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Swing into Spring at MFAC!
 Greetings!
The electric energy of the Spring Production is in the air. Students are busily preparing for their end of year showcase while faculty and staff work busily making certain that everything is ready for the big show! Families, community members and parents
As we gear up toward the Spring Production, I'd like to remind everyone about a few other important topics.
1) Student Evaluations
All MFAC students will receive a progress evaluation in early May. The evaluation will give feedback on the students' technical progress throughout the year and will offer registration suggestions for the summer and the upcoming school year. We are working toward moving all of our everything online (very exciting)! We'll keep you updated on the status.
2) Priority Registration for Current Students
Current MFAC students will receive priority registration for the upcoming school year for classes and private music lessons.
Priority Registration dates are June 2 & 3. The preliminary Fall Schedule will be distributed with the Student Evaluations in early May.
3) Continuing your training over the Summer
MFAC is home to guest teachers from around the globe over the summer. We host teachers from Australia, London, Los Angeles, South Carolina, New York and more. Our guest faculty is cutting edge and are leaders in their specialty fields. They are always eager to share their gifts with the students of MFAC year after year. We highly encourage our students to continue their training over the summer months. Young students training in dance, theater and music can make significant progress over the summer and generally see tremendous strides toward their goals. Please be sure to talk to your child's teacher to determine the best summer program for your child. Plus...summer at MFAC is tons of fun! Click here to see the Summer Schedule.
4) MFAC Parent Survey
We value your opinion and appreciate your feedback and would like to hear what suggestions you have that might make MFAC a better place for our community. We will be sending out a survey to our current MFAC families when we return from Spring Break. Please take a moment to submit your suggestions and comments.
5) MFAC Blog
Our very own Sara Glick has volunteered to head up the new MFAC Blog! We're excited to have a format to share resources, news and important facts with you! We'll keep you posted on the launch.
-Melissa Dobbs, Executive Director MFAC
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| Spring Production 2012: Hook, an Original Musical |
Metropolitan Fine Arts Center presents 
Hook Production Information, Show Assignments are now available! click here to login to our cast page for more information. The password can be found in the production information letter e-mailed to your e-mail account on file. If you did not receive an e-mail, please see the front desk to update your records. Hook rehearsals are well under way and we are all having a blast creating our very own original musical. Our Harlequin Ensemble has captured the essence and magic of the NYC Rockettes and will be high kicking until July! Our Jump Ensemble has been sweating through rehearsals and has mastered some impressive skills, while our Tinkerbell Ensemble has put a pretty modern and "bright" spin on a fairy dance. Peter and the Lost children are busy throwing food, joking around, name calling, flipping, and just plain old being kids! All important production information will be posted on our website as soon as it becomes available. Show assignments will be posted before Spring Break! It's that time of year where we can use all of the help we can get! If you are interested in volunteering some time to help with any of the following: costumes, set/prop construction, backstage crew, house and dressing room committee, lobby committee, rehearsal snack and water committee, anything else you would like to help us with....please email the front desk attn: Sara Hart. It takes a village!
Save the Date Hook Performance Dates: June 30-July 1, 2012 Hook Tech Week Dates: June 18-29, 2012 -Sara Hart, Artistic Director |
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April 2012
Join us for a transforming experience and sign up today for adult dance and fitness classes at MFAC. Experience a dramatic change in your mind, body and spirit with our supportive community of adult students.
Adult dance class cards are available for:
$120: 10 classes
$200: 20 classes
$270: 30 classes
metroBarre
Our new barre fitness class fuses yoga, isometric exercises and specially designed barre exercises to tone and shape your body fast! No ballet experience (or leotard) required! Join us for class and experience the amazing results.
New to MFAC? Brand new adult students can take advantage of our 2 week unlimited trial pass for $30.00. Take as many dance and fitness classes as you'd like. Our welcome gift to you.
Childcare is available for all of our weekday morning adult classes. Take advantage of this fabulous benefit and take the time to invest in yourself.
Our Current Adult Schedule
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Adult Ballet I
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FFX
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Monday
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8:00-9:15 p.m.
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Adult Ballet II
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ALX
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Wednesday
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7:00-8:00 p.m.
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Adult Ballet II/III*
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ALX
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Thursday
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9:30-11:00 a.m.
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Adult Ballet II/III
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ALX
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Monday
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8:00-9:30 p.m.
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Adult Jazz II/III
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ALX
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Thursday
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8:30-9:30 p.m.
