VIDEO: From Moody to Silly, RBR Spring Dance Concert Mixes It Up

From moody introspection to exuberant silliness, the VPA's dance majors have combined a full spectrum of performances that they will present this week as part of their Spring Dance Concert.

The 42 students will present 30 numbers in a mix of dance styles -- including hip hop, modern, jazz and contemporary numbers -- during performances on Thursday night and Saturday afternoon.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and senior citizens for the Thursday, April 26 performance, at 7 p.m. and on Saturday, April 28, at 2 p.m. in the RBR Theatre at 110 Ridge Rd., .

Patch stopped by on Tuesday afternoon to check out rehearsal for the upcoming shows in the high school's auditorium.

The spring concert also represents the last time the talented six senior dance majors will perform together.

Senior Phoenicia Butler of Red Bank, who choreographed three pieces for the Spring Dance Concert, is pursuing a career in dance education at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte.

Senior Dillon Jackson of Little Silver, picked a big football college hoping to make their dance team and will be soon auditioning for that competitive position at Virginia Tech.

Kristin Balve of Little Silver will be studying psychology in a college in Rhode Island next fall. She would like to incorporate dance therapy into a future practice she hopes to build.

Colleen Strazdas of Neptune City, is still deciding between colleges in Boston or Florida. The student of the Peter Smith School of Irish Dance has performed her step dancing here and abroad, traveling to Europe for performances seven times. Boston University’s step dance club could figure into her final decision for her college career.

Alexis Hines of Union Beach has shared two passions throughout her high school career playing sports as well as dancing each day. She will be attending Salisbury University in Maryland where she will major in physical education and play softball.

While Kendall Van Winkle is still undecided on a major at Lehigh University, she intends to look for ways to be involved in dance and acknowledges that she will miss the program that allowed her to dance every day.