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Florida Dance Association Young Dancer Workshop

The Senior Dance Mastery and invited CEC dancers traveled to Gainesville, Florida to attend the Florida Dance Association Young Dancers’ Workshop, held at the University of Florida and Santa Fe College campuses. Students spent the weekend in back-to-back classes and workshops in a variety of dance forms, including ballet, modern, Limón Technique, hip hop, West African, musical theater, and more!  Students watched three performances, including the Limón Dance Company. On Saturday, they performed their newest piece by Danella Bedford, “Aurora Borealis,” which was inspired by the movement of the northern lights. They did a beautiful job onstage, as well…

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Lisset Iglesias at Miami Beach Classical Music Festival Summer Program 

Lisset Iglesias Ledon, CEA class of 2020 and CEC voice student, attended the Miami Beach Classical Music Festival (MMF) Summer Program under scholarship. She has been part of MMF’s Youth Program, which is a full tuition scholarship program, since the winter of 2022. As part of the program, students participate in master classes and performances throughout the year. In the summer of 2022, Lisset participated in master classes with world renowned singers such as Dolora Zajick and was part of the ensemble for MMF’s productions of Hansel and Gretel and portrayed the role of Fortuna in L’incoronazione di Poppea.   Lisset…

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Dance Department Summer Programs

Several of our high school dancers participated in prestigious summer intensive programs this year. We are very proud of their continued progress as dancers! Isabela Atienza, CEA class of 2020 and CEC dance student, participated in the Joffrey Ballet School Ballet and Contemporary Intensive in Miami. After the intensives, she was invited to join the ballet and contemporary trainee programs in New York. Mia Toribio, CEA class of 2021 and CEC dance student, spent the summer at the Alvin Ailey Summer Intensive in New York City. Alexa Veloso, CEA class of 2020 and CEC dance student, participated in the…

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Diego Varela at Killington Music Festival

Diego Varela, CEA/CEC 7th grade student, at Killington Music Summer Program Congratulations to Diego Varela, who received a scholarship to attend the Killington Music Festival residency program in Killington, Vermont this summer! Each summer, KMF gathers some of the most talented and well-prepared musicians in the country and abroad from institutions such as The Juilliard School, Boston Conservatory, New England Conservatory, Manhattan School of Music, Peabody Conservatory, Eastman School of Music and the University of Arizona for a summer of classes and performances. Diego is currently in the seventh grade at CEA, a CEC violin, piano, and clarinet student and…

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CEC Music Students Perform in Vienna

Paloma Diaz and Felipe Diez, CEA class of 2021 and CEC music students, Perform in Vienna Congratulations to two of our CEA alumni and Conservatory music students, Paloma Diaz (violin) and Felipe Diez (clarinet and piano) who participated in the Summa Cum Laude International Youth Music Festival in Vienna, Austria this summer. Paloma currently studies violin at CEC with Jose A. Guibert. Felipe studies clarinet at CEC with Norman Milanes and piano with Ileana Cortizo. During their time at CEA, they both formed part of the CEA Music Mastery and Conchita Espinosa Orchestra.

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Fernanda Miranda – Chopin Foundation

Fernanda Miranda, CEA and CEC Class of 2015 Fernanda Miranda, CEA/CEC class of 2015, is currently a senior at Georgia State University College of the Arts. She began her piano training at CEC with Alina Gonzalez and Yirka Ledon. This summer, she was invited by the Chopin Society of Atlanta to participate and perform in the Chopin Academy Paris International Summer Session at Conservatoire de Vincennes and Chopin in Vienna week-long program for Atlanta and Musik21 students in cooperation with Gulda School of Music Vienna. Congratulations Fernanda!

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Music in Central Park

Thursday, December 14th at 10:00 a.m.CEA Central Park It’s the holidays, when the CEA/CEC campus is filled with music! Music in Central Park is an opportunity for the young musicians at CEA and CEC to showcase their hard work and talent through a concert dedicated to celebrating the holiday spirit! Families are welcome to join in the celebration!

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Dance in Central Park

Tuesday, December 19th 10:00 a.m. CEA Central Park Dance in Central Park will be a holiday celebration of dance featuring student groups from our Cuban dance and Spanish dance departments. Families are welcome to join us as we celebrate the holiday spirit! This performance is free of charge.

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