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What a way to beat the heat ☀️ Amazing work to all the dancers and participants who got on stage!

Check out some of our amazing performers who set the stage at AADF2026 Community Day x Mid-Autumn Moon Festival! Stay updated for more photos from our closing event in the coming days~

Performers pictured:
BalletCenter Studios @balletcenterstudios
Jennifer Vieweg @jennifervieweg
Lynch Dance Institute @lynchdanceinstitute
Xingjian Dance Studio @xingjiandancestudio
Shibani Patnaik @shibanipatnaik.dance
White Dragon @wdofec
Genbu Daiko @genbudaiko

Photo Courtesy
Christian Hocson @ c.hocson

Presented in collaboration with @littlesaigonsd .

TILTshift Dance is fiscally sponsored by San Diego Dance Theater @sandiegodancetheater . AADF2026 is funded in part by City of San Diego Cultural Affairs @sdartsculture and the Prebys Foundation @prebysfound .

#aadf #aadf2026 #aapi #dance #asianplusamerican

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wowowowowoowowow so grateful that this is my life and i get to dance with such lovely humans 🤧💗🫂🤸🏾‍♀️🥹

dance with me this week!! class sign up links in my biooOOOoOooo

tues @ 530-630p ~ beg. jazz @cultureshock.trainingacademy
wed @ 530-630p ~ int. contemporary at Culture Shock
thurs @ 730-9pm ~ a to z int/adv. contemporary (subbing for Zaq!) @balletcenterstudios
sat @ 1030-1130a ~ beg. contemporary at Culture Shock

♡☻

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🌟A TO Z CONTEMPORARY!🌟
Zaquia and I are doing a cute little rotation of classes through the end of the year!

BalletCenter Studios
246 W Washington Street, San Diego, CA 92103
Thursdays 7:30-9pm

sliding scale: $10-20
dm us to rsvp😋

DO MORE DANCES🤸🏾‍♀️

literally the only pic i have of me and zaq and its barely a pic

you 🤜🏽🤛🏽a to z

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Looking back on Snow White 2026!! This performance felt extra special to me knowing that it was my third and final time performing in Snow White with @balletcenterstudios over the past 15 years. I feel so beyond grateful for all of the guidance and experience I’ve received from this rehearsal process, and how memorable every minute of it has been. So much love for this studio and everyone in it!!

@balletcenterstudios @trystanmerrick @m_gould @bartolomeimichelle

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A long overdue Snow White post 💙💛

This show closed out my high school dancing before I go off to OU and I couldn’t have done it without this amazing studio and all of its people. I’m eternally grateful for my teachers who have helped me get this far, and especially my friends who have always pushed me to be a better dancer. Much love to everyone ❤️

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Happy International Dance Day!!

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It may feel as though spring has sprung, but summer is just a tour jeté away. If you’re an adult ballet student looking to elevate your training, try a new studio, or embrace an all-day dance challenge, check out our list of summer intensives designed especially for you at the link in our bio. 🩰

📝: @lindsaymartell
📸: Adult ballet dancers at Houston Ballet Academy. Photo by @lawrenceeliz, courtesy @houstonballet.
📸: Dancers from BalletCenter Studios’ Adult Summer Intensive in San Diego. Photo courtesy @balletcenterstudios.
📸: Adult dancers take class at Houston Ballet Academy. Photo by @lawrenceeliz, courtesy @houstonballet.

#Adultballet #Adultdance #Adultdanceintensive #Adultdanceclass

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1) A dancer in a brown tank leotard and black skirt holds the barre with her left hand and lifts her right arm in fifth. Other dancers stand behind her at various barres, doing the same pose in écchappé second. Text: Adult Ballet Students: These 2026 Summer Intensives Are Just for You
2) Five adult women wearing leotards, ballet skirts, tights, and pointe shoes pose along a ballet barre in a dance studio. They all bend their right leg, propping their foot up onto pointe, and hold onto the barre as they look at each other and smile. Text: It may feel as though spring has sprung, but summer is just a tour jeté away.
3) Five adult ballet students in leotards, tights, and ballet slippers stand in fifth position in a large dance studio with floor-to-ceiling windows. Two dancers wear filmy ballet skirts. Text: If you’re an adult ballet student looking to elevate your training, try a new studio, or embrace an all-day dance challenge, check out our list of summer intensives designed especially for you at the link in our bio.

