NEWS FROM BETH    Hi everyone! Hope you had a great summer and are ready for a great dance season. Get ready to see many new faces this year! As many of you know, Carissa Baranoski is setting up her Chiropractic practice. Even though it is sad to say good-bye, we are so proud of her and wish her lots of luck in her new practice. I thank her for 10 wonderful years of ballet at BDA. Amber Murnick is also leaving to begin her career in massage therapy. We thank Amber for her 3 years here at BDA and wish her much success. I would like to welcome Joe Caruana to BDA. Joe will be teaching our ballet classes. Joe is a founding member of Elements Contemporary Ballet, Chicago's first and only contemporary ballet company. He received his training from the Pacific Northwest Ballet School in Seattle, The Performing Arts Center in Los Angeles, and through workshops with the Boston Ballet,the Joffrey Ballet, Alonzo Kings LINES Contemporary Ballet and the Lou Conte Dance Center. Prior to joing ECB, he was a member of River North Chicago Dance Company for three years. He has also performed in numerous industrials and trade shows and has appeared in television shows such as That 70's Show, KTLA's The Live Show and ABC's Morning Show. In addition to dancing with Elements, he also serves as Company Manager and a resident choreographer. We welcome Joe to BDA. I know that you will enjoy his classes!! We would also like to welcome Missy Paramo. Missy is educated in Ballet, Contemporary, Modern, Lyrical, Jazz and Hip Hop. She continues to train with renown choreographers. Missy toured nationally with LA Dance Magic as an assistant in classes of more than 1000 students, in approximately 40 cities across the United States. She has been blessed to appear as principal dancer in Keri Noble's concert, Chicago Magnificent Mile, Dance Chicago and LA Dance Magic's Final Cut show. Most recently, Missy has become an intern for professional dance company Inaside Dance Chicago. Carissa Kramerich, former BDA student, will also be joining the BDA faculty. I know that she will bring in fresh choreography and excitement to her classes! Fall registration is on going. If you haven't had a chance to register, just e-mail us or stop in for our new fall schedule. You may also print the registration form on-line. If you need help with the schedules or have any questions, please don't hesitate to call us. We are glad to help. Remember, some classes may change, or if you would like to see classes that we don't have on the schedule- please let us know. Working moms- we may be able to open up some preschool classes in the early evening time-- let us know what your needs are. If anyone is interested in Adult classes, please let us know. We may be able to put those in the schedule also! Remember- classes begin Tuesday, Sept 7th!! See you then!! Beth BDA Company dancers performed at the First Presbyterian Church in Joliet for a fundraiser for their youth group mission trips. They are Mikayla Balun, Rachel Gorski, Meghan Howat, Lizzie Lunn, Hannah Mcgee, Brittany Smeets, Sarah Wiers, Sydney Wilburn, Nicole Charley, Page Haynes, Jade Labriola, Abby Rosado, Katie Kurator, Emma Desiderio