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Happy New Year to all!
Here's something to think about as we all embark on our journey into 2025...
Dancing changes everything, Body, Brain, and Being.
Whether it is helping a young child build the movement skills necessary for a healthy life (including strength, agility, endurance, flexibility, and the symmetry involved with skills such as being able to hop on both legs equally well) or one of the tools a mature dancer uses to build and retain those same skills, or a person of any age who wants to develop technical expertise to fulfill personal or professional goals...Training in one or more dance forms can do all of that and more...
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Dance training changes brains at all ages, including building spatial thinking, aiding in language development, and building the neuro-plasticity needed for ongoing learning, as it asks the participant to integrate movement with music and respond to external cues (which is a little different than just dancing to your favorite songs at home :))
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Dance training also provides an important experience in social-emotional learning as participants work together, create dances together, and learn how to collaborate and do creative problem-solving together, and that's important at any age. it also gives the dancer another voice in the world, another way to create what is beautiful and meaningful to them. As Melissa Hayden said: Learning to walk sets you free. Learning to dance gives you the greatest freedom of all: to express with your whole self the person you are.
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And all of this is to say that this is our mission: Helping to create a healthy, thriving, and connected community through dance and the arts!
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We began taking registration for our Winter Session of Classes on Monday, December 2
But, don't worry...there's still plenty of time to register for Winter classes which run from Monday, January 6, through Saturday, March 1, 2025.
Click the link to see our Winter Schedule as of December 16. We've added some new Hip Hop classes with a second Hip Hop teacher and will have classes also available on Mondays and Saturdays.
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We've also added another Zentangle class for those of you who prefer mornings (Thursdays at 10am) and the Cardio class (originally using disco moves for building heart health and now using movements based on Afro-Caribbean dance patterns for a great all-over workout) is going strong as is the Chair Dance Class which is an excellent choice for movers who are experiencing balancing or endurance issues or for those whose knees are not happy with a traditional dance class. Just click on the link to find out more.
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Winter Schedule
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Thank you to everyone who helped make our Holiday Concert a joyful experience!
We had a great time at the Holiday Concert. Thank you to all of the dancers, their families, our teachers, ushers, and tech crew who made it happen! We've sent it out by email to all the participating dancers but, if you missed yours, just click on the link for a peek at the concert.
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Other important information:
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If you are new to us, and can't make the Placement Class, the office will have you take a single class to have the teacher determine where you best fit in our syllabus. Remember, we want you to train safely, building strong alignment and technical skills as you go.​
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Student Concert 2025 is coming! Before signing up for our 40th Annual Performance, please read the Student Concert Information Sheet and the Student Concert Registration Form carefully. There's a lot of information there but having everyone know what to expect makes for a relatively stress-free and enjoyable experience for everyone.
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​Please note that the deadline to register is Saturday, January 25.
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The Pamela Trokanski Dance Theatre would like to remind our community that we offer free classes for people with Parkinson's Disease through our Dance For Parkinson's program. We take a break for the holidays and return in January, 2025. January classes will begin, in Davis, on Tuesday, January 7, and in Sacramento, on Wednesday, January 8.
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Dance for Parkinson's is available in Davis and Sacramento both in person and on Zoom. Contact Robin Carlson for information. rcarlson404@yahoo.com​​​​​
Safety protocol updates:
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While we no longer require masks, we will have a zero-tolerance policy for colds, coughs, and sniffles for everyone on site.
If you have allergies you should continue to wear a mask as you can't be sure if it's just allergies or it's allergies and you're beginning to come down with something.
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Importantly, if you or your child has a cold or other illness, it is important that you still stay home. Remember the old days, before the pandemic? We still asked people to stay home if they were sick. It might be just a "little cold" for your child but no one else wants it. What is the saying? Germs are the one thing we don't want to share.
Thank you for helping us keep ALL of our dancers healthy!
Please remember that it is important that you have saved space by confirming with the office if you are planning to take a class at the studio. If you are a registered tuition student, we are already saving a place for you so you don't need to call in every week. If you are using a dance card or want to do a paid single, then calling the office at 530-756-349 is the easiest way to make sure there's a space for you in class. It's
important to give the office at least 3 hours notice before coming to the studio.
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