BurtWood School of Performing Arts

Pageants

We offer a wonderful program of Pageant
Preparation Curriculum including:

Interview Preparation
Platform Preparation & Development
Paperwork Preparation
Wardrobe Selection
Talent Selection and Preparation
Hair & Make Up Selection
Walking
Pageant Etiquette
Positive Mindset utilizing the Power of Positive Thinking

Burt Wood holds over 92 title holders as of April 2009

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Our Pageant Winner Photos

Burt Wood student Miss Massachusetts 2009 Amanda Kelly at Miss America January 2010 with her mom.

MISS AMERICA 2010
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Miss Massachusetts 2007, Valerie Amaral to conduct THE QUEEN’S CROWN BOX workshop at The Burt Wood School of Performing Arts

Building a Queens Crown Box
-A workshop for Pageant Enthusiasts

On Saturday, February 27th, 2010, from 2:00pm-5:00pm, The Burt Wood School of Performing Arts will be offering a one day event entitled Building a Queens Crown Box-A Workshop for Pageant Enthusiasts. The workshop will be conducted by Burt Wood School faculty member Valerie Amaral. Valerie is a resident of Acushnet and graduated magna cum laude from the University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. Miss Amaral has studied voice for 12 years: classically for three years with John Weiss and she has studied for the past ten years with Lorna Brunelle at The Burt Wood School of Performing Arts. In 2004, Valerie joined the Burt Wood staff full time as a voice, acting, and pageant preparation teacher.

Students must register no later than Monday, February 23, 2010. The workshop is $100 for non Burt Wood students and $100.00 for Burt Wood students and must have at least ten students in order to run. Girls who aren’t interested in competing in pageants will gain a tremendous amount of social skills, self confidence and poise from this workshop. For more information visit burtwoodschool.com and click under UPCOMING EVENTS or call 508-946-1071.

Miss Massachusetts vies for Miss America bid
Amanda Kelly, reigning Miss Massachusetts, is on a 10-day trip to Las Vegas that she won’t soon forget. The Braintree native, who turned to Burt Wood School of Performing Arts’ network of experienced professionals for pageant training, packed her bags Wednesday and headed toward the bright lights of the casino strip to vie for the title of Miss America next week.
Taunton Daily Gazette Article click here...

Aiming at the Miss America title
MIDDLEBORO — Miss Massachusetts Amanda
Kelly will be having her send-off to the Miss
America pageant and well wishes gathering
tomorrow night January 8th at 7 the Middleboro
Town Hall. Though Amanda is not a Middleboro
native she spends much of her time here making
appearances and working hard with
vocal coach Lorna Brunelle at the Burt Wood
School of Performing Arts.
Click here for the article on SouthCoast.com

This Miss Mass. has a talent for making wishes come true - Boston Globe
BRAINTREE - Even those closest to self-professed jock Amanda Kelly could never have imagined the Braintree native immersed in the world of beauty pageants. Yet Kelly is the reigning Miss Massachusetts, poised to compete in the Miss
America pageant on Jan. 30 in Las Vegas.
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Miss Taunton and Miss Mass Outstanding Teen Perform at Polar Express Event

Miss Taunton 2010, Alyson Levy of Lakeville and Raynham, and Miss Massachusetts Outstanding Teen 2009, Brianna Bostick of Taunton, sang holiday songs at Polar Express Day for the kindergarten students at the Early Childhood Center in Middleboro on December 16th, 2009. Both girls are students at The Burt Wood School of Performing Arts in Middleboro.

Miss Taunton 2010, Alyson Levy of Lakeville and Raynham, and Miss Massachusetts Outstanding Teen 2009, Brianna Bostick of Taunton, pose with Kindergartener Trey Mann of Middleboro after the event.

Retired Middleboro Principal Jeff Stevens narrated A Polar Express to audiences of kindergarten classes. Children were encouraged to wear pajama's to school and hot cocoa was served following the reading.

