T11:31:55.005-04:00GUEST POST from Cavaughn: Why I Love Dancing!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cavaughn - CPAA Dance Company member</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The reason I like dancing is because no matter what type of music or type of dance, it always expresses me and my feelings. Whether I'm happy, sad, surprised, etc., dance <b>ALWAYS</b> makes me feel happier than I did before I started dancing. That's the main reason I like dancing. Another thing that I like about dancing is that it just makes me feel good! :)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />The reason I like dancing with CPAA is that I actually get to learn what words mean such as <i>pass</i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><i>é</i> (to pass) and <i>en croix</i> (in the shape of a cross). This means I'm learning a foreign language. <b>COOL</b>! All of these things and more is what makes dance <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">FUN!</span></b></span></span><br />
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Charlotte Performing Arts Academyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18045886960835780418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1392179736364240154.post-86695712654193006552015-04-01T15:38:00.000-04:002015-04-01T15:38:11.942-04:0024 Seven - Awards!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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The CPAA Dance Company traveled to attend 24 Seven Dance Convention where they competed and took classes! We had a blast at 24 Seven Dance Convention in Atlanta GA! Here are the awards that were won along with some fun pictures :)<br />
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<i><b>House Party</b></i> - 1st Overall Junior Large Group, 11 O'Clock Winner, Top Junior Hip Hop Dance, Studio Showcase Routine<br />
<i><b>Work</b></i> - 2nd Overall Teen Small Group, 11 O'Clock Winner<br />
<i><b>Titanium </b></i>- Top Teen Tap Dance <br />
<i><b>Somebody </b></i>- 3rd Overall Teen Duet/Trio<br />
<i><b>Big Noise</b></i> - 3rd Overall Mini Duet/Trio<br />
<i><b>The Way You Make Me Feel</b></i> (Riley) - 8th Overall Junior Solo<br />
<i><b>Sweet Dreams</b></i> (Hailey) - 9th Overall Teen Solo<br />
<i><b>Sacrifice </b></i>(Zoe) - 9th Overall Teen Solo<br />
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Non-Stop Dancer Scholarship Winner - <b>Cameron B</b><br />
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<b>Tap Scholarships:</b><br />
Camryn G<br />
Nyah<br />
Toni<br />
Mar'yana<br />
Zoe<br />
Brianna<br />
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<b>Jazz/Contemporary/Lyrical Scholarships: </b><br />
Kyla<br />
Grace<br />
Lilah<br />
Nea<br />
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<b>Hip Hop Scholarships:</b><br />
Riley<br />
Jada<br />
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Congrats to all of our lovely ladies! You guys were AWESOME!<br />
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<br />Charlotte Performing Arts Academyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18045886960835780418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1392179736364240154.post-60968605804886585062015-03-02T10:59:00.000-05:002015-03-02T10:59:01.831-05:00Hall of Fame Awards!The CPAA Dance Company and Kidz Crew had an awesome weekend at Hall of Fame Dance Challenge in Winston-Salem, NC. They competed against some amazing studios and had such a fun time throughout the entire weekend. Here are the results!<br />
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<b>MVP Award</b> (This routine will be featured on the Hall of Fame Website!)<br />
Higher Ground<br />
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<b>Future Hall of Fame Small Group</b><br />
4th Overall - Firework<br />
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<b>Future Hall of Fame Large Group</b><br />
3rd Overall - Hero<br />
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<b>Junior Small Group (Rookie) </b><br />
1st Overall - The Queen<br />
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<b>Junior Small Group (National)</b><br />
1st Overall - Get Low<br />
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<b>Junior Large Group (National)</b><br />
1st Overall - Respect<br />
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<b>Teen Small Group</b><br />
Titanium - 6th Overall<br />
Higher Ground - 7th Overall<br />
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<b>Future Hall of Fame Duet/Trio (Rookie)</b><br />
1st Overall - Lip Gloss (Kayla and Morgan T.)<br />
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<b>Future Hall of Fame Duet/Trio</b><br />
2nd Overall - Hot and Cold (Jada, Alex and Camryn)<br />
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<b>Junior Duet/Trio (Rookie)</b><br />
1st Overall - Girl Fight (Hannah and Taylor E.)<br />
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<b>Teen Duet/Trio (American)</b><br />
4th Overall - Somebody That I Used To Know (Toni and Zoe)<br />
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<b>Teen Solo </b><br />
5th Overall - Sacrifice (Zoe)<br />
9th Overall - Sweet Dreams (Hailey)<br />
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<b>Senior Solo</b><br />
5th Overall - Fire (Toni)<br />
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<b>Entertainment Award</b><br />
House Party<br />
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<b>Showmanship Award</b><br />
Gimme Gimme (Sydney)<br />
Watch It (Taylor B. and Camilla)<br />
