Dates to Remember
May 9 Jr and Sr Team Cloud Nine Musical
May 13 Student Choreography Showcase
May 15 LABA Summer Intensive Early bird deadline
May 16-17 Recital Picture Day
May 20 Student Repertoire Night
May 25 Memorial Day Holiday Studio closed
June 1-5 Spring Performance Tech Rehearsals
June 6-7 Spring Recital Concert
June 9 - YBT and YBT2 Auditions
June 10 - Team Theatrics Auditions
June 13 - Jr. Sr Team Auditions
June 14 - Last Day of spring classes
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Summer Inter-Session
LABA will hold a summer inter-session from June 17 - July 11. Classes available range from Intro to Dance (age 3) to Pointe (Advanced). All classes will be held on a drop in basis. Class schedules are available at the front desk or on our website.
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LABA Summer Dance Intensive
Summer Intensive begins July 13. If you are attending the Summer Intensive at LABA, you should have received your information letter. Please call the front desk if you have any questions. Final payments for the program are due June 13. This year we are thrilled to have expanded our faculty to include the following guest teachers:
DYLAN GUTIERREZ
Joffrey Ballet Dancer, Royal Ballet School & LABA alum
JERALDINE MENDOZA
Joffrey Ballet Dancer, Featured on the cover of May Dance Magazine, Bolshoi Ballet Academy Alum
PHILIP PEGLER
Royal Ballet School Alum, Former RAD Examiner, Master Teacher
KEE JUAN HAN
Director Washington Ballet School, Formerly Boston Ballet and Sydney Dance Company Dancer
MEELIS PAKRI
Faculty Harid Conservatory, Former Teacher RBS, Colorado Ballet Principal and Vaganova Ballet Company Alum
MISCHA TCHOUPAKOV
North Carolina School of the Arts, International Master Teacher and YAGP choreographer and Judge.
plus LABA's own award winning Faculty
Check out the promo video for the program below:
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ADULT CLASSES
Classes include Lady Bug Music for our little ones, infant to age 4, on Mondays at 9:30 am
Latin Jam Workout continues on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 10 am.
Don't forget all our other classes offered at LABA 4 Life. There is Pilates and Teen Adult Ballet classes with Roxanna Olesijuk, and Tracey Rounds. Check the schedule or call the studio for more information
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Parking! Parking!
Please adhere to the following suggestions so that we can avoid congestion in our small parking lot. Drop off 15 minutes before the start of class and pick up 15 minutes after class. There is metered parking on the opposite side of the street or Hilltop cleaners will valet park your car for $3.00. There is plenty of metered parking on both sides of the streets after 7pm and on the weekends. Only use Gelsons, Ralphs or Starbucks parking lot if you are shopping there. There are plenty of options on Ventura Blvd, but you may need to cruise down the block to find them. Thank you for your cooperation in making our parking lot safe for all of us. Please watch out for children when you are pulling in to or out of the parking lot. A short walk up the block to the studio is easy and a great way to keep your stress level down as well as keep the parking lot safe.
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May is traditionally filled with the joy and excitement of new life. As the flowers come to life, we hope that our dancers will blossom with LABA's upcoming Spring Performances. Please take some time to preview this month's newsletter for important information.
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Everything in the universe has rhythm. Everything dances." ~Maya Angelou
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Spring Performance Update!
This year's Spring Concert, "Oklahoma/ Legends of Broadway," will take place at the Alex Theater in Glendale.
Ballet shows will be held on Saturday, June 6 at 7:00 pm and Sunday, June 7 at 1:00 pm. Mixed/Jazz show will be held Sunday, June 7 at 7:00 pm. Little Dancers "Let's Dance" show will be held Saturday, June 6 at 2:00pm.
Tech Rehearsals will be held at the theater the week of the show; June 2-4. Recital Picture Days will be held on May 16-17. Tech rehearsals and Picture days allow teachers and staff to properly stage the production and make adjustments to costumes.
Sign ups are now closed. Please look out for your recital packets to be available soon. The packet will include rehearsal times and dates, show rundown, picture day information and last minute orders for flowers, dvds, and good luck messages.
Please see the front desk if you have any questions.
An annual highlight of recital is our amazing Dancing Dads number. All Dads are encouraged to participate! Rehearsal will start Saturday, May 9 at 5:00 pm.
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Special Events at LABA
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Student Choreography Workshop!
