Fall 2005 NewsletterA NEW Look – A New Set-Up – a complete TURN OVER to a set of new instructors!!! Generation Dance Center is proud to introduce a new group of instructors to our FACULTY OF DANCE. Our new dance instructors include: Amanda Balen (Hip Hop, Jazz); Jinggay Formoso (Ballet, Character Dance); René Giglia (Jazz, Tap, Song and Dance); Desi Jevon (Ballroom, Hip Hop, Jazz); Susie Pope (Jazz, Tap, Ballet, Hula) and Boy Thomas (Hip Hop, Jazz, Stretch & Turns). Our new set of instructors are all experienced professionals, qualified and certified in their own fields of dance. Adding to their credits, they are all experienced dancers, singers and actors on stage, thus making sure your children, ages 3-adult, will devolop into a total performers. To all of our new FACULTY OF DANCE: we WELCOME you all to your new home! And of course – we can never forget our EVER LOYAL EXISTING FACULTY, Michelle Bachar, Elisha Johnson, Stephanie Sullivan, Meghan Way, Tammy To and AJ Deneka. WELCOME BACK!
Coming soon! FOOTHILL MUSIC TOGETHER. We will soon be having morning classes for kids whose ages are newborn to Kindergarten. This Classes are set-up to introduce to the little tots music and dance. MOMMY or DADDY are welcome to be in class with their child.
Song & Dance! Miss René Giglia introduces Song & Dance at GDC. This class is set for ages 3-6. It teaches basic technique in dancing & singing to familiar songs. Enroll your child now!
Let’s Welcome the arrival of these NEW CLASSES!
WHAT A BALL - Last July 23, a group of our very own dancers had the priveledge of performing in Pasadena at the Colorado Street Bridge Party. Lead by Drs. Michael Marsh and Mary Dousette with Jinggay and René’s support, the kids had so much fun performing for the crowd. GDC dancers showed-off 5 of their repertoirs, Miss René’s Little Frogs (danced by Kezia Arevalo, Brianna Christensen and Alanah and Ariana Nunez), Jinggay's Pas De Quat (danced by Ashley Buhain, Nayri Kalayjian, Emily Marsh and Ani Simonian), and We Can’t Do It Alone, performed by Ani and Nayri. Emily did 1 Lyrical number, “Belief” and a Jazz number “Drums.” We ended the show with a Belly dance performed by Stephanie Sullivan. CONGRATULATIONS, Girls for a job well done!
WOULDN'T YOU ALL WANT TO PERFORM??????? Who would not? RIGHT? Anyway, check this out: GENERATION DANCE CENTER is OPENING DOORS to being a part of the COMPANY. Not only will you have the priveledge to perform for the school…….but COMPETE in upcoming dance competitions for the school year 2006…. aside from performing for any other event in town. Start WARMING-UP NOW and WATCH OUT for audition update.
And not to MISS!!!!!!
ON STAGE! We are on the planning stage for GDC first annual concert. To be held in June of 2006 at Lanterman Auditorium. The dancers will have the chance to experience being on stage in costumes with complete lighting, sets and props in front of mommy, daddy, grandma, grandpa, uncles and aunts. Is that not the BEST?! The dancers have to be technically prepared for the performance. It takes 6-8 months of preparation. So don’t wait! REGISTER for the GDC FIRST ANNUAL CONCERT right now. CALL the office to reserve a spot!WHAT A BANG!
Summer camp 2005 was such a success. Thanks to Lady Dyanna who ran it so smoothly. The camp ran for 4 weeks, offering different dance courses. Week 1 was the BALLET & JAZZ camp. Miss Michelle and Jinggay took care of the Ballet classes, offering Technique, Dance Terminology and Choreography, while AJ Deneka took care of Jazz. At the end of the week the girls performed for their parents. To top it all they did their own choreographies. Week 2 offered TAP and JAZZ classes. AJ Deneka and Boy Thomas – our 2 gentlemen – ran the all girls camp so well. With Lady Dyanna overseeing, why would it not go well? Again the girls performed for their parents at the end of the week. Week 3 offered CHEERLEADING and HIP HOP. This was a week of so much fun! The kids where having a BALL screaming at the top of their lungs during Cheerleading class and Hip Hopping around the studios showing of their “buttsies.” Thanks to the gentlemen, Chris Aston and Boy Thomas, they all had a BLAST! Week 4 – our last week – offered BALLET and JAZZ again. It came in a very “Graceful” way, dancing the whole week round. Miss Michelle and Miss René, with the support of Sir AJ, helped the kids perform with grace! Again, thank you LADY DYANNA! What would the Summer Camp 2005 be without you? ENCORE – GDC SUMMER CAMP 2006!EMILY MARSH you’re the GREATEST!
We all want to CONGRATULATE Emily for a job well done! Last July 29, Emily came home from the IDC Miss Global competition winning the 2nd place OVER ALL trophy. She competed in the Solo Division out of 300 students. The competition was held in Las Vegas. She performed The Drums, choreographed by our very own Miss Meghan Way.
- Registration begins Aug. 27th and classes will resume Aug. 29th
- We will have an Open House on September 10
- Music Together Open House is on Aug.29 at 9:00am
- Auditons for the Company will be held on September 17
- The GDC office will be open daily from 3:00-8:00 pm. Monday-Friday and on Saturday from 10:00-3:00 pm. Don’t hesitate to call us if you have any questions or concerns regarding your child's dance development and program. Someone will be there to answer your call.
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