Rhythmic Dreams News - rhythmicdreams

2/15/2012 5:19:03 PM - 003010834106
Dear Ada, Smranda and Rhythmic Dreams,

On behalf of Dance World Academy, I would like to thank you very much for hosting today's event. Each of us, from director to coach to competitor, enjoyed our first USAIGC competition. We appreciate the care taken with helping each participant feel special, the overall relaxed welcoming atmosphere, and the wonderful facility. We look forward to seeing you at a future event.

Wishing Rhythmic Dreams a wonderful Spring season!

- Competitors from NJ in our January "Ready or Not Invitational"

1/26/2011 2:45:36 PM - 002027337120
Thank you so much for everything. My daughter is so happy at RD. She loves
gym. She loves you as well as you are wonderful!

1/24/2011 6:25:35 AM - 002027337120
Thank you so much for encouraging my daughter to participate in the competition and Gala on Sat. Although she had to miss her music school because of the schedule conflict, I can tell that she had a wonderful time.

9/30/2009 2:37:38 AM - 002027337120
I heard nothing but positive remarks from all of my parents. We really appreciate how you kept things moving, but still gave the newest gymnasts a positive awards ceremony. In watching you organize your "helpers" and hand out ribbons/medals/trophies/gift bags one of my parents turned to me and said that "she gets kids" and he was absolutely right. You, and in turn your program's understanding of the kids is what makes this such a great experience for everyone who attends. My girls always leave feeling proud to be part of the rhythmic gymnastics community.

Guest Coach, after Boston Cup 2009

9/30/2009 2:32:27 AM - 002027337120
Just wanted to send you a quick note to say thank you! I really enjoyed your competition and the people you have working with you. I am so excited about the Boston Cup, I had never been before and I just think you do a marvelous job with your event. Everyone feels special and you are so kind to everyone, parents, athletes, coaches and judges. I hope I can be a part of the event next year too. You are amazing. Thank you again.

US Brevet Judge, after Boston Cup 2009

9/30/2009 2:27:06 AM - 002027337120
Again, it was a very nice meet, a lovely ceremony with all the athletes and flags -- a nice touch. I would be obliged to help in the future. This is a beautiful sport for young ladies.

New York mom, at the end of Boston Cup 2009

9/30/2009 2:24:32 AM - 002027337120
Dear Juel,

We were home today and our daughter showed us some new things she learned during September. It is amazing, just one month and such huge progress.

Thanks a lot, we just wanted to let you know how impressed we are!!

Level 3 mom

9/30/2009 2:22:00 AM - 002027337120
I have met Jasmine (she works with my daughter’s class on Weds.) and have been super impressed with her. She has a terrific touch with the kids – helping them stay focused but have fun, too. My daughter loves her!

Level 1 mom

9/30/2009 2:20:27 AM - 002027337120
Lora, Thank you very much for the email, and expressing your thoughts. We are very glad that you like working with our girls, and we love what you do with them. And also appreciate the fact that you are making a personal connection with them. And yes, they looked amazing yesterday, and very relaxed and confident in their abilities. What else would any mother want! You are the best coach! Thank you for the past year, and looking forward to a wonderful camp experience in a about a week.

Level 3 mom

9/30/2009 2:19:27 AM - 002027337120
Lora, thank you so much for the photos, but also for everything you have been to my daughter this year, and now at camp this week. She adores you, and you have taught her so much. It means the world to me that you are willing to be so involved in her life. I hope somehow you can know how much I appreciate your role in her life, and therefore in mine. Thanks a million. And I'll treasure the photos, especially this week while my daughter is away at camp.

Level 3 mom

9/30/2009 2:17:08 AM - 002027337120
I just want to thank you for the wonderful show. The dances were all great, our guests were happy. As for me - my favorite one was the thunderstorm dance. It was amazing! And my daughter still sleeps with her medal :)

Level 1 mom

9/30/2009 2:07:22 AM - 002027337120
First and foremost, thank you so much for taking the time to write to me in such detail. I don't know how you find the time to pay such attention to all of your students, but I'm thrilled to have my daughter on the receiving end of it.

Level 2 mom

9/30/2009 2:03:37 AM - 002027337120
Your school is certainly different from other places my 8 year old daughter tried when she was younger. I only wish that I knew your school earlier!

Level 1 mom

9/30/2009 2:02:39 AM - 002027337120
My daughter has so many good words about Ionela. She thinks Ionela's teaching is very efficient because she demonstrates the skills and also points out the key of the tricks.

Level 6 mom

12/24/2008 7:16:05 AM - 002027337120
Thank you very much for the party, it is only party we will have for these holidays! My company and my husband's company have canceled the holiday party, because the economic down turn, but we can't complain about that, we are still lucky to have our jobs. My daughter and I have enjoyed the party very much, I can see how much she has grown over the years! Thank you for your hard work, and enjoy the holidays!

Newton Mom, Dec 23, 2008

12/24/2008 7:01:32 AM - 002027337120
Hello Smaranda! Thanksgiving party is a good idea, would be much easier to come. I loved the place, it is really awesome. I wished we had chance to dance, next time we won't wait until we eat and get heavy, we'll start dancing right away.
My daughter was so surprised and proud and excited about the awards we got :) Thank you very much for your recognition, and the gifts are absolutely unexpected! You are amazing in your dedication to the school, I keep saying that your enthusiasm inspires and motivates many people.
 
And the videos were great, especially I liked the one about Boston Cup.

Brookline mom, Dec 22 2008
 

12/24/2008 6:57:49 AM - 002027337120

12/24/2008 6:56:32 AM - 002027337120
Thank you and all the staffs for organizing such a nice, exciting and heart-warming party! It made us forget all the snow, ice, muddy roads and the coldness outside. What a night! My daughter just couldn't wait to tell her friends all about it! :-)

I felt very comfortable at the party. I met some old friends and someone I didn't know before. We all did have a good time!

The food was so yummy!

