Ballet in Balboa

Birthdays December 1 Graysen Luthye With The NutcrackerThe happening Nutcracker this month, we thought Reminders it would be a good idea to December 2 remind parents and dancers of important dates to keep in mind. Victoria Hahn Tickets are selling out FAST, and some shows are close to selling out! Caralisse Quitevis The Girl Scout Show is completely sold out, and the School Show has limited Sarah Salmon space available! Performances begin on December 7th and run through December 4 December 18th. Purchase your tickets today! Tristan Barber Don’t forget to RSVP for the Cast Party, happening on December 17th in between Isabela Henderson rd December 5 shows! RSVP forms are due by December 3 ! Dancers in the cast attend for free, and it is only $5 each for family and friends. Come celebrate the end of a successful production! Sydney Nitzel December 6 Show your dancer appreciation with a rose! A limited number of roses will be available for Saoirse Quinlan-Tarbell purchase in the lobby for you to give to your dancer at each public performance. Please December 9 note that there will be no backstage deliveries for any roses purchased. Soleil Garcia Tech Rehearsals are on Wednesday, November 30th for dancers in Act I and December 10 Thursday, December 1st for dancers in Act II. Emma Cunningham December 12 Dress Rehearsals are on Monday, December 5th for dancers in Cast A Teagan Fuhrmann and Tuesday, December 6th for dancers in Cast B. Emma Jacobs December Nights takes place this year on December 2nd and 3rd, Ella Keehr-Hines with shows both nights at 6:00, 7:00, and 8:00. Eve Keehr-Hines December 13 Cherish the memories from this year’s production by purchasing professional Cliodhna McClellan photos and/or a DVD/Blu-Ray. PBM Images will be taking photos during the dress rehearsals, December 15 and Video Connections will be recording both Cast A and Cast B during the performances. Isabel Wells December 17 Spring Enrollment Information Sarev Medina Believe it or not, Spring 2017 enrollment is right around the corner! Current students’ spots are December 19 held in their current class(es) for the first two weeks of enrollment only. After that, all classes Alexandria Hrossowyc are open to both new and current students. If you would like to make an adjustment to your current ballet schedule, be sure to stop by the office during the first two weeks of enrollment December 24 and put your dancer’s name on a wait list for another class day or time. As always, families Mayra Velazquez must have a zero balance on their account in order to enroll in the next semester. Enrollment December 28 can be done in person with cash (no bills over $50), check, or card, or over the phone Marlie Gonzales paying the full balance with card only. Be sure to enroll during the first two weeks to guaran- Lilly Green tee your dancer’s spot! If you have any questions about enrollment, please call, email, or Amelia Pistre stop by the office! Ireland Wessman- Lavelle Monday, January 2nd Enrollment Opens for Current Students December 29 th Lucia Salmon Tuesday, January 17 Enrollment Opens for New Students December 30 Stop by the office to pick up a Spring 2017 brochure starting December 9th or view it on our Kira Soonthornnon website. Please note that there are some slight schedule adjustments for some classes. As December 31 always, enrollment will begin at 12:00pm Monday—Friday, and at 9:00am on Saturday. London Barber Please note that we will only be taking enrollment during our regular business hours, so please plan accordingly. Important Dates November 30—December 1 January 2 The Nutcracker Tech Rehearsals Fall Classes Resume December 2—3 Spring Enrollment begins for Current Students December Nights SAVE THE DATE: December 5—6 January 14 The Nutcracker Dress Rehearsals Beauty and the Beast Auditions December 7—18 January 16 The Nutcracker Performances CLOSED for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day December 13—January 1 January 17 Winter Break: NO CLASSES HELD Spring Enrollment begins for New Students Welcome Miss Rachel! The Nutcracker Fun Facts 1. The Nutcracker ballet is originally based on SDCYB is proud to welcome Miss Rachel Azhocar as our the story The Nutcracker and the Mouse King new Development Assistant! Rachel will be assisting Molly written by E.T.A. Hoffman in 1816. The main with fundraising and donor relations. She graduated from character of this story is named Marie San Diego State University with a Bachelor of Arts in instead of the now common Clara. Theatre Arts and a certificate in Grant Writing. She is well versed in the nonprofit world, and has worked and 2. SDCYB’s production of The Nutcracker has volunteered for various organizations throughout San grown year after year. This year’s Diego