STRUT, USA NEWS
(and don't forget to)....
"Strut like you Mean It"!!!!!
Sunday, October 25th... What a great time we had at the Kidsfest Hoe Down Friday night!.. The event was held at Conventional Hall and had tons of games, prizes and treats for all the trick or treaters! We performed for 45 minutes with singing, dancing and twirling. While there we handed out over 70 Trick or Treat bags with coloring sheets, crayons, candy and other treats. We also signed up 3 new students on the spot!! At 6pm I helped three other judges to select the Halloween Costume Contest winners. There were some GREAT costumes including many Strut, USA students. Our Miss Jessica Collier took the Grand Prize as a Pastry Chef, complete with a 3 tier cake that would open and reveal a secret place for candy!!! A great time was had by everyone and I think each child left with lots of goodies.
**Congratulations to our Ms Casey Browning Shehi who sang recently for the Opening ceremonies of the annual Aids Walk fundraiser in Atlanta!! Ms Casey stays in high demand for performances at all time and we are so happy that she's part of our Strut, USA family. (Speaking of family, Ms Casey will be bringing a new star into the world in the next year so CONGRATS!! to her...we know she'll be a wonderful mom!!)
**This week will be lots of fun at the studio with Halloween parties, costumes and lots of treats for our adorable "starz"!!! We're also ordering our new sweatshirts for parades and our first costumes for our upcoming performing season and recital this week!
Love and blessings to everyone for a great week!!...Mz Lynn
Thursday, October 22nd... What a busy week!! Saturday, October 17th our dancers, singers and baton twirlers performed for two hours at the Annual Attalla Heritage Day festival. As always, the crowds were so appreciative and enjoyed our show. Even though the sun didn't shine and a fall chill was in the air, our performers put the shine on the day!! Many great pictures are up on various FaceBook pages, and we plan on getting some on here asap. If you missed Heritage Day, please join us on Friday, October 23rd from 4-7 pm at Convention Hall for the Annual Kidsfest Hoedown sponsored by Z93 and Gadsden Parks and Recreation. We had a great time at this last year. There are games, prizes and fun for the kids. There is also a costume contest!
Our groups will perform around 5pm. So load up the kids and come let them have fun and trick or treat all of the booths. We'll have some candy and goodies for all of the children as well as some prizes.
**If anyone is planning on going to see the Michael Jackson Movie, "This is It", we are planning on several of our Strut students and families going on Thursday night, October 29th at the 9pm show. Wear you white glove or any other MJ attire and join us for some fun! Tickets need to be bought in advance since the movie is only in theatres for two weeks!
**Next week is Halloween week, so all of our starz at Strut, USA can wear their costumes and bring treats to share!! Goodies and prizes will be there and sisters or brothers can "trick or treat" at the studio during the week also!!
**November brings Thanksgiving and our "Parent Appreciation Day". More on that later.
**Christmas is just around the corner and Strut, USA will be officially escorting Santa into the Gadsden Mall again!!!! Date and times will be posted here later.
It's about to get busy, busy, busy so if you haven't enrolled in your favorite classes at Strut, USA yet...NOW is the time to contact us. Space is very limited in group classes and many have waiting lists.
**Don't forget.....we have Private Voice, Musical Theatre, Private Guitar and BallRoom dance also!!!!!!!!!!....Love and blessings to all!..............Mz Lynn
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Monday, October 12th... Enough with the rain and the flu!!... We've definitely had enough of both for a while! We were very disappointed that we were not able to perform to benefit the Marine's Toys for Tots Charity drive due to the rain. We're looking forward to our annual performance Saturday, October 17th at Attalla Heritage Day. We will be on the children's stage from 10am - 12 noon. Come up and join us for all the fun this Saturday!...
*Congrats to our great Strut folks on the following:
*Our instructor, Miss Jennifer Dover, has been named as the Instructor of the award winning Southside High School "Crimsonette" danceline! (She'll still be at the studio, though!)
*In June at the Platinum National Dance Competition, Miss Emory Reedy and Miss Tori Parris won a scholarship to attend the Platinum Dance Workshop held last week in Birmingham.....Even though Tori didn't get to attend the workshop, Emory and younger sister Macy did AND..........they BOTH won the highest awards given out in their age divisions!!!! They have received full paid scholarships to NEXT year's workshop!!!
