Crystal Michelle Fallin: Ballet

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Thursday, September 16, 2021

Dancing with the Angels

Memories surround me,

But sadness has found me,

I’d do anything for more time.
Never before has someone meant more.
And I can’t get you out of my mind.

There is just so much that I don’t understand
But I know.

You’re dancing with the angels.
Walking in new light
You’re dancing with the angels.
Heaven fills your eyes.
Now that you’re dancing with the angels.

You had love for you family
Love for all people
Love for the Father and Son
Your heart will be heard in your unspoken words.
Through generations to come

There is so much that I don’t understand
But I know.

You’re dancing with the angels.
Walking in new light
Yeah, you’re dancing with the angels.
Heaven fills your eyes.
Now that you’re dancing…

We’re only here
For such a short time
I’m going stand up, shout out, sing hallelujah,
One day I’ll see you again

And we’ll be dancing with the angels
Walking in new light
We’re dancing with the angels.
Heaven fill our eyes.
When you’re dancing with the angels
When we’re dancing with the angels

I’m dancing with the angels.
Dancing with the angels.

Lyrics by Ed Cash, Trent Monk, Michael Neagle

Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Danes MacAbre Ballet - International Championship Award

The St. Augustine Academy of Performing Arts competition team won top honors in Ballet for age Division 12-14. They won 1st place in the ‘I Love Dance’ International Championship held in Tampa, Florida at the Tampa Convention Center, July 1996. Crystal was 12 years old in the 7th grade at Gamble Rogers Middle School. The ballet was choreographed to classical music “Danes MacAbre”. It is a tone poem for orchestra written in 1875. It was based on an old French superstition and is considered scary classical music. It was recorded by Camille Saint-Sale.

The competition team also won high honors in Modern/Lyrical dance wining second highest score for age Division 12-14.

Wednesday, September 8, 2021

A Strauss Ballet - International Championship Award

In June1994 "State of the Art" production, Crystal's Advance Ballet Group did a dance choreograph by Mike Carl to the music of Strauss In D-Flat. Mike Carl was a professional dancer with Ballet Theater of Pennsylvania and danced for the Sarasota Ballet and Gainesville's DanceAlive. July 7, 1994 the Advance Ballet Group won first place at "I Love Dance" International Championship Competition in Orlando for the 9-11 age division. Crystal was 10 years old going into the 5th grade at Hartley Elementary School.

Monday, September 6, 2021

Angel of Agrabah - International Championship Award

At the 'I Love Dance' International Championships in Orlando, Florida on July 7, 1994, Crystal and her Ballet Team won First Place for Ballet Group 9-11 age Division. Their dance was entitled Angels of Agrabah. The Disney's animated film Aladdin takes place in the fictional Arabian city of Agrabah.

Crystal age 10 in her Ballet Costume for Angels of Agrabah,

Member of the Academy of Performing Arts Competition Team.

Thursday, September 2, 2021

“Spring Waters” Ballet - International Championship Award

On July 17, 1997, Crystal and her dance team, Carrie and Katie won 1st place for ages 15-17 for Ballet of a duo/trio at the I Love Dance International Championships in Orlando, Florida. It was held at the Peabody Orlando Convention Center. The Ballet was entitled "Spring Waters" and choreograph by Libby Johnson. For the ballet, she wore a modern ballet costume with black leggings and black pointe shoes.

International Championship First Place Trophy for Ballet in age Division 15 - 17.

Crystal Michelle Fallin

In Loving Memory

About the Artist

This Blog is dedicated to honor Crystal Michelle Fallin's artistic and creative spirit; her love of writing and drawing, and her passion for performing arts and dance. Crystal loved art and was a self-taught artist and color pencil was her favorite art medium. Her techniques of multi-color layering and blending gives her drawings the effects of a painting with intricate details. This is a collection of Crystal's colored pencil artistry consisting of creative drawings of her own unique interpretations of classic Disney characters. The collection includes Chateau de Chambord and Belle from Beauty and the Beast, and Ariel inspired mermaids from The Little Mermaid. Her art graces the covers of Greeting and Handcrafted Cards, Notebooks and Journals. Crystal Expressions© Cards were developed to continue Crystal's legacy as an artist, to give hope and encouragement to the needy, and for the lonely-in-heart. Her coloring techniques, concepts and artwork is the inspiration and vision for the cards. The cards are distributed throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and Europe to Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Home Bound Seniors, Foster Children, and many others.

