THe CHIC-A-BOOM ROOM: ODE TO THE W.O.M.A.N.
March 28, 2011
The powerhouses of sexy dance, CMC Entertainment & DivaGirl are teaming up to bring you the ultimate live and interactive cabaret show in Toronto- “The Chic-A-Boom Room” - A little bit of tease and humor with a whole lotta class and talent- this is one steamy show that you don’t want to miss!
“ODE TO THE W.O.M.A.N.” is a show that pays tribute to the strength, class and style that a woman holds.
Show Details Date: Wednesday, Marc…h 30th
Time: Doors open 9:30PM. Show commences at 10:30PM
Location: 99 Sudbury Street, Toronto, ON (Lounge)
Dress code: Flirtatious, glam and trendy
Tickets: $20
VIP Booths: $60 for groups of 4. Includes reserved tables and prestige seating
About the Cabaret Experience:
Head Choreographer & Artistic Director Carla Cathewood brings you a live cabaret show, featuring up to 25 talented, dancers and acts by the The Bombshell Beauties, Nuvo-Burlesque Performance and Training Group along with special guest choreographer “Shavar Blackwood” from SYTYCDC and coming all the way in from Montreal is Giulia Tripoli and her crew of dancers from Monark Productions.
Musical host DJ Lu Lu LaRue will be spinning her stylish, eclectic, sexy mixes!
PR brought to you by Karine Delage of Karyzma PR
Artwork by Pixel Dreams
LR Productions on MuchMusic
March 25, 2011
NEWS!! LR Productions will be performing & competing on MuchMusic’s “New.Music.Live” April 14!! Don’t miss it!
http://www.newmusiclive.ca
ALL LEVELS - HIP HOP WORKSHOP WITH GIULIA TRIPOLI
March 25, 2011
ALL LEVELS - HIP HOP WORKSHOP WITH GIULIA TRIPOLI
Giulia is in Toronto for this ONE TIME ONLY Hip Hop workshop!!
Come on out and dance with us!!
WHEN: THURSDAY MARCH 31 @ 7:00pm
WHERE: CANADA’S NATIONAL BALLET SCHOOL - 400 JARVIS ST.
PRICE: $15
***SPECIAL PROMO: BRING A FRIEND & PAY $10 EACH!!***
ABOUT GIULIA:
In a rather unexpected turn of events, Giulia fell in love with dance at the age of 17. She has trained in Hip Hop, House, Stepping, Popping, B-Girling and even a bit of Jazz. Giulia’s passion for Hip Hop and its culture became very clear as she began assisting and teaching at the age of 19. Having now trained, taught and performed for the last 9 years in Montreal, Toronto, Moncton, Winnipeg, New York, Chicago, Vegas and even China, Giulia has experienced so much that has led her to do great things.
She has performed with artists like Ke$ha at the Much Music Video Awards, Mishon on BET’s 106 & Park and the very talented TRiSH. Giulia has also been in such music videos as Jully Black’s “Hey DJ Play My Song”, Skye Sweetnam’s “Human” and Mis Blandine’s “Take It Back”. She has been fortunate enough to be featured in commercials for Nestea Vitao and Diet Pepsi Max.
Giulia is grateful for her experiences gained all over the world and is very excited to see what else there is in store for her. “Life is Music. Play it Loud.”
BEGINNER Nuvo Burlesque with Carla Catherwood! DROP IN CLASSES
March 25, 2011
BEGINNER Nuvo Burlesque with Carla Catherwood!
Come on out and try this fantastic drop in class with the creator of Nuvo Burlesque…Carla Catherwood!
*Are you a BEGINNER dancer looking for an opportunity to train?
*Do you love to get your sassy dance on?
Then Nuvo Burlesque is for YOU!
No experience necessary!
When: Wednesdays: 8:00-9:00pm
Where: Canada’s National Ballet School (400 Jarvis Street, Toronto)
Price: $15 Drop in OR buy a class card of 10 classes for $100! Great deal!
Email: me(AT)lindsayritter.com for more info
Nuvo-Burlesque Training & Performance Group Session #6 - 8 Week Session!
March 25, 2011
Carla Catherwood & Lindsay Ritter Present:
Nuvo-Burlesque Training & Performance Group
Session #6
We’ve almost completed our 5th session and the ladies are looking amazing!!
Come and see their performance on Wednesday March 30 at “The Chic-A-Boom Room’ (99 Sudbury Street, Toronto)
WE ARE NOW TAKING REGISTRATION FOR SESSION #6!!!
This session will be 8 weeks! This group will be the FEATURED ACT in May 2011 at The Chic-A-Boom Room!
*Are you a dancer looking for an opportunity to train & perform?
*Are you a woman with previous dance experience?
*Do you love to get your sassy dance on?
If so, this could be for YOU!
Carla Catherwood (Creator & Director of Nuvo-Burlesque) & Lindsay Ritter Productions are currently accepting applicants for Toronto’s first:
“Nuvo-Burlesque Training & Performance Group”
Nuvo-Burlesque is about being Classy, being Confident, and most importantly being Yourself!
It is a great opportunity for women with developing or previous dance training to continue to develop their feminine style and have the chance to PERFORM at CMC Entertainments “The Chick-A-Boom Room” monthly events along side other Nuvo-Burlesque acts and Celebrity Guest Performers, not to mention other performance opportunities here within Toronto!
