#Cincinnati Conservatory

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Krohn Conservatory in Cincinnati Ohio (2) (3) by clintspaeth

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"Colorless Day"

I haven't anything to title this.

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krohn’s conservatory 🦋

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🌵🌷🪴Khron Conservatory🌵🌷🪴

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Like Velcro

Some butterflies are what she calls "friendly"

That is, opting to land on someone And stick with them for a spell Owl butterflies

Have this such friendliness

Earlier, one landed on her Prompting an assisted selfie While, later, she got one on her fingers

Noting the sensation But still enthralled with This butterfly's friendliness

In the fleeting passage of an hour And a moment in its brief existence

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Studio Switch List 2024/25

(also includes late season switches)

Link to "How many studio switches so far?"

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-> Elite Studio of Dance

Jordyn Hay

-> Gateway Dance Center (new studio!)

B. Bernard C. Butler M. Caryl L. Caver E. Defoe K. Heath I. Lewis C. Nielson A. Peterson S. Peterson A. White

-> Kinetic Dance

Mary Anne Serpas

-> Mather Dance Company

Sally Schulz

-> N10 Dance Studios

Juliette Birchard Jonah Guzman

-> Renner Dance Company

Connell Gocke

-> The Merge (new studio!)

Leila Pitcovich

-> The Moxie Movement (new studio!)

Beeta Barkhordar Harper Fish Bailee Hill Sky White

-> The Union (new studio!)

Veda and little sister Mia Weisz-Marin

-> Tribe Seven

Cate Block

3'N Motion Studio

-> BLA Dance Academy

Molly Weber Margaux Struble Chloe Todman

4th Street Dance Centre

-> Northern Force Dance Company

Hazel Brown Olena Brown

Adage Dance Center

-> K2 Studios

Dylan Kubo Aspen Walton

Adrenaline Dance Company

-> Prodigy Dance Studio

Bellarose Ramos

AE Dance Productions

-> The Company Space

Hazel Kinnick

All American Dance Factor

-> Evolve Dance Complex

Madison Virostek

Allegro Performing Arts Academy

-> Pave School of the Arts

Lily McFarland

AM Dance

-> Studio X

Brooklyn Abrams Alana Cato Asyah Lewis Baileigh McJimson Leiyah Nova

-> The K Project Dance Company

Aubrey Davis Jaden Gonzalez Rosalyn Gutierrez

Amirian Ballet Academy

-> Royal Danish Ballet School

Emma Crawford

Apples Dance Lab

-> Evolve Dance Complex

Payten Butler Sara Wren

Artistic Motion Dance

-> Abstraction Dance Company

Giselle Pilorin

-> Devotion The Movement

Sydney Duke Sunnie Pelant

-> Gateway Dance Center (new studio!)

Zoe Baker GG Mier Katie Rosa Piper Ryder Tatum Ryder

Art Of Technique

-> The Washington School Of Ballet

Kaitlyn Brandely

Augusta West Dance Studio

-> CCJ Conservatory

Zoe Lewis

Avanti Dance Company

-> CAP The Company

Natalie Jahn

-> Mather Dance Company

Hayden Goren Reese Goren

-> N10 Dance Studios

Saige Hibbard

-> West Coast School of the Arts

Eva Graziano

Bay Area Houston Ballet & Theatre

-> Boston Ballet II

Sophia Jones

Bayer Ballet Academy

-> John Cranko Schule

Amelia Chen

Big City Dance Center

-> MDC Bridge Into The Industry

Alex Cyncewicz

Brava Dance

-> Westchester Dance

Emily Pierog

Burbank Dance Academy

-> ABT Junior Co

Manuela De Souza

Cache Valley Civic Ballet

-> Creative Dance Academy

Kate Baldwin Sophia Baldwin

Camarillo Academy of Performing Arts

-> Bobbie's School of Performing Arts

Peyton Root Ryan Root

Canadian Dance Unit

-> Vlad's Dance Company

Quinn Powers

CanDance Studios

-> Club Dance Studio

Preslie Ball

-> Gateway Dance Center (new studio!)

Colette Stutzman

-> The Union (new studio!)

Crystalyn Chesko

Carlsbad Dance Centre

-> Pave San Diego (new studio!)

Ansel Mullick Camille Mullick Evelyn Mullick

Cary Dance Prudctions

-> Renner Dance Company

Marlee Thomas

CC & Co Dance Complex

-> Renner Dance Company

Connell Gocke Olivia Roberson

Centerstage Dance Academy

-> West Florida Dance Company

Ava Starr Rodriguez

Center Stage Dance Company

-> JBP Entertainment

Bianca Lewis

Center Stage Dance Gymnastics

-> The Fenyx Project

Arielle Miles

Center Stage Performing Arts Studio

-> The Moxie Movement (new studio!)

Halston Fisher Oakley Fisher Tatum Fisher

Charliz Balicao Dance Company

-> Larkin Dance Studio

Payton Mueller

Cincinnati Ballet Professional Training

-> Alabama Ballet

Caroline Love Jenna Renfield

City Ballet San Francisco

-> Boston Ballet II

Maddie Austin

CityDance Conservatory

-> Boston Ballet School II

Lucian DeBellis

CJ Dance Crew

-> Club Dance Studio

Madi Cole MaKinley Cole

Club Dance

-> ??

Ashton Wullbrandt

-> Dance Studio C

Gwyneth Woods

-> Elite Dance Pro

Madisyn Rose Amos Kennedy Cicerelli Abby Honstad Jaida Morin Payton Stowe

-> Gateway Dance Center (new studio!)

Tilly Allen Brinley Bennett Brynlee Bulbulian Lainey Bulbulian Makena Cameron Pallas Chiste Olivia Clouse Kensley Colman Charlotte Cook Sophia Dasalla Avery Dunwell Lena Funk Mia Funk Jaycee Grant Kalista Greer Kanon Greer Kaylan Greer Oakley Hill Goldie Hill Birdie Hill Alaina Igleski Kaydence Lawton Arianna Mendez Callie Mendez Harper O'Malley Dannika Ren'ee Quiroz Tatem Robinson Leslie Soto Nicole Soto Tatum Strauss Kate Valentine Aubrey Williams

-> Illusion Dance Company

Madyson Barney

-> Prodigy Dance PAC

Taeya Stosich Tinley Stosich

Complexity Dance Center

-> Vision Dance Alliance

Ava Dowling London Dowling

Concept Pavielle

-> Larkin Dance Studio

Siena Paradeau

Conservatory of Dance Arts

-> The Merge (new studio!)

Ella Andrews Sarah Blady Charlotte Dean Sophie Dean Calli Hollenbeck Lilly May Hartley Murla

Cypress Dance Project (closing!)

-> The Fenyx Project

Ahmya Tovar Jasleen Tovar

-> Tribe Seven

Avery Farris Gracelyn Harris Kyndle McCormick Frankie Miranda Mia Narvaez Tana Nickerson Evelin Peterson Lily Savarese Paislynn Schroeder Gabriella Slay Dalilah Soto Frankie Soto Kayla Tanea Abigail Wade Melody Thiel Rianna Weck Rosalie Wickman

Cypress Elite Dance Studio

-> The Fenyx Project

Charlie Mae

Dance Academy of State College

-> Evolve Dance Complex

Emma Girdany

Dance Arts Centre ATL

-> Dance Lab (new studio!)

Ryn Andersen Tarin Belizaire Izzy Bensinger Nina Kitchen Daniella Lerman Samantha Wilson

Dance Arts Centre

-> Summit Dance Shoppe

Beckett Eberhard Britta Eberhard

Dance Connection 2

-> Club Dance Studio

Claire Pistor

-> Gateway Dance Center (new studio!)