12/22/2008 2:32:11 AM - 001098593232
 That holiday party was so much fun! It'd be awesome if we could have another one like it next year!

12/7/2008 6:37:50 PM - 002045312642
 I know I'm a bit late with this but I wanted to say that I thought how you handled the production was very efficient, and I think all of us had a great time helping you put it together.=]
THANKS!

9/2/2008 7:06:44 AM - 002027337120
What can I say. We had a terrific time yesterday evening and your "Cinderella" was fabulous, magnificent, brilliant and many more words to continue this list of praises.  I would like from the bottom of my heart to congratulate you with such astonishing success! Thank you for your passion to gymnastics; thank you for your love to our children; thank you for your talent, endless energy and enthusiasm, and of course for your hard work to make it happen. Also I would like to thank all members of your great team for all joy which we had yesterday watching The Show.
(Enthusiastic grandmother and volunteer, June 2008)

 

9/2/2008 7:04:04 AM - 002027337120
I just want to take this opportunity to thank you for bringing this
wonderful sports to us and our kids. It was a magical night, everyone I talked afterwards from Andover group enjoyed the show.  Kids were thrilled, they had absolutely a wonderful time!!!  My husband and my son kept talking about the show after they came home and even the day after.
Congratulations to you and the team!!!
(Andover mom, June 2008)
 

9/2/2008 7:01:59 AM - 002027337120
 

9/2/2008 6:59:54 AM - 002027337120
Congratulations for putting the "Cinderella" show on stage! You have made history, it is spectacular and wonderful, it can compete with any professional Broadway show!
I have invited my boss's family and my daughter's teachers to the show. They all have enjoyed so much! My boss kept telling everyone the next day how cute the little ones and impressive and professional the older girls were!
Congratulation for your successful year!
(Mom of team girl, June 2008)
 

9/2/2008 6:56:23 AM - 002027337120

Cinderella was truly an astonishing evening. Even though I spent most time back stage with other busy moms; I was amazed how many efforts every kid, coach, parent and grandparent had put into this spectacular show. Smaranda, I'm always impressed by your endless energy and passion. That night back stage I saw everybody was full of Smaranda passion.

I had a hard time falling asleep that night. The music, costumes, dances, poses were hanging around my head. I couldn't put it in words to describe my feeling until the next morning when I saw the black T-shirt I was wearing during the show: "Rhythmic Dreams do come true". Thank you very much for bringing this wonderful art to our children and to our life. Thank you for leading us dreaming with you and making the dreams come true.

 

Congratulations!!!

(Andover mom of 6 year old, June 2008)

9/2/2008 6:53:15 AM - 002027337120
Our daughter had a wonderful time in Rhythmic Dreams in the past one and half years.  I believe she will carry on and benefit from her experience with you all her life.  Truly, Rhythmic Dreams is not only a gymnastics school, but also like a big family.

The Cinderella show was a great success - I enjoyed the show and also got an idea where our daughter should be heading to.

Thank you so much! Best wishes for Rhythmic Dreams!

(Mom of 5 year old from Newton, moving out of state, June 2008)
 

9/2/2008 6:51:27 AM - 002027337120
I would like to thank you for putting up a great show on Tuesday. very impressive especially for the first time. My husband said he really enjoyed it, too. The kids did a great job. Everything went very well. Thanks very much for all your hard work to make it such a success. My daughter looks forward to the camp on June 30.
(Wellesley mom of 8 year old gymnast, June 2008)
 

9/2/2008 6:49:45 AM - 002027337120
 

9/2/2008 6:46:29 AM - 002027337120
I think I told you already, but here it goes again: from what I hear, the Cape Cod camp was just awesome. My daughter was really happy there. I am sure we will do it again next year, very probably for two weeks, so you can definitely count on us!
(Dad of 6 year old from Newton, July 2008)
 

9/2/2008 6:43:12 AM - 002027337120
I have to say that the quality of the DVD was excellent! Thank you again for organizing this show and giving the opportunity to children to perform on stage. :) It was the best children show I have ever seen :)
(Newton Mom of 4 year old gymnast, July 2008)

9/2/2008 6:40:52 AM - 002027337120
Dear Rhythmic Dreams, our daughter arrived home safely.  She was all excited again this year when she came home.  She really enjoyed her experience again.  Please thank your staff for making this a wonderful experience.  Thank you so much for the DVD, too!  We already watched it on Saturday morning and I will share it with our club. 

(Mother of two times summer camp participant from Canada, July 2008)

Good Luck to Anya and Elektra at the Visa Championship in St. Paul MN!!!!! Anya will compete in the Junior division and Elektra will compete in the Senior competition. The Visa Championship competition brings together the best gymnasts in the country to fight for a spot in the Junior and Senior National Teams. Top 8 gymnasts in both divisions become National Team Members

Good Luck Girls and have fun!

Parents, friends, and family,Wizardof Oz tickets are now available at:

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/172803

On April 9-10 our USAG team competed in the Regional Championship with great success. Our girls dominated the event and proved once more the high quality of preparation at Rhythmic Dreams. Congratulations for a job well done. Results are attached.

Attachments:

Massachusetts State Championship and Valentine Cup was a huge success!!!! We would like to congratulate the Meet Director, Ionela Majeri for organizing a wonderful event. Our event has been the most successful so far bringing to Massachusetts for the first time ever both the Junior and the Senior US National Champions. 

Congratulations to all the Rhythmic Dreams girls for a very successful participation in the MA State Championship this weekend! Over 200 girls competed for MA state Champion and Valentine Cup titles. Rhythmic Dreams won 9 MA State titles trough Jasmine Wong, Ina Suresh, Amanda Wang, Vivian Hua, Margaret Zhao, Yvette Kleinbock, JingQi Yang, Anya Zhang and Elektra Markogiannakis.  Congratulations to our coaches Ionela Majeri and Galyna Shyrkina for this wonderful achievement. 

