Community, friends shake Camden at annual Dancing with the Local Stars
With enthusiasm, dancers took the stage at the Camden Opera House May 9 for a grand opening of the sixth annual Dancing with Local Stars, a fundraiser for Wayfinder Schools (formerly the Community School). (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Kerry Hadley, director of the Camden Opera House, was a local star this year in the annual Dancing with the Local Stars. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Studio Red, with dancers Lyla Brooks, Preston Henderson, August Knause and Mariah Watkinson, performing “Station.” (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Amanda Strong kicks her legs to the sky at Dancing with the Local Stars. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Studio Red, with dancers Lyla Brooks, Preston Henderson, August Knause and Mariah Watkinson, performing “Station.” (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Local Star Amanda Strong performs the Samba with Swing & Sway’s Steven Dones-Rogers. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Allie Bowen performs the Hustle with Swing & Sway’s Jessica Libby. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
The Atlantic Ballet Company performs jazz ballet to “Welcome to the Emerald City.”
The Atlantic Ballet Company performs jazz ballet to “Welcome to the Emerald City.”
Zumba Salsa with Korinn’s Dance troupe. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Zumba Salsa with Korinn’s Dance troupe. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Master of Ceremonies Gordan Page. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Local Star Kerry Hadley and Steven Dones-Rogers do the Cha Cha to “On the Floor.” (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Robin Jordan, a 2014 Local Star, wows the crowd with the East Coast Swing. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Students of the Wayfinder Schools perform their own freestyle choreography. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Students of the Wayfinder Schools perform their own freestyle choreography. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Students of the Wayfinder Schools perform their own freestyle choreography. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Zumba Salsa with Korinn’s Dance troupe. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Students of the Wayfinder Schools perform their own freestyle choreography. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Staci Coomer, director, Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce, pours it on to “Boom! Shake the Room!” (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Nathifa Shakti and belly dancers. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Nathifa Shakti and bellydancers. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Integral to the show is Charlie Jordan, of Rockland, a supporter, dancer and benefactor. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Wayfinder Schools consultant and long-time staffmember Andrea Itkin, of Camden, sells tickets to the show. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Local Star Jennifer Ross- Boshes, who is many months pregnant, dances with Christian Clayton. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Colin Page and Jessica Libby. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Colin Page and Jessica Libby in another number, doing the West Coast Swing. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Kerri Hadley. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Wayfinder Schools executive director Dottie Foote, at right, ensures the success of the two campuses, one in Camden, the other in New Gloucester. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Zumba Salsa with Korinn’s Dance troupe. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Kinetic Energy Alive dancers perform a fusion number to “Keep the Faith.” (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Kinetic Energy Alive dancers perform a fusion number to “Keep the Faith.” (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Local Star Robin Jordan and Christian Clayton dance an East Coast Swing. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Local Star Justin Hills, an EMT, firefighter and police officer, ensures the peace on stage with Kea Tesseyman. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
The Atlantic Ballet Company performs jazz ballet to “Welcome to the Emerald City.”
Tapdancers with the Rockport Dance Conservatory perform to “Chattanooga Choo Choo.” (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
The Atlantic Ballet Company performs jazz ballet to “Welcome to the Emerald City.”
The Atlantic Ballet Company performs jazz ballet to “Welcome to the Emerald City.”
The Atlantic Ballet Company performs jazz ballet to “Welcome to the Emerald City.”
Local Star Rafi Baeza and Jessica Libby perform the Salsa. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Studio Red, with dancers Lyla Brooks, Preston Henderson, August Knause and Mariah Watkinson, performing “Station.” (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Studio Red, with dancers Lyla Brooks, Preston Henderson, August Knause and Mariah Watkinson, performing “Station.” (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Carlos Andrade, a student at Wayfinder Schools, and Kea Tesseyman. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Local Star Jennifer Ross- Boshes, who is many months pregnant, dances with Christian Clayton. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Shana Bloomstein performs a modern dance to “Are My Hands Clean?” (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Christian Clayton and Robin Jordan. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Rafi Baeza and Jessica Libby, doing the Salsa. (Photo by Lynda Clancy0
Kea Tesseyman and Wayfinder students. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
With enthusiasm, dancers took the stage at the Camden Opera House May 9 for a grand opening of the sixth annual Dancing with Local Stars, a fundraiser for Wayfinder Schools (formerly the Community School). (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Kerry Hadley, director of the Camden Opera House, was a local star this year in the annual Dancing with the Local Stars. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Studio Red, with dancers Lyla Brooks, Preston Henderson, August Knause and Mariah Watkinson, performing “Station.” (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Amanda Strong kicks her legs to the sky at Dancing with the Local Stars. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Studio Red, with dancers Lyla Brooks, Preston Henderson, August Knause and Mariah Watkinson, performing “Station.” (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Local Star Amanda Strong performs the Samba with Swing & Sway’s Steven Dones-Rogers. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Allie Bowen performs the Hustle with Swing & Sway’s Jessica Libby. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
The Atlantic Ballet Company performs jazz ballet to “Welcome to the Emerald City.”
The Atlantic Ballet Company performs jazz ballet to “Welcome to the Emerald City.”
