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WINTER WONDERLAND: Celebrating Holidays Across Cultures

Presidio Dance Theatre Junior Company presents
WINTER WONDERLAND:
CELEBRATING HOLIDAYS ACROSS CULTURES™
Family Matinee, December 13, 3pm,
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, 3301 Lyon St, San Francisco

Sherene Melania, Artistic Director of Presidio Dance Theatre Junior Company will present its annual benefit holiday presentation: WINTER WONDERLAND: CELEBRATING HOLIDAYS ACROSS CULTURES™, Family Matinee, 3pm, Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, 3301 Lyon St, San Francisco.

Tickets are $35, $ 50, and $100. Box Office link http://www.presidiodance.org/pdf/WinterWonderlandTicketOrderForm.pdf. Proceeds from this performance are used to sponsor the charitable works of Presidio Performing Arts Foundation, including fund afterschool dance outreach to underserved children and student scholarships for talented children.

A wonderful alternative to the Nutcracker, WINTER WONDERLAND, a narrated international holiday production, opens a joyful world with feelings of amazement, festivity and wonder, delighting audiences of all ages with a celebration of holiday favorites from the great ballets and holidays across cultures. Costumes for this matinee are created especially for the school by the artists and designers of the Mariinsky Theatre (home of the Kirov Ballet). A festive Holiday Party follows the performance.

Presidio Dance Theatre Junior Company has been named as "San Francisco's Dance Ambassadors to the world" by two Mayors. They performed in the famed White Nights Festival in Russia last summer and have recently been selected as the ONLY dance group to represent the United States at the largest international children's festival in Turkey, April 2010.

In June, 2010, The School of Presidio Dance Theatre will re-locate to a new state of the art facility on the Presidio's Main Post with double its present capacity of studio and production space and community programs. For more information call 415 561-3958 or visit www.PresidioDance.org

Presidio Dance Theatre's Junior Company will represent the United States of America at the world's largest International Children's Festival in Turkey

BREAKING NEWS! Presidio Dance Theatre's Junior Company has been selected to represent the United States of America at the world's largest international children's festival in Izmir, Turkey---APRIL 2010. Each year, Turkey's Ministry of Culture and TRT host a festival with 10,000+ children representing 65 nations. As America's only representative, this is a large honor for our young people's dance group and their selection to share the stage with children from all over the world. Besides performing an American Suite of Dances, the Junior Company will perform the festival's only and first presentation of Assyrian and Armenian dances. TRT (national television of Turkey) projects the festival around the world and each participant receives a fabulous cultural education, as well! Further, the Junior Company has been to invited to perform in the National Theatre of Opera and Ballet in Ankara for a special classical ballet evening. The tour will also include special events in Istanbul. Presidio Dance Theatre's popular Turkish choreographer Ahmet Luleci will lead the tour.

Allison Taylor joins the staff of Presidio Performing Arts Foundation & Presidio Dance Theatre

Allison Taylor joins the PPAF/PDT staff! After spending the summer at Presidio Dance Theatre as an Intern, Allison joins our Administrative Staff as Programs Manager. Allison attended and graduated from Loyola Marymount and received a degree in the Art History, Modern Languages and Literature. Her arts education was based at the Sorbonne in Paris. She is fluent in French. Allison looks forward to designing a visual arts program for our summer camps, which will enhance our dancers education.

Sherene Melania a USF graduate in 2005 is a mentor in a new pilot program to connect students with alumni

Sherene Melania Bretchneider '05 (right) is a mentor in a new pilot program to connect students with alumni.

CLICK HERE to check out the mentor program at USF.

"The University of San Francisco’s College of Arts and Sciences recently launched a mentoring program designed to connect students with alumni who share their career, cultural, or social interests."

Sherene Melania holds a B.A. in Performing Arts & Social Justice and was awarded University of San Francisco's Dean Medal for Excellence in the Arts.

Boutique Order Form - Presidio Dance Theatre T-Shirts, Sweatshirts, Junior Company Artist Tote Bag w/ PDT Logo

Winter Season is fast approaching and for the holidays, Presidio Dance Theatre offers a boutique of gifts for our dance students. Pre-Orders will accepted through November 15th. Items will be available by December 11th--just in time for use in the theatre! Please not that some items are offered through pre-order only. CLICK HERE to view the Boutique Order Form