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<b>Super Style Award</b><br />
Hound Dog (Jada)<br />
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<b>Precision Award</b><br />
Hot and Cold (Jada, Alex and Camryn)<br />
Respect<br />
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<b>Star Quality Award</b><br />
Sacrifice (Zoe)<br />
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<b>Fabulous Feet Award</b><br />
Fire (Toni)<br />
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<b>All Star Awards</b><br />
Sydney, Nyah, Zoe, Hailey and Toni<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Congrats ladies! You represented #CPAAnation to the fullest! </span></h2>
<br />Charlotte Performing Arts Academyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18045886960835780418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1392179736364240154.post-77693840362689184532014-11-03T15:28:00.000-05:002014-11-03T15:28:45.446-05:00Monsters of Hip Hop 2015!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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During the first week of October, the CPAA Dance Company and Kidz Crew attended Monsters of Hip Hop in Atlanta GA. It was a blast! All of our students took classes from Tabitha and Napoleon, Laura Edwards, Luther Brown, Kevin Maher, Sean Bankhead and many more! They also had a chance to compete in a Freestyle Battle and audition to receive different scholarships. <div>
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Congratulations to the these girls for winning the following scholarships:</div>
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Grace - Orlando Tour Finale Scholarship</div>
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Zoe - Millennium Dance Complex Scholarship</div>
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Jada - Monsters One-City Scholarship</div>
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Toni - $100 Monsters Gift Certificate</div>
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Joshlynn - $100 Monsters Gift Certificate</div>
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Charlotte Performing Arts Academyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18045886960835780418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1392179736364240154.post-89316026184729462312014-05-05T15:24:00.000-04:002014-05-06T15:24:35.037-04:00Regionals, CHECK! Up next...Nationals!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This past weekend, the CPAA Dance Company and Kidz Crew attended their last Regionals Competition of the Season...Encore Dance Competition. Each dance performed amazingly! Not only did they dance well, they were recognized amongst some of the biggest studios in the Charlotte area. All of the studios were fantastic at the competition. So a BIG shout out to all of the studios that attended Encore in Asheville. An even bigger shout out to the CPAA Dance Company and Kidz Crew for the following results:<br />
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My City - 1st Overall Competitive Junior Super Group and Highest Competitive Score of the Day<br />
Too Darn Hot - 1st Overall Recreational Junior Duet/Trio and Highest Recreational Score of the Day<br />
Come and Get It - 1st Overall Elite Junior Small Group<br />
Countdown - 1st Overall Recreational Junior Small Group<br />
Boing Clash Boom - 2nd Overall Recreational Junior Small Group<br />
My Boyfriend's Back - 2nd Overall Competitive Mini Duet/Trio <br />
Hey Mickey - 3rd Overall Competitive Petite Small Group<br />
A Little Party - 3rd Overall Competitive Junior Small Group<br />
Dance - 3rd Overall Competitive Mini Duet/Trio <br />
Eyes - 3rd Overall Elite Junior Duet/Trio<br />
You - 4th Overall Elite Junior Small Group<br />
Beats (Toni) - 5th Overall Elite Teen Solo <br />
Imagine - 7th Overall Elite Junior Small Group<br />
I'm Really Hot - 10th Overall Elite Junior Small Group<br />
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<b>Only 6 Diamond awards were given in the Junior and Petite Competition...and CPAA received 3 of them for "Too Darn Hot", "My City", and "Come and Get It". </b><br />
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<b>The judges chose one studio to receive the NY Quest Intensive Studio Scholarship...and they chose CPAA!</b><br />
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WOW! It was a great weekend. Such an awesome way to close out our last regional competition. We couldn't have had such a success without our awesome parents and their talented, sweet and crazy kids! Thank you guys! <br />
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After the recital, the CPAA Kidz Crew and the Diamonds of the CPAA Dance Company will be competing in Savannah, GA at Encore Nationals. <br />
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Now...Let's get ready for our 5TH ANNUAL SPRING RECITAL! More info to come soon... <br />
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<br />Charlotte Performing Arts Academyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18045886960835780418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1392179736364240154.post-69970417243821129622014-03-06T15:12:00.000-05:002014-03-06T15:24:19.900-05:00Join "Team CPAA" for the JDRF Walk!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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CPAA is making a team for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
(JDRF) walk that will be held on Saturday, April 5th (8:30am) at
Carowinds. I would love for all of my Dance Company and Kidz Crew to
participate. We will walk (or run!) in the 5K.
