Kaleidoscope Dance Studio, Draper, UT

Monday, December 7, 2009

Merry Christmas!

Don't forget the dance showings this week at the studio....the last 15 minutes of each class. Don't be late, we can't wait!

Merry Christmas to all my beautiful dancers!

Friday, November 20, 2009

No class for Thanksgiving week!

Enjoy your break on November 24-26!

See you in December!

Monday, October 19, 2009

FYI, your daughter is welcome to wear a costume to class during the week of Oct 27-29th. However, it needs to be a costume that she can dance in. This includes proper footwear! Please don't send her in something that is too tight, too fragile, too long, or too hot and sweaty. Thanks!

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

New Baby!

Macy Jane Sackewitz is here! She was born early Sunday morning (Sept. 27) at 4:55 a.m. Macy was 7 lbs and 10 oz and stretched out to 19 1/2 inches. All is going well! Enjoy your week off. Classes start back up October 6th.

Thursday, September 24, 2009

No baby yet!

Still here....come to dance! (Sept 24th)

Friday, September 18, 2009

Dance shoe exchange

I have a student's grandma interested in setting up a dance shoe exchange for girls who have outgrown shoes. If you are interested, leave a comment or e-mail me (bsackewitz@hotmail.com) and I can send you to the right person. FYI, dance shoe sizes and street shoe sizes are different, so it may require some trying on.

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

2010 Recital Date

The tentative recital date is Friday, May 21, 2010 with a dress rehearsal on Thursday, May 20. Check your e-mail for location.

About the director, Liz Newman-Sackewitz

Liz received a degree in Dance Education from BYU. She was a member of the BYU Cheer Squad and Dancensemble. Liz was the recipient of the Research and Creative Activities award and her choreography was showcased at the American College Dance Festival. Between 1997-2000, Liz took over the dance programs at American Fork High School, where she coached the modern dance company and drill team. She has spent many years teaching groups of all ages and abilities at local schools and studios, as well as running Kaleidoscope Dance Studio for 14 years. Liz is the mother of Parker (14), Emi (12), Quinn (8), and Macy (5).

Becky Jorgensen (pictured below) has enjoyed dancing in one form or another since she was 3. She has danced with her high school drill team and dance company, in musicals, and with BYU's Folk Dance ensemble. Ballet and modern technique classes were a favorite in college as well. She lives in Draper with her husband and two daughters, ages 9 and 10. She loves teaching children. In addition to teaching, Becky loves reading, cooking (especially desserts) and adventures with her family. She is thrilled to be starting her fourth year teaching at Kaleidoscope!

Lisa Liddell began her ballet career with The Children's Ballet Theater at the age of 3. When she was 14 she studied under Willam Christensen at The Christensen Academy. After dancing with Mr. "C" for 5 years she continued to dance as she majored in ballet at the University of Utah, where eventually she graduated with a degree in Family and Consumer Studies. She had the privilege of dancing in Ballet West's Nutcracker for 4 years in her youth. Most recently she was the dance director for her stake in the Draper Temple Celebration. Lisa and her husband Brian have been married for 16 years and they have two sons, Tanner (13) and Tyler (10). She currently resides in Draper, Utah.

LeeAnn (pictured below) has been dancing since she was 3 years old. In her teens she especially loved drill and clogging. After High School she went to Ricks College where she was able to teach clogging classes and was President of their women’s clogging team. While studying Elementary Education at BYU she furthered her dance experience with a variety of dance classes as well as performing with their Folk Dance Ensemble. During some of her college years she taught dance classes for Granite Community Education in the summer. LeeAnn taught 6^th grade at Crescent Elementary for 7 years and every year her students performed a song and dance program. The highlight of these programs was the opportunity for her kids to perform for various Olympic venues during the 2002 Olympics. She lives in Sandy with her sweet husband and 4 fantastic kids. She is very excited to be part of the team at Kaleidoscope Dance.