Since 2003 Holly's Centre Stage Dance has been invited to perform at the anual "Holiday on Main" celebration in downtown Lakeville. The beautiful historic Lakeville Area Arts Center is where these performances are held, usually on the first weekend of December. Holly's Intermediate and Advanced level students are showcased during these performances. Instead of charging for admission, Holly's Centre Stage Dance has asked for "Toys for Tots" donations, which have been collected and presented on KARE 11 each year. The countless hours of volunteering from many downtown business owners and staff make this event one in a milion. Experience everything from cookies and milk with Santa, to petting real reindeer, horse drawn carriages down Holyoke Ave. (Main Street) to Mrs. Claus reading your favorite stories. This is a very fun and gratifying event for everyone involved.
"A People's Fair" is another annual performance Holly's Centre Stage Dance has been invited to since 2004. "A People's Fair" is a celebration of diversity held at the Lakeville North High School. Since this event is always celebrated on a Thursday evening, all Holly's Dancers that attend dance class on Thursday evenings throughout the dance season perform at this celebration. This is a very entertaining and educational event, with more than 40 community groups with everything from performers to a menu of ethnic delights. There is no charge for this event, and is usually held at the end of April
"A Summer Dance Festival" is a community dance performance sponsored by "The Lakeville City Ballet." The first festival was held in 2004. Holly's Centre Stage Dance has performed annually since 2005 at this event. It is a chance for all local dance schools to come together and perform in a non-competitive environment. This event is held at Lakeville South High School and usually occurs in early August. "The Lakeville City Ballet" does ask for a $5.00 donation at the door.
The American Cancer Society signiture event called "Relay for Life" brings more than 3.5 million people from 4,900 communties across the country together each year to celebrate the lives of those who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost and fight back against a disease that takes too much. Relay for Life is a fun-filled, overnight event that empowers everyone to help fight cancer by raising money and awareness to support the American Cancer Society's lifesaving mission. Holly's Centre Stage Dance has been honored, the last few years, to help kick off our Lakeville area event by performing an upbeat fun dance for everyone to enjoy!
Other performances have included the "Minnesota Lynx" Half-time show, "A Day in the Park," Downtown Lakeville, "Cherry View Elementary" school wide celebration and Daisy, Brownie and Girl Scout performances.
COMMUNITY PERFORMANCES