What would dancing be without the famous line, "Nobody puts Baby in a corner"? What would Ballroom dancing be without Patrick Swayze as the cover boy? Would it still be as popular as it is today without Dirty Dancing in our lives? Patrick Swayze, son of Jesse and Patsy Swayze, was born in Houston in…
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Networking VS. Self-Promoting
The following is an article posted on LinkedIn this week that was written by Patricia Nixon. She makes some excellent points that I wanted to share with you. I agree with her statements - I've seen this MEMEME attitude stemming up more and more in lots of arenas - not just on networking sites. I…
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New Website Coming Soon!
I am very excited to announce that the website for Silverpen Productions is finally getting an overhaul! We are working on a completely different design (partnering with Emulsion Works Design Studio) and organization system, as well as new content and some great new features. For right now, the basic site is still up and we…
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Taming the Wild, Wild West in a Dress
[caption id="attachment_167" align="aligncenter" width="211" caption="Lady Claire & Colt Revolver, Jr."][/caption] [caption id="attachment_168" align="alignright" width="189" caption="Rhoda Steed & Russell Grub"][/caption] Just wanted to send out a big thank you to all of you who supported Footlighters' spring production of Taming the Wild, Wild West in a Dress! The show ended up being a successful comeback for…
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Back in the Office!
[caption id="attachment_156" align="alignleft" width="216" caption="Sunset on the St. Lawrence River -Photo courtesy of Silverpen Productions (c) 2009"][/caption] We're back from our week away. We had a nice time and the weather was actually the best weather I think we have seen all year! Our stay on the St. Lawrence wasn't as relaxing as we had…
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SYTYCD Season 5 Finale Recap
Expectations were high as this season’s finale kicked off at the Kodak Theater. Over 3500 people were in the record breaking live audience and it was anyone’s game. No clear favorite was leading and the remaining four finalists were all pumped and ready to go. The night started off with a Wade Robson group routine…
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Preparing For Your Wedding Dance
[caption id="attachment_146" align="alignright" width="250"] Photo courtesy of Peter Finger Photography[/caption] It's wedding season and many couples are preparing for the big first dance. In the last couple of years, the trend for couples is to have a choreographed first dance. This trend only seems to be growing, especially with the popularity of shows like So…
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Out of Town
Will be out of town until August 17th, so the office will be closed all of next week. Please feel free to leave messages as usual, however, we likely will not be able to return them until the week of the 17th. Posts will also resume as usual during that week. Enjoy the week!
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SYTYCD Week of 7/22 Recap
In honor of the 100th episode, SYTYCD had two guest judges this evening – Ellen Degeneres and Mia Michaels. Cat opened the show asking Mia about her Emmy nominations. Mia answered with a quote that rings true not only for every dancer but for everyone that has a passion in life: “If you are bored…
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SYTYCD Week of 7/15 Recap
This week’s show started off with a bang with the top 5 girls doing an excellent group Bollywood number that prompted Nigel to say that this season is the best top five girls ever. Kayla and Evan started off the couples with a Viennese Waltz that got... (Continue Reading)
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