Dance


California Contemporary Ballet Announces Premiere of New Spring Time Production “Thumbelina”

Aerin Holt of California Contemporary Ballet (www.CalBallet.com), the originator of the popular ballet “The Snow Queen,” has created a production she has long dreamed of: a full-length ballet adapted from Hans Christian Andersen’s story “Thumbelina.” Jaclyn Stryker, a professional dancer and resident of La Crescenta, stars in the title role. Featuring original choreography by Aerin ...

A Thumbs-Up Spring-time Ballet Production

Kick off the Spring season with a dose of fairy dust, as California Contemporary Ballet performs Thumbelina at Glendale Community College this June 29 and 30. Adding to the company’s tradition of performing Hans Christian Andersen classics, California Contemporary Ballet’s adaptation of Thumbelina is designed to appeal to both young and adult audiences. “We perform ...

The Music and Dance Behind Thumbelina

If the heart of a ballet is the music, the lifeblood are the dancers. We take some time to have a chat with composer Dwight Mikkelsen and dancer Jaclyn Stryker to get an inside look on the people behind California Contemporary Ballet’s Thumbelina. The Musician “I like classical music. That’s the first music I ever ...

Silvering Singles Find the Key to UnLocking Love at June 1st ‘UnLock’ Dance Party

Pasadena and Los Angeles singles find the key to unlocking fun and romance at their upcoming ‘UnLock’ Dance Party at the luxurious Green St Hotel, Romanesque Ballroom, in Old Town Pasadena on Saturday June 1st, 2013 at 8:00 pm. Included in the admission price of $20, silvering singles age 40 to 60, gather for dancing, ...

Women’s Stories Come Alive Through Dance

“Everyone has their own story,” Gloria Killian, founder of ACWIP said after the event. “ Whether it’s a woman in prison or a woman with Parkinson’s both stories tend to get overlooked but tonight each person’s story was resembled through dance.” Lineage Dance Company hosted a benefit for the Action Committee for Women in Prison ...

Lineage Dance Explores the Heartaches (and Joys) of Loss in New Production

  Losing him brought out my deepest fears, my need to protect myself from my pain. But it also brought about this need in me to love harder, to trust more fully, to enjoy and appreciate rightly, to grow. I don’t think I’d change anything about my experience. I’m growing from this loss and I ...

Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy: Dance Teacher Wins Prestigious Grant

Choreographer/dancer, writer and actor Liz Hoefner Adamis was one of three Los Angeles artists chosen to participate in the Margaret Jenkins Dance Company’s CHIME (Choreographers in Mentorship Exchange) Program for 2013, a mentorship program for professional choreographers. Liz, who is FSHA’s dance teacher and Saltatrix moderator, is one of only nine artists nationwide (and three ...