Whipple Performing Arts Studio dancers to present ‘The Golden Spike’ May 7 in Tunkhannock

TUNKHANNOCK — Students of the Whipple Performing Arts Studio will present their annual spring recital at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, May 7 at the Tunkhannock Area High School.

“The Golden Spike” was the ceremonial final spike driven by Leland Stanford to join the rails of the First Continental Railroad across the United States at Promontory Summit, Utah Territory. Students will take on the roles of 1800s Eastern and Western fictional characters. They range in age from three to adult and will delight audiences with their talents in tap, ballet, jazz, lyrical, Irish, belly dance, hip hop, praise and worship and Victorian ballroom.

Natalie Markovitz, a 2016 graduating senior from Tunkhannock Area High School, has the starring role as Eliza Stanford. She is the daughter of American tycoon and industrialist Leland Stanford and longs to leave the confines of Eastern society and find herself a handsome cowboy to marry.

Pre-sale tickets are $10 for general admission when purchased in advance at the Whipple Performing Arts Studio or by calling 570-836-6986. They can also be purchased at the door for $12. Admission is free for children under 5 years of age.

For more information, visit whippledance.com or email kimdwhipple@frontier.com.

Taking a break from a rehearsal for their upcoming spring recital, ‘The Golden Spike’ are dancers from the Whipple Performing Arts Studio. First row, from left, Brynn Beaucheane, Elin Keeney, Grace Hibbard, Layla Blanco, Eliana Brzoska, Charlei James, Leah Faigle, Aria Gensel, Alison Stonier, Zoey Hopkins, Ava Rowe, Courtney Vangasbeck and Larissa Harding. Second row, Alexis Thomas, Austyn Mitchell, Victoria Reising, Madison Wagner, Meia VanHouten, Kara Cook, London Lawless, Payton McMickens, Sophia Arscott, Tatum Robinson and Rylee Naylor. Third row, Olivia Mahle, Avery Carr, Destiny Nonnemacher, Sarah Brown, Ruth Mehal, Natalie Markovitz, Dorie Cosner, Ava James, Parker McMickens, Alexis Harding, Rose LoBuono, Allysa Shalata, Janelle Turner, Ainsley Daubert and Sadie Lamb. Fourth row, Megan Tewksbury, Kayla Culley, Toni Nickeson, Dakota Herne, Cyrena Younica, Molly Goodwin, Mackenzie Tewksbury, Jessie Wall, Christopher Hanna, Gabrielle Hanna, Karaya Faigle, Amira Bedford, Bruce Cosner, Aurora Beaucheane and Olivia Carr.

http://www.theabingtonjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/web1_ABJ-Whipple-Dance.jpg.optimal.jpgTaking a break from a rehearsal for their upcoming spring recital, ‘The Golden Spike’ are dancers from the Whipple Performing Arts Studio. First row, from left, Brynn Beaucheane, Elin Keeney, Grace Hibbard, Layla Blanco, Eliana Brzoska, Charlei James, Leah Faigle, Aria Gensel, Alison Stonier, Zoey Hopkins, Ava Rowe, Courtney Vangasbeck and Larissa Harding. Second row, Alexis Thomas, Austyn Mitchell, Victoria Reising, Madison Wagner, Meia VanHouten, Kara Cook, London Lawless, Payton McMickens, Sophia Arscott, Tatum Robinson and Rylee Naylor. Third row, Olivia Mahle, Avery Carr, Destiny Nonnemacher, Sarah Brown, Ruth Mehal, Natalie Markovitz, Dorie Cosner, Ava James, Parker McMickens, Alexis Harding, Rose LoBuono, Allysa Shalata, Janelle Turner, Ainsley Daubert and Sadie Lamb. Fourth row, Megan Tewksbury, Kayla Culley, Toni Nickeson, Dakota Herne, Cyrena Younica, Molly Goodwin, Mackenzie Tewksbury, Jessie Wall, Christopher Hanna, Gabrielle Hanna, Karaya Faigle, Amira Bedford, Bruce Cosner, Aurora Beaucheane and Olivia Carr. Submitted photo