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$1.5 million project in Castle Rock adds five new suites By Shanna Fortier sfortier@coloradocommunitymedia.com
Dancers at the Boutique Dance Academy range in age from 3 to 18 years old. At the showcase, they perform competitive dances in ballet, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, hip-hop and tap.
The $1.5 million expansion of Castle Rock Adventist Hospital’s labor and delivery unit is expected to accommodate 250 more births in the coming year. The 2,000-squarefoot addition was officially unveiled Dec. 8, when Nikki Colquitt, a Castle Rock mother and wife of Denver Broncos punter Britton Colquitt, million — cost cut the ribbon at the faof birthing facility cility on Meadows Bouexpansion levard. Colquitt, who is preg— square nant, delivered her secfootage of expansion ond child at Castle Rock Adventist hospital in — suites added March 2014, shortly after the hospital opened. — babies She will deliver her third delivered in 2015 child there in January. — babies “This hospital expected to be is beautiful,” Nikki delivered in 2016 Colquitt said. “It’s new, it’s clean, it’s quiet. The food was great — my husband loved the food. When you’re in a hospital for three days, you want good food.” “It’s important (that) your wife and mother of your kids is comfortable,” Britton Colquitt said. “We
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Last-minute makeup touch-ups, costume changes and dancers scrambling to hit their spots for their next dance were just a few of the scenes at Castle View High School on Dec. 12. Competitive Company Dancers from Boutique Dance Academy in Castle Rock held the second annual Winter Snowcase to not only show off their skills, but also raise money for their upcoming competition season. The dancers hoped to build support and raise awareness for competitive dance.
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Leah Lamb puts the finishing touches on her makeup before the show. Lamb is a member of the Teen Company competitive dance team.
Boutique Dance Academy dancers wait in the wings for the show to begin. The performance and fundraiser was put on by the booster club to raise funds for the upcoming competition season. Members of the Petite Company play in the hallway at Castle View High School before their turn to dance at the Winter Showcase last Saturday.
The Colquitt family and Castle Rock Adventist are sponsoring a diaper drive through December to benefit Young Lives. Photo by Shanna Fortier
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