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First Paint Night: 2018 Scenery Underway
Written by Joe Naftal on March 2, 2018

On Friday, March 2nd, a dozen volunteers attended our first Paint Night of the year.  The volunteers worked on the glittering the dancers for “DJ Get the Party Started”, glittering and painting the peppermints and peppermint columns for “Peppermint Twist”, and doing some touch up paint for the barn for “5678” and the telephone booth for “Inspector Gadget”.  The volunteers helped with painting and crafts, while enjoying wine, soda, cheese, crackers, and some delicious cookies.  There was a fun and exciting buzz throughout the studio as recital season officially begins.

 

All of the scenery and props painted at the Paint Night will be featured in Dance Connection’s 29th annual recital production, presented at Holy Trinity High School June 16th and 17th. The recital features our students of all ages and serves as a year-end celebration and showcase of dance styles!

 

Recital Season is my favorite time of year at Dance Connection and our Paint Nights are a quintessential example of the generosity, camaraderie, and excitement of putting together a piece of live theater.  The entire staff at Dance Connection appreciates the hard work of our volunteer painters, builders, artists, craftspeople, and artisans – they make the show possible every year.

– Joe Naftal, Marketing Director & 2018 Recital Production Manager

 

Stay tuned to your email for information on Dance Connection’s next Paint Night and Beer Build!  Make sure to RSVP ahead of time as space is limited.

 

Joe Naftal

Joe Naftal is the Marketing Director for Dance Connection. When not working at Dance Connection, Joe has a career as a theatrical lighting designer, assistant designer, and production manager. His experience spans the worlds of classical and contemporary theatre, musicals, ballet, modern dance, and opera. In addition to his work at Dance Connection, Joe collaborates with Dance Studio Owners across the country, is a member of the DanceStudioOwner.com Panel of Experts, has been featured in the business section of Dance Teacher Magazine, and was on the seminar faculty for the 2016 Dance Teacher Summit in New York City. Joe holds a BFA from UNC School of the Arts and is a proud member of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE).

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