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Local Dance Studio to Perform in London during 2012 Olympics

Led by owner and International Dance Artist Michelle Jones-Wurtz, the Pottstown Dance Theatre will be travelling to perform in London at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. The theatre was chosen by a search committee from the American Alliance of Performing Arts Educators, a non-profit company that presents student arts organizations both domestically and internationally. Nineteen dancers will be performing at the games. Guests and chaperones will accompany the group on the trip and be attending the performances and events.

Pottstown Dance Theatre focuses on the growth of students as individuals. They believe that since dance is a performing art, performance experience is integral to dance education. Their teaching curriculum spans the entire school year.

Students are placed in the level that will challenge them technically, yet build and maintain self-confidence. It is common to remain in the same level for more than one year. Students are most successful when they progress at their own pace.

The school offers classes in Ballet and Pointe, Tap, Modern, Jazz, African, Hip-Hop, Creative Movement, Irish, Break Dance, Highland, Musical Theater, and Pilates. The ballet program is based on the Vaganova Syllabus, as set up by the school of the Kirov Ballet in Russia.

The Theatre welcomes the student who works toward a career in dance, as well as the student that dances purely for the joy of movement and the benefits that transfer into daily living.

The Theatre is currently gearing up for the 2011-2012 school season and has classes for both children and adults. There are many styles and ability levels at the school, and students have many options for putting together their own curricula. The “After-School” program allows students to take classes they enjoy while learning an art form with friends. “Intensive Program” students take three ballet classes weekly and one other dance style such as Jazz, Modern, Tap, Hip-Hop, Break-Dance, African, or Irish. “Academy” students come for four hours weekly during the daytime, and have unlimited access to all classes in the evening. If you’re looking for a dance school that teaches true artistry and nurtures talent, this is the area’s best.
Ms. Wurtz is no stranger to international travel in her career. For the past eight years she has performed, choreographed, and taught at the International Dance Festival in Ladek Zdroj, Poland; and she has toured the country as a performer. Her professional company Melange, the resident dance company of the Tri-County Performing Arts Center, was a headlining group last year at the Festival. During her time overseas, she has worked with some of the world’s most prestigious dance professionals from France, Switzerland, Poland, and Russia to name a few. Currently, two former principal dancers from the Kirov Ballet, Andrei Ustinov and Elena Martinson, are faculty members at the Theatre.
For more information, call the school at 610-323-2569 or visit the website at www.pottstowndance.com.