Jaxon Adamson Juliette Ridenour Scarlett Ridenour

Dance Connection Scottsdale

-> The Collective PHX

Madee Richardson

Dance Deluxe

-> Club Dance Studio

Dana Homes

-> Dance Connection 2

Kamryn Arnold

-> Elektro Dance Academy

Sunday Smith

Dance Dimensions PAC

-> The House Dance Complex

Sophia Hasson Victoria Safahi

Dance Enthusiasm

-> Murrieta Dance Project

Liciana Vun

-> Phunk Phenomenon Dance Studio

Landon Indeglia

Dance Exposure 2

-> The Vision Dance Alliance

Morgan Wendt

Dance FX

-> Pave San Diego (new studio!)

Aryanna Lafontaine Cooper

Dance Inc Company

-> MDC Bridge Into The Industry

Lauren Allan

Dance Lab OC

-> Dmitri Kulev Classical Ballet Academy

Maggie Till

Dancemark Studio

-> Pave San Diego (new studio!)

Katie Bishop

Dance Republic

-> Club Dance

Annabelle Greenamyer Scottie Greenamyer Abigail Patton

-> Gateway Dance Center (new studio!)

Kaia Roseland

Dance Studio C

-> Elite Dance Pro -> Dance Connection 2

Charlotte Rathjen

-> Impact Dance

Maizey Miller Savannah Miller

Dance University

-> Impact Dance Academy (new studio!)

Olivia Cherpak Stella Cherpak Chiara Siragusa Mila Steven

Dance Unlimited Miami

-> Stars Dance Studio

Mila Talab

The Dance Zone

Katelyn Miranda

-> The Living Dolls Dance Factory

Olivia Martinez

Dance Unlimited Colorado

-> Gateway Dance Center (new studio!)

Fiona McDonald

Dance Vision

-> Becky Nalevanko's Dance Studio

Aria Telander

DanceDynamicsLV

-> Academy of Nevada Ballet

Naya Fowler

-> The Rock

Brielle Bonas Parker June

Danceology

-> Club Dance

Kelsey Jackman Makayla Jackman

-> DC Dance Factory

Kendall Kolodge

-> Evoke Dance Movement

Vida Lemos

-> Hyphen Conservatory

Haley Bertino

-> North County Academy of Dance

Ella Nani Knight

-> Pave San Diego

Paisley Publico Polly Jo Publico

Dancers Edge

-> Club Dance

Emerson Van Houten

Dancers World Production

-> K2 Studios

Claire Zhang

Dance Vision

-> The Academy

Cece Nguyen

Dansations Competition Team

-> The Vision Dance Alliance

Brady Horne

DC Dance Factory

-> The Vision Dance Alliance

Harper Bowen

Dellos Dance Academy

-> The Academy

Kendall Krajewski

Diverse Elements

-> Dance Connection Scottsdale

Kenna Bonhote

-> Dance Connection 2

Peyton Whited

Divine Dance Center

-> MDC Bridge Into The Industry

Kallie Niday

DMdance Company

-> The Merge (new studio!)

Kinsley Gainer Taylor Jenkins Tyler Jenkins

Dmitri Kulev Classical Ballet Academy

-> ABT Junior Co

Clara Riggs

-> Boston Ballet II

Pavel Kulev

-> Elite Classical Coaching

Summer Lily

-> European School of Ballet

Annabel Kohn

-> San Francisco Ballet School

June Freeman

-> Westside Dance Project

Fiona Poth

DNA Dance Creatives

-> Prodigy Dance PAC

Jackson Ruekert

Drapers Center for Dance Education

-> Gateway Dance Center (new studio!)

Rhauri Samuels

-> The Rock School For Ballet

Samuel Gauss

Dynamic Dance Company

-> Stars Dance Studio

Victoria Crupi

Dynamic Dance Refinery

-> New Level Dance Company

Sophia Hernandez-Gonzalez

Elektro Dance Academy

-> Dance Deluxe

Alexis Gizzo

-> Eternal Dance Company

Madyson Koch

-> LA Dance

Kinsey Joan

-> The Collective PHX

Julianna Aispuro Tenley Anthony

Elevate Dance Academy

-> MDC Bridge Into The Industry

Sidney Sullivan

Elite Classical Coaching

-> Academie Princess Grace

Morgan Ligon

-> Royal Ballet School

Izzy Keesee

Elite Dance PAC

-> Hyphen Conservatory

Lillie Lanier

Elite Dance Pro

-> Club Dance

Peyton De La Cerda Mila Michael Lucia Piedrahita Sophia Schiano River Segerman

-> Rhythm Dance Complex

Gavin Schwarze

-> The Collective PHX

Alexa Schwarze

Elite Feet Artists Company

-> Stars Dance Studio

Norah Hurley

Elise Flagg Academy Of Dance

-> Central PA Youth Ballet

Ella Wilke

Ellison Ballet

-> ABT Junior Co

Victoria Papakalodouka

Encore Dance Arts

-> The Collective PHX

Laila Faith

Eternal Dance Company

-> CanDance Studios

Alaina Martinez

-> Gateway Dance Center

Juniper Wakefield

Evoke Dance Movement

-> Pave San Diego (new studio!)

Eleanor Bullock Lucia Jade Frazier Emmy Claire Khaiden Tayah Klimuck Dylan Schaffer Maya Steinman

Evolve 26

-> MDC Bridge Into The Industry

Blayklee Balthazar

Evolve Dance Complex

-> CCJ Conservatory

Cami Vorhees

-> Power Dance Company

Maya Rogers

Evolution Dance Center

-> North County Academy Of Dance

Presley McGraw

-> Pave San Diego (new studio!)

Casey Archibald Liv Barrelli Karisma Colyan Kirrana Colyan Ava Cucker Elyse Dueler Alli Esposito Avery Fumillari Sofia Galati Joya Garner Sofia Gorman Kendall Hensley Kaylie Koehnen Brianna Lee Isla Marshall Emma MacKay Everly McGraw Ellie Miles Avril Overlock Drew Overlock Danielle Smart Kirra Stradwiser Vivienne Tolentino Lyla Yuceit Brooke Zamoff Shayne Zell

Expressions Dance & Music

-> Tribe Seven

Francesca Casaretto Gabi Woods

Fearless Dance Company

-> K2 Studios

Marilyn Castaneda

Flashdance Studio

-> Houston Ballet Academy

Patricio Lopez

FLEX Dance and Fitness

-> The Southern Strutt

Grace Marvella

Freckled Frog Dance Studio

-> K2 Studios

Vallerina Athena

Fusion Dance Force

-> Blueprint Dance Project

Emily Deal Abigail Monahan Abby Rodriguez

Fusion Studios

-> Mather Dance Company

Brooke Kim Mariana Simoes

Gateway Dance Center (new studio!)

-> Dance Deluxe

Bradley Kawa Breckyn Kawa

Gotta Dance Company AZ

-> The Collective PHX

Avah Gonzalez Gabriella Gonzalez Valencia Gonzalez

Gotta Dance Company CA

-> Stars Dance Studio

Tristan Jones

Greenwich Conservatory of Classical Ballet

-> Dance Town

Cassie Coughlin

-> Mather Dance Company

Lydon Thach

-> The Academy

Lia Turrieta

Hart Academy of Dance

-> The Academy

Lia Turrieta

Hathaway Academy of Ballet

-> somewhere in the Netherlands

Kennedy Kahler

Heart & Sole Performing Arts

-> Gotta Dance Company

Leigha Jessee

Hollywood Ballet School

-> United Ballet Academy

Isobel Lehman

Houston Ballet Academy

-> Boston Ballet

Sam Stampleman

-> Boston Ballet II

Michael Dadlez Layla Porter

Hudson Dance Academy

-> Avanti Dance Company

Melody Garcia

Hyphen Conservatory

-> Mather Dance Company

Makaela McCosar

iBallet Studio

-> Elite Classical Coaching

Aviva Brock

Impact Dance

-> Club Dance Studio

Bostyn Thomas Holland Thomas Presley Thomas

In Motion Dance Project (closing)

-> ??