*Congrats to ALL of our Strut, USA students that were selected for their school homecoming honors. Miss Morgan Walker was one that made it all the way to the top 2! Congratulations to all of these young ladies for their positive involvement in their school activities!
>More later as we continue to work into our busy holiday season! Love to all, ...Mz Lynn
Monday, September 28th... Flu is still driving everyone cuckoo!!... Please take care! This stuff isn't pretty....However, we have lots of pretty things at Strut, USA!!! Beautiful students, pretty dancewear and lovely instructors!! All classes are going full tilt and we're thankful that we haven't had too many out with this flu. We're gearing up for October and our first performances of this fall season. We are really looking forward to doing things together with ou performing groups and having lots of fun.
**Football season is in full swing and we are SO proud of all of our girls that are marching as majorettes, feature twirlers, danceline members and colorguard. You are amazing and dedicated and we love and salute you!
Much more later as we confirm some other great things for Strut, USA.....
Love and Blessings, Mz Lynn
Friday, September 18th... FLU IS BAD!!! In addition to feeling so bad for our students and families that have this yucky flu...I, too, may now have it. SO...I'm going to update and then collapse!
**A huge Congrats to our Miss Jennifer Dover for being added to the instruction staff at Southside High School for the "Crimsonette" danceline. Miss Jennifer herself was a co-captain on this danceline and has taught classes in "Danceline Prep". She has worked with other dancelines and colorguards around our area as well as being an instructor for dance classes at Strut, USA. She is a very valued staff member and we are so proud of her accomplishments!!!!
**Our first team parent meeting was held Wednesday night and we got SO much done!! Competitions and performances discussed, our latest invitation to perform at Walt Disney World again, fundraisers and more. With our economy being what it is...we are working extra hard to make things affordable for everyone and we had lots of great ideas. Our "Do Dads" are working hard at doing all of our projects around the studio as well as working on some fund raisers themselves!!!
**Please forgive our schedule changes as we continue to add more and more classes to our schedule. If you have any questions about a class being available, just give us a call....
Love to all for a great and HEALTHY weekend!!!...(more Germex!!!)....Mz Lynn
Tuesday, September 15th...woo hoo!! How busy we have been!!! September is going full tilt with classes busy and exciting!! Ms Casey is getting her vocalists ready for upcoming performances... we have our first team parent meeting of the new season tomorrow to discuss competitions, etc....costumes are already being ordered....solos and duets and trios are coming together....it's a great time to be at Strut, USA.....!
**Our Dance Dynamics class at Southside High School is going great and we're always excited to be a part of their High School curriculum.......
**Our demonstration in Pre-Pointe with parents was very successful in letting our parents know the dangers in the beauty of getting our dancers ready to go "on pointe". this was a great time of sharing for moms to see everything from how to tie the shoes to the difference between the "box" and the "shank"....This is just another way that we at Strut, USA try to keep our parents 'in the know'
**We will be posting an updated Fall Schedule very soon because we have had to make some changes to allow for all of our students (yay!) to be taken care of properly!!
Please check back on the Fall Schedule for any changes.
**Congratulations to the Piedmont High School band...we had the honor of teaching their majorettes, colorguard and danceline this year and we saw them Friday night at their halftime show!! They were AMAZING!!! It is SO awesome to see your work come together in such a beautiful way!!!! My thanks to Miss Jennifer Dover and Miss Leah Dennis for their assistance in putting together this half-time show...it was great!!!!
Love to all for a blessed week....Mz Lynn
Wednesday, September 9th... Just a quick note to let everyone know that our Miss Selena Smith was named "Most Outstanding 10 year old" at the Miss PreTeen Alabama pageant this past weekend!!! Selena represented like a true "star" with talent and grace. We are SOOO proud of her!! ....
*Ballroom Dance kicked off last night!....If you didn't make it, we will prorate the fee for the class to only cover those classes you attend.
*We've received an invitation to perform at Walt Disney World AGAIN!!! This is the 25th Anniversary of "Magic Music Days" at Disney and we've been asked to be a part of it!! We are of course honored and hope to get to go again!!!!
**Don't forget ..... we still have some DVD's and pictures that haven't been picked up!! The DVD's are so amazing.....If you didn't get one and want one, please give us a call and we'll take care of you!
