International Dance Challenge 2005

Super Result at the International Dance Challenge 2005 in Las Vegas

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International Dance Challenge 2005

Broadway Connection Competition Team “Hands Off”, International Dance Challenge 2005

Also this year students of the Broadway Academy and the Competition Team had a chance to visit some courses in the U.S.A. and to compete at the IDC, the International Dance Challenge (US-Open) in Las Vegas.

Corvin Frantsits, IDC 2005

“Mr. Global” Corvin Frantsits, IDC 2005

Corvin Frantsits won 2 Gold Medals in Tap and was the Runner-Up “Mr. Global” in the male Junior category and received $ 150 price money. Further won Berenike Frantsits, Kerstin Lasshofer and Panja Böhm 2 Gold Medals in the category “Song & Dance”. For their already at Austrian and European Open medalled routine “Moondance” Maria Gabler and Petra Böhm received two Gold Medals. Berenike Frantsits and Kerstin Lasshofer won 2 Sterling Silver Medals in the category Jazz and Panja Böhm won 2 Sterling Silver Medals in the category Musical Theater.

Our “Large Groups” this year were compiled from Conny Schlemmer, Natascha Nepp, Olivia Teix, Kerstin Völker, Petra Böhm, Maria Gabler, Panja Böhm, Kerstin Lasshofer, Berenike Frantsits and Catalina Royuela-Sanit. “Hands Off” in the category Jazz/Large Group won 1 Gold and 1 Sterling Silver. “Lotus Pop” in the category Open/Large Group won 2 Gold Medals.

Congratulations to all our students, we are so proud!

Don’t Dream It.
Be It.

European Open 2005

Exceptional Achievement at the European Open 2005 in Leonding

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European Open 2005

Broadway Connection Competition Team, European Open 2005 (Photo: KrisTina Decker)

The students of the Broadway Connection are unbeatable! All 10 dances we sent to the European Open made it to the podium: they won 4 Gold and European Championship Titles as well as 5 Silver and 1 Bronze. One of our winning groups got so many points that they got promoted to the professional league.  That’s the great result of the Viennese Dance Studio Broadway Connection at the European Open 2005 in Musical & Showdance.

The European Open 2005 was the biggest Musical & Showdance Championship so far. Around 1,500 participants from 10 countries were in Linz/Leonding on the weekend of May 6-8, 2005 to compete for the European Championship Titles.

Already at the Austrian Open the team of the Broadway Connection scored: Next to 3 National Titles and 7 Runner-Ups, Michaela Pircher was awared Future Talent and KrisTina Decker was recognised for the Best Choreography.

“I am very proud of my students. After the great success at the Austrian Open, they proved their skills also at the European Open. The outstanding result of Gold and Silver Medals is the result of hard word and intensiv training. It is really important to me to cater to the needs of my students which is also the reason for manageable class sizes. Our professional teachers provide our students with a solid base for a future stage career, while ensuring there is still fun. I am really happy about the fact that after only such a short existence of the Broadway Connection we have so much success, this really promises a lot for its future. One can see that Vienna can easily compete with Musical and Dance Metropols like London and New York.” says KrisTina Decker, the founder and director of the Broadway Connection.

The next chance for our young talents to proof their skills will be at the “US Open“. Two of our European Open dances qualified and will compete in July for the World Championship Title in Las Vegas.

Don’t Dream It.
Be It.

Results European Open 2005

Gold & European Champion

DON’T RAIN ON MY PARADE (Choreography: KrisTina Decker)
Musical • Solo • Juniors
Michaela Pircher

MOONDANCE DREAM (Choreography: KrisTina Decker)
Jazz • Duo/Trio • Seniors
Maria Gabler & Petra Böhm

HANDS OFF (Choreography: KrisTina Decker)
Jazz • Group • Seniors
Maria Gabler, Petra Böhm, Verena Kollruss, Conny Voglmayr, Conny Schlemmer, Carina Hammer, Eva Hlawaty, Carola Kometer, Katy Geertsen, Kerstin Völker, Petra Fucik, Vera Skala

