Dance and Theater News from Rockingham Row

April 2009
In This Issue
Calendar
Performances
Local Celebrities
Reminders
Your Own Contributions
Free In Studio Performance
Reading at Harmony School
Open Class Schedule
JW actors studio
BalletPhysique
Flamenco
Dickon
Princeton Dance and Theater Calendar
Apr Calendar
May 16 - Studio Performance
May 23 thru 25
- Closed Memorial Weekend
May 30 - Last Day of Classes
May 31 - Spring Performance
June 15 - Adult Summer Intensive
June 22 -
Masters Series
June 22 -
Dance Studio Musical
June 22 and/or June 29
Carnival of the Animals Camp

May Calendar
Upcoming Performances

In Studio Performance
Saturday May 16, 2:30 PM
Princeton Dance Theater

Free Admission
......
Princeton Dance Theater
 Spring Performance
 Sunday May 31
Montgomery High School

Tickets $10, available in the office
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JWActors Studio
Solley Theater
June 6 
Spring Perfomances

1:30 and 3:00

 general admission is $5.00


Celebrity Reader at Harmony School
Our Own Risa Kaplowitz and Francesca Forcella

For more information about Harmony, visit www.harmonyschools.com, call (609)799-4411, or visit at their next Open House. Harmony's building is down the ramp from the parking garage at 139 Village Boulevard
Reminders
Leotard Purchases
SAVE 10%
on next years uniform if you order and pre-pay by May 31st. This applies to leotards, tanks and tees only,
Summer Intensive leos
included.
(Tights, sweaters, skirts, hoodies are not included). 

Summer Intensive

June 29 or July 6
start dates
Dickon


JW actors studio
BalletPhysique
Salsa
Your Contributions

It's a Smoothie! 
Valerie Martone

This delicious drink fills you up, provides calcium, vitamin C, potassium, omega 3 and 6, and three-to-four servings of fruit.

Ingredients: 
1 cup calcium enriched orange juice
1 cup low-fat vanilla (or plain) yogurt
1 cup frozen berries (strawberries, blueberries, or some of both)
1 cut up banana
Optional flax seed, about 1 tablespoon
 
Blend in a blender for desired consistency and drink up! 

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Greetings!

It's SHOWTIME! The annual and much anticipated PDT Spring Performance is fast approaching.  This is when all of our dancers get to show all they have learned all year.  The show is always entertaining with everything from ballet to hip hop, from tap to salsa. 

As always, the performance would not be possible without our wonderful parents' involvement.  Thank you to all who have volunteered to help make this a showstopping event.

The Princeton Dance and Theater Studio's Spring Performance will be held May 31 at 2 PM, at Montgomery High School Auditorium.  Tickets are available in the office for $10.00 per person and $5.00 per performer to see half of the performance.  

While purchasing tickets, please also consider  honoring one who will not be performing with us this year.  Elica Suzuki, a Nutcracker Angel  in Ballet 2, died in late April. In memory of her beauty, grace, and passion for dance, a fund has been set up
to provide support for dance classes and dance necessities to underprivileged youth.  Contributions to the fund may be made out to the Elica Suzuki Scholarship Fund and sent to:
Elica
Elica Suzuki Scholarship Fund
c/o Princeton Dance and Theater Studio

116 Rockingham Row
Princeton, NJ 08540


We'll see you at the show!

Warmly,
Risa Kaplowitz & Susan Jaffe
Co-Directors
In Studio Performance
May 16  2:30 pm                                            PDT Studio
Ilana Suprun

Students of Ilana Suprin will have an intimate and informal showing of several prominent works.

We looking forward to seeing you at this free event,

Celebrity Reader at Harmony School
Our Own Risa Kaplowitz and Francesca Forcella
Dickon
PDT's own Risa Kaplowitz was a celebrity reader in Harmony's parent library recently, where the children were enthralled as beautiful Francesca Forcella demonstrated from the story that Risa read to them.
 
The Harmony School at Princeton Forrestal Village features year 'round programs for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, kindergarteners and summer campers through age 9.