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In order to participate, the cost is $20.00. This
fee includes the "Team CPAA" t-shirt and a donation to JDRF. We would
love to have the CPAA students along with any of their family members
and friends to participate in the walk with us. If you plan on
participating in the JDRF Walk with Team CPAA, please send an email to<a href="mailto:info@charlottepaa.com"><span style="color: red;"> info@charlottepaa.com</span></a> with the names of who will be participating and their t-shirt
size. I will then invoice you. I need to know by next Friday, March 14th
so that I can order the t-shirts! Once you let me know that you would
like to sign up, I will add you to "Team CPAA" and you will receive
updates along with our Donation page link.</div>
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Please think about participating in the JDRF walk
with us! Diabetes has affected many families, and it would be an awesome
way for us to help out as much as we possibly can.<br />
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<strong>Hey Mickey</strong> - Platinum and 1st Overall Mini Small Group<br />
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<strong>Countdown </strong>- Platinum, Swag Award and 3rd Overall Petite Small Group<br />
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<strong>Kiss</strong> - Elite Gold, 8th Overall Petite Small Group<br />
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<strong>Boing Clash Boom</strong> - Platinum, 2nd Overall Petite Small Group<br />
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<strong>A Little Party</strong> - Platinum, Clean & Cut Award and 3rd Overall Petite Small Group<br />
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<strong>My Boyfriend's Back</strong> - Platinum, Spunky Award and 1st Overall Mini Duet/Trio<br />
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<strong>Dance</strong> - Platinum, 2nd Overall Mini Duet/Trio<br />
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<strong>Too Darn Hot</strong> - Platinum and 1st Overall Petite Duet/Trio<br />
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<strong>I'm Really Hot</strong> - Platinum and 8th Overall Teen Small Group<br />
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<strong>Imagine</strong> - Elite Gold and 6th Overall Junior Small Group<br />
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<strong>Come and Get It</strong> - Elite Gold and 7th Overall Junior Small Group<br />
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<strong>You</strong> - Platinum and 1st Overall Junior Small Group<br />
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<strong>Dock of the Bay</strong> - Elite Gold and 6th Overall Teen Duet/Trio<br />
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<strong>Eyes</strong> - Platinum and 2nd Overall Junior Duet/Trio<br />
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<strong>My City</strong> - Platinum, Swag Award and 1st Overall Junior Line<br />
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<strong>The Wild Youth</strong> (Zoe) - Platinum <br />
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<strong>I Need Your Love</strong> (Jenae) - Elite Gold and 8th Overall<br />
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<strong>Mr. Monotony</strong> (Zoe) - Platinum, 3rd Overall, 2nd runner up to Junior Miss Legacy and a scholarship to Legacy Dance Convention<br />
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<strong>I'm Out</strong> (Grace) - Platinum, Special Judges Award and an invite to participate in Legacy Nationals<br />
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<strong>Beats</strong> (Daria) - Platinum, 10th Overall and a scholarship to Broadway Dance Center in NYC<br />
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<strong>Mamma Knows Best</strong> (Riley) - Elite Gold, Special Judges Award, 5th Overall and 2nd runner up to Petite Miss Legacy<br />
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"You" also won the Choreography Award for all of the 12 & under dances. Also, CPAA won the Sportsmanship Award for the entire competition! Overall, it was an awesome weekend! We are so proud of all of our dancers. <br />
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Charlotte Performing Arts Academyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18045886960835780418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1392179736364240154.post-45912919429555613332014-02-20T09:34:00.002-05:002014-02-20T09:44:05.850-05:00The Evolution of Hip Hop Dancing - Jimmy Fallon and Will Smith<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jimmy Fallon’s debut as the new host of <a href="http://search.time.com/results.html?Ntt=tonight+show&N=0&Nty=1&p=0&cmd=tags" style="color: black; text-decoration: none;"><em>The Tonight Show</em></a> brought in some familiar faces — including Robert DeNiro, Kim Kardashian, Lady Gaga, Steven Colbert, Lindsay Lohan, and special guest Will Smith. No big deal.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">But one of the most memorable moments was part of a nod to the ’90s in which Fallon and Smith donned silver chains, patterned tees, and overalls while performing the “Evolution of Hip-Hop Dancing,” which included <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/jaimieetkin/the-evolution-of-hip-hop-dance-jimmy-fallon-will-smith" style="color: black; text-decoration: none;">24 signature hip-hop moves</a> densely packed into 3minutes. From the Robot to “the Leg Thing No One Can Do” (iconic!), things went a long smoothly — until Smith got a little too into “Spank That” and had to be reminded to follow the cues.</span></div>
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</span>Charlotte Performing Arts Academyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18045886960835780418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1392179736364240154.post-26900104258680921182014-02-17T16:55:00.001-05:002014-02-20T09:29:18.932-05:00We LOVE Improvement!<div style="text-align: center;">
Just look at this improvement...Progression is key. Ellora in 2012, 2013, and now in 2014.<br />
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<a href="http://www.charlottepaa.com/#!ellora/c14gr">Ellora</a> joined the CPAA Dance Company in August of 2012. This is her 2nd year as a member. She works SO hard and is definitely seeing the results. Go Ellora!</div>
