Spring recital in Falls Village
James H. Clark

Spring recital in Falls Village

Students, ages 4 to adult, of Blue Studio Dance in Lakeville presented their Spring concert to a standing room only crowd at HVRHS on Saturday, May 11. Among the performances was a dance set to “Alligator Stroll”, which had children snapping their arms like alligator jaws. A contemporary/hip hop dance set to a modern rendition of “Que Sera, Sera” was a crowd favorite.

Blue Studio offers a summer camp for ages 3-6 and 7-10 in June and July and two weeks of a dance intensive in Aug.

For more information, go to www.bluestudiodance.com.

James H. Clark


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