Palisades High graduates Lisa and Amy Gumenick will host an open house at their dance studio on Sunday, January 11 from noon to 5:30 p.m. at 2912 Colorado Ave. # 101 in Santa Monica. The event will include free introductory classes for all ages and levels. Sample classes include jazz, tap, ballet, hip hop, and modern for kids and teens ages 3-15. Additionally there will be jazz, hip hop, ballet, tap cardio, African, Afro-Latin jazz, yoga, tai-chi, and cardio kickboxing for adults 15 and up. Lisa graduated from Palisades Charter High School in 2000 and earned her B.A. from UC Santa Barbara in 2004. Prior to opening her The Pretenders Studio in 2007, she taught at Fancy Feet Dance Studio, choreographed and directed shows local schools, Theater Palisades Kids, Young Adult Civic Light Opera and worked as a guest choreographer at UCSB in the theatre/dance department. The Pretenders is a comprehensive studio that offers various classes for adults and children. Additionally, the studio is home to The Pretenders Company and The Junior Pretenders theatre programs. Amy Gumenick (Pali ’04) graduated with a BFA in theatre from UC Santa Barbara in June. While at UCSB, she appeared in over 17 theatrical productions and originated many roles, both on stage and screen. Now, just six months after graduating, Amy has landed lead guest-star roles on several television programs and will travel to South Africa to film ‘The Natalee Holloway Story,’ the true story of the teenage girl who vanished in 2005 during her high school graduation trip in Aruba. For more information, visit www.thepretendersstudio.com or call (310) 828-3030.
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