Dates to Remember
May 9-11 Jump Dance Convention
May 14 Student Choreography Showcase
May 16 Repertoire Night
May 17-18 Recital Picture Days
May 30 - YBT and YBT2 Auditions
May 31 - Team Theatrics Auditions
June 7-13 Spring Performance Rehearsals
June 14 -15 Spring Performances
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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 14. 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 17. This year we are thrilled to have expanded our faculty to include the following guest teachers:
DYLAN GUTIERREZ
Joffrey Ballet, Royal Ballet School
JERALDINE MENDOZA
Joffrey Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet Academy
PHILIP PEGLER
Royal Ballet School, RAD Examiner, Master Teacher
KEE JUAN HAN
Director Washington Ballet School
MATTHEW DIBBLE
Royal Ballet
plus LABA's own award winning Faculty Check out the promo video for the program below:  | | Summer Dance Intensive Promo |
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ADULT CLASSES
Adult Tap Class!
Robbi Walberg is teaching an adult beg/inter tap class on Mondays at 11:00 am beginning Jan 6th and Int/Adv class on Thursdays at 11:15am. Please contact the front desk for more information.
Join our Latin Jam Workout on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 11:30 am. Latin Jam will feature instructor Ani.
Don't forget all our other classes offered at LABA 4 Life. There is also Pilates and Teen Adult Ballet classes with Roxanna Olesijuk, Tracey Rounds and Rachel Seeholzer. Check the schedule or call the studio for more information.
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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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May is traditionally filled with the joy and excitement of new life. As the flowers come to life, we hope that our dancers will spring into action with LABA's upcoming Spring Performances. Please take some time to preview this month's newsletter for important information.
"To dance is to reach for a word that doesn't exist, to sing the heartsong of a thousand generations, to feel the meaning of a moment in time." - Beth Jones
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Spring Performance Update!
This year's Spring Performance, "Aladdin and the Magic Lamp / The World is My Stage," will take place at the Alex Theater in Glendale. Ballet shows will be held on Sunday, June 15 at 1:00 and 6:00 pm. Mixed/Jazz show will be held Saturday, June 14 at 7:00 pm. Little Dancers "Let's Dance" show will be held Saturday, June 14 at 2:00pm. Tech Rehearsals will be held at the theater the week of the show. The Ballet show tech rehearsal will be held at the theater on Tuesday, June 10 and Wednesday, June 11. Tech rehearsal for the Jazz show will be on Friday, June 13. Sign ups are now closed. Performance packets are available at the front desk. The packet includes 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 10 at 5:00 pm.
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Special Events at LABA
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Student Choreography Workshop! May 14 @ 7:30pm
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.
YBT2 Members performing "The Ballet Class"
Student Repertoire Night
May 16 @ 8:00 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 16 at 8:00 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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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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Recently LABA teams competed at the West Coast Dance Convention in Long Beach. They danced amazingly with the following results:
Learn To Do It - 2nd Place
Dancin' Fool - 2nd Place
Habanera - 3rd Place
Motherless Child - 3rd Place
Spanish Rose - 1st Place
Follow Me - 2nd Place
Scholarship Winners:
Gaby Khalfin - Single Convention
David Preciado - Male Elite Dancer
Taylor Madwin - Elite Dancer
Lydia Dresel - Single Conventions
 Taylor and Lydia after awards Other congratulatory news: Lydia Dresel and Nisha Batta will be performing on ABC's General Hospital Nurse's Ball. The episodes will air Monday, May 12 and Tuesday, May 13 on Channel 7.
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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.
Jump Dance ConventionLos AngelesMay 9-11Optional event for Solo Dancers,TDC team and all interested LABA dancers. Audition for 2014-2015 TeamIf you are interested in trying out for one of our teams inquire at the front desk about auditions. Auditions will be held on: May 30 Youth Ballet Theatre4:00-5:30 pm YBTII - Dancers entering Intermediate Foundation ballet, must be on pointe. 5:30-7:00 pm YBT - Dancers entering Advanced Foundation ballet and above, must be on pointe. May 31 - Team Theatrics10:00- 11:30 Tiny Team and Jr Team Dancers entering grades 2 and 3 ballet 11:30 -1:00 pm Senior Team Dancers entering grades 4 and 5 ballet 1:00-2:30 pm Theatrics Dance Co. II Intermediate Dancers 2:30-4:00 pm Theatrics Dance Co. Advanced Dancers
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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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Holidays
The studio will be closed on the following Holidays:
May 26, 2014
Memorial Day
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