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Charlotte Performing Arts Academyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18045886960835780418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1392179736364240154.post-79283758302900586802014-02-17T16:36:00.001-05:002014-02-17T16:36:54.958-05:00Steele Creek Elementary Performance!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy2iDi9hiNicfpqftr2Mpvi7-EdFCX_Ds6Jl0qP9wbGnIzWOVLTbZG2Q_-Boh3hX_98KVvyGdVTv7K1amm_x0zrivHjgEYiOOmOacQbaxxUfeCIdZR9_lbuxRDRJWjeGndhFP_GfO-fhs/s1600/1653862_708978732457446_451331857_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy2iDi9hiNicfpqftr2Mpvi7-EdFCX_Ds6Jl0qP9wbGnIzWOVLTbZG2Q_-Boh3hX_98KVvyGdVTv7K1amm_x0zrivHjgEYiOOmOacQbaxxUfeCIdZR9_lbuxRDRJWjeGndhFP_GfO-fhs/s1600/1653862_708978732457446_451331857_n.jpg" height="212" width="320" /></a>On Friday, February 7th, the Dance Company and the Kidz Crew performed at Steele Creek Elementary's Valentine's Dance. The students watched as we performed, and it was so much fun! A big thanks to Steele Creek's PTA President Latesha Addison for asking us to perform. We love to perform whenever we can! Check out some pictures from the event below...<br />
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<br />Charlotte Performing Arts Academyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18045886960835780418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1392179736364240154.post-31388598286690028392014-01-13T15:19:00.002-05:002014-01-13T15:19:58.519-05:00Happy New Year!<h2>
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Here at CPAA, we are so excited about 2014! There is so much that we are going to accomplish this year. Right now, our recreational classes are getting ready for the recital this year. We will start dances soon, and we can't begin to tell you how much fun this recital will be! More information about the recital will be provided soon...<br />
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Allow me to introduce you to the 2013-2014 <a href="http://www.charlottepaa.com/#!meet-the-cpaa-dance-company/c1re3">CPAA Dance Company</a> and <a href="http://www.charlottepaa.com/#!meet-the-cpaa-kidz-crew/c1rq7">Kidz Crew</a>. You can always click on the links to view their individual pictures and bios. <br />
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The CPAA Dance Company and Kidz Crew are getting ready for their competitions. Miss Siara and Troy are prepping them for the season. Trust me...they are GOING IN! The girls and guys are working extremely hard. They are ready to perform for all of their family and friends here in Charlotte, Atlanta, Asheville and Savannah this year. <br />
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If you aren't busy you should definitely come and check them out at their first competition of the year here in Charlotte at Knight Theatre. It will be the weekend of February 28 - March 2nd. A detailed schedule will be provided later. But we'd love to have the support of our family and friends as we start our competition season!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Last Sunday, we had Picture Day for the CPAA Dance Company and Kidz Crew. Here are a few candid shots that were taken by parents while waiting for their children to take their pictures.</span> </div>
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Charlotte Performing Arts Academyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18045886960835780418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1392179736364240154.post-15862778278509372782013-11-11T15:28:00.000-05:002013-11-11T15:28:45.984-05:00Monsters of Hip Hop FUN!<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The CPAA Dance Company and Kidz Crew attended Monsters of Hip Hop in Atlanta GA last weekend. We had an awesome time! The kids attended classes all weekend by some of the top hip hop choreographers and dancers in the industry. Classes started on Friday night and continued of Saturday and Sunday...all day long! We joined other dance studios and hip hop crews at the Sheraton in downtown Atlanta to learn from the best! </div>
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On Saturday evening, Monsters let all of the studios perform in a Showcase in order to allow the choreographers to critique the dances from the studios before we actually attend a competition. Some of the Dance Company members performed their small group hip hop dance to "Come and Get It". They did awesome...and the choreographers LOVED it! It was our first time performing the dance in a stage set venue. And I couldn't be prouder of the girls. The had the audience hyped! Congratulations of performing so well ladies!</div>
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They also held a Hip Hop Freestyle Battle for all of the kids on Saturday evening. Tim from the Kidz Crew won $50 and 3rd place in a very competitive battle. Congrats Tim! Some of our parents GOT DOWN in the Parent's Battle, too! Melony, Latesha, Janelle and Sherronda all showed off their skills on stage. They killed it...and got a nice workout too! Latesha got 2nd in the Parent's Battle and almost came home with a scholarship for her daughter. Way to go Tesha!</div>
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Overall, we had a GREAT time. Monsters of Hip Hop is always one of my favorite conventions. This week, the kids came in practicing all of the dances they learned at the convention. We can't wait till next year to do it all over again!</div>
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Charlotte Performing Arts Academyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18045886960835780418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1392179736364240154.post-18129367052644793712013-10-28T21:36:00.002-04:002013-10-28T21:36:59.607-04:00Student of the Week for October 14, 2013 is...ELIZABETH-ROSE!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__xj8laAZgHcRRUNoo1Mud3Y-dPb3Qujvton6gyBZAI3LdjVU-amZ34Suol8RldnvnkPFidDCIGiT55eLSiNAmhtLpfmqFZdu09W-0uPF8rGvq6KS9Q4q83Vgb-4dN0iluO6IzwCxH_4/s1600/photo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__xj8laAZgHcRRUNoo1Mud3Y-dPb3Qujvton6gyBZAI3LdjVU-amZ34Suol8RldnvnkPFidDCIGiT55eLSiNAmhtLpfmqFZdu09W-0uPF8rGvq6KS9Q4q83Vgb-4dN0iluO6IzwCxH_4/s320/photo.JPG" width="239" /></a><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have a new student of the week...Elizabeth-Rose! CONGRATULATIONS! Elizabeth-Rose is in her first year as a student at CPAA. She takes ballet and jazz combo class with Troy, and has been a joy to work with!<br /></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">What's your favorite ice cream: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; border: none; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: red;">Chocolate Ice Cream</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">What's your favorite subject in school: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; border: none; line-height: 18px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: red;">Spelling</span></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">What do you want to be when you grow up: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; border: none; line-height: 18px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: red;">A teacher</span></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><br />
