Tiffany's Dance Academy - Pleasanton, San Ramon, South San Francisco, Costa Mesa, Livermore, CA

If you are between the ages of 5 and 18 and would like to dance more, come to the TDA Performing Company Audition on September 18^th. Ages 5-8: 1 p.m.; Ages 9+: 2:30 p.m. All dancers of all abilities are welcome!

Swan Lake

TDA and BAD Company will present variations from Swan Lake in a benefit concert at the Shrine Event Center in Livermore on January, 14^th. We need lots and lots of dancers between the ages of 4 ½ and up. We’ll be casting for this performance at the same exact time that we are auditioning for the TDA Performing Company. See “Audition” above for dates and times.

Parent Night Out

September 3^rd 6 – 11 p.m

Parents of TDA Dancers, Friends of Parents of TDA Dancers, Relatives of Parents and Friends of Parents – Call the TDA office - (925) 447-5299 - to register your kids for the Fall 2004 first Parent Night Out. Anyone is welcome to drop kids off at the studio where they’ll dance with TDA Performing Co. dancers, play games, make crafts and have snacks for five glorious hours. All proceeds benefit our professional dance company, BAD Company.

We only do this once a month, so don’t miss it! Cost: $20 for the first child, $10 for each additional child. This fee only covers from 6 p.m. – 10 p.m.

BONUS HOUR: Let’s say you’re out on the town or immersed in a game of Texas Hold ‘em and it’s 9:45 p.m. Instead of coming back to the studio to pick up your kids, pay an extra $10 per child and stay out until 11 p.m! Warning: After 11 p.m. the fee is $5 per minute! Space is limited.

Next Parent Night Out is October 1.

First Annual Home-Business Open House

Moms, now is your chance to load up on Tupperware, Longaberger Baskets, Southern Living, and Pampered Chef – all in one day at one location. These items are brought to you by parents of dancers here at TDA. On October 2^nd from 1 p.m. thru 4 p.m. come to our mini “convention” and shop, shop, shop! If you are an associate or consultant for another direct sales business not mentioned above, you are more than welcome to display your items too. Please contact the office to make arrangements. A percentage of the proceeds will benefit BAD Company. Please support the Arts and attend this event!

TDA Logo Wear

Our Student Handbook has a deadline of September 3^rd to place your orders for TDA Logo Wear. We are moving the deadline to Friday, September 17^th to allow more time to peruse the order form which can be picked up at the office starting Wednesday, Sept 8. Drop your forms off at the dancewear store inside the lobby at our East Avenue location, or fax it to (925) 447-5254, or call in your order to Paul at (925) 580-8573.

Cruise Pictures

Check out tiffanydance.com for photos of our first TDA Performing Co. cruise to Mexico.

If you happened to be on the cruise and have photos you’d like to put on the web, e-mail them to paul@tiffanydance.com. Please ensure they are no bigger than 6” x 8” and 72 dpi.

We are working on next year’s cruise details. Stay tuned for location and dates!!!

Ballet

Welcome Valentina Elovskaya

Valentina brings twenty-one years of professional experience in dance performance and stage work worldwide. She has performed a variety of roles in both classical and contemporary ballets, such as Swan Lake, Giselle, The Sleeping Beauty, La Bayadere, La Sylphide, Paquita, Don Quixote, Spartacus, Romeo and Juliet, Cinderella, Carmen, Anna Karenina, and Legend of Love among others.

She has over fifteen years of experience in teaching all levels of classical ballet in Russia and US. Novosibirsk State Ballet Academy, Russia: B.A., Ballet Performance and Education. She has studied with renowned choreographers, teachers and principal dancers Asaf Messerer, Maya Plisetskaya, Vladimir Vasiliev, Yuri Grigorovich, Oleg Vinogradov, Leonid Jakobson, Pierre Lacotte, Alicia Alonso at the Novosibirsk State Theater of Ballet and Moscow Classical Ballet.

Valentina has had a rich and exciting performance experience, including: Moscow Classical Ballet, 1987 – 1990; performances in the Kremlin at Congress of People’s Deputies; Novosibirsk State Theater of Ballet, 1968 – 1987; Performed a wide range of roles throughout the company’s diverse classical and modern repertoire (more than 40 different ballets); toured extensively throughout the world; Participated in numerous international festivals and competitions; Filmed performances for international television; Interim and repertory coach for the Novosibirsk Opera House, 2000-2004;

Ballet Instructor/choreographer, Ketchikan Ballet Academy, 1993-1994; Recipient of Alaska State Council of the Arts Grant for Swan Lake choreography, 1993; Ballet instructor, University of Alaska Anchorage, 1991-1992;

Choreographer and instructor of original dance performance for Juneau Dance Workshop, 1991; Guest teacher, Moscow Choreography College, 1988-1990; Dance instructor, Novosibirsk Arts Institute, 1983-1987.