Hip Hop with Dave Scott.

NMx Stars Dance Center Presents Hip Hop with Dave Scott!

Renowned dancer, choreographer and artist, Dave Scott will be in Albuquerque on Sunday, September 20 for a one day hip hop class. The class will be held at the Raddison Hotel at 2500 Carlisle NE from 12 - 4 PM. Pre-Registration is suggested. Cost is $40 in advance; $50 at the door. Call 766-5620 to reserve your spot! Visa/MC accepted.

Dave Scott is best known for [Choreography / Appearances in film] Stomp the Yard, You Got Served, Step Up 2: The Streets, Stomp the Yard 2.

[Choreography / Appearances on Television] So You Think You Can Dance, America's Best Dance Crew, Dancing with the Stars, Step Up and Dance, and in a special appearance, the 2009 VMAs a Tribute to Michael Jackson.

As you can see (if you didn't already know), Dave Scott is very accomplished! His classes are always amazing! THIS IS AN EVENT YOU WILL NOT WANT TO MISS OUT ON!!!!!!!!!! See you there.

Brought to by the NMx STARS DANCE CENTER.

New Practice Wear

New practice wear selections were announced at the 2009 Director's Meeting in Santa Clarita, California on August 7, 2009. The announcement went out via text and the new itesm were very well received; the response was overwhelming! Thank you to all who responded and congratulations for taking advantage of the promotion for immediate ordering!



For those that missed the text, photos will be available soon on our blogspot. All items will be available for order in the studio.

Dates for The Pulse - 2009-2010

The Pulse is an exciting opportunity for NMx dancers interested in working with big name choreographers. NMx has attend The pulse events for the past three year, first attending an event in Denver and last year, we attended in Las Vegas, NV. The fall timeline avoids conflict with the Stars Competition schedule in the spring.

2009/2010 Dates:

Las Vegas, NV - November 21-22

Dallas, TX - December 12-13

Phoenix, AZ - February 27-28

Denver, CO - March 6-7

The Pulse Faculty: Brian Friedman, Mia Michaels, Wade Robson, Cris Judd, Dave Scott, Laurieann Gibson, Shane Sparks, Tyce Diorio, Gil Duldulao

News from Nationals

STARS INTENSIVE

Stars National has announced the dates of the upcoming 2009 STARS Fall Dance Intensive! One of two Intensives will take place in Santa Clarita, California October 17 and 18. A 2nd Intensive is being planned to take place in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dennis Caspery [Founder, OC Intensive], Lauren Gottlieb [3rd season of "So You Think You Can Dance"] and Trent Dickens are scheduled staff for the Intensives. Stars received many, many compliments regarding Mr. Caspery after his introduction class at the National Competition in June. Ms. Gottlieb has been touring the convention circuit with "Co. Dance" since her time on SYTYCD (07) and her resume' is very impressive. She comes highly recommended for her choreography and her ability to teach and interact with the dancers. Trent Dickens will be teaching hip hop. Trent is a rising star in the hip hop world. He was recently in "Dance Flicks".

Congratulations Alexis!

NMx soloists Alexis G. claimed Dance Champion titles at both Regionals and Nationals! While her scores were high at REgionals, they were even higher at Nationals with one perfect score of 100. Alexis is the eldest daughter of Julie and Alex; she works hard in dance class, is an outstanding student at school and is a great role-model for her younger siblings. Congratutlations Alexis!

Destiny F. (a 2008 Dance Champion) and Nikki C. (also a 2009 Regional Cance Champion) share their excitment after Regionals!

NMx soloists did a Great Job representing New Mexico!

Eleven NMx dancers earned Dance Champion titles at Regionals and 3 NMx dancers claimed National titles! It was exciting to see the energy shared amongst NMx dancers, spectators and supporters. This level of excitement is very contagious!

Regional Dance Champions:

Alexus A.; Alexis G.; Nikki C. and Nikkie D. all claimed Dance Champion in Intermediate Divisions. Madison E., Ayana C., Marissa M., Anastasia M. earned Dance Champion titles in Beginning Divisions. Marissa A. earned a title in the Advance Division, Kimberly M. earned an Elite Title and Brisa B. earned the Regional Senior Elite Dance Champion Title. (Senior Elite is the highest ranking title in the Stars Program.)

National Dance Champions:

Delilah G. and Alexis G. both claimed the Dance Champion title in the Intermediate Division and Sienna E. claimed Dance Champion in the Advanced Division.

Congratulations to all our soloists.

We are all very proud of each of you; thank you for your hard work to prepare and the great job of representing our team; and congratulations on a job well done.

Doc T and the Travelers... 1st Place

Doc T and the Time Travelers claimed 1st Place in the Best Show, Advanced Small Team Division. The competition (Stars Grand Nationals) was held in Las Vegas, Nevada with 24 Teams competing in various divisions. Four teams competed in the Advanced Small Team Division including Bountiful [UT] Stars (2nd), Winslow [AZ] Stars (3rd) and the Meridian [ID] Stars (4th). Pveral, NMx placed 2nd amongst the 24 teams! This is a first for New MExico; NMx is the highest ranking New Mexico Team.

Stars Nationals Competition - June 2009

NMx did AWESOME at Nationals!

We competed 26 routines including our Best Show (Doc T and the Travelers), numerous Individual Team Routines, a Staff Routine and our Dad's Novelty. We received 14 High Point Awards (Top Honors) in various categories; 6 2nd Place Awards; and 4 3rd Place Awards. Our Best Show earned the 1st Place Award in the Advanced Small Team Division; our Staff earned the Overall (Top Honors) in the Staff Division; our Dad’s earned a 2nd Place in the Novelty Division; and NMx placed 2nd in Sweepstakes (Overall Award) amongst 24 Teams. This is AWESOME! NMx is ranked No. 2 Nationally! Second to only the Surf City Stars in California.

Sweepstakes Top Five include Bountiful (UT) Stars – 5th; Clovis (CA) Stars – 4th; Duke City Stars (NM) – 3rd; NMx – 2nd (Yes!); and Surf City (CA) Stars – 1st. Go Girls Go!

Thank you to all who competed and to our friends and family for your unending support!