There will be a Junior High Dance Festival on Saturday, May 17th at Mountain View High School (645 W. Center St. in Orem). It begins at 2:00 PM and goes until 5:00 PM. Admission is $1 at the door.

Participating schools: Lakeridge Jr., Oak Canyon Jr., Mountain Ridge Jr., Centennial Middle School, Renaissance Academy, and American Heritage School.

There will be dance instruction, performances by local high schools, individual and team match competition, as well as mix-and-mingle.

Contact Chris Wettstein at danzinskule@hotmail.com for more information.

They have posted the Team Match marks for the Utah High School Team Match at www.byunationals.com. Check them out here:

• Team Match marks

The judges marks for U.S. Nationals held this past weekend at BYU have been posted to their website. Click on the link below to view the marks:

• BYU Class Competitions
• Formation Teams
• Newcomer & Syllabus
• U.S. Championships

Tickets to the BYU Ballroom Dance Company’s “Ballroom in Concert” (April 11-12, 2008) will go on sale tomorrow, 3/18/08 at 8:00 am. $12 for evening performances, $10 for matinee, and $25 for floor seats. You can get more information and purchase tickets at www.byutickets.com.

The Team Match practice for the walkon/march that typically happens on Thursday after the day’s events will not occur this year because of the late ending time. Coaches of the high school Team Match teams should speak with Curt Holman regarding instructions for the walkon.

Note that the Cabaret preliminary round that was originally on the schedule as taking place in the Wilkenson Center has been moved to the Marriott Center, at the end of Thursday night.

BYU has posted the competitor list on www.byunationals.com.

Competitor List (PDF)

BYU has posted the schedule for the U.S. National Dancesport Championships this week in the Marriott Center. You can find it at their website under Entry Forms.

Schedule (from www.byunationals.com, in PDF)

Note that the dates for the UVU (UVSC) Spring Concert have changed. The concert is now April 3, 4, 5, and 7. Tickets can be purchased at the door, or by calling Campus Connection at 801-836-8797.

Lit Liu was among those taking pictures of the Alpine Classic this weekend. You can view his photos at http://lumbri.com/dance/ballroom-2008-03-alpine/. The password is

ballroom

You can also purchase the photos on the site.

You can see other services and vendors on the Services/Vendors page. If anyone else has or is selling photos, let me know and I will post the information.