Larkspur 1 Day Clinic

                  We hope you’ll join us on Saturday, July 9th at St. Pius X High School for a day of fun and learning in preparation for the 2016-17 school year!  You can find all the information you’ll need at the following link: LARKSPUR 1 DAY CLINIC INFO…

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300 BC Ultimate Boot Camp Holiday Video

Check out Fallon and Cassie leading a group of holiday characters in a special workout for 300 BC Ultimate Boot Camp!  This holiday greeting was used for a promotional campaign, and Larkspur was thrilled to be a part of it!  This proves that sweet workout/dance moves can be performed in any wardrobe.  🙂

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Summer of 2014

Summer flew by and I was a terribly lazy blogger, so I’m going to just do one big, fat blog post now. Kayla and I choreographed a pom routine for an adorable team that we love.  Here’s what the choreo sessions looked like: I did actually snap a photo of all the Hello Kitty stuff…

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Dance Team Judging

It was a busy season!  Thanks so much to Shelley McCain at Lee’s Summit North for having Cassie, Kayla, and Fallon judge solos again at the LSN Invitational.  And many thanks to the Indiana High School Dance Team Association for having me judge the Kahler Invitational, North Regional, South Regional and State!  I really, really…

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Missouri State Dance Team Championship

Congratulations to The Kansas City Classic teams who earned well-deserved trophies at the Missouri 2014 Dance Team Championship this past Saturday, February 16th at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri! Barstow:  2nd Place 1A Hip Hop, 4th Place 1A Dance Pembroke Hill:  2nd Place 2A Dance, 3rd Place 2A Pom, 3rd Place Overall in 2A…

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Cassie on The Wendy Williams Show!

On a recent trip to New York, Cassie got the opportunity to attend a taping of The Wendy Williams Show where she was selected to be part of the Eye Candy segment.  Photos of her and 4 other members of the audience were submitted to Wendy, who ended up suffering from temporary lack of awesomeness…

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MDTA State Championship!!!

Congratulations to The Kansas City Classic teams who earned well-deserved trophies at the Missouri 2013 Dance Team Championship this past Saturday, February 23rd at The Family Arena in St. Charles, Missouri! Maryville:  2nd Place 1A Kick, 2nd Place 1A Pom Pembroke Hill:  4th Place 1A Mix, 4th Place 1A Pom, 2nd Place Overall in 1A…

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Cassie In Fashion Show

Check out the photos of the latest fashion show Cassie was in!  She modeled hats by Lotus Eye Productions at the RAWednesday event that featured artists in fashion, music, and the visual arts.  Very fun event!  Great job, Cassie!                                …

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2013 LSN Invitational

A big thank you to Shelley McCain for having Larkspur judge the Lee’s Summit North Invitational again this year!  51 dance teams from Missouri and Kansas, a ton of solos, ensembles, and even more team performances.  It was a great day!  And a big congratulations goes out to all the Kansas City Classic teams!  They…

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The 2012 Kansas City Classic

It was a great day at the 2012 Kansas City Classic!  A huge thank you to all the teams, their coaches, parents, judges…..we are so grateful to everyone who made it successful!  You can see highlight reels and results on the Kansas City Classic page by clicking on the photo of the logo to the…

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Larkspur Performance at 2012 Silpada National Convention

Many thanks to our good friend and aerial instructor Rachel McMeachin of Voler-Thieves of Flight for including us when she was tapped to put together performers for the 2012 Silpada National Convention!  We had so much fun, and were so proud to perform alongside amazing aerialists from Voler, dancers from Alvin Ailey, bungee performers from…

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Cassie In Fringe Fashion Show!

Cassie looked amazing wearing a look by WM Couture at the Fringe Fashion Show this year!  For a full review of the show, click on the following pink link.  It will take you to an awesome blog! kimberlyloc.com is beauty guru Kim Wallace’s personal beauty and lifestyle blog that features natural and organic beauty product…

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Yippee ki yay! We’re Teaching Line Dancing!

Melanie and Cassie were booked as line dance instructors for a Vet Partners party at the National CVC!  It was great to work the event with DJ Kirby!  He’s a really cool guy who does mixes for all kinds of musical genres, puts them together and then they’re broadcast on ten different radio stations across…

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Swingin’ From The Rafters With Ray-Pec!

At our dance team competition, The Kansas City Classic, the lovely and talented Raymore Peculiar Prowlers earned the most points making them the overall grand champions!  As their grand prize, we provided them with an introductory aerial lesson with our good friend Rachel McMeachin of Voler-Thieves of Flight.  They came to Rachel’s loft on a…

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Congratulations to The Kansas City Classic Teams! pt. 2

We got the opportunity to work some fabulous teams who participated in The Kansas City Classic by choreographing for them, or helping them prepare their routines for competition.  We wanted to give them a special “congratulations” and let them know how much we enjoyed our time with them, and how proud we were of their…

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Round 2 of Life Drawing Event!

We got invited back to another evening of dancing and drawing at Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School!  Here’s a little review of what this event is all about, lifted from their official website: Every month, over 3,500 artists gather in nearly a hundred cities (including New York, Hollywood, Sao Paolo, London, Rome, Paris, Tokyo, and Melbourne)…

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We Don’t Judge….well, we kinda do….

