Dance

Dance contacts:
Jeanette Sawaya

Elaine Peterson

The award-winning Judge Dance Department is headed by Ms. Jeanette Sawaya, National Dance Teacher of the Year in 2000. There are classes for all levels of dancers, boys and girls, freshmen through seniors. In addition to the work they do every day in the beautiful, historic Weigand Dance studio, the Dance department performs numerous times throughout the year. Major events and performances include the Dance Concert held annually in the spring, the Women's Dance Concert in December, Bulldog Boogie in the fall, and various class concerts. For more information, contact Ms. Sawaya at the school.

Click here for more information about this year's dance concert – Mind, Body, Soul.

Click here to order tickets for this year's dance concert!

Clinics and Auditions for Spring Dance Concert 2012

November 7, 2011 at 9:22am by Marianne Bartman

Dance Concert 2012 is getting underway! This year's theme is '-ology,' the study of something, as in biology or anthropology.

Choreographer auditions will be held on Monday, November 21. Dance Clinics will be held on Monday, November 28 and Tuesday, November 29. Dance Concert auditions will be held Wednesday, November 30, and Thursday, December 1.

If you are a junior or senior in a dance class and are interested in being in Couples, you must sign up in the Dance Studio before December 9. The first fifteen couples to sign up will be in the dance. Read more »

Dec 14: Winter Dance Concert '11

October 26, 2011 at 7:23am by Marianne Bartman

You are cordially invited to attend the 2011 Winter Dance Concert!

  • Wednesday, December 14 beginning at 6:30 p.m.
  • Please join us in the Dance Studio for a wonderful show in an intimate setting.
  • Admission to the concert is free, but donations are encouraged and much appreciated.
  • For additional information, please contact Ms. Jeanette Sawaya.

Come spend an enjoyable early holiday evening supporting our talented dancers as they put on a show especially for you. We look forward to seeing you there!

Bulldog Boogie Registration 2011

June 16, 2011 at 4:34pm by Marianne Bartman

Bulldog Boogie 2011 - "Broadway Boogie!"

Perhaps one of the biggest events of the year for the dance program and the cheerleading squad, and for area youngsters, is the annual Bulldog Boogie. A long-standing tradition at Judge Memorial, Bulldog Boogie is a halftime extravaganza that features aspiring dancers, five years and up, who come from all over the Salt Lake valley to participate in the mid-game festival down on the field and be part of the Judge Spirit. During this 23rd annual clinic, Judge dancers serve as choreographers and coaches to the next generation of Bulldogs. Read more »

Apr 14, 15, 16: Dance Presents What If ...

March 22, 2011 at 1:03pm by Marianne Bartman

Mark your calendars now to attend a performance of the annual spring dance concert. This year Judge Memorial Dance presents: What If ... .

Please join us in the Judge Memorial Auditorium on one of three evenings: April 14, April 15 or April 16.

The dance concert features a large cast of performers. Some of the dance pieces feature as few as six dancers; others have upwards of 20. All classes are represented, from freshmen to seniors. Read more »

Dance Concert 2011 T-Shirt selected

February 23, 2011 at 9:18am by Marianne Bartman

Congrats to Linda Frank on submitting an amazing artistic design and winning the dance concert t-shirt contest. Thank you all for the submissions; it was a hard choice. Nice work, Linda!

Dec 14: Winter Dance Concert

November 12, 2010 at 8:21am by Marianne Bartman

You are cordially invited to attend the 2010 Winter Dance Concert!

  • Tuesday, December 14 beginning at 7 p.m.
  • Please join us in the Dance Studio for a great show in an intimate setting.
  • Admission to the concert is free, but donations are encouraged and much appreciated.
  • For additional information, please contact Ms. Jeanette Sawaya.

Come spend an enjoyable early holiday evening supporting our talented dancers as they put on a show especially for you. We look forward to seeing you there!

Give props to choreography

October 4, 2010 at 4:47pm by Marianne Bartman

Give props to choreography that draws inspiration from everyday life

  • by alicia greenleigh
  • October 1, 2010
  • Salt Lake Tribune article link

Ordinary objects like jackets or pillows might not seem like the stuff of great artistic inspiration, but for choreographers Nick Cendese and Natosha Washington, everyday life is where they find the most ideas.

In their latest work, “The Story of Eight,” the co-founders of RawM Read more »

Bulldog Boogie 2010 Registration Info

September 14, 2010 at 4:20pm by Marianne Bartman

Bulldog Boogie 2010 - "Here Comes the Sun!"

Perhaps one of the biggest events of the year for the dance program and the cheerleading squad, and for area youngsters, is the annual Bulldog Boogie. A long-standing tradition at Judge Memorial, Bulldog Boogie is a halftime extravaganza that features aspiring dancers, five years and up, who come from all over the Salt Lake valley to participate in the mid-game festival down on the field and be part of the Judge Spirit. Read more »

Green Dancing: Repertory Dance Theatre

May 6, 2010 at 7:59am by Marianne Bartman

Repertory Dance Theatre’s Green Maps create intuitive layouts of the community.

  • by Austen Diamond
  • City Weekly
  • May 5, 2010
  • City Weekly article link

When looking at maps, some simply see static icons. Linda Smith, Repertory Dance Theatre (RDT) executive director, sees a springboard for dance—swirling, moving and alive. Read more »

A Tale of Two Dancers

March 26, 2010 at 10:23am by Marianne Bartman

The Making and Breaking of Couples Dance

by Cricket Oles '10

  • The Bulldog Press
  • March 2010

The first time I saw Judge's Spring Dance Concert my freshman year I was inspired by the ease in which the dancers moved. At that moment, I vowed to myself I would audition for dance concert the following year. Sophomore year came, and Junior year followed and still I had not managed to audition for the Spring Dance Concert. This past year however, being a senior, I realized I owed to myself to follow through with my promise. Read more »