LOTUS POP (Choreography: KrisTina Decker), Assistenz Tonkins Anderson
Open • Group • Juniors
Kerstin Lasshofer, Berenike Frantsits, Panja Böhm, Michaela Pircher, Daniela Pospischill, Catalina Royuela-Samit, Natascha Nepp, Cosima Szkokan, Jenny Geertsen, Olivia Teix, Corinna Huber, Carolin Schauberger, Junita Reinisch, Lisa Hlawaty

Silver

I’M FREE (Choreography: KrisTina Decker)
Modern • Solo • Seniors
Conny Voglmayr

TWO LITTLE GIRLS FROM LITTLE ROCK (Choreography: KrisTina Decker)
Musical • Duo/Trio • Juniors
Panja Böhm & Daniela Pospischill

WIPE OUT (Choreography: KrisTina Decker)
Tap • Solo • Children
Corvin Frantsits

OUTRAGEOUS CALLING (Choreography: KrisTina Decker)
Jazz • Duo/Trio • Juniors
Berenike Frantsits & Kerstin Lasshofer

GO INTO YOUR DANCE (Choreography: KrisTina Decker)
Song & Dance • Small Group • Juniors
Berenike Frantsits (Soloist), Panja Böhm, Kerstin Lasshofer, Daniela Pospischill, Olivia Teix

Bronze

LATIN SPICE (Choreography: KrisTina Decker)
Jazz • Solo • Juniors
Daniela Pospischill

Austrian Open 2005

Great Success at the Austrian Open 2005 in Matrei

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Austrian Open 2005

Broadway Connection Competition Team, Austrian Open 2005 (Photo: KrisTina Decker)

The Austrian Open 2005 was the so far largest Musical and Showdance Competition in Austria. Around 800 participants from all states came to Matrei (Osttirol) on the weekend from April 9-11, 2005 to compete for the National Championship Titles.

Nachwuchstalent Michaela Pircher

Best New Talent 2005 Michaela Pircher

And the Broadway Connection superceeded all expectations! Our students won 3 National Championship Titles and 7 Runner-Ups. Our 15-year old Michaela Pircher received a lot of attention. The judges liked her performances so much that they selcted her for the Best New Talent Award.

“I am very proud of the Broadway Connection team. While the Broadway Connection only exists for a bit more than a year, we won many prices at this great competition”, celebrates KrisTina Decker, the founder and director of the Broadway Connection. KrisTina herself received the Special Award for Best Choreography for her dance HANDS OFF.

The gold/silver result of the Broadway Connection confirms KrisTina Decker’s approach at the dance education for youth: Professionals share their knowledge, custom-made training for the students and manageable class size. Goal of the school is to offer – in addition to a broad range of dance styles – acting, singing and acrobatic. With that “Vienna’s First Show School” provides a solid foundation for a professional stage career.

The best dances of the Austrian Open qualify for the “EUROPEAN OPEN”, which is the qualifyer for the “US OPEN” in America. The Broadway Connection already won a silver medal at the US Open last year. Therefore, for this year’s US Open the expectations are high.

Don’t Dream It.
Be It.

Results Austrian Open 2005

Gold & Champion

DON’T RAIN ON MY PARADE (Choreography: KrisTina Decker)
Musical • Solo • Juniors
Michaela Pircher

MOONDANCE DREAM (Choreography: KrisTina Decker)
Jazz • Duo/Trio • Seniors
Maria Gabler & Petra Böhm

HANDS OFF (Choreography: KrisTina Decker)
Jazz • Group • Seniors
Maria Gabler, Petra Böhm, Verena Kollruss, Conny Voglmayr, Conny Schlemmer, Carina Hammer, Eva Hlawaty, Carola Kometer, Katy Geertsen, Kerstin Völker, Petra Fucik, Vera Skala

Silver & Vice-Champion

LOTUS POP (Choreography: KrisTina Decker), Assistenz Tonkins Anderson
Open • Group • Juniors
Kerstin Lasshofer, Berenike Frantsits, Panja Böhm, Michaela Pircher, Daniela Pospischill, Catalina Royuela-Samit, Natascha Nepp, Cosima Szkokan, Jenny Geertsen, Olivia Teix, Corinna Huber, Carolin Schauberger, Junita Reinisch, Lisa Hlawaty

