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Dear Dance Families, Dear Dance Families: Conference Week-Levels 3/4 & Up January 2 Welcome back everyone! Its a new year and a new May has arrived! we are approaching thethings end of to this Classes Resume semester and weAs have a lot of exciting look June 10-15 academic year we want to keep you informed of all the January 21-26 forward to in the coming months. I hope many of Pre-K Spring Concert Week exciting end of the year activities. Guest Artists Series-Level 5 & Up you will be able to participate. June 10-August 23 Skittles Camps We will once be holding conferences forwith all of our our To beat the mid-winter blahs andagain to keep up our excitement February 21-24 June 12 students Levels 3/4 & up. A full detailed schedule is dancing we are attempting to develop a guest artist series. We are UNCSA Winter Dance Festival highlighted on page 3 of this newsletter. look forward to these conferences each year as Spring Concert Dress Rehearsallooking forward to bringing in a Iguest teacher sometime in late January/ February 21-23 they are an excellent opportunity for myself and our teachers to communicate individually Level 1/2 & Up early February to teach our upper level students. More information will Forward Motion Dance Company withbe each studentout on their progress well as get one on one feedback from our families. June 13 coming soon as thisas progresses. Performance-Cameron Art Museum Your feedback is so important to us and to our continued success as we grow the WSB to Spring Concert-Level 1/2 & up best serve our families. In late February we will once again attend UNCSAs Winter Dance June 17-August March 18-23 9 Festival. This is a great opportunity for our advanced students to get a Princess Camps Parent Observation Week-Award Week The weekend week of June will be our Pre-K Recital week. Each Pre-K recital be a of 10th-15th master classes with world-renowned teachers. It iswill also June 24-August March 24-31 2 performed during your childs regularly scheduled class that week on our in-studio stage. great chance for students and parents to get a taste for what summer Summer Ballet Classes-Pre-K & L1/2 Spring Break-School Closed Yourintensive child will receive lovely costume to wear that day and to take home. Please invite study a is all about. all your family, friends and neighbors to come out and support your beautiful ballerina on July 8-August 3 This spring we will be doing a performance at the Community Arts Center her big day! April 1 Summer Intensives that will serve as a fundraiser for the Wilmington Ballet Company. It will Classes Resume July 29-Aug 9 The WSB Spring Recital forwho all dancers Level 1/2 & up will be performed at9/10. KenanMost involve all students wish to participate Levels 3/4 thru April 5 Hammerheads Camp Auditorium on Thursday, June 13th at 6:00 pm. Dress rehearsal will be on Wednesday, choreography will be learned in class and will also be performed in the Arts Sensation Benet PerformanceJune 12th at recital Kenan Auditorium. A full detailed schedule is on page 3 of this newsletter. school in June. We will also be performing pieces that were set Thalian Hall This is a non-ticketed event so invite all your family and friends to come out and a September on our students this past summer by guest choreographers fromenjoy Triangle April 20 3 free night of spectacular dancing. First day of Classes-2013-2014 Arts Youth Ballet and Raleigh School of Ballet Dress Rehearsal-Community September 7 Center about ourJune summer programs and intensives will be coming Our Information summer programs begin 10th and run through the beginning of August. Nutcracker April 21Auditions Summer is an month. excellent,We low cost for the new dancer to try out our programs without a out next are way looking forward to another summer of exciting Community Arts Center Performance lot of commitment. For the advanced dancer, it iswill a time to make great strides in ones dance opportunities that I m sure you want to be a part. November 26-30 technique and training. I hope all of our dancers will take advantage of all the wonderful Thanksgiving Break-School Closed Happy Dancing! June 10-15 summer opportunities available to them here at the WSB! Nicole White, Director of Dance Spring Concert Week Happy Dancing! December 2 Nicole White, Director of Dance Classes resume July/August December &8 Summer7Camps Refer A Friend In January And Receive A $20 Nutcracker Performances Summer Intensives Merchandise Credit When They Register! December 16-January 1 Christmas Break-School Closed No Registration Fee and a Free Pair Of Tights With

LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR Letter From The Director

JANUARY SPECIAL May SPECIAL SUMMER 2013

January 2 Classes Resume

*Offer good on allSummer new registration through January 31st. Offer excludes Registration! merchandise by Jana Moore

BODY & NUTRITION SYLLABUS FOCUS

May/June Theme: Tourner Improving Pelvic Alignment: Part 2
By: Jennifer L. Deckert, M.F.A., University of Wyoming

Deviations from a neutral pelvis can be dened as anterior tilt (allowing the tailbone to are backwards) and posterior tilt (tucking the tailbone under).

Tourner means to turn. This month we will focus on entournant in all movements both adagio and allegro. We will be working on pirouette making sure we are using proper technical execution. Our most advanced dancers will continue to work on multiple turns landing in both closed and open positions.

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! Though both deviations are common among dancers, anterior pelvic tilt has become a common and often accepted technique fault among ballet dancers. The traditional approach of addressing the misalignment in technique class does not always serve to decrease it. Furthermore, miscuing dancers to squeeze their gluteal muscles as per classical ballet convention may only lead to overdeveloped gluteal muscles. Dancers with anterior pelvic tilt may also suffer from tight hip exors and lower back pain. The answer to how best to decrease anterior pelvic tilt and effectively recruit muscles is multifaceted and individualized to each dancer. Several studies have found success with the use of Pilates-based and Somaticsbased exercises.

Pre-k recitals
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When: June 10-15, 2013 Where: Wilmington School of Ballet In-Studio Stage Time: During Your Childs Regularly Scheduled Class
Invite your friends and family to come and watch your princess shine on her big day. Please wear a pink leotard, pink tights & pink ballet shoes as your childs costume is built to go over these items. Try to arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the start of class to allow time for staff to dress students in their costumes!

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