Pennsylvania Academy of The Arts

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Oct 1st: Still accepting new students.... call for more information....Congratulations to our dancers, who were invited to perform at the Champs Sports Bowl in Orlando, FL this December!....Monthly payments due Oct. 1st....Costume Week is October 25 - 30th...

Choose the best performing arts experience for your child... Whether its taking classes each week with one of our Broadway Dance Center trained teachers, getting personal and individualized feedback from your teacher in pointe class, tapping with Emmy Award winner Jason Samuels Smith in our local studio, performing right here in State College with international sensation Roxane Butterfly, or even traveling to Chicago and New York to study with the biggest names in showbiz, PAA brings the highest caliber training and offers unmatched opportunities to each of our students at every level of their training.

►Wed, Sep 8th: Fall semester begins; Legwarmer Giveaway Drawing
►Tue, Sep 28th: Orlando Trip Deposits due

►TBA: PAA Family Fun: ALL-STUDIO BONFIRE
►Mon, Oct 24th - Sat, Oct 29th: PAA Family Fun: COSTUME WEEK

►Mon, Nov 1st - Sat, Nov 6th: PAA Family Fun: OBSERVATION WEEK
►Wed, Nov 24th - Sun, Nov 29th: THANKSGIVING BREAK (NO CLASSES)

►December 1st: Registration for Spring semester begins
►December: PAA Family Fun: RED & GREEN SPIRIT WEEK!
►Mon, Dec 20th - Sun, Jan 2nd: WINTER BREAK ( NO CLASSES)
►Mon, Jan 3rd: Fall semester resumes

►February: PAA Family Fun: VALENTINE EXCHANGE and RED/PINK SPIRIT WEEK
►March: PAA Family Fun: Parents Week

►Sat, May 7th: TENTATIVE Dress Rehearsal for Recital @ PV High School
►Sun, May 15th: TENTATIVE DATE for ALICE IN WONDERLAND (2011 Recital) @ PV High School
►Mon, May 16th - Sat, May 21st: Last week of Spring Semester
►Fri, May 20th: Auditions for Lumire and Crunch 2011-2012 Studio Companies

I just wanted to give you an update from Interlochen. I am really enjoying my time here... I was really happy to receive one of the 8 solos. I am in a large tap number as well as the core group of jazz dancers. The dancing is rather challenging but I am keeping up thanks to all of my great PAA training! Thanks again for all of the ways that you have helped and supported me!
- Jana, 14, ballet & tap student
Thank you so much for a wonderful semester with ballet and the wonderful recital tonight. I thought it couldn't have been more perfect and I felt secure with your check-in/check-out system that my daughter was safe! Thank you for providing this program. It's been exciting to watch Katie grow with confidence each week and try new things!
- Mom of Katie, 3, ballet student

► Congratulations to Jenna Dennis, who is working at Disney World after graduating this year!
► A warm PAA welcome to our new teachers, Megan Casey and Chloe Weaver!
► Congratulations to Chloe Weaver, Gergana Tzolova, Sarah Keeler and Jenna Dennis, our Graduating Seniors!
► Congratulations to the entire cast of Mary Poppins! What a great show!

►Bring in da' Noise, Bring in da' Funk's George Patterson burns the floor in our Broadway Connection series.
►International tap diva Roxane Butterfly graces the stage with PAA students in Broadway Connection!

►Ballerina Amy Brandt of the Suzanne Farrell Ballet instructs at PAA!
►Students dance at Chicago Human Rhythm Project with Dr. Jimmy Slyde!
►Concert tap pioneer Heather Cornell featured on faculty!

►Emmy Award winner Jason Samuels Smith teaches master tap classes
►PAA hosts producer, tap dancer & actress Ayodele Casel

►Achieving Dreams - The Story of PA Academy of the Arts ►PAA Blog - Artistic Director's blog, complete with pictures, updates and other tidbits for students and parents
►PAA Community Site - share your photos, videos and participate in our student and parent discussion board. Everything from carpooling to choreography!

(814) 364-2424 * 200 Old Fort Road * Spring Mills, PA 16875