This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Print A dance choreographed by a Burbank High School student earned top honors at a dance competition this past weekend Junior Mackie Aladjem was the overall winner of the 2018 Standing on the Edge choreography contest for her piece titled “When You Left.” She also won $1,000 The competition was held in the Wolfson Auditorium at Burbank High and it was the first time the school has hosted the annual event Also competing were students from high schools in Laguna Beach and San Marino as well as the Idyllwild Arts Academy president of the Burbank High School Dance Boosters Aladjem said “When You Left” was the first dance routine she has ever choreographed and said she was honored that the judges found her piece to be the best in the contest “I used to always think about choreographing and what I could choreograph about,” she said I always thought about doing a piece about something ending I thought that it felt right to have the piece be about a breakup or something that was relatable to me.” But the roughly three-minute contemporary dance piece is supposed to be about more than just a breakup between people Aladjem said it is a story about someone evaluating their life after ending a relationship either with a significant other or close friend and realizing that life will be better in the long run “It’s about having to go through that depression phase of ending a relationship and realizing at the end that you’re strong enough to get through it and that you’re better on your own,” she said Zambrano said she was impressed with the success of Aladjem and the other Bulldog dancers who performed in the competition She added that dance directors Amanda Sandifer and Maggie Ochoa have done a great job of pushing students to try new things although she loves to dance and choreograph she will be opting to focus on her acting career when she graduates from high school Her largest role to date is playing Fiona Peyton on the Showtime series “Nurse Jackie.” Aladjem said dancing is a powerful way to convey a message because those who choreograph and dance in the performances put their heart and soul into each piece “If you have dancers that are so dedicated to the storytelling the story will just come across,” she said “I hope that audience members feel something when watching any type of piece.” anthonyclark.carpio@latimes.com Twitter: @acocarpio Anthony Clark Carpio was a reporter with the Burbank Leader He joined the Times Community News staff on New Year’s Eve 2012 and covered everything from the City Council to community events He has a journalism degree from Cal State Northridge he was a reporter with the Huntington Beach Independent and a freelance reporter for the Pasadena Sun the La Cañada Valley Sun and the Santa Clarita Signal Subscribe for unlimited access Site Map LANSING -- A bankruptcy filing for a Michigan-based sports apparel chain won't affect its 16 locations statewide including two at Lansing-area malls, officials said Friday. The Campus Den sports apparel chain will keep all of those stores open including those at the Lansing and Meridian malls as it goes through a swift restructuring process The 160 employees at those stores will not be affected "We’re looking at only being in bankruptcy 90 to 120 days and we’re out," Dragomer said. closed 10 stores last year before filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Flint's U.S Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on April 23 Bankruptcy will allow Campus Den to "tighten up our core" and focus on profitability and customer service "What you should see is our management team going back through full retraining from top to bottom," Dragomer said "There’s a lot of talented people out there so we’re really taking a look at the talent levels and will make sure customer services are at the highest levels." Campus Den's lease with Lansing Mall expires on Jan and a lease with Meridian Mall expires April 30 2022, according to court records. declined to comment this week on Campus Den's future at the malls. Sales at both Lansing-area mall stores are strong so officials have found no reason to close them "We have a really deep relationship with the (Lansing) market," Damoth said. Mount Morris-based Campus Den also hires up to 100 seasonal employees each year. For the entire list of Campus Den stores that Dragomer said will stay open, visit campusden.com/store-locator3. Opperman granted a motion by Straight Up Enterprises to "use cash collateral in an amount not greater than $606,512" so it can avoid "immediate and irreparable harm to its business until the final hearing," according to court records. Another bankruptcy hearing is scheduled for 11 a.m Impact Church holds first Lansing Mall service Go-kart tracks slated to open in Meridian Mall Eric Lacy is a reporter for the Lansing State Journal Contact him at 517-377-1206 or elacy@lsj.com. Follow him on Twitter @EricLacy Support local journalism by subscribing to the Lansing State Journal for only $0.99 per month. For information, visit bit.ly/2UnxlJE. she also has a more personal connection with the former department store chain “I worked in the buying office when the downtown Hudson’s closed In my office was a picture hanging on the wall Being one of the last ones to leave that building brought it down to the security guard and asked if I could have it our Macy’s District Offices for Detroit were located at Northland (since relocated to Oakland) so I was able to bring it to my office there for all former Hudsonians Marshall Fields and current Macy’s employees to see I love how it shows the shoppers so dressed up.” Dragomer has memories of both downtown Hudson’s and the Northland Center store She grew up in Clinton Township but spent a lot of time with her grandparents on the west side of Detroit Her grandfather was the security guard at the Northland branch of Detroit Bank and Trust “We visited him often and I remember feeling so small in the huge bank building with its tall ceilings marble floors and wood furniture.” She loved shopping at Northland and has fond memories of the dime store Kresge’s the Sanders counter and the hot fudge sundaes The artwork she saved from the downtown store depicts Northland Center mall in its early days before it was enclosed in 1974 and shows shoppers walking among the open-air stores She was hoping it was an original rendering or architectural drawing but Richard Fedorowicz of DuMouchelles Art Gallery told her that “unfortunately there is nothing original about it,” when he took a closer look during the recent appraisal session “The bad news is that it’s a photomechanical print.” Northland Center in Southfield was the world’s largest shopping center when it opened in 1954 The sprawling center included a four-level Hudson’s store which was the retailer’s first suburban location It even drew a visit from Michael Jackson in 1998 Like the downtown stores the mall replaced the mall was eventually affected by shoppers changing tastes a struggling economy and an aging facility and the mall went into receivership in 2014 and closed for good in 2015 The Detroit News reported that the city would buy the shuttered mall and tear it down to make way for new development Because the mall has been in the news lately and there are a lot of people who have fond memories of both the Hudson’s in Detroit and at Northland Fedorowicz said there could be a local market for the print if she decided to sell “It has no real value from an art standpoint Hudson’s has local appeal and might find a market It’s one of those cases where you could put it on the Internet and let the market decide Dragomer said the market probably wouldn’t get the chance The piece hangs in her new office in Troy and will probably stay there Even if it doesn’t have great value it represents good memories for her “I remember going to the mall when everyone would get dressed up to shop…I’m going to keep it.” Do you have an object you would like to know more about Send a photo and description that includes how you acquired the object to: The Detroit News Include your name and daytime telephone number You may also send your photo and description to trashortreas@aol.com If chosen you’ll need to bring the items to an appraisal session Best Dressed at Met Gala 2025 - Top 32 Red Carpet Looks Revealed! 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