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Although it initially appeared that Brentwood Union School District’s Measure B would fail, it ultimately squeaked by with 56.23 percent of the 8,897 residents who voted approving the proposal when all precincts were counted. The bond measure needed 55 percent of the vote to pass. The growing district will use the bond revenue to build another elementary school as well as upgrade its 11 existing campuses. Those improvements are expected to include new performing arts centers and jogging tracks at the three middle schools as well as enhancements to elementary school multipurpose rooms and playgrounds.
“The first time I walked in and took (a bomba class), it was so familiar (it felt like) I’d already been doing it,” says Ragazzi, a San Francisco resident, An avid performer who has studied various styles of ethnic dance, Ragazzi was recovering from an injury when she stepped into Maria Elena Garcia’s bomba class at San Francisco’s Dance Mission Theater, Dancer and teacher bonded instantly, and Ragazzi embroidered dance bag, naptime 21, princess tote bag, hot pink tote bag with pink tulle & ballet shoe ribbon mini tutu ballet ba became “obsessed” with bomba, Her delight in that playful and dynamic interplay was evident during a recent rehearsal at San Francisco’s Club Puertoriqqueño, As Solis’ palms rained down on her subidor, or lead drum, she watched the dancers for piquetes — movements made with the shoulders, chest, hips, feet and articles of clothing such as skirts handkerchiefs or scarves, A shake of the hips produced a boom, Rapid flicks and swishes of Ragazzi’s voluminous yellow skirt inspired rapid staccato beats: Boom! Boom! Boom! The friendly challenge of timing and skill — the dancer leads and the drummer answers the dancer’s movements as closely as she can — lasts anywhere from a few seconds to minutes, It’s electrifying..
“It’s something that’s been overdue,” said Jimmy Hernandez, a DJ with Disco East back when the scene exploded in the 1970s who now owns Time Warp Music. “We don’t often capture the culture here in San Jose.”. Hernandez emceed “Out of the Past: San Jose’s Lowrider History,” a panel that featured Biney Ruiz, whose 5 Star Productions hosted hundreds of lowrider dance and music events in the 1970s and ’80s; photographer Jesus Flores; Daniel Martinez of New Creation, a lowride bicycle club; Hector Montenegro, a math teacher at Lincoln High in the ’70s who was also a founding member of the Duke’s Car Club; and Joey Flores, founder of Cisco Kid, a War tribute band, who is also the nephew of Low Rider Magazine founder Sonny Madrid and musician Rudy Madrid.
“Some of the movement had come from a prior embroidered dance bag, naptime 21, princess tote bag, hot pink tote bag with pink tulle & ballet shoe ribbon mini tutu ballet ba piece that was never performed, and some was brand-new,” Washington says, “We’d been doing a lot of yoga, so there’s a lot of down dog, I’ve been telling the Ballet San Jose dancers that it’s really a group work, and, like a marathon, passing the baton, you’re only as good as the group before and after you, They get it, and there’s a lot of great company spirit here, It’s great to pass it on, but I can’t believe it’s coming up on 30 years since ‘Upper Room’ premiered.”..
There are parallels between “In the Heights” and “West Side Story.” Both tell New York City immigrant stories. Both crackle with energy and a uniquely American optimism. Both stories also offer up an idealized version of their respective worlds. “In the Heights” presents a vision of America for which we yearn, where upward mobility requires no more than hard work and a bit of smarts, and neighborhood connections provide a communal embrace. Director Jasen Jeffrey adds more, saying “What inspires me the most about the story is that it is authentic … this is a real story about real people. The sense of belonging and community and love and relationships is at the heart of the show.”.
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