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News about the
arts in Federal Way
Performing Arts and Cultural Center Feasibility Study
Read news about the Performing Arts and
Cultural Center Feasibility Study that the City of Federal
Way has recently commissioned.
City documents, materials and minutes pertaining to the the
Study
Performing
Arts and Cultural Center Fact Sheet (11/08)
Collins Proposal (6/08)
April 19, 2008: Jet
Cities Chorus Wins Puyallup Spring Fair Choir and Ensemble
Contest
The Jet Cities Chorus,
under the direction of Teresa McCafferty, recently
won the Grand Prize in the Spring Fair’s Choir and Ensemble
Contest, held April 18-19 at the Puyallup Fairgrounds. The
contest featured choral and ensemble (two or more vocalists)
groups from schools, churches, and communities from all over
Western Washington.
Jet Cities competed Friday afternoon in the
Variety Category, which encompassed barbershop, jazz,
patriotic and country, and were chosen as one of the four acts
to progress to the finals, held Saturday evening. The finals
featured approximately 35 groups competing in four categories:
variety, youth, contemporary, and classical/sacred/gospel. Jet
Cities took first place in the Variety category as well as
being named the Grand Prize recipients.
The Choir and Ensemble Contest was sponsored by
the Spring Fair, Worthy Music Ministries, Prosser Piano and
Organ, Choirfest, Touchdown Enterprises and Itty Bitty Media.
March 17, 2008: Pacific Ballroom Dance Rockets to Third
Place in National Competition.
Pacific
Ballroom Dance
continues to be ranked among the top youth
formation teams in the nation after placing third and fifth in
two events at the United States Dancesport championships March
13-15.
The 2008 National Amateur Dancesport
Championship was held in Provo, Utah, and marked the first
time Pacific Ballroom’s youth formation team has entered a
Latin formation event, placing third among fourteen teams.
The third place finish is Pacific Ballroom’s highest-ever
national ranking. The standard team placed fifth among
sixteen teams.
Preparing for this event was a
challenge because the 150-student organization has no
permanent studio for holding rehearsals. Each rehearsal for
this event was held at a different location. The team bounced
back and forth among middle schools, high schools, community
centers, and churches, putting in a total of over 260 hours in
preparation.
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