JuMP! Dance Company
Director: June PoodiackAssociate Directors: Amy Patenaude, Lauren Mumley
News
JuMP!
– Movement Center’s Dance Company – is comprised of students ages 9 and
up who want extra performance opportunities. Open through
audition – our primary goal is to give back to the community. JuMP! hosts the annual “Vermont’s Got Talent” talent show. In 2007, the show case raised $1500 to benefit KidSafe Collaborative of Chittenden County This season's show will happen in January 2009.
JuMP! has performed at The Opening Ceremonies for the Special Olympics (2006 - 2008), Make-a-Wish Benefit Performance (2008), Vermont Maple Festival Talent Show (2007 - 2008), Williston Variety Show (2003, 2007 - 2008), Earth Angels Benefit (2004 - 2006, 2008), IBM Family Fun Day (2007), "Feed the Beat" at the Champlain Valley Fair (2007), The Orchesis Spring Performance (2007), Colchester Winter Carnival (2001 - 2006), The Founders School Playground Project (2005), Kids' Day Burlington (1999, 2005), War Victims Benefit (2004), Women in Wisdom Conference (2004), Essex Block Party (2003), and the Festival of Trees (2001 - 2002).
JuMP! has also held benefit performances for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Burlington, VT (2006), Pulmonary Hypertension Association (2003), Humane Society of Chittenden County (2002), Spectrum Youth Services (2001), COTS (2000), and Muscular Dystrophy Association (1999).
In addition to extra performance opportunities, the members of JuMP! enjoy field trips, attending dance conventions and many other activities planned throughout the year.
JuMP! Performance Videos:
June 2007 performance at Essex High
|
2007 Champlain Valley Fair
|
|
|
JuMP! News
- Vermont's Got Talent -- JuMP! sponsors a benefit for the WARMTH program of the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity, which helps with emergency heating needs.
- Auditions -- Saturday, January 10th, 2:00 - 5:00 p.m., Essex studio. Looking for dancers, singers, players, storytellers, jugglers, joketellers, entertainers of all kinds. Call 878-4213 or e-mail MovementCenter [at] aol [dot] com for an audition time.
- Show time -- Sunday, February 1st, Essex High School, 2:00 p.m.
Click here for more details on how you can help! (opens in new window)
- Congratulations to Sofia Kimball who was promoted to JuMP! Senior.
- Welcome aboard to Shana Leonard and Kaitlyn Kaplan who recently joined JuMP! Junior.