Rise Dancers Showcase Award-Winning Moves
Show began with classical ballet performance by company dancers (front: Taylor Jackson).
Show began with classical ballet performance by company dancers (front: Taylor Jackson).
Alison Gatchell, Kamryn Bishop, Skyler Amaral, Addison Blake, and Felicity Lepine groove to Car Wash.
Alison Gatchell, Kamryn Bishop, Skyler Amaral, Addison Blake, and Felicity Lepine groove to Car Wash.
Josey Sylva and Molly Baldino get jazzy as they dance to Life Can Be Like The Movies
Josey Sylva and Molly Baldino get jazzy as they dance to Life Can Be Like The Movies
Taylor Jackson performs Midnight Nile.
Taylor Jackson performs Midnight Nile.
Tap dancing in Under Construction number.
Tap dancing in Under Construction number.
Chloe Combra and Lizzie Williamson dance to Hot Honey Rag from Chicago.
Chloe Combra and Lizzie Williamson dance to Hot Honey Rag from Chicago.
Josey Sylva breaks it down to Rob Base.
Josey Sylva breaks it down to Rob Base.
Company dances to Let Me Go number.
Company dances to Let Me Go number.
Amelia Craig solos to a Beyonce mashup.
Amelia Craig solos to a Beyonce mashup.
The Rise dance company performed its spring showcase Sunday afternoon, with dancers ages five to 17 twirling and tapping across the stage of the Oak Bluffs School. Younger dancers stole the show with big smiles in their Car Wash number, but the afternoon belonged to the company dancers, who devote their hours to learning complex and intricate choreography for competition. The competitions take place throughout the year: the girls traveled to one last month and will next go to Reading, Mass.
Sunday's show was less high-pressure, but no less a display of talent.
"This is for them to have fun and showcase the fruits of their labor," Rise director Jil Matrisciano said.