Mila Bonilla Anniston Clarke Adrienne Diaz Bella Flores Mia Flores Lily Holbrook Isabella Luciano Mali Photnetrakhom Madeline Terry Joey Webber

-> Dance Universe

Ellie ?

-> Marshall Ellis Dance School

Renee Forseth

-> New Dimensions Dance

Annalee Ramb

-> Starz Dance Company

Elissa Loryn Sadie Moore Isabella Peixoto

-> Orlando Ballet School

Sylvie Rock

-> Underground Movement

Lila Blood Kristyeliz Laureano Valerie Santana Izzy Warren

-> Xplosive Dance Academy

Levi Caicco Valeria Luciano Isabella Quartaro Olivia Rock Abigail Torres Adeline Vozza

Innovate Dance Studios

-> Avanti Dance Company

Pressly Loomis

Inspire Dance Complex

-> K2 Studios

Eliana Guzmán Isabela Guzmán Cali Rucker Arrow Yarbrough

Inspired Movement Dance

-> Innovate Dance Studios

Brooke Toro

Intensity Dance Academy

-> Evolve Dance Complex

Lydia Onder Bryn Onder

Intensity Dancer's Studio

-> Dance Town

Nicole Losada

In The Spotlight Dance Studio

-> Summit Dance Shoppe

Quinn Caroline

JBP Entertainment

-> BLA Dance Academy

Ashton Kinsleigh

JDI Dance Company

-> 4PM Dance

Addelyn Muesso

Jean Leigh Academy of Dance

-> Tari's School of Dance

Stella Vince

Joffrey Ballet School Texas

-> MDC Bridge Into The Industry

Ella Waitz

Jump Dance Company

-> Impact Dance Academy (new studio!)

Natalie Boone Reese Gilman Chloe Mullins Claire Sorensen Addison Weimann

Jun Lu Performing Arts

-> Bayer Ballet Academy

Athena Hu

Just off Broadway

-> Club Dance Studio

Kaia Erby

-> Elite Classical Coaching

Sadie Daniels

-> Stars Dance Studio

Zoe Swope

K2 Studios

-> ??

(Jessica Sutton) (Rebecca Sutton)

-> Studio X

Jeanne Garcia Zoey Garcia

-> The Academy

Kynzli Reece

Kaos Dance Elite

-> The Company Space

Taylor Smith

Kat & Co

-> Evolve Dance Complex

Anthony Labritz

Katies Dance Connection

-> Elite Danceworx

Taya Osso

Kick Dance Studio

-> The Vision Dance Alliance

Violet Kolb

Kinetic Dance

-> The Merge (new studio!)

Catherine Owen

Kozmic Edge

-> Q3 Dance Company

Angelina Mendez

LA Dance AZ

-> Dance Connection Scottsdale

Syvon Stokes

Larkin Dance Studio

-> Studio 4

Lola Boisen

-> Concept Pavielle

Grace Sullivan

-> Elite Classical Coaching

Savannah Manzel

Legacy Dance Productions

-> MDC Bridge Into The Industry

Mckenna Gerrits

Legacy Productions Miami

-> Stars Dance Studio

Emily Pina

Lovett Dance Center

-> Hyphen Conservatory

Logan Macy

Major Productions Studio of Dance

-> Impact Dance Academy (new studio!)

Hailey Schneider

Master Ballet Academy

-> Ballet West

Melanie McIntire

-> Club Dance Studio

Hazel Silverman (also continues training at MBA)

-> John Cranko Schule

Gracie Kirkwood Lillian Rossman

-> The Rock School For Ballet

Keagan Pickett

Mather Dance Company

-> OCPAA

Mia Santiago Savy Witeck

-> The Academy

Eliana Weiss

Mekka Dance Project

-> Tribe Seven

Ainsley Scott

Meta Fair Burns Dance

-> Kinetic Dance (new studio!)

Kylie Dalrymple

Miami City Ballet Pre-Pro

-> Boston Ballet II

Olivia Santos

Miami Dancity Studios

-> Stars Dance Studio

Sabrina Lorente

Michelle's Dance Xplosion

-> Nor Cal Dance Arts

Jaxon Albano

Michigan Dance Alliance

-> Artflux Dance Lab

Mattie Mair Millie Morante

Milele Academy, LLC

-> DC Dance Factory

Eisley Beer

MJ's House of Dance

-> Blueprint Dance Project

Kiley Holgerson Ava Azzaretto Caiden Boltz Cassidy Boltz

Monterey Peninsula Ballet Theatre

-> Bayer Ballet Academy

Harper Palmer

Move By Morrelli

-> Artistic Fusion Dance

Lilianna Hales

Murrieta Dance Project

-> K2 Studios

Jaedon Diaz Kloey Diaz

MVP Elite

-> 3'Motion Dance Studio

Mackenzie Mucha Madison Mucha

N10 Dance Studios

-> ??

Ariella Truong

-> 4PM

Jordan Eskenazi

-> Dance Star Academy of Performing Arts

Avery Margarita

-> Premier Youth Dance Academy

Clara Han

-> Project 21

Annie Hu Madison Ng

New Level

-> Stars

Kenny Braga Reese Braga

NJ Center of Dance

-> The Vision Dance Complex

Bella Baldino

No Limits Dance Company

-> CCJ Conservatory

Rylie Sickles

Northern Force Dance Company

-> Larkin Dance Studio

Aria Johnson Sloane Johnson

North Shore Dance Academy

-> Dance Enthusiasm

Juliana Desilets Ellie Fanning Sophie MacKenzie Callie Wilkins Molly Wilkins

OCPAA

-> ??

Sarah Kuy

-> K2 Studios

Amelia Faizi Ella Montano

-> Mather Dance Company

Mila Malone Sierra Yen

-> Nebraska Dance

Sophia SantaMaria

-> Project 21

Reese Arkin Valeria Ochoa

-> Studio X

Jordyn Rockett

On Pointe Dance Studio

-> K2 Studios

Giuliana Bressler

Orlando International School of Dance

-> Starz Dance Company

Layla Jordan

Palm Beach Academy of Dance Arts

-> Dance Universe

Hattie Selene

Panama City Dance Academy

-> Kinetic Dance (new studio!)

Maisie-Rose Burkey

Paula Carr Dance Academy

-> Elektro Dance Academy

Eliza Gee

Pave School of the Arts

-> Evoke Dance Movement

Addyson Paul

-> Innovate Dance Studios

Quinn Briscoe

-> Mather Dance Company

Alexa Rauth Ava Rauth

-> OCPAA

Kennedy Bush

-> Project 21

Stella Fisk Liv Matson

-> The Moxie Movement (new studio!)

Kenzie Arrendondo Talia Ayumi Gemma DeSola Kinsley Dunn Kassidy Dunn Ellie Iwamoto James Iwamoto Harper Fisk Marlowe Fisk Tatum Fisk Kirsten Jeslyn Kailey Longshore Kassidy Luong Sophia Monje Alexa Paul Goli Ranekouhi Rylee Stabeck Isaiah Wang Hadley York

-> South County Dance

Hayden Calder

Perception Dance

-> Premier Dance

Madison Smith

Perfect Pointe Dance

-> Studio X

Danya Chang

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School

-> Ballet West Academy

Carina Fulop

Platform Dance

-> Gateway Dance Center (new studio!)

Arielle Michalak

Precision Dance Conservatory

-> Dance Universe

Teagan Sanchez

Premier Youth Dance Company

-> Elite Classical Coaching

Greysen Fowler-Allen

Prestige Dance Institute

-> Renner Dance Company

Kensley Phillips

Profusion Talent

-> Studio X Dance Complex

Dallas Soffel

Project 21

-> ??

