Boy, you can't miss that tent up in front of Memorial Hall. It's so RED! It's just another sign that it's time for American Celebration. The opening night performance of the 28th Annual American Celebration kicks off Friday (Nov. 6) in Memorial Hall with the theme "The Eternal Optimist." We caught up with Dale Merrill, artistic director for the show and associate dean of the College of Performing Arts and associate professor of dance, who told us how he came up for this year's theme and why. Click on the video below to hear him. Also, stay tuned to the video clip to see a few song and dance numbers from the students, who started rehearsing last week.
The black-tie gala is Saturday (Nov. 7) and features a reception at 6, the show at 7 and dinner/dancing at 8 p.m. The Lifetime Achievement in the Arts Award will be presented to the incomparable actress, dancer and singer Mitzi Gaynor of South Pacific fame. (The gala is sold out, but a few tickets may still be available for Friday's opening night at $45 each. CLICK HERE for details.)
American Celebration is Chapman's biggest fund-raising event, and proceeds benefit the Chapman Scholarship Fund.
John W. Dean to speak at Chapman on Nov. 11
John W. Dean
John W. Dean, a key figure in the Watergate scandal and whose testimony first linked President Richard Nixon directly to the burglary, will speak at Chapman University on Nov. 11 (Wednesday) from 7-9 p.m. at Sandhu Conference Center, Room D. He will give a public lecture titled "Watergate: The Final Chapter" and sign copies of his newly reissued book, Blind Ambition. Dean, who served as White House Counsel for almost three years and who chose to cooperate with Watergate investigators, was charged with obstruction of justice and spent about four months in prison for his role in the Watergate cover-up. He is the author of several books, including Worse than Watergate, in which he denounced the administration of George W. Bush. Dean's first book on Watergate, Blind Ambition, has just been reissued in a new edition that seeks to debunk what Dean feels are apologist histories of the Watergate scandal. The event is free and open to the public. For more info: 714-532-6017.
Trip to the Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace
View of the gardens at the Nixon Library.
Need a refresher on the Nixon era before you hear John W. Dean speak? You've still got time to sign up for Saturday's trip to the Richard Nixon Library, which features 22 high-tech galleries, movie and interactive video theaters, the president's restored 1910 birthplace and the spectacular garden of the first lady. Participants will be able to see the 52,000 square-foot museum by taking a 2-hour docent-led tour or they can walk the museum on their own. (A minimum of 20 people must sign up to confirm a docent-led tour. If fewer than 20 sign up, the tickets can be converted to self-guided tour tickets.) Cost: $12. Sign up in Argyros Forum 303 but pay at the Cashier's Office. Tour time: 10 a.m. on Saturday. (Please arrive at the library 20 minutes before the tour.) Today is the last day to sign up and pay for the tour. For more info, contact Sean Salomon in the Department of Student & Campus Life at 714-997-6761. For more info on the museum CLICK HERE.
History scores a first with e-journal win
Voces Novae: Chapman University Historical Review has won first prize for the best student history electronic journal in the nation from Phi Alpha Theta, the national history honor society. Voces Novae is Chapman's first electronic journal, and it published its first issue in June. All nine articles were written by students from the history department's two senior seminar classes. Topics range from "The Malleus Maleficarum and King James: Defining Witchcraft" to "Greed at the New York Stock Exchange and the Levitation of the Pentagon: Early Protest Theatre by Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin." In addition, one student conducted two oral history interviews with Sergei Khrushchev, son of the late Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev. In total, the articles have won seven research paper prizes, including four from the Leatherby Libraries, two at the Southern California Regional Phi Alpha Theta History Conference at UCLA and the prestigious Nels Andrew Clevens Prize from the national office of Phi Alpha Theta.
“The Electronic Journal Prize from Phi Alpha Theta is a tribute to the brilliance of our students as well as to the place that Chapman is carving out for itself on the national stage," said Leland Estes, Ph.D., associate professor of history and faculty adviser. Dr. Estes said principal credit goes to the three senior editors: Hailey Giczy, John Cowles and Sarah Ganderup. Also, kudos to Mary Litch, director of the Office of Academic Technology and Digital Media for helping pull it all together online.
