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Monday, June 22nd: Recital photos are here! Please pick yours up any time this week in the waiting room!........So You Think You Can Tap workshop this Friday - call to register!............Haven't registered for your favorite camp? It isn't too late... call us at 364-2424 to sign up for our fun classes and camps!.............Congratulations to all our new 2009-2010 studio company members!........Wow - what a great sold-out recital! Check out our recital awards page to see all our award winners this year...... Currently registering new and returning students for Summer 2009...... Please forgive our dust - we are updating our website to our new look and will be finished shortly!!!!

Choose the best performing arts experience for your child...

Whether it’s taking classes each week with one of our Broadway Dance Center trained teachers, dancing with Emmy Award winner Jason Samuels Smith in our local studio, performing right here in State College with international tap 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.

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Important Dates

►Summer Session B: Mon, Jul 6th - Fri, Jul 24th

►PAA Family Picnic: TBA

►Fall Registration: Begins July 13th

►Fall Session: Wed, Sep 2, 2009 - Sat, Jan 9, 2010

►Broadway Connection Master Tap Class: Thu, Oct 1st

►Thanksgiving Break: Wed, Nov 26th - Sun, Nov 30th

►Winter Break: Sun, Dec 20th - Sun, Jan 3rd

FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE	In the Spotlight
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 Staci Tambourine, who was accepted into Penn State's Dance Minor in February! We're so proud of you! ► Congratulations to our Artistic Director, Sarah Mason, who will be teaching master classes at the American College Dance Festival Conference! ► Congratulations to our hip-hop teacher Gilbert Bailey, who just finished his run as the Scarecrow in PSU Theatre's The Wiz! ► Congratulations to Katicia Sakona, who just joined the PAA Splitz Club! ► A huge welcome to our new teachers, Miss Cindi and Miss Christina! ►Pointe shoe "congratulations" are due to Elara Sakona!
Have You Heard?	Click Here to Read...
►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 ►"From the Desk of Miss Sarah" - Artistic Director's blog, complete with pictures, updates and other tidbits for students and parents

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