Yvonne DeKay School of Dance hosts annual holiday show (WITH GALLERY)
Published 1:16 am Friday, December 24, 2021
Jake Kincade portrays Santa, with Taylor Bowden as the Sugar Plum Fairy, in the Yvonne Dekay School of Dance production, “The Magic of Christmas,” on Dec. 18 at Ironton High School. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)
Morgan Travis, Zoe Wilds, Makayla Lusk, Addison Mullins, Londyn Haney, Katie Musick, Madyson Kelley and Emily York star as toy soldiers in the Yvonne Dekay School of Dance production, “The Magic of Christmas,” on Dec. 18 at Ironton High School. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)
Santa's elves, in the Yvonne Dekay School of Dance production, “The Magic of Christmas,” on Dec. 18 at Ironton High School. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)
Children portray sweet treats in the Yvonne Dekay School of Dance production, “The Magic of Christmas,” on Dec. 18 at Ironton High School. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)
Jake Kincade, as Santa Claus, talks to his elves in the Yvonne Dekay School of Dance production, “The Magic of Christmas,” on Dec. 18 at Ironton High School. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)
Vinessa Fressola stars as the mother of a family of children, including Anna Linville, Zoey Melvin, Macy Boyd and Autumn Davidson in the Yvonne Dekay School of Dance production, “The Magic of Christmas,” on Dec. 18 at Ironton High School. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)
Kelie Howell stars as the Drummer girl in the Nativity scene of the Yvonne Dekay School of Dance production, “The Magic of Christmas,” on Dec. 18 at Ironton High School. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)
Briana Melvin stars as Mother Mary in the Nativity scene of the Yvonne Dekay School of Dance production, “The Magic of Christmas,” on Dec. 18 at Ironton High School. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)
Children portray holy angels in the Nativity scene of the Yvonne Dekay School of Dance production, “The Magic of Christmas,” on Dec. 18 at Ironton High School. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)
Taylor Bowden, Kaeli Huff and Addison Mullins star as shepherds in the Nativity scene of the Yvonne Dekay School of Dance production, “The Magic of Christmas,” on Dec. 18 at Ironton High School. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)
Londyn Haney, Makayla Lusk and Katie Musick star as three kings in the Nativity scene of the Yvonne Dekay School of Dance production, “The Magic of Christmas,” on Dec. 18 at Ironton High School. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)
Vinessa Fressola stars as Angel of Message in the Nativity scene of the Yvonne Dekay School of Dance production, “The Magic of Christmas,” on Dec. 18 at Ironton High School. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)
Emily York, Zoe Wilds, Madyson Kelley and Morgan Travis star as blessed angels in the Nativity scene of the Yvonne Dekay School of Dance production, “The Magic of Christmas,” on Dec. 18 at Ironton High School. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)
Yvonne DeKay Sinnott, owner of the Yvonne DeKay School of Dance, speaks to the audience during the close of their production, “The Magic of Christmas,” on Dec. 18 at Ironton High School. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)
Dancers, ranging from toddlers to teens, took to the stage last weekend to show their talent and help bring holiday cheer.
The Yvonne DeKay School of Dance hosted its annual show, “The Magic of Christmas,” in the auditorium of Ironton High School on Dec. 18.
The production drew a packed house and showcased a variety of dance styles.
It was a return for the show, which had to be canceled last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic and limits on mass gatherings. In its place, the school hosted a shortened outdoor performance on Judd Plaza in Ashland.
For its return to Ironton this year, the production was a program, written by school owner and operator Yvonne Sinnott.
The first part of the show was the more festive, featuring Santa Claus and his elves, candy canes, little mice, toy soldiers and the Christmas and Sugar Plum fairies.
For the final act following intermission, the family, who served as the framing device for the story, introduced the “true meaning of Christmas,” leading into a Nativity scene, which featured Mary, three kings, shepherds, a drummer girl and angels and told the story of the birth of Christ.
Sinnott has owned and operated the school, located at 612 S. 3rd St., for nearly decades and her students are fixtures in local events such as the city’s Christmas and Memorial Day parades.
She said she is on her fourth generation of students in some families and thanked all who helped put on the show.
“We finished in under two hours this year,” she said. “A record for us — that’s quick!”
To close, she and the students and instructors onstage led the audience in a singing of “Silent Night,” accompanied by the Ironton High School Varsity Singers.
The school also hosts a spring dance showcase each year at the high school.
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