To read the papers and oral interviews, CLICK HERE. (You do not have to register, just scroll down the page a bit and you'll see an index. Go to the article you'd like to read and choose your preferred format.)
Founding imam of Islamic center in OC at Chapman
Imam Sayed Moustafa al-Qazwini, the founding imam of the Islamic Educational Center of Orange County in Costa Mesa, will give a public lecture Monday (Nov. 2) at 7 p.m. in Argyros Forum, room 202. Imam al-Qazwini was born in Karbala, Iraq, to a scholarly family who traced their lineage back to the Holy Prophet Muhammad. He started his higher theological studies in Islam at the seminary in Qum under the instruction and guidance of prominent Muslim theologians, thinkers and philosophers. Imam al-Qazwini immigrated to the United States and established several Islamic centers. He is recognized for his clear ideas and realistic solutions to issues of concern to Muslims. His vision and teachings cover many aspects of Islam, including family, human rights, religious freedom, non-violence, tolerance and forgiveness. For more info, call 714-997-6636.
2010 open enrollment ends this week
Don't forget to visit the Open Enrollment Web site for information, forms and drop-in session times. CLICK HERE to get to the site. The deadline to turn in your Benefit Enrollment Form for 2010 benefits is Wednesday (Nov. 4). You must turn in a form even if you are not making any changes for next year. Questions? E-mail: hroffice@chapman.edu or call 714-997-6686.
Surviving Auschwitz and Mengele
Irene Hizme in Memorial Hall.
Last Tuesday, everyone kept telling Irene Hizme, survivor of Josef Mengele's twin experiments during the Holocaust, that she was extraordinary and wonderful. But she kept shaking her head no. "I'm just trying to live my life and be a good person," Hizme told a packed Memorial Hall last week after the screening of the powerful documentary René and I, which tells the story of Irene and her twin brother, René, Czech Jews sent to Auschwitz at age 6. The siblings survived three years in the camp. But anyone who watched the documentary last Tuesday, knows how special Irene and René are because it's how they have lived their lives and how they reconnected after that ordeal that is so inspirational. "I owe it to my family who perished to get the message out," said Hizme, who finds it more painful and difficult to talk about her experience as she gets older. Hizme worries that the world has slipped back to the same hostile environment -- just like before the Holocaust -- and might not remember the horrifying events of the war. "It's almost like the evil in Auschwitz lingers to this day," she said. However, she said it was good to speak with students at Chapman that night. Many lined up to ask her questions after the screening. "When we are gone, they must tell our story and make sure nothing ever happens like this again." Before the film screening, students, faculty, guests and members of The "1939" Club gathered for dinner and to find out a little more about each other. At the dinner, Hizme, who lives in New York and hasn't been to California in about 25 years, was made an honorary member of The "1939" Club. The event was part of The "1939" Club Lecture Series and The Ross Visiting Lectureship, and was put together by Marilyn Harran, Ph.D., professor of religious studies.
Coming up:Remembering Kristallnacht
Curt Lowens
Kristallnacht or "The Night of Broken Glass," occurred Nov. 9-10, 1938. On that night the Germans killed nearly 100 Jews and rounded up thousands more to send to concentration camps. In remembrance of Kristallnacht, an interfaith service is scheduled for Nov. 13 (Friday) at 7 p.m. at Wallace All Faiths Chapel, Fish Interfaith Center. No admission charge.Guest speaker is Curt Lowens, Holocaust survivor and rescuer, who was present in Berlin at Kristallnacht. Lowens spent time in Westerbork – the transit camp from which Anne Frank was deported to Auschwitz – before going into hiding and working with the resistance, rescuing two downed American airmen and helping to hide dozens of Jewish children. His personal collection of World War II-era artifacts and memorabilia is exhibited in the Sala and Aron Samueli Holocaust Memorial Library. Seen him before? Probably. He recently played a featured role in the Oct. 8 episode of the ABC series Flash Forward. (To read more about his acting career, CLICK HERE.)
Spend 'A Night With ...'
