CVDA Alumni: living examples of “dance skills are life skills” The CVDA family extends beyond our current dancers and parents to our wonderful alumni. Over the next couple of months we are excited to feature former dancers who have carried the lessons learned at...
Onstage New York was our last competition of the season! We spent 3.5 days at the Oregon Convention Center smiling, laughing, and crying. Most dancers competed their solos for the last time, and 4 girls competed for the last time ever. Our graduating seniors Jenna,...
CVDA is thrilled to welcome Rae Polivka to our faculty. Rae moved to McMinnville in August 2016 from Chicago to join her husband, Caleb, who was hired to be the general manager at The Oak. As fate would have it, Kristen and Francisco were chatting with Caleb one...
This weekend CVDA dancers and families from Newberg and McMinnville locations attended Thunderstruck Dance Competition. We had quite a few of our dancers and groups earn top awards and walk off stage saying it was their personal best performances. I personally enjoy...
The Studio: more than a shared space for CVDA Mac and 4 Elements In our last blog post we celebrated the growth of the past 10 years of CVDA Mac. A pivotal moment in that history was opening up The Studio in downtown McMinnville with 4 Elements Yoga. 4 Elements is...
Every spring all the dance teachers at CVDA set aside time to evaluate every student in every class. This takes quite a bit of time and effort outside of regular instruction, but we believe it is time well spent. Evaluations are based on teacher observations of...
JUMP Dance Convention and Competition is hands down one of the most inspiring, organized, and positive experiences CVDA PC has every year. The instructors are stellar, the competition is fair, and the classes expose our dancers to new styles and choreography. This...
This year is milestone for Chehalem Valley Dance Academy - we are celebrating 10 years of operating our McMinnville studio. It’s hard to believe how CVDA Mac has changed and grown in just a decade. We love this community and how we’ve had the opportunity to bloom not...
Nearly 60 dancers and their families from Chehalem Valley Dance Academy attended the Spotlight Dance Cup Regional Competition this past weekend at the Oregon Convention Center. Some highlights include many first time soloists competing, new groups dances making their...
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