**We are very excited about our Majorette Prep class with representatives from Susan Moore, Hokes Bluff, Oneonta, KittyStone and Jacksonville High!! We welcome you all to the Strut Family!!!!
Love to everyone for a blessed day.....Mz Lynn
Monday, September 7th... Hope everyone had a GREAT weekend! We are going strong into September with great promotions, programs and classes.
**Don't forget that September is "Bring a Friend" month..see Sept. 1 update for details!
**BALLROOM DANCE begins Tuesday, Sept. 8th at 7 pm. No partner needed, come and have lots of fun!!!!
**We're expanding our music department with guitar for beginner to advanced students. Call for more info!!! Lots of great possibilities with this new program!!!
>>Congratulations to all of our Majorettes, Danceline members, Colorguard and Feature Twirlers!! Football season is off to a GREAT start with these talented young ladies.
Stay in touch for more exciting news and classes coming soon...and if you haven't pre-registered...you need to get in touch with us!
Love and blessings to all,......Mz Lynn
Tuesday, September 1.... Welcome to a new month at Strut, USA! Our first two weeks of classes were off the charts!! We again thank all of our new students for trusting us to be your performance training center. We plan on a very exciting and rewarding year for everyone. Here are some highlights and info:
*Ballroom Dance will begin Tuesday, September 8th and run for 8 weeks!! No partner needed!!
*We WILL be open on Monday, Labor Day!!!!!
*DVD's are in and ready to be picked up as well as any pictures that have not been picked up.
*September Newsletters are ready to be picked up in the studio.
***New KinderDanz Class will be added at 5 pm on Thursday. They will have their pre-ballet with TumbleDanz and then go to either the Pulse Room or the Princess Room for tap.
***SEPTEMBER IS "BRING A FRIEND" MONTH!! If you have a friend that would like to visit your dance, baton or voice class with you...now is the time to bring them!! When you bring a friend, if they sign up....YOU get a free T shirt and THEY pay no registration fee!!! They may either observe or join in with your class when they come to visit with us!
**If you are NOT a student at Strut, USA yet and would like to visit a class...you may do so as my guest, free of charge!!!!! Just give us a call and let us know.
Love and blessings to all for a great week...Mz Lynn
Tuesday, August 25th... What a WONDERFUL group of students we have at Strut, USA this year!!! From our youngest (2 1/2) to our 15 year students, this promises to be one of the best years EVER!! We added 11 new students just yesterday!!
Most all dance shoes are now in and new batons will be here this week.
***Our DVD's are IN from our 2009 Spring Production...and believe me folks, it was worth the wait! Using 4 cameras and editing all footage has made this DVD the best EVER!! What is SO amazing to me, is how GREAT these students really are. Compared to what many call "recitals", it's just unbelievable. I'm not kidding. The proof is right there as to why Strut, USA is the place to be! Our show is professional and our students are AMAZING. I'm still beaming from watching it!! If YOU ordered one, please come on in and pick it up so you can be proud, too!!
***BALLROOM DANCE begins next week, don't forget!...You don't have to have a partner to dance!!!
***Guitar Lessons will be available very soon, so stay posted!
Gotta go and get ready for another busy day!!! Love and peace to all... see ya at Strut, USA...."Where EVERY Child is a Star!"....
Tuesday, August 18th...WELCOME NEW STUDENTS!!! Our 24th season began yesterday with a BANG!...I don't think our staff slowed down from the time our doors opened until about 10pm! It was wonderful. With the exception of a crowded lobby (great problem to have!) our first day back was a total success. Our 5:30 KinderDanz class is CLOSED. This is after dividing it one time already! We will take names for a waiting list to open another later class. The Thursday 3:30 still has some openings. Our Pre-Pointe girls were excited to get those shoes on!! It was a big day for them and we are very proud of their accomplishments. Our Mini Petite Starz Team had everyone present and were fired up (as usual!) We are ordering their first costume already!! We also had Beginner I and II classes, a beginner baton, Contemporary, Advanced Ballet/Pointe and Sr. Elite Dancers. WOW!! It was really an exhausting and wonderful day.
