Pictured are dancers from the Hot Springs Dance Troupe,(l-r) Keoina Plummer, Serenity Cupples, and Maddie Arnold. Photo by Aaron Brewer.
The Hot Springs Dance Troupe will dance in their final performance for the season on May 6, as part of The Finale, on the final night of the Arts & The Park festival. This performance will be a collaborative effort with international musicians of the IBLA Foundation. The IBLA Foundation organizes annual international music competitions for pianists, singers, instrumentalists, and composers in Ragusa Ibla, Italy.
Winners have been presented in prestigious venues such as Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and Tokyo Opera City Hall in Japan; and for one night only, they will perform at The Pocket Theatre for The Finale event of Hot Springs Area Cultural Alliance’s Arts & and The Park festival.
The performance will feature the full repertoire of the Hot Springs Dance Troupe, a company of dancers that represents the Hot Springs School District in Arkansas. While the troupe continuously trains year-around in technique classes, they are also working diligently to raise funds to perform on tour with Stars of Tomorrow in the summer of 2025, where they will perform throughout Austria, Germany, and Italy, just as previous generations have successfully done in 2018 and 2022.
The Hot Springs Dance Troupe is the third public school program to be invited to the Stars of Tomorrow tour and the only public school program to return for a third time. These students are held to a high standard artistically and academically and are excited for the opportunity to represent, Hot Springs, Garland County, and the state of Arkansas on this international tour.
The Finale will feature group works, as well as some selected student choreography inspired by local and global organizations working to make a difference in our world. If you cannot attend, please consider purchasing a ticket or donating to the Hot Springs Springs Dance Troupe’s tour to Europe where they will perform for over 10,000 people! The Pocket Theatre is located at 170 Ravine Street, Hot Springs, and tickets are available at https://hssd7-12arts.ticketleap.com/the-finale/. If sending a check for a donation, please make it payable to Hot Springs Area Cultural Alliance, ATTN: HSDT, PO Box 21358, Hot Springs, AR, 71903. All proceeds will benefit the Hot Springs Dance Troupe and their international tour to Europe in 2025.