We would also like to thank everybody who helped make the competition a successful event. We could have not done it without you!

Attachments:

Attached are the results from the event. Thank you everyone for coming. See you next year!

Attachments:

USAIGC girls will attend their first competition at 10am on Saturday, January 22.  It will be a fun and exciting competition for all who attend.  Athletes should arrive at 9am to warm up.  The Competition will run from 10am - 2pm.

Our winter gala performance will follow immediately at 2pm.  All groups, from preschool to recreational to competitive team will be performing and showing off what they learned this year in the gala with new group routines!  Come show your appreciation for their hard work. 

The competition show will be at:
Shady Hill School, 56 Coolidge Ave, Cambridge, MA

Join us on December 18, 2010 at the Shady Hill School for the first Holiday Bazaar hosted by Rhythmic Dreams. The event will serve as a fundraiser for our team. We will have a clown and a face painter, food and drinks, free gifts for children, food and drinks, and a raffle. Bring your children!!!!!!!!!!!! 
The address is 56 Coolidge Ave, Cambridge MA.

PRE-SALE ITEMS

New! infant and children's hoodie & bootie blanket sets
Price $10

New!Sweater (yellow), Kids Size 9/10
Price $10

New!Sweater and Pants Set (light blue),  Kids Size 6
Price $15
Please email Michelle Wang at am.wang5@gmail.com or call 857-636-0416 Thank you!

Attachments:

Join us for one of the Open Gym Days to finalize your registration and pick up your equipment for the Fall 2010 season!

It's time to vote for the annual Wicked Local Readers Choice Awards! Please submit your ballot from the Newton Tab or go online and cast your vote for us as the BEST GYMNASTICS SCHOOL in Newton! (Line 38 on the ballot.) Vote online at http://wickedlocalfavorites.com/.

Thanks to everyone who helped make our HALLOWEEN PARTIES successsful! There were many beautiful, creative costumes on display! Goodies were provided by Trader Joe's and the National Guard and the gymnasts brightened the day of our neighbors who reside at Golden Living, just down the road! Click on the "Photos" tab to see our gymnasts in their costumes!

For the first time in history, we have a Rhythmic Gymnastics calendar! The beautiful calendar features US national team girls with incredible photography by James Glader! The calendars are for sale to our community, and we are also anticipating it will be a great fundraising item for our team girls. If you would like to purchase a calendar, please ask your coach. They are available for $15.

Many of you have already experienced the pleasure of waiting for your kids' classes in the nearby L'Aroma Cafe and Bakery. Now your wait can be even more productive, since they have free Wifi!

In case you didn't know, L'Aroma is actually owned by one of our Rhythmic families! So be sure to say hello to the owner, Afkham Salie, when you stop by!

L'Aroma Cafe & Bakery
15 Spencer Street
West Newton

617-630-0006

Our annual holiday party will be held on Friday, December 11, at 6:30 pm at the Windsor Club in Waban. Please save the date so all of our students and their families can come and have some holiday fun together! Invitations are forthcoming.

In honor of the Columbus Day holiday, there will be no class in Newton on Monday, October 12.

- Friday, October 9, regular schedule in Newton and Concord.
- Saturday, October 10, regular schedule in Concord.

Enjoy the long weekend and the fall foliage!

We have created an individual page for each of our main coaches where they will share information and news about their own classes, pictures, videos and more!  Please see the tabs at the top of the page, and click on your coach's name (click on "More" first if you don't see your coach's name in the list). As a parent, you should bookmark your coaches' page so you can visit it often and learn about what your daughters do in class.  Please be generous in sharing your feedback and comments on this website - we want everyone involved! :)  Enjoy!

On Friday, September 25, Rhythmic Dreams has reached 200 students, a number hard to imagine seven years ago, when we started our program with 3 hopeful young girls! :)  Today we offer close to 30 different programs, many of them meeting two, three or four times per week.  Our two facilities in Newton and Concord offer BEST training conditions, with renovated hardwood floor, high ceilings and brand new MITUFA carpets of Olympic size and quality.  Our staff brings together former national champions and national team members from Romania, Ukraine and USA.  Our traveling team has won to date numerous awards at state, regional and national level.  Boston Cup, our international competition, brings together every year more than 200 athletes from all corners of the world, including more than 20 countries up to this day.  Our summer camp is growing from one year to the next, currently offering 7 weeks of training in the brand new facilities at the Shady Hill School in Cambridge and also two weeks at the Cape Cod!  And, all this while we raise the standard of quality, safety and FUN in all of our programs!

Dear Rhythmic Dreams Families,

For those of you who have registered and will attend classes, WELCOME!  We are very excited to start a new season stronger than ever!  Most of our students have already met their teachers, got their work-out uniforms and already had their first class.  The gyms look awesome!  Clean, organized, professional!  We are very proud of the program we are offering this Fall, our stellar coaching team of 11 instructors is THE BEST!  You are in good hands!

There are a limited number of openings still available in some of our beginner classes - if you have friends who are still interested but did not register yet, please tell them to contact us.  We would like to welcome them as soon as possible so they don't miss a day of fun!

Here are some calendar updates:

Saturday, Sep 12 - NO CLASSES - both Armories have drill that weekend so our ballet classes will not be in session this weekend.  First Saturday program will be on Saturday, Sep. 19. 

Saturday, Sep 12 - National Gymnastics Day!  Watch for events in your town or on TV!

Sunday, Sep 13, 2pm -  AHTS Festival - Columbus Park, next to the Aquarium.  I am happy to take 5 kids to this event, our own alumni and current Boston Ballet dancer, Rachel Cossar, is performing.  This should be a lot of fun!  Let me know if you want to join me!

Thursday, Sep 17 - First Day at Montesori Walnut Park - one of our new satellite programs.  If you want to register, call Montesori directly.

Saturday, Sep 19, 9am - First ballet class at the Concord Armory, 91 Everet St.  All team girls, Level 3 to 10, should attend (unless you are signed up for the Monday class in Newton). 

