Elevate Life and Art | Asheville, NC

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Class Highlight- Hip Hop 2

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Check out the fun our students had in Hip Hop 2 on Tuesday at Elevate! In this Beginner’s Advanced class students use some elements of Jazz to build a more technical foundation while continuing to work on musicality, coordination, and agility within the movements.

What is your favorite part about teaching Hip Hop?

“Seeing all of the students happy and getting to do their own thing and find their own style in hip hop.” -Emma (Elevate Hip Hop Teacher)

What’s the best part about class?

“When we get to improv and having Emma as a teacher.” -Karci (Elevate Student)

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Student Highlight- Ava

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Meet Ava. She is a student here at Elevate!

Favorite Class: Musical Theater
Favorite Animal: Wolf
Favorite food: Pizza!
Fun Fact: “I have 9 pets!”
Favorite Color: Purple

Why do you like coming to Elevate? “Cause I have friends. And I like the teachers”

Thanks for making Elevate such a fun place to be Ava!

Teacher Highlight- Christina Noetzel

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Christina Noetzel

Our teacher highlight this week is Christina Noetzel! Here are some things to know about Christina:

She teaches Creative Drama for ages 8-12 and Acting and the Theatre for ages 12-20! She also does private coaching for Drama and Public Speaking. (Call her if you are interested!)

“I love to hike with my family on the weekends, I read a crazy amount of books, I enjoy scrapbooking and I do yoga.”

Fun fact: “I probably shouldn’t admit this, but I am addicted to chocolate. Seriously! I must have it every day. (In case anyone wants to know, my favorites are Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and Cadbury Milk Chocolate Bars.)”

If you could have any super power, what would it be?: “I would love to be able to fly. I had a dream when I was a little girl where I was flying through a big city and all the buildings were covered in ice and snow, the air was crisp and cold and I was flying up and down and around buildings and I still remember the feeling of that dream. I want to fly so badly! ?”

Thank you for making Elevate such a special place Christina!

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Student Highlight- James

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Meet James. He is a student here at Elevate!

Favorite Class: Ahh! That Book Just Moved! (The Story of a Living Book)
Favorite Animal: Foxes
Favorite food: Most things Japanese, like stir fry
Favorite Color: Dark Blue
Super Power: Being able to turn my neck 180 degrees
Fun Fact: “I like to draw. Anime and Manga are my main inspirations for that. I also like to dabble in music.”

Thanks for making Elevate such a fun place to be James!

Teacher Highlight- Sue Peniston

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Our teacher highlight this week is Sue Peniston! Here are some things to know about Sue:

She teaches Character Training, Sew Littles, and Not Sew Littles.

“I like stories whether from movies or books or people. I enjoy coffee shops, walks outside, swimming in our beautiful mountain lakes, and camping.”

Fun fact: “My favorite sweet for probably 30 years or more, is the chocolate, caramel, pecan – turtle. There are days while downtown before or after Elevate, I will walk over to Kilwins and buy two. And I tell them I don’t need a bag.”

If she could have any super power it would be: “Flying – I wouldn’t need parking spaces downtown, and the view would always be amazing, or making portals from one region to the next. It would be very helpful in getting places I want to go…especially seeing my grands.”

Thank you for making Elevate such a special place Sue!

Class Highlight- 3rd-6th Engineering/Critical Thinking Science

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Check out what our 3rd-6th Engineering/Critical Thinking Science class did Tuesday.
In this class, students work on the design process, brainstorming, teamwork, critical thinking and problem solving through weekly hands-on activities and engineering challenges.

Tuesday was Tower Building!

During the class, the students did a power-up brain activity before moving onto the actual tower building. All of this involved only popsicle sticks and little cups.

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Elevate Winter Carnival

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It was great to see so many new and returning faces at this year’s Winter Carnival and Open House. Families enjoyed building marshmallow catapults with Cheryl Mimken, dry-ice experiments with Kier Klepzig, making fun Valentine’s Day crafts with Amy Burle, and learning about history while coloring with Helen Kinser. Kids also had a chance to play and learn about different instruments with senior student Rocky Spagnuelo and meet several of our dance and music teachers including; Jeremiah Mimken and Josa Worthy (Music Theater Dance, Kids Choir), Emma Worthy (Hip Hop), and Edie Hunt (Guitar, Story/Song/Symphony). Little girls hung out with senior student Amelia Lundgren and got to be a ballerina for an afternoon. They colored pictures of ballerinas with all the colors of the rainbow and got to wear their favorite color tutus while doing it. Heather Biard brought her spinning wheel and showed off some beautiful pieces of fabric and Danielle Eavenson gave us a peak inside the world of Herbal Medicine. Wonderful volunteers, Rachel Peniston and Joey Liner, painted faces before the kids ran off to get a free bag of popcorn or go sing karaoke with Elevate student Samantha Worthy and her friend Megan Fischer. Families had fun, registered for our current Enrichment Classes, and met a handful of our wonderful teachers.

If you missed the Spring Winter Carnival there will be another Open House in the Fall, but if you can’t wait that long, come on out to our Spring Showcase on May 12th and 13th!

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November Workshops

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November-workshop

On November 19th  Elevate is offering 4 one day weekend workshops! If you have been wanting to take a class at Elevate but can’t seem to fit it in your schedule this is your chance! Sign up here: http://elevatelifeandart.com/saturday-workshops/ before November 17th.

Here are the workshops being offered on November 19th:

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Backpacking 101 – Wesley Davis
9:30 am – 1:30 pm
All Ages | Cost: $24

This class will take the mystery out of Backpacking with an overview of planning, preparation and gear. Learn about logistics, gear, nutrition, seasoned tips and tricks from Wesley Davis, AT thru-hiker, SOBO 2003. Feel free to bring your own lunch, but we will sample some different kinds of backpacking food during lunch time.

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Networking & Branding for Authors – Amy Willoughby-Burle
9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Ages 18 & Up | Cost: $15

Gone are the days of the reclusive writer. A writer must be the whole package these days, wearing every hat from creative to editor to marketer and publicist. Find out how to jump into the waters of the business end of being a successful writer.

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Learning to Knit Socks W/an Ornament – Heather Biard
9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Ages 12 & Up | Cost $15

Learn how to knit socks by making a miniature sock to hang on your tree! Basic knitting skills are required in order to learn how to make this adorable ornament. Students should bring sock weight scrap yarn and a set of size 2 double pointed needles (5 needles are in a set).

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Make & Take Holiday Food Gifts – Michelle Sullivan
9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Ages 12 & Up | Cost: $26

This one day workshop, held at the instructor’s home, will cover all of the ways you can make gifts that are special and unique. Who doesn’t want a homemade syrup or vanilla extract? In this class, we will bake goodies and fill jars with mouthwatering gifts. It will be the springboard to limitless ideas that you can recreate for your friends and family. Recipes and handouts will be provided.
(You will receive directions to the home after you register for the class).

Student Highlight – Tori

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Meet our student of the week, Tori! Tori is taking many classes at Elevate this year, nine in total. Out of the variety of classes, her favorite one is Intro to Photography with Helen Kinser.

When asked what her hobbies were, she responded with, “Netflix, eating, and taking pictures. That’s about it.” I also asked her if she had any pets, and she said she had a hermit crab—and that she couldn’t remember his name. LOL.

If Tori was a superhero with any superpower, she would have telekinesis. And if she couldn’t be any animal, “I don’t want to be animal.”

“If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live?”

“I would live in Italy, Venice, or New Orleans.”

Thanks for being you, Tori!