**I really must encourage everyone that if you have not registered for the classes you want....you must give us a call now. I hate having to tell anyone no, but we will be having to start waiting lists very soon, so give us a call so we can hold your spot.
**Ms Casey Browning Shehi is continuing to add performing vocal students and is just about to have to close her enrollment. If you have been considering private voice, please let us know. Ms Doris Day is also available and an amazing vocal coach on our staff.
Well, here we go with Day 2!! Hope to see you all soon!...Love and Blessings, Mz Lynn
Monday, August 10th..... What an amazing couple of days we've had!! Our performance at the Gadsden Mall on Sunday was one of the biggest crowds ever! Of course, everyone was shopping on "tax free weekend", so we gave them quite a show. We performed for over an hour with dancers, singers and baton twirlers. Thanks to Belk's and their staff for being so gracious and complimentary!!! ...... Miss Morgan Walker has returned from Des Moines, Iowa where she competed in the Jr. OLYMPICS in Baton Twirling!!! Morgan came home with three beautiful medals including a SILVER!!! We are SO proud of you Morgan, you represented Strut, USA in style!.......
****Miss Susan Grace Catrett..., a dance and baton student of ours, was recently named "Calhoun County's Jr. Miss"!!!!!!!! With dance as her talent, this beautiful young lady also made Strut, USA look very good. Congrats to these talented young ladies...Susan Grace, we will be waiting to cheer you on in the Alabama's Jr. Miss Pageant!!... I hope everyone had a great first day back at school!!! We begin the 2nd year of our "Dance Dynamics" class at Southside High School tomorrow, then back to the studio for day 2 of Open House/Registration. We hope everyone will come by and tour our studio (we finally got the autographed pics up of our staff and students with the choreographers from "So You Think You can Dance"in our "Pulse Room"). You can share some refreshments and just visit! We'd love to see you....Love and blessings, Mz Lynn
Tuesday, August 4th... It's hard to believe it's almost "back to school" time again!..The summer has flown by with lots of fun and plenty of hard work at Strut, USA. Sunday was our Annual Summer Social for our competition teams. This is a tradition where our team members are divided into their "families" for the upcoming season and something that is very highly anticipated. After meeting their Strut families, team members and their REAL families all met at Patterson's Water Park where we had it reserved for our group. A wonderful time was had by all, especially when Mz Lynn tried out the water slides!! It's so great to see young and old, instructors, students and parents all having such a memorable time together!.....Now, we get ready for another annual event, which is our performance at the Gadsden Mall during the "tax free weekend". We will be performing at the center fountain at 2pm on Sunday, August 9th. We hope you'll come out and enjoy our performance while doing your Back to School shopping, tax free!...Next week brings our Registration/Open House on Monday and Tuesday, August 10th and 11th from 4-7 pm. There will be refreshments and our talented staff waiting to help everyone get registered, sized and ready for our 24th Season!! We have two classes for our KinderDanz program that has already filled with pre-registration, so please let us know if you can't attend so you do not lose the day and time you would like. Thanks to everyone for a great summer and we can't wait to see you again soon!!
Monday, July 27th...Wow, it really seems like forever since we've been able to do any updates and it almost has been!! SO MUCH has taken place!!! Our Starz have been so busy and shining so brightly since our fabulous Spring Production the end of May. It was AMAZING!!.. We also had students win State, Regional and NATIONAL awards in dance and baton twirling!! The trio of "Get Ready" made it to the Grand Championship at Platinum National Dance Competition in Panama City Beach!! We had 2 twirlers receive a score of Platinum as well as one of our jazz routines "Miss Jackson" getting Platinum!! There were many special awards and some wonderful memories, also (which is actually more important!) out of 4 full days of competition. This event DOUBLED in size from last year, so we were very honored to do so well....We had twirlers qualify to attend the Jr. Olympics in baton twirling and Miss Morgan Walker will be traveling to the Jr. Olympics very soon to compete!...Best of luck to Morgan...We have had students win pageant titles, talent competitions and school accolades. Our own Miss Leah Dennis finished her college/work program at Walt Disney World in June!! We're glad to have her back. Ms Noelle Millirons is a Jacksonville State Ballerina again and made the staff of UDA to teach dancelines and auxillaries this summer!!! Congrats to Noelle!!....We have been very busy with our great new performing teams getting their new routines together. We kick off our new team season with our "Summer Social" this Sunday at Patterson's water park. One of our extremely talented vocal coaches, Mrs. Casey Browning Shehi, has been swamped this summer with private lessons. We were glad to see some old friends like Houston Osborne singing again!!! Between Ms Casey and Ms Doris, we DEFINITELY have the best vocal/musical theatre instruction in the area. whew!!! I'm tired!...But so excited to get to update again....NOW, if we could just get some pics on!! I promise, we're working on it. Also, the new fall schedule will be up very soon.