Tuesday, Sep 22, 3-4:30pm - FREE OPEN GYM in Concord, 91 Evert St.  Tell your friends!  This is an early release day in Concord and Carlisle.
 
Friday, Sep 25 - OCTOBER TUITION DUE - please make sure your checks are in or you made an automatic payment with your bank, delivered on the 20th of every month!

Monday, Sep 28 - Yom Kipur - Gym is Open in Newton, regular schedule

Monday, Oct 12 - Columbus Day - GYM CLOSED

Please let us know if you have any questions and please mark your calendars with all these days!

Thank you and have a great year with Rhythmic Dreams!

Smaranda

Dear Rhythmic Dreams community!

I have to apologize for the delay with which I am sharing these WONDERFUL photos and slideshow made by our official photographer at the Cinderella show.  They are amazing, about 400 shots which are all beautiful, high quality, and capture the beauty, energy and quality of our Cinderella 2009.  Please feel free to browse through the pictures on this web site, and especially I encourage you to you watch the slideshow, the shots really capture the magic of the show!

http://www.teamyuphoto.net/?p=442

To watch the slideshow you have to scroll down the page and click on the "play" button.  The pictures are set to music beautifully :)

Thank you to Christina's mom for such a great job and all her enthusiasm, and to Christina's dad for the amazing shots he took!  To support their work, please feel free to order photos from their photography website.  They are discounted for our community and totally worth the price!

Enjoy!

Smaranda

Hello, Rhythmic Dreams community!

I have some exciting news to share.

FIRST, and most important!  This past weekend, four of our athletes have
participated in the National Qualifier in Indianapolis: Amanda Dai, Elaine
Dai, Yulia Aleksandrova and Elektra Markogiannakis.  Congratulations to
Amanda, Elaine and Yulia for completing one more exciting competitive
season!  These girls have been training with us for SEVEN years and it's
exciting to witness their progress, watch them grow and master new skills
every year!  We hope they will continue to train, compete and make us proud!
However, the surprise this past weekend came from Elektra... after her first
competition in the US, a 12th place in rope, 5th place in ball and 11th all
around, Elektra has qualified to the National Championships and officially
became a Level 10 athlete in the US!!  Elektra has recently moved to Boston
from Greece, has joined our team a month ago and has been training hard to
prepare for these last competitions of the year!  We are proud to be the
home of our FOURTH Level 10 athlete (Rhythmic Dreams is the ONLY team in
Massachusetts to produce Level 10 athletes - thanks to our exceptional
coaching staff and wonderful facilities!).  Elektra follows Erin Rosen,
Level 10 Senior in 2003 and Ada Moisescu and Marina Bekker, Level 10 Juniors in 2006.  We wish her BEST OF LUCK at the national championships in August!!!

SECOND exciting news...  Today I met with the owner of the newest Rhythmic
Gymnastics program in the area.  Nik (of Nik's Olympic School) has opened a
new program for Rhythmic Gymnastics in Newton
(http://www.nicksolympicschool.com/rhythm.html).  The plan is for them to
rent the facility where we usually host our summer camp program (Lower Falls
Community Center).  We wish Nik best of luck in his new endeavor and we know his program
will contribute to the growth and strengthening of our sport in this area!

This being said, I hope you will continue your involvement in our
community - either by continuing with taking classes, or by keeping in touch
some other way - attending our shows and events, volunteering and helping
out, etc.  There are many good things about Rhythmic Dreams - we do have a
quality program, we produce champions, we have a stellar staff, we organize
awesome events...  however, I think the BEST thing about us is our
COMMUNITY - the atmosphere of trust, open communication, JOY and FUN we have
created around our gym.  I hope you will continue to be part of this for the
rest of your lives :)

Thanks to all for all your past, present and future contributions!  YOU make
our program what it is today and we are forever grateful for your trust,
energy and commitment! :)

If you do have any questions or concerns about any of this, please do not
hesitate to call.  Thank you!

Smaranda

Smaranda Moisescu
Executive Director
Rhythmic Dreams
www.rhythmicdreams.org
617-233-4493
smaranda@rhythmicdreams.org

Rhythmic Dreams Summer Camp 2009

General Information

Greetings, Parents! We are excited to host your child at our eighth annual summer camp! Please read the following important details regarding your child’s participation in camp.

Drop-off & Pick-up

1.  Drop-off is between 8:30-8:50, and morning circle is promptly at 9:00. Please call us by 8:45 a.m. if you will be late.

2.  Pick-up is between 4:30-5:00. We close at 5:00! There will be a $5 charge for late pick-up, and a $5 charge if we drive your child anywhere.

3.  If your child is in Ionela’s group, pick-up will be at the Newton Armory, EXCEPT Thursday, July 23.

4.  Be sure to sign in and out at drop-off and pick-up, with the time and the driver’s initials.

Supplies

1.  Food/Water – Please pack lunch, snack, utensils (fork, spoon, etc.), and a large water bottle with your child’s name on it. We do not provide food.

2.  Uniform – Please pack a leotard and gymnastics shoes (for girls), and sneakers and play clothes.

3.  White T-shirt for decorating.

4.  Bathing suit & towel – should the sun appear J, the kids will play outside with water toys!

5.  Equipment – If your child has hoops, ribbons, ropes, balls, etc., please send them with her/him, clearly labeled with your child’s name.

Forms/Payment

The following are required for your child to participate. If we have not already received them, please mail them to us as soon as possible.

1.  Payment

2.  Data Form (we supply)

3.  Medical/Liability Waiver (we supply)

4.  Standard Pediatric Health Form (obtain from your physician; states current vaccinations and ability to participate in camp activities)

Groups

On Day 1, Coaches will divide campers groups, according to age and skill level.

