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Dear All,

Chaityn Isaacson-Brewster and An Hoang as the Bride and Groom in a Yunnan Wedding

A big congratulations to all our dancers who worked so hard, and to our parents, who showed such support and brought the wonderful audiences for our shows!  I heard so many great compliments about our show.  The audience liked our dances, music, costumes, stories, and props.  Some of the audience traveled long distances from other cities to see our performance.  It is so overwhelming to hear so many “excellent,” “extraordinary,” “wonderful,” “spectacular”, “fantastic…”  These good words are for all of you!  Everyone contributed, and we succeeded!  A big thanks to everyone!

Please have a look at this article in the Albany Patch.

-Love Ah-Lan!

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Sunday September 8th 2013

We are excited to announce that this year we will be performing at  The Solano Stroll, the East Bay’s largest street fair! – Sunday September 8th 2013

Come help us celebrate and enjoy a showcase of our most exciting dances.

You can find us on the stage in the courtyard at Solano and Peralta.
We will be performing from 2-3pm and 4-5pm.

To celebrate the start of our second session of summer camp we are spotlighting one of our instructors, Ikolo Griffin, who is teaching his “Just Turns” workshop to the students this summer.

From the age of eight, Ikolo trained at the San Francisco Ballet School, taught by renowned master teachers from around the world. He has danced professionally for over twenty years with San Francisco Ballet, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Joffrey Ballet, Smuin Ballet, and the San Francisco Opera, among others.

His dancing and teaching speaks for itself.  Watch this clip from our June show to see an inspiring turning variation and learn the four fundamentals of turning.  Re-watch it whenever you want to work on your turns.

Come see our spring recital; we will be showcasing our ballet and Chinese dance technique.

Spring Recital- The Details
Sunday, June 16th, 2013 – 1p.m.

Albany High School Theater
603 Key Route Boulevard,
Albany, CA 94706

To be a good Chinese Dancer you need to master 3 basics:

1) Good ballet technique
2) Wugong – which will build you a very flexible and strong body
3) Shenyun – the specialized postures, breathing, and delicate physical language unique to Chinese Dance

Our dancers have been working on all three of these areas during class.  Coming up, we will bring these techniques out of the classroom and on to the stage to share with you.  Our dancers have been working really hard to prepare a very exciting show.  There will be an encore performance of our most popular Chinese Dance pieces.  We have also invited a few outstanding professional guest performers who also will be our summer dance teachers.  Come support your dancers and learn about what makes Chinese Dance special on June 16th.

Wendy’s Daughter

I can’t say enough good things about Ah-Lan Dance. My daughter has participated in Ah-Lan’s program for two years. During this time, she has gained not only strength, grace and dance skills, but also pride in her abilities and a concrete understanding of how practice leads to growing skill—all while having fun and making friends.