Summer 2001                  VOLUME 6.3 DANCE CAVISE NEWS

Letter From The Directors Friends, It is hard to believe that we are starting our 13th year. In the Winter of 1989, Lori and I opened a one-room studio on Boston Post Road. Now, with four studios and over 600 students, we are proud to announce another milestone in the Dance Cavise record books. This September we will open a 2nd location near Pound Ridge,New York. Our new satellite studio, Dance Cavise North, is 2000 square feet of beautiful dance space. Managed by Lori, we will offer a full dance program six days a week. Please read the next article about our Open House on Sunday, June 3rd. On a more somber note… We were all saddened by the loss of one of our teachers. Larry Post, our Advanced Jazz teacher, passed away while doing what he loved most…. Dancing. God makes choices that we sometimes don't understand, but we have to accept them. We will always remember Larry for the love and talent that he shared with us. Like he always said… "Via con Dios". With love, Joe		Beauty and the Ballet This past March, Irina Dvorovenko, Principal Dancer with American Ballet Theatre guided our young dancers through a master class. At Dance Cavise, we pride ourselves on having an excellent teaching staff, which enables our dancers to study with some of the best teachers and dancers, in the country. Look for more master classes during our summer intensive program. Irina Dvorovenko, Principal Dancer with American Ballet Theatre teaching a master class this past spring
We are excited and pleased to announce the Grand Opening of our second location, Dance Cavise North. An Open House will be held on Sunday, June 3rd from 10AM to 1PM at our new studio located in Pound Ridge, New York. Events are scheduled all day at the Oak Ridge Commons on Route 123, featuring our own Off Center Youth Ensemble. We will also be accepting registration for local dancers for the upcoming Fall/Spring 2002 season, offering a 10% discount to any student paying in full. Beginning in September of this year, Lori Cavise will manage the newly renovated studio that will offer all the classes at all levels including Creative Movement, Ballet, Tap, Jazz , Modern, and Hip Hop. Please stay tuned for further information, or call our Mamaroneck studio with any specific questions.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU... We would like to extend a "Happy Birthday" to the following Dance Cavise family members with Summer birthdays.       June 13th - Fiona Lou Cavise July July 23 - Jill Doornick July 9 - Miriam Serow July 18 - Vera Huff           Teachers Coming This Fall Luci Raianova will be teaching advanced Ballet and Pointe classes. Ms. Raianova was a soloist with the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow, and a principal dancer with the Moscow Classical Ballet. She has taught at the Moscow Chamber Ballet and, most recently, at Broadway Dance Center in NYC. Rick Kerby has performed in numerous productions throughout the US and Europe, including ; Oklahoma, Seven Brides For Seven Brothers and Tommy Tunes Best Little Whorehouse In Texas. He is on the dance faculty at Wagner College in NYC and has taught throughout the tri-state area. Rick will join our Jazz and Musical Theatre staff. Hot Fun In The Summertime No plans for the summer.it's not too late to dance with us at our performing arts camp, "Camp Cavise". Campers will study all the performing arts, backstage skills, plus take field trips to Broadway. "Camp Cavise" meets Monday through Thursday, 10AM-3:30 PM. Don't forget about our new Kindergarten program from 11AM-2PM. So get off the couch and come sign-up!

TASTY TIDBITS Lillian Rodriguez's Arroz Con Gandules (Yellow Rice With Pigeon Peas) Ingredients: 2 Cups Rice 1 Can Pigeon Peas (Gandules) 3 T. of Sofrito 1 Packet of Goya Chicken Bouillon 1 Packet of Sazon Goya (Achiote) ½ tsp salt 2 Tsp. oil 4 oz Tomato Sauce In a skillet add 2 Tablespoons of cooking oil and heat. When oil is hot add Sofrito and sauté. Then add 4 oz. Tomato Sauce, chicken bouillon, Sazon Goya, ½ tsp. Salt and Pigeon Peas. Bring to a medium boil. In a separate pot, boil 2 ½ Cups of water and add ¼ cup or less of cooking oil. Add sautéed seasonings. Wash rice and then add rice to water with seasonings. Bring to a medium boil. When water is dry and rice is still wet, bring down to a low flame and cover rice. Uncover after 15 minutes, stir rice and then cover again for another 15-30 minutes. You Gotta Have "Art" This year's National Dance Week posters were the best ever! Congratulations to the winners: 5 yrs Blue Ribbon: Rachel Josselsohn Honorable Mention: Isabel Steckel 1st-2nd Grade Blue Ribbon: Jamie Pitiger Honorable Mention: Aiden Vorolieff 3rd-4th Grade Blue Ribbon: Cali Kurlan Honorable Mention: Joanna Walke 5th-6th Grade Blue Ribbon: Christina Monitto Honorable Mention: Christina Savone, Emily Turco Teens Blue Ribbon: David Rigano Honorable Mention: Amanda Kamm, Jamie Yasgur Kid Korner By Amanda Greenberg, Age 11 I really enjoy demonstrating for birthday parties at Dance Cavise. I like it because when I'm dancing I'm having so much fun that I don't feel like I'm working. I especially have a lot of fun, because I love to dance. My favorite part about assisting at birthday parties is that the kids at the party are having such a great time, and that makes me feel really good!