Text Box: And then there is the impact that a dance education has on schoolwork. It can help improve math skills, is a good physical activity, helps with problem solving, creative thinking and body awareness, to name a few areas of benefit. I am so thankful and proud of all of this. I think I have told many of you how much I think of this South Minneapolis community. I don’t know that I would have received the same support if I had opened in a suburb. Thanks so much to all of you! Happy Thanksgiving. Ann Text Box: Every year in November I express my deep gratitude to my staff, students and their parents for helping this business continue to thrive. This year is no different. Actually, this year is quite different. With the economy being what it is any program that is ‘extra-curricular’ can be one of the first things to be omitted from people’s lives. I am so thankful that you all see the benefits that a dance education has for your children, or even yourselves. Dance, but I think dance at Ballare Teatro especially, has so many rewards. We try to make Text Box: this studio a community where people feel comfortable. This is evidenced by how many parents choose to hang out while their children are dancing, how many dancers decide to stick around after class (especially the little ones). I also see it in my staff, who genuinely enjoy each other, their students and the parents here. On a different level, on more than one occasion a parent has told me of their child including Ballare Teatro in their schoolwork, as a place where they feel safe, a place where someone has positively influenced them, or a place where a role model for women has been seen. Text Box: Thanks Text Box: Isabella is a GO! Let’s PARTY! Text Box: We are very happy that our ballet, Isabella Saves the World, is going to take place on Saturday, February 21, 2009. To kick things off we are going to throw a PIZZA PARTY! We want to show our appreciation to everyone who has committed their Text Box: time and energy to this show going forward. We also want all of the dancers to get a chance to get to know each other outside of rehearsal and class. The pizza party is going to be held at Ballare on Saturday, November 22 from 5:30-7:30 pm. We hope all the dancers will be able to Text Box: attend! If you haven’t committed to Isabella yet, it is not too late to get involved. Just fill out a form that is on the desk. The more the merrier! Text Box: Ballare Teatro Performing Arts Center Text Box: November 2008 Text Box: Volume 11, Issue 3 Text Box: Bravo! Text Box: Special points of interest: Max Pollack is teaching an intermediate/advanced RumbaTap master class on Sunday, November 9 1:30-3 pm Kaleena Miller is opening for Savion Glover at Orchestra Hall on November 9 at 7 pm...don’t miss it! Costume payment is taken NOW! Isabella payments will be taken beginning this month Fundraiser Food Pickup is Monday, November 24 at 5:30 pm

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