Performance Opportunities

Winter Dance Performance:

“Sophia and the Search for Christmas Spirit”

Join the performance of BDA’s own original production:

“Sophia and the Search for Christmas Spirit”

Auditions: Sunday August 30, 11:00-2:00

Audition Form

Winter Show will be held at 12:00pm and 5:00pm at the Havre de Grace Opera House, Saturday December 19*

Synopsis:

Sophia has had it with the holiday season: the stress, the chaos, her sisters always fighting over presents. Even her mother is too busy with holiday preparations to spend with her.

Outside, her friends try to get her into the holiday spirit, but Sophia just doesn’t feel the joy the others have. Amidst all the chaos and hustle and bustle, Sophia notices an old woman in need of help. The old woman transforms into the beautiful Queen of Spirit. thanks her for her kindness, and offers to help Sophia; whisking her away to the Realm of Spirit.

In the Realm of Spirit, the Queen sends Sophia on a journey to find her missing Christmas Spirit. Along the way, she meets Love, Peace, and Joy, who show her visions of the true gifts of Christmas, and why the holiday season is so magical. Each gifts her with a special trinket to help her remember them as she continues on her journey.

As Sophia searches the Realm, she is pursued by Malice, Chaos, and Sorrow, who want nothing more than to see her Christmas Spirit lost forever. Each one tries to ensnare Sophia so she never feels the love, peace, and joy of the holidays again.

When Sorrow finally seems to have Sophia in its clutches, Love, Peace, and Joy are summoned to her side to protect her, and they learn that Malice, Chaos, and Sorrow have had her Christmas Spirit prisoner all along.

When all seems lost, and the power of the evil spirits too strong, Sophia is reminded of the trinkets, and the visions, that Love, Peace, and Joy shared with her, filling her up with a power from deep inside. Sophia realizes that she is the one with the power to keep the evil spirits at bay.

With her Christmas Spirit restored, Sophia can return home to celebrate the season with her family and friends. But before she does, Christmas Spirit gives Sophia a special ornament for her tree, crafted from the trinkets of the spirits who helped her, to remind her and anyone else who touches it, that the spirit of Christmas is always with them, and can be found within their hearts. Always.    

Important Information / Notes

  • At Bel Air Dance Academy it will never be our desire to exclude any student from performing! The auditions are only for placement and casting, as well as giving our students experience with the audition process.

  • All students who audition will receive a part in our show. 

  • Class time will never be used for rehearsal. This also gives our dancers and their families the option of choosing whether or not to participate in a performance and allows us to run our classes in 10-week sessions, rather than for an entire year.
  • Participation in our shows is optional.
  • Our students truly get to learn how to dance, not just how to perform.

Performance Showcases

  • Our Youth Dancers (ages 3-5) will be able to participate in our Spring Show. Participation in the show is encouraged, but not required.
  • For ages 6-18, we will have two shows a year: Winter and Spring. Auditions will be held for each show. Participation in the show is encouraged, but not required.
  • For Adults, we welcome you to perform as well! Adult students need only to register for performances, no audition required.