Ally Choi Airi Dela Cruz

-> CAP The Company

Dillon Barron

-> CA School of Classical Ballet

Aliya Yen

-> Stars Dance Studio

Leilani Lawlor

-> Westside Dance Project

Makeila Bartlett

Project Performer

-> Pave San Diego

Nora Aminlari

Renner Dance Company

-> Club Dance Studio

Ania Siri Olivia Siri

Republic Edge Dance Company

-> Tribe Seven

Adalynn Delaney Alayna Jeneva Cali Lynch Aubrey Warren

Revolution Dance

-> Dance Zone

Kaylin Gabosch

Rize All

-> Elite Studio of Dance

Carissa Chueng Roxanna Chueng

-> Natiomas Dance Method

Ayla Polendav

-> University Cheer Force

Addelyn Skube

Rockly Mountains Ballet Academy

-> San Francisco Ballet School

Shylee Sagle

Russian Masters Ballet

-> Dmitri Kulev Classical Ballet Academy

Sheridan Stone

San Clemente Dance

-> Variant Movement

Alana Ting

SFLA Dance Complex

-> Dance Enthusiasm

Addison Parker

Skyra Studios

-> Mather

Sienna Morris

Sol Studio SSD (closing!)

-> Pave San Diego (new studio!)

Phoebe Fatula Hayden Goebel Makenna McGrath Lily Parraga Riley Platenberg Gabby Reiss Tiffany Robinson Keira Segal

Soul Studio Dance

-> West Florida Dance Company

Callie Ludtke

South County Dance

-> K2 Studios

Paige Garrett Reese Garrett

-> Mather Dance Company

Gabby Campos

Southland Ballet Academy

-> ABT Junior Co

Alisa Xu

-> Pacific Dance

Natalie Chiang

South Tulsa Dance Co

-> Next Step Dance

Allyn Green

Stage One Dance Studio

-> MDC Bridge Into The Industry

Katie Kim

Starstruck Performing Arts Center

-> Perception Dance

Jacey Erwin Kinley Winn

Steps N Motion Dance

-> K2 Studios

Aspen Roberts

Studio 1 Dance Academy

-> Club Dance

Hadley Taylor

-> The House Dance Complex

Lyla Martin

Studio 4

-> Larkin

Elle Boudewyns Reese Ottney Leah Pribyl Vera Souvannavong

Studio 19 Dance Complex

-> Elite Dance By Damian

Alexis Crystal

-> Evolve Dance Complex

Carina Simone

-> MDC Bridge Into The Industry

Kaitlyn Allen

Studio 702

-> The Rock

Peyton Nowacki Addison Price Hailey Stuck Taylor Stuck

Studio Bleu Dance Center (closing!)

-> ??

Kristin Mitchell

-> Art of Technique

Abigail Daisy Olivia Rosiek Chloé Le Pettigrew Victoria Zhang

-> Cerdafied Dance Studios

Nick Shalin

-> CityDance Conservatory

Kennedy Thompson

-> Dance Academy of Loudoun

Madelyn Cuttin Addie She

-> Enchanted Stage

Lily Mendoza Ellie Myers Mina Oemler

-> Ignite The Light Performing Arts

Zion Landis

-> LM Premier Dance

Grace Wright

-> Mission Dance Project (new studio!)

Lily Carmello Ava Doell Aubrey Franklin Kayleigh Jo Ellie Myers Brianna Norgrove Emily Parinello Brooklyn Smith Stella Tullio Jessica Zhang

-> NOVA Elite Dance Alliance

Nicole Ocean

-> Rise Dance Center

Kennedy Mirabella Maddy Mirabella

-> TDC Dance

Ja Pelle Nayeli Wilder

-> The Dance Lab VA (new studio!)

Leilah Bell Lily Rae Bolno Audrina Brudner Bellatrix Castillo Isabella Plotczyk Ashlan Scheide Mina Terry Gina Zhang

Studio G Dance Company

-> Art In Motion Conservatory of Dance

Madilyn Rexrode

-> Artistic Edge

Devin Dalmolin

Summer's Danceworks

-> The Union (new studio!)

Cienna Fernow Ellah Perry

Summit Dance Shoppe

-> Concept Pavielle

Gabriella Maggitt Carrigan Paylor

-> Larkin Dance Studio

Lucy Mae Dunn

Synergy Academy Utah

-> Center Stage Performing Arts Studio

Corra Blake

Tapio School of Dance and Gymnastics

-> CCJ Conservatory

Landry Leon

TDA Prep

-> Exhibit 3 Dance

Avery Maycunich

Temecula Dance Company

-> K2 Studios

Bailey Dalton

Texas Academy of Dance Arts

-> Tribe Seven

Gatsby Lasala Quinlyn Lasala

The Academy

-> Evoke Dance Movement

Ella Carlson

-> K2 Studios

Laci Stoico

-> Mather Dance Company

Bella Puskar

-> The Next Big Thing Academy

Peyton Barron

-> The Platform Dance Studio

Malia Williams

-> YYC Dance

Kinsley Oykhman

The Art of Classical Ballet

-> Hollywood Ballet School

Kya Massimino

Theatre Arts

-> MDC Bridge Into The Industry

Hallee Francisco

The Ballet Clinic

-> Russian Ballet Academy

Sarina Rosenblum

The Center Stage Dance Studio

-> YLAB

Blakelyn Scifres

The Collective PHX

-> CanDance Studios

Sasha Landreaux

-> Club Dance Studio

Ellie Laird Zoie Laird

-> Elite Dance Pro

Alivya Alfonso

-> Gateway Dance Center (new studio!)

Breckyn Kawa -> Dance Deluxe Bradley Kawa -> Dance Deluxe

-> Russian Ballet Academy

Mila Hiatt

-> The Union (new studio!)

Addy Gaffney

TheCREW

-> Studio X

Kinley Cunningham

The Dance Academy of Puyallup

-> The Company Space

Isabella Scandale

The Dance Centre NJ

-> The Vision Dance Alliance

Savanna Grae

The Dance Complex

-> Larkin Dance Studio

Maddyn Bauermeister Henley Raak

The Dance Institute

-> Stars Dance Studio

Maribel Weishaar

The Dance Scene

-> Studio X

Desi Alcala

The Dance Space

-> Tribe Seven

Penelope Church

The Dance Spot

-> Danceology

Alessandra Escobar-Moeller

-> Mather Dance Company

Kennedy Molino

The Element Dance Center

-> The Academy

Sunnie Stanley

The Living Dolls Factory

-> Legacy Dance Studio

Lilliana Gonzalez

The Movement Complex

-> Stars Dance Studio

Victoria Reich

The NINE Dance Academy

-> Canadian Dance Company

Shaunaughsey Meagher

-> Vlad's Dance Company

Evelyn Rego Ivy Mae Rego

The Platform Dance Studio

-> CCJ Conservatory

Kaydence Mardis

-> Dance Connection 2

Jordyn Castle

-> Gateway Dance Center (new studio!)

Clara Lawless Lily Lawless Stella Lawless Arielle Michalak Charlotte Reese

The Rage Dance Complex

-> Studio 1 Dance Academy

Tennasyn Faith Giselle Miranda

The Rock Center For Dance

-> ABT Junior Co

Crystal Huang

The Southern Strutt

-> CCJ Consevatory

Annsley Huff

The Talent Factory

-> K2 Studios

Ileana Cruz Sienna Legitt Natalie Pan Quinn Pan

The Vision Dance Alliance

-> New Jersey Ballet Company

Kennedy Anderson

The Why Movement

-> Tribe Seven

Grace Gerszewski

Titanium Arts Lab

-> MDC Bridge Into The Industry

Julliana Gould

Trademark Dance Academy

-> The Vision Dance Alliance

Braelynn McKenna

Variant Movement

-> New Level Dance Company

Gabby Terschluse

Way 2 Move - Dance & Movement

-> Dance Town

Alexa Oviedo

West Coast Dance Complex

-> Pave San Diego (new studio!)

Emily Bach

West Coast School of the Arts

-> Hyphen Conservatory

Rebeca Gomez Garza

West Florida Dance Company

-> Stars Dance Studio

Ella Dobler

-> The Southern Strutt

Macey Strickland

WestMet Classical Training

-> Sarasota Ballet School

Madelyn Murphy

Westside Dance Project

-> ??

