Our Mayor, Frank Scarpitti, and our Councillor, Valerie Burke, of Markham, Ontario, attended the Open House of the Victoria Ballet Academy during the Thornhill Village Festival on September 20, 2008. In a picture taken after the ballet performances, we have the Mayor, the Councillor, and also Vladimir Demine, School Principal and Victoria Mironova, Artistic Director, with their students.

In the program, the students performed:

Camille Saint-Saens, The Swan
Dancer: Alena Loboda, a Grade 10 student of the Victoria Ballet Academy

Alexander Glazunov, The Snow Girl
Dancer: Anna Rybalko, a Grade 10 student of the Victoria Ballet Academy

Cesar Puni, Esmeralda
Dancer: Elizabeth Mironova, a Grade 9 student of the Victoria Ballet Academy and an invited Contestant of the Beijing Ballet Competition (October 2008)

Alexander Glazunov, Raymonda
Dancer: Maria Petin, a Grade 10 student of the Victoria Ballet Academy and an invited Contestant of the Beijing Ballet Competition (October 2008)

Peter I. Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker
Dancer: Anastasia Loskutov, a Grade 9 student of the Victoria Ballet Academy and an invited Contestant of the Beijing Ballet Competition (October 2008)

Alexander Borodin, Persian Dance from the opera Prince Igor;
Soloist: Keren Barak, a Grade 9 student of the Victoria Ballet Academy; Dancers: students of the professional and recreational programs of the Victoria Ballet Academy

Richard Clayderman, Forever Green
Dancer: Elizabeth Mironova, (see above)

Ave Maria from the Musicale «Notre Dame de Paris»
Dancer: Maria Petin, (see above)

Saliman Vladimirov, The Bee
Dancer: Anastasia Loskutov, (see above)

Franz Schubert, Moment Musicale
Dancers: Grades 5 and 6 students of the Victoria Ballet Academy

Mikhail Glinka, Jota Aragonesa, Northern Spanish dance, with castanets.
Soloists: Maria Petin, Anna Rybalko,
Dancers: Alena Loboda, Elizabeth Mironova, Anastasia Loskutov, Keren Barak, grade 9 and 10 students of the Victoria Ballet Academy

Valery Didula, Flamenco, Song of Andalusia
Dancers: Professional and Recreational program students of the Victoria Ballet Academy

Open House on Saturday, Sep 20, 2008, 10:00 am- 2:30 pm

The Thornhill Festival Parade, filled with a variety of music, entertainment and local groups, begins at noon on Centre Street and makes its way south on Yonge St. to Arnold Ave. The Victoria Ballet Academy, located at the south-east corner of Centre St. and Yonge St, hosts the Festival Headquarters. The school is open for visitors and lovers of dance and music. A special ballet concert will be offered to general public starting 1:30 pm. Free admission.

NOTE: Yonge St. is closed to regular traffic from 11:30am to 1:30pm.

CLASSES START on Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Dear friends, the beautiful summer time is almost over. If you were not at
our summer camp, we have been missing you. Please note that our regular
classes start on Tuesday, September 2, 2008. Please consult the calendar
chart that we have distributed when you registered your child. Example:
students who attend the Victoria Ballet Academy on Tuesdays and Fridays,
will start their classes on Tuesday, September 2. Those who attend the
school on Wednesdays and Saturdays, will start their classes on Wednesday,
September 3, and so on.

PROGRAM CHOICE
Range of school services

Victoria Ballet Academy offers a wide range of services:

• Dance (ballet, character dance, ballroom dance, jazz, belly dance,

hip-hop)

• Music (piano, violin, cello, guitar, drums)

• Choir (two age groups)- Voice (starting from 7 years)

• After-school program (choose any day when you want your child picked-up

from the school, provided with hot meal and supervised over the home-work
preparation).

BIRTHDAY PARTY
Do not forget to celebrate

Do not forget to schedule the Birthday Party for your child at the
Victoria Ballet Academy. The party may include a ballet performance by
older students, fun dance for the celebrity, music, singing, painting,
drawing, sculpting classes, and the Birthday Cake party at our party room
upstairs.

Happy New Academic Year!