Another curtain call after a year of lessons learned, challenges overcome and new memories made. This past weekend we celebrated our 14th annual spring recital. The theme for our recital shows and our entire ‘21/’22 season was “LIVE YOUR BEST LIFE.” After spending a few years dealing with the challenges a global pandemic forced upon…
Recital weekend is just around the corner! Our dancers have been working hard all year and now is their time to shine onstage. Whether it’s your child’s first recital or you’re a veteran dance parent, it’s worth taking a look at the list below to make sure your dancer is recital-ready! Read on to find…
April is National Volunteer Month! As such, we would like to highlight some of the volunteer work we do at Liberty Dance Center! We have a chapter of Darby’s Dancers here at the studio. Darby’s Dancers is a national organization with the mission of bringing the joy of dance to special needs children. It was…
In the month of April, our studio’s “Live Your Best Life” Challenge asks you to focus on reading for ten minutes every day. Do you have a favorite author or book series? Did you know that there are many dancers-turned-authors who have published books for readers of all ages? Here is a brief list to…
Spring is here! Although in Wisconsin we may get the occasional March or April snow flurry, the calendar tells us that spring has officially begun. Spring is a time of new beginnings all around us. Baby birds will soon appear, flowers will start popping out, and days have already become longer. After a long Wisconsin…
This week we wrap up a favorite time of year at Liberty Dance Center…Student Choreography! Student what? Per Merriam-Webster, the definition of choreography is: the art of symbolically representing dancing a: the composition and arrangement of dances especially for ballet b: a composition created by this art In layman’s terms…making up a dance! Many of…
The holidays are a time of hustle and bustle, excitement and business, joy and sometimes sorrow. Many people are going through hard times this year, especially in the wake of the Waukesha parade tragedy. Our December challenge for “Live Your Best Life” at Liberty Dance Center has focused on giving. In case you missed it…
We just wrapped up November and started the final month of the year. I am, like many of you probably are, experiencing a pas de deux of emotions. What is a pas de deux? Well, in the ballet world it’s a dance for two people. It’s usually grand and full of emotions (as well as…
“Keep smiling, because life is a beautiful thing, and there’s so much to smile about.” -Marilyn Monroe This month, our challenge at Liberty Dance Center is to focus on gratitude each day. We all know that Thanksgiving and the holidays are a time to reflect on the blessings in our life. But how often do…
“Fall is proof that change is beautiful” I saw this quote on a friend’s Facebook page the other day and it just resonated with me. Fall is my personal favorite holiday, which is ironic because I would not consider myself great when it comes to change. But seeing that quote made me rethink how I…