Diana Kouznetsova Isabella Kouznetsova

-> European School of Ballet

Annabel Kohn

-> Hyphen Conservatory

Esme Chou Olivia Marquez

-> San Francisco Ballet School

Izzy Howard

Woodbury Dance Center

-> Larkin Dance Studio

Kylie Roach

Xtreme Dance Studio

-> The Rock School

Blake Metcalf

YLAB

-> Project 21

Emma Walters (also continuing training at YLAB)

Your Haven Dance Company

-> West Florida Dance Co

Kylee Kay

Youth American Ballet Company

-> Boston Ballet II

Natalie Cardona

[jazzcathaven]

Krohn Conservatory in Cincinnati, Ohio

That train keeps moving . . .

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The director and producer Norman Jewison, who has died aged 97, had a career dedicated for the most part to making films that, while entertaining, included socio-political content. His visual flair, especially in the use of colour, spot-on casting and intelligent use of music, enabled him to raise sometimes thin stories into highly watchable films.

He hit the high spot critically and commercially with In the Heat of the Night (1967), which starred Sidney Poitier as a northern US city police detective temporarily held up in a small southern town and Rod Steiger as the local sheriff confronted with the murder of a wealthy industrialist. The detective mystery plot was perhaps mainly the vehicle for an enactment of racial prejudices and hostilities culminating in a grudging respect on both sides, but it worked well. The final scene, much of it improvised, in which the two men indulge in something approaching a personal conversation, was both moving and revealing.

The film won five Academy awards – for best picture, best adapted screenplay, best editing, best sound and, for Steiger, best actor – and gave Jewison the first of his three best director nominations; the others were for Fiddler on the Roof, his 1971 adaptation of the Broadway musical, and the romantic comedy Moonstruck (1987). In 1999 Jewison was the winner of the Irving G Thalberg memorial award from the academy for “a consistently high quality of motion picture production”.

The son of Dorothy (nee Weaver) and Percy Jewison, he was born and brought up in Toronto, Ontario, where his father ran a shop and post office. Educated at the Malvern Collegiate Institute, a Toronto high school, Jewison studied the piano and music theory at the Royal Conservatory in the city, and served in the Canadian navy during the second world war. On discharge, he went to the University of Toronto, paying his way by working at a variety of jobs, including driving a taxi and occasional acting.

After graduating with a bachelor of arts degree, in 1950 he set off with $140 on a tramp steamer to the UK, where he landed a job with the BBC, acting and writing scripts. On his return to Canada two years later, he joined the rapidly expanding television industry, producing and directing variety shows for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Jewison was spotted by the William Morris talent agency and invited to New York, where he signed with CBS and was given the unenviable task of rescuing the once successful show Your Hit Parade, which was by then displaying signs of terminal decline. He revamped the entire production and took it back to the top of the ratings. He directed episodes of the variety show Big Party and The Andy Williams Show, and specials for Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, Harry Belafonte, Jackie Gleason and Danny Kaye.

On the Belafonte special, Jewison had white chains dangling above the stage, an image that displeased many southern TV stations, which refused to screen the show. This was the first indication of his stance on racism.

Success brought him to the notice of Tony Curtis, who had his own production company at Universal, and Jewison began a three-year contract with 40 Pounds of Trouble (1962), starring Curtis. This was followed by the likable but light Doris Day comedies The Thrill of It All (1963), Send Me No Flowers (1964) and The Art of Love (1965).

In 1965 he got out of his contract to make the first film of his choice, MGM’s The Cincinnati Kid, starring Steve McQueen (the Kid) and Edward G Robinson (the Man) and centring on a professional poker game between the old master and the young challenger. He took over the project from Sam Peckinpah, tore up the original script by Paddy Chayefsky and Ring Lardner, and commissioned Terry Southern, the result getting him noticed as a more than competent studio director.

In 1966 he made the beguiling but commercially unsuccessful comedy The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming, about a Russian submarine stranded off the coast of Cape Cod. This was at the height of the cold war and gained him a reputation for being a “Canadian pinko”, although it was nominated for a best picture Oscar.

In the Heat of the Night was followed by The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) in which McQueen and Faye Dunaway played thief and insurance investigator respectively and engaged in a chess game that evolved into one of the longest onscreen kisses, as the camera swirls around and around above their heads. The theme song, The Windmills of Your Mind, was a hit and the film a success.

Fiddler on the Roof, with a silk stocking placed by Jewison across the camera lens to provide an earth-toned quality, won Oscars for cinematography, music and sound, and a nomination for Chaim Topol in his signature role of Tevye.

Jesus Christ Superstar (1973), his adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s rock opera, and Rollerball (1975), starring James Caan, were followed by F.I.S.T. (1978), a tale of union corruption starring Sylvester Stallone as an idealistic young organiser who sells out, and And Justice for All (1979), starring Al Pacino, a deeply ironic portrayal of the legal world.

A Soldier’s Story (1985), based on the Pulitzer prize-winning play and including an early performance from Denzel Washington, dealt with black soldiers who risked their lives “in defence of a republic which didn’t even guarantee them their rights”, and some of whom had internalised the white man’s vision of them.

Moonstruck, a somewhat daft love story but a tremendous box office success and for the most part a critical one, won the Silver Bear and best director for Jewison at the Berlin film festival and was nominated for six Oscars, winning for best screenplay, best actress for Cher and best supporting actress for Olympia Dukakis.

Then came Other People’s Money (1991), a caustic and amusing comedy on the new world of corporate finance and takeovers, in which Danny DeVito played a money hungry vulture, made largely in response to Reagan’s era of deregulation, and The Hurricane (1999) in which Jewison again worked with Washington, who played the real life boxer Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, falsely convicted of a triple murder and imprisoned for years before the conviction was quashed. The latter film aroused controversy over its alleged manipulation of some facts and, despite its undoubted qualities, this fracas probably contributed to it being commercially disappointing.

In the early 1990s, Jewison had begun preparations for a film on the life of Malcolm X, and had secured Washington to play the title role, when Spike Lee gave his strongly expressed opinion that only a black film-maker could make this story. The two met, and Jewison handed over the film to Lee.

Jewison’s last film, The Statement (2003), starred Michael Caine as a Nazi war criminal on the run. He was also producer for films including The Landlord (1970), The Dogs of War (1980), Iceman (1984) and The January Man (1989).

He had returned to Canada in 1978, living on a ranch north of Toronto with his wife Dixie, whom he had married in 1953. There he reared Hereford cattle, grew tulips and produced his own-label maple syrup. In 1988 he founded the Canadian Centre for Advanced Film Studies, now known as the Canadian Film Centre, in Toronto.

He was a confirmed liberal, a man of integrity who turned in his coveted green card in protest at the Vietnam war and saw film not only as entertainment but also as a conduit for raising serious issues.

Dixie (Margaret Dixon) died in 2004. In 2010 he married Lynne St David, who survives him, as do two sons, Kevin and Michael, and a daughter, Jennifer, from his first marriage.

🔔 Norman Frederick Jewison, film director, producer and screenwriter, born 21 July 1926; died 20 January 2024

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LÉGENDES DU JAZZ

FRANK FOSTER, DE COUNT BASIE AU BEBOP

“I’m a hard bopper. Once a hard bopper, always a hard bopper.”

- Frank Foster

Né le 23 septembre 1928 à Cincinnati, en Ohio, Frank Benjamin Foster III était le fils d’un employé du Service des postes et d’une travailleuse sociale. Après avoir d’abord appris le piano, Foster était passé à la clarinette à l’âge de onze ans avant d’adopter le saxophone alto deux ans plus tard. À l’âge de quatorze ans, Foster s’était produit avec un groupe local appelé Jack Jackson and his Jumping Jacks avant de former son propre big band de douze musiciens dans le cadre de ses études au high school. Foster poursuivait toujours ses études secondaires lorsqu’il avait commencé à écrire des arrangements en autodidacte.