Joseph Conrad
Joseph Conrad. Really. Richard Ruppel, Ph.D., professor of English and president of the Joseph Conrad Society of America, will portray the author (Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim, Nostromo, The Secret Agent), complete with bowler hat and suit -- but sans the Polish accent -- Tuesday (Nov. 3) at 7 p.m. at the Wallace All Faiths Chapel. This is the first of three performances in a series from the Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Upcoming performances: On Feb. 8, Robert Slayton, Ph.D., professor of history will portray Franklin Delano Roosevelt. On April 6, Marvin Meyer, Ph.D., director of the Schweitzer Institute and Griset Professor of Bible and Christian Studies, will portray Judas Iscariot. A week of Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand
This week several events at Chapman honor Ayn Rand, novelist, philosopher, playwright and screenwriter. All events are open to the public:
--Monday (Nov. 2), Leatherby Libraries opens a special exhibit that features material on loan from the Ayn Rand Institute.
--Tuesday (Nov. 3), Tibor Machan, Ph.D., R.C. Hoiles Chair in Business Ethics and Free Enterprise at the Argyros School of Business and Economics, will give a public lecture titled "Ayn Rand's Classical View of Selfishness” at 10 a.m. in the Milton and Rose Friedman Reading Room on the second floor of Leatherby.
--Thursday (Nov. 5), a public dedication of the Ayn Rand bust, commemorating the establishment of The Rebecca and William Dunn Distinguished Chair in Honor of Vernon L. Smith. The ceremony will be held near the Ambassador George Argyros '59 Global Citizens Plaza at 5:30 p.m.
Recording the story of Arab Americans
Alia Malek, author of the recently released book A Country Called Amreeka: Arab Roots, American Stories, will speak Nov. 9 (Monday) at 7 p.m. in Beckman Hall Room 404. A civil-rights lawyer, Malek weaves the stories of the Arab-American community into the story of America, using moving narratives of real people, from the uplifting story of Alabama football hero Ed Salem to the tragic saga of Palestinian American Alex Odeh, who was assassinated in Orange County by a bomb blast in his office in 1985. She will also hold a book-signing after the lecture. For more info, call 310-657-5511.
Hey, he looks good in orange!
Eliot Spaulding and President Doti. (Photo taken by Chapman student Rebecca Swenson.)
It wasn't marble or bronze -- or a bust for that matter -- but something even more unique. A squash. Chapman sophomore Eliot Spaulding carved President Doti's likeness onto a pumpkin and won first place (and a $50 gift card to the university bookstore) in a pumpkin-carving contest held by Associated Students. Students judged the contest, the first pumpkin-carving competition run by Associated Students. "Everyone was in awe of the detail that went into that one," said freshman Danica Beener, the student in charge of the event. It took Spaulding a little more than five hours to carve her pumpkin. She used a photo from the Web to perfect her image of President Doti. “I wanted to exude Chapman spirit, so I thought, what better design than that of the man himself -- Doti,” Spauding said. What was the best part about winning the competition? "That my homework procrastination resulted in me being in President Doti's Facebook profile picture.” Second place (and a $25 gift card to the university bookstore) went to Madison Palmer for her Super Mario Brothers pumpkin.
They had a howling ghoul time!
By the time they reached Attallah Piazza, the little trick-or-treaters from the Children's Center were running out of gas, bags loaded down with sugary treats. But they perked up when they saw the line of Chapman staff and faculty waiting with even more goodies. Check out our slideshow to see who wore what and some of the treats that were handed out. (Also -- send us your fave Halloween photos and we'll post them next week in Happenings!)
Support Chapman lacrosse
For all you sports fans out there, the LXM Pro Tour Lacrosse event is at the Santa Ana Bowl on Nov. 21. In conjunction with the event, Chapman's men's lacrosse team is playing in the opening game against UC Santa Barbara. That game is followed by the pro all-star game and a concert featuring ACON. Other cool stuff: Paula Abdul is having a dance team tryout, and there's also a casting call for actor/athletes. But the best part, if you buy your tickets online ($25 for the entire event) and use a promotional code (chap5), Chapman's lacrosse program gets $5 back. Tickets can be purchased at www.lxmpro.com/tickets. For more info, contact Chapman lacrosse coach Mike Wood at 607-342-3798.