**Don't Forget** Open House/Registration August 10th and 11th, 4-7 pm!!!!!
Love to all..........Mz Lynn
Wednesday, July 22, 2009........... Hey Guys!!! It's been awhile, but, we're back up and running!! We had our 1st performance for the season at Southside City Fest. It was a beautiful day with a great turn out and of course our performers did an excellent job!!! Summer classes are about to end so that means we're getting ready for the new season to start. Open House/Registration will be August 10th and 11th. The new fall schedule will be posted soon. Any questions, give us a call, 256.442.0033. Hope to see you all soon..................Love and Blessings ........Mz Lynn
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 ......... *It's Time for Summer Struttin'!*.....Our 8 week Summer Session will begin on Monday, June 1st. Schedule is as follows:
MONDAY
3-4 TumbleDanz
4-5 KinderDanz
4-5 Clogging
5:30-6:30 Ballroom I
6:45-7:45 Ballroom II
5-8 Mom's Day Out !!!!
TUESDAY
3-4 Beg. I Combo
4-5 Beg. Baton
4-5 Krunk Kidz
5-6 Int. Baton
6-7 Team Technique
7-8 Int./Adv. Ballet
8-9 Jazz/Contemporary
and....PERFORMING ARTS CAMP!! Week of July 13th...9am-noon. Ages 5-12 years.
Summer Sizzles at Strut, USA....Where EVERY Child is a Star!!
Hope to see you there.....All the best, Mz Lynn and Strut, USA
Wednesday, May 13, 2009 ........ Very important Dates to remember:
*Annual Spring Production, May 17th, Sunday at 1pm. Wallace Hall, Gadsden State Community College.
*Summer Program begins week of June 1st for 8 weeks!!! GREAT classes offered in Ballet, Tap, Hip Hop, Baton Twirling, Jazz, Voice, Clogging and Musical Theatre!.
*Performing Arts Camp!!!!! Ages 5-12. Coming in July, first come, first served so call now to register!! One week from 9am - noon. Love to all, Mz Lynn
Monday, April 27th......Where does the time go???? Ours has been spent winning awards, taking pictures and getting ready for our Competitive Team Auditions AND our end of the year Spring Production, "A Salute to the Silver Screen". We had our "Movie Party" for the Jurassic Park dancers on Saturday and it was a blast!! We have had some "technical problems" with out website, so please be patient with us for updates and pictures. We will be listing our State Dance Winners, AAU qualifiers for Jr. Olympics and MUCH more very soon. Our Spring Production will be May 17th at Wallace Hall at 1:00 pm........Auditions for our amazing Competition Teams, the "Struttin' Starz" will be Saturday, May 9th (please call for schedule), Our SUMMER SESSION will begin June 1st and run for 8 weeks. We will also continue our ballroon dance program this summer!!! As you can see, we are running on a very tight schedule and have lots going on, but don't hesitate to call us for details cuz we LOVE to hear from you!! 256.442.0033!! Love and many, many blessings......Mz Lynn
March 11, 2009, Wednesday... .............AND THE WINNER IS.......
