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<H2 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">CLEVELAND CITY DANCE ANNOUNCES MASTER CLASSES…<SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"></SPAN></FONT></FONT></H2>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv2074350891MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">Cleveland, Oh…Cleveland City Dance (13108 Shaker Square) announces MASTER CLASSES taught by <STRONG>Dancer, Choreographer, Educator, and Director</STRONG><B> Jeff Amsden from Los Angeles</B> in collaboration with the Dance Stop Studio in Willoughby Ohio.</FONT>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv2074350891MsoNormal><STRONG><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">When:<SPAN> </SPAN>October 8 for Ages 8-11 at 5:00-6:30pm</FONT></FONT></STRONG>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv2074350891MsoNormal><STRONG><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Where:<SPAN> </SPAN>Dance Stop Studio <SPAN></SPAN>(440-585-8803)</FONT></FONT></STRONG>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv2074350891MsoNormal><STRONG><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN> </SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN>34301 Chardon Rd</FONT></FONT></STRONG>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv2074350891MsoNormal><STRONG><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN> </SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN>Willoughby Hills, OH 44094</FONT></FONT></STRONG>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv2074350891MsoNormal><STRONG><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Cost:<SPAN> </SPAN>$35</FONT></FONT></STRONG>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv2074350891MsoNormal><STRONG><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">When:<SPAN> </SPAN>October 10 for Ages 12 and up </FONT></FONT></STRONG>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in" class=yiv2074350891MsoNormal><STRONG><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">10:30am –12:00noon<SPAN> </SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN>Intermediate and Advance Ballet </FONT></FONT></STRONG>
<P style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in" class=yiv2074350891MsoNormal><STRONG><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">12:30pm-2:00pm <SPAN> </SPAN>Intermediate and Advance Jazz</FONT></FONT></STRONG>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv2074350891MsoNormal><STRONG><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Where: Cleveland City Dance at historic Shaker Square<SPAN> </SPAN>(216-295-2222)</FONT></FONT></STRONG>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv2074350891MsoNormal><STRONG><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN> </SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN>13108 Shaker Square</FONT></FONT></STRONG>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv2074350891MsoNormal><STRONG><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN> </SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN>Cleveland, OH 44120</FONT></FONT></STRONG>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv2074350891MsoNormal><STRONG><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">Cost:<SPAN> </SPAN>$30 per class/ $50 for both classes</FONT></STRONG>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv2074350891MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">Jeff was born in <B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon"><A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spokane%2C_Washington" rel=nofollow target=_blank>Spokane, Washington</A></SPAN></B>, and credits his mothers love of music and the fact that she danced while she was pregnant with him for his love of dance. At age14 he started taking tap and jazz but later he began ballet, which by age 16 was his focus. Jeff credits two of his teachers, <B>Terry Grizzell</B> and <B>Peggy Goodner Tan</B>, for his successful career by teaching him 10 years of ballet technique in the three years he studied with them and danced in their company, <B>The Spokane Ballet</B>. He created the role of Slave Master in the original <B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon"><A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles%2C_California" rel=nofollow target=_blank>Los Angeles</A></SPAN></B> cast of<B> "<SPAN
style="COLOR: maroon"><A href="http://www.thephantomoftheopera.com/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>The Phantom of the Opera</A></SPAN>"</B> starring <B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon"><A href="http://www.mcifa.com/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>Michael Crawford</A></SPAN></B>, had the honor of doing pre-production work and working with the legendary choreographer <B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon"><A href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0452264/bio" rel=nofollow target=_blank>Michael Kidd</A></SPAN></B> on the <B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon"><A href="http://www.oscar.com/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>Academy Awards</A></SPAN></B>, worked with famed <B>"<SPAN style="COLOR: maroon"><A href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0299658/maindetails" rel=nofollow target=_blank>Chicago</A></SPAN>"</B> film choreographer and director <B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon"><A href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0551128/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>Rob Marshall</A> </SPAN></B>on <EM><B><SPAN
style="COLOR: maroon"><A href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0128996/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>Cinderella</A></SPAN></B></EM> with <B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon"><A href="http://www.foreverbrandy.com/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>Brandy</A></SPAN></B> and <B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon"><A href="http://www.whitneyhouston.com/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>Whitney Houston</A></SPAN></B>, was in the original workshop for <B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon"><A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome_Robbins'_Broadway" rel=nofollow target=_blank>Jerome Robbins Broadway</A></SPAN></B>, toured the US with the <B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon"><A href="http://www.joffrey.com/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>Joffrey Ballet</A> Concert Group </SPAN></B>for three years and was a soloist with the <B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon"><A href="http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D01E0DA1539F934A35755C0A963948260" rel=nofollow target=_blank>Chamber Ballet USA</A></SPAN>