Upcomingfaculty forum sessions
Don't forget to check out these lectures!These sessions are open to all staff and faculty. Presentations begin at noon and are held in the Bush Conference Center, Beckman 404. The sessions run concurrent with a lunch buffet, which costs about $5.50. Questions? E-mail Kent Lehnhof at lehnhof@chapman.edu
Wed. (Nov. 4): Micol Hebron, "Bubble Gum Pop: A Video Art Installation"
Nov. 17 (Tue): Jennifer Waldeck, "Business and Professional Communication Competence in the Digital Age"
Green tip: How to choose seafood
Although fish is one of the healthier choices for a meal, it’s not always a healthy choice for the world’s declining fisheries and fragile ecosystems. For example, farmed Atlantic salmon are often produced in overcrowded fisheries that pollute surrounding areas. Instead, choose wild Alaskan salmon, which are usually caught in ways less harmful to the environment. For more information, see the Environmental Defense Fund’s Seafood Selector by CLICKING HERE.
In memory of Bryce Turner
On Monday (Nov. 2), a memorial service at Fish Interfaith Center will be held at 4 p.m. to honor the memory, family and friends of Chapman University student Bryce Turner, who collapsed and died last spring after playing a pick-up soccer game with his friends on Wilson Field. Turner, a sophomore business administration major from Prospect, Ky., was a member of the Chapman men’s soccer team and Pi Alpha Kappa fraternity, and much beloved by many on campus. The memorial service is open to the public. The university continues to raise money to fund the Bryce Turner Men’s Soccer Endowment, which provides funds to support the Chapman team. The endowment stands at $23,000, with a goal of reaching $25,000. Gifts of any amount to support this fund are welcome in honor of Bryce. For more information, contact Terry Jones in University Advancement at x7773.
Have a close encounter with actor Richard Dreyfuss
Hey, he buddied up with aliens. Why not with us! Academy Award winning actor Richard Dreyfuss will talk to the audience tonight after the screening of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, directed by Steven Spielberg, 1977. In the film, Dreyfuss plays Roy Neary, an Indiana electrical lineman, whose life changes after he has an encounter with an unidentified flying object. (Ever ignore your parents and try to sculpt your mashed potatoes at dinner after watching this science-fiction flick?) CLICK HERE to read an interview with Dreyfuss. Tonight (Monday) at. Free and open to the public. Paul and Daranne Folino Theater. Note: All events are subject to change. Call 714-997-6765 to confirm.
Other movies:
Thursday (Nov. 5) at 7 p.m.
Freedom Without Walls Film Event: The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen), winner of the Academy Award for best foreign film in 2007. The film details life in East Berlin in 1984, well before the fall of the wall. It traces the gradual disillusionment of an officer who works for the Stasi, East Germany's all-powerful secret police. With English subtitles. Michael Ballaschk, filmmaker and Chapman alumnus '09, will give a short introduction to the movie and talk about his personal experiences growing up in East Germany. CLICK HERE to learn more about Ballaschk. In Argyros Forum 211.
Nov. 20 (Friday) at 8 p.m.
Jim and Marla's Black and White Film Festival wraps up on Nov. 20 with President Doti's favorite -- Marty. Check back at Happenings for more news on this last film in the series.
Staff & Faculty Notes
Dr. Apodaca (middle) with violinist Elizabeth Waldo-Denzel and John L. Gray of the Autry National Center.
Paul Apodaca, Ph.D., associate professor of American Studies, was moderator for a key panel, "American Indian Studies in the 21st Century," and a presenter on the "American Indians and the Arts" panel at the 40th Anniversary of American Indian Studies at UCLA Academic Conference on Oct. 22-23. Dr. Apodaca also was the keynote speaker for the Pala Indian Reservation Social Services Conference on Oct. 17 held at the Pala Indian Reservation. He presented an address "Welfare and Culture" and discussed ways of using indigenous culture as a basis for successful social service administration. On Oct. 31, Dr. Apodaca presented his paper titled "Cahuilla Indian Singers and the Continuance of Culture" at the annual California Indian Conference, which is sponsored each year by the Department of Anthropology at UC Berkeley. This year's conference was held at CSU Hayward. Finally, Dr. Apodaca completed his year as Lecturer-in-Residence for the Braun Research Library of the Southwest Museum of the American Indian on Oct. 24. He lectured on "The Maya Calendar and 2012" a subject he has recently written about for an upcoming Chapman publication led by Luis Ortiz-Franco, Ph.D., professor of computer science and applied mathematics, and Rafael Luevano, Ph.D., associate professor of religious studies.