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Charlotte Performing Arts Academyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18045886960835780418noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1392179736364240154.post-64484202616728344372013-10-13T20:55:00.000-04:002013-10-13T21:00:12.761-04:00CPAA Student of the Week for October 7, 2013 is...HANNAH!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Congratulations to our new Student of the Week...Hannah! Hannah (9 years old) is in her 3rd year as a student at CPAA. She is a 2nd year member of the Kidz Crew and also takes ballet and jazz class at CPAA. She is taught by Miss Siara and Troy. In class, she has been recognized by both Miss Siara and Troy for her outstanding work.<br />
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What's your favorite food: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Baked chicken</span><br />
What's your favorite ice cream: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Strawberry ice cream</span><br />
What's your favorite style of dance: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Jazz</span><br />
What's your favorite subject in school: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Japanese</span><br />
What do you want to be when you grow up: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">A lawyer and a dancer</span><br />
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Hannah has been studying Japanese for 5 years. She enjoys Children's Church and playing soccer and golf. She loves to make up dances!<br />
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<i>Congratulations Hannah. You are awesome!</i></h3>
<br />Charlotte Performing Arts Academyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18045886960835780418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1392179736364240154.post-91109161882216939712013-10-07T09:35:00.000-04:002014-06-17T19:39:47.036-04:00A Wheelchair for Dancers!<br />
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<i><b>FROM <a href="http://www.tampabay.com/features/humaninterest/from-the-mind-of-a-dancer-a-new-kind-of-wheelchair/2143164">TAMPA BAY TIMES</a>...</b></i></h3>
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They went to Merry Lynn Morris, with her twisting blond hair and legs like a ballerina in a jewelry box. She helped them stretch and rubbed their bellies.</div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.4;">"Reach your arms all the way up," she said. "Look to the sky, and say thank you!"</span>Morris is a dance professor at the University of South Florida, and more recently, an inventor. She was introducing kids with spina bifida and cerebral palsy to a chair she dreamed up. On this weekend in their class, the chair would let them dance. Not pretend to dance, not be pulled by a dancer, but actually dance.</div>
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The kids peered at it, standing tall in the corner of the studio.</div>
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Anybody in any body should have the right to dance, Morris said. An accident or a disability needn't relegate the people you love to your back, pushing you, telling you where to go.</div>
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If her father had been able to use this chair, he might have danced again, too.</div>
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The Rolling Dance Chair was born from the brain of a dancer, not an engineer. It has taken seven years and $150,000 of grant money to get to this point, evolving from a stripped down Segway — those rolling devices that tour groups ride through cities — to a sleek, elegant design.</div>
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It's getting closer to what Morris imagined, getting more attention from the world each year. U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, a double amputee, tried the chair on a visit to USF in 2010. In October, Morris will present her invention at the Smithsonian Institution during a conference for innovators, speaking alongside the press secretary from NASA and the deputy director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.</div>
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The chair is stately with a synthetic round seat that's clear, designed to almost disappear under the dancer. It is sturdy enough for a second dancer to stand on, spinning, leg extended in full arabesque.</div>
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The most important feature of the chair is the person sitting in it. He is in control. When he leans, the chair moves. The wheels can propel the chair in any direction using the slightest movement of a body.</div>
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It's an extension of dance, Morris said, not an obstacle. No one thinks twice about a tap shoe, or a ballet shoe with a wooden block on the end. Think of Broadway dances, the rolling desk chairs and elaborate sets. Think of the hoops and flames of Cirque du Soleil.</div>
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People have a harder time getting past a wheelchair.</div>
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"You create these devices and people are frightened of them," said Morris, 38. "Get out of the way, here comes the wheelchair user."</div>
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Reality doesn't have to be so black and white, and dance doesn't have to be so exact. It's something she has learned over the years.</div>
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"The manifestation of this project is sort of my whole way of being in the world," she said. "It has been shaped by the desire to bring multiple realities together."</div>
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Morris was a dancer from the start. She had strong ankles and uncanny leg extension. She also loved to take things apart, ride her bike with no hands and try every piece of equipment on the playground.</div>
