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The Nutcracker Ballet 2013
Pacific Ballet Academy’s Nutcracker Ballet
Amelia performs as one of the Rosebuds.
…and as one of the Arabian Side Girls.
Placido Domingo at the Greek Theater
September 7, 2013 @ the Greek Theater, UC Berkeley
The Oakland School for the Arts gave away 300 tickets to the Placido Domingo concert at the Greek Theater and we took advantage of it. We enjoyed a world class performance by one of the most celebrated tenors of our time. Placido Domingo performed with Angel Joy Blue and Micaela Oeste, both sopranos.
Their program included works from Wagner, Gounod, Verdi, Strauss and contemporary songs from Frederick Lowe’s “I Could Have Dance All Night” – M y Fair Lady, Richard Rogers’ “Some Enchanted Evening” – South Pacific, and Leonard Bernstein’s “Tonight” from West Side Story, to name a few. A truly once in a life-time opportunity!
They performed a total of six encores including “Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better” from Annie Get Your Gun and “If I Loved You” from Carousel and the all-time favorite “Besame Mucho”. What an evening!
Concert Program
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Ticket Memories
Oakland School for the Arts 2013 – 2014
Starts: August 26, 2014
Ends: June 2014
August 26, 2013
Up early to catch the 6:23AM train.
August 29, 2013 (Thursday)
Dance was even better than yesterday. The school has a very strict absence policy now. There’s no longer an excused absence, all absences are unexcused and affects the grade. The Dance emphasis has a 4 absence limit before it starts bringing your grade down.
August 30, 2013 (Friday)
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| Exp | Course | Teacher | Subject |
| 1(M-F) | SOC008 | Shaw, Arlyle | Social Science 8 |
| 2(M-F) | COR003 | Thaggard, David | Core Connections Algebra |
| 3-4(M-F) | DAN107 | Savage, Reginald 6-8 | Middle School Ballet |
| 5(M-F) | DAN108 | Savage, Reginald 6-8 | Middle School Contemporary Dance |
| L(M-F) | LUNCH | Jones, Loretha | Lunch Period |
| 7(M-F) | ENG008 | Guerin, Laurice | English 8 |
| A(M-F) | ADV600 | Savage, Reginald 6-8 | Dance Advisory |
October 25, 2013 (Friday)
Amelia withdrew from her studies at OSA to transfer back to the Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD). The daily commute had become to hard on her.
Pacific Ballet Academy 2013 – 2014
Pacific Ballet Academy 2013-2014 School Year
Starts: August 26 2013
Ends: June 7, 2014
Amelia has been placed in Level V at PBA. She’s scheduled to take 7 1/2 hours per week for starters. The Director invited her to attend the Level VI Pointe class but she can’t get to PBA in time for the class @ 4:00 – she can barely arrive at her one 4:30 class because of the commute from Oakland
Among other roles, she’s eligible to audition for the Nutcracker as one of the Pointe Angels. She’s back with her old school and teachers. She will also volunteer in Miss Karen’s class to help teach the younger students (like she was assisted when she was a little dancer). She will also take private training with Anton Pankevich after her class once a week. [This will also help me prepare for the auditions in January].
Class Schedule
Monday: Level 6 A/B, 6:00 PM – 7:30 (Anton)
Tuesday: Level 6 B Pointe, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM (Sarah)
Wednesday: Level 5, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM (Rima)
Thursday: Level 5/6B, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM (Sarah)
Friday: Level 6 A/B, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM (Brianne)
Saturday: Level 6 A/B, 10:00 AM – 11:30 PM (Brianne)
On Sept 7, 2013, the auditions will be held for The Nutcracker Ballet. Amelia wants to audition for Pointe Angels, Small Snow, Rosebuds or Demi-Solos role. She’s also eligible for the Party Scene, Angels, Soldiers and Russian/Chinese corps.
Through The Years
Stern Grove Festival – SF Ballet
July 28, 2013
Starts 2:00 PM
Admission: Free
Program
I. From Foreign Lands
II. Stone and Steel
Intermission
III. Distant Cries
IV. Suite En Blanc
Pride
June 30, 2013
Attending the Gay Pride Parade in San Francisco for the first time. Wow!
Dance, dance, dance…
Amelia executing a double attitude leap on the last day of Savage Jazz Dance Summer Intensive at the Oakland School for the Arts, Dance Emphasis program.
Savage Jazz Dance Company Summer Intensive
June 17-28 at the 3rd Floor Dance Studios at OSA!
Monday – Friday:
10 am – 1 pm for Beginner/Intermediate,
1:30 – 5 pm for Intermediate/Advanced
June 17-28 = $350 + $175
June 17, 2013 (Monday) – Day 1
“I’m so tired, I feel like someone ran over me”. It looks like there was a fortuitous foul-up with the class assignments. Amelia was originally enrolled in the afternoon Intermediate/Advanced class, but because she went early (assuming she had been enrolled in the morning session). So there’s an additional tuition for this.
June 18, 2013 (Tuesday) – Day 2
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June 19, 2013 (Wednesday) – Day 3
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June 20, 2013 (Thursday) – Day 4
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June 21, 2013 (Friday) – Day 5
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