American Youth Ballet

Saturday June 16th 2018 at 7:30 pm

At JCCC's Carlsen Center's Polsky Theater

"Solstice Dance Project"

The Solstice Dance Project is a two-week intensive workshop for aspiring choreographers and for intermediate and advanced dance students.
This is at American Dance Center 11800 Quivira Road, Overland Park, Kansas

Between master teachers and the choreographers, everyone had just two weeks to put together a show and perform it on stage.

Polsky Theater at JCCC

Solstice - C. A. the Ballet - choreo by Alec Roth
C. A. the Ballet - choreo by Alec Roth

Solstice - C. A. the Ballet - choreo by Alec Roth
C. A. the Ballet - choreo by Alec Roth

Solstice - Guidelines for Human Interaction - choreo by Cassie Wang
Guidelines for Human Interaction - choreo by Cassie Wang

Solstice - Guidelines for Human Interaction - choreo by Cassie Wang
Guidelines for Human Interaction - choreo by Cassie Wang

Solstice - The Wash - choreo by Levi Coy
The Wash - choreo by Levi Coy

Solstice - The Wash - choreo by Levi Coy
The Wash - choreo by Levi Coy

Solstice - Recalculating - choreo by Cassie Wang- From the top: Malerie Moore, Julia Walewicz, Elise Johnson
Recalculating - choreo by Cassie Wang - From the top: Malerie Moore, Julia Walewicz, Elise Johnson

Solstice - Recalculating - choreo by Cassie Wang
Recalculating - choreo by Cassie Wang

Solstice - Intent - choreo by Kristopher Estes-Brown
Intent - choreo by Kristopher Estes-Brown

Solstice - Intent - choreo by Kristopher Estes-Brown - L-R: Levi Coy, Malerie Moore, Alec Roth
Solstice - Intent - choreo by Kristopher Estes-Brown - L-R: Levi Coy, Malerie Moore, Alec Roth

Solstice - Intent - choreo by Kristopher Estes-Brown
Intent - choreo by Kristopher Estes-Brown, Malerie Moore going over back of Alec Roth with Levi Coy behind.

Solstice - Intent - choreo by Kristopher Estes-Brown
Intent - choreo by Kristopher Estes-Brown

Solstice - Intent - choreo by Kristopher Estes-Brown
Julia Harsbarger - Intent - choreo by Kristopher Estes-Brown

Solstice - Intent - choreo by Kristopher Estes-Brown
Julia Harshbarger - Intent - choreo by Kristopher Estes-Brown

 

Bows, Jennifer Tierney and Kristopher Estes-Brown
Bows: Jennifer Tierney and Kristopher Estes-Brown at end of show and after "Intent"

 

 

 

Program Credits

Credits

   

C.A. the Ballet

ChoreographyAlec Roth
MusicGolden Gospel Singers
Lighting DesignKristopher Estes-Brown
Costuming DirectorJennifer Tierney
DancersMalerie Moore, Julia Harshbarger, Maureen Borberg, Erica Domen, Ximena Flores, Ann Nelson, Ella Hiebert, Hannah Baillie, Lexi Arp, Tara Cook, Vivian Hsiao, Caroline Taliaferro, Rebecca Flores, Ella Huggins
 
 

Guidelines for Human Interaction

ChoreographyCassie Wang
Music composedJöhann Jöhannson, Michael Brook
Lighting DesignKristopher Estes-Brown
DancersJuliana Kuhn, Levi Coy, Annie Cook, Hannah Chong, Julia Walewicz, Elyse Jackson, Anne Chen, Abbey Crews, Alexis Applegate, Audrey Merckling, Madalyn Hesterlee, Avani Lakkireddy
 
—intermission—
 

Recalculating

ChoreographyCassie Wang
Music composedMoby
Lighting DesignKristopher Estes-Brown
DancersMalerie Moore, Alec Roth, Julia Walewicz, Elyse Jackson, Anne Chen, Ann Nelson, Ella Hiebert, Hannah Baillie, Audrey Merckling, Elsa Pineda, Olivia Ayers, Ella Huggins,CaroIine Taliaferro, Annika Jones, Ellie Johnson, Elise Johnson, Lily Leach, Tara Cook, Annika Jones
 

The Wash

ChoreographyLevi Coy
Music composedAmon Tobin
Lighting DesignKristopher Estes-Brown
DancersJuliana Kuhn, Julia Harshbarger, Annie Cook, Hannah Chong, Maureen Borberg, Erica Domen, Ximena Flores, Abbey Crews,Chloe Fuleinan, Alexis Applegate, Lexi Arp, Vivian Hsiao, Avani Lakkireddy ,Nadine Peck, Lily Leach, Madalyn Hesterlee, Rebecca Flores
 