Déterminé à étudier sérieusement la musique, Foster avait tenté de se faire admettre au Oberlin College et au Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, mais sa candidature avait été rejetée en raison de sa couleur. Foster s’était alors inscrit à la Wilberforce University, une institution exclusivement réservés aux Noirs basée en Ohio. Ironiquement, Foster avait obtenu sa revanche des décennies plus tard lorsque le conservatoire de Cincinnati l’avait honoré lorsqu’il s’était produit avec un groupe d’étudiants de l’institution en 1987.

Durant son séjour à Wilberforce, Foster avait commencé à jouer comme soliste et arrangeur avec le groupe de danse de l’université, les Collegians. En 1947, le groupe avait remporté le Negro College Dance Band Poll, un sondage annuel qui était commandité par le Courier de Pittsburgh. Grâce à leur victoire, les Collegians s’étaient mérités un engagement d’une semaine au prestigieux Ballroom de Harlem, ainsi qu’une apparition à Carnegie Hall. Après avoir adopté le saxophone ténor, Foster avait finalement quitté l’université Wilberforce en 1949 sans avoir obtenu son diplôme pour aller jouer à Detroit durant six semaines avec le trompettiste Snooky Young.

DÉBUTS DE CARRIÈRE

Par la suite, Foster avait obtenu un contrat au célèbre club Blue Bird et dans d’autres clubs du centre-ville, où il avait accompagné des musiciens de passage comme le saxophoniste ténor Wardell Gray, qui avait été une de ses premières influences avec Sonny Stitt.

Mobilisé par l’armée en mars 1951 dans le cadre de la guerre de Corée, Foster avait été membre de la 7e Division d’Infanterie et avait subi son entraînement près de San Francisco, ce qui lui avait permis de participer à des jam sessions tous les soirs au club Jimbo's Bop City. Durant la guerre, Foster avait également combattu aux côtés de Shawn ‘Thunder’ Wallace, qui était devenu plus tard un ses plus proches collaborateurs. Démobilisé en mai 1953, Foster avait continué de se produire avec différents groupes de l’armée. Il avait aussi accompagné Charlie Parker au célèbre club Birdland avant de remplacer Eddie ‘’Lockjaw’’ Davis dans le big band de Count Basie sur la recommandation d’Ernie Wilkins.

À l’époque, Basie avait adopté depuis longtemps le concept de ‘’batailles des ténors’’, une formule qui avait été lancée par Herschel Evans et Lester Young dans les années 1930. Basie n’était donc que trop heureux de mettre en scène Frank Wess et Foster un contre l’autre. Le style agressif de Foster était d’ailleurs le parfait complément du jeu de Wess qui était principalement basé sur les ballades. La collaboration de Foster et de Wess avait éventuellement été immortalisée dans le cadre de la pièce ‘’Two Franks’’ composée par Neal Hefti.

En raison de son approche très moderne, Foster avait rapidement attiré l’attention pour sa technique irréprochable et son jeu énergique. Basie avait particulièrement apprécié les talents d’arrangeur de Foster. Comme Foster l’avait déclaré plus tard dans le cadre d’une entrevue accordée au journaliste Steve Voce, "Count would accept anything that swung and was simple." Foster, qui avait écrit plusieurs arrangements pour l’orchestre, les composait habituellement dans l’autobus du groupe ou dans les hôtels. Parmi les plus grands succès que Foster avait composés pour Basie, on remarquait ‘’Shiny Stockings’’, ‘’All Right’’, ‘’OK, You Win’’ (écrite pour le chanteur Joe Williams), ‘’Blues in Hoss' Flat’’, Back to the Apple", "Discommotion", ‘’Down for the Count’’ et ‘’Blues Backstage.’’ Il avait également écrit tous les arrangemements de l’album ‘’Easin' It’’ (1962). Les compositions et les arrangements de Foster avaient d’ailleurs joué un grand rôle dans la renaissance de l’orchestre de Basie à la fin des années 1950. Enregistrée sur l’album ‘’April in Paris’’ en 1955, la pièce “Shiny Stockings,” était éventuellement devenue le thème musical de l’orchestre et un standard du jazz. En fait, la pièce était devenue si populaire qu’on y avait ajouté des paroles à deux reprises, l’une pour la version d’Ella Fitzgerald, et la seconde pour celle de Jon Hendricks. Décrivant les circonstances de la composition de la chanson, Foster avait précisé:

"I wrote `Shiny Stockings' in 1955, We had a rehearsal at a place called Pep's Bar in Philadelphia. We had just arrived in town. Everybody was sleepy, tired, hungry, and evil. Nobody felt like rehearsing. We rehearsed `Shiny Stockings' and it sounded like a bunch of jumbled notes, just noise, and I said, `Wow, all the work I put into this, and it sounds so horrible. I know Basie will never play it.' And then something very strange happened. He continued to play and it came together. Finally, we recorded it and, well, it's the very best known piece that I have contributed to the Basie book.”

Parallèlement à sa collaboration avec Basie, Foster avait également enregistré sous son propre nom et participé à l’enregistrement de plusieurs albums de hard bop avec des musiciens comme Thelonious Monk, Kenny Burrell et Milt Jackson. Foster avait finalement quitté l’orchestre de Basie à l’été 1964 pour se consacrer à sa carrière d’accompagnateur, notamment en enregistrant avec des chanteurs et chanteuses comme Frank Sinatra et Sarah Vaughan.

Impatient de contribuer aux nouveaux courants du jazz, Foster avait formé un certain nombre de groupes ponctuels, dont le Loud Minority Big Band, tout en continuant de se produire avec groupes de New York. En 1968, Foster avait enregistré un de ses meilleurs albums en carrière. Intitulé ‘’Manhattan Fever’’,  l’album avait été publié sur étiquette Blue Note.

De 1970 à 1972, avait travaillé sur une base régulière avec les groupes du batteur Elvin Jones (qui était un des cousins de sa seconde épouse Cecilia) qu’il avait retrouvé sur une base intermittente par la suite. En 1977, Jones avait d’ailleurs collaboré à un album du Loud Minority Big Band intitulé “Well Water’’ qui comprenait une version de la pièce ‘’Simone’’ de Count Basie.

Au cours de la même décennie, Foster avait également joué avec George Coleman et Joe Farrell. De 1972 à 1975, Foster avait aussi collaboré avec le big band de Thad Jones et Mel Lewis.

Foster avait amorcé sa carrière d’enseignant comme artiste en résidence au New England Conservatory of Music de Boston en 1971. La même année, Foster avait occupé un poste de consultant dans le réseau d’écoles publiques de New York, plus particulièrement dans le District no 5 de Harlem, comme membre d’une équipe de six musiciens professionnels engagés dans le cadre d’un programme du gouvernement fédéral intitulé Cultural Enrichment Through Music, Dance, and Song. De 1972 à 1976, Foster avait été assistant-professeur à temps plein dans le programme Black Studies de la State University de New York à Buffalo (SUNY). Il avait aussi enseigné à Queens College.

DERNIÈRES ANNÉES

Habitué des festivals européens, Foster avait fait une apparition au festival Capital Jazz de Knebworth, en Angleterre, en 1982. Foster continuait d’enseigner et de se produire sur scène lorsqu’il avait reçu un appel de Basie l’invitant à revenir jouer avec l’orchestre. Après la mort de Basie en 1984, le trompettiste Thad Jones avait pris sa relève à la direction de l’orchestre. Après que Jones soit tombé malade à son tour en juin 1986, Foster avait pris sa succession jusqu’en 1995. Après avoir pris la direction de l’orchestre, Foster avait renouvelé le répertoire du groupe tout en conservant quelques vieux classiques. Même si certains vieux vétérans s’étaient montrés réfractaires à la modernisation du répertoire du groupe, le jeune trompettiste Byron Stripling avait apprécié le sens du leadership de Foster. Lorsque le groupe avait été engagé par le chanteur Tony Bennett pour enregistrer l’album “A Swingin’ Christmas’’ en 2008, c’est également Foster qui avait fait office d’arrangeur.