Final Performance

Thursday, July 23, 4:30-5:00, Lower Falls Community Center

 

Contact Info

Mailing: PO Box 24, Newton, MA 02464

Camp: Newton Lower Falls Community Center, 545 Grove St., Newton, MA

West Newton Armory, 1137 Washington St., Newton, MA

Smaranda Moisescu, Executive Director, 617-233-4493, smaranda@rhythmicdreams.com

Jasmine Friedman, Assistant Director, 617-861-7820, jasmine@rhythmicdreams.com    

Thank you for your participation!

Dear Friends,

Our amazing year continues to pour in great results from the latest
competitions and tests.  I don't have time for a big detailed report of all
of our results from the Junior Olympics, but some great news just came in so
I'd like to share this.

Latest news, hot off the press is that three of the girls who tested from
our team have made the Future Stars Team this year.  As part of the Future
Stars team they will be invited to a training camp at the Olympic Center in
Lake Placid at the end of the summer, a great experience and an opportunity
to meet other top athletes and coaches from around the country!

CONGRATULATIONS to Anya Zhang, Amanda Kuo and Kristen Shaldybin!!  Also,
congratulations to our Head coach, Ionela Majeri, who has worked so hard
with these girls this year and has produced all these wonderful results!

Great job, girls, we are really proud of you!!

Dear Friends,

I hope you are having a great summer!

CINDERELLA:
If you missed ordering your Cinderella DVD at the show, please just bring a
$15 check to the camp or mail it to Rhythmic Dreams at PO Box 24 Newton MA
02464.  I have a few more available for purchase. If you already ordered
yours, you should get your copy in the next week or so - the DVD is almost
ready and your kids will treasure it, the show was really GREAT!

ALLEGRIA:
If you've seen any Cirque du Soleil shows, you know already they are
inspiring and amazing!  Some of the girls saw and LOVED the show Allegria
today at camp on DVD (I own it and saw it many many times!)  At the current
time Allegria is touring the US and they have shows this weekend in
Providence.  They are coming to Boston in August.  I am taking our
international visitors TODAY (FRIDAY, July 3rd) at 3:30 to Providence.
Sorry I could not give more advance notice, it was a last minute decision
due to another day of bad weather...  My car is full, but if anyone else
wants to join us and you can drive, it would be FUN!  The tickets are
between $25 and $80 - check out www.cirquedusoleil.com

The show is coming to Boston in August and we are planning to go with a
bigger group on Saturday August 29 at 4pm.  The show is at the Agganis Arena
at BU.  I bought already 20 tickets and I'm happy to assign them on a
first-come first-served basis and buy more if needed.

I hope many of you will get a chance to see this great show, there is
Rhythmic Gymnastics in it, as always! :)

Have a great 4th of July weekend!

Smaranda

Dear Parents,

First of all, thank you to all of you contributing and helping to plan and
organize the Cinderella show this Friday!  It's a BIG production, with lots
of complexities and unexpected challenges, so all the help is really
appreciated!  SPECIAL THANKS to Juel and Lora who did an amazing job with
getting the program together at the last minute - they have been great
dealing with the pressure, doing a wonderful job with setting things up and
making sure you and your children have a high quality printed program which
you can all be really proud about!!  THANK YOU, Juel and Lora!!!!

The show is turning out great, the program is AMAZING!!!  You will be
sooo proud of what our young kids could produce in such a short time!!

TODAY IS OUR LAST DAY IN THE ARMORY - your children should have taken home
ALL their belongings from the gym.  This includes: contents of their box
(clothes, shoes, etc) AND their personal equipment (hoops, weights, etc).

TOMORROW - Thursday June 18 we have dress rehearsal AT THE REGIS COLLEGE
(235 Wellesley St in Weston). 

FRIDAY - Final rehearsal and show time

TICKERS - There is still time to benefit from the $5 advance sale discount. 
Go TODAY to https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/69740
and purchase your tickets on line for the discounted $15.  At the door they
will be $20.

TELL YOUR FRIENDS!!  It's a great show and it's so much fun to enjoy it with
a group!  And, don't forget about our prizes!!  Everyone who sells more than
10 gets a free Sasaki ball!  Many of you are really close to this, your
daughter will THANK YOU for this!  They love these balls!  And, of course,
the top two seller gets the $400 scholarship in the Fall.  So far,
the top seller is at 20 tickets.

If you have any other question, please call/email TODAY

We are really looking forward to seeing everyone this Friday!

Smaranda

Dear Friends!

Here once again we are in the final stretch for preparing for our Cinderella
show.  Lora Papazian will be the main coordinator and planner for the event
(coordinate music, costumes and choreography), and Jasmine Friedman will
also help with some of the logistics and PR for this event.

The show will be on FRIDAY, JUNE 19 at 7pm at the REGIS COLLEGE THEATER.  We
will have a tech rehearsal on Thursday afternoon (JUNE 18), your kids need
to be at the theater that afternoon.

There are many pieces that go into this and some of them need to be taken
care of NOW.  This is a very complex event, with close to 150 kids involved,
many changes of costumes and lighting.  You will be impressed, our kids and
coaches do a terrific job!  But, we need everyone's collaboration to make
this a success!

Parents:
- please let us know if you can help during the event
  - we need one or two "stage moms" for each group
  - we will need some specialized theater jobs (lighting, sound, stage
manager, etc).
  - we need help with driving kids on Thursday and Friday and also
chaperoning during the tech rehearsal Thursday.
If you have any experience with theater production, we would appreciate your
help!

There will be a PHOTO DAY some time in June - we will announce it once we
have all the costumes ready.

I hope everyone is very excited about our new production and PLEASE SPREAD
THE WORD!

Let me know if you have any questions

Smaranda

Dear Parents, Gymnasts, Coaches!

I have just returned from the first day of our Regional Championship and our
Regional Professional Meeting and I just HAVE to share with all of you the
thrilling news!

ALL of our girls who competed today qualified to the National Junior
Olympics - either as members of our regional team, or as "All Stars".
Considering the large number of athletes this year and the quality of all of
the team, this is a really great accomplishment we are very proud of!