Strut, USA!!!!!!... What an eventful weekend we had in Chattanooga this weekend at the Platinum National Dance Regional Competition!!!...We had two full days of competition from 8 am til 9 pm!!!! Everyone came out very tired, (with 347 total acts competing!), but what a great job all of our starz did!!!.....On Saturday we had Jr. Age Divisions which is 4-12 years. Our solos, duets, trios and groups received awards from Silver to Platinum, which is the highest. In addition, a special award of the "Future Rockettes Award" was received by our "Petite Elite Starz" for their tap routine. In the Overall Rankings...Our MiniPetites (avg. age of 4.5) came in FIRST OVERALL in their Division with "Candyman". In Recreational Duets, Ashley Harris and Abby Powell came in 3rd Overall and in Solos, Erin Beasley came in 8th overall, Macy Reedy came in 3rd Overall and Emory Reedy came in 2nd Overall!! In Intermediate Duets/Trios, Jr . Elite Starz came in 10th Overall and Laura Bush and Macy Reedy came in 8th Overall! Madison Diggs received a Gold Division 1st Place for her solo and Erin Beasley won a Gold Division 1st place as well for her dance and a Gold award for her baton twirling solo. Emory Reedy won a Platinum Division 1st place and Macy Reedy won a Platinum, also. Our of 168 Junior entries, only 26 Platinums were awarded!!!!! This isn't all folks....there's lots more, but I won't load you down with it all at one time. However, one of the most SPECIAL awards of the day to me as a studio owner was the overall SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD. There was only one of those given out that day and it says so much about who and what we are!!!....more later!....Love and blessings, Mz Lynn
March 4, Wednesday...Sorry folks, It's been a while!! We have been so busy that I don't have time to hardly breathe!!! (But that's a GOOD thing!)...Our new classes in Ballroom, Danceline and Majorette Prep are going GREAT!!...Of course, all of our other classes are full out as well and we are both excited and extremely proud to be blessed with so many wonderful students of ALL ages!!.......This weekend our "Struttin' Starz" Performing teams travel to Chattanooga for the Platinum National Dance Competition. This will be our Regional Qualifier, so keep your fingers crossed for all of our dancers, twirlers and singers. We have two full days of competition from 8 am - 8 pm both Saturday and Sunday!We are taking a total of 41 acts to compete!....It is going to be a very looong and busy weekend, but we are all looking forward to it.
>>Speaking of competitions.....our Miss Ashley Harris traveled to Wetumpka last weekend to compete in the Alabama State Baton Twirling Competition. Entering her show twirl routine to "DangerZone", Ashley placed 2nd in the State and 1st overall in the open division!! A big hug and congratulations to Miss Ashley, we are SO proud of you.
~~Congrats as well to all of our "Star Students" that have brought in their report cards with ALL A's!!! We always have a special treat for any student with all A's because we feel that school must always come first!
***In a crazy twist, I have been notified that I will be "Arrested" on March 25th to benefit the charity for Muscular Dystrophy. In order to make my "Bail", I need to raise $2,600 to send 3 MD kids to camp. So PLEASE help me raise this $$$$ for a GREAT cause and help me get a "Get out of Jail" card!!!! (Call Ms Kem for details)
Again, please keep our students in your prayers as we travel to Chattanooga this weekend. I'll update after I recouperate!!!!! :) Love to all, Mz Lynn
February 19th, Thursday.... It's, It's a "BALLROOM BLITZ"!!!!!!...What a GREAT time we had on Tuesday night with our first Ballroom Dance Class!!! We had 18 excited students ranging in age from 12 to ....well, anyway!...Let's just say that Mr. Buddy and I took the class, too!!.. Ms Hope Wilson, one of the area's most experienced Ballroom Dancers and Instructors, made it exciting, fun and NOT scary!!!...If you've ever wanted to try it, or would just like to get off the couch for an hour per week, :), give us a call. You can't even use the kids as an excuse cuz we provide CHILDCARE DURING CLASS!! We started with Waltz and even began a basic Rhumba step!!!! You REALLY want to get in on this!!!....In other news, we have began our "Danceline Dynamics" class to prepare for High School or College Danceline tryouts. It is Tuesday, 6:30, and there was a line of legs kicking about a mile long when I walked through!...THIS is the class to get you ready to try out for any Danceline so don't be left out!.....ALSO, our Majorette Prep class will begin next week to get all of our baton twirlers ready for tryouts as well!..Just give us a call for all the info.....
