June 2015 Newsletter

In This Issue: Spring Show Aaron Orza to join EBA faculty Vote for EBA by Friday so we can receive $100,000! Open Classes June 15 - July 3 Summer Camps & Intensives Start July 6 Now Booking EBT School Assemblies for March 2016 Parent Guild Game Night on July 16 EBT Summer Picnic on Aug. 5 Summer Dance Party for BIII+ on Aug. 29 Kudos & Accomplishments EBT Wish List 2015 Calendar Follow us on Facebook

Spring Show Wow! What an awesome spring show! Thank you dancers, parents, staff, faculty and countless volunteers for making it happen.

SUBMIT YOUR VOLUNTEER HOURS

Did you know that many companies (like Microsoft and Boeing) not only match employee donations to non-profits, but will gift-match for hours spent volunteering? Please be sure to submit your 12 Dancing Princesses/Giselle volunteer hours for EBT. Contact your HR Department or [email protected] if you need assistance.

ORDER YOUR DVDs

Videos of both days are available for pre-order from Final Take Productions. Fill out the order form and mail it with payment directly to Final Take. DVDs of previous EBT productions are also available.

PHOTOS TO COME

Professional photos will be available to order from our website. Friend EBT on Facebook to see sneak peeks of these photos.

Aaron Orza to join EBA faculty We're thrilled to announce that Aaron Orza has accepted a teaching position with EBA in the fall. He will also be guest teaching this summer from July 21-23 and August 10-14.

A San Francisco native, Mr. Orza received his early training from City Ballet of San Francisco, Marin Ballet, and San Francisco Ballet (SFB). After spending four summers at the School of American Ballet, he was accepted into their year-round program. Shortly after returning to SFB, he was awarded an apprenticeship at the age of 16. Within the first three months, he joined the company and continued his career there for 11 seasons. Since then, he has been a guest artist for Diablo Ballet, Des Moines Ballet, Company C Contemporary Ballet and many others. He has also guest taught at many schools and professional companies, including Cincinnati Ballet, ODC in San Francisco, Ballet Des Moines, and Napa Regional Ballet School.

Click here to watch a video of Mr. Orza dancing.

Vote for EBA by Friday so we can receive $100,000! Emerald Ballet Academy has applied for a $100,000 small business grant from Chase. In order to move to the next step, we need 250+ votes by this Friday, June 19. We currently have 178. Please show your support for all we do and all we can become. Cast your vote TODAY at MissionMainStreetGrants.com. Thank you!

Open Classes June 15 - July 3 Regular classes are over, but we know many of you want to keep dancing. Stay strong before intensives begin!

June 15-19, 4:00-6:00 p.m. (for ages 12+) June 22-26, 10:00 a.m.-noon (for ages 10+) June 29-July 3, 10:00 a.m.-noon (for ages 10+)

Classes include 30 minutes of pointe (for experienced students), and cost $30/day.

To view our complete summer schedule, click here.

Summer Camps & Intensives Start July 6 Space is still available in some of our camps and intensives.

SUMMER CAMPS Come dance, create, sing, play, laugh and learn with us! View brochure here.

Flower Fairy Camp: July 6-9 and July 20-23 Dance & Discovery Camp: July 13-17 Music Can Dance Camp: July 13-17 Mini Classical Ballet Week: July 27-31

BALLET INTENSIVES Sign up for one to six weeks to be seriously challenged, engaged and inspired. View brochure here.

Level A: July 6-10, July 20-31 Level B: July 6-August 14 Level C: July 6-August 14

Remember, both students and parents are invited to attend our Dance in Higher Education lectures on July 7 and 17. Come learn about dance options in college and beyond with leading University faculty.

Now Booking EBT School Assemblies for March 2016 Each year, the EBT Magic Bus will take students on a different virtual field trip. During our inaugural outreach season, we headed to the museum to explore the work of five artists. Next spring, we will go on a science field trip with students experiencing kinesthetic learning based on the human body.

Parents and educators: Are you interested in having EBT come to your school? A limited number of slots are available for March 2016. To learn more, please contact the EBA office for a PTA/School Liasion Packet.

Parent Guild Game Night on July 16 The Parent Guild supports EBT with time, volunteers, funds and ideas. There will be no Parent Guild meetings in June or July. However, we will have a game night at Mox Boarding House on Thursday, July 16 at 6:30 p.m. Come play with us! RSVP to [email protected] by July 15.

Mox Boarding House 13310 Bel-Red Road Bellevue, WA 98005

Our next meeting will be Thursday, August 27 from 7:00-8:30 p.m. at the Discovery Garden Learning Center Preschool (13256 NE 20th St., Suite 18, Bellevue 98005).

EBT Summer Picnic on Aug. 5 Pack a picnic dinner and come socialize with EBT families and friends at the 3rd annual Summer Picnic.

Wednesday, Aug. 5 5:30-8:00 p.m. Crossroads Community Park

We will be at the large picnic shelter near the Kindering Center parking lot off NE 8th & 162nd. Dessert will be provided by the EBT Parent Guild.

Reminder: This is not a drop-off event. Children must be supervised at all times. Thank you!

Summer Dance Party for BIII+ on Aug. 29 In lieu of the studio sleepover, we will host a Summer Dance Party for our teen dancers. Students in level III+ are invited to dinner, dancing and a movie on Saturday, Aug. 29 from 5:30-10:30 p.m. at the studio. The fee will be $10 (if registering by Aug. 22) or $20 (after Aug. 22). Watch for sign-ups at the studio in July.

Thank you Terrel Lefferts for underwriting this event.

Kudos & Accomplishments After auditioning in Chicago earlier this year, Natalie Esteb was accepted into the highly- competitive three-week Boston Conservatory summer dance intensive and three-week Musical Theater dance intensive. She will be singing, acting, and dancing a lot this summer. Congrats, Natalie!

Is there an EBT superstar you would like to thank or celebrate? Email [email protected] so we can include more kudos and accomplishments in our next newsletter.

EBT Wish List We need:

Grocery store gift cards to purchase healthy foods/drinks for snack sales. Adobe InDesign

Please email [email protected] if you can help.

2015 Calendar June 22: Summer open classes for ages 10+ begin July 7: Lecture with Justine Sheedy- Kramer July 16: Parent Guild Game Night at Mox Boarding House July 17: Informal Music Can Dance performance at studio July 17: Lecture with Misha Tchoupakov July 31: Performance at theatre for eligible summer students August 5: Online registration for fall begins August 5: EBT Summer Picnic August 17-21: Placement classes for new EBA students (ages 12+) August 29: Summer Dance Party for BIII+ September 1: Fall classes begin September 4: Studio Spruce-up September 5: EBA Open House - Tell your friends! September 26: Open auditions for The Nutcracker

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Emerald Ballet Theatre is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization that is committed to advancing the art of ballet through education, performance, community outreach, and collaboration with other arts organizations.