For more information about Harmony, visit www.harmonyschools.com, call (609)799-4411
Summer Open Class Schedule
 
DickonWeeks of June 8 & 15
Monday
9:30 - 11:00 AM Open Int/Adv Ballet - Ms Kaplowitz
Tuesday
9:30 - 10:30 AM Flamenco
7:00 - 8:30 PM Open Int/Adv Ballet - Ms Mingle
Wednesday
9:30 - 11:00 AM Open Int/Adv Ballet - Ms Ilana Suprun Clyde
7:30 - 8:30 PM Flamenco
Thursday
6:00 - 7:30 PM Open Int/Adv Ballet - Ms Mingle


Week of June 22
Tuesday
7:00 - 8:30 PM Open Int/Adv Ballet - Ms Mingle
Wednesday
7:30 - 8:30 PM Flamenco
Thursday
6:00 - 7:30 PM Open Int/Adv Ballet - Ms Mingle


Weeks of June 29, July 6, 13, 21 & 28
Monday
6:00 - 7:30 PM Open Int/Adv Ballet - Ms Ilana Suprun Clyde
Tuesday
7:00 - 8:30 PM Open Int/Adv Ballet - Ms Mingle
Wednesday
6:00 - 7:30 PM Open Int/Adv Ballet - Ms Ilana Suprun Clyde
7:30 - 8:30 PM Flamenco


AUGUST OPEN CLASS SCHEDULE TO BE ANNOUNCED
 
We are having an open house on Sat., Aug 29 from 10 till 12 noon and Sun., Aug. 30 from 11 am till 1 pm for those who haven't registered yet.
 
Reminder classes begin on Monday, Sept. 14
JW actors studio...
The Voice of Disney

First: We recently had Mr. Jim DeMonic, Director of the Voice and Speech Dept. and Academic Coordinator at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City (he is also the VOICE of Walt Disney World) as a guest lecturer in our Saturday Advanced Acting Workshop. Jim worked with the class on the importance of good speech for the theater, ran vocal exercises, and went through a series of accents for actors and how actors can learn to do these accents themselves.

He will be returning on May 30th by popular demand! Jim has agreed to work with us on this critical part of any actors training quite often in the coming years!

Also: JW actors studio's Intermediate and Advanced Acting classes for teens will be performing an afternoon of their scenes and  improvisation on Saturday, June 6th  at the Solley Theater located in the Arts Council of Princeton's new facility in downtown Princeton, NJ.

The Friday Intermediate Class will begin their presentation at 1:30PM

Saturday Advanced Acting Class will begin at 3:00PM.

Tickets are available for $4.00 in advance for each performance and $5.00 at the door. Anyone wishing to attend both can do so for $6.00

All are welcome!
BalletPhysique:
May Class Card Special! 
 
Spring is here and its time to shed...winter clothes, winter weight, winter doldrums.  Jumpstart your wellness program with BalletPhysique classes. Tone and strengthen your beautiful body and have fun at the same time.  Let our May class card special inspire you... 

For the month of May all ten class cards are $99!  Why not buy one (or two) and save on your favorite fitness class?  BalletPhysique will strengthen and tone your bottom, your abdominals, arms and create dancer's legs.  You will improve flexibility and develop perfect posture.  You do not have to have any dance experience to see result - just a desire to get in shape and have fun. 

Health and Fitness Tip for May: 
Dark chocolate is good for your heart!  Did you know that dark chocolate contains a large number antioxidants (8x more than strawberries) that lower blood pressure, reduce heart disease and lower LDL cholesterol by nearly 10%?  You only need 1.7 ounces per week to reap the benefits.  How about a chunk of that yummy Lindt 70% cocoa bar?  Or ten dark chocolate kisses... 

Wednesdays and Fridays 9:30-10:30 $15/single class
student rate $12

Questions? Contact:
Pamela Mingle at 609-203-0376 or pmingle1@gmail.com
www.balletburn.com
Flamenco!  Lisa Botalico
Flemenco
As principal dancer and associate artistic director, Lisa will be performing with the Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre Passage Theatre (Trenton) in June and the premiere of The Journey: from India to Spain in the Fall at the Richard Marrasco Theatre.  
 
With Alborada Lisa performs throughout New Jersey on the roster of Young Audiences of New Jersey, performing A Taste of Spain which includes classical Spanish, regional and flamenco dances.
 
Lisa performs regularly in the tablao at the restaurant, Spain Inn II.
For information call:  732-255-4071
If you have something to contribute to future newsletters that you'd like to share with the community or if you'd like to make a comment, please direct your communications to Amy at: aeilert@gmail.com  with the words Dance and Theater News in the subject header.

Warm Regards,
Amy Eilert
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