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Tri-Valley Kids Having Great Success in Dance

14 dancers from Tiffany's Dance Academy place into very competitive summer programs.

Each year thousands of dancers ages 10-17 apply for summer dance programs across the country and around the world. These young dancers undergo a rigorous application and audition process, in order to secure one of these highly coveted spots. At Tiffany's Dance Academy we are proud to announce the follow dancers and the selective intensive dance programs they have been accepted into for this summer.

San Francisco Ballet
Reese Lundin of Livermore
Jorden Kruzner of Pleasanton
Ashley Torres of Pleasanton

American Ballet Theater
Jorden Kruzner of Pleasanton
Ashley Torres of Pleasanton
Halle Henderson of Livermore
Mira Joshi of San Ramon

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Dutch National Ballet - The Netherlands
Jack Henderson of Livermore

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
Jack Henderson of Livermore

New Ballet School of San Jose
Kylie Steuben of Pleasanton

Contra Costa Ballet
Kendall Moore of San Ramon
Chuyi Zhang of San Ramon

Ballet Austin
Ashley Woodworth of Dublin

University of Utah
Lauren Gold of Pleasanton

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The Joffrey West
Julia Elbert of Danville

Young Artists Intensive at the Perry Mansfield School of Performance
Olivia Huyler of Pleasanton

New York City Dance Alliance Summer Intensive
Brodie Wolf of Livermore

Tiffany Henderson, owner of Tiffany's Dance Academy and Director of the TDA Performing Company, is incredibly proud of these hard working and dedicated dancers. "One of our main goals at Tiffany's Dance Academy is to see our dancers succeed in college and professional dance programs. Acceptance into these selective summer programs is a first step for these dancers towards reaching that goal."

Auditions for the TDA Performing Company and the Intensive Dancer Track will take place on Tuesday, April 11 at Tiffany's Dance Academy in Livermore. All dancers are encouraged to participate in the placement process. Registration for the 2017-18 season at Tiffany's Dance Academy begins April 26. For more information contact Robbie Teruya at robbie@tiffanydance.com or 925-583-2806.

Background:
Tiffany's Dance Academy is a dance studio founded in 2001. TDA emphasizes excellent training in Classical Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Lyrical, Contemporary and Hip-Hop. Tiffany Henderson, owner/director graduated from the University of Arizona, Magna cum Laude, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance in 1998. She has performed professionally with the Arizona Jazz Dance Ensemble at the Kennedy Center, in Washington D.C. She has also performed as far away as Amsterdam, and Japan. She currently performs bi-annually with Bay Area Dance Company. Her academies have been featured in Dance Informa, Dance Studio Life Magazine, Dance Teacher Magazine, The Contra Costra Times, The San Francisco Chronicle and have participated in the 2006 Disney's ABC TV Christmas Special with Ryan Seacrest. They have also been awarded the Bay Area Parent Magazine Family Favorite award for the last five consecutive years.

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