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FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD<br />
It is with great joy that we present to you our<br />
15th anniversary season: Quinceañera.The traditional<br />
Quinceañera celebrates a girl’s fifteenth birthday and<br />
her transition and coming of age.<br />
“Quinceañera” couldn’t be a better description of our<br />
coming-of-age this season. We are marking our growth<br />
from a young company to one that has transitioned into<br />
adulthood. We are continuing to come into our own —<br />
all while facing the enormous challenges of performing<br />
in the age of COVID.<br />
It is you — our patrons, funders, volunteers, and audience — who make this work<br />
possible. Your commitment over the past 15 years has been remarkable, and your<br />
support has played a big role in helping us become the strong company that we<br />
are today. Your dedication during this difficult time has been nothing short of<br />
remarkable and uplifting. Your presence at our events is critical and your ongoing<br />
support provides a foundation of our company.<br />
Our 2 1/2 year-old studio is bustling with activity daily with safety guidelines<br />
in place. In addition to our company practice sessions, our studio houses<br />
workshops and ongoing classes in Improvisational <strong>Dance</strong>, Latin Fusion, Beginning,<br />
Intermediate, and Advanced contemporary, Pilates, Yoga, our Student Training<br />
Company (SCDE), and last but not least, our “In Studio” performance series. This is<br />
a testament to the energy contemporary dance creates.<br />
Despite the difficult conditions COVID poses, our dancers remain committed to<br />
creating performance art with even more vigor and enthusiasm than ever. The<br />
vision of this company is being realized in spite of producing in a challenging<br />
environment — and this is reason enough to celebrate.<br />
We send a special thanks to our indefatigable Artistic Director, Leymis Bolaños<br />
Wilmott, and our company dancers who pour their heart and soul into Sarasota<br />
Contemporary <strong>Dance</strong> and every performance.<br />
We applaud all of you who have been of support. We thank you. And we are<br />
grateful you are on this journey with us.<br />
Dan Barzel, President<br />
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