March News at the Shoebox!

Hey all,
We're leaping right into March classes - and there are a lot of great ones on the horizon! We're going to be strutin' our SF Dance Spirit in San Francisco's Carnaval, welcoming in new teachers, and much more!

We look forward to dancing with all of you this month,
Cera, Deborah, Omar & Shoebox Studio



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1) Class Schedule Changes

2) Coming Soon - NEW CLASSES!

3) Introducing the Shoebox Studio Troupe - an Int/Adv Performing Bellydance class!

4) Dance with Shoebox in the CARNAVAL Grand Parade!

5) Alexander Technique Workshop, March 30th

6) Rent the Shoebox for rehearsals, workshops, and events!

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1) Class Schedule Changes

The following classes have changed:

* Afro-Caribbean Dance w/ Virginia is now Wednesday's, 7:30-8:40AM

* Int/Adv Hip Hop Fusion is now taught by Cera - Thursdays 6:30-8pm

* Lunchhour Pilates is now taught by Amber Z. - Tues/Thurs, 12-12:45

* Turkish Roman is on hold while Liz travels Europe

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2) New Classes Coming Soon!

Look out for these exciting new classes on the horizon:
* American Cabaret Bellydance, with Nanna Candelaria! 12 week series beginning SOON, Tuesdays 7:30-9.
* Beginning Adult Hip Hop
* Ancient Hula w/ Misao Mizuno

Watch the website for information TBA!

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3) Introducing the Shoebox Studio Troupe! Int/Adv Performing Class

Shoebox Studio is now home to it's own studio troupe! Saturday afternoons from 1:30-3:30pm, Intermediate and Advanced bellydance and fusion bellydance students will be working together in a performance based class. This group will work on choreographies, perform for the public, and work with guest choreographers on stage craft, performance skills, polishing technique, and working in a troupe environment.
This class is invite or audition only. If you would like to be considered for the Studio Troupe class, please email shoeboxstudio@gmail.com, or speak with your regular teacher about recommendation.

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4) Dance with Shoebox in SF's CARNAVAL Parade!

On Sunday, May 25th, Shoebox Studio will be rockin out in San Francisco's CARNAVAL Grand Parade! Please join us! You can freestyle, hand out beads and cards, hang out with your dance-mates, drink rum in the morning, and have an all around GREAT TIME! This will be a very fun, free event. Family and friend's of Shoeboxer's welcome - lets go out and have fun!

If you would like to join us in the parade, please email shoeboxstudio@gmail.com, or let your regular instructor know!

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5) Alexander Technique Workshop, March 30th

Unleash Your Inner Fire: Dancing with Passion, Presence, and Inspiration
"This flute is played with fire, not with wind." - Rumi

Sunday, March 30 11:00 - 1:00 PM
$35 advanced purchase
$40 at the door

A master class for dancers with Alexander technique teacher Nickolas Knightly

When we dance at our best the flute of the body is played with fire. This workshop is about simple things that unleash the fire within. When it burns, the people watching you become like moths watching a candle: they can't take their eyes off of you, they find you irresistible.

The Alexander Technique can help you dance with fire. We will work on practical things that can allow you to achieve new levels of presence, connection, and artistic expression as well as helping you improve your technique. Come ready to work on any technical or artistic challenge you currently face:

• I want more stage presence
• I want a better shimmy.
• I want to feel more inspired.
• I want to move more naturally
  

Register on the Shoebox website: www.shoeboxsf.com/workshops.html

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6) Rent the Shoebox!

You can rent the Shoebox for meetings, events, workshops, and rehearsals, for only $15 an hour, or $13 with a 10-class card! For rentals, call (415) 861-5976, or email shoeboxstudio@gmail.com.

February Newsletter!

Hello from Shoebox!

With cold, rainy January behind us, now's the time to start making good on those New Years Resolutions!
With daily classes in Dance & Pilates, Personal Training, and exciting new class offerings (can anyone say CAPOEIRA!?!) the Shoebox is the place to achieve your goals. Join us today!