Other than the above classes, we can no longer take additional students until our summer session...:(.....Sorry, but all costumes have been ordered and it's wide open until Spring Showcase time...gotta run to Southside for "Dance Dynamics". Be kind to each other and come by and see us!...Love and blessings, Mz Lynn
February 9th, Monday... HOW AMAZING CAN ANYTHING BE???????..... Well, I think this year's "Pulse on Tour" could almost top it!!... This experience was one of the best EVER in my 23 years at Strut, USA. PLEASE take time to check out the photos as they are posted (be patient, there are a LOT)... There were over 3,000 people there and WE were always up close and personal with all the action. Our "Miss Jackson" choreographed by Ms Liara had been selected to be in the showcase again this year. At the showcase, Ms Liara and I were seated on the front row DIRECTLY behind the panel of ..... Wade Robson, Brian Friedman, Dave Scott and Chris Judd!!!! OH MY GOODNESS! Each studio is given 2 reserved seats and ours were the most coveted at the showcase!!!! Our girls gave a stellar performance and received comments such as "...it is so hard to put that many people on stage looking exactly alike and make it clean and YOU GUYS brought it!!.... "... loved your energy...
now what makes this even MORE personal and special is that there were 23 groups in the showcase and only 11 were even mentioned! Being remembered and noticed by this panel was breathtaking!..
Moving on... ahhhhh...we had parents of some of our Mini Petites come over to watch and support these girls and we want to say a huge THANK YOU to them!! It really meant a lot. There is so much more, but I've got to bounce and get to Southside High School to share some "Pulse Stories" and teach them something!....Stay tuned and don't forget...
1. BALLROOM BEGINS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH
2. DANCELINE DYNAMICS (preparing for danceline tryouts) begins same day.
Call if you need info!!!!!
Please be in prayer for our economy folks.....we've got to lift our country up!....Love and blessings to all, Mz Lynn
February 6th, Friday.... We're OFF to the "Pulse" in Atlanta!!! If you haven't heard of this legendary event, check it out at The Pulse on Tour . com...... We will be taking classes with the biggest names in the dance world including Wade Robson, Mia Michaels, Laurie Ann Gibson, Brian Friedman and Dave Scott!!!!! If you don't know these guys, just google and be amazed! You'll be seeing them soon on "So You Think You Can Dance"! In addition to the honor of taking classes, our studio has AGAIN been selected to perform in the "Showcase" on Saturday Night!! Our group will be performing "Miss Jackson", choreographed by Ms Liara for comments and critique from these famous folks!!
SO....more later as they say...we'll have pictures up soon....hopefully with our favourite choreographers!!!!!!!!....
OH>>>>Don't forget BALLROOM CLASSES begin February 17th at 7:30 pm!!! Call now to sign up!!!
~~~~AND...a HUGE Strut, USA Magical Shout out to our own Miss Leah Dennis who is right this moment beginning her job at "Walt Disney World" in (where else?) the Magic Kingdom!! Good luck Miss Leah, we love you and miss you bunches!!!!
ok, I'm really outta here, gotta finish packing, ....blessings, Mz Lynn
February 4th, Wednesday....A lot has certainly transpired since our last update!! First of all, I want to thank everyone that was concerned and praying for Mr. Buddy yesterday as he had his heart cath. A very special "love you" to Kathy Harris for being there with me the entire time!!! It meant SO much...Mr. Buddy came through fine and is resting now. The good news is that there was no blockage!! So now, we just wait and see. Please keep him in your prayers!!.....
>Our Struttin' Starz competition teams made a HUGE debut at the 21st Annual "Strut Your Stuff" competition on Saturday. "Miss Jackson" received overall High Point of the day in the group division. Miss Macy Reedy won overall High Point in the Solo division!!!! And "Only Hope" won overall High Point in the Duet/Trio Division. We will have all awards listed later. Everyone did an impressive job and we are so proud of them all!!!
>This weekend is "The Pulse" convention and workshop!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We are SO excited to be in the performance showcase again this year! Please check out The Pulse on Tour" website to see all of the phoenomenal choreographers that will be there!!! INCLUDING Wade Robson and Mia Michaels!! Everyone is really fired up and ready for this event!
>>>>Don't forget, you can be "Dancing like the Stars" when we begin our ballroom session on February 17th!! Call for info and don't be left out!!!!
Gotta run to Southside High School......love and blessings to all....Mz Lynn
January 30th, Friday...IT'S COMPETITION TIME!!!!.....Tomorrow, January 31st at 8:30 am begins the 21st Annual "Strut Your Stuff" competition!!! We have 68 group and show routines entered in Baton Twirling and Dance!!! The competition will be held at Gadsden Middle School on Tracy Street in downtown Gadsden. There is no admission charge, so come out and watch all of the talent that will be presented at our first competition of the season!......
