01 & 14 (202)Public Comment
From: Isabel Salazar <
Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 6:45 AM
To: Harry Sidhu (Mayor)
Cc: Public Comment
Subject: Anaheim Cultural Arts Center/ Anaheim Ballet
April 26, 2021
Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council members,
My name is Isabel Salazar and I am 18 years old. I am emailing you in hopes to convince you on how important it is that
you do not remove the home of Anaheim Ballet. I began taking Ballet classes at the age of 5 years old and my Sister at the
age of 2. Anaheim Ballet offered my sister and I not only a safe and loving environment but a home away from home.
Soon after I began taking classes my parents enrolled my sister and I in the Step -Up Outreach Program. Which provided
not only us but dozens of children the opportunity to express themselves through the art of Ballet. We not only took Ballet
class but we learned the art and history of how Ballet came to be.
I continued the program till I entered high school and truly found my love for dance. Not only were my sister and I able to
discover this new found love, but even my younger brother joined the Step -Up Outreach Program. Providing an accepting
and nourishing learning environment.
We not only were a part of the Step -Up Program but we were a part of the Anaheim Ballet family. Performing in the
Annual Summer Intensive Program and Nutcracker Performances. Anaheim Ballet was a part of some of the best
memories I have had and they're endless opportunities continue to grow especially to those around the community.
Throughout my years at Anaheim Ballet, I enjoyed how Anaheim Ballet continuously shared the arts within the
community. By providing live performances to the surrounding elementary schools. They made it possible for the
underprivileged to experience and truly live within the arts.
Anaheim Ballet has not only provided a home for my dancers and community members but a second family. Thus, I hope
to continue to see Anaheim Ballet impacting the lives of many dancers and families for years to come. Please reconsider
any plans to relocate, one of the only Cultural Arts Center in Anaheim.
Sincerely,
Isabel Salazar