SANTA SUSANA DANCE DEPARTMENT
JANUARY 2020
NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS
WELCOME BACK!
HAPPY WINTER AND WELCOME BACK! WE HOPE YOUR HOLIDAY WAS FILLED WITH HAPPY MEMORIES AND YOUR BREAK WAS RESTFUL.
HERE’S A ROUNDUP OF WHAT WE’VE BEEN UP TO…
HAPPY WINTER AND WELCOME BACK! WE HOPE YOUR HOLIDAY WAS FILLED WITH HAPPY MEMORIES AND YOUR BREAK WAS RESTFUL.
HERE’S A ROUNDUP OF WHAT WE’VE BEEN UP TO…
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Senior Center
We’ve performed twice, so far, at the Sunrise Senior Center, once for their Homecoming Hoedown and once for a Halloween show. We are becoming a standing room only event there! Sadly, our holiday show had to be cancelled due to a flu epidemic at the center, but we will be back there this month for more senior fun! 
EDGE FIELD TRIP WE TOOK 50 OF OUR UPPER LEVEL DANCERS TO THE EDGE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER IN LA TO TAKE CLASS FROM INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS FROM SYTYCD, HAMILTON, ETC. WE TOOK THIS PHOTO BEFORE THE FATIGUE AND SORE MUSCLES COULD CATCH UP WITH THEM. 
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NATIONAL WALK TO SCHOOL DAY
SEVERAL OF OUR DANCE ENSEMBLE DANCERS PERFORMED AT KATHERINE ELEMENTARY AGAIN THIS YEAR, WELCOMING THE YOUNG ONES AS THEY APPROACHED THE SCHOOL AS PART OF NATIONAL WALK TO SCHOOL DAY. 
DISNEY WORKSHOPS WE TOOK 300 PERFORMING ARTS DANCERS, SINGERS, ACTORS, AND MUSICIANS TO DISNEY PERFORMING ARTS TO LEARN FROM THE INCREDIBLE INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS THERE. OUR STUDENTS WERE CHALLENGED TO REACH WELL BEYOND THEIR COMFORT ZONES AND GIVEN LOTS OF GREAT CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM, AND THEN PLAYED IN THE PARK UNTIL DARK. THERE WAS A LOT OF SLEEPING ON THE BUSES ON THE WAY HOME! |
SSHS ALUM MIGUEL CASTRO
DANCE DEPARTMENT ALUM MIGUEL CASTRO CAME IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER TO TEACH A CONTEMPORARY CLASS TO MS. LEWIS’ MODERN/COMPOSITION CLASS. HIS FLOWY ORGANIC MOVEMENT WAS A JOY TO WATCH AND TO PERFORM. WE LOVE IT WHEN OUR ALUMS RETURN!
DANCE DEPARTMENT ALUM MIGUEL CASTRO CAME IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER TO TEACH A CONTEMPORARY CLASS TO MS. LEWIS’ MODERN/COMPOSITION CLASS. HIS FLOWY ORGANIC MOVEMENT WAS A JOY TO WATCH AND TO PERFORM. WE LOVE IT WHEN OUR ALUMS RETURN!