Biography

Crystal Michelle Fallin was born in Newnan, Georgia on June 19, 1984 to Douglas and Peggy Fallin. Crystal grew up in St. Augustine, Florida where she attended St. Joseph Academy and First Coast Technical College where she received her high school diploma in May 2002. She attended St. John's River State College, majoring in business. She worked in the hospitality and retail industries in St. Augustine and Auburndale, Florida. Crystal was a lover of Performing Arts, dancing and listening to music. As a child and youth, she was a member of the St. Augustine Premier Ballet Company and Academy of Performing Arts. She danced in the Nutcracker Ballet for seven seasons and won multiple dance awards at international championship competitions held in Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa, Daytona Beach, Florida, and Columbia, South Carolina. She was a member of the award winning APA Group “Theater Street Express” and the musical theater ensemble, “The Stage Door Players.” She performed in musical theater productions such as Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, Robin Hood, and The Chorus Line. Theater Street Express won multiple awards for Song & Dance and Production numbers: “Patriotic Tribute, Café De La Trebein, Gangster Drag, and A Salute to America.” She was creative, artistic and loved art. In school, she was awarded a Certificate of Academic Achievement in Art. She became interested in color pencil drawings in her twenties. She was a self-taught artist in color pencil drawings and techniques and it became her favorite art medium. She shared her love of colored pencil art and writing with her beloved grandmother Mary. She often exchanged her drawings with her friends and grandmother. She collaborated with her mother to design greeting cards; particularly ones with nautical and mermaid themes. Designing greeting cards, drawing, and writing notes to family and friends were her favorite pastimes. She developed a love of Disney characters as a child and practice drawing and coloring them throughout her life. She used her art to show love and support to her family and friends. Crystal was caring, kind-hearted and always reaching out to people in need.

Dance Biography

Crystal Fallin was outgoing, independent and had an indomitable free spirit and loved dancing. She received her dance training at the St. Augustine Academy of Performing Arts; Master Workshops at Santa Fe College (Gainesville), European School of Ballet (Ormond Beach), FloArts (Palatka), and Master Classes at International Championship venues (Orlando, Tampa, Ft. Lauderdale), and at the APA summer dance intensives. Her choice of dance genres were ballet, tap and Lyrical dance. She was a member of the St. Augustine Premier Ballet Company and the La Mirage Jazz Club. She performed multi-roles in the classical ballet 'The Nutcracker' for seven seasons: Spanish Chocolate Soloist, The Solider Doll, Harlequin Doll, Arabian Coffee Soloist, The Arch Angel, Snowflake Demi-Soloist, Marzipan, Waltz of the Flowers, and many others. Each season, the Premier Ballet Company performed two full length performances for the community as well as six condensed performances of “The Nutcracker” for St. Johns and Putnam Counties school children. Twenty-Five schools from both the public and private sectors attended the performances. Crystal and her dance troupe performed on stage at Flagler College Auditorium, Kirk Auditorium at FSDB, and numerous community venues throughout Northeast Florida. She was a senior member of the Academy of Performing Arts competition team. The dance team completed annually in "I Love Dance" International Championship Competitions in Orlando, Fort Lauderdale and Tampa, Florida, and in Columbia, South Carolina. They also competed in Champions of Excellence by "Dance Troupe, Inc." in Daytona Beach. Crystal and her team won awards in ballet, jazz, tap and modern/lyrical dance in all major categories as well as top honors in “Song and Dance” and group ensemble theater “Productions.” As a Soloist, she won multiple awards at International Championships in Ballet, Lyrical and Student Choreography, and Gold Awards at “Champion of Excellence” National and Preliminaries Competitions. The Inspirational Dance Collection emulates her free spirit and love of dance. Inspirational dance symbolizes the freedom of spirit and captures the joy of worship: “Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with timbrel and harp.” Psalm 149:3