2024 Student Concert
June 2, 2024 at 3pm
​
McConnell Arts Center
777 Evening Street | Worthington, OH
Stillness, Dance With Us!
ChoreoLab: Henson Brannan-Smith, Willa Chaves Forst, Adelaide Hess, Ollie Hauer, Lucille Soderberg
Featuring: Sarah Price
Instructor: Dr. Rachael Riggs Leyva
Music: Aivi & Surasshu; Imogene Heap & Dan O’Neill
Jumping Swans
Youth Ballet: Lesley Acuña, Michaela Cartwright, Braylon Stafa
Instructor: Sarah Vah
Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Kitchen Dancing
Creative Modern: Clara Blake, Maxine Carson, Riley Clevinger, Joni Holley, Elton Starr
Instructor: Alicia Hann
Music: Joe Turner
Follow Me Into the Storm
Youth Modern: Jack Leyva, Fallon Mermis, Lucille Soderberg, Nora Vaughn
Instructor: Dr. Rachael Riggs Leyva
Music: Kenneth C M Young, Astro's Playroom
Something That I Want
Kids and Youth Jazz: Lilia Joseph, Claire Melchi, Anastasia Palmer, Riley Starkey, Rowan Strader, Camden Wachauf
Instructor: Lisa Horton
Music: Grace Potter
Adventure and Beyond
Kids Modern 2: Henson Brannan-Smith, Ellie Casto, Willa Chaves Forst, Johnny Clager, Clara Clementz, Audrey Evans, Ollie Hauer, Adelaide Hess, June Hite, Isabel Hogan
Instructor: Dr. Rachael Riggs Leyva
Music: Dan Mangan & Ryan Carlson
Better Place
Kids Tap: Lennon Starr, featuring Sarah Vah
Instructor: Sarah Vah
Music: "Better Place" by *NSYNC & Justin Timberlake
Tortoise and the Hare
Kids Modern 1: Mercy Brannan-Smith, Alex DeHeaton, Maira Franz, Sophia Pudel, Nora Spradlin
Instructor: Sarah Price
Music: Superstar I, Cirque du Soleil, Jean-François Côté
Elemental
Kids Ballet 1: Lorelai Barton, Ara Cain, Aviyah Harvey, Sophia Sico
Instructor: Sarah Vah
Music: Ari Leff, Michael Matosic & Thomas Newman
Sharoundelay of Words and Birds
Part 1: Word Salad, Part 2: Birds of Calm
This dance is completely improvised, using chance methods and improvisational scores.
ChoreoLab: Henson Brannan-Smith, Willa Chaves Forst, Adelaide Hess, Ollie Hauer, Lucille Soderberg
Instructor: Dr. Rachael Riggs Leyva
Music: Imogene Heap & Dan O’Neill
SPECIAL THANKS
​
The Ohio Arts Council
​
Our amazing volunteers: Ellie Bearss, Amy Booth, Stacy Brannan-Smith, Anne Raspe, Sarah Santilli, Lexi & Keith Soderberg, Meghan Western
Kim Goodman and The McConnell Arts Center staff
​
Chris Leyva
Teaching Staff: Alicia Hann, Lisa Horton, Rachael Riggs Leyva, Sarah Price, Jasmine Shafley, Sarah Vah
Admin Staff: Grace Glowacki, Sarah Hixon, Jasmine Shafley
​
We CELEBRATE & THANK YOU for dancing with us this year! You are all awesome, creative, strong, caring dancers and families and we look forward to growing with you again next year!
​
​
​
Space is still available in our
Summer Classes!
​
​
​
Enroll online: hixondance.com/summer
Now Enrolling for 2024-2025 Season
​
See the 2024-2025 schedule & enroll at
Hixon Dance is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
​
