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Dancers saunter back to the dance floor
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Since the beginning of quarantine, many dancers have sustained their practices through Zoom calls and recordings. However, as the cases decrease, many competitive dancers at NPHS have started moving back to the dance floor. With many accustomed to the months of virtual practice, the change to outside performance has made quite an impact on…
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Dance for Hope: Panthers bust a move for a cause
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Dance for Hope is an annual dance fundraiser for American Cancer Society. This year, it was another full house as students and family from all over the community gathered in the PAC on Saturday night, Feb.29. Interact Club is a fundraising and volunteer platform for all different kinds of community service. Every year two…
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NP Dance Team adapts to change
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Newbury Park’s dance team rises to the stage for another year and as they train for competition, several coaching changes have been made. All three coaches, as well as about half of the dancers, are fresh to the team. Cameo Carolan, one of the new coaches, taught at Newbury for 12 years until she…
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Dance For Hope performers boogie for American Cancer Society
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The lights dimmed in the Newbury Park Performing Arts Center on Feb. 1 for the 10th annual Dance for Hope concert. The curtains opened, and the crowd clapped and cheered as music filled the auditorium. The performers smiled. Dance for Hope is a multicultural dance event in which people from around the community come…
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Dance program reaches New Heights in winter concert
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It is that time of year. It is starting to get chilly outside, students are looking forward to their much-needed break and dance students are working harder than ever. It’s winter dance concert season. This year the dance concert was titled “Newbury Heights” and had shows available from Dec. 13 to Dec 15.…
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Clubs celebrate other cultures
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Flags, foods and friends gathered in the quad on International Day: March 8. Clubs sold different ethnic foods to celebrate the different cultures that make up the student body, including dumplings from Chinese Club, crepes from Fashion Club and more. This year, in addition to the cultural foods featured by the clubs, the IB…
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Jack Maier dances through life
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A performer since age eight, Jack Maier fell in love with dance on the first day of his first class that his mom made him take. Now a senior, Maier has been a member of the NPHS dance team since freshman year, and considers his teammates to be his family. He also dances competitively…
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The annual winter dance concert finds a place for every student
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Excited energy and anticipation buzz through the cool air, posters and flyers lined the school walls and could be found all around social media. It is that time of year again, the winter dance concert. The posters read “The Art of Courage displayed the concert dates ranging from Dec. 14 to Dec. 16. Student…
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Audience shows only love, not loss for IB Dance concert
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“Wow,” murmured the audience, enraptured by the dancing unfolding on the stage. The International Baccalaureate Dance class, led by Cameo Carolan, hosted their annual concert in the NPHS Performing Arts Center on March 3, showcasing cultures from around the world and their own talents. With two acts and 24 dances, the show, titled “Love,…