CONGRATULATIONS TO:
- Vivian, Laurie, Nadia and Julia in Level 4
- Stephanie and Margaret in Level 5
- JingQi Yang in Level 6
who made us all very very proud today!  These girls will compete in the
Junior Olympics in Virginia Beach in June.

Also, ased on their results at the State Championship, all of our groups have qualified to the National Junior Olympics in Virginia Beach (beginners) and Chicago (intermediates), so I'd
like to extend my CONGRATULATIONS to our group girls as well, Beginners Butterflies, Dragonflies, Fireflies and Intermediate Group, you make us PROUD!  And, a special invitation to register and participate in the Junior Olympics.  (more information will go to those kids in a separate email).

It was sooo nice to sit today in the stands and enjoy the kids' entertaining
routines, beautiful costumes, quality work - it was all quite perfect!  They
went out there confident they were well prepared and ready to show clean,
confident routines.  The only think that was missing was the cheering squad!
Really...  I felt very lonely in the stand and I hope tomorrow it will be
different.

For all of you out there who could not come today, I invite you to join me
tomorrow to cheer for our Level 8 and Level 9 girls!  The show will be
entertaining, and you will feel incredibly proud of your team, our girls
really stand out from the crowd!

- Please join me at 11:25 to cheer for our Level 8 girls Amanda, Anya and
Kristen and at 2:30pm to cheer for our Level 9 girls Amanda, Elaine,
Rachel and Yulia!

Address:  Shady Hill School Gymnasium, 56 Coolige Ave, Cambridge

Congratulations to our head coach Ionela Majeri who has proved one more time
that she knows how to develop great talent while having lots of fun!

Proudly,

Smaranda Moisescu
Executive Director
Rhythmic Dreams
www.rhythmicdreams.org
617-233-4493
smaranda@rhythmicdreams.org

Dear Boston Cup participants!

THANK YOU to all of you for making this year's edition of Boston Cup such a
big success!!

I loved every minute of it and I hope you did, too!  We had WONDERFUL people
this year joining us from 7 countries and 7 US states - and, every single
one of you was great, easy to deal with, friendly and positive!  THis made
Boston Cup 2009 the best large event I've organized so far!

Congratulations to all the girls for their performances!!  I hope to see you
all again next year!

Smaranda

Dear Rhythmic Dreams Parents, Coaches, Athletes!

Two more days until the start of our big event!!  Very exciting.  I hope you
are ALL planning to come attend one day or the other (or both!!) - it's
going to be very impressive!  Event finals are on Sunday 4-7 and my personal
goal is to have 1000 people in the audience!  I know we did not promote the
event enough to achieve this goal, but if everyone of you brings 2 friends,
we are all set! :)

Schedule, address, more:  www.bostoncup.com

We've had the Russians and Ecuador girls train with us for the past two
days... What a treat!  So nice to see new skills, and have fun with the new
kids!  UK came in yesterday with 12 girls!!  Two more Bulgarian teams
arrived safely today.  Tomorrow we pick up 20 Puerto Ricans from the
airport!  WE NEED ONE MORE CAR at the airport at 6:30 - if you can help,
please let me know - it would be much appreciated!

Sunday MARCH IN for ALL ATHLETES is scheduled for 3:30pm.  PLEASE BE THERE
even if you are not competing on Sunday.  It will be a GRAND event!  We will
have at least one newspaper, one radio station and one TV station presents
at that time.  Plus Newton Mayor!  So, it will be exciting and we want to
have as many kids as possible!

Event Finals and Gala start at 4pm!

ALL VOLUNTEERS - should wear black pants/tights and pick up a red official
t-shirt from the gym tomorrow or Friday.  NO EXCEPTIONS!  If you don't have
black pants and the official t-shirt, you can NOT be in the warm up area or
in the judges/music area.  Also, you need to be on the schedule with a
specific job and time - pleast tell your kids - if they want to help, they
need to talk to me ASAP.  Otherwise, they have to sit in the stands.

I hope to see all of you there this weekend - please come, and please
forward this invitation to your friends!

Good luck to all competing!

Smaranda

Hello, Rhythmic Dreams Friends!

Following a very successful first year in Concord, Rhythmic Dreams is ready to expand its program to incorporate more preschool classes, recreational classes, pre team, competitive group and Level 3-4-5 team.  It's an ambitious program, but with your support, I am sure we can bring it to life!  Please read the updates and current plans detailed below

TRAINING SITE

We are planning to host the classes at the Concord Armory, 91 Everet St, Concord, MA.  We will buy two brand new Olympic carpets from Germany to offer our team the best conditions to train.

SCHEDULE

The gym will be open Wednesday, Friday and Saturday for 3 hours each.  As the program grows, we could add other days.  We will be offering the following classes:

• Preschool beginner class capacity: 8 kids
• Preschool advanced class capacity: 10 kids
  
• Recreational 6-9 years old capacity 12 kids
• Pre-team and Beginner Competitive Group Trial class and instructor's approval required for this class.
• Level 3 competitive team By try-out only.
• Level 4-5 competitive team Mandatory 3 times per week.  By try-out only.

INSTRUCTORS TEAM

Dear Rhythmic Dreams community,

please mark your calendars for all the following special dates. 

- April 4-5 - Ohio Competition - GOOD LUCK to Alice, Margaret, Stephanie,
JingQi, Amanda and Elaine, along with Ionela and Lora!  We know you will
make us proud!!

- Friday April 10 - Open Gym day - bring a friend, pre-registration
REQUIRED.  Please let us know if you plan to participate.  Limit to 10 new
kids. 

- April 20-25 - VACATION - NO CLASSES for recreational kids (team training
schedule sent in separate email)

- April 27-May 1 - International training camp

- May 2-3 - BOSTON CUP - all day, both days!
  - team kids, please look for a registration email
  - recreational kids, please come watch and cheer on your team
  - parents, please let us know how you can contribute

- May 3 - BOSTON CUP event finals and gala
  - COME WATCH the best international athletes compete for the finals and beautiful groups and show routines performed during the Gala.  This is a wonderful event and we hope you will all come support the sport.  Tickets will be available on line soon.

