150 dancers to take part in Pointe's annual recital

By JUDD WEIL 
Hutch Post

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Dancers from the Pointe School of Dance in Hutchinson will be performing in the school’s 17th Annual Recital on Sunday, April 30 at Memorial Hall.  

Around 150 dancers, ages 3 to 18, will take the stage. 

There are 32 numbers in this year’s recital, followed by the finale in which all dancers get to come out and bow.  

“They range in style from ballet, lyrical, jazz, tap, musical theatre, contemporary and hip hop,” Glenda Boor with the Pointe School of Dance said.  

Fourteen of those dance numbers, including eight solos, will be performed by the Pointe Precision Group.  

“They are our competitive dancers that learned their dances in October and traveled to four competitions in February and March,” Boor said. “The competitions were in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri.” 

The recital’s largest number will be their Aladdin Production. It will feature 57 students and is almost nine minutes long. 

Pointe Dance students started class at the end of August.  

In preparation, students learned and performed dances for the Cancer Council of Reno County’s Starlight event in October and Christmas dances performed for family and friends at Stringer Fine Arts Center in December. They started learning and perfecting these dances in January. 

Boor said the Recital is the culmination of eight months of hard work.  

“It takes a lot of courage to perform in front of 1,000 plus people,” Boor said. “Getting to the stage means you dedicated yourself to dance for eight months. You may have sacrificed other activities you wanted to attend because you had dance class, you may have been tired after school but still went to dance class, you may have been up late finishing homework after dance class.”  

Boor added, teaching kids to stick with something for an extended period of time, even when it is difficult sometimes, is so valuable for their future.  

“We work to build their self-confidence and teach them to take pride in all they have worked for and accomplished,” Boor said. “This self-worth is evident in their performance and is what makes my job so rewarding.”  

This year, the recital’s performance will see two graduating seniors performing. Kali Trotter is celebrating her 10th year and Aubri Pankratz is celebrating her 15th year. 

The Pointe School of Dance has been holding the Annual Recital every April since opening in Hutchinson in 2005. 

Stage rehearsals will take place on April 24 from 4:15 p.m. to 8:15 p.m., April 25 from 4:15 p.m. to 8:15 p.m., then a complete dress rehearsal on April 28 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.  

Admission is free to attend the Pointe School of Dance’s 17th Annual Recital. It will take place at 2 p.m. April 30.

Memorial Hall is located at 101 S. Walnut St. in Hutchinson.  

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