Robert Buranello, Ph.D., Paul & Marybelle Musco Professor in Italian Studies, recently had his article titled "Pietro Aretino between the 'locus mendacii' and the 'locus veritatis' " reprinted in its entirety in the academic encyclopedia Literature Criticism from 1400 to 1800. (Volume 165. Detroit: GALE, 2009, 110-120.) It originally appeared in Printed Voices: A Comparative Outlook on Renaissance Dialogue, edited by Heitsch, Dorothea and Jean-François Vallée. (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2004, 95-112.)
Eric Chimenti, art department chair and associate professor of graphic design, designed the corporate identity for BVRC Law, which is displayed outside their new corporate headquarters in Orange. He worked on the project with Shlemmer+Algaze+Associates in Newport Beach.
Tibor Machan,Ph.D., R.C. Hoiles Chair in Business Ethics and Free Enterprise at the Argyros School of Business and Economics, gave an invited address to the London, UK, Libertarian Alliance at their annual meeting at the National Liberal Club, London, on Oct. 24, titled "Ayn Rand and Contemporary Philosophy." Dr. Machan also received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Liberty in Theory from the Libertarian Alliance for his extensive scholarship, which includes more than 35 books (written), more than 25 books (edited) and more than 150 papers.
Alicia Okouchi-Guy, assistant professor of dance, was hired to teach a series of master classes in contemporary dance for the California Association of Dance/Drill Team Directors in La Habra. This annual dance convention also included faculty members from So You Think You Can Dance and America’s Best Dance Crew.
Dr. Woldemikael
Tekle Woldemikael, Ph.D., professor and chair of Department of Sociology, was published in Biopolitics, Militarism and Development: Eritrea in the Twenty-First Century, edited byDavid O’Kane and Tricia Redeker Hepner (Berghahn Books). His chapter is titled "Pitfalls of Nationalism in Eritrea." Also, upcoming in African Christian Diaspora, edited by Frieder Ludwig (Red Sea Press) is "Spiritual Life of Eritreans in the United States.” Over the summer, Dr. Woldemikael was an invited speaker in Dakar, Senegal, where he presented his paper titled "Islam, the Nation State and the Debate Over National Language in Eritrea" at an international conference on "Islamic Renewal in Africa: Struggles Over the Public Sphere and Development," June 23-25. Dr. Woldemikael also addressed the Pacific Sociological Association in San Diego in April on "The Politics of Memory and Mourning in Eritrea." Finally, Dr. Woldemikael was invited to join the editorial board for the blog "Critical Investigation into Humanitarianism in Africa," which was created this year by the Center for Global Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of California, Irvine.
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“Fighting AIDS in Africa” with Dr. Anthony Garcia-Prats of the Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative.
Friday, Nov. 6, 1 p.m., on KOCE-TV
Nutritionist Erin Macdonald, a fitness coach with Complete Wellness Now in Aliso Viejo, and fourth-grader Laurenz Dodge explore good nutrition choices for children. Georg Eifert, Ph.D., professor of psychology at Chapman's Schmid College of Science and department chair, discusses managing severe anxiety. Show host Larry Santora, M.D., explains whether or not people should choose bottled drinks with antioxidants.
Sunday, Nov. 8, 8:30 a.m., on OC Channel
Howard Conn, M.D., a laser cosmetic surgeon in Irvine, describes cosmetic laser eyelid surgery. George Moro, M.D., co-medical director of the Colorectal Program at the Center for Cancer Prevention and Treatment at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, discusses colorectal cancer. Show host Larry Santora, M.D., explains the differences between black, green and herbal teas.
People, pets and other cool stuff!
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Somewhere on the Skye Bridge
Knitted items on the Skye Bridge.
