Mrs. Gleave Choreographs

Students here at SJHS recently saw this years school musical, “Once Upon a Mattress,” which was choreographed by Mrs. Gleave, Springville Junior High School Geometry teacher. According to her, she loved the show and loved being able to work with all the talented students of SJHS.

Performances of the play went from March 10th to the 19th; although it wasn’t performed everyday. The performances were in the SJHS auditorium.  According to Darby Farr, ninth-grade cast member, her favorite part of the play was the ‘Spanish Panic’ dance.  She said, “It was kind of hard but way fun to learn and perform; the best move was when we did Soldier Boy!”

Mrs. Gleave has a lot of experience with dancing; she has a Dance Performance Major from BYU and she has danced/choreographed professionally for years. Katya Wagstaff, who played Winifred the Woebegone, said, “I love how Mrs. Gleave personalizes the dances, and makes them fun! She is good at breaking down the steps so that we can learn the dances faster.”

Mrs. Gleave said, “It’s always a kick to work with my students whether inside or outside the classroom. If I got the chance to choreograph next year's play, I definitely would! We have an incredibly talented student body and its fun to be a part of the happenings here!”