I’M FREE (Choreography: KrisTina Decker)
Modern • Solo • Seniors
Conny Voglmayr

TWO LITTLE GIRLS FROM LITTLE ROCK (Choreography: KrisTina Decker)
Musical • Duo/Trio • Juniors
Panja Böhm & Daniela Pospischill

WIPE OUT (Choreography: KrisTina Decker)
Tap • Solo • Children
Corvin Frantsits

LATIN SPICE (Choreography: KrisTina Decker)
Jazz • Solo • Juniors
Daniela Pospischill

OUTRAGEOUS CALLING (Choreography: KrisTina Decker)
Jazz • Duo/Trio • Juniors
Berenike Frantsits & Kerstin Lasshofer

GO INTO YOUR DANCE (Choreography: KrisTina Decker)
Song & Dance • Small Group • Juniors
Berenike Frantsits (Soloist), Panja Böhm, Kerstin Lasshofer, Daniela Pospischill, Olivia Teix

Small Gold

STRAIGHTEN UP AND FLY RIGHT (Choreography: KrisTina Decker)
Tap • Small Group • Juniors
Lisa Hlawaty, Natascha Nepp, Cosima Szkokan, Carolin Schauberger

THE BIG DOLLHOUSE (Choreography: KrisTina Decker)
Tap • Group • Seniors
Petra Böhm, Verena Kollruss, Conny Voglmayr, Conny Schlemmer, Carina Hammer, Eva Hlawaty

Cindy’s Dream

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Cindy's Dream

Poster: Cindy’s Dream

After the dead of her father Tom, Cindy is living with her stepmother Fricka and her malicious daughters Brünhilde and Sieglinde. Different to her two stepsisters, Cindy has to work hard alongside school. And of all things in Fricka’s Restaurant, which used to belong to Cindy’s father.

Furthermore, Fricka has all kinds of tasks for her. And that not enough, Cindy is also the outcast in school and has to suffer daily from derogative and malicious comments of Buffy, the head cheerleader and her friends Kristy and Ashley.

The only comfort Cindy finds is from her best friend Archie and the restaurant employees, who became her true family.

Her sad private life gets a wonderful spin when she meets her prince charming in a chat and starts conversing with him per SMS.

At the masked ball she discovers however, that her secret admirer is the most liked student of the entire school: heart-throb and football captain Jason.

Scared of fear not to be liked by him, Cindy hides her true identity and runs off the ball early.

But with all the excitement she forgets her mobile …

We shall see, whether Cindy will find her prince charming – or better, whether he will find her!

All that – and more in Theater Akzent …

Don’t Dream It.
Be It.

Venue:
Theater Akzent
Theresianumgasse 18
1040 Wien

Dates:
Monday, June 6th 2005, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 8th 2005, 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday, June 8th 2005, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, June 9th 2005, 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, June 9th 2005, 7:30 p.m.

Tickets:
Theater Akzent
Argentinierstraße 37
1040 Wien
Phone:+43/1/501 65 33-06
Fax: +43/1/501 65 33-99
www.akzent.at

Broadway Company Artistic Team 2004/05

Artistic Director: KrisTina Decker

Choreographies: KrisTina Decker (Cats, Tanz der Vampire, Die Schöne und das Biest), Axel Olzinger (Tanz der Vampire, Chicago, Die Schöne und das Biest), Marcus Tesch (Hair, Joseph, Phantom der Oper), Liane Maynard (Dance Captain in Elisabeth, Tanz der Vampire, Grease)

Musical Director: Ingolf Unterrainer (Herr der Ringe, Ludwig II, Jekyll & Hyde)

Acting Director: Nicole Weber

Director: Fritz Schmid (Tanz der Vampire, Elisabeth)

Book: KrisTina Decker, Oliver Hebeler (german adaptation)

Song Texts: Michael Lynn

Idea and musical Concept: KrisTina Decker