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SATURDAY, MARCH 12TH
10:00 AM Tai Chi
10:30 AM       Coastal Ballet Academy
11:00 AM       Zumba
11:30 AM       Dolphin Sound
12 NOON   Worship Dance
12:30 PM STOMP
1:00    PM     South Baldwin Community Theater
2:00    PM      Gulf Coast Martial Arts
3:00    PM    The Jungle Book

MARCH 13TH, SUNDAY
10:30 AM       Spin Effects
11:00 AM       Ballroom Dancing
11:30 AM       Tribal Zakiyah
12 NOON       Zumba
1:00    PM      South Baldwin Community Theater
2:00    PM      Belly Dancing
2:30 PM        Niall O'Leary School of Irish Dance, Carol Godwin, 850.390.0162
3:00    PM      The Jungle Book

Tai Chi
Mark Barlow has been a student of the Martial Arts since the mid 1970s, earning Black Belts in Judo, Aikido and three different styles of Jujutsu. Author of the book, JUJUTSU: LEGACY OF THE SAMURAI, Barlow is also the Chief Instructor for Akayama Ryu Jujutsu. He currently directs schools across the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean. A resident of the Alabama Gulf Coast for several years, he owns and operates Gulf Coast Martial Arts in Foley, AL. Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese system of movements and breathing exercises. It is a soft martial art that incorporates breath work to promote flexibility, balance and reduce stress. The Yang Style Short Form 24 Step of Tai Chi is taught by Rio Cordy Barlow. Classes are held at the Adult Activity Center in Orange Beach at 8 a.m. every Thursday. For more information, call Ms. Barlow at (251) 979-9851 or email riobarlow@ymail.com

Coastal Ballet Academy
The Coastal Ballet Academy will be performing excerpts from a Midsummer's Night Dream. Rio Cordy Barlow is the Artistic Director of the Coastal Ballet Academy located at 113 W. Laurel, Foley AL. Registrations for ballet classes are ongoing, beginner thru professional. Royal Academy of Dance and Russian Technique are taught. Classes are for the serious dance student and the individual seeking the recreational benefits of the art form. For more information, please call the CBA at (251)979-9851, email balletrio@yahoo.com or visit www.coastalballetacademy.com

Zumba
fell in love with Zumba back in the 90s. Became an instructor September 2007, the first out of Baldwin County, Mobile and Pensacola. I have been in the fitness industry for over 15 years, which include: personal trainer, aerobic, yoga, pilates, aqua, and spin instructor. I have competed in fitness competitions, belly dance and polynesian performances.

Dolphin Sound
The Dolphin Sound Ensemble is a non-auditioned after-school group of fourth, fifth and sixth graders from Gulf Shores Elementary. The students sing, play recorders, and perform on Orff instruments and drums. These students work on note and rhythm reading and singing with choreography. This is the second year for the ensemble and they have performed a Christmas concert, and will perform at the Baldwin County Music Extravaganza in March. The group is under the direction of Mrs. Gay James who teaches elementary music at Gulf Shores Elementary, Orange Beach Elementary and Swift Elementary. Mrs. James and the ensemble would like to thank Mrs. Julie Pierce, principal of Gulf Shores Elementary, and the Gulf Shores High School Band Foundation or their very generous support of this organization.

Worship Dance
Grace Lines Dance Studio, now in its 4th year, is a Christian studio directed by Kiersten Borowski. GraceLines is a studio where worship is at the heart of all we do! We offer Instruction in Classical Ballet (Balanchine Method), Broadway-style Jazz, Acrobatics and Worship Dance. Our ballet is focused on improving technique and grace. Ballet is an elegant form of dance that teaches good posture, grace, and beauty. In our Broadway-Style Jazz, students will learn basic Jazz technique and will begin their journey into the vast genre of Jazz. Acro classes are taught to students to enhance upper body strength, increase back and leg flexibility, and educate students on the correct execution of tumbling moves. Worship dance gives our students a chance to use dance to worship our heavenly father. Advanced students learn to choreograph their own pieces to use in worship. GraceLines offers classes for all people ages 2-adult. For more information visit us at gracelinesdance.com or contact us at info@gracelinesdance.com or (251) 232-6285.

