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Don’t Forget to Sign Up for TDC Summer Intensive!!!

July 11, 2010 by Nina 4 Comments

For those of you in the N.CA Bay Area, don’t forget to sign up for the TDC summer intensive. This year there’s a great line-up of teachers. The faculty is truly great and it’s a wonderful opportunity to check out TDC. The week ends with an audition for the pre-professional company as well, so if […]

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Filed Under: summer dance programs Tagged With: N. CA summer dance intensives, summer dance intensive, TDC, Teen Dance Company

OMG! Tech Week after Tech Week and Finals, Too!

June 2, 2010 by Nina Leave a Comment

This is just a short post. Things are gearing up here…or have been in high gear. We are trying our best to get Julian to study every chance he gets, but those are few and far between. He had tech week last week for Alice in Wonderland. The show was fabulous! Oh, how cute he […]

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: American Ballet Theatre summer dance intensive, TDC, tech week, Teen Dance Company

TDC Spring Concert and Summer Intentsive Fast Approaching

May 23, 2010 by Nina 1 Comment

Okay, this is a blatant advertisement for the TDC Spring Concert and summer intensive, if you live in the Northern California area. Attending the show offers a great way to see what the program is about and to see the level of dance and dancer at TDC. Plus, by attending you support a superb nonprofit […]

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Filed Under: auditions, performance, summer dance programs Tagged With: performance, Spring Concert, summer intensive, TDC, Teen Dance Company

On to YAGP and 2nd Stage…

December 13, 2009 by ninaamir Leave a Comment

Nutcracker’s over for another year. Julian did a great job. He looked quite regal in red and white, and his partnering was commendable. The production, overall, was superb. Now we are on to Youth American Grand Prix rehearsals. We started rehearsing earlier this fall, but the kids took time off during the last weeks of […]

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Filed Under: competitions, grades, Nutcracker, performance Tagged With: dance performance, Nutcracker, Second Stage, TDC, YAGP, Youth American Grand Prix

Please Help TDC Continue Turning Out Great Dancers

December 4, 2009 by ninaamir Leave a Comment

Like many non-profit arts organizations, TDC, where Julian dances, has felt the hit of the economy. The company has been smaller than usual over the last few years, but, in fact, it must remain rather small for the program to be effective.  And the program is effective, turning out top-notch dancers that go on to […]

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Life in the Dance Lane

October 16, 2009 by ninaamir Leave a Comment

In case you were wondering, I haven’t abandoned this blog. I’ve been a bit busy…first with the Jewish High Holy Days and then with my second ACL surgery in 14 years. Yes…that fall down the stairs in New York ended me up under the orthopedic surgeon’s knife on September 29th (after a preliminary visit to […]

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Filed Under: Attitude, choreography, Doing "boy stuff", grades, Partnering Tagged With: choreography track for kids, Marcie Ryken, Nutcracker, San Jose Ballet, San Jose Dance Theater, TDC

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