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PHOTO GALLERY: Gullett Summer Dance Camp


  • By Rachel S. OHara
  • | 4:00 a.m. July 16, 2012
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PHOTO GALLERY: Gullett Summer Dance Camp
Ribbons were used during the dance to “A thousand years”.
Ribbons were used during the dance to “A thousand years”.
Michele Mercier talks with some of the dancers backstage before the start of the show, Friday, July 12.
Michele Mercier talks with some of the dancers backstage before the start of the show, Friday, July 12.
The campers drew pictures of their week at dance camp and the pictures were on display during the performance on Friday.
The campers drew pictures of their week at dance camp and the pictures were on display during the performance on Friday.
Lily Hayes, 7, prepares to be lifted during the hip-hop number “Domino”.
Lily Hayes, 7, prepares to be lifted during the hip-hop number “Domino”.
Nora Altajar, 12
Nora Altajar, 12
Megan Mercier, 12, and Emma Wadle, 7, dancing to the song “Pause”.
Megan Mercier, 12, and Emma Wadle, 7, dancing to the song “Pause”.
Sophia Mason, 10, looks out from behind the curtain before the beginning of the show.
Sophia Mason, 10, looks out from behind the curtain before the beginning of the show.
Hayley Tisone, 12, dancing to the song “A thousand years”.
Hayley Tisone, 12, dancing to the song “A thousand years”.
Hannah Tisone, 8, dancing to the song “We run the night”.
Hannah Tisone, 8, dancing to the song “We run the night”.
Liana Price, 12, dancing to the song “Waka Waka”.
Liana Price, 12, dancing to the song “Waka Waka”.
Taylor Woodring, 10, dancing to the song “A thousand years”.
Taylor Woodring, 10, dancing to the song “A thousand years”.
Jana Elsenheimer, 12, holding her two-week award for summer dance camp.
Jana Elsenheimer, 12, holding her two-week award for summer dance camp.
Lily Hayes, 7, and Emma Wadle, 7, jump out of a make-shift box at the beginning of the dance to “We run the night”.
Lily Hayes, 7, and Emma Wadle, 7, jump out of a make-shift box at the beginning of the dance to “We run the night”.
The campers dance to “Waka Waka”.
The campers dance to “Waka Waka”.
The campers used LED finger lights and hula hoops during the song “Lights”.
The campers used LED finger lights and hula hoops during the song “Lights”.
The girls dance to “Domino”.
The girls dance to “Domino”.
The 15 campers that took part in the second week of dance camp.
The 15 campers that took part in the second week of dance camp.
Emma Wadle, 7
Emma Wadle, 7
Emma Wadle and Hailey Simpson doing a lift split.
Emma Wadle and Hailey Simpson doing a lift split.
Michele Mercier talks about the second week of camp before handing out awards.
Michele Mercier talks about the second week of camp before handing out awards.

 

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