STOMP
S.T.O.M.P.! - Serious Time Of Massive Praise
S.T.O.M.P.! is comprised of youth, GRADES 6-12 (and beyond), from all around the Mobile/Baldwin County area. It's mission is to equip and empower this generation to minister the gospel through the medium of dance, drama and the spoken Word of God. This purpose is fulfilled as we meet weekly on Sunday afternoons for rehearsals and travel to area events, churches, festivals etc. to minister.This past year, the group included youth and young adults from more than 14 different churches in our area.

South Baldwin Community Theater
South Baldwin Community Theatre is a non-profit organization founded in 1972 by the late Father Anthony Zogby, Nancy Holk Totman and the late Herb Anderson. Members of the SBCT group come from all walks of life; attorneys, housewives, teachers, doctors, etc., who combine their talents to bring a piece of the performing arts to the Alabama Gulf Coast.

The Jungle Book Tickets available at the information booths - $5 and $3 for children.
The jungle is jumpin' with jazz is this exciting Disney classic! Join Mowgli, Baloo, King Louie and the gang as they swing their way through madcap adventures and thwart the ferocious tiger, Shere Khan. Specially adapted from the beloved film, this musical includes all your favorite Disney tunes, like "The Bare Necessities," and "I Wan'na Be Like You." With colorful characters and that toe-tapping jungle rhythm, The Jungle Book KIDS is sure to be a crowd-pleaser for audiences of all ages. In its maiden performance the ASAP Children's Theater Troupe presents Disney's "The Jungle Book". This fun loving classic is joyfully performed by 25 of the island's most talented children. ASAP Children's Theater Director Grace Collins is a theater education major for Troy University. Katy Price is the children's music director at First Baptist Church Orange Beach.

Spin Effects
Jay Everett started Hooping in 2009 and have been on a mission ever since. My ultimate goal is to show people no matter what age, sex, or body type you have Hooping might just be what you need in your life. The health benefits are secondary to the fun you have while doing it. Burning up to 600 calories an hour, relieving stress, great core exercise, brings your left and right brain together, it goes on and on. The older we get playing is not apart of daily routine, we get stuck in the grind of day to day. Hooping is a great way to bring a fast smile and take your mind away from the world around you and create a new world spinning around you. I have been making hoops for people over the past year and consider the hoops I create to be art as much as a fitness and a dance tool. I get a joy that is indescribable when ever I make a hoop for some one, because I know what it will unlock with in them. The hoop has been known to release the feelings of falling in love for the first time. I have been blessed to have had the hoop come into my life and really enjoy bringing it to others.

Ballroom Dancing
Argentine tango has been thrilling dancers for more than 100 years. Tango is loved by dancers and audiences for its beauty, passion, drama and excitement. Learning to dance tango socially is based on improvisational movement and respecting both your partner and the other dancers on the floor. The essence of Argentine tango is about life and, especially, about the relationship between a man and a woman. It has been calls the dance “the history of love—for three minutes.
Ben Samel has been involved with Argentine Tango for 10 years. He has been trained by his USA teacher Percell St. Thomass and his teacher from Buenos Aires Vilma Martinez. For three years Ms. Martinez comes to the United States for three weeks teaching and training workshops and private training. While she is here Ben is her partner. He also travels to Argentine to be trained by Ms. Martinez. Ben is recently married to Barbie his partner who is experienced in ballroom dance but relatively new to Argentine Tango. She is currently a nurse at Gulfport Memorial. Ben is a retired banker and also retired from the state of Mississippi, He recently retired from the University of South Alabama. Ben teaches Traditional Argentine Tango each Tuesday from 7:30 till 9:30 at Southern Edge Dance Studio in Fairhope. Contact number is 251-605-2657

Tribal Zakiyah
Belly Dancing
Tribe Zakiyah, f/k/a ZivaDiva Bellydance Co., is under the direction of ZivaDiva. The troupe performs a fusion style of bellydance comprised of Egyptian/Turkish elements, tribal fusion, and tribal style. They are based in Mobile, Alabama.

Niall O'Leary School of Irish Dance
Niall O'Leary TCRG, ADCRG is from Dublin Ireland. A former All-Ireland and World Champion, he founded the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance in Dublin in 1995, in the New York metropolitan area in 1996 and in Florida in 2007. The School is currently the largest in New York City. In Fall 2008 champion dancer Louise Corrigan TCRG from County Kildare, Ireland joined the school. Classes are offered in New York City: Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island, New Jersey and Panama City, Pensacola and Tallahassee in the Florida Panhandle all year round for children

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