- May 9-10 - Regionals - Shady Hill School

- May 29-31 - Level 4, 5, 6 Junior Olympics - Norfolk, VA

- June 18-23 - Level 7, 8, 9 Junior Olympics - Chicago, IL

- June 18-19 - CINDERELLA, Regis College Theater - ALL OF OUR STUDENTS WILL PARTICIPATE (including preschool)
  - June 18 - dress rehearsal day for all kids
  - June 19, 7pm, show time!!
  - tickets $15 in advance, $20 at the door - will be available on line soon

- June 21 - start of Cape Cod Camp - still some spots available!

- June 29 - start of Newton Camp

- July 18-19 - Level 9 National Qualifier - Indianapolis, IN

- August 12-15 - National Championships - Dallas, TX

ALSO, TWO PHOTO DAYS WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR MAY AND JUNE - Stay tuned.

Dear Friends,

yes, it wouldn't be Rhythmic Dreams if Smaranda wouldn't send another
excited email at 1AM!...  But I just can't help it not to share with
everyone the thrill of the day...  because it was possibly one of the most
exciting days in Rhythmic Dreams' history!  And, what's beautiful is that
EVERY one of you has contributed, in big and small ways, to the success of
this day, or just simply to help us get here.

I feel so blessed to see this dream come alive... because today I saw our
TEAM the way I dreamed it wayyyy long ago.  And, I am not even talking about
the girls' performances.  These girls have been at the top of their game for
a LONG time.  They've been great, amazing, extraordinaire!  I'm talking
about the BIGGER TEAM.  The team of coaches, volunteers, friends and
PARENTS!  It was I think for the first time when I felt everyone's support,
and not even just people from our own club, but the rhythmic community in
general.  I felt surrounded by friendly faces, helpful hands and big smiles!

There is a LOOOOONG list of names and people to acknowledge and I know you
are probably reading this email curious to see if I remembered YOUR
contribution.  And, believe me, I know you were there, I know you enjoyed
the experience, I know you did everything you could to contribute, everyone
in their own way.  And, I won't possibly be able to name everyone who
contributed... but some names I have to put up here because they have been
outstanding!

First of all, there is a small group of people who have been up at 6AM today
and back home at 11PM...  These people were the backbone of the competition
and I cannot thank them enough for their passion, dedication, LOVE...  Here
they are:  Ionela, Rachel, Victoria and Boris.  Sometimes I wonder what kind
of fuel drives people like you!  Incredible contribution, not just the
work, but the love behind the work they did!

Then... there are the people who stayed up to the end, although they had
really no reason to be there... except the fact that they knew there was a
need, and they were sooo generous with their time and effort.  Here is the
"night shift", and I THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart - it was the
smoothest breakdown in the history of our club:  Michelle, George, Elaine
and Amanda; Brad and Amanda; Alex and Rachel; Victoria, Xiaolin and of
course, Ionela!

Then...  there are all the parents who coordinated, prepared and served the
wonderful food for the judges, coaches and our team.  In fact, this turned
out into a big potluck party and I think we should continue the tradition at
other competitions.  It was great to have a place for the moms to congregate
to chat... for the kids to refresh and refuel... and it was great to have
the variety of food and the quality of home made stuff for the judges and
coaches.  Everyone was very impressed with the way our team pulled together
and contributed to the food table!  I will not name anyone because it's
impossible to mention them all!  Parents, thank you for your generosity and
hard work!

Then... there are the parents of recreational kids who volunteered to work
various positions... just because they are SO GENEROUS and not for any other
reason.  Here we want to thank Florin Brasoveanu, Anna Perry, Xiaolin Xie
and Xiaomin Ni.  Thanks so much for offering your time so generously!  And,
those parents of recreational kids who brought their daughters to watch the
meet deserve special thanks!  I Love seeing the little ones out there in the
audience, wondering when they can be as beautiful, strong and skilled like
those performing.

There are many other categories of people who helped (those who helped at
the admissions desk with the thankless task of collecting money...  THANK
YOU!  or those who helped prepare the goodie bags, the kids LOVED THEM!),
but I will stop here because I want to talk a little about the kids, too!

Soooo...  The Rhythmic Dreams team IMPRESSED today at all levels.  To me, it
all came together and it was clear when I saw our team at the official
Opening Ceremony!  More than half the kids there were our kids.  AND, what's
more important, we were "top heavy" - with 4 out of the 5 Level 9 girls in
the state!  but even more important, we were so heavy at the "bottom" - with
the largest Level 3 and 4 teams, PLUS FOUR beautiful groups who were just
AMAZING!  I have to say... the groups part of the competition was my
favorite... and I really hope to see this grow in the future!

The Level 9 session combined with the little girls groups was an incredible
moment for me - I've been dreaming about this, and I'm happy to see it a
reality! :)

THANK YOU COACHES for all your hard work and dedication.  It's impossible to
quantify the amount of work you put into training these kids.  I know you go
home and you think about these girls' routines and find ways to improve them
tomorrow!  I am happy, lucky and honored to have you as my partners!  Thanks
from the bottom of my heart to Ionela, Lora, Ada and Ralitsa!

And for the results...  who really cares?  Our kids were SO IMPRESSIVE...
poised, beautiful, SMART (I've noticed some split second decisions which
really impressed me!).  They made a big impression on the audience, many
people from other teams came to me to compliment me on our team.  It's rare
to see such homogeneous level of quality, and it's all due to the hard work
of these girls, their coaches, and the support of you, the parents!!

Keep up the good work and THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for all you did
today and throughout the year, leading to this point!

I love you all!

