Most recently, we celebrated at the Pool Party, an incredible gala evening at the iconic Beverly Hills Hotel pool. Many thanks go to those who attended and supported this spectacular evening of fun and revelry, sponsored by Yves St. Laurent. The photos say it all! If you missed it, the photos will hopefully encourage you to attend some of our future great dance events.

Proceeds from the Gala as well as those from membership and other special events go directly to support dance initiatives at the Music Center. We are extremely proud of the eclectic and world-class dance programs that your support has made possible. This past season, we supported presentations by Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Matthew Bourne's Edward Scissorhands (in partnership with Center Theatre Group), The Joffrey Ballet, Shen Wei Dance Arts, and American Ballet Theatre. In addition, your funds allowed us to partner with seven local charities that work with disadvantaged and at-risk children in our community to provide exposure to dance arts they would not otherwise enjoy. In July, 350 wide-eyed, young children attended a rehearsal of American Ballet Theatre at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Please read the thank you note below from a board member of one of our partners. It will remind you why CDA deserves your support.

Now entering our fifth anniversary year, we hope that you value your membership and that you have enjoyed the array of benefits we offer, including preferred ticketing, rehearsals, lectures, post-performance parties with the dancers, and other special events. Primarily, we hope you feel good about being a part of something that makes Los Angeles culturally richer for us today and for our future generations.

Warmest regards,

Liane Weintraub Founding Chair Center Dance Arts

Jane Jelenko President Center Dance Arts

CDA Board of Directors July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008

Susan E. Baumgarten Pamela Beck Maria Bell Beatrice Bennett Marie-France Bloch Kim Carruthers Debra Martin Chase Lewis B. Chesler Jennifer Diener Giselle Fernandez Kimberly Marteau Emerson Elizabeth Levitt Hirsch

Leslie Weisberg Hyman Patrick D. Kinsella Edward Lazarus Mattie McFadden-Lawson Danica Perez Bette R. Redmond Ricki Ring Susan Rothenberg Desiree Badr Samuels Addie Van Gessel Joseph Wender Alyce de Roulet Williamson