The New Year is here and it marks the opportunity for a fresh, bright start. We hope that 2015 brings joy, laughter and many dance-filled days! Check out this month's newsletter for all the upcoming events at the studio!
"We can't choose the music life plays for us, but we can choose how we dance to it. Make yours a beautiful memory."
-Unkown author
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Dates to Remember
Jan 4 - Washington School of
Ballet Summer
Intensive Audition Jan 5 - Guest Teacher
Kee-Juan Han
Jan 12-13 Guest Teacher
Philip Pegler
Jan 18 - Joffrey Ballet Chicago
Summer Intensive
Auditions
Jan 18 - Theatrics Dance
Teams Performance
@ Disney California
Adventure
Jan 24 - City Ballet of San Francisco Summer Intensive Auditions
Jan 24-25 Starbound
Competition
Jan 31 Solo Night
Feb 6-8 Youth Ballet Teams
@ YAGP
Feb 15 - Momentum Show
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ADULT CLASSES
New 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.
Adult tap on Thursdays at 11:00 am for intermediate advanced dancers.
Don't forget all our other classes offered at LABA 4 Life. There is Pilates and Teen Adult Ballet classes with Roxanna Olesijuk, Tracey Rounds and Marie-France. 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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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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Special Events at LABA
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Guest Teacher Kee Juan Han
Monday, January 5
LABA is excited to have Washington Ballet School Director Kee Juan Han as Guest Teacher on Monday, January 13 for our open ballet classes.
KEE-JUAN HAN directed the Arizona Ballet School from 1993 to 2003. His dance career began in his native Singapore, where he began his training at age ten with Florrie Sinclair and Goh Soo Khim. Upon graduation from the Australian Ballet School, he was invited to dance with the Sydney Dance Company, then the Goh Ballet in Canada, where he was also trained by Lin Yee Goh to teach the Vaganova method. Additionally, he was Principal Dancer with the Indianapolis Ballet Theatre and was a Soloist with the Boston Ballet. Mr. Han was full time faculty at the prestigious North Carolina School of the Arts and was the recipient of The Excellence in Teaching Award at NCSA. He is also the co-founder of the American Ballet Competition and is also featured in the Singapore Encyclopedia. Mr. Han is now the School Director of Washington School of Ballet. Recently he was awarded the 2008 Dance Teacher Award for best teacher of the year. For 3 year in a roll, he had coach dancers who won 3rd Place at the Finals of YAGP. Mr. Han is a constant invited judge for numerous Ballet Competitions around the world.
Guest Teacher Philip Pegler
Monday, January 12
Tuesday, January 13
Each year our soloists spend many hours preparing for competition. Come join us for a night to preview our solo dancers. $5 admission.
Momentum, An Evening of Dance
Sunday, February 15 at 6:00 pm
 Each year, our Theatrics Dance Company and Youth Ballet Theatre host "Momentum - An Evening of Dance." The show traditionally features many guest choreographers and artists as well as our own teams and companies. This year the show will be held on Sunday, February 15 at the Alex Theater in Glendale. Tickets are available at the Alex Theater Box Office or through their website: Alex Theater Box Office
Summer Intensive Auditions
LABA is excited to announce the following summer program auditions being held at our studio this year.
Washington Ballet School Sunday, January 4 Registration at 10:30 am Class and Audition 11:00-1:00pm
LABA Summer Intensive
Sunday, March 8
1:00 - 2:30 14 and up (Advanced Dancers)
3:00 - 4:30 11-13 (Intermediate Dancers)
5:00 - 6:00 8-10 Yr Olds (with at least 1 year of experience)
$25 audition Fee. Headshot required.
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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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Spring Recital Update!
This year's Spring Performance, "Oklahoma/ Legends of Broadway," will be take place on June 6 and 7 at the Alex Theater in Glendale.
Information/Sign Up sheets have already been sent out and were due on Dec 20. Please see the front desk if you have not signed up for recital.
Have you picked up your DVD and T-shirt from last year? If not, check in with the front desk!
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Tiny Team Members
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. There is also an array of soloists and duo teams. Members of these groups have spent countless hours since August learning and rehearsing new choreography. January begins our performance and competition season and we want to wish all our teams the best of luck this season. If you are around, come and support these amazing young dancers!
Disney California Adventure PerformanceJanuary 18 @ 12:00 pmTeams participating: Tiny, Junior, Senior, TDC2 and TDC. Starbound Dance CompetitionJanuary 24-25ALL TEAMS WILL PERFORM Momentum ShowFebruary 15All teams performing Solo NightJanuary 31 Soloists Only Youth America Grand Prix, Los AngelesFebruary 6-8Companies participating: YBT and YBT2  YBT Members
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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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Holidays
The studio will be closed on the following Holidays:
Dec 22- Jan 4, 2015
Winter Break
March 30 - April 5, 2015
Spring Break
May 25, 2014
Memorial Day
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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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