County. When she isn’t working, Rachel spends her production has over 250 dancers! time training for half marathons, enjoying what the city has 3. Costume Facts: There are more than to offer, and relaxing. She is thrilled to join the SDCYB team 200 gems on the Snow Queen’s tutu. There are and looks forward to what we have in store for her! If you over 200 buttons sewn onto the costumes for the haven’t had the chance yet, stop by and welcome Miss Soldiers. Over 40 yards of fabric were used to create Rachel to the SDCYB family! Mother Ginger’s extravagant skirt. Teacher’s Corner: Miss SDCYB’s Food Drive For the past several years, SDCYB has partnered with the Danika’s Performance Tips San Diego Food Bank to provide meals for families in need. With The Nutcracker coming up in just one week, we This year, we are postponing our Food Drive until later in wanted to share with you some useful tips for when you the Spring Semester. Many organizations run food drives finally get to take the stage! during the holidays, but the reality is that most families go hungry during the summer months, especially when 1. Come prepared: It is important to check your ballet bag children are out of school and are missing out on meals. before each and every dress rehearsal and performance Look out for more information in the Spring on how you to make sure you have everything you need. Make sure can help us provide food for local families! you have clean tights, make-up, bobby pins, hair-nets, your ballet/pointe shoes, and of course a healthy snack, Can’t Get Enough Nutcracker? and anything else you need for the show. Do you love watching this holiday classic? Check out 2. Review your choreography: Before you go on stage, it is these versions happening on stage, in theaters, or at always a good idea to find a quiet place to walk through home on DVD! all of your steps. This can help you focus before a On Stage performance, and help ensure that you do your very best San Diego Ballet presents The Nutcracker job on stage! December 16th—18th, Mandeville Theater, La Jolla 3. Get rest when you can: 10 performances of Tickets and show times: www.sandiegoballetdancecompany.org The Nutcracker is a huge undertaking, even for a California Ballet presents The Nutcracker professional dancer. It is important to get as much sleep December 10th—24th, San Diego Civic Theatre, Downtown as possible in between shows, and take care of your Tickets and show times: www.californiaballet.org body, icing any part of your body that is starting to bother City Ballet presents The Nutcracker you and taking preventative steps to make sure you don’t December 9th—23rd, Spreckels Theater, Downtown end up with an injury. Tickets and show times: www.cityballet.org 4. ENJOY YOURSELF! You have worked hard for the past 10 American Ballet Theatre presents The Nutcracker weeks, and it is finally your time to shine on stage! It is an Featuring principal dancer Misty Copeland amazing feeling to dance in bright lights in front of a big December 9th—18th, Segerstrom Hall, Costa Mesa Tickets and show times: www.scfta.org/Events/Detail.aspx?id=14503 audience, and you deserve to have a great time up there! Great work! Moscow Ballet presents Great Russian Nutcracker December 21st, 7pm, Copley Symphony Hall, Downtown Tickets: www.nutcracker.com In Movie Theaters Bolshoi Ballet presents The Nutcracker December 18th, 12:55pm Amazon Wish-List for the Tickets and select theater locations: www.fathomevents.com Ballet Library On DVD The SDCYB Ballet Library is open and free to all parents and Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker students! We are always accepting donations of books or Celebrate Russian ballet and the beauty of the holidays with this movies to add to this growing library! We are looking for grand production. Check this DVD out from the SDCYB Ballet Library! material such as dance history, biographies, dance anatomy, full-length ballet films, and documentaries. This George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker holiday season, we would like to remind families that we This classic version stars Macaulay Culkin and dancers of the have a Wish-List on Amazon that has materials we would New York City Ballet. love to add to our collection. Our Wish-List can be found Nutcracker: The Motion Picture at http://a.co/fWs6RIF. You can donate items through Starring Pacific Northwest Ballet, with sets and costumes by Amazon or bring them into our office. Thank you for letting Maurice Sendak, author of Where the Wild Things Are. SDCYB be a part of your holiday generosity. The Hard Nut Don’t forget to stop by the office to check out Performed by the Mark Morris Dance Company, this hilarious a book or movie! version features both men and women as snowflakes!