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Jennifer L. Hall
From:Sara Windal <
Sent:Wednesday, April 28, 2021 4:04 PM
To:Public Comment
Subject:Fwd: Anaheim Ballet
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Sara Windal <
Date:
April 27, 2021 at 1:03:58 PM PDT
Dear friends,
I am writing to implore you to maintain your relationship with Anaheim ballet and to work hard
to keep them in their present home or to find something better for their use. I was one of the
original principle dancers that moved with them from South Orange County to Anaheim. I have
taught at the school for many years and still do, performed in two recent tree lighting
ceremonies, helped in youth performances and school visits, and worked behind the scenes at the
highly successful Anaheim International Dance galas. I have witnessed first hand the
indomitable spirit of the directors,Larry and Sarma Rosenberg. It’s impossible to relate to you
the amount of work they put into creating and sustaining all that goes into and comes out of
Anaheim Ballet. To say blood sweat and tears doesn’t cover it. But what comes out of it?!!
Whole hearts, beautiful dancers, better human beings, joy, beauty, creativity,
values...life...love!!! I can’t put it into words for you all that it means but I guarantee you it’s
worth saving. Affordable housing is important and I trust you will find solutions to that urgent
need but you can build or find buildings, you can’t rebuild or replace what Anaheim ballet gives
and does for the members of the community. It is a gem, a treasure and as their motto states
“more than dance!” If you think of this in your minds and in your deliberations “dance school vs
housing” you will miss it. It’s so very much more. What their Step up program has done for kids
is unbelievable. Every community needs to find and keep things that work and this works! The
directors keep the city of Anaheim and their community in thought at all times and constantly
seek ways to add value to it.
So the shorter version of my wish and hope is to say Save it! Support it! Value it! And move
ahead together to make Anaheim even better.
With hope and warm wishes to you all,
Sara Windal
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