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She enjoyed the rigid instruction of ballet, the structure it provided. But she also loved when her dad danced silly with her, tossed her in the air, threw his head back and let loose one of his wild belly laughs.</div>
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Bill Morris was a man of God, his family said, a Gideon who distributed free Bibles, a Navy veteran. He was starting a marketing business with his wife, whose name was Catherine but whom he nicknamed Sonshine when they first met at a prayer meeting. They said he rescued animals and people, bringing in those who needed a place to stay.</div>
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When Merry Lynn Morris was 12, she and her father painted her room in their Tampa home a sunny yellow. She remembers him leaving to go get more paint, but he didn't return. His car was hit head on, his family said. He was in a coma, and the doctors didn't think he would survive. The accident left him with a severe brain injury, a blind eye, a broken hip and a shattered knee. After seizures set in, he had intermittent paralysis and was mostly confined to a wheelchair.</div>
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They took him ballroom dancing for therapy and got him to try standing between ballet bars.</div>
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"The dancing stimulated him the most," said Sonshine Morris. "He was beaming. He would smile."</div>
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He didn't understand basic things — that you need an umbrella in the rain, for example. But he could answer obscure questions on <i style="border: 0px currentColor; box-sizing: border-box; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Jeopardy! </i>or say something deeply philosophical.</div>
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They tried every chair they could find, from power chairs with joysticks to simple soft shell models. The chairs all had drawbacks, elements that felt cage-like and separate.</div>
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Merry Lynn Morris danced in a professional ballet company and studied at USF and Florida State. She rarely meshed her dance world and home life. The crisp rules of dance, the exacting finger positions and postures, were a respite from the complicated reality.</div>
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"They didn't really feel like they connected," she said. "Later, I kind of realized that people recognize that life is bigger, and there are important things, and you can share those things."</div>
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As for Sonshine, she dreamed her husband and daughter might dance together one more time, that he might fly across the stage with her little girl.</div>
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Morris has long been drawn to "mixed ability" dance, kinesiology, ways to combine dance and science. For years, she has worked with REVolutions Dance, a company for dancers with and without disabilities, which offers weekly dance classes for kids.</div>
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In 2000, she saw a performance by wheelchair dancers and noticed how they had to pump the wheels, how the chair was more of a distraction than a seamless part of the movement.</div>
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She and her mother spent time in the back yard taking apart Bill's old wheelchairs, fashioning them into marionettes, wondering if clamps and sticks and pulls might make the wheels move — might make the chair dance.</div>
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In 2005, Morris approached the USF College of Engineering with the idea for a wheelchair that moved with the user's body. The first grant was for $20,000. The college bought two Segways. Students mounted a seat to one.</div>
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Another group worked with an existing power chair, reorienting the connection of the joystick. Pressure changes on the seat caused movement similar to a Segway. It was good at first, but like a new pair of shoes giving slow blisters. It was jerky, had trouble stopping.</div>
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"The experimentation process in this project is incredibly important," Morris said. "You can theorize in your head all of these kinds of ideas and concepts and things, but then the actuality of being in the chair, is a totally different piece of it."</div>
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The chair went to California to a company called Visual Realm, then to Pensacola and a company called Vertec, where developer Neil Edmonston started work. It needed smoother, more intricate controls. Maybe an object that could be strapped to the head or chest of the person in it, programmed to read subtle movements. But also something a caretaker could use in place of pushing. A remote control, in a way.</div>
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A smartphone, Edmonston realized, with its ability to respond when a person tilts it. It was the perfect option for this supercharged century, when we're all really just bodies interacting with devices.</div>
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"When you have that kind of flexibility, you open yourself to a great deal of opportunities," Edmonston said. "This is a research project that could potentially be very exciting."</div>
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Edmonston envisions the chair eventually working like a robotic vacuum cleaner, programmed to know the boundaries of your house, to know that when you unload the dishwasher, you need to move back and to the right to get to the counter.</div>
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It could be used for even more than dance. It's what Morris wanted from the start.</div>
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"What my mom and I discovered when we were caregivers were the challenges of what disability means," Morris said. "Just navigation through a space that was designed for a 20-year-old able-bodied person, it has really opened my eyes in how we design things, how we make those choices, and why. Who are we thinking about?"</div>
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Bill Morris died decades after his accident. But he did get to watch as his daughter's invention took shape. A series of dance performances at USF featured an early incarnation of the Rolling Dance Chair.</div>