- Cera, Deborah, Omar & Shoebox Studio


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In This Newsletter:

1) NEW CLASS! Capoeira Dance Workout w/ Mestre Wilson Low & Rhonda Stagnaro Low

2) Workshops: Hit the Dancefloor w/ Kamille Hitz, and a day of Fusion Bellydance workshops with Freyja, Cera, and UNMATA of Sacramento.

3) Monthly Unlimited Class Pass & Referral Rewards

4) S mall Group Personal Training w/ Michelle – Sign up now!

5) Class Cancellation: Ballet Latino

6) Rent the Shoebox!

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1) New Class! Capoeira Dance Workout

Monday Nights, 7:30-9pm - Begins February 11th!

Capoeira is a unique dance art form, which has strong roots in Afro-Brazilian music and dance. It is an excellent physical activity for all ages and levels. Its harmony of forces promotes flexibility, endurance, self-discovery and power. Capoeira dance also develops personal discipline, self-confidence and balances the mind, body and soul. The main goal of this high-energy class is to have fun and learn the secret of the "Capoeira smile".

Mestre Wilson Low and Rhonda Stagnaro Low have been teaching Brazilian arts in the bay area for over 20 years. They have made dance, music and the practice of Capoeira their lives.&nb sp; In 1995, they founded MaraReggae, a group whose mission is to create artistic expression and community participation through Brazilian arts, with respect to the teachings of the ancestors. (http://www.marareggae.com/)

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2) February Workshops!

This Sunday, February 3rd, is the final installment of "Hit the Dancefloor" with Kamille Hitz of Rockabelly Dance. Hot moves for the club, drum circle, or just to bust in your living room. If you want to get out there and shake it, this is the workshop for you!

Saturday, February 9th, Shoebox is pleased to host a fundraising day of workshops for UNMATA of Sacramento! Three back to back, butt kicking workshops including: Bellydance Core Integration w/ Freyja, Funk Fusion Bellydance w/ Cera, and UNMATA3 (to the 3rd power!). Prepare to sweat, smile, and shimmy!

(Note: There will be NO Modenco on Feb. 9th)

For details and pricing on all upcoming workshops, visit our workshop page: http://www.shoeboxsf.com/workshops.html

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3) Monthly Unlimited Class Pass & Referral Rewards

Monthly Unlimited Class Pass: Are you looking to improve your technique, expand your vocabulary, get in shape, or just feed your movement addiction? Buy a Monthly Unlimited Pass! $120 gets you all the classes you can stand! * Pick one up today.

Referral Rewards: Bring a friend to take class with you and get a discount for yourself! For every buddy you bring to the Shoebox, you will receive $10 off ANY class pass or discount card, or one free class for you! Bring in a friend today!

* Small Group Personal Training & Flamenco classes have a separate price structure than all other classes. If you'd like to attend these, contact us to work out details.


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4) Small Group Personal Training w/ Michelle

It's all about setting attainable goals, and watching yourself achieve! In small groups (3-4 people) our kick-ass personal trainer Michelle Opperman will help you set realistic fitness goals, and reach them one by one. Want to be able to do a clean push-up? Increase cardio endurance? Touch your toes? Whatever your goal, Michelle's got the skills to get you there fast!

Each group is limited to 4 participants, pre-registration ONLY. This kind of high-quality personalized attention would cost you at least $85/hour in a gym!

Dates: Wednesdays
Time slots available: 11-12pm, 12-1pm, 1-2pm
Cost: $400/8 weeks ($50/session. Available in 2 payment installments)
Early Registration Discount: Register n ow and receive $25 off your total! Only $375 for all 8 weeks!
Call or email today to reserve your spot: (415) 861-5976, shoeboxstudio@gmail.com

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5) Class Cancellation: Ballet Latino™

There will be no Ballet Latino™ on Tuesday nights. Our amazing Modenco™ teacher, Carole Acuna, now teaches Tuesday night Flamenco. Come check it out!

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6) Rent the Shoebox!

The Shoebox is available many weekday mornings & afternoons for Meetings, Events, Rehearsals & Workshops. To rent the Shoebox, email shoeboxstudio@gmail.com, or call (415)861-5976.

