Beauty in Ballet

Emily Merkley, 11, and other kids practice in ballet class at Northern California Ballet Wednesday, April 27, 2011 in Paradise Calif. Northern California Ballet is one of the recipients of funding from the Chocolate Festival for scholarships and other items.

(Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

National Dance Day

Last Saturday was National Dance Day. A dance event was hosted by Studio 1 that offered a dance lesson before hours of dancing for the public. The group was quite impressive. It varied all kinds of people that all came together to dance.

Sydney Gillam (left) dances with Cameron Martinez (right) as people gathered to dance at Studio 1 for National Dance Day on Saturday, July 31, 2010 in Chico, Calif. (Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

Matt Cookson (outer) dances with Jessica Presley (inner) as people gathered to dance at Studio 1 for National Dance Day on Saturday, July 31, 2010 in Chico, Calif. (Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

Luke Scherba (left) and Kylee Zimmerman-Pearn (right) teach people some dance moves of those that gathered to dance at Studio 1 for National Dance Day on Saturday, July 31, 2010 in Chico, Calif. (Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

Brooks McDonald dances with people that gathered to dance at Studio 1 for National Dance Day on Saturday, July 31, 2010 in Chico, Calif.(Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)

Rhythm 'N Motion

The Rhythm 'N Motion event is getting into gear. This year the group was practicing in costume. The photo doesn't do much justice to the feel of this dance group. It is definitely something that needs to be seen. I like this shot, because you can see the "motion" of the routine that will be seen for the event.

Paradise dancers Race Irby (right) spins Victoria Sator (left) as they rehearse with others for "Rhythm 'N Motion" at the Veteran's Hall Saturday, March 13, 2010 in Paradise, Calif. (Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)