Après avoir quitté le groupe de Basie en 1995, Foster avait repris la direction de trois des groupes qu’il avait fondé des années avant d’avoir pris la direction de l’orchestre: The Non-Electric Company (un quartet qui se transformait parfois en quintet), Swing Plus (un ensemble de douze musiciens), et The Loud Minority Big Band (un orchestre de dix-huit musiciens). Foster avait aussi dirigé le groupe Living Color. En 1983, Foster avait également co-dirigé un quintet avec son vieux compère du big band de Count Basie, le saxophoniste Frank Wess. Il avait aussi participé à une tournée en Europe avec le quintet de Jimmy Smith en 1985.

Au cours de cette période, Foster avait également continué d’enregistrer des albums importants comme ‘’The Legend, the Legacy’’ (1989), qui comprenait la Remembrance Suite de Count Basie.

Retourné à son rôle d’arrangeur, Foster avait publié trois livres comprenant ses principaux arrangements. Foster s’était mérité de nombreux honneurs au cours de sa carrière, dont deux prix Grammy pour sa collaboration avec l’orchestre de Count Basie (le premier pour un arrangement de la composition de Diane Schuur "Deedles' Blues" en 1987, et le second pour son arrangement de la composition de George Benson "Basie's Bag" en 1990). Foster aussi été mis en nomination pour deux autres prix Grammy: d’abord pour son arrangement pour big band de la composition de Charles Trenet ‘’Beyond the Sea’’ (La Mer), puis pour un album avec le saxophoniste Frank West intitulé Frankly Speaking (1985). Foster a également été élu ‘’Jazz Master’’ par la National Endowment for the Arts en 2002. Foster avait reçu son prix en lisant la déclaration suivante:

"Although jazz has been officially declared a national treasure in recent years, far too few of its representative artists ever receive sufficient acknowledgement in the mass media.  In view of this unfortunate reality, it’s quite fitting and honorable that a prestigious entity such as the National Endowment for the Arts recognizes the artistic, aesthetic and spiritual value of this home-grown music through the American Jazz Masters Fellowship. Therefore, it is with extreme happiness and gratitude that I accept the fellowship award for the year 2002."

En 1987, Foster avait aussi été récipiendaire d’un doctorat honorifique de son alma mater, la Central State Université de Wilberforce en Ohio.

En plus d’avoir écrit des arrangements pour ses propres groupes, Foster avait également reçu plusieurs commandes. En 1980, il avait même composé une suite de jazz pour les Jeux Olympiques d’hiver de Lake Placid intitulée ‘’Lake Placid Suite.’’ La Harpers Ferry Historical Association of West Virginia l’avait aussi chargé de composer une suite de jazz d’une durée de dix à quinze minutes pour commémorer le célèbre raid de l’antiesclavagiste John Brown à Harpers Ferry. La suite a été interprétée par l’orchestre de Count Basie à Harpers Ferry en août 2006. Le Jazz at Lincoln Center avait également mandaté Foster pour composer et arranger de la musique pour le Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, dans le cadre de performances dirigées par le trompettiste Wynton Marsalis du 13 au 15 mars 2008. Foster avait aussi écrit les paroles, la musique et les orchestrations des chansons ‘’I Love You (Based on Your Availability)" et "Romance Without Substance Is a Nuisance", qui avaient été interprétées par les chanteurs et chanteuses Dennis Rowland et Marlena Shaw. Le 20 mars 2009, le Chicago Jazz Ensemble, sous la direction du trompettiste Jon Faddis, avait également interprété une suite en trois parties de Foster intitulée "Chi-Town Is My Town and My Town's No Shy Town" au Harris Theater de Chicago.

Foster avait aussi composé des oeuvres pour le Carnegie Hall Jazz Ensemble, le Detroit Civic Symphony Orchestra, le Ithaca College Jazz Ensemble, la Jazzmobile Corporation of New York City, le Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, le Malaysia Symphony Orchestra, le Metropole Orchestra of Hilversum et le Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra. En 1983, Dizzy Gillespie avait personnellement chargé Foster d’orchestrer sa célèbre composition "Con Alma" en vue d’une performance et d’un enregistrement avec le London Philharmonic Orchestra qui était alors dirigé par Robert Farnon.

Très impliqué socialement, Foster était très actif dans la Jazz Foundation of America, une organisation venant en aide aux musiciens dans le besoin, et plus particulièrement aux victimes de l’ouragan Katrina en 2005. Grâce au soutien de la Fondation, Foster avait d’ailleurs participé à un concert-bénéfice pour venir en aide aux victimes en 2008. Foster avait d’ailleurs fait don de son saxophone à la Fondation en vue que celui-ci soit mis aux enchères. Les profits de la vente ont éventuellement permis de supporter financièrement plusieurs programmes à but non lucratif de la Fondation, plus particulièrement dans le cadre de performances et de programmes éducatifs destinés aux victimes de l’ouragan Katrina à La Nouvelle-Orléans et dans le Golfe.

Victime d’une attaque en 2001, Foster avait été partiellement paralysé du côté gauche, ce qui l’avait forcé à cesser de jouer du saxophone. Après avoir continué de diriger le groupe Loud Minority dans le cadre de quelques engagements durant la majeure partie des années 2000, Foster avait confié la direction de la formation au vétéran Cecil Bridgewater. Même s’il ne pouvait plus jouer de saxophone, Foster avait continué de composer et d’écrire des arrangements à sa résidence de Chesapeake, en Virginie, où il habitait avec son épouse Cecilia Foster depuis près de quarante-cinq ans.

Frank Foster est mort d’insuffisance rénale à sa résidence de Chesapeake le 26 juillet 2011. Il était âgé de quatre-vingt-deux ans. Deux ans avant sa mort en 2009, Foster avait légué ses nombreuses compositions, arrangements et documents personnel au département des archives jazz de l’Université Duke afin qu’elles soient rendues accessibles aux générations futures.

Énormément apprécié par ses pairs musiciens, Foster était reconnu pour son style énergique ainsi que pour son tempérament sociable. Il laissait dans le deuil sa seconde épouse Cecilia (qui était également sa gérante), sa fille Andrea Jardis Innis et son fils Frank IV. Foster avait également deux fils de son premier mariage,  Anthony et Donald, ainsi que six petits-enfants.

Même si Foster était surtout connu pour sa participation à l’orchestre de Count Basie, il était beaucoup plus un musicien bop qu’un musicien de swing. Comme Foster l’avait déclaré lors d’une entrevue accordée dans le cadre d’un  programme d’histoire orale de la Smithsonian Institution en 1998, “I’m a hard bopper. Once a hard bopper, always a hard bopper.” Au cours de sa carrière, Foster avait enregistré plusieurs albums comme leader, dont ‘’Here Comes Frank Foster’’ (1954), ‘’Two Franks Please!’’ (1957), ‘’Fearless Frank Foster’’ (1965), ‘’Manhattan Fever’’ (1968), ‘’Shiny Stockings’’ (1987), ‘’Frankly Speaking’’ (1995) et ‘’Swing’’ (1998).

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CHINEN, Nate. ‘’ Frank Foster, Jazz Saxophonist, Composer and Arranger, Dies at 82.’’ New York Times, 26 juillet 2011.

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Donald Lawrence (born May 4, 1961, in Gastonia, North Carolina) is a gospel music songwriter, record producer, and artist. He is known for his Grammy Award-nominated songs “The Blessing of Abraham” and “Encourage Yourself”.

He studied at Cincinnati Conservatory, where he earned a BFA in Music. He has received multiple Grammy and Stellar Award honors and served as vocal coach to the R&B group En Vogue, was the musical director for Stephanie Mills, songwriter for The Clark Sisters, and collaborator with a host of artists including Peabo Bryson, Kirk Franklin, Karen Clark Sheard, Donnie McClurkin, and Mary J. Blige.

