Happy Valentines Day!

Happy Valentine's Day from all of your friends at Turn It Up Dance Challenge!

A very special CONGRATULATIONS to Melissa Burns, the President/Director of 

Turn It Up Dance Challenge!! She got engaged last week!

Black Eyed Peas Perform at the Superbowl Halftime Show

What did everyone think of the halftime show yesterday?  I'm hearing mixed reviews...I did enjoy the choreography that included all of the dancers throughout the whole field.  I bet it looked really awesome if you were in the stands watching.

Black Eyed Peas and their dancers

The BEP sang a number of their hits including "Let's Get It Started", "I Got a Feeling" and "Where is the Love".  They closed with their newest song "The Time (Dirty Bit)".

Black Eyed Peas

Then Slasher made an appearance singing "Sweet Child O' Mine" and Usher came down to sing "OMG".  His dance moves are pretty impressive.  What were some of your favorite moments throughout the game or halftime show?

Usher!

Flexistretcher

Announcing our Platinum Sponsor for 2011!  Flexistretcher!  If you are looking to have a full split, improve your extension, or have the highest arabesque in your dance class, then look no further, this is the product for you!

See what others are saying about the Flexistretcher:

"My warm up is no complete without the Flexistretcher!"

-Rasta Thomas, International Dance Star

"The Flexistretcher makes it so easy to stretch. I love how it holds your body in the correct position to get the best stretch possible. It was a great buy!!"

-J'aime Crandall, Royal Danish Ballet

"I've been using the Flexistretcher for the past 6 months, it's easy to use and I've never felt this flexible before.  It really makes dancing a lot easier."

-Peter Leung, Dutch National Ballet

For more info visit their web site www.flexistretcher.com

Photo Shoot 2011!

Thanks to all our models: Kayleigh Mullen, Rachel Walonski, Taylor Chaft, Grace Murry, Sydney Griffin, Stephanie Lamoine, Emily Lloyd, Mackenzie McNutt, Nathan Landry, Emma D'Entremont, Ryleigh Storm Cry, and Francesca Soldevere who came out for the photo shoot yesterday!  Check out some of the shots for a sneak preview of our new apparel line for 2011!  We hope you like the items...they will be available at each competition coming up this spring.

   

    

KENT BOYD teaching Contemporary at Nationals!

Kent Boyd is going to teach at our Nationals on Cape Cod this summer.  What a weekend it is going to be!  He will be teaching 2 levels of Contemporary classes and doing a performance as well.  For those of you who don't know who Kent is (but I'm sure you all do)...here are some details about him:

-He came in second on Season 7 of So You Think You Can Dance.
-He is from Wapakoneta, Ohio.
-He started dancing at age 8.
-He graduated high school in 2010.

Get ready for a GREAT Nationals Competition this summer!  You will get to meet Kent plus some other great dancers...Keep posted for more details on who else will be teaching at Nationals!

Maud Arnold to teach Tap Master Class at Nationals 2011!

Maud Arnold will be teaching tap master classes at our Nationals this summer.  Nationals will be held on Cape Cod at the Hyannis Resort and Conference Center on July 6-10, 2011.

So a little about Maud you ask?

Besides the fact that she is super friendly, has a great smile, and is just an overall good person...she is an excellent dancer with quite the amount of experience!  She has been featured on the cover of Dance Spirit Magazine which you can see here, and she has worked with other well known performers like Savion Glover and Debbie Allen.  Here's something else you might want to know...she's worked on music videos for Lil Wayne, JLo, Keri Hilson and Beyonce!!

Anyways we are so excited to have her teach and we hope you are pumped too!

Live to Dance!

Last night a new show about DANCE premiered on CBS, Paula Abdul's Live to Dance. It shows dancers of all ages and all genres, and it certainly kept my attention. Actually, it got me really excited for competition season to start so I can watch dances like that in real life! Turn It Up definitely has some dancers attend that could be on the show!  It is on again tonight at 8 pm EST...so don't miss it, because trust me you will love it. What was your favorite dance of the night? I'd have to say my favorites were Kendall Glover's solo and nine year old Jalen's routine (the show opener!).