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<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Fall dance classes begin on Tuesday, September 2 at the Beck Center for the Arts in Lakewood, Ohio. New to the dance faculty this fall are Kelly Brunk, Anna Roberts, Devon Shriver, and Jennifer Whitten.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Kelly Brunk holds a BFA in dance from New York University Tisch School of the Arts and is a member of GroundWorks Dance Theater. He will be teaching advanced ballet and beginning adult ballet.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Anna Roberts has a BFA in dance from the University of Akron and currently dances with Verb Ballets. Anna will be teaching children’s ballet.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Devon Shriver received a Bachelor of Theater Arts from the University of Akron and has choreographed and performed in numerous productions throughout Northeast Ohio. Devon will be teaching children’s jazz and pre-ballet.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Jennifer Whitten has danced with the Lafayette Ballet Company and attended the National Academy for the Arts (IL) on scholarship. She has also studied at the North Carolina School of the Arts, Pacific Northwest Ballet and Joffrey Ballet. Jennifer will be teaching intermediate and advanced ballet for teens and adults.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Beck Center offers dance classes for all ages and abilities. Classes are offered in ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, hip hop, modern dance, Pilates, Gyrokinesis, Body Beautiful, preballet, preschool dance, and yoga for the actor. For information contact Melanie Szucs, Associate Director of Dance Education at</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="http://www.mszucs@beckcenter.org"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">www.mszucs@beckcenter.org</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> or phone 216-521-2540 x 26.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P ALIGN=LEFT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#993366" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The Beck Center is located at 17801 Detroit Avenue in Lakewood. Visit our website at</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="http://www.beckcenter.org"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">www.beckcenter.org</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#993366" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#993366" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Beck Center for the Arts is a nonprofit, comprehensive arts organization offering profession theater on two stages, arts education in creative arts therapies, dance, early childhood, music, theater and visual arts; as well as gallery exhibits featuring local and regional artists. </FONT></SPAN></P>
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