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DANCE ACADEMY PERFORMANCE FEATURES 50 DANCERS

The Lakeside Dance Academy will present the Annual Spring Dance Concert at 7:00 PM on Friday and Saturday, April 4 & 5, 2025, at the RFA Lakeside Theater on Main St. in Rangeley.  It will be an evening showcasing the work of 50 dancers of all ages and is sponsored by the Rangeley Friends of the Arts.  The theme for the evening is “The Music of QUEEN.”

Dancers ranging in ability from beginner to advanced will perform in Ballet, Tap, Jazz and en Pointe. In the Advanced level, the dancers include:  Mya Gellman, Abby Grant, Joslyn Kennett, Addie Knieser, Mia Lynch, Stella MacFawn, Sarah Kate Murphy, Ana Orazi, Aliyah Reinholt, Ollie Sherrer, Audrey Sutherland and Morghan Webber. The Intermediate level includes Madilyn Charette, Sarita Chavaree, Bella Dutile, Pippa Farrar,  Delaney Gage, Emma Haley, Sasha Hines,  Lilliana Hjelmstad, Abby Kay, Lydia O’Neil, Ellie Phadungchai, Anah Sutherland,  Skyler Thompson, Charlotte Wright and Harper Wright.  The Beginner level includes Elizabeth Cameron, Emma Cameron, Olive Clinch, Scarlet Garner, Clara Gurney, Claire Hayden, Seamus Loud and Tenley Philbrick. The pre-school Creative Movement class includes the youngest dancers: Isabelle Bacon, Ivy Bacon, Violet Clinch, Mia Dutile, Dylynn Gage, Celia Grierson, Eva Gurney, Bode Loud, Mandy Morton, Charlotte Richards, Mia Sutherland and Loretta Watkin. There will also be a dance performed by graduates and instructors including Angelica Woodward, Lily Webber, Raina Eustis, and Pam Ellis.

The Lakeside Dance Academy has been providing dance instruction in the Rangeley Region since 1986 under the Artistic Direction of Pam Ellis. Lily Webber, a graduate of the Academy, is the instructor of the Creative Movement class. The Rangeley Friends of the Arts has provided support through the years via their Scholarship and Student Lessons Program. There will be a reception to celebrate the dancers in the theater lobby after the concert each night. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for students 12 and under. Reserve seating tickets will be available beginning March 21 via email to pjellisart@gmail.com. There will be very limited seats available at the door. On performance nights, tickets go on sale at 6:00 PM and doors open at 6:15 PM. FMI: call Pam Ellis, Artistic Director, at 207-592-7427.