Zumba Salsa with Korinn’s Dance troupe. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Zumba Salsa with Korinn’s Dance troupe. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Master of Ceremonies Gordan Page. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Local Star Kerry Hadley and Steven Dones-Rogers do the Cha Cha to “On the Floor.” (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Robin Jordan, a 2014 Local Star, wows the crowd with the East Coast Swing. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Students of the Wayfinder Schools perform their own freestyle choreography. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Students of the Wayfinder Schools perform their own freestyle choreography. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Students of the Wayfinder Schools perform their own freestyle choreography. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Zumba Salsa with Korinn’s Dance troupe. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Students of the Wayfinder Schools perform their own freestyle choreography. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Staci Coomer, director, Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce, pours it on to “Boom! Shake the Room!” (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Nathifa Shakti and belly dancers. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Nathifa Shakti and bellydancers. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Integral to the show is Charlie Jordan, of Rockland, a supporter, dancer and benefactor. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Wayfinder Schools consultant and long-time staffmember Andrea Itkin, of Camden, sells tickets to the show. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Local Star Jennifer Ross- Boshes, who is many months pregnant, dances with Christian Clayton. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Colin Page and Jessica Libby. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Colin Page and Jessica Libby in another number, doing the West Coast Swing. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Kerri Hadley. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Wayfinder Schools executive director Dottie Foote, at right, ensures the success of the two campuses, one in Camden, the other in New Gloucester. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Zumba Salsa with Korinn’s Dance troupe. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Kinetic Energy Alive dancers perform a fusion number to “Keep the Faith.” (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Kinetic Energy Alive dancers perform a fusion number to “Keep the Faith.” (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Local Star Robin Jordan and Christian Clayton dance an East Coast Swing. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Local Star Justin Hills, an EMT, firefighter and police officer, ensures the peace on stage with Kea Tesseyman. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
The Atlantic Ballet Company performs jazz ballet to “Welcome to the Emerald City.”
Tapdancers with the Rockport Dance Conservatory perform to “Chattanooga Choo Choo.” (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
The Atlantic Ballet Company performs jazz ballet to “Welcome to the Emerald City.”
The Atlantic Ballet Company performs jazz ballet to “Welcome to the Emerald City.”
The Atlantic Ballet Company performs jazz ballet to “Welcome to the Emerald City.”
Local Star Rafi Baeza and Jessica Libby perform the Salsa. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Studio Red, with dancers Lyla Brooks, Preston Henderson, August Knause and Mariah Watkinson, performing “Station.” (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Studio Red, with dancers Lyla Brooks, Preston Henderson, August Knause and Mariah Watkinson, performing “Station.” (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Carlos Andrade, a student at Wayfinder Schools, and Kea Tesseyman. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Local Star Jennifer Ross- Boshes, who is many months pregnant, dances with Christian Clayton. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Shana Bloomstein performs a modern dance to “Are My Hands Clean?” (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Christian Clayton and Robin Jordan. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
Rafi Baeza and Jessica Libby, doing the Salsa. (Photo by Lynda Clancy0
Kea Tesseyman and Wayfinder students. (Photo by Lynda Clancy)
CAMDEN — Graceful, energetic, beautiful, entertaining, raucous and heart-touching all, the dancers and troupes with the Dancing with the Local Stars made the Camden Opera House glow with community spirit May 9, during the sixth annual fundraiser for Wayfinder Schools. Every seat was filled, and by the end of the show, the audience was dancing and the house was shaking.
The popular annual event assembles professional dancers and community members willing to let go of stage fright, learn some new steps and wow their friends and families with what they’ve learned.
It’s a fundraiser and it is a community builder, a night when students, novices and performers all get on stage together, help each other, and support Wayfinder Schools (formerly the Community School).
Wayfinder Schools, based in Camden and New Gloucester, offer relational learning programs that transform high school education in residential and home-based environments. The mission is to provide students with skills and experience “necessary to discover their strengths, connect with their families, practice personal responsibility, and contribute to their communities...” And in the end, a high school diploma from the State of Maine.
The students all danced, performing “the Dancing Jukebox,” a hiphop choreographed by Kea Tesseyman. They also performed a freestyle to “Happy.”
Wayfinder dancers included Kalar Abdi, Carlos Andrade, Keyanna Barry, Mitch Bartlett, Emily Bennett, Danielle Bixby, Skylar Brown, Megan Collamore, Zac Conley, Ibraheem Deek, Joelle Heap, Katelyn Kribel, Cheyann Penniman, Alix Martin, Ethan Meigs, Christine Boudreau, Oren Stevens and Alexis Iammarino.
Local stars this year included:
Rafi Baeza, Farnsworth Art Museum
Mimi Bornstein, director, Midcoast Community Chorus
Allie Bowen, manager at Hannaford, performing the Hustle
Staci Coomer, director, Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce
Kerry Hadley, director, Camden Opera House
Justin Hills, firefighter, police officer
Robin Jordan, the Reading Corner
Colin Page, painter
Jennifer Ross-Boshes, Beauty Mark Spa
Amanda Strong, Penobscot Bay YMCA and Swing & Sway, doing a samba
The Star Dancing troupes included:
Swing & Sway Dancing
Kinetic Energy Alive
Nathifa Shakti
Atlantic Ballet Company
Rockport Dance Conservatory
Studio Red
Shana Bloomstein
Korinn’s Dance
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