Training & Performance Dates:
Training/Choreography/Rehearsals:
Wednesday April 6 - 9:00-11:00pm
Wednesday April 13 - 9:00-11:00pm
Wednesday April 20 - 9:00-11:00pm
Wednesday April 27 - 9:00-11:00pm
Wednesday May 4 - 9:00-11:00pm
Wednesday May 11 - 9:00-11:00pm
Wednesday May 18 - 9:00-11:00pm
One Weekend rehearsal TBA
*6th Session: $190.00 (including H.S.T) CASH ONLY - Can be paid in 2 installments
Drop in for Training Session ONLY - $15
***SPECIAL PROMO: Dancers who have participated for 3 or more sessions receive a discounted rate: $160 - Can be paid in 2 installments
All training/rehearsals will take place at Canada’s National Ballet School (400 Jarvis Street, Toronto)
Performance - Wednesday May 25, 2011: Call time 9:30pm
All performances will take place at “The Chic-A-Boom Room’ (99 Sudbury Street, Toronto) in front of a live audience of around 250 people!
Prerequisite for courses:
• Must have previous dance training
• Acknowledgment of basic jazz technique
To book your spot please email the following to: me@lindsayritter.com
• Picture
• Link to a video of you dancing (doesn’t need to be professional)
• Any other information re: your dance ability or training
****PLEASE NOTE: There is limited space for this session. Only 16 female dancers can participate. Please email ASAP to ensure your spot! me(AT)lindsayritter.com****
Meghan N. Smith
March 22, 2011
Meghan N. Smith
Meghan, a Toronto native, is a singer, dancer, actor and aerial acrobat. Her passion for performance began with singing, when at the age of 10 she began attending the Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts. She didn’t discover her love of dance until halfway through high school, when she became a dance major at Rosedale Heights School of the Arts. She was hooked. At RHSA she became the Dance Captain of the Company and Musical Theatre Program, graduated with the Musical Theatre Award, and had the opportunity to perform the roles of Eponine (Les Miserables) and Lulu (Cabaret). During her high school years she also had the opportunity to co-choreograph and perform in “Reality Rules” – an AIDS awareness musical.
After moving on to study dance at George Brown College, Meghan went back to her musical theatre roots and performed the roles of Victoria the White Cat (Cats) and The Apache Dancer (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat) in the Curtain Call Players’ productions.
Having done various freelance dance gigs after graduation, Meghan began working with Toronto Aerial Dance, where she trained and performed in Aerial Silks (and double silks), Static Trapeze, Bungee and Harnessed Wall Dance, with a specialty in Aerial Hoop. Performance highlights include Buskerfest, Luminato, Nuit Blanche, The Choreographers Ball, and DanceWeekend.
After a long dance and performance hiatus, Meghan is back and has been training in contemporary and commercial jazz with LR Dance, and training and performing Nuvo Burlesque dance with CMC Entertainment/DivaGirl Entertainment. Meghan is happy to be doing what she loves again and is thrilled to be doing so with the Lindsay Ritter family!
Visit: http://www.lindsayritter.com/company-dancers/meghan-smith/ for bookings and to leave a comment!
Lindsay Ritter Featured on T.D.O.T
March 22, 2011
A few weeks ago I was interviewed by Nikki Johnson who runs the Toronto blog: T.D.O.T. Check out my interview and some more info about me and LR Dance!
CLICK HERE to read this great post! 
Brian Hitchin
March 8, 2011
Brian Hitchin
Brian is from Chester (England) though he was a late starter to dance at the age of 17 Brian studied for 2 years at West Cheshire College in England and quickly found his passion for dance before moving on to The Hammond School of Dance for 3 years, where he trained in Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, Hip-Hop, Tap and Pas-de-duex.
He graduated from the Hammond School of Dance in 2007, where he gained a National diploma in dance and musical theatre and qualifications in RAD and ISTD syllabuses. Whilst at Hammond he was able to play Lieutenant Brannigan in (Guys and Dolls) also getting to perform in (The Tsunami appeal) at Manchester’s Piccadilly theatre in 2006 with stars in soaps from Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks, A Touch of Frost and many other British soaps.
Since graduating he has worked for Costa Cruises and Princess Cruises, where he got to work and travel doing his passion for dance and getting to see the world. While working for Princess he went on to be dance captain and company manger.
He also performed in the pantomimes (Aladdin) in Manchester and (Cinderella) in Weston-super-mare. TV work includes Hollyoaks a major soap in the U.K.
In between dance jobs Brian taught jazz and musical theatre back at West Cheshire college where he started himself.
Brian is extremely excited to be here in Canada and is looking forward to dancing with LR Productions.
Visit: http://www.lindsayritter.com/company-dancers/brian-hitchin/ for bookings and to leave a comment!
A lovely note from one of our students!
March 4, 2011
At Lindsay Ritter Dance we strive to give our students a positive learning experience in all of our classes. We also want our students to feel good about who they are as dancers so they can continue to grow and progress. Every so often we get such amazing feedback which makes us feel we are really doing something great for the Toronto dance community!
Check it out:
Hi Marta,
I want to thank you for the wonderful class today, I enjoyed every minute of it and trust me, you can’t get rid of me now 
The choreography was so beautiful, I’ve been dying to do some of your choreography as I’ve been watching all the videos for the past few months, and to finally attend your class today, this was a wonderful start of March.
I am such a fan of yours!!! I have to say you are definitely one of my most favourite dancers, and I feel so blessed to be able to take your class. I just wanted to thank you for your hard work today, see you next Tuesday!
Best,
JJ