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Adult Tap I
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ALX
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Wednesday
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8:00-9:00 p.m.
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Adult Tap II/III
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ALX
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Tuesday
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7:00-8:00 p.m.
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Adult Yoga*
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ALX
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Monday
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9:30-10:30 a.m.
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Adult Yoga*
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ALX
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Wednesday
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9:30-10:30 a.m.
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Adult Yoga*
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ALX
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Friday
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9:30-10:30 a.m.
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metroBarre*
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ALX
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Tuesday
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9:30-10:30 a.m.
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metroBarre
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ALX
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Wednesday
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8:00-9:00 p.m.
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* Childcare is available for a small fee
Adult Social Dance Series
Join us for the new social dance series on Friday s from 7:30-8:30 p.m. at the ALX studio location! This session is WEST COAST SWING! Bring a partner or come solo! We have plenty of partners to dance with! The 9-week session begins March 23-May 25.
 ***Summer class schedule is available on our website. We will offer morning adult classes at our ALX studio location throughout the month of August!
-Judy Burke, MFAC Adult Program Director
& Melanie Latrash, MFAC Fitness Director
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Congratulations to the
Royal Academy of Dance
Exam Students
The ballet students at MFAC completed their 2012 RAD Exams this past week!
Over the course of 5 days, over 100 students participated in the assessments in the Graded and Vocational Syllabi.
Our teachers love learning too!
ABT Teacher Training Program Jacqueline Doherty, Artistic Director of Metropolitan Youth Ballet, recently traveled to Orlando, Florida where she participated in the American Ballet Theater's Teacher training program.
We will begin to integrate the ABT's program into our regular school curriculum next year.
RAD New Syllabus The RAD launched a new ballet syllabus for ballet Grades 1-3. All MFAC Ballet teachers will participate in extensive teacher training this summer in order to introduce the new work to our students in the Fall of 2012. Caitlyn Smith and Lesley Shearer traveled to London in January to learn the new syllabus directly from the Royal Academy!
We are excited to see the tremendous growth in our students. They continue to blossom and their artistry and technical proficiency continues to grow in leaps and bounds.
-Lesley Shearer, MFAC School Director
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| Metropolitan Performing Arts Alliance News |
March was full of exciting performances by our resident companies.
Here are a few highlights and reviews and some information about what is to come!
Metropolitan Youth Tap Ensemble (MYTE) MYTE, under the new Artistic Direction of Jason Holley, is making even more waves in the DMV tap community. MYTE is participating in the prestigious DC Tap Festival with many of the world's most notable tap dance professionals and continues to be one of the most prestigious youth tap ensembles in the country.
iMpulse Dance Company iMpulse Dance Company, under the direction of Sara Hart, recently participated in a Master Class with Melissa Enrico (a backup dancer for Lady Gaga). iMpulse continues to rehearse and learn new choreographic works and is planning on working on student choreography pieces over the course of the next few months. iMpulse dancers recently traveled to New York City on their annual trip to Broadway Dance Center where they took two solid days of Master Classes in ballet, contemporary, hip-hop, Broadway jazz and more. They also had the opportunity to see Nick Jonas in "How to Succeed In Business" on Broadway. iMpulse continues to work together and inspire each other to push to new horizons in the jazz dance genre.
Metropolitan Performing Arts Theater (MPAT)
MPAT congratulates the cast of Zombie Prom on 3 wonderful performances in March! Keep your eyes on our website www.metrotheater.org for our summer auditions. Also, we will be starting a series of weekend play readings to help select future plays, contact Dan at stapula1@aol.com if you are interested in participating. Finally, please also contact Dan if you'd like to volunteer as the publicity, graphic design, costume, properties, scenery, lighting or sound chief for the theatre as we move into our next season. All positions are volunteer.
Metropolitan Youth Ballet (MYB)
MYB Celebrated their preview performance at EveryBODY catch the Beat at the Atlas Theater in March. They danced two works choreographed by the Artistic Director, Jacqueline Doherty and guest choreographer Shu Chen Cuff. We look forward to more performances and learning opportunities from MYB.
For audition information or to learn how to be involved in any of the MPAA companies, please contact us at info@metrofinearts.com
-Nick King, Managing Director, Metropolitan Performing Arts Alliance
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Music Department News
Metro Music is excited to announce our Spring Recital at the Artisphere in in Rosslyn, May 20th at varying times throughout the day. We will be performing in the Dome theatre which seats 210 people. This will be a ticketed event but there is no charge for the tickets. Please be on the look out as we get closer for more information regarding times, and parking.