He took on The Tri-City Singers. (The three cities that The Tri-City Singers come from are Spartanburg, Gastonia, and Charlotte) The group debuted in 1993 with A Songwriter’s Point Of View. The set debuted at #2 on the Billboard Top Gospel Charts. The group’s follow-up release Bible Stories would top those same charts.

He produced the live portion of Karen Clark Sheard’s Grammy-nominated Finally Karen debut. Lawrence & Tri-City released the seasonal Hello Christmas.

The next album would mark a fresh start for Donald Lawrence. I Speak Life was his first solo album. Donnie McClurkin, Hezekiah Walker, Faith Evans, Richard Smallwood, and Carl Thomasall contributed to the album. Jazz notables Ramsey Lewis and Lalah Hathaway were on hand for a remake of the Bible Stories classic “Don’t Forget To Remember”. He earned a total of 7 Stellar Award nominations and 6 wins.

The Tri-City Singers announced that they would retire, but not before one last live recording. Finale: Act One and Finale: Act Two were released. The concert included guest appearances from Bishop Walter Hawkins, Karen Clark Sheard, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Daryl Coley, LaShun Pace, Darwin Hobbs, and many other gospel luminaries. The album’s lead single “The Blessing Of Abraham” was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance. The Law of Confession Part I was released in February 2009.

He was featured on the title track “Released” by Bill Winston presents Living Word”. He was the host of Verizon’s “How Sweet The Sound Choir Competition”. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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I’ve lived in Cincinnati since I was a kid and I second this! We have a ton of parks and trails, a local plant conservatory - Krohn Conservatory, and one of the best zoos in the country that I actually went to school at! Ohio may have the worst drivers and a metric fuckload of racism but at least we have a lot of plants and shit lol

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Krohn Conservatory, 2024

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“Mako at the Butterfly Show (+Bonus)”

As y’all might presume, Mako didn’t mind an impromptu field trip.

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cincinnati 📍

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Living in Mount Adams: Cincinnati's Historic and Picturesque Neighborhood

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Mount Adams Living: A Rich Historical Background

Overlooking the busy life of Cincinnati City, Mount Adams is a true treasure of a neighborhood that incorporates history, art, culture, and contemporary vibes. Mount Adams has become a favorite spot of many locals and tourists due to the great view of the Cincinnati skyline and the Ohio River.

Because it has buildings ranging from its pre-Columbian Indigenous roots to glassy high-rises, intriguing streets paved with cobbles, and a bohemian art scene, Mount Adams living is like no other living in Cincinnati, Ohio. Whether you are an art enthusiast, history admirer, or joyous news on community living, Mount Adams gives all a hint.

The mountain, known as Mount Ida, has existed since the beginning of the 19th century. The area began receiving public attention when John Quincy Adams toured the region in 1843, giving the neighborhood his name.

The middle of the nineteenth century saw the area develop into a reproductive center for religious organizations and manufacturing enterprises, including the famous Cincinnati Observatory.

The Mount Adams Observatory, constructed in 1845, established the city's education and culture map. Although the observatory has since shifted, it remains an inherent component of the community's brand. Now, the inhabitants of these places can see the traces of developed culture within the frame of preserved buildings, monuments, and oral history.

Artistic and Cultural Hub

Another fact associated with Mount Adams is its rich tradition of—yes, you've guessed it—art. The Cincinnati Art Museum is situated in the Eden Park area, a few blocks from the neighborhood's core.

One of the most prominent museums in the world, the museum aims to display at least 70,000 pieces of art that have been preserved for over 6000 years. From exhibitions to events and workshops, there is always a social and cultural activity organized for artists and curious people.

Located beside the museum is the Art Climb, a staircase with steps decorated with sculptures and installations. Its activity combines physical exercise with an acceptable art performance, so people love going there—citizens and tourists.

For theater enthusiasts, the Playhouse in the Park, an award-winning regional theater, stages excellent performances all year round.

Scenic Views and Outdoor Living

Housing in Mount Adams offers one of the finest vantage points in the Cincinnati panorama. At 13 stories high and situated on one of Lexington's elevated areas, the neighborhood provides stunning views of downtown, the Ohio River, and Northern Kentucky.

The outlook is so compelling that anyone considering investing in a house or visiting will likely be attracted to the place.

Another big plus of the neighborhood is Eden Park, which has become one of Cincinnati's favorites and is very close to Mount Adams.

Eden Park covers an area of 186 acres and comprises walking paths, large meadows with lawns for picnicking, Mirror Lake, and much more.

Krohn Conservatory is a Victorian-style glass greenhouse home to local plants and exotic butterflies. It can bring a sense of relaxation to the fast-paced life of communities and allow people to stay active.

Bustling Social Scene

Mount Adams is next door to restaurants, cafes, bars, shops, and boutiques, among others, so it is hectic socially. Everything goes well, from the burger and fries to a tasty meal on the set for companions or to have dinner alone.

Dining

There is a whole list of the best local places like The Blind Lemon, a music venue, bar, and restaurant; the well-loved City View Tavern, with burgers and a laid-back atmosphere; and The Celestial, a restaurant and bar offering fine dining environs set in the highest of standing.

But for a touch of luxury and exquisite cuisine infused with a stunning sense of elegance and some of the most magnificent cityscapes, there is The Celestial, a restaurant and bar offering fine dining environs set in the highest standing.

Bars and Nightlife

For the socialites, the bar in the community of Mount Adams is quite lively. Restaurants such as Mount Adams Pavilion with rooftop terraces offer creative drinks and diverse and young clientèle. It is active daily in the events, live performances, and nightlife activities that are recognized to build up during the weekend.

Boutique Shops

Most neighborhood shops and small retail stores are located close to the neighborhood and showcase items from vintage fashion apparel to homemade ornaments.

Shopping in and around Mount Adams means having quaint shops with friendly clerks and, most importantly, quality products.

Housing Options and Real Estate Appeal

Like its people, Mount Adams' real estate is as diverse as they come. The degree of the housing stock ranges from classic neighborhood townhouses to sleek condo buildings and suburban-styled single dwellings. Windows are open to allow unobstructed views of the city skyline and the river, and most units also have terraces and balconies.

Living in Mount A, dams are reasonably expensive. Like any other prime location in Cincinnati, the property is well-valued due to the many people who want to lease or buy homes. But for those willing and able to invest in a unique domiciliary, the experience is worth it.

This characteristic makes Mount Adams attractive to professionals, families, and retirees due to the new millennium's historic feel and benefits.

Community Events and Festivals

Apart from its natural endowment, Mount Adams relies so much on events and festivals that characterize the area's social life. Some of the most popular include:

Mount Adams Art Walk: Fotografí­a de la comunidad, este evento convierte a la zona en un espacio al aire libre de arte, música en vivo y venta de alimentos.

Reindog Parade: This parade is unique to the holiday. Residents and their pets wear costumes and spread the holiday spirit around the neighborhood.

Summer Concert Series: Nightlong concerts held at Eden Park are one of the most sought-after summer activities, and people come out in large numbers to entertain themselves.

Why Choose Mount Adams?

Few places can combine the historical feel, the ethnic richness, and the opportunities of the contemporary world as successfully as Mount Adams does. Here are just a few reasons why so many people are drawn to this unique neighborhood:

Location: This location is convenient to downtown Cincinnati, other points of interest, and all interstate highways.

Cultural Richness: The neighborhood has art galleries, museums, and theaters, which make it resemble its hype.

Community Feels: Despite being well-popularized, Mount Adams has a district spirit, where people might know each other at least by sight.

Scenic Beauty: The sightseeing and foliage make it the perfect place for anyone who loves the outdoors.

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Mt. Adams Living offers breathtaking views, vibrant nightlife, and a tight-knit community in a historic Cincinnati neighborhood.