The dance team competition season has come to a close, and we were so blessed and fortunate to be a part of a lot of great competitions this year serving as judges, watching teams perform our choreography, and helping to prepare teams for competition day!  I am always so amazed at the talent level of…

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They Call Me Cassafrass…

  Our little Cassie just graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Missouri-Kansas City!  I thought I’d open with that because she really is way smart, but the following photos, although awesome, create a most interesting dichotomy.  She’s been busy dancing at all kinds of events for Harrah’s Entertainment and…

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The Kansas City Classic = Success!

We did it!  We hosted our first dance team competition, and it went very, very well!  So proud of every single soul that darkened the doorway of Liberty High School that day. Click on the Kansas City Classic link to the right to be taken to the results and a highlight reel! Love and spirit fingers, Melanie…

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Cassie Modeling In Major Fundraiser!

Our little Cassie was a featured model in May-Hem in the Crossroads, a fusion of fashion, art and music which serves as a joint fundraiser for two great causes:  KKFI, Kansas City’s Community Radio Station, and the Kansas City Fringe Festival, a huge two week event that provides all artists with the opportunity to produce…

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Cassie Spending Summer in New Zealand!

Cassie has been selected to represent the United States in an international volunteer program and will travel to New Zealand this summer!  So excited for her! She’ll be traveling with International Student Volunteers, and will join other chosen participants from colleges and universities from the USA, Canada and the UK.  While she’s in New Zealand,…

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Larkspur Life Drawing Event!

Here’s what I found out on the internets about this life-drawing event we were invited to do.  Pay attention.  There might be a quiz. Every month, over 3,500 artists gather in nearly a hundred cities (including New York, Hollywood, Sao Paolo, London, Rome, Paris, Tokyo, and Melbourne) to sketch glamourous, subcultural models and compete in…

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Photoshoot With Vixen Pin-Up Photography

We needed some posed group photos and our good friend and aerial goddess Rachel McMeachin suggested that we enlist the talents of Nikki Moreno, owner of Vixen Pin-Up Photography.  So glad we did!  We got something  colorful, fun and different than any of our other photos.  Vixen Pin-Up is a collaboration between Nikki and her…

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Showgirl Cassie

Cassie rang in the new year as part of an ensemble of showgirls, adding lots of sparkle and entertainment at Harrah’s North Kansas City Casino and Hotel!  Nice job, Cassie! Gorgeous!  Can I borrow your costume for my next PTA meeting? Love and feathers, Melanie

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Cassie’s Modeling Gigs=Awesomeness!

Cassie booked some great modeling gigs this month, including numerous appearances at the Kansas City Fringe Festival which is a really cool event.  It’s a huge celebration of local, regional, and national artists, presenting events at venues all around the city.  Really cool vibe.  Great opportunities for artists to do…well…their art.  Cassie modeled fashions by…

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Kayla and Cassie In A Music Video!

Kayla and Cassie just wrapped up a music video shoot for the band Red Line Chemistry!  The song is from their new album on Bulldog Productions label entitled “Dying For A Living.”  Seems to me, the band is a tad on the metal side, which is awesome, unless you’re Kayla, who probably shouted during the…

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Fallon and Cassie Reunite With The Topcats!

Fallon choreographed a dance routine for the alumni members of the Milan Topcats dance team.  Cassie, Fallon, and other former members of the award winning Topcats performed the routine at Milan’s Memorial Weekend Festival!  Fallon is also conducting a “boot camp” for the current members of the Topcats dance team!  She will be teaching them…

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Another Weird Party, Another Publication Photo

Another “Night Of Fame.”  We just had to go.  The theme was Old School vs. New School Divas.  This time Cassie came home with the Best Costume prize, and it was well deserved.  She had to walk through Fallon’s parking lot in that get up….in front of people…..and it was unnerving.  I, on the other…

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Aerial Fabrics!

I am so very, very excited about our newest endeavor!  The ladies of Larkspur have decided to broaden our dance repertoire to include aerial silks!  You know, the Cirque de Soleil thing where you wrap, suspend, fall, swing, and spiral into and out of various positions on a suspended fabric.  No safety lines, which is…

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Cassie Dancing At Royals Home Opener!

Our little Cassie was one of only 24 talented and specially selected dancers to perform at the Kansas City Royals Home Opener!  So proud of her!  She danced in a performance during the pregame show at Kauffman Stadium.  Way to go, Cassie!  Here’s some photos of our sweet little turnip:

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Newspaper Coverage Again! Yippee!

Yep.  We made the paper again.  This time we weren’t wearing our Honky tank tops.  We were all dressed like Britney Spears.  We were taking a much needed break at a Night of Fame party.  So much fun!  These photos were featured in two arts and entertainment publications, The Pitch and Ink Magazine, and on…

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The Whiskey Girls and The Wilders!

What a fun night!  We got to dance with critically acclaimed and award winning bluegrass band The Wilders!  They’re getting ready to leave for a tour of the UK, so best of luck to them!  I think Donnette and Mishra are still hanging out at the William Wallace Monument, so they should swing by and…

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We’re Whiskey Girls Again!

So, it looks like the Toby Keith gig has been extended to include weekend performances at Harrah’s in North Kansas City!  Love those people!   We’re putting together what we’re hoping will be some entertaining choreography of jazz, country novelty, prop and line dances!  Awesome opportunity to hang out with each other and do what…

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Larkspur Dancing With Toby Keith! Yeehaw!

  We were all so excited to have the opportunity to dance onstage with Toby Keith again!  The Sprint Center is such a great venue, and the set for Toby’s tour this year was really cool!  And there was a sold-out crowd, and pyro, and cool things on the background video screens!  And new choreo,…

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