Our Mission...

The mission of our program is for students to become confident, disciplined, respectful, self-loving young adults, and to emower them to recognize and reach their utmost potential through the art of dance. Our classroom environment is both nurturing and demading; a home where there is room for love and growth with the highest expectations for effort, discipline, and respect. Students will be assisted in recognizing their talents and guided through their obstacles so that they may reach their fullest potential. 

 

Through the course of a year we base our primary focus on modern dance that is strongly influenced by ballet technique in order to build smart, strong, technical dancers. We also spend a lot of time with jazz technique, and placing focus on being physically fit with challenging cardio and abdominal exercises while increasing flexibility through our daily warm-ups or hour long stretch and strength building classes. 

 

Our curriculum also includes education in choreography and performance. Students learn how to choreograph, direct, and produce repertoire for our concerts as well as work with outside professionals for master classes and setting repertoire. Throughout the years our dancers have worked with distinguished dance professionals such as Randy Duncan, Nan Giordano and members of Giordano Dance Chicago, Jon Lehrer and members of Lehrer Dance, Hubbard Street 2, Laurie Eisenhower and members of Eisenhower Dance Ensemble, Robert McKee and members of Inaside Chicago Dance, Frank Chavez, Autumn Eckman, Stephanie Martinez, Ron de Jesus, Nick Pupillo, Ruth Sherman, Mari Jo Irbe, Sarita Smith Childs, Jennifer Archibald, Carolyn Pampalone Rabbers and members of CPR Dance Inhale Movement, and more!

Course Offerings

1st & 3rd Hour - Beginning Dance 

     *No dance experience required

     *No audition required

 

2nd Hour - Intermediate Dance

     *Enrollment by audition only

 

5th/6th Hour - Advanced Dance

     *2-hour class

     *Enrollment by audition only

 

Who Can Join Berrien County Dancers?

Berrien County Dancers is Lakeshore High School's countywide dance program that is open to all high school students in Berrien County. Please contact Theresa Graziano for further details and information at tgraziano@lpslancer.net or (269)428-1402, ext 2099.

   Auditions for Our Program

2024-2025 Placement Audition Dates

Advanced Dance Level Auditions

January 24, 2024   3-5pm

 

Intermediate Dance Level Auditions

January 25, 2024   3-4:30pm

What Do I Need to Know for Auditions?

Auditions will be held in the Dance Room at Lakeshore High School and consist of a modern technique and repertoire class. Dancers should have their hair in a bun, wear a leotard or dance tank and leggings. Please no shorts unless there are tights underneath. Dancers should be barefoot and bring jazz or contemporary shoes with for turns. 

Course Information for Students and Parents

       Peformances and                  Guest Residencies

Performance Dates for 2023-2024

 

Winter Concert: Dec 14 & 15, 7pm

General Admission $7 at Lakeshore Community Auditorium, Stevensville MI. Tickets can be bought at the door on concert nights or are avbl through dancers in the program.

 

Our Friday, Dec 15, 7pm concert will be live-streamed at lps.anywhereseat.com. Virtual tickets are also $7 per ticket.

 

Ticket on sale starting Dec 8. 

 

Spring Concert: May 9 & 10, 7pm

General Admission $7 at Lakeshore Community Auditorium, Stevensville MI. Tickets can be bought at the door on concert nights or are avbl through dancers in the program.

 

Our Friday, Dec 15, 7pm concert will be live-streamed at lps.anywhereseat.com. Virtual tickets are also $7 per ticket.

 

Ticket on sale starting May 1. 

 

2023-2024 Tech Week Schedules

December 11-15

May 6-10

*Schedule will be avbl 2 weeks prior to Tech Week*

 

Guest Residencies for 2023-2024

October 23-27

Guest artist Brittany Latta & members of Hot Crowd Chicago-based modern company will hold master classes with all of BCD and set choreography on Advanced Dance to be performed at our Winter Concert

 

March 25-28

Guest artist Kia Smith, Executive Artistic Director of South Chicago Dance Theater, will hold master classes with all of BCD and set choreography on Advanced Dance to be performed at our Spring Concert

  Annual Dance Marathon Fundraiser Event

Saturday, January 27, 2024

Lakeshore High School Dance Studio

Enter at Door 40.

9am-3pm

Classes every hour on the hour.

$5 per class or $15 for unlimited classes.

Open to All Ages 6-Adult.

Class Schedule will be available to view here closer to the event.

 

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