December 8, 2003

BYU-Idaho to hold

winter dance fest

 

 

            REXBURG, Idaho— The Dance Department at Brigham Young University-Idaho will host its annual dance festival Saturday, Dec. 13, in the Hart Auditorium.

            The competition will feature college students enrolled in dance classes, as well as other BYU-Idaho students and youth of all ages.

            The youth divisions will be divided in to four groups. The youngest group, the Pee Wee division, will be made up of dancers 9 years old and under, Pre-teens from 10-12 years old, Juniors from 13-15, and Youth 16-18.

            While the largest group of dancers will be the 1,300 BYU-Idaho students, the other groups of dancers have been growing each of the eight years the competition has been happening at the school. This year Shawn Fisher, a BYU-Idaho dance instructor who is organizing the event, expects 100 students from three other colleges 200 local youth to join the competition.

            Styles will range from swing to cha cha, and each style and age category will be further divided by the skill level of the participants.

All registration for the event will be done at the door beginning at 8 a.m., with the competitions beginning at 7 p.m. Registration is $10 per person or $8 for Pee Wee contestants.

Spectators will also have their time to shine, as a free dance period will be open to the audience between sessions of competition.

For more information, contact Shawn or Janie Fisher at  496-2122 or 356-6585.

 

 

  


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