Intent

ChoreographyKristopher Estes-Brown
Music composed and performedKristopher Estes-Brown
Lighting DesignKristopher Estes-Brown
Costuming DirectorJennifer Tierney
First Movement
DancersMalerie Moore, Juliana Kuhn, Cassie Wang, Julia Harshbarger, Annie Cook, Hannah Chong, Maureen Borberg, Erica Domen, Ximena Flores, Julia Walewicz, Elyse Jackson, Anne Chen, Ann Nelson, Ella Hiebert
Second Movement
DancersMalerie Moore, Juliana Kuhn, Cassie Wang, Julia Harshbarger, Annie Cook, Hannah Chong, Maureen Borberg, Erica Domen, Ximena Flores, Julia Walewicz, Elyse Jackson, Anne Chen, Ann Nelson, Ella Hiebert, Abbey Crews, Alexis Applegate, Levi Coy, Alec Roth, Hannah Baillie, Audrey Merckling, Madelyn Hesterlee, Ella Huggins, Avani Lakkireddy, Rebeca Flores
Third Movement
DancersCassie Wang, Annie Cook Malerie Moore, Juliana Kuhn, Julia Harshbarger, Hannah Chong, Maureen Borberg, Erica Domen, Ximena Flores, Julia Walewicz, Elyse Jackson, Anne Chen, Ann Nelson, Ella Hiebert
Fourth Movement
DancersMalerie Moore, Levi McCoy, Alec Roth
Fifth Movement
DancersJuliana Kuhn, Julia Harshbarger, Annie Cook, Hannah Chong, Maureen Borberg, Erica Domen, Ximena Flores, Julia Walewicz, Elyse Jackson, Anne Chen, Ann Nelson, Ella Hiebert, Abbey Crews, Alexis Applegate, Levi Coy, Alec Roth, Hannah Baillie, Audrey Merckling, Cassie Wang, Malerie Moore, Lexi Arp, Tara Cook, Vivian Hsiao, Caroline Taliaferro
Sixth Movement
DancersMalerie Moore, Juliana Kuhn, Levi McCoy, Alec Roth, Julia Harshbarger, Annie Cook, Hannah Chong, Maureen Borberg, Erica Domen, Ximena Flores, Julia Walewicz, Elyse Jackson, Anne Chen, Ann Nelson, Ella Hiebert, Abbey Crews, Alexis Applegate, Levi Coy, Alec Roth, Hannah Baillie, Audrey Merckling, Cassie Wang, Elsa Pineda, Olivia Ayers, Chloe Fuleinan, Lexi Arp, Tara Cook, Vivian Hsiao, Caroline Taliaferro, Annika Jones, Ellie Johnson, Elise Johnson, Nadine Peck, Lily Leach

 

Solstice Class
Company Class in the afternoon, Hannah Baillie in front

Solstice Class talk
Talk after company class from Kristopher Estes-Brown - getting ready for the show

In studio, at American Dance Center

Solstice Dance Project studio rehearsal
Studio rehearsal - Annie Cook

Solstice Dance Project studio rehearsal
Solstice Dance Project studio rehearsal

Solstice Dance Project Studio rehearsal - front row: Julia Harshbarger, Annie Cook, Alec Roth
Studio rehearsal - front row: Julia Harshbarger, Annie Cook, Alec Roth

Solstice Dance Project studio rehearsal - Intent practice. Kristopher Estes-Brown directing Alec Roth, Levi Coy and (in the lift) Malerie Moore)
Intent practice. Kristopher Estes-Brown directing Alec Roth, Levi Coy and (in the lift) Malerie Moore)

Returning from break
Back from break after rehearsal and before performance: Malerie Moore, Hannah Baillie, Cassie Wang

 

 

 

See these AYB / ADC / Concept Zero picture pages also:

Nutcracker Dec 2021
Nutcracker Dec 2019
Concept Zero "Alibi" July 5, 6, 2019
Solstice Dance Project - 15 June 2019
Sleeping Beauty - May 2019
Nutcracker Dec 2018
Solstice Dance Project - 16 June 2018
Fashions by Jennifer and Amani - 9 June 2018
Alice in Wonderland May 2018
Nutcracker Dec 2017
Project Premiere June 2017
"Beauty and the Beast" and "Firebird" May 2017
Nutcracker Dec 2016
Cinderella May 2016
Nutcracker Dec 2015
One Elegant Evening Oct 2015
Project Premiere June 2015
Concept Zero June 2015
Swan Lake May 2015
Nutcracker Dec 2014
Concept Zero June 2014
Project Premiere June 2014
Don Quixote May 2014
Nutcracker Dec 2013
One Elegant Evening Oct 2013
Project Premiere June 2013
"Sleeping Beauty" and "Firebird" May 2013
Nutcracker Dec 2012
One Elegant Evening October 2012
Project Premiere June 2012
Swan Lake May2012
Nutcracker Dec 2011
Project Premiere June 2011
Nutcracker Dec 2010
See a full set of pictures from a couple of events (by Mike Strong / kcdance.com) with options to buy prints of various sizes (PayPal) at: http://www.kcdance.com/Events/Default.asp
For picture offers directly from American Youth Ballet, all photographers, click below:
https://americanyouthballet.zenfolio.com/