Most rentals are $15/hr, or $13/hr for Shoebox students with a 10-class or Dancer Discount card. Some wor kshops or special events may be excluded from hourly rate. Please inquire for details.

January at the ShoeBox!

Happy New Year, ShoeBoxers!

Here at the 'Box we're rarin' to kick off 2008 in our new home, with the resolution of providing the best service, highest quality classes, and friendliest community to our guests and students.
Classes begin tomorrow and we cant wait to see you all back!

In addition to many new and fabulous class offerings, December's voting has left us with a Dance-a-thon cause! CARE.org will be the recipient of proceeds raised by our January 12th Dance-A-Thon ( http://www.care.org/). Thank you so much to everyone who voted, we think CARE is a great choice!
More information about CARE.org and the Dance-A-Thon can be found below.

Hope you all had a wonderful holiday, and we look forward dancing with you in 2008!

-Cera, Deborah, Omar, and ShoeBox Studio


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1) New Classes & Prices

2) DANCE-A-THON!

3) ShoeBox Youth Performing Arts Program - Spread the Word!

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1) New Classes & Prices

Our new class offerings are rockin' the house! New classes include Ballet Latino (tm) and Flamenco with Master Teacher Carolina Lugo, Modenco(tm) (Modern Flamenco Fusion) with Carolé Acuña, and some new class times for some old favorites! Please check the website for new great classes!
www.shoeboxsf.com/dailyclasses.html

As you know, ShoeBox offers one of the best Student/Teacher ratio's in town. Our prices have been updated for the new year, and include a HUGE discount for our dedicated students taking 3 or more classes/week.

Prices are:
$15 drop in
$130 for a 10 class card ($13/class),
$120/month for dancers interested in taking 3 classes/wk or more ($10/class)
Unless otherwise noted. Please check the website or printed calendar for exemptions to these prices or changes to the schedule.
All class cards purchased in 2007 will be honored at their current rate until their expiration (6 months from purchase).

We have had some questions about whether 10-class Cards and Holiday Gift Cards can be used for specially priced classes (Bootcamp, Flamenco, Ballet Latino). The answer is - ABSOLUTELY! You can use your 10-class card and pay only a $3-5 additional charge (depending upon the class price) when using your class card for these special offerings.

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2) Dance-A-Thon! January 12th, 2008

Kick off the new year by dancing, sweating, and shaking it for a great cause - CARE.org*! On January 12th, from 10am-8pm, every ShoeBox class will be offered in a 30-45 minute sample format. Classes will run back to back as a "marathon," and will be taught by all of the ShoeBox teachers, giving you a chance to try a little bit of everything, all while raising money for CARE!
The full schedule of Dance-A-Thon classes will be up on the website by Friday January 4th.

You can begin collecting pledges immediately by requesting an email pledge sheet (shoeboxstudio at gmail.com), or you can pick up a pledge sheet here at the studio.
Start collecting pledges right away!

We will announce and post the top 3 Dance-A-Thoners' times, and how much we've raised and donated as a group, in February.

If you would like to come dance, but you do not want to collect pledges, you can simply pay a $12-20 sliding scale donation at the door, and stay for as many sample classes as you'd like.

Help us bring in the new year by offering aid and sharing our good fortune with those in need.


* CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. Women are at the heart of CARE's community-based efforts to improve basic education, prevent the spread of HIV, increase access to clean water and sanitation, expand economic opportunity and protect natural resources. CARE also delivers emergency aid to survivors of war and natural disasters, and helps people rebuild their lives.
Please see the attached pledge sheet and start collecting pledges now! You can dance all day for free, and raise money for a great cause!
Donation will be made in the name of ShoeBox Studio Student Community.


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3) ShoeBox Youth Performing Arts Program - Spread the Word!

ShoeBox is launching it's full-fledged Youth Performing Arts program, with classes in dance and theater, for kids ages 3-19. All of the great classes the ShoeBox offers for adults are now available to young dance enthusiasts! Please let your friends with kids know about our awesome offerings by directing them to www.shoeboxsf.com, and clicking on "youth".

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See you Soon!