For more information on all our teen programming, please contact Meme Kintner, Middle & High School Program Director at 268-1698 or meme@atwoodcc.org
LTC DANCE TROUPE WIN ON BET TV'S WILD OUT WEDNESDAY!
On Wednesday, October 10, the LTC (Lussier Teen Center) Dance troupe performed in New York City and beat out the competition on BET TV's Wild-Out Wednesday.
| CRUSHIN' ALL FORCES TEEN DANCERS WIN BET COMPETITION |
| Excerpts from The Capital Times' 10/11/07 article by Samara Kalk Derby: Crushin' All Forces did just that Wednesday night in a dance competition on national television. Nine members of the 14-member Madison teenage hip-hop dance group beat out competitors from New York and the Caribbean on Black Entertainment Television's competitive dance show, "106 & Park's Wild-Out Wednesday." "We were everywhere. We just took over the stage," said 19-year-old Bryan Mayberry, a senior at Madison East, who is the leader and choreographer for the group. "We were well coordinated -- not just the dance but the way we went out there and presented ourselves. We looked nice. And presentation is everything." Read entire article |
| LTC (Lussier Teen Center) DANCE TROUPE HEADED TO NEW YORK! |
| Excerpts from the Wisconsin State Journal's 10/8/07 article by Pat Dillon: Beyond the Lussier Teen Center stage's double doors, Bryan Mayberry, a Madison East senior, leads 13 teen dancers to 50 Cent's "I Get Money.''... Crushin' All Forces is a black teen hip hop dance group; "a family" is what they call themselves. Mayberry, 19, the self-proclaimed CEO, founder and choreographer, has directed the group twice a week at the Lussier Teen Center, which is owned by the Goodman Atwood Community Center, for four years, watching new members sign on, old ones move on... One week after submitting an online application to compete on "106 & Park's Wild Out Wednesday,'' a BET (Black Entertainment Television) competitive dance show, Mayberry received the call he'd dreamed about since the show's beginning in 2005, an invitation to compete. The date: Wednesday... Read entire article |
LIFE'S JOURNEY NOW AND THEN, AN A KITA ESQUIRE PRODUCTION
Play Performed last August at The Bartell Theater
The production was named after two highly inspirational young adults, Rikita Lee (Kita) and Frank (Esquire). Although these two individuals are no longer with us, in their name playwright, Clifton Davis, Jr. continued their presence through A Kita Esquire Production.
Clifton explains, “Life’s Journey’s Now and Then is only one of a series of plays
written to give our audience the opportunity to look at how history tends to repeat and
how we may take advantage of the messages given us by those who once walked in our shoes. We can always try to re-invent the wheel, but do we really need to?”
The Lussier Teen Center youth that were involved with the play were associated with Rikita
and Frank, and the Play Life's Journey Now And Then is a way to not only give
back what they gave to us but the community as well. The A Kita Esquire Production
group will be the vehicle to allow for the youth of the community to express their
gifts and talents in a positive and uplifting way.
Staff and teens of the Goodman Atwood Community Center spent several busy months creating the set,
practicing, and promoting the play. We thank the audience who honored our youth by their presence
in the theater at all three shows.
Another performance: On September 29th at 6:30 pm, A Kita Esquire Production performed “Life’s Journey: Now and Then" at Middleton High School Performance Art Theatre. This was the first stop of our tour of area schools as we try and get more exposure to our theatrical programming here at GACC. We hope that all who attended will spread the news of this program so that more venues become open and so that our youth will have more opportunities to share their talents with our community.
CENTER HAS ACQUIRED LUSSIER TEEN CENTER
Presented with the exciting opportunity to expand teen programming, the Atwood Community Center's board voted to acquire the Lussier Teen Center from Centers for Prevention and Intervention in 2004.
After months of strategic planning and research with CPI, United Way, and Jack Lussier, Atwood Community Center realized this was a great opportunity to acquire a unique space that is devoted to serving teens in the community--an area of programming the Center has been focusing on expanding for the last several years.
On May 1st of 2004, the Atwood Community Center opened the Lussier Teen Center doors to the community to come and see the completed center and learn more about teen programs that will be offered.
The Lussier Teen Center is open Mondays through Fridays, from 3:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Some of the programs held at the Teen Center are:
Mess Hall Press
Tuesday, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Contact person is Scot Paulie at 250-5148.
Streets of Gold Productions
Saturday, 12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m.
Contact person is Arthur Richardson at 335-2560.
Elements of Change
Wednesday, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Contact persons are Roberto Rivera and LaCouir Yancey at 446-4029.
There are two openings at Lussier Teen Center, with application deadlines of February 21, 2008. Click the links for more details.
Teen Dance Instructor
Youth Board Support Staff
Contact Meme Kintner for more information.
On January 8th, the LTC started its very own after-school tutoring program for middle school and high school students. If you are interested in volunteering to be a tutor for this program, please contact Jessica Shaffer at 268-6898. To fill out a volunteer application, stop by our location at 827 East Washington Avenue, Madison, WI 53703 from Monday through Friday between 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
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