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Nutcracker 2025 ✨🩷
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So grateful for this studio and this show 💞

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Nutcracker 2025 with @balletcenterstudios Danced in the waltz of the snowflakes corp for first time! Beyond grateful for the opportunity. Thank you @balletcenterstudios and @trystanmerrick

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If you thought this being a holiday week—especially one in which it’s perfectly acceptable to go semi-comatose after eating your weight in mashed potatoes—would mean that San Diego is light on events, think again. Turkey trots and Thanksgiving–inspired suppers give way to concerts and sports, including a showdown between SDFC and the Vancouver Whitecaps. Then, you can fuel up with leftovers for festive events like the San Diego Holiday Made Market, Holiday Lights in Downtown El Cajon, and the East Village Tree Lighting & Holiday Market.
Here are a few things to look forward to this weekend:

🎄 Yo Ho Ho-liday Tavern (Gaslamp)
Pirate-themed cocktails, festive décor, live music, and Saturday night pirate performances inside Margaritaville’s LandShark Bar & Grill. Open daily, free entry.

🍽️ Sunday Supper at AVANT (Rancho Bernardo)
A three-course, post-Thanksgiving feast with butternut squash soup, herb-roasted turkey, and pumpkin pie. Reservations are $45.

🎤 LaRussell at Music Box (Little Italy)
Catch the Vallejo rapper’s Saturday show with a vinyl DJ set, live band, and choir. Tickets start at $82.

🎭 Ebenezer Scrooge’s BIG San Diego Christmas Show (Balboa Park)
A San Diego–set twist on A Christmas Carol at The Old Globe, with nightly performances and weekend matinees.

🩰 Clara & the Nutcracker Soldier (Rolando)
BalletCenter Studios reimagines The Nutcracker with an all-ages performance at the Joan B. Kroc Theatre. Shows Friday and Saturday.

🏀 Rady Children’s Invitational (USD)
Wisconsin, TCU, Providence, and Florida battle it out Thanksgiving week at Jenny Craig Pavilion. Single- and multi-day tickets available.

🎁 San Diego Holiday Made Market (Point Loma)
Shop 120+ local makers, enjoy live music, craft workshops, and food trucks at NTC Park. Kids 10 and under get in free.

Click the link in bio for the full list by @ryan_hardison1

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🌟 Registration is NOW OPEN for the 2026 California Dance Classics season! 🌟
✨ Where artistry meets education ✨
Experience a dancer-first competition that brings together classical ballet, contemporary dance, on-stage master classes, scholarships, and more.
📅 2026 Season Dates & Locations
• San Diego (Kroc Theatre): February 5-8, 2026
• Los Angeles (Downey Theatre): March 4-8, 2026
• San Francisco Bay Area (Mountain View CPA): February 25 – March 1, 2026
🎭 Step into a professional, supportive environment designed for dancers of all ages — and secure your spot today!
🌐 Register now: www.CaliforniaDanceClassics.org

#CaliforniaDanceClassics #CDC2026 #DanceCompetition #BalletCompetition #ContemporaryDance #YouthBallet #DanceEducation #OnStageExperience #BalletJourney

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Sleeping Beauty 2025!! I feel so fortunate to have been part of @balletcenterstudios Sleeping Beauty production earlier this year. This has been one of the most challenging, yet ultimately rewarding rehearsal processes, and I feel so grateful to have had such an amazing opportunity and learning experience. Missing these performances so much already, looking forward to what’s next!!

@balletcenterstudios @trystanmerrick @m_gould @bartolomeimichelle @1stpointe

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