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The Nutcracker Ballet 2014
Pacific Ballet Academy’s 24th Annual Nutcracker Ballet
September 6, 2014: Auditions
September 16, 2014: Parent’s Meeting
November 28 – 30, 2014: Performance Dates
This will be Amelia’s 6th Nutcracker performance for the Pacific Ballet Academy. She was allowed to audition for both Level VI and Level VII roles. These are her roles: Lead Mouse, Spanish Corps, Chinese Demi-soloist.
Amelia is thrilled to announce that she will be dancing these roles in the Nutcracker:
- Mouse Leader (Level VI)
- Spanish Corps (Level VII)
- Chinese Demi-soloist (Level VI)
Nice!
Ailey School Summer Intensive 2014
THE AILEY SCHOOL SUMMER INTENSIVE
JUNIOR DIVISION SUMMER INTENSIVE PROGRAM:
- When: June 30, 2014 to August 1, 2014
- Where: The Ailey School, 405 W. 55th Street, New York City, NY 10019
JUNIOR DIVISION SUMMER SIZZLER:
Ailey Citigroup Theater
Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at 4:30pm
Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at 7:30pm
On-sale date: TBA
PARENT OBSERVATION
July 31 and August 1, 2014
CORRESPONDENCE:
Attn: Jr. Division Admissions, The Ailey School, 405 W. 55th Street, New York City, NY 10019, FAX: 1-888-385-1951
PBA 2014-2015 Ballet School Year
Pacific Ballet Academy Ballet School Years 2014 – 2015
Term 1 Fall
Starts: August 25, 2014
Ends: January 17, 2015
| Class | Day | Time | Hours | Level | Studio | Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballet VIA/B | Mon | 6:00 PM | 1:30 | Ballet Level VI | Studio 2 | Rima Chaeff |
| Pointe VIA | Tues | 4:00 PM | 1:30 | Ballet Level VI | Studio 1 | Rima Chaeff |
| Ballet VIA/B | Wed | 6:00 PM | 1:30 | Ballet Level VI | Studio 2 | Erin McNulty |
| Ballet VIA/VII | Thurs | 6:00 PM | 1:30 | Ballet Level VI | Studio 1 | Anton Pankevich |
| Ballet VIA/B | Fri | 4:00 PM | 1:30 | Ballet Level VI | Studio 2 | Brianne Ackroyd |
| Pirouette VIA/B | Sat | 10:00 AM | 1:30 | Ballet Level VI | Studio 1 | Ommi Pipit-Suksun |
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
When: April 5, 2014
Where: Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley, CA
We finally get to watch the Ailey Dance Theater perform in Berkeley.
“Red Dawn” – Flight
PBA Student Showcase 2014
March 15 & 16, 2014
“The Student Showcase is our annual school production, in which students perform a dance for each of their classes. It is our policy to use minimal class time for rehearsals, since we are a training school. We incorporate steps that must be learned as a part of the students’ curriculum into combinations, which are then joined together to create dances for the performances. In the past we have had nearly 100 percent participation in the Student Showcase by our students in Level I classes and above.” ~from the PBA website
Amelia will do a solo dance called “Bliss” choreographed by Ms. Brianne. What an honor to be chosen for this lead role among the Level VI dancers. Besides “Bliss”, she will have 5 other dances to do for the Student Showcase.
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This is from a rehearsal photo in costume for “Red Dawn”. “Red Dawn” is choregraphed by Miss Rima.
Amelia is also becoming well-known at her school for her natural ability to mentor younger dancers. Her ability to organize and communicate with the little ones is becoming an asset to the instructors at Pacific Ballet Academy.
Saturday, March 15
12:00 PM – Programs A & B
5:00 PM – Programs A & G
Sunday, March 16
12:00 PM – Programs B & C
5:00 PM – Programs C & G
Program A
- Bliss – Solo
- Red Dawn – Fan Girl
Program B
- “A” – You’re Adorable – Leader
- Allegretto – Demi-Solo
Program C
- Ballerina Polka – Leader
- Cheers – Leader
Program G
- Garland Waltz – Garland Girl
- Mazurka – Corps de Ballet
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Ailey School Summer Intensive 2014 Audition
ACCEPTED AND ATTENDING!
School: The Ailey School, NYC
Audition Location: San Francisco Ballet School
Audition Date: January 27, 2014 @ 12:00 – 2:00 PM
The 5 week summer intensive will be held in New York City in the summer of 2014. So if Amelia gets in we’ll need to figure out some housing for her in Manhattan. Amelia has to be in the Junior Division.
Junior Division Summer Intensive Program
June 30, 2014 to August 1, 2014
“The Junior Division Summer Intensive is a 5-week training program for students ages 11-15 with a minimum of three consecutive years of ballet training. The program provides an opportunity for intermediate and advanced dance students to immerse themselves in an intensive training session. Students take daily ballet classes supplemented by additional modern and jazz classes. Advanced girls may also take pointe; advanced boys may take boys’ ballet. Students are provided the opportunity to learn repertory in special workshops, which culminate in the Summer Sizzler performances. All students are evaluated for placement by the Junior Division Directors. During the first week of classes, the program Directors and instructors monitor and evaluate classes to determine that each student is placed in the correct level for his or her ability. Continue reading Ailey School Summer Intensive 2014 Audition
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.
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.