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Shown here rehearsing their dance is the Ballet I Class of 1st and 2nd graders: L to R Front Row: Camille Harding, Abby Kay, Samantha Landry, Izzy Thomas, Ellie Phadungchai. Middle Row: Delaney Gage, Bella Dutile, Lilliana Hjelmstad, Lydia O’Neil, Harley Mendonca. Back Row: Ana Sutherland, Ruby Willauer, Addyson Kennedy, Pippa Farrar, Charlotte Wright.

The Lakeside Dance Academy will present their Annual Spring Dance Concert at 7:00 PM on Friday and Saturday, April 28 & 29, 2023, at the RFA Lakeside Theater on Main St. in Rangeley.  It will be an evening showcasing the work of over 45 dancers of all ages and is sponsored by the Rangeley Friends of the Arts. Senior Liz Robare will be presenting her Senior Solo. The theme for the evening is “That’s Entertainment!”

Senior Liz Robare will present her dynamic Senior Solo to “The Greatest Show” in full “ringmaster” regalia.

Dancers ranging in ability from beginner to advanced will perform in Ballet, Tap, Jazz  and en Pointe. In the Advanced level, the dancers include:  Michelle Cerminara, Averie Flewelling, Mya Gellman, Abby Grant, Troy Hathaway, Mia Lynch,  Stella MacFawn,  Liz Robare, Audrey Sutherland, Ollie Sherrer, Caroline Willis,  and Angelica Woodward. The Intermediate level includes Sophie Burns, Paisley Fredette, Joslyn Kennett, Addie Knieser,  Lydia Lojas, Sarah Kate Murphy, Aliyah Reinholt,  Lily Stevens, Evelyn Vryhof, Michaela Vryhof,  Morghan Webber and Harper Wright.  The Beginner level includes Bella Dutile, Pippa Farrar,  Delaney Gage, Camille Harding, Lilliana Hjelmstad, Abby Kay, Addyson Kennedy, Samantha Landry,  Harley Mendonca, Lydia O’Neil, Ellie Phadungchai, Ana Sutherland, Isabella Thomas, Ruby Willauer and Charlotte Wright.  The pre-school Creative Movement class includes the youngest dancers: Olive Clinch, Leena Cowper, Mia Dutile, Celia Grierson, Clara Gurney, Eva Gurney, Claire Hayden, Ava Knight, Seamus Loud and Tenley Philbrick.

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 $7 for adults and $3 for students 7 – 18. Children 6 and under are free. Tickets are available at the door, doors open at 6:15 PM. FMI: call Pam Ellis, Artistic Director, at 207-592-7427.