*****Get your dancin' shoes on !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Our Ballroom classes will begin on February 17th at 7:30 pm!!!! No partner is necessary so call now to sign up!! 256.442.0033.
*****Want to be on your middle school or high school dance line????.... We've got the class for you!! Danceline Dynamics will be taught beginning on February 17th at 6:30 pm. This class will have you high kickin' like a Rockette in no time!!! Call for more info!
Well....it's show time, gotta go and set up for the competition!! Hope to see ya there!
Love and blessings, Mz Lynn
January 18th, Sunday... **WE WILL BE HAVING CLASSES TOMORROW!**
Monday, January 19th will be a regular class day. We've got LOTS and lots to do!
>>Our 21st Annual "Strut Your Stuff" competition will be held in the Gadsden Middle School (formerly Disque) on Tracy Street in downtown Gadsden. Entry forms may be printed by following the link on our opening page of this site. ALL Dancers and Twirlers welcome!!!
~~ Our "Bring a Valentine to Class" promotion has kicked off with wonderful results!!We had 4 new friends to sign up for class on Thursday!! Remember, this offer if only good until Valentine's Day!!..Give us a call for more info!
~~Also just in time for Valentine's Day......You've asked for it.....and we're gonna deliver as usual. Get ready for a "Ballroom Blitz".... The Ballroom Dance classes that you've wanted are coming!!!!!!
More later folks, we've got a competition to put together!..Love & Blessings, Mz Lynn
January 8th, Thursday...It's been a hectic first week back! On Tuesday, we had to cancel our classes after 5pm due to flooding on the surrounding roads and from our lake. It was scary, but everyone is fine and class time will be made up. We've had several new friends enroll, we're receiving new costumes, booking birthday parties and we got in some precious new dance and twirl star shorts!...Our new modeling session begins tonight at 7pm, so if you haven't tried this class, it's a LOT of fun and gives some great experience and tips...all ages are welcome! Here are some other highlights for the week:
**Our annual "Strut Your Stuff" competition will be held on January 31st. Location TBA. Entry form will be up this weekend! ALL dance and baton twirling groups are invited and welcomed. Call us and we'll give you all the info!
**Beginning next week, we will be having a great new promotion to introduce your friends to Strut, USA.... so find a friend that you want to bring and keep up with the 'news'!
**Second costume deposits are now due!....We need those in asap so everyone will be ready for pictures before long!
>>>>If you are not a member of the Strut, USA family and are interested, please give us a call and we will gladly send you a copy of our new promotional DVD with highlights and information!!!! Seeing is believing, so call us soon, we'd love to hear from you.
All the best, Mz Lynn
January 5th, 2009!!!! Happy New Year Friends!!!! What a great time to be at Strut, USA!! Our new 1,300 square foot addition is complete and ALMOST completely decorated....our enrollment is over 200...we have the VERY BEST staff and students on the planet!....Life is Good!!! We invite you to come by and visit if you are not currently enrolled at Strut, USA before January 31st. We will NOT be able to take any new students after that time unless it is for private lessons only. We will be announcing our "Ballroom Dance" schedule very soon as well as our "Jazz and Java" class for moms (or just fun ladies!!)...............As always, we are on the top of what is new and exciting in the performing arts world while always offering what we feel is most important in a studio:
1. The only studio in our area with an excellent reputation for over 23 years!!
2. Qualified and certified staff with your child's best interest at heart! (Ask us for details, we will proudly and honestly brag on our folks!)
3. A clean and safe FAMILY environment for your children and your entire family.
4. Plenty of room for multiple classes and extended waiting area.
5. Time tested class plans, progress sheets and evaluating to make sure your 'star' is learning AND having fun in the proper class.
6. We were selected as a 2008 Small business of the Year by the Chamber of Commerce!
7. We are the only studio selected to teach Dance inside the school system!!!
8. Our motto....."Where EVERY child is a STAR"... We mean it!!!!
....need more info????? Please, compare first, then come for your first class Free as our guest. You really must see the rest, to know the best!!
Hope to see you soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy 2009!!!!!!
Another year to "Strut like you mean it!!".....................God Bless, Mz Lynn
