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Recital 2021 - Our Academic Year End of Season Production
Join us for our end of season production! This show illustrates the 30-week curriculum covered during the studio's academic year, themed in celebration of our dancers' resilience!
Hosted at Lake Superior State University
Live/ In Person Show Times:
June 11, 2021 at 7pm
June 12, 2021 at 1pm & 6pm
June 13, 2021 at 2pm
Virtual Viewing Party:
June 18th at 7pm
Photography & Videography Provided by ASAO
Photos and Videos by Show Attendees Prohibited.
Ticket Information
Tickets for this event are assigned seating in accordance with state guidelines for performance venues, due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Tickets can be purchased after May 22nd at the ASAO Office/Studio during regular business hours. Hours are posted on the ASAO Calendar under "Current Dancers." If the show is not sold out, tickets will also be available at the door.
Price: $15 - No Discount/Sale for Youth
Wheelchair Access Upon Request
EUP Events
Dancing with the Stars for Hospice fo the EUP
Dancing with the Stars for Hospice fo the EUP
Dancing with the Stars for Hospice fo the EUP
Owners Ashley & Darryl have volunteered as coaches in the local Dancing with the Stars competition since 2015. This entailed teaching lessons & choreographing routines for the following:
Erin & Andy Heyboer
Danielle & Justin LeBlanc
Megan Doyle & Jeff Elgie
Chelsea Davenport & Michael Gordon
Tracey Holt & Father Mike Chenier
Kyle & Jazell Raycraft
Russell & Stacey Post
David & Lauren Brey
Julia Antonisson & Peter Merchand
Kacey & Levi McFarland
Tina Pountney & Charles Malette
Corinna Haller & Blake Kauffman
Dakota & Kevin White
Missy & Barry LaPlaunt
Lacey Piippo & Chad Anderson
Ciara Krantz & Dennis Burnside
Opening Numbers 2016. 2017, & 2018
Chippewa Theater Guild Production Choreography
Dancing with the Stars for Hospice fo the EUP
Dancing with the Stars for Hospice fo the EUP
The ASAO Performance Teams, coached & choreographed by Ashley, have participated in the major productions for the Guild both 2017 & 2018.
In The Neverending Story (2017), ASAO dancers performed as "The Nothing" as well as "The Darkness" with a dynamic modern routine.
In The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe (2018), ASAO dancers performed in partnership with the Guild actors to bring the audience 5 dance routines, ranging from ballet, lyrical, modern, and acrobatic ballroom.
Les Cheneaux Talent Show
Dancing with the Stars for Hospice fo the EUP
Les Cheneaux Talent Show
This event was a fundraiser for the Bethel Lutheran Church of Cedarville. Funds raised are for the church's Youth Group to go on a Mission Trip to Texas.
In 2018, ASAO Performance Teams provided 5 numbers: group jazz, group acrobatic ballroom, solo lyrical/contemporary, duet acrobatic contemporary, and some fun crowd-integrated line dancing!
The ASAO Performers returned in 2019, bringing another set of dynamic routines and fun dances to get the crowd moving and grooving!
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The Festival of Trees
LSSU Marketing Black Tie Affair at 313
Urban Cowboy Tribute Concert
In 2017, The Sault Events relaunched The Festival of Trees as a fundraiser for the Chippewa Family Project, dedicated to building a group home for homeless teens. Event Coordinator Mary Jo DuVall invited all local dance companies to work together in providing a showcase of area performing art while auctioning fully decorated holiday trees.
in 2017, ASAO Performers showcased 2 dances, in Acrobatic Ballroom, stylized by Swing Dance & Waltz. ASAO DJ Darryl choreographed a Christmas Tree's lights to sync with the dancer's movements in the Waltz performance.
In 2019, ASAO Performers returned with 3 routines. Choreographed by the dancers themselves, a Contemporary Hip Hop, an Acrobatic Waltz, and a Swing/ Jive were featured.
Urban Cowboy Tribute Concert
LSSU Marketing Black Tie Affair at 313
Urban Cowboy Tribute Concert
In 2016, Paul Perry teamed up with Country Superstars Doug Supernaw & Bobby Randall to put on a concert dedicated to the movie that inspired Country Line Dancing across the states - Urban Cowboy.
ASAO Performance Teams learned 17 Line Dances and 5 Acrobatic Ballroom Routines. Ashley worked with dance captains Carrie Novak & Levi McFarland over headsets throughout the evening, as dancers learned to perform on the fly! Dancers were placed alongside the superstars on stage for 3 nights.
LSSU Marketing Black Tie Affair at 313
LSSU Marketing Black Tie Affair at 313
LSSU Marketing Black Tie Affair at 313
In 2017, Ashley was approached by LSSU Marketing students Laura & Tyler Bouschor to assist in a new kind of fundraiser. The event featured an auction, country swing dance lessons by ASAO, and various food donations. Together, the group raised $500 for the Chippewa Family Project, in an effort to decrease homeless youth in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.
Walmart Vision Center's Annual Health & Wellness Fair
Walmart Vision Center's Annual Health & Wellness Fair
Walmart Vision Center's Annual Health & Wellness Fair
Each year since 2016, Ashley & Darryl host a table at the Walmart Vision Center Health & Wellness Fair. In 2017 & 2018, Megan Smart & Lynn Carrick attended & performed to showcase the Country Swing curriculum offered in ASAO Acrobatic Ballroom Lessons.
Mackinaw City Bridal Show
Walmart Vision Center's Annual Health & Wellness Fair
Walmart Vision Center's Annual Health & Wellness Fair
Ashley & Darryl attended the Mackinaw City Bridal Show in 2018 to round up some Wedding Business. ASAO Performers McKenna & Zach Blyly attended to show prospective clients some of the dance moves that we teach in our Wedding Dance Lesson program.
Sault High & Malcolm Senior Grad Party
Walmart Vision Center's Annual Health & Wellness Fair
Sault High & Malcolm Senior Grad Party
Ashley has volunteered at the Senior Grad Party for 2017 & 2018 as a chaperone and activity host. Both years she featured a lesson in both line & partner dancing, with country-swing elements.