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The Rhythmettes
Miss Mona's signature performing group, The Rhythmettes, have enjoyed great success performing throughout the Roanoke Valley and surrounding areas for close to 50 years. The Rhythmettes, along with their sister groups, The Sunshine Kids, and their younger counterparts, The Sunbeams, have often been seen as entertainment for pageants, festivals, local television programs, and were even featured as the only children's group invited to perform at Roanoke's Bicentennial Celebration. Their traditional song-and-dance styling showcase their Broadway roots on which Miss Mona's was founded. Today, The Rhythmettes still enjoy performing in all different venues, as well as in dance competitions.
Please be sure you are checking the Rhythmettes bulletin board for fundraising opportunities and other important announcements! There is a deadline reminder sheet being given out during the week of January 25. Be sure to pick yours up! We are calling a GENERAL REHEARSAL for all Petites, Intermediates, and Advanced Rhythmettes on Wednesday, Feb 10 at 5:00pm. Please let us know if you cannot attend.
Now Due: Competition fees for March competition, Recital Fee & signed Competition Commitment form, sponsorship deadline, competition t-shirt order.
Congratulations RHYTHMETTES on
an AWESOME performance at
2009-2010 Current Rhythmettes Information Competition rehearsal on Sat, Jan 9. Check your schedule for times and details.
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Miss Mona's Rhythmettes
enjoy performing throughout the area, as well as competing locally,
regionally, and nationally. We love performing community service at
functions such as the Gingerbread Festival, Dickens of a Christmas, and
the annual Salute to Veterans at the VA Hospital. After a year off from
the competition circuit, we are excited to be competing for the 2009
season!
How do I Become a Rhythmette, or a member of a Competition Group? It is an honor to be chosen for Miss Mona's competition group or Performance Company. Faculty and staff of Miss Mona's will facilitate any type of audition necessary to choose new members. Although performance ability is very important, they will also pay particular attention to conduct, carriage, poise, attention span, work ethic, cooperativeness, ability to learn choreography, attitude, and overall appearance. If chosen for the competition groups or Performance Company, members are required to take tap, ballet, and jazz classes during summer as well. If a student is not ready for a performing group, but shows potential, they may be selected to take the company classes and work toward being chosen for the performing company. Not every student will perform in every area or dance, however all company members will take all company classes regardless of their placement in performing groups. Once committing to membership in the Rhythmettes, or a competition group, students may be removed from a particular performance or from the company temporarily or permanently if they fail to follow the regulations of the company. Removal or suspension from the company or class will be done by unanimous decision of the staff and will be based on conduct, respect, responsibility, commitment, failure to prepare for performance, and attendance. Extenuating circumstances, such as illness, will be taken into consideration by faculty. All decisions are at the discretion of the Artistic Director. Students over age 10, AND their parent or guardian will be required to sign a commitment and waiver form in order to participate.
Congratulations to all our performers on a fun weekend at Dance Machine Regionals 2009! As always, you made us so proud, both onstage and off!
Individual results:
Angels On Your Pillow- Carrie Gladden &
Emma Stanley- Awesome Gold What an amazing time our teams had at the Dance Machine National Performing Arts Championships, June 28- July 1, 2007! With an unbelievable amount of talent displayed from studios throughout the east coast, we were so proud of our Rhythmettes and what they accomplished. Our teams came home with 15 Platinums, 21 Awesome Golds, 1 Gold, and 1 Awesome Platinum, as well as placing overall in the following categories: Petite Division Petite Competitive Solo 3rd Place “Firefly” Christina Lauria America’s Petite Miss Dance Victoria Ratliff - Interview finalist, Photogrenic finalist, & 1st runner up! Petite Duo/Duet/Trio 1st place “Piano Roll Blues” Maia Foley, Sarah Tooley, Christina Lauria Petite Recreational Small Group 10th place "Green Eggs and Ham" 8th place "I Like to Move It" Petite Competitive Small Group 9th Place “Shake Your Tailfeather” Jr Rhythmette Jazz 5th Place "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go" Jr Rhythmette Tap 4th Place "I Like It" Jr Rhythmettes Clogging 3rd Place “Tell Me the Story of Your Day” Jr Rhythmette Ballet Junior Division Vocal 1st place "Trolley Song" Elizabeth Surface Vocal Champion “Over the Rainbow” Kylee Overstreet Junior Duo/Duet/Trio 5th place “When She Loved Me”Courtney Moses & Victoria Ratliff Teen Division Teen Recreational Solo 7th place "Get Up" Kirsten Prime Teen Competitive Solo 10th Place “Slid” Kerri Bain 9th place "Never Had a Friend Like Me" Rebecca Siar Vocal Champion "Zing Went the Strings of My Heart" Katelyn Coker America’s Teen Miss Dance Rebecca Siar - interview finalist, most-talented non-finalist! Teen Competitive Small Group 9th Place “Drown in My Own Tears” Rhythmettes Lyrical 8th place: "Breath of Heaven" Katelyn Coker, Chelsea Wells, Tori Harris, Carrie Gladden 6th place 'In Memory of Miss Mona"- Carrie Gladden, Chelsea Wells, Sarah Rourke, Courtney Moses, Kylee Overstreet Teen Competitive Large Group 10th place “Be A Santa” Rhythmettes 9th Place “About Face” Rhythmettes Tap 8th Place “Our Favorite Son” Rhythmettes Musical Theatre 3rd Place “Forget About the Boy” Rhythmettes National Crowd Pleaser Award “Be a Santa” Rhythmettes Senior Recreational/Intermediate Duo/Duet/Trio 3rd place “Banana Split” Rick Schmitt, Traci Addison Teen Competitive Duo/Duet/Trio “Vans” Kerri Bain , Lindsay Byers " "Watch the Birdie" Kerri Bain, Tori Harris, Lillian Minix `~ Senior Competitive Duo/Duet/Trio 1st place "The Suits Are Picking Up the Bill" Carrie Gladden, Chelsea Wells, Traci Addison ----------------------------------------------------------
Roanoke, VA Regional Competition Saturday March 24th, 2007
We had a WONDERFUL time at Dance Machine regionals! Thanks, everyone! Miss Mona's was awarded a total of 13 Awesome Platinums, 10 Platinums, 13 Awesome Golds, 10 Golds & the following Overall Top Scores: Petite Division Vocal Champion “I Feel Lucky” Jamie Sexton Petite Competitive Solo 1st Place “Firefly” Christina Lauria Champion “Hit Me Up” Victoria Ratliff America’s Petite Miss Dance Semi-Finalist Victoria Ratliff & Christina Lauria Petite Duo/Duet/Trio Champion “Piano Roll Blues” Maia Foley, Sarah Tooley, Christina Lauria Petite Recreational Small Groups 2nd Place “Somewhere Out There” Vinton Tap/Ballet Combo Petite Recreational Large Group Champion "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby” - Petite Rhythmettes Petite Competitive Small Group 2nd Place “Shake Your Tailfeather” Jr Rhythmette Jazz 1st Place “Tell Me the Story of Your Day” Jr Rhythmette Ballet Champion “Wake Me Up, Before you Go, Go” Jr Rhythmette Tap Petite Competitive Large Group 3rd Place “Simply Irresistible” Petite Rhythmettes C rowd Pleaser Award “Green Eggs & Ham” Petite Rhythmettes Junior Division Vocal Champion “Birth of The Blues” Kylee Overstreet Junior Recreational Solo 3rd Place “Witchdoctor” Brooke Miller Junior Duo/Duet/Trio 1st Place “When She Loved Me”Courtney Moses & Victoria Ratliff Junior Recreational Small Group 1st Place “Sin Wagon” Vinton Clogging II Class Champion “Hampton the Hamster” Salem Clogging 2 Class Teen Division Teen Competitive Solo 5th Place “Never had A Friend Like Me” Rebecca Siar 3rd Place “Slid” Kerri Bain 1st Place “Jazz Pizzicotta” Lillian Minix America’s Teen Miss Dance Semi-Finalist Rebecca Siar , Brooke Miller, Lillian Minix Teen Recreational Large Group Champion “Material Girl” Intermediate Jazz Class Teen Competitive Small Group 7th Place “Drown in My Own Tears” Rhythmettes Lyrical 2nd Place “Roxie” Rhythmettes Musical Theatre Teen Competitive Large Group 4th Place “Our Favorite Son” Rhythmettes Musical Theatre 3rd Place “Forget About the Boy” Rhythmettes 2nd Place “Get Your Head in the Game” Rhythmettes 1st Place “About Face” Rhythmettes Tap Champion “Be A Santa” Rhythmettes Crowd Pleaser Award “Forget About The Boy” Rhythmettes Teen Grand Champion Group “Be A Santa” Rhythmettes Senior Division Senior Recreational Solo 2nd Place “One Short Day” Briana Glennon Adult Solo Champion “So Long Toots” Rick Schmitt Senior Competitive Solo 5th Place “Giving It Away” Chelsea Wells 2nd Place “Dr. Jazz” Christine Wright Senior Recreational/Intermediate Duo/Duet/Trio 1st Place “Get Up” Chelsea Camden, Kirsten Prime Champion “Banana Split” Rick Schmitt, Christine Wright Senior Competitive Duo/Duet/Trio Champion “Vans” Christine Wright, Kerri Bain Senior Competitive Small Group 1st Place “Breath of Heaven” Katelyn Coker, Christine Wright, Chelsea Wells, Carrie Gladden Adult Group Champion “Hit the Road Jack” Vinton Adult Tap Class Director's Award- "One Short Day"- Briana Glennon
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