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October is typically a rushed and hectic month at CDPA because of the variety of dance conference and performance events that our staff and dancers support. We have just returned from West Palm Beach where our dancers performed the piece Ceilidh Dances for the FDEO Conference Concert. FDEO is the Florida Dance Education Organization which is a Chapter of the NDEO for which I serve on the Board. It was great to attend the state conference (it was my first in the 6 years they have been in existence) and to be able to involve CDPA staff members and dancers. Karen Roper and Brittni Dell both attended the conference and enjoyed classes in modern technique, jazz techniques of Giordano and Luigi, sessions with Dr. Sally Fitt on kinesiology and body work, Alexander technique, Arts Integration and West African Dance. Our National Honor Society for Dance Arts students then joined us for the performance. It was very rewarding to be able to showcase our beautiful dancers amongst some of the best programs in the state!

This weekend many of our Highland dancers will head north to Stone Mountain Georgia for one of the toughest competitions of the season. The two day event is always a fun outing for us all! We hope to bring back great results. At the end of the month, Mrs Kim, Brittni, Mrs Jamie and I will be headed back to Atlanta but this time to attend the Costume Preview to select costumes for the recital. Like I said this is an exciting but BUSY time!

We hope to see you out Trick or Treating at the Downtown Halloween Festival on Wed, October 31st!

Congratulations to the following ladies for qualifying to be inducted to this national organization!

CDPA Scottish Highland Dancers

Caitlin Snelson, Allyssa Brown, Rachel Sharp, & Summer VanBuskirik recently traveled to Charleston , S.C. to compete.

Summer received all firsts and the trophy for her Novice group. Both Allyssa and Rachel received ‘Most Promising' trophies for the Flora MacDonald and Hornpipe respectively. This was very exciting considering it was the first time either of them had competed in these dances!

Congratulations Girls!

Another round of applause!

Katie (Grant) Shores officially started work as an attorney this month! She received her Bar Results on September 17 th and was sworn in by her grandfather, retired judge Welborn Daniel, on September 21 st .

Thoughts and Prayers

Please continue to keep the entire Brosonski Family in your thoughts and prayers.

We know that little Danielle will always be dancing in Heaven!

Costume to Class!

October 25 th – 31st

Students are encouraged to wear their

Halloween Costumes to class!

Please make sure that they can still dance in it!

Hannah's Ballerina Dreams

Author: Elizabeth D. Krash

Several of our ballet classes have been exploring this book in class to learn more about ballet, here is what they have to say about it:

Ballet I – II gave it 3 stars

Ballet II :
agreed it is a good children's book that teaches you a lot about ballet steps and other information about being a ballerina.

Synopsis:

Hannah, while getting ready to dance her first starring role, fondly recollects how far she has come since her first ballet class. She "remembers" her progression through basic ballet positions and techniques, jumping, turning, dancing with a partner and advancing through the ranks of a professional ballet company. Through her eyes, we also get a "behind the curtain" view of what goes into ballet performances. Full of beautiful, colorful, technically correct illustrations and proper ballet terms, this story is every aspiring ballerina's dream, including Hannah's!

This book is available on Amazon.

Hannah's Ballerina Dreams

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for : Mrs. Jamie's

Thanksgiving Dance Camp

November 19 th – 21 st / 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

We're gonna “ Rock ” like we're at Plymouth ! Don't miss out on the fun!

Cost: $ 25.00 per day

Way to go to Allyssa Brown for traveling all the way to St. Louis to compete in a tough Highland Dance Competition!

    Students keep a lookout for Mrs. Jamie at school.
    She recently became an Orange County
    Public School Substitute teacher.
    She is staying VERY busy
    and visiting many schools!

Recently, alumni Katie (Grant) and husband Adam found out that they are having a little boy.

CDPA and most especially Aunt Jamie look forward to welcoming McKinley (Max) Shores to the family.

Members of the CDPA chapter of the National Honor Society for Dance Arts performed "Ceilidh Dances" on October 6 th in West Palm Beach as part of the culminating performance of the 5th Annual FDEO ( Florida Dance Education Organization) conference.

Jennifer Armbruster, Allyssa Brown, Ellen Brown, Kirstie Crawford, Brittni Dell, Molly House, Kathryn Keating, Laura Mobley, Madison McGrew, Rachel Sharp, Caitlin Snelson, & Summer VanBuskirk.

CDPA audiences will remember the piece as the Scottish choreography from the 2007 Showcase C recital.

Also, attending the conference were CDPA teachers Brittni Dell and Karen Roper, along with Ms Kathryn who presented a session on Arts Advocacy as part of the conference schedule.

June 8, 2008
Ocoee High School
Show A - 2:00pm
Show B – 4:00pm
Show C – 7:30pm

Join us for a night of all things

OZ

All Stuffed Animals by Gund
&
All Angelina Ballerina and other Dance Related Books

It was the first week of classes and Miss Ellen was drawing hearts for our 6:30 Creative Movement class when a dear little girl came to me and said...

"Miss. Can you tell her to draw me a new heart. My butt is too big for that one."