Academy Of Performing Arts Tahlequah

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Readers-choice +49 Gallery GALLERY: 2024 Tahlequah Two Spirit Celebration: Symposium, Meal, and Stomp Dance Skyler Hammons | Daily Press Jun 18, 2024

It’s summer time and you are invited to our Introduction to Fencing Camp! This program is for boys and girls, men and women alike!
🗓️July 22-26
⏰9-12:00pm
📧[email protected]
📲9188031408
💰75/child or 50/adult
No equipment is needed for this program. Wear shorts and tennis shoes with laces.
Register here: https://forms.gle/K8XnmYy57g4bxD4M9

Thank you Tahlequah Daily Press for your recognition of our hard work!

ENTERTAINMENT SPOTLIGHT: Dance academy headed to national competition Students with the McCafferty Academy of Irish Dance are preparing to leave Tahlequah to compete in the 2024 North American Irish Dance Championships.

Jules is headed to and we know she’ll have a great time! See you on Saturday for more dancing and hope you have a great time!

Happy Fathers Day to all APA dads! We 💜 you and hope you enjoy your day doing things that you love!

We have some super talented kids at APA! support the 🎭 arts!

Good luck to Ella Mae and Niki representing McCafferty Academy of Irish Dance at Oregon State Championship Feis and Mullane Godley Feis & MG Father's Day Feis

Good luck Jules from all of us at McCafferty Academy of Irish Dance at NMA Championship and 10,000 Lakes Feis

It was a fantastic ballet week at the studio! From Royal Dance Camp to older class for Ballet variations and Nutcracker in June - we had lots of fun! Grateful for our teachers and our dance families!

Get your NAIDC gear! Northwest Designs has set up on online store to allow advance purchase of NAIDC 2024 branded garments. Follow this link: https://nwd.ink/s/naid/ and share it with your families.

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Our summer sessions are starting tomorrow! Learn new skills and meet new friends - and have fun!

This was a great progression of our beloved tradition of Senior Tea! We took it up a notch and made it a Formal event. Big shout out to Christy, Laura, Jimmie, Ella, Niki, Ms Lena and Ms Olivia for working into the night before and after the event because our dancers deserve the best! You guys delivered a fantastic ceremony to help celebrate our outgoing senior 2024 - Haley Albin! Everyone looked fantastic and the place looked like a palace!

So many different options to choose from! We hope you find something YOU might like! And don’t forget to ask us about our referral program! Registration is ongoing! https://forms.gle/83fZN5Be5bUdWzKD6

Summer Fun at APA is starting next week! Are you ready to try something new this year? Then this introduction to Irish Dance camp is for you! We will learn about the culture and history, we will dance, create our favorite dresses and jackets, dance like fairies and leprechaun and learn a jig! Join us on this adventure - text/call 9188031408 to register. Cost: $40.00. No prior experience in ANY dance style is required - come as you are!

Elizabeth Marie Tallchief, Osage, (24 Jan 1925 – 11 Apr 2013), she is known worldwide as the first American Prima Ballerina and the first Native American to hold this status. Born on the Osage Indian Reservation in Oklahoma, Elizabeth Marie Tall Chief, was the daughter of Alexander Joseph Tall Chief and Ruth Mary Porter Tall Chief (Scottish/Irish). In 1953, Tallchief was given the name of Wa-Xthe-Thomba, meaning "Woman of Two Worlds." She began studying ballet at the age of 12 under the great Madame Nijinska. Tallchief performed with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo from 1942 to 1947 and the New York City Ballet from 1947 to 1965. Tallchief's 1949 performance of Balanchine's "The Firebird" in 1949 made her world famous and she was the first Sugarplum Fairy in Balanchine's Nutcracker. Tallchief retired in 1965 and started the Chicago City Ballet in 1981 with her sister Marjorie, also an acclaimed ballerina. Among many other awards and honors, Tallchief received the Kennedy Center Honors in 1996.

Big thank you to Encore Performing Society for bringing Tyler back to us! We can’t wait for a full weekend with him!

I have a lot of photos to share from End Of The Year Show Season XII - but I wanted to start off with this one. When I sent out a help call to my forever students and friends Aubrie, Ariel and Jenna - they all say YES! And they delivered that and more. I 💜💜💜you girls. Thanks for being a part of

EOY week always ends with a celebration! But first we have to put in the work!

And email has been sent with dress rehearsal instructions! Check your email and let us know if there are any questions! It’s show time!

Deadline for this event is approaching! Register BEFORE May 10.

We had an amazing time at McCafferty Feiseanna - volunteering to run a feis is a hard task, but thank you to all dancers, teachers and parents - you made it all possible with a touch of Southern hospitality!

Get ready to audition!!!we can’t wait to welcome our new team members to APA dance team for 2024-2025 season! Parent meeting prior to auditions tba.