-Matt Nall, Music Director
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| Crestwood Outreach Update |
Crestwood Update
Monday Moves - our outreach program at Crestwood Elementary - came to a close at the end of March, and we are pleased to announce its great success. Over 150 K-6th graders got the amazing opportunity to learn Jazz, Modern, Swing Dance, Hip-Hop, Creative Movement, Choreography, and Folk Dance from our very own MFAC faculty! The program ended with a grand assembly on March 26th in which even Miss Diane Spinelli donned her shoes and jeted across the stage - a rare treat, and well worththe long-anticipated wait, too! A heartfelt thank you to all of the teachers who volunteered their time and passion to work with these kids: Zoey Cruz, Breanna Swetland, Diane Spinelli, Alexandra Rosenberg, Klaudia Amenabar, and Sarah Beth Oppenheim. Thanks to Melissa Dobbs and Michelle New for championing the project. And a very special shout out to Kim Amenabar -- without whom the project would not have been possible! These kids have been forever imprinted by the joy of dance!
also...if you want...
Feel like a mid-month Spring Fling in the Big Apple? Sarah Beth Oppenheim will be dancing in a new work from critically acclaimed international choreographer Nelly van Bommel at the Baryshnikov Arts Center on April 18th and 19th. Oppenheim, a founding member of noa dance, will be featured in Pinguli, Pinguli which blends theatricality, humor, and raw athleticism in an exploration of community rituals and practices, set to music by celebrated Greek singer Savina Yannatou. For ticket information visit the BAC website: bacny.org.
-Sarah Beth Oppenheim, Outreach Coordinator
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Our Mission
Metropolitan Fine Arts Center fosters high quality learning and performing experiences by guiding students of all ages in a respectful, inclusive and creative environment. Our innovative approach to performing arts education nurtures the whole student and cultivates creativity, instills respect for self and others and promotes comprehensive excellence.
Thank you for your continued dedication and support!
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
April 1, 2012:
Summer Registration Continues
March 30-April 1, 2012:
DC Tap Fest
April 2-8, 2012:
Spring Break-Studio is Closed
May 1, 2012:
May 20, 2012:
Spring Music Recital
May 26-28, 2012:
Memorial Day Holiday Studio is Closed
June 2-3, 2012:
Priority Registration Days for Current Students
June 30-July 1, 2012:
MFAC Spring Production
Hook!
July 9-August 31, 2012: Summer Classes at MFAC
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MFAC Summer Programs
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The faculty and staff at MFAC has arranged a summer full of top-notch performing arts programs.
Teachers from across the globe come to MFAC during the summer to share their expertise with us.
Take advantage of these once in a lifetime opportunities.
Camps and classes are available for students ages 3-18. Adult classes also available.
Check out all of our summer programs here!
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MFAC Shout Outs!
MFAC student Klaudia Amenabar was accepted into The College of William and Mary with a full scholarship and a full housing stipend. We are so proud of you Klaudia!
update on Klaudia: She was also accepted with a full scholarship to Fordham University in New York.
MFAC students Chloe Borden, Nicole Barker and Sara Kelly were accepted into The Rock Ballet School's Summer Program.
MFAC students Kime Howard and Liz Sommerfeld will attend the Rockette's summer program in New York City.
MFAC student Ellen Livingston was accepted into Mary Washington University.
MFAC student Nichella Lewis was accepted into University of Jacksonville as a dance major.
MFAC student Brianna Latrash will attend the University of Oklahoma's prestigious Music Theater Summer Program.
MFAC student Danielle Frye was accepted into Fordham University and Virginia Commonwealth University as a dance major.
Brianna Latrash will attend the University of Oklahoma's prestigious Music Theater Summer Program.
If you'd like to share a success with our community, please forward us an e-mail to info@metrofinearts.com so we can include you in our next metro News! We love to share the success of our students. Way to go everyone.
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Lost & Found
Be sure to check the lost and found at both studios. All items will be donated to charity on May 1st.
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A special Thank you.
A special thank you to Laura Mann and Enoch Chan for capturing all of the amazing memories that happen at MFAC.
Your work is fabulous and inspiring.
For more information about setting up a photo session or to purchase photos of your child taken by either Laura Mann or Enoch Chan Photography, please see the front desk.
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visit our website
www.metrofinearts.com
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for lots of great information and resources!
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