Lost Vegas (A Love Story)

Live Performance Saturday, August 29, 2009

2009-08-25T07:04:00.000-07:00

The cast of Lost Vegas (A Love Story) is delighted to be performing two dances as part of Ninth Street Dance's Instructor's Showcase on Saturday, 29Aug09. We kick off the show with the first number, "A Fine Farewell," at 8:00 pm at the Durham Arts Council (PSI Theatre - 2nd floor). Admission $5. Our second piece, "A Moonlight's Dance," opens the second act of the show.

In addition to the Lost Vegas numbers, this Instructor's Showcase includes dances choreographed and performed by the various Ninth Street Dance teachers, and includes lyrical, hip hop, belly dancing, tap, etc. This is the first Lost Vegas/Ninth Street Dance collaboration and promises to be an exciting night for everyone.

Durham Arts Council's PSI Theatre
120 Morris Street
Durham, NC

Closed set (by invitation only) filming of "A Fine Farewell" and "A Moonlight's Dance" (casts a and b) on Saturday 29Aug09, 11:30-5:00 pm prior to the live performance.

Lost Vegas (A Love Story)...

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... is a musical about a girl named Kayla Rose who auditions for and wins the lead role in a Las Vegas showgirl production. By winning the audition, Kayla Rose is hired to replace the existing star who has aged out of the role. The story is about what happens to Kayla Rose when she moves to Las Vegas to be in the nightly show.

Lost Vegas is a story about dancers and survival. It is a story about finding love, losing it, and rediscovering it. It is a story about about fate, hard work, misfortune, and good luck. It is funny and sad and has a very happy ending...

The Lost Vegas Dance Project

2009-08-02T07:52:00.000-07:00

... is being offered by Jules through Ninth Street Dance as an opportunity for dance students to join the cast of Lost Vegas for dance classes, rehearsals, and filming of the four-minute dances. Male and female dancers with ballet, jazz, and/or musical theatre experience are encouraged to sign-up through http://www.ninthstreetdance.com/ ($140 for a 14-week session). Students with a love of theatre but less dance training are encouraged to contact Jules for roles as production assistants, set/props managers, etc.

A power point presentation describing the overall Lost Vegas story line and production details is provided on the first day of rehearsals and is followed by a jazzy/hip hop dance class and choreography demonstration. A professional videographer and professional photographer are hired to capture the making and filming of each Lost Vegas piece. All dancers who participate in the filming of Lost Vegas receive a copy of the DVD and several pictures of their choice from among the hundreds taken.

Sign-up now at http://www.ninthstreetdance.com/ for the next session which begins on September 14, 2009, ends on December 20, 2009, and films on January 17, 2010. Rehearsals are held at Ninth Street Dance in Durham, NC, Sundays 1:00-2:30 pm. Each rehearsal begins with a thorough 35-minute warm-up. Jazz sneakers, jazz shoes, or ballet shoes required (your choice).

Come prepared to work hard, make friends, and have loads of fun creating our next masterpiece.

The opening dance in Lost Vegas (A Love Story): "The Audition"

2009-08-01T12:20:00.000-07:00

Written and choreographed by Jules Szabo.

Video

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A Moonlight's Dance

2009-06-30T08:02:00.000-07:00

Written by Jules Szabo and choreographed by Mike Simmers.

Kayla Rose meets Jonathan "Vegas" Reynolds, MD, for the first time in the backyard of her theatrical producer's home. They dance together and fall in love under the moonlight.

A Fine Farewell

2009-06-03T08:51:00.000-07:00

Written and choreographed by Jules Szabo.

Vegas leaves his true love, Kayla Rose for a medical missionary assignment in South Korea. Their friends, Chuckie, Timmy, Darla, the showgirls, and casino drink girls come out to bring donations and wish Vegas "A Fine Farewell."

Rehearsals are underway

2009-06-01T08:54:00.000-07:00

in preparation for the filming and live performance of two additional dances from the musical, Lost Vegas (A Love Story) written by Jules Szabo. Rehearsals for "A Fine Farewell" and "A Moonlight's Dance" started Sun, 7Jun09 at Ninth Street Dance in Durham, NC. Contact Jules at funky.fitness@yahoo.com or see http://www.ninthstreetdance.com/ for more details.

Rehearsal Schedule

2009-05-10T06:10:00.000-07:00

Rehearsal Dates for "A Fine Farewell" are on the following Sundays, 5:00-6:30 pm, at Ninth Street Dance in Durham, NC:

June 7
June 14
June 21
June 28
No rehearsal July 5
July 12
July 19
July 26
Aug 2
Aug 9
Aug 16
Aug 23

Live Performance / Film weekend: Aug 29-Aug 30, 2009