{"id":148525,"date":"2026-04-07T20:49:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T00:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=148525"},"modified":"2026-04-07T20:49:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T00:49:57","slug":"teen-choreographers-showcase-original-works-at-lehigh-valley-charter-high-school-for-the-arts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=148525","title":{"rendered":"Teen Choreographers Showcase Original Works at Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BETHLEHEM, PA&#8212;The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts) Dance Department is thrilled to present its 2026 Young Choreographers in Concert, showcasing original works by senior dance students.<\/p>\n<p>This annual concert is the culminating event, or final exam, for the Senior Dance Composition course.\u00a0Each senior choreographer unveils their unique dance composition, inspired by a personal theme and brought to life by their talented peers.<\/p>\n<p>Concert co-director, Amy Berry says, &#8220;YCC is an invaluable opportunity for students to find their creative selves and to see an artistic process through from conception to the stage. A physical and visual expression of the students&#8217; inner feeling and interests that is always an exciting and entertaining surprise to watch!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Performances: Evening Shows: April 10 &amp; 11, 7:00 PM, Matinee Show: April 11, 2:00 PM<\/p>\n<p>Tickets available now at CharterArts.org<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t miss the chance to experience the creativity, passion, and dedication behind these original works\u2014it&#8217;s an event you won&#8217;t want to miss!<\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE LEHIGH VALLEY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Charter Arts, opened in 2003, is an audition-based public charter high school, funded by Pennsylvania taxpayer dollars, designed for students who have a dedicated passion for the creative or performing arts. With seven artistic majors that include Dance, Instrumental Music, Literary Arts, Production Arts, Theatre, Visual Arts &amp; Vocal Music, and a rigorous academic curriculum, students thrive both artistically and academically at a nationally recognized, award-winning school.<\/p>\n<p>Charter Arts is more than just a school\u2014it&#8217;s a vibrant, dynamic community where creativity thrives and young artists are empowered to reach their full potential. With a rich history of success and a vision for the future, Charter Arts continues to nurture the next generation of artists, leaders, and innovators. A<\/p>\n<p>Prospective students and families can request a tour or learn more about auditions for the\u00a02026-2027 school year by visiting CharterArts.org\/admissions.<\/p>\n<p>Charter Arts is located in the heart of Bethlehem&#8217;s Southside Arts District at 321 East 3rd Street.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-148527\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/V5.Young-Choreographers-In-Concert-1-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/V5.Young-Choreographers-In-Concert-1-copy.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/V5.Young-Choreographers-In-Concert-1-copy-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/V5.Young-Choreographers-In-Concert-1-copy-662x1024.jpg 662w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/V5.Young-Choreographers-In-Concert-1-copy-768x1187.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/V5.Young-Choreographers-In-Concert-1-copy-994x1536.jpg 994w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/V5.Young-Choreographers-In-Concert-1-copy-300x464.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nAnn Gillette<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BETHLEHEM, PA&#8212;The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts) Dance Department is thrilled to present its 2026 Young Choreographers in Concert, showcasing original works by senior dance &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=148525\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Teen Choreographers Showcase Original Works at Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":148526,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-148525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dance-2026.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148525"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=148525"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148525\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":148528,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148525\/revisions\/148528"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/148526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=148525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=148525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=148525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}