Sarah Chavez, 20 years old, has been dancing at American Dance for the past sixteen years and has been an American Dancer for the past six years. Sarah was selected out of hundreds of dancers to be a part of Dance with the Force this summer.

She will be spending June, July and August taking unlimited classes at Edge Performing Art Center and will be in the 16th Annual Edge Show at the end of July.

Sarah plans on living in L.A. and wants to audition for the dance program at Edge to pursue her dance career.

“Pop Muzik” choreographed by Suzy Miller was named Critics Choice National & Regional winner for New York City Dance Alliance.

“Fallen Angel” also choreographed by Ms. Miller was awarded the National All-Star Performers Award from LA Danceforce. “

It’s always an honor to be recognized by these national dance competitions” Ms. Baumberger stated, “Our local dancers work hard and are considered some of the best in the country and I am very proud of them”.

Auditions for this award winning company will be held August 10 at the American Dance of SLO Studio and is opened for all intermediate and advanced dancers ages 12-20yrs.

Ballet and Jazz Intensives that are in August. (schedules)

Our new Fall Schedule starts August 25.

Malie, an 18 year old graduating senior, has been an American Dancer for the past two years. Malie was selected for this honor because she has shown the most progress and potential in her dancing abilities. Malie was voted by her fellow American Dancers as the most dedicated dancer in the company.

Malie plans to move to Hollywood in late summer to continue her dance education at the Edge Performing Arts Center.

Her interests include jazz, modern, and ballet dance, voice, and acting; she hopes to become a professional dancer one day.

Her directory, Leslie Baumberger, says of Malie, “She has been a joy and pleasure to have in company. Her psoitive attitude and dedication to her art not only inspires me but all of her fellow dancers. We will miss her and wish her the best of luck in the future.”

We will be resuming most classes the week of March 24 -29. Miss Leslie’s classes are canceled for the week, and Miss Terry’s ballet classes have shifted times to take advantage of that - see details (Word .doc). All other classes will remain the same.

Please call if you need more detail on class times.

The American Dancers offer their annual Rhythms dance show The Art of Dance this April at the Spanos Theatre at Cal Poly.

• April 5, 2008 - 7pm
• April 6, 2008 - 2pm

Presented by The American Dancers of American Dance of SLO.

Tickets

Call the Cal Poly Ticket Office at (805) 756–2787
Or visit www.pacslo.org

For more information, call American Dance of SLO at 543–4409

We wish you a safe and peacful holiday break and look forward to beginning a great New Year!

Join us this December 15th & 16th for Ballet Theatre San Luis Obispo’s production of “The 12 Days of Christmas”.

The holiday performance opens with “Winter” set to Vivaldi’s Winter Concerto, flows into the story of a true love couple reunited at Christmas, and frolics in the sheer joy of “Les Patineurs” (The Skaters) by Giacomo Meyerbeer. Perfect for the entire family!

The YOPAC performance on Friday is a special presentation for children from San Luis Obispo County elementary and middle schools, and is offered at greatly reduced rates. It features “Winter” and “Les Patineurs”. Tickets must be bought in advance - call Blair London at 440-1439 for information.

• Friday, Dec. 14th - YOPAC Performance
• Saturday, Dec. 15th - Performances at 2pm and 7pm
• Sunday, Dec. 16th - Matinee Performance at 2pm

We hope to see you there!

Watch the Tremaine 2007 performance of “Rhythm of the Heat” in a high-quality version or download an iPod-ready version.

(You may need QuickTime installed on your system in order to play the videos.)

More videos will be added soon.