Readers’ Guide To Our Advertisers

A special thank you to our advertisers.

Let them know you appreciate their support of Goldrush and its message!

A Wish Come True

Manufacturing quality, “parent friendly” recital costumes. All parts attached and all our designs are test fitted. Design details are graduated, ensuring uniformity on stage.

A. Chatila/The Applause

If you want the applause at competitions and recitals, costumes by “The Applause” will make it happen. Original designs and unique fabrics imported from around the world.

Adrenaline Dance

The “UN-conventional” convention! Motivational instruction with personalized attention. Competition features constructive critiques from judges who are professional instructors and experienced performers. Coming to a city near you!

Algy Costumes & Uniforms

You’ll find more dancewear, costumes, and dance supplies, plus more sizes, fabrics, male costumes, and customer service than ever before. www.algyperforms.com

American Academy of Ballet

Join an excellent faculty for the annual Summer School of Excellence. All dancers are supervised; schedule options to meet your needs.

American Dance Awards

ADA offers 25 years of competition excellence in over 30 regional cities in the USA and Canada. Fair and realistic judging with highly qualified adjudicators and master teachers.

Applause Talent Presentations

Applause offers 21 categories in 6 age divisions. Judges’ critique is on CD. Over $3,000 cash awarded at each regional, over $30,000 at each national.

Center Stage Productions

 “Hip Pop” is how Sarah Toups explains her style in presenting her brand-new video, Sarah’s Hip Hop 4 Kidz Instructional Jam. For more info, visit www.sarahtoups.com.

Cicci Dance Supplies

Providing the dance industry with recital costumes and dancewear for 50 years. We look for ways to best fit the needs of the dancer and the teacher.

Costume Gallery

Unmatched customer service, age appropriate costumes, fantastic fabrics, awesome styles, reasonable prices! You’re not just buying costumes…you’re buying peace of mind.

Curtain Call Costumes

Recital costumes and competition wear that your dancers will remember for a lifetime. Costumes are crafted with the attention to detail you expect from a company you trust.

Dance Distributors

Whether shopping our website or catalog, you’ll find the brand name dancewear you want at the prices you need. www.dancedistributors.com: the quickest, easiest way to shop.

Dance Educators of America

DEA is a not-for-profit corporation promoting the education of teachers and students in stage arts and dance, through seminars, teacher training schools, ballet seminars, and workshops.

Dance Masters of America

An international organization of dance educators who have been certified by test to teach, with the goal to improve the standards of dance education for its members and their students.

Dance Troupe

Pleased to provide an atmosphere which is “user friendly” whether you are a first time competitor or a seasoned competition studio. Exceptional faculty at seminars and competition events held throughout the year.

Danc’eM

Danc’eM is dedicated to providing teachers with music, business books and syllabuses that are educational and easy to use in ballet, tap and creative movement.

Dancers, Inc.

Competitions and conventions for a new generation. Offering efficient, friendly, positive competitions and technically-based, high energy conventions, leaving your dancers refreshed, energized, and ready to learn. www.dancers-inc.com.

Dansco/FINA

Dansco offers exciting costumes made from the latest dance fabrics. Affordable prices, excellent customer service and on time delivery are what Dansco is all about.

We have a variety of unique lightweight, easy to install and quality themed backdrops for all types of dance and stage productions. We ship throughout North America.

Hall of Fame Dance Challenge

Hall of Fame is back for its fourth fantastic season. Treat your dancers to the HOTTEST competition in the country. Watch videos at www.halloffamedance.com

HDAC Show

You can’t help but applaud! March 10-12, 2007 in Atlanta’s America’s Mart, this one-of-a-kind wholesale tradeshow combines both the dance apparel and Halloween costume industries.

For 15 years, Joyce Trimming has been a supplier of rhinestones and dancewear trimmings, including the complete line of Swarovski Rhinestone products. Joyce Trimming brings you “fashion with passion.”

Celebrate the contributions of dance to the mind, body, and spirit by participating in National Dance Week, April 20-29, 2007, www.nationaldanceweek.org

Led by teacher and choreographer Joe Lanteri, this year at NYCDA is all about MORE – more scholarships, more faculty, more awards, more opportunities, more surprises……more FUN!

This website has the three recitals presented in this issue, with BONUS costumes and music, and clickable  samples of suggested songs. Producing a recital has never been easier!

Spotlight Events

Recognized as one of the finest dance competitions in the country, Spotlight utilizes state of the art theatrics and computer technology, and produces over 30 regional and two national competitions.

Stagestep Inc.

35+ years experience in the manufacture and distribution of flooring systems for dance and theater, including permanent and portable barres and mirrors. 800-523-0960, www.stagestep.com

Star Systems National Talent

Visit one of our 35+ regional competitions, and contact us about the Broadway Experience intensive study program and The Shock Intensive workshop series. www.starsystemstalent.com

Stars at Sea

Providing more than 10 years of performance opportunities for dancers. Where in the world would you like to go? www.starsatsea.com

Run by the Rhee Gold Company, TDTS is an online resource for all dance teachers and school owners, with music, books, gifts, business tools, and much more.

Our mission is to further dance education in a positive and motivational environment through master classes with top professional choreographers from Los Angeles and New York. www.tremainedance.com.

Weissman’s Designs for Dance

Premier manufacturer of recital and performance costumes, dancewear and shoes, selling directly to teachers and schools at wholesale prices.  

Are You Moving?

Important information for studio owners who will be changing their addresses: Catalogs are considered junk mail by the U.S. Postal Service and WILL NOT BE FORWARDED even if you fill out a change-of-address form. You MUST notify catalog companies directly about your change of address.