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He went to three of the shows, watching from the dark wings, mesmerized.</div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.4;">Merry Lynn Morris helped Jessica Hendricks climb into the Rolling Dance Chair.</span></div>
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The 7-year-old girl with spina bifida had a pink bow in her hair and a tiny, traditional wheelchair in the corner. Morris set controls on an iPhone and slipped it into a brace against the little girl's chest.</div>
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Jessica moved forward. The chair moved forward.</div>
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"Whoa," Jessica said. "This is fun. It can turn?"</div>
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Jessica moved 45 degrees and the chair spun. Morris hung on, spinning with her, bending deep and extending her leg, and together they flew across the floor.</div>
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Charlotte Performing Arts Academyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18045886960835780418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1392179736364240154.post-49331663396300954642013-10-05T12:03:00.000-04:002013-10-05T12:06:24.144-04:00CPAA Student of the Week for September 30th is...MORGAN!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtK8L77XIHQsNlnPzUdnZ9XVJnxIU6qgmr236TGun070442jYvjWqNAO05gYNvZnXgNOhdqSXb01x20pcsbGn-qD3SsWEyrhtr4uQAC-lkoD2TO0uG-4ToVhmED9arrk876UJqayhUEcg/s1600/photo+(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtK8L77XIHQsNlnPzUdnZ9XVJnxIU6qgmr236TGun070442jYvjWqNAO05gYNvZnXgNOhdqSXb01x20pcsbGn-qD3SsWEyrhtr4uQAC-lkoD2TO0uG-4ToVhmED9arrk876UJqayhUEcg/s320/photo+(1).JPG" width="240" /></a>Each week, we will choose a "Student of the Week" at CPAA. This will be based on their attitude, work ethic and overall ability to perform well in class. We are so pleased to have our VERY FIRST "Student of the Week" at CPAA...Morgan! Morgan (6 years old) participates in three classes at CPAA - ballet/jazz combo, hip hop and acro. She is taught by both Ms. Siara and Troy. <br />
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We asked Morgan a few questions about herself and here are her answers!<br />
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What's your favorite food: <span style="color: red;">Salmon</span><br />
What's your favorite ice cream: <span style="color: red;">Chocolate with sprinkles from Cold Stone Creamery</span><br />
What's your favorite style of dance:<span style="color: red;"> Ballet</span><br />
What's your favorite subject in school: <span style="color: red;">Science</span><br />
What do you want to be when you grow up:<span style="color: red;"> A model with a <span style="color: lime;">green</span> dress!</span><br />
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Morgan is also a yellow belt in karate. She just bridged over to become a Brownie Girl Scout in the Spring. She also LOVES her acting class.<br />
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<br />Charlotte Performing Arts Academyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18045886960835780418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1392179736364240154.post-79340137000590732112013-10-03T16:09:00.000-04:002013-10-03T19:05:58.399-04:00A Day of Grace with Boston BalletThis video is...beautiful. Next up, a time lapse for a Saturday at CPAA.<br />
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Charlotte Performing Arts Academyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18045886960835780418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1392179736364240154.post-31219814486323175342013-10-03T14:27:00.000-04:002013-10-03T15:40:53.744-04:00Dancing with Abby Lee Miller!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hailey and Zoe with Abby Lee Miller</td></tr>
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Abby Lee Miller, from the hit TV show "Dance Moms", came to Charlotte to do a meet and greet and teach a master class to a ballroom full of dance students from all over the Southeast. Three students from CPAA went to the Renaissance Charlotte Suites Hotel on Sunday, September 29th to meet and take class from Abby Lee Miller - Hailey, Taylor and Zoe. Not only did they get to meet Abby Lee, they also met Maddie and Mackenzie from "Dance Moms" too!</div>
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Abby Lee has a hit TV Show on Lifetime, "Dance Moms" about her studio in Pittsburgh, PA and the dancers and their moms. Although our dance moms at CPAA don't act like hers (and Troy and I act nothing like Abby Lee), many of our students watch the show and admire the dancing and level of the talent on the show. So, you can imagine how excited they were to take class with Abby. <br />
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Abby taught a part of a dance that was featured on the TV show. She also did a mock audition to teach the girls about showbiz. She gave them helpful hints of what to do and what not to do at an audition. <br />
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About 700 students were registered for the event. In the end, she picked 8 students to receive a full scholarship to her "Bootie Camp" at her studio in Pittsburgh. Zoe was one of those 8 students. CONGRATULATIONS Zoe! We're so proud of you!<br />
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<br />Charlotte Performing Arts Academyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18045886960835780418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1392179736364240154.post-11340031260673535792013-10-03T10:22:00.001-04:002013-10-03T10:25:03.266-04:00Festival In the Park<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">On Sunday, September 22nd, the CPAA Dance Company performed at <a href="http://www.festivalinthepark.org/">Festival In The Park</a>. Festival In the Park is a fun-filled event to promote and stimulate interest in the arts. There were over 180 artists and crafts people who demonstrated and displayed their art. There is also many food vendors and rides for the kids, just like a fair or a carnival. It was held in Freedom Park. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The CPAA Dance Company was invited to perform at the park as a part of the Charlotte Dance Festival. Cameron and Toni performed their solos, and we had a group perform "Church" from last year's repertoire. Our girls were amazing! So many people came up to the girls to congratulate them on how well they performed. Way to go ladies!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We have a few more performances coming up. I'll keep you all posted!</span><br />
