Presidio Dance Theatre was selected as SF Weekly's Best Dance Company of 2009!!!

http://www.sfweekly.com/bestof/2009/award/best-dance-company-1525035/
Best Dance Company
Presidio Dance Theatre

Dance habitués who like their movement with an international flavor needn't rely on the annual Ethnic Dance Festival alone to feed their fancy. Presidio Dance Theatre has effortlessly employed a global aesthetic for the more than 100 productions in its repertory. That means moves specific to a certain culture are never marginalized and separated from the rest of the show. Artistic Director and Principal Choreographer Sherene Melania has whipped up a tantalizingly diverse ensemble of principal dancers trained in modern and traditional styles, all the while ensuring that all the elements fit together. Showcases with themes like "Dancing Across Cultures" and guest choreographers with routines including the Turkish dances of the Black Sea and the Iranian dances of the Qajar court illuminate without being pedantic. The theater also has a slew of intensive summer camps and classes for kids, while adults can dabble in everything from Greek folk dancing to flamenco.

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Presidio Dance Theatre Academy has been nominated for Best Dance Class in San Francisco by Nickelodeon Television's Parents Choice Awards in 2009. Please vote for Presidio Dance Theatre below:

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In 2008 Presidio Dance Theatre won the Nickelodeon Television's Parents Choice: "BEST ARTSY PROGRAM" in the SF Bay Area Award CLICK HERE to check it out

CHILDREN'S DAY AT THE SF WAR MEMORIAL OPERA HOUSE

Nearly 6000 children enjoyed Presidio Performing Art Foundation's annual "CHILDREN'S DAY AT THE SF WAR MEMORIAL OPERA HOUSE," free performances of excerpts from DANCING ACROSS CULTURES™. Before the shows, Bryan Blumenfeld welcomed the children, and young artists Mia Blaine and Chandler Crump modeled dance costumes and helped Miss Judy lead the audience in a cheer.

The shows opened with our sparkly Winter Wonderland dance theatre piece. Sparks flew when our guest artists originally from the Republic of Georgia performed their sword dances, and the audience enjoyed Miss Sherene dancing alongside (the first stage appearance since her fracture in 2008). Junior Company Ryan Chan stole the show with his rendition of Eskimo. The ah's and oooh's resonated beyond the walls of the Opera House!!!! Miss Julia and Miss Tricia performed an elegant Hungarian Dance and newly staged versions of Irish, Arabian, and Tarantella included all the rest of the Junior Company. This event was featured on television's ABC 7 "What's Hot" segment with Don Sanchez the Arts & Entertainment Reporter, check it out here. One public school teacher sent us a note and gave PPAF an "A+" for the performances.