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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
ENCORE! Dance Competition
Charlotte, NC March 2-4

Recreational Clogging Solo (11-12)- Brooke Miller “Witch Doctor” 1st place


Recreational Clogging Duo (17-18)- Chelsea Camden & Kirsten Prime “Get Up”
Platinum 1st Place & Overall High Score Recreational Duet/Trio of the Day


Recreational Musical Theatre Solo (16) Briana Glennon “One Short Day”
Platinum 1st Place & Overall High Score Senior Solo


Recreational Elite Solo- Tap (40 +) Rick Schmitt “So Long Toots”
Platinum 1st Place & Overall High Score Elite Solo


Recreational Elite Duo- Tap (25-39) Rick Schmitt & Christine Wright “Banana Split”
Platinum 1st Place & Overall High Score Elite Duo/Trio of the Day

Recreational Tap (7-8) Petite Rhythmettes “Beautiful Baby”
1st place


Recreational Jazz (7-8) Petite Rhythmettes “Simply Irresistible” 1st place


Recreational Musical Theatre (7-8) Petite Rhythmettes “Green Eggs & Ham” 1st place


Recreational Vocal Solo (7-8) Anissa Spradlin “I Won’t Grow Up”1st place & Recreational Petite Vocalist of the Day


Recreational Vocal Solo (11-12) Elizabeth Surface “The Trolley Song”
1st place & Recreational Junior Vocalist of the Day


Competitive Solo Jazz (7-8) Victoria Ratliff “Hit Me Up”
3rd place


Competitive Solo Tap (9-10) Christina Lauria “Firefly”
Platinum 1st place


Competitive Vocal Solo (11-12) Kylee Overstreet “Birth of the Blues”
1st place & Competitive Junior Vocalist of the Day


Competitive Duo/Trio Lyric (11-12) Courtney Moses & Victoria Ratliff “When She Loved Me”2nd place


Competitive Ballet Small Group (9-10) Junior Rhythmettes “Story of Your Day”1st place


Competitive Small Group Clogging (9-10) Junior Rhythmettes “I Like It” 1st place


Competitive Small Group Tap (9-10) Junior Rhythmettes “Wake Me Up” 2nd place


Competitive Solo Teen Musical Theatre (13-14) Rebecca Siar “Friend Like Me” 4th place


Competitive Solo Teen Pointe (13-14) Lillian Minix “Jazz Pizzicotta” 2nd place


Competitive Solo Teen Tap (13-14) Kerri Bain “Slid”
4th place


Competitive Duo/Trio (13-14) Tori Harris, Kerri Bain, Lillian Minix “Watch the Birdie”1st place


Competitive Vocal Solo (13-14) Katelyn Coker “Zing Went the Strings of my Heart”
1st place & Overall Competitive Teen Vocalist of the Day


Competitive Solo Lyric (15-16) Chelsea Wells “Giving It Away”4th place

Competitive Solo Tap (17-18) Christine Wright “Doctor Jazz”
3rd place


Competitive Solo Liturgical (15-16) Carrie Gladden “That’s How Much I Love”1st place


Competitive Duo/Trio Tap (17-18) Carrie Gladden, Christine Wright, Chelsea Wells
“The Suits are Picking Up the Bill” 4th place


Competitive Duo/Trio Hip Hop (15-16) Christine Wright, Kerri Bain “Vans” 1st place


Competitive Senior Lyrical (15-16) Rhythmettes “Drown in my Own Tears” 3rd place


Competitive Senior Modern (15-16) Rhythmettes “Here Comes the Flood”2nd place


Competitive Tap Small Group (13-14) Rhythmettes “Lipstick”3rd place


Competitive Small Group Musical Theatre (15-16) Rhythmettes “Roxie”1st place


Competitive Large Group Character (13-14) Rhythmettes “Be A Santa”1st place


Competitive Large Group Song & Dance (13-14) Rhythmettes “Forget About the Boy”
Platinum 1st place & Overall MOST ENTERTAINING~!


Competitive Large Group Musical Theatre (13-14) Rhythmettes “Favorite Son”1st place


Competitive Large Group Tap (13-14) Rhyhmettes “About Face”Platinum 2nd place


Competitive Large Group Open (13-14) Rhythmettes “Get Your Head in the Game”
1st place

 

 

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

Disturbia- Sarah Tooley, Briena Burton, Victoria Ratliff
Awesome Gold & 1st place Jr Intermediate Trio

A Day For the Cat in the Hat- Angie Orange, Kaitlyn Lawrence Awesome Gold & Overall Petite Intermediate Champion Duo/Trio

Little Red Riding Hood

Outstanding Gold & Entertainment Award
2nd Place Petite Intermediate Small Group

If I Knew You Were Coming
Excellent Gold & 2nd place Petite Recreational Small Group

Rhino Tap
Awesome Gold & Petite Intermediate Overall Champ

Toyland
Awesome Gold & Mini Recreational Champ
& Overall Petite Grand Champion

ABC
Outstanding Gold & Petite Recreational Large Group Champ

Rhythm In My Nursery Rhymes
Awesome Gold & Mini Recreational 2nd Overall

Rockin Robin
Awesome Gold & Mini Rec.1st Overall & Crowd Pleaser Award

In My Own Little Corner- Morgan Chittum
Awesome Gold & Jr Recreational 1st place

Thank You for the Music- Emma Woods
Awesome Gold & Jr Intermediate Solo Grand Champion

Country Girls & Boys- Ellery Huffman
Outstanding Gold & 2nd overall Petite Intermediate solos

Dressing Song- Victoria Ratliff
Awesome Gold & 3rd place overall Competitive Petite solos

My Balloon- Victoria Ratliff
Awesome Gold & 1st place overall Competitive Petite solos

Sing Sing- Sarah Tooley & Rebecca Siar
Awesome Gold & 4th place overall Competitive Teen Duos

Let Go
Awesome Platinum & 1st overall Competitive Senior Small Group

Here Comes Santa Claus
Awesome Gold & 3rd overall Competitive Senior Small Group

God Speaking
Awesome Gold & 4th overall senior competitive large group

Robert E Lee
Awesome Platinum & 1st overall Teen competitive large group

In the Mood
Awesome Gold- & 1st place overall Teen Intermediate large Group

PYT
Awesome Gold- Senior Competitive Large Group

Anything Goes
Awesome Platinum & Teen Super Group Competitive Champion

Good Morning Baltimore
- Elizabeth Surface
Awesome Gold & Teen Intermediate Solo Champion

World On a String- Kylee Overstreet
Awesome Platinum & 3rd Teen Competitive solo


Photogenic Winners

Hannah Hill- Awesome Gold
Hannah Butcher- Awesome Gold
Emma Stanley- Awesome Gold
Emileigh Smith- Awesome Platinum
Parker Addison- Awesome Gold
Cassandra Schwiebert- Awesome Gold
Kaitlyn Lumpkin- Awesome Gold
Angie Orange- Awesome Gold
Ellery Huffman- Awesome Gold
Victoria Ratliff- Awesome Platinum
Josie Phillips- Awesome Platinum
Carrie Gladden- Awesome Platinum
Rachael Turner- Awesome Gold

Overall Petite Photogenic Champion- Victoria Ratliff
Overall Mini Photogenic Champion- Josie Phillips









 

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

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Senior Competitive Duo/Duet/Trio

 1st place  "The Suits Are Picking Up the Bill" Carrie Gladden, Chelsea Wells, Traci Addison

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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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