Lunar New Year Celebration, Jan. 29, 2012, Albany, CA. Credit: Dorothy Brown

Come watch us perform in Albany’s Memorial Park for Albany’s Arts and Green Festival. Get a sneak peak of dances our littlest performers have spent the year preparing for our upcoming Spring Gala.  Enjoy old favorites such as our Mongolian bowl dance one last time before they are retired from our repertoire. This is a great chance to see performers of all ages show dances from all over China in the great outdoors.
You can see us 11:00-11:30, on May 6th, in Albany’s Memorial Park in front of the Veteran’s building. This is a free performance, open to audience members of all ages.
For more information about the Festival check out the city of Albany’s webpage.

Enjoyed the performance? Check out our upcoming performances and classes.

Two Performances:
Saturday, June 2nd 3-5 pm
Sunday, June 3rd 3-5 pm

At: El Cerrito High School Theater
540 Ashbury Ave.
El Cerrito, CA 94530

Tickets in Advance – $15
Tickets at the Door – $18

Tickets are available from Albany Bay Dental, 510-524-8683
or via email: ahlandance@yahoo.com

Program generously supported by Albany Bay Dental

The three ballet classes are on Saturday’s running from June 16th through August 11th.  Register for all 9, or for any 6.

• New: Beginning Ballet (1:30-2:15)- Our littlest dancers can learn ballet over the summer.  Good for student’s just learning to dance.

• Intermediate Ballet (2:15-3:30)- will teach new steps and more advanced technique.  The longer format of the class propels dancers to a new level.

• Teen & Adult Ballet (3:30-5:00)-This class will start with a floor warm up, which will be followed by barre exercises and center combinations.

New: End of Summer Chinese Dance Classes.  Monday and Thursdays 7/26-8/23. Register for all 9, or for any 6.

• Wugong- Technique class
• Chinese dance for exercise

Dates of Note:

April 28th 2012- All classes moved to Albany Senior Center
May 5th 2012- Classes are held in Albany Memorial Park
May 6th 2012- Albany Arts and Green Festival Performance
May 27th 2012- Dress Rehearsal (mandatory for all dancers)
May 31st 2012- Extra Rehearsal for the Adult Performers
June 1st 2012- Extra Rehearsal for the Child Performers
June 2nd & 3rd 2012- Annual Gala Performance

Special Rehearsal Dates for small groups:

Monday, May 28th, Possible rehearsal (pencil in your calendars).
Xinjiang Dance, 小城雨巷
天堂（Tian Tang), “Silk Road Market”

On New Year’s Day we had the first of our annual Chinese New Year performances at the Albany Community Center. It was a great success sharing Chinese culture with many of Albany’s youngest. Our youngest girls, our boys class, and the dancers who have joined us throughout the year were amazing in their debut performance.

Come encourage these new dancers and see the exciting dances we have prepared at tomorrow’s performance and parade. You’re also in for a special treat watching the amazing acrobatic feats of SF Circus members.

The performance starts at 10 AM. Come early to get a seat at this blockbuster annual event of the Albany Chinese community at Albany’s Twin Theater. Then join us at noon in parading up Solano Avenue and sharing the New Year spirit with Albany and Berkeley.

We always welcome new students. If the performances inspire you, join us for class.

Enjoy Fleet week.

We look forward to seeing everyone next Saturday, October 15th.

You may have heard that class was canceled. This is not true. It has been MOVED.

Adult Class Performs "Thousand Hands" During Dress Rehearsal

On June 6th we came together for our year end Gala performance. The bustling audience got to watch the dancers show the Chinese and ballet dances they spent the year preparing.  The show was highlighted by “Chuyao”, a dance performed by our director, Ah-lan, herself. Other highlights included the flashing swords of the teenage class, “Old Beijing” with the accompaniment of Ms. Sun Wei, and the guest performance of Xiaohong Weng and Jennings McGown, faculty of Circus Center of San Francisco.

Check back for more pictures soon.

Check out the coverage “Chinese Dance Pageant Packs Theater” by Charles Burress on El Cerrito Patch.

2)  Chinese Dance Class for Exercise will be on Monday nights from 7:30pm to 8:30pm. This is a new class for adults who want to learn Chinese dance but prefer not to perform on stage. Ah-lan will teach dance styles from different regions of China. Popular Chinese songs will be use to accompany the dances, so you can enjoy beautiful Chinese music while you dance.

3) Boys’ Dance class on Saturday afternoons from 4:00pm to 5:00pm for ages 6-10. This class will focus on Chinese dance techniques and Wugong and learn different styles of Chinese Dance.  This class will prepare for stage performances. Ah-lan and an assistant teacher will prepare the boys for a performance next June.

Learn About our other classes and class expectations on our classes page.

Looking for a summer class? Our Chinese dance classes are on break for the summer, but we still have summer ballet classes.

Take summer Ballet Classes with Alissa. With the longer format more techniques are taught and more individual attention given.  The class will start with a basic floor warm-up, which will be followed by barre exercises and center combinations.  It is a great way to improve your ballet and prepare for the fall Chinese dance classes.

Class Details

This is a Saturday class that runs June 18-August 20 with  no class on July 2nd for Independence day.

• Children’s Class (Ages 5-10): 2-3 PM
• Teens & Adults (Ages 11 and up): 3-4:30

Take all 9 classes or select any 6.  Class meets in rooms 1&2 of the Albany Community Center.  For registration details check out page 3 of the Albany Activity Guide, pick it up at the Community Center or read it online.