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Disney divas waltz into dance

Jump Dance Company's dance camp featured fairytale princess stories.


  • By Jessica Salmond
  • | 4:25 p.m. August 4, 2015
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Ariel, Aurora and Cinderella are all a part of Jump Dance Company's divas.

Did you know?

Rapunzel's hair in the Disney movie, Tangled, is supposed to be 700 feet long.

During the dance studio's ninth week of dance and musical theater camps, part of Jump Encore, "Disney Divas" took the stage. Girls age 6 through 13 years old participated in the weeklong camp, learning dances and routines to a compilation of popular Disney songs. Each girl got to dress as a princess, too, in preparation for their recital, which will be held Friday, Aug. 7.

The dancers paused between songs to tell audience members different facts about the iconic princesses. 

Emma Rodman, 7, leads a skipping circle.
Emma Rodman, 7, leads a skipping circle.
Kristina Babcock teaches the 24 girls the next part of their Disney Diva routine.
Kristina Babcock teaches the 24 girls the next part of their Disney Diva routine.
Danielle Kirchberg, 10, far left, and partner Neiplei Rousan, 7, far right, lead the procession.
Danielle Kirchberg, 10, far left, and partner Neiplei Rousan, 7, far right, lead the procession.
Jessica Mowrey, 7,
Jessica Mowrey, 7, "sweeps" during the Cinderella portion of the song.
Isabela Mendez
Isabela Mendez "sleeps" during the Sleeping Beauty song.
Twenty-four girls participated in the Disney Divas dance class, instructed by Kristina Babcock.
Twenty-four girls participated in the Disney Divas dance class, instructed by Kristina Babcock.
Elizabeth Cranston, 6, twirls her skirt.
Elizabeth Cranston, 6, twirls her skirt.
Danielle Kirchberg, 10, dances while she sweeps like Cinderella.
Danielle Kirchberg, 10, dances while she sweeps like Cinderella.
Belle Babcock, 12, practices reading a Disney fact for the performance.
Belle Babcock, 12, practices reading a Disney fact for the performance.
Ariyana Reeyes, 6,
Ariyana Reeyes, 6, "sleeps" like Aurora during the Sleeping Beauty part of the song.
Alyssa Gonzalez, 10, twirls her skirt.
Alyssa Gonzalez, 10, twirls her skirt.
Belle Babcock,12, Emily Davis, 7, and Madison Hayes, 9, courtesy at the end of the routine.
Belle Babcock,12, Emily Davis, 7, and Madison Hayes, 9, courtesy at the end of the routine.

 

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