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FALL WORKSHOP WITH JUSTIN EPSTEIN
JUSTIN EPSTEIN, PROFESSIONAL DANCER/CHOREOGRAPHER AND RECENT USC BFA GRAD, TAUGHT OUR FALL WORKSHOP (ALL LEVELS) THIS YEAR, TREATING OUR DANCERS TO IMPROV, GAGA TECHNIQUE, SOME COMPOSITION WORK, AND TOPPED IT OFF WITH A SHORT HIP HOP CLASS. WE ARE HOPING TO GET JUSTIN IN NEXT YEAR AS AN ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE! STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THAT!!! |
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MOORPARK COLLEGE PERFORMANCE
THE DANCE DIRECTOR OF MOORPARK COLLEGE, BETH MEGILL, INVITED SEVERAL PIECES FROM OUR DECEMBER SHOW TO PERFORM AS GUESTS IN THEIR EVENING OF DANCE THE WEEK AFTER OUR SHOW. THIS IS A NICE WAY FOR ANY OF OUR DANCERS WHO MAY BE ATTENDING MP IN THE FUTURE TO GET TO KNOW THE FACULTY AND THE LAY OF THE LAND. OUR KIDS DID A GREAT JOB, AS ALWAYS, AND MADE US PROUD. |
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NEW YORK CITY LIGHTS WINTER SHOW
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST (!) OUR DANCERS PERFORMED BEAUTIFULLY TO THREE SOLD OUT HOUSES FOR OUR DECEMBER “NEW YORK CITY LIGHTS” WINTER SHOW! OUR DANCERS (AND TEACHERS) PUSHED THEMSELVES BY ADDING CLASS PIECES FOR ALL CLASSES FOR THIS SHOW IN AN EFFORT TO INCREASE THE RIGOR AS WELL AS EXCITEMENT, AND WE THINK IT WAS FELT BY ALL. THE DANCERS SMILED, PIROUETTED, KICKED, AND DANCED THEIR HEARTS OUT. AND ALL PHOTOS AND VIDEOS OF ALL THREE SHOWS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR FREE ON THE DANCE WEBSITE HOME PAGE! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SUPPORTING US WITH YOUR ATTENDANCE…IT MEANS THE WORLD TO US. 
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LOOKING FORWARD....ROAD SHOW
THIS WEEK WE’VE BEEN BUSY TOURING THE AREA MIDDLE SCHOOLS WITH OUR ROAD SHOW. OUR EXTREMELY TALENTED DANCERS, SINGERS, ACTORS, AND MUSICIANS TOUR ALL THREE AREA MIDDLE SCHOOLS TO PUT ON A QUICK LITTLE SHOW JUST JAM PACKED WITH TALENT AND LIT BY OUR AMAZING TECH CREW. THEY MAKE US SO PROUD! |
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DANCING WITH THE SSHS STARS
WE ARE BUSY PREPARING FOR OUR ANNUAL DANCING WITH THE SANTA SU STARS, BUT THIS YEAR WE’VE ADDED A TWIST…IN ADDITION TO THE COUPLES WE HAVE FOUR CREWS WHO WILL BE COMPETING IN THE GENRE OF HIP HOP; ROBOTICS, LEADERSHIP, TECH, AND MOCK TRIAL! “CELEBRITY” JUDGES INCLUDE OUR FORMER PRINCIPAL, JERRY BLOCK, AND THERE IS A SURPRISE ENTERTAINMENT FOR YOU….STAY TUNED! AS ALWAYS, THE SHOW WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A SPECTACULAR RECEPTION IN THE MUR WHERE YOU CAN MEET OUR PROS, STARS, AND CREWS! TICKETS ARE $10 FOR ALL AND ARE AVAILABLE IN THE STUDENT STORE AND ONLINE. SUPPORT THE DANCE DEPARTMENT AND HAVE A BLAST AT THE SAME TIME! |
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WCE DANCE COMPETITION
THE DAY AFTER DWTS, OUR DANCE COLLECTIVE DANCERS WILL BE COMPETING AT WEST COAST ELITE, A HIGH SCHOOL DANCE COMPETITION IN SANTA CLARITA. WE ARE BRINGING FOUR GROUP PIECES AND SEVEN SOLOS. THE DANCERS HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD AND THIS COMPETITION WILL HELP US PREPARE FOR USA REGIONALS(FEB 1) AND NATIONALS (MAR 20-21). |
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- UPPER LEVEL SHOWCASE
- AT THE SAME TIME OUR UPPER LEVEL DANCERS ARE PREPARING FOR OUR UPPER LEVEL SHOWCASE “IMAGINE” IN THE BLACK BOX, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21 AT 7PM AND SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22 AT 2PM AND 7PM. BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR EMAILS FROM OUR OUTSTANDING DANCE BOOSTER TEAM ASKING FOR YOUR HELP IN MAKING THIS ANOTHER AMAZING SHOW. THEY WILL BE ASKING FOR ROOM SUPERVISION, CONCESSION DONATIONS, HELP SELLING CONCESSIONS/GRAMS/ETC. PLEASE SIGN UP TO HELP IN WHICHEVER WAY WORKS FOR YOU. WE CAN’T MAKE OUR DEPARTMENT WORK WITHOUT YOUR HELP SO THANK YOU IN ADVANCE!
