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'So You Think You Can Dance' Star

Leads Class at Jillian's Dance Arts

Members of Jillian's Dance Arts Isabella Bonnici, Oneonta, Sopjia Bonici, Oneonta, Morgan Newan, Unatego, Matraca Harman, Sidney, Christina Heegan, Oneonta,Mary KAte Catella, Oneonta, Cassidy Fetterman, Unatego, and Megan Catella, watch as Stanley Glover, Chicago, dances at their dance studio Thursday evening. Glover was featured on the 11th season of So You Think You Can Dance, and was one of the Top 20 on the show. Studio owner Jillian Skidmore had met Glover during the Dance America competition and the two became friends and kept in touch and eventually Glover offered to teach a workshop at her studio. After a ballet warm up, the company worked on modern, jazz and contemporary based dance routines. (Ian Austin/ allotsego.com)
Members of Jillian's Dance Arts Isabella Bonnici, Oneonta, Sopjia Bonici, Oneonta, Morgan Newan, Unatego, Matraca Harman, Sidney, Christina Heegan, Oneonta,Mary Kate Catella, Oneonta, Cassidy Fetterman, Unatego, and Megan Catella, watch as Stanley Glover, Chicago, preforms his own interpretive dance. Glover was one of the top 20 on the 11th season of 'So You Think You Can Dance'.  Studio owner Jillian Skidmore had met Glover during the Dance America competition and the two became friends and kept in touch over social media. Eventually Glover suggested the idea of teaching  a workshop at her studio and Jillian accepted. So, this evening, after a ballet warm up, Stanley, Jillian and the girls worked on routine incorporating modern, jazz and contemporary dance styles. (Ian Austin/ allotsego.com)

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