Harris Center: Spring 2019

Partner Focus: Dance Academies
MALKO PERFORMING DANCE ACADEMY
Celebrating 10 years of dancing excellance, Sacramento’s Leading Ballroom Dancesport
School and Dance Studio offers a variety of dance classes for people of all ages. They
instruct dancers from ages 3.5 years and up. The Malko Performing Arts Academy Team,
a talented youth group, consistently place 1st or 2nd in ballroom dancesport competitions.
Their beginning dance classes teach kids musicality, coordination, confidence in dancing
with partners, self-esteem and social skills. Malko Performing Arts Academy Sacramento
plays a huge part in the thriving culture of dance in the Sacramento region. A top-notch
studio for professional dance lessons, Malko Performing Arts Academy plays a huge part
in the thriving culture of dance in the Sacramento region. It offers lessons in Salsa, Cha
Cha, Swing, Rumba, Tango, Foxtrot, Watlz, and Hip Hop or Club Dance Lessons for all ages.
It's instructors are passionate about dancing and fully dedicated to sharing the experience
with others. Malko shows at the Harris Center this year include Snow Queen II on January
12 and its annual dance completion and showcase on June 15.
El Dorado Dance Academy
The first dance arts facility of its kind in the El Dorado community, EDDA welcomes
residents not only in El Dorado Hills, but county wide, providing multi-disciplinary
dance training for students of all ages, guiding dancers in every stage of their artistic
development, from the very beginning to pre-professional levels. EDDA offers classes
for children from 2.5 years old to pre-teens, teens, adults and seniors. EDDA is a
welcoming, professional environment with spirited instructors who are experts in
their fields. El Dorado Dance Academy hosts the Sacramento region's prestigious
Bharata Natyam school, Bhaskar Arts Academy. As a nexus for the arts, El Dorado
Dance Academy is proud to provide a home to the Indian diaspora and support the
history of Classical Indian Dance training led by the unparalleled Meenakshy Bhaskar.
EDDA shows at the Harris Center this year include the Bhaskar Arts Academy Recital
on March 16 and Annual Spring Show on June 22.
HALAU KA WAIKAHE LANI MALIE A ME KAHULALIWAI
Halau Ka Waikahe Lani Malie and Halau Kahulaliwai were established 1999 in Sacramento
under the direction of Kumu Hula Juni Kalāhikiola Lovel. Originally from the island of
Kaua`i, Kumu Juni Kalāhikiola Lovel began dancing hula at the age of 8. She attributes
her deeper love of hula and lessons in spirituality to the teachings of her Kumu, Blaine
Kamalani Kia. The hālau vision is to enhance and to sustain strong cultural and spiritual
values by better educating the hula practitioner to care, support and respect the dance; so
that each practitioner, as they aspire to their full potential, can spiritually and humbly make
a contributing impact (through example) to the community and all walks of life. The hālau
mission is that all properties of knowledge, wisdom and cultural aspects belonging to the
dance be passed down and rooted from generation to generation and maintained by the
halau principals for the benefit of all who are part of the dance. This year’s annual Ho’ike
show is scheduled for June 29.
Community Partners
Some of the most respected arts organizations in the region have made the Harris Center their home. These partners share the goal
of improving the quality of life in the region by providing access to more art for more audiences.
Bob Allen Music • Balazs Rozsa • Bud Forrest Entertainment • Cantare Chorale of the Sierra Nevada Foothills • Carrera Production
CID Entertainment • Classical Masters Music Festival • ConnectPoint Search Group • Davis Chinese Film Festival Foundation • DZP
Inc • e.Republic • El Dorado Dance Academy • El Dorado Hills Arts Association • El Dorado Musical Theatre • Emery Entertainment
Fellowship for the Performing Arts • Folsom Arts Association • City of Folsom • Folsom Lake Community Concert Association • Folsom
Lake Symphony • Folsom Piano Academy • Fudominal Productions • Gary Vecchiarelli Productions • He, the breath of God • Inductive
Automation • Inspire Choirs of America • Instituto Mazatlan Bellas Artes de Sacramento • Jacalyn Rae McNeil Piano Studio • Jake
Ballentine • Jay Owenhouse • Kids Helping Kids • Lenaea High School Theatre Festival • Loa'a Foundation • Malko Performing Arts
Academy • Marathi Mandal Sacramento (MMSAC) • Martin Media Worldwide • MindWinder Ltd • Music Teachers Association of California,
Sierra Chapter • Music Beyond Borders • Northern California Dance Conservatory • Notre Dame Club of Sacramento • One Way
Productions • Pacific Institute of Music • Pacific Investment Consultants • Pamela Hayes Classical Ballet Theatre • Placer Pops Chorale •
RMS Productions • Sacramento Baroque Soloists • Sacramento Blues Society • Sacramento Guitar Society • Sacramento Master Singers
• Sacramento Preparatory Music Academy • Sacramento Regional Association of Malayalees (SARGAM) • SBL Entertainment • Silicon
Andhra • Sour Grapes Inc • Spiritual Center for Positive Living • Starbright Entertainment
The Academy of Indian Heritage • The VITA Academy • Voices of California • Wendy Palmer Piano Studio • Whippoorwill Arts
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