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!).

Happy Holidays!

Model Search!

Our 2011 dance clothing line is going to be AWESOME.  We have a NEW look and we need NEW models!  We are looking for models with dance experience, who have attended Turn It Up before.  Send your resumes, headshots, and/or professional photos to Melissa at info@turnitupdance.com before the January 14, 2011 deadline!  If you have any more questions just email or call 617-283-8811.

It's National Hug a Dancer Day!

Make sure you hug all your dance students and fellow dancers today in celebration of 

National Hug a Dancer Day!

Melissa hugging one of our dancers!