May 13 @ 7:00pm
Each year, members of our LABA companies put their choreography skills on display. Company members who have ideas for choreography conceive, choreograph and hold rehearsals, while other company members perform in those pieces. Students will present their pieces at the annual choreography showcase in front of outside judges. 2 numbers will be chosen from the showcase to mount their pieces for the spring show. Come support these up and coming choreographers. $5 admission.
Guest Teacher Philip Pegler
May 2-15
May 16-19
Student Repertoire Night
May 20 @ 7:30 pm
Students in the Intermediate and Advanced Pointe and Rep classes will present a demonstration of the repertoire study that they have learned throughout the year. Come see our dancers Friday, May 20 at 7:30 pm. Admission is free.
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No Tap Shoes in Hallway
Tap students: Remember to put your tap shoes on in the studio and take them off before you exit the studio. Please help us prevent scratches on our beautiful wood floors in the halls. Thank you!
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Have A Seat!
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Please consider the gift of a chair this year. We are raising money for our telescoping seating that will go in studio A and B. Imagine yourself on observation day or repertoire night in a comfy seat instead of a plastic one and able to see all the action! Only $300 per seat and you can dedicate it to your child, parent, grandparent or even your favorite teacher! All donations are tax deductible per IRS regulations. Tax ID #95-3724165.
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Keeping Studio Clean!
Reminder to all students and parents to please try and keep the studio clean by doing your part to throw away your trash, cleaning up spills and putting away the legos! Thank you in advanced for you help.
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Thank you for taking the time to read our monthly newsletter.
Sincerely,
Los Angeles Ballet Academy Staff
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Congratulations to LABA Dancers
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Members of YBT and YBT2 recently journeyed to New York to complete in the Youth American Grand Prix Finals. The competition featured groups from around the world. The contemporary piece "Empress" choreographed by Francisco Gella received a top 12 award. Congratulations to those dancers for your hard work and dedication.
YBT's "The Empress" dancers
LABA Soloists recently competed at the Starbound National Competition at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center with the following results:
Hannah Mathewson - Senior Elite Division 2nd and 3rd place overall Classical and Classical Pointe, 4th place overall Contemporary
Sotera Spencer - Senior Elite Division 1st place overall Contemporary, 6th place overall Classical Pointe, Highest score Contemporary division
AJ Moore- Teen Elite Division 3rd place overall Tap,
Taylor Madwin - Teen Elite Division 1st place overall Lyrical, 2nd place overall Contemporary, 5th place overall Classical Pointe, Highest Score in Lyrical and Contemporary categories
Sarah Miller - Teen Elite Division 4th place overall Contemporary
Katelyn Cudiamat - Teen Elite Division 6th place overall Contemporary, 7th place overall Classical Pointe
Other congratulatory news:
Callahan Porter received a scholarship offer from The Rock School.
Genevieve Waldorf received a scholarship offer from Ballet West.
Click on the link below to watch the amazing performances from Music Center Spotlight Awards:
Callahan Porter's performance
Genevieve Waldorf's performance
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LABA Dance Team News
The performing teams at LABA consist of 7 teams: Tiny, Junior, Senior, Theatrics Dance Company, Theatrics Dance Company 2, Youth Ballet Theatre and Youth Ballet Theatre 2. We want to wish all our teams the best of luck at the following upcoming events.
Cloud Nine Musical Theater Production
Los Angeles Ballet Academy
May 9 7:00pm
Participating Teams: Tiny, Jr. and Senior
Audition for 2014-2015 Team
If you are interested in trying out for one of our teams inquire at the front desk about auditions. Auditions will be held on:
June 9 Youth Ballet Theatre
4:00-5:30 pm YBTII - Dancers entering Intermediate Foundation ballet, must be on pointe.
6:00-8:00 pm YBT - Dancers entering Advanced Foundation ballet and above, must be on pointe.
June 10 - Team Theatrics
4:00-6:00 pm Theatrics Dance Co. II Intermediate Dancers
6:00-8:00 pm Theatrics Dance Co. Advanced Dancers
June 13 - Team Theatrics
10:00- 11:30 Tiny Team and Jr Team Dancers entering grades 2 and 3 ballet
12:00 -1:30 pm Senior Team
Dancers entering grades 4 and 5 ballet
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Holidays
The studio will be closed on the following Holidays:
May 26, 2014
Memorial Day
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Newsletter for May 2015