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Theresa Bass
From:Teresa Logan <lonewolfrissy@hotmail.com>
Sent:Sunday, February
To:Public Comment
Cc:info@anaheimballet.org
Subject:\[EXTERNAL\] Anaheim Ballet
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Hello, Mayor Harry Sidhu and City Council:
My name is Teresa. I have been a resident of Anaheim since 1997, when my family moved here from being stationed in
Ramstein, Germany. Between 1998 and 2001, I was interested in dance. My parents enrolled me in Anaheim Ballet. It
was close to home, affordable, provided excellent teachers! I just wish I had the grace and discipline to have continued.
When I was there, waiting for class to start, I would wander the building of the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center, thinking
it was beautiful and fitting for a dance studio. Pretending I was Christine Daae and the Center was the grand old
Opera House with the Phantom roaming it's halls. It is a cultural and historical place. Not someplace to convert into
housing. Don't we have enough newer unaffordable housing going up elsewhere in the city and county?
My almost 8 year old daughter really wants to dance. She really wants to learn ballet. I cannot imagine sending her
anywhere else to learn. She needs this program.
I work as field Representative on partime hours and pay. I can barely afford the car I need for work. The Anaheim Ballet's
Step Up program is a blessing. Today's world is nothing like how I grew up. I cannot send my daughter down the street
to see if a friend can play. I cannot send her outside to play after school.
Anaheim Ballet is a safe haven for the community. It's home is in the Arts Center. It has history. It's a part of Anaheim's
history. This site is also the closest to our home. Please keep Anaheim Ballet in it's home!
Teresa L.
Anaheim Resident since 1997
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