Smaranda Moisescu
Executive Director
Rhythmic Dreams
www.rhythmicdreams.org
617-233-4493
smaranda@rhythmicdreams.org

It is time again to plan for a fabulous summer!  Our 7th annual summer camp offers 7 weeks of fun, learning and growth.  Rhythmic Dreams offers a very structured summer camp, an intense program designed specifically for gymnasts and dancers who want to improve their flexibility, strength and coordination.  We offer two long Rhythmic Gymnastics workouts every day for the older kids, and many fund activities for the younger ones.  We work hard, play hard and maintain a very positive atmosphere throughout.  At the end of each two-week session, our kids put on a show to display their newly learned skills and routines.  Each two-week session has a theme which offers us opportunities to learn and create fun activities during the lunch breaks.

Please take a moment to view the videos we created last summer during out camp.  You can find them in the Videos section of this web site.  You can also find here many pictures from our previous seasons.

Boys group:  While our camp is very popular with girls, each summer we do have a separate group for younger boys which offers a somewhat different schedule, including more outdoor sports like soccer, basketball, tennis.  We also include martial arts training in the boys' regular daily schedule. 

The facility offers two newly renovated tennis courts, a basketball court, a large grass soccer field and a fully equipped Playground and picnic area.

Session 1: Beach Theme
6/21 - 6/26
Overnight camp at Cape Cod
Hosted at the Yarmouth Country Cabins
Ages 6 and above
$650

Session 2: Circus Theme
6/29 - 7/10, show on Thursday 7/9 at 4:30pm
Day camp at the Newton Lower Falls Community Center
All ages
$600 (July 3rd closed)

Session 3: Around the World Theme
7/13 - 7/24, show on Thursday 7/23 at 4:30pm
Day camp at the Newton Lower Falls Community Center
All ages
$650

Session 4: Back to School Theme
8/24 - 9/4, show on Thursday 9/3 at 4:30pm
Day Camp at the Newton Lower Falls Community Center
All ages
$650

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Sample Daily Schedule
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 8:30 - doors open, morning art activity
 9:00 - morning meeting, powerful words curriculum
 9:15 - outside morning run
 9:30 - gymnastics (ballet, body skills, stretching - 2.5 hrs workout for the older kids)
11:00 - little kids lunch, water slide, games, free time, rest
12:00 - older kids lunch (during lunch, some older kids will have private choreography sessions)
 1:00 - theme activity (workshops, classroom time, arts/crafts)
 2:00 - older kids gymnastics (equipment handling, choreography, conditioning - 3 hrs. workout)
 2:30 - younger kids snack time
 3:00 - younger kids dance class (they will prepare the group dances for the show)
 4:30 - younger kids free time
 5:00 - pick up time
 6:00 - extended day pick up

Please note these are just guidelines and the actual daily schedule may vary with the theme, special events, age group and level of training.  There will be three levels of training for each session, beginners (recreational and pre-team level kids), intermediate (Level 3 and 4) and advanced (Level 5 and up).  Each level has about 15 openings.

Every summer we accept a limited number of international campers and we host them in host families around the area.  In the past we have hosted athletes from Canada, Romania, Egypt, Korea as well as athletes from other US clubs in Texas, Florida, Ohio, New York, California and more.  If you are interested in this program, please contact us immediately to allow for plenty of time for matching you with the right host. 

For more information, please email info@rhythmicdreams.com or call 617-233-4493

We are looking forward to a fabulous summer together with you!

Rhythmic Dreams returned from the National Championship for Groups and Indy Invitational with many awards to be proud of:
- 3 gold medals (JingQi floor, clubs and All Around)
- 3 silver medals (JingQi ball, hoop and the group floor routine)
- 3 bronze medals (Margaret's rope, the group's ball and all around)
- 3 fourth places (Margaret's floor, ball and all around)
- 1 sixth place (Margaret's hoop)

Happy Birthday to the following students who celebrate their birthday in November:  Chichi S., Noah T., Isabelle T., Emily Q., Christina Z., Sabrina S., Nadia S., Katarina S.

Best wishes to our students whose birthday is in October!
Andrea T., Izabella T., Emily F., Julia Y., Anya S., Emily M., Julia K., Sanya T., Margo L., Yunah J., Karina S., Caroline H., Irene T., and Emma H.

This was a great week for our club - here are some of the highlights! 

• Ionela is currently at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid with Anya, Amanda K and Amanda D, at the Future Stars national training camp.  They are having a blast and impressing everyone with their skills!!  Way to go!
• Smaranda just returned from Indianapolis where she spoke to a full room about the benefits of Rhythmic Gymnastics and shared tips about how to open and run a rhythmic club.  She was invited to speak to 8 new regional and national events over the next 12 months.
• Lora and Karine are performing in Washington DC with their Armenian dance troupe!  We know they will shine on stage and make us proud!
• 30+ people in our community are enjoying tonight the Kooza show, a spectacula circus extravaganza from Cirque du Soleil.  The youngest troupe member, Natasha Patterson, visited our gym this week and loved it so much, she is returning next Monday!
• As a result of a 10-minute talk Smaranda gave at the MA State Gymnastics Business Conference last week, we have been contacted by a few gyms in the state about training their staff in the art of Rhythmic Gymnastics.  You will see some of them assisting in classes during the following weeks and hopefully some of these gyms will seed new rhythmic programs in the near future!

Best wishes of happiness and success go this month to:
Analia, Samantha, Ella, Dina and Maya! 
Happy Birthday and may all your wishes come true!

Congratulations to Anya, Amanda Dai and Amanda Kuo for being selected to the National Future Stars team!  Only one other team in the country had THREE athletes selected this year!  These three amazing athletes will participate in a training camp in the Olympic Center in Lake Placid at the end of September!  Way to go, girls! We are very proud of you!

Congratulations to Anya Z., Amanda K. and Amanda D. for being selected to the National Future Stars Camp 2008!  They attended the training at the Lake Placid Olympic Center between September 25 and 30, working with the best in the country!  Also congratulