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Past Events

California Dance Institute's 2018 Event of the Year was Exciting!

 West Side Shows and the East Side Show
Thank you for all your support!
The children were wonderful!
The audiences were great!
Check out photos from the shows HERE!

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Photos c. 2018, Edmund Barr Photography

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​California Dance Institute wishes to thank the California Arts Council for its June 13, 2017 Artists in Schools - Extension Grant. With support from the California Arts Council, California Dance Institute (CDI) will offer after-school instruction in dance and music in underserved public schools. The CDI in-school program gives children a basic understanding of movement, rhythm and music. A selected group of children may then continue dance instruction for 1.5 hours weekly on an advanced team and perform in a professionally staged Event of the Year production with 345 dancers, 12 musicians, backdrops and lighting. READ MORE

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c. Philicia Endelman, 2016

Jane Seymour
was wonderful presenting at the
​CDI Gala Performance!

​We thank her for making
​the evening such a special treat.


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CLICK HERE to see slides from our 2016 Event of the Year!

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​Many thanks to Christina Salvo
for featuring CDI students on ABC7 News.

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California Dance Institute Performed at the
​Star-Studded Dizzy Feet Foundation Gala!

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CHEWBACCA WAS IN THE HOUSE!

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CDI had the pleasure of participating in UNICEF Kid Power, a program of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF. Kid Power is made possible through the generous support of Presenting Sponsors Star Wars: Force for Change and Target. What a great day at Selma Elementary School! Get Active and Save Lives!

To learn more, please visit 
https://unicefkidpower.org/.



The Dr. Adele Diamond and California Dance Institute Collaboration

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The children of California Dance Institute demonstrated many of Dr. Diamond's concepts.
Learn more by clicking here!


We hope you joined California Dance Institute
For the Barnes and Noble Events

We had a great time dancing with you at Barnes and Noble on December 12.
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You've purchased over $2,000 worth of books, which puts us in the 15% donation category from Barnes and Noble.
Thank you!

All children were invited to join in an interactive presentation.
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Summer Camp 2015

In 2015, California Dance Institute joined forces with New Roads School to produce a three week Performing Arts Summer Camp. The program focused on the fundamentals of dance, drama, storytelling and collaboration. A culminating performance took place in the Moss Theater, enjoyed by family, friends and community.
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We Went All Around the World
Our 2015 Event of the Year was a hit!

We went to Greece. Then India came to us!
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​Ramaa Bharadvaj brought a taste of Indian culture to CDI and New Roads School students through her workshops  in November. Capping off these workshops was her performance with these students at our wonderful new place, the Herb Alpert Educational Village, Moss Theater. Ramaa was extraordinary, amazing, beautiful, special. Hope you were able to be there!
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CDI in Greece, 2014!
CDI took it’s programming to the cradle of civilization!A dozen children in the village of Lefkes on the island of Paros in Greece participated in a 10-day workshop with Artistic Director Carole Valleskey in collaboration with the Paros Jazz Academy, an international jazz summer workshop held annually on the Greek island of Paros.
Children had class two hours a day, culminating in a performance in the charming outdoor Lefkes Amphitheater accompanied by musicians from the jazz academy. The performance demonstrated the energetic, child-friendly style of dance and teaching of the California Dance Institute. The children performed to jazz favorites Thelonius Monk’s “Well, You Needn’t” and “When the Saints Go Marchin’ In,” which led beautifully into a favorite Paros island tune for their final piece, illustrating the cross-cultural hopes of the founder and director of CDI, Ms. Valleskey. “The children here in Lefkes are like the town, charming and full of life. I so enjoyed working with them.”CDI and the town of Lefkes are hoping for this to be an annual event, ultimately bringing children from around the world to engage in this cross-cultural exchange.

Hope You Enjoyed CDI’s Event of the Year 2014
Featuring 250 children from Los Angeles Area Public Schools!
Last year’s show was an exploration of outer space through live music and dance!

DANCING INTO ACADEMICS

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                  CDI'S FIRST VIRTUAL GALA!

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This ORGANIZATION Is supported, in part, by GRANTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS, CITY OF LOS ANGELES;
the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission;
and the CALIFORNIA ARTS COUNCIL.

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