Diana McCabe, writer for Chapman communications/media relations and editor of Happenings, spent part of her summerfrantically knitting a scarf to mail to Scotland as part of a global charity project. The knitted materials that folks sent in from around the world were joined together and mounted on ramparts on the Skye Bridge late last month. Later, the items were sold to raise money for charity. "The best part for me was coordinating our contributions to the project with my younger sister, Sandra, who lives in Philadelphia, and my Mom, Misako, who lives in Ohio. But the biggest surprise: We were quoted in one of the Scottish papers! I'd sent in an e-mail to the project coordinators and that made it into print. It was nothing grand, but my family got a kick out of it. We keep scouring video clips and slideshows to see if we could catch a glimpse of our items on the bridge, but so far no luck! Still, we know we were somewhere on the Skye Bridge!" CLICK HERE to read the article. Also, check out the video below to see how the knitted materials stood up to the wet weather of Scotland! (For more on the project, CLICK HERE.)
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Eric Chimenti, art department chair and associate professor of graphic design, designed the corporate identity for BVRC Law, which is displayed outside their new corporate headquarters in Orange. He worked on the project with Shlemmer+Algaze+Associates in Newport Beach. 
published its first issue in June. All nine articles were written by students from the history department's two senior seminar classes. Topics range from 
Called Amreeka: Arab Roots, American Stories, will speak Nov. 9 (Monday) at 7 p.m. in Beckman Hall Room 404. A civil-rights lawyer, Malek weaves the stories of the Arab-American community into the story of America, using moving narratives of real people, from the uplifting story of Alabama football hero Ed Salem to the tragic saga of Palestinian American Alex Odeh, who was assassinated in Orange County by a bomb blast in his office in 1985. She will also hold a book-signing after the lecture. For more info, call 310-657-5511. 
of Chapman University student Bryce Turner, who collapsed and died last spring after playing a pick-up soccer game with his friends on Wilson Field. Turner, a sophomore business administration major from Prospect, Ky., was a member of the Chapman men’s soccer team and Pi Alpha Kappa fraternity, and much beloved by many on campus. The memorial service is open to the public. The university continues to raise money to fund the Bryce Turner Men’s Soccer Endowment, which provides funds to support the Chapman team. The endowment stands at $23,000, with a goal of reaching $25,000. Gifts of any amount to support this fund are welcome in honor of Bryce. For more information, contact Terry Jones in University Advancement at x7773. 
Award winning actor Richard Dreyfuss will talk to the audience tonight after the screening of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, directed by Steven Spielberg, 1977. In the film, Dreyfuss plays Roy Neary, an Indiana electrical lineman, whose life changes after he has an encounter with an unidentified flying object. (Ever ignore your parents and try to sculpt your mashed potatoes at dinner after watching this science-fiction flick?) 
Leben der Anderen), winner of the Academy Award for best foreign film in 2007. The film details life in East Berlin in 1984, well before the fall of the wall. It traces the gradual disillusionment of an officer who works for the Stasi, East Germany's all-powerful secret police. With English subtitles. Michael Ballaschk, filmmaker and Chapman alumnus '09, will give a short introduction to the movie and talk about his personal experiences growing up in East Germany. 
Robert Buranello, Ph.D., Paul & Marybelle Musco Professor in Italian Studies, recently had his article titled "Pietro Aretino between the 'locus mendacii' and the 'locus veritatis' " reprinted in its entirety in the academic encyclopedia Literature Criticism from 1400 to 1800. (Volume 165. Detroit: GALE, 2009, 110-120.) It originally appeared in Printed Voices: A Comparative Outlook on Renaissance Dialogue, edited by Heitsch, Dorothea and Jean-François Vallée. (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2004, 95-112.)
Economics, gave an invited address to the London, UK, Libertarian Alliance at their annual meeting at the National Liberal Club, London, on Oct. 24, titled "Ayn Rand and Contemporary Philosophy." Dr. Machan also received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Liberty in Theory from the Libertarian Alliance for his extensive scholarship, which includes more than 35 books (written), more than 25 books (edited) and more than 150 papers. 
Alicia Okouchi-Guy, assistant professor of dance, was hired to teach a series of master classes in contemporary dance for the California Association of Dance/Drill Team Directors in La Habra. This annual dance convention also included faculty members from So You Think You Can Dance and America’s Best Dance Crew. 
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