Charlotte Performing Arts Academyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18045886960835780418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1392179736364240154.post-42433952172497976182013-09-04T16:03:00.001-04:002013-09-04T16:03:58.148-04:00We are all MOVED in!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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We have moved into our brand new studio! We are now located at 7520 S. Tryon St, Suite #17, Charlotte NC 28217 (behind Zaxby's and beside Lawan's Soul Food). The new location is awesome! Take a look at these pictures to view the new space!<br />
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<br />Charlotte Performing Arts Academyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18045886960835780418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1392179736364240154.post-17111500979453686782013-08-16T04:18:00.000-04:002013-09-04T16:07:50.564-04:00Summer Updates + BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Man, have we been busy during the summer! From competing, to classes, to auditions...we have been on the move! Here's what we've been up to:<br />
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<li>The CPAA Dance Company and Kidz Crew traveled to Orlando, FL to compete at Legacy Dance Championships Nationals. Not only did they perform well, but they had some of the highest scores of the competition! "Church", "Move Shake Drop" and "Tango" all got the chance to compete in the Final Showdown of the Legends for a chance to win the $600 cash prize. Only 13 total dances in that age category were invited back to compete! </li>
<li>"Church" won Third Place in the Showdown of the Legends. All of our girls represented CPAA so well. We are extremely proud!<br />
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<li>Summer Prep Classes and Intensives were held for all of the students who were preparing to audition for the CPAA Dance Company and Kidz Crew. These girls have been dancing like maniacs (in a good way!) in order to make sure they are ready for the new dance season. We had over 25 girls participate in the Dance Company prep classes and over 10 girls participate in the Kidz Crew prep classes.</li>
<li>Auditions have been very successful! We had three weeks of audition and we are currently in the middle of the last week. It is so exciting to see new and old faces preparing for the upcoming dance season. I bet it is going to be the best year yet!</li>
<li>On July 27, 2013, CPAA celebrated National Dance Day by teaching the NDD Hip Hop combination in a free class to our students and filming a video to commemorate the event. Check it out! </li>
<li>NEW! This year we will begin an ALL BOYS Hip Hop Kidz Crew! Auditions will be held on September 14th at 9:00am. We will give FULL TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS to 7 dancers to participate in the All Boys Hip Hop Kidz Crew. Help spread the word to all boys who like to hip hop dance!</li>
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A brand new dance studio will be ready in time for our Open House on Augsut 24th! We are moving to a bigger space to accommodate our dancers better. We have been working so hard to get the new studio ready for our dancers. We can't wait to show you our brand new space!</div>
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It's been a crazy summer. And now that it's winding down, we'd love for you all to join us at our Open House on August 24th from 12:00-2:00pm in order to register your children for the new dance season. Classes begin on August 26th. Space is limited, so it's important to get your child registered as soon as possible. </div>
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View <a href="http://www.charlottepaa.com/#!fall-2013/c1y4g">the Schedule</a> for the upcoming Season and download a registration form. (or register online!)</div>
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We are looking forward to seeing you at CPAA's brand new studio!</div>
Charlotte Performing Arts Academyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18045886960835780418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1392179736364240154.post-34074960552489775382013-07-15T15:06:00.000-04:002013-09-04T16:07:06.312-04:00Let's Celebrate National Dance Day!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Hello everyone! National Dance Day (NDD) will be held on Saturday, June 27, 2013 this year! Launched in 2010 by “So You Think You Can Dance” co-creator and Dizzy Feet Foundation (DFF) co-president Nigel Lythgoe, National Dance Day is an ann</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;">ual celebration that takes place on the last Saturday in July. This grassroots campaign encourages Americans to embrace dance as a fun and positive way to maintain good health and combat obesity.<br /><br />Each year DFF creates instructional dance videos for people to learn, perform and share with others as part of NDD. Created by some of your favorite “So You Think You Can Dance” choreographers and featuring some of your favorite dancers from the show, their videos aim to cater to a range of dance abilities so that anyone can take part.<br /><br />This year, DFF co-presidents Nigel Lythgoe and Adam Shankman choreographed an “Everybody Dance” routine for people of all levels of ability, and SYTYCD choreographers Napoleon and Tabitha Dumo have created a “Hip-Hop Master Class” routine for those who want to challenge themselves.<br /><br />On Friday, June 26th, at 6:00pm, Miss Siara and Troy will be teaching a free class to ANY and ALL students who would like to learn the Hip Hop Master Class routine! We'd love for all of our students, and any friends or family that would like to participate to come and take class with us that Friday. On Saturday, June 27th, we will all come together at 2:30pm to rehearse and video our routine for National Dance Day. I've attached our video from last year. This year, we are planning an even bigger and better display of our love of dance to celebrate National Dance Day, and we want you ALL to participate.<br /><br />If you are taking summer classes during the week of July 22nd, we will be teaching the routine in classes during the entire week.<br /><br />Let me know if you have any questions. I can't wait to see you all to celebrate National Dance Day!</span></span><br />
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