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Show Sports andR AuGusT 10, 1999 WASATCH CouNTY COURIER PAGE 15 DANCE Enter Bob Donohue and the Arts Council. from page 13 Under the umbrella of a performing arts acade“We have students with the Boston Ballet and Ballet West ‘my, the school will be home to the entire range of | for conventions this season,” Prisbrey said. “These local — performing arts- from dance and vocal to acting and kids are going out and showing the world that Wasatch music. With one point as the hub for all performing County can produce quality dancers. What they learn, and arts, many smaller activities that may have slipped bring back, will be valuable for all the younger dancers.” : through the cracks fue to aes > now be availWhen Prisbrey, Patch and Christiansen began looking able. at expanding their independent schools, they soon found “We really wanted to offer this opportunity to the that the cost for expansion was beyond their means. youth of the community,” Prisbrey said. “Having a “We really wanted to keep the cost down for the stularge variety of arts to work with and choose from dents,” Christensen said. “We realized that another five or unity in new ten dollars a month might keep some kids from being able will een nice the arts in this to study. It might even keep some kids from continuing ways.” Working with the arts net the academy Jordan Georgio, Melissa Wood and Marissa Wade are just a few of the with their dancing. We did not want that. And we knew we hopes to attract more youth and then offer them the students that perform and will study at the new Academy of Dance. would not be able to expand and afford the cost without chance to cross-train in other areas. The ability to raising prices to meet our costs. So we decided to work have many different performing arts available will teachers in the community can get more done then they together.” make it easier to find support for the smaller classes as - can alone, Any and all performing arts will be welcome to Thus a i was created. well as diversity for the larger groups. team up with the school with the hopes of providing the From that initial partnership, a new center of oer “We will be a dance oriented school, but we want to widest range possible for the youth to experience. has come about. help develop all areas of the performing arts,” Christensen Editors note:. This is part one of a two part series, and the “We decided to take this to the next level, ee second part will look at.the other arts that will be available at said. “This is the first step in getting to that goal.” Christensen said. “Rather than just offering dance, we the Academy of Dance and Perforinie Arts. The Academy of Dance and Performing Arts is being thought it would be wonderful to have all of the performbuilt on the idea that together the talented coaches and ing arts involved.” ar SOCCER from page 10 PET TAME TM Perr Sweat will all don the var- - sity colors this season. The Wasatch soccer program has three teams _avarsity, JV and combined freshman / sophomore team. The JV play games _— after the varsity has finished with theirs. Region games include Park City, § ‘Lehi, Uintah, Union dnd Memorial High Judge Schools. » | Wasatch kicks off slay this year with four home games against non-region teams. This Friday, Angus 13, welcome the Wasps Timpanogos with the var- sity playing at 4 p.m. and the JV game to follow. Come out and support the team as they prepare for the 1999-2000 soccer sea- son. Got Swiss Days Stuff? PLEASE RETURN ALL OF YOUR — Swiss Days - EQUIPMENT TO CAROL LEE -_MARTINEZ 654-0636 ; . 2 :i ; 4 : 3 MORTGAGE SERVICES 380 East Main « Building A BEFORE THIS YEAR’S Swiss Days ROLLS | AROUND | COMMONWEALTH — AWRY: Ur OMMON tiWEALTH, 84049 ke | 435- 657-0612 «‘office 7. ‘tax 435- 657 0630 |