</B>in <B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon"><A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City" rel=nofollow target=_blank>New York City</A> </SPAN></B>directed by <B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon"><A href="http://finisjhung.com/catalog/index.php?home" rel=nofollow target=_blank>Finis Jhung</A></SPAN></B>. </FONT>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=yiv2074350891MsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">Jeff also partnered with <B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon"><A href="http://www.paulaabdul.com/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>Paula Abdul</A></SPAN> </B>and <B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon"><A href="http://www.90millas.com/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>Gloria Estefan</A></SPAN></B>, appeared three times on <B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon"><A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tracy_Ullman_Show" rel=nofollow target=_blank><EM>The Tracy Ullman Show</EM></A>,</SPAN> </B>and in films including "<B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon"><A href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096874/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>Back to the Future II</A></SPAN></B>," and <B>"<SPAN style="COLOR: maroon"><A href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110097/trivia" rel=nofollow target=_blank>I’ll Do Anything</A></SPAN>" </B>choreographed by <B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon"><A href="http://www.twylatharp.org/"
rel=nofollow target=_blank>Twyla Tharp</A></SPAN></B>. Jeff was an assistant choreographer for the original <B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon"><A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London" rel=nofollow target=_blank>London</A></SPAN></B> production of <STRONG>"<SPAN style="COLOR: maroon"><A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Fever_(musical)" rel=nofollow target=_blank>Saturday Night Fever</A></SPAN>"</STRONG> and the <B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon"><A href="http://www.houstongrandopera.org/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>Houston Opera</A></SPAN></B>’s production of <B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon"><A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagliacci" rel=nofollow target=_blank>"Pagliacci</A>"</SPAN></B>. His credits as a choreographer also include <B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon"><A href="http://www.bettemidler.com/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>Bette Midler</A></SPAN></B>’s 2000 concert in <B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon"><A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City" rel=nofollow target=_blank>New York City</A></SPAN></B>, <B>Fashion Rocks Broadway</B>, <B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon"><A href="http://www.elanawards.com/index01.html" rel=nofollow target=_blank>The Elan Awards</A></SPAN> </B>honoring <B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon"><A href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0834893/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>Susan Stroman</A></SPAN></B>, and multiple productions of <B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon"><A href="http://www.broadwaycares.org/events/bares.cfm" rel=nofollow target=_blank>Broadway Bares</A></SPAN></B>, <B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon"><A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grease_(musical)" rel=nofollow target=_blank>Grease</A></SPAN></B> for the esteemed <B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon"><A href="http://www.papermill.org/papermill.html" rel=nofollow target=_blank>Paper Mill Playhouse</A></SPAN></B>, and the daytime dramas <B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon"><A
href="http://www.cbs.com/daytime/guiding_light/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>Guiding Light</A></SPAN> </B>and <B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon"><A href="http://abc.go.com/daytime/allmychildren/index.html" rel=nofollow target=_blank>All My Children</A></SPAN></B>. The first episode he choreographed for <B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon"><A href="http://abc.go.com/daytime/allmychildren/index.html" rel=nofollow target=_blank>All My Children</A></SPAN></B> had six dream sequences involving dance and won the <B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon"><A href="http://www.emmyonline.org/daytime/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>Daytime Emmy Award</A> </SPAN>for</B> <B>Best Direction</B>. Jeff is most proud of the show he conceived, choreographed and directed, <B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon"><A href="http://www.afewgoodmendancing.com/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>A Few Good Men Dancing</A></SPAN></B>, which enjoyed sold out shows at the <B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon"><A
href="http://newvictory.org/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>New Victory Theater</A></SPAN></B> on <B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon"><A href="http://www.broadway.com/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>Broadway</A></SPAN></B>, US tours, and a tour of the <B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon"><A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands" rel=nofollow target=_blank>Netherlands</A></SPAN></B>. He has won numerous choreographic awards and received a <B>Lifetime Achievement Award</B> from <B><SPAN style="COLOR: maroon"><A href="http://www.dradance.org/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>Dancers Responding to AIDS</A></SPAN></B> for the enormous contributions his shows and choreographic ventures have made to their organization. </FONT> </DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR><BR>Courtney Laves-Mearini<BR>Cleveland City Dance, Director<BR>Home of The Cleveland City Dance Company<BR>13108 Shaker Square<BR>Cleveland, OH
44120<BR>216-295-2222<BR>www.clevelandcitydance.com</td></tr></table><br>