Miss Taunton 2010, Alyson Levy of Lakeville and Raynham, and Miss Massachusetts Outstanding Teen 2009, Brianna Bostick of Taunton, pose with retired Middleboro Principal Jeff Stevens (narrator of the Polar Express event) at the Early Childhood Center in Middleboro.

Miss Massachusetts 2009 Amanda Kelly to host
A Night of Wishes and Miracles

Miss Massachusetts 2009, Amanda Kelly will be hosting A Night of Wishes and Miracles, on Saturday, December 12, 2009, at 6:30pm, at Thayer Academy's Center for the Arts in Braintree, Massachusetts. Amanda, a native of Braintree and graduate of Thayer, was crowned in July of 2009. She will be representing Massachusetts at the Miss America Pageant in January of 2010.

Miss Massachusetts 2009, Amanda Kelly to host charity event

As the state spokesperson for the Make-a-Wish Foundation and state Ambassador for the Children's Miracle Network, Amanda has created an organization to service both important causes that support children with life-threatening illnesses. Many of the children who receive wishes through the Make-a-Wish Foundation are undergoing treatment at hospitals receiving the funds and benefits of the Children's Miracle Network. Wishes & Miracles recognizes the importance of curing the body and soul of sick children.

The funds raised from this event will benefit children in both the Make-a-Wish Foundation and the Children's Miracle Network of Massachusetts. Together, guests at the event can be a beacon of light and hope for children who are facing a very dark prognosis. The magical evening includes a cocktail hour with a cash bar provided by The Bartending Services of New England, LLC., delicious Outback Steak House appetizers, tempting silent and live auction items and raffle gifts that are sure to be on everyone's holiday season wish list.

The main event is a fashion show featuring state title holders in the Miss America system. Models will be wearing the pauche couture of The Crowning Touch. Rock band Van Buren will play live music as the models parade the hottest trends. Join Miss Massachusetts 2009 Amanda Kelly for a night that will make children's dreams come true. Anyone who believes in the healing power of a wish can help a child and is urged to attend.

Tickets are $25.00 per person. An additional $1.10 will be added per ticket if paying by Paypal.
To purchase tickets, donate an auction item, or contact Amanda, visit WishesandMiracles@gmail.com Tickets will also be available at the door.

Miss Massachusetts 2009 Amanda Kelly and Miss Southcoast 2009 Alyson Levy participate in Reading is FUNdamental in Middleboro.

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Miss Massachusetts Amanda Kelly and Miss Southcoast Alyson Levy of Lakeville and Raynham help kids read - read article...

Congratulations to Burt Wood gals, Miss Alyson Levy, who was crowned MISS TAUNTON 2010 tonight, Kaitlin Dary who won the Miracle Maker Award, and to Stephanie Petronelli who won Miss Congeniality!
The girls were beautiful! We are very proud! Miss Aly will go on to the Miss Taunton pageant in June of 2010.
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Click here for the Taunton Gazette article...

Levy’s platform to promote child safety - click here for the Wicked Local online article...

Local Women (From Lakeville, Taunton, and Braintree) Participate in Veteran's Day Event

Miss Massachusetts 2009, Amanda Kelly of Braintree, Miss Southcoast 2009, Alyson Levy of Lakeville/Raynham, and Miss Massachusetts Outstanding Teen 2009, Brianna Bostick of Taunton, performed a program of patriotic songs at the Middleboro Veteran's Day event on Thursday,
November 11th, 2009. All three women are students at The Burt Wood School of Performing Arts in Middleboro.
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Taunton, Lakeville women perform at
Veterans Day event - read article...

Lily Jeswald won her age division (9-12 years) at the Sunburst pageant at the Kingston mall.

She won with the HIGHEST score all day. 58 out of 60 points. (including the teenage group!)

This means she can compete at the state
finals in April and won the three hundred
dollar entry fee.

She also won Best Attire, Most Photogenic, and Best Hair.

Miss Lorna and Burt Wood student Addison Graham greet the Children of Chernobyl at the Welcoming Ceremony in Boston, June 23rd, 2009.
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photos from the event.