HSArts Sweeps Awards at Applause!

HSArts had another successful competition weekend at Applause Talent Dance Competition @applausetalent! We took home five 1st Place Overall awards ????? and the Highest Score of the Day studio award ?. All award results are listed below!

• Full-time middle and high school students received 1st Place Overall ?and an Elite Platinum award in the Teen division for their small group dance “Calligraphy”!

• Full-time high school students received 1st Place Overall ?and an Elite Platinum award in the Senior division for their small group dance “Butterfly”!

• Abigail Wong (10) from our Young Artists Program received 1st Place Overall ?and an Elite Platinum award in the First Call Junior division for her solo “Ode to Lotus” and was crowned the Junior Applause title winner! ?

• Emilie Fu (14) from our Young Artists Program received 1st Place Overall ?and a Double Platinum award in the First Call Teen division for her solo “Dancing in the Rain,” as well as a Special Judges’ Award for her amazing lines ❤️?

• Abbie Tanabe (13) and Kylie Tang (12) received 1st Place Overall ?and a Double Platinum award in the First Call Teen division for their duet “Together We Stand.” ?‍♀️

• Kylie Tang (12) from our Young Artists Program received 3rd Place Overall ?and Double Platinum in the First Call Junior division for her solo “Remembrance”!

• Andy Ispas (11) from our Middle School Program received 4th Place Overall ?and Double Platinum in the First Call Junior division for his solo “Courage”!

• Ms. Hanna received the Best Choreography Award ?? for her masterpiece “Calligraphy” among 200+ entries from all studios!

• HSArts received the Highest Score of the Day award ?as the dance institution that accumulated the greatest number of points in the First Call competition level!

Next stop on the list — we will be heading to @starboundcomp in March! Stay tuned!

-Ms. Ginnie Wu

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Young Artists News

November 4, 2022

Our Young Artists Program dancers have finished learning their dance for the Winter Wonders show. Here is a sneak peak of our Level 2 and 3 girls at their first costume fitting. Kudos to the girls for tackling such challenging choreography! We can’t wait to see everyone at the show on December 16th

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Featured Arts News of the Week

October 27, 2022
Ms. Dana Crigler, Ballet Teacher

Greetings HSArts Families! We are so excited about the upcoming holiday show which will include a Nutcracker Act 2 performance that is sure to please!  Our performance includes little Forest Swans, the Sugar Plum Fairy, Spanish, Mirliton and Trepak performers. For our Forest Swans, a video of the choreography will be emailed to parents so dancers can practice at home. Please ensure your dancer takes 10 minutes each day to review so they can be their best on stage. It is very important that our youngest students begin incorporating ballet into their homework regimen – just like academic work – so they can continue to improve quickly. 

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Featured Arts News of the Week

October 20, 2022
Mr. Brian Nieh, Dance Teacher

There’s still a bit of time before our Winter Wonders showcase at Herbst Theatre on December 16. However, our performers have been hard at work to prepare their dances, both in our full-time and Young Artists after school programs. Ms. Hanna already introduced the Flowery Hat dance, which some of our families got to see our students perform at the Cole Valley Fair last month.

As for the boys, they’ve been hard at work learning and practicing the Tibetan dance, Snow-Capped Celebrations in their Chinese ethnic dance class. Originating from the ancient Tibetans’ entertainment of singing and dancing around bonfires, this folk dance style features energetic and festive movements in celebration. In this piece, the short sleeves represent the khata, a traditional ceremonial scarf in Tibetan Buddhism. Being so high up in elevation and close to the skies, dancers use their khatas to express their praise to the heavens. 

These dances, along with many others, will be ready with full costumes, props, and backdrops for you to enjoy come December. See you then!

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