SKIP
Entertainment Co.
THE SKIP STORY
The SKIP Entertainment Dance Company is a Guam Success Story! SKIP originally started in 1982 as a project of Children's Productions, Incorporated in 1982, known as the Sunshine Kids In Production (SKIP). Prior to the birth of SKIP, Children's Productions first staged a number of childrens musicals including "Swinging on a Star, "Candy Man," and "High Hopes." Soon the focus turned to dance, giving thousands of Guam's youth an opportunity to excel. Instructors and choreographers continue to come to Guam from Los Angeles, New York, Australia, Poland, and Seattle to work with Guam's best.
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The primary focus and goal of the SKIP Entertainment Company is to provide a positive influence on the youth of Guam. Through dance, students have an opportunity to develop life long values. To maintain this focus, SKIP provides an atmosphere where students can have fun while learning. Each student is encouraged to excel. As new challenges are met, students develop confidence to meet the next challenge. Most important is the development of a deep sense of self-direction so that participants can have the courage to reach for the stars. SKIP provides a balance of incredible opportunities for the dancers on Guam, including dance competitions, festivals, staged performances, television shows and promotional tours around the world.
The SKIP Entertainment Company offers classes for beginners all the way through the advanced. SKIP provides a family atmosphere where all are encouraged to work to their fullest potential. All students are given the opportunity to work up to company membership. Students in the program perform during the concerts, with company members who in addition to the annual tours, stage nearly 100 performances each year on the island of Guam.
​SKIP is unique in that it provides professional training to students who are thousands of miles away from the US Mainland. When the organization started in 1982, there was only one dance teacher on the island of Guam and he was only on island for a short time. Needing choreographers, directors Lee and Teri Knapp, contracted choreographers from the Philippines to come to Guam and teach. In 1992, SKIP started the national trend of bringing top choreographers from LA and NYC to Guam to choreograph dances. The first choreographer from LA, to come to Guam, was Ray Leeper. He came to Guam many years and helped establish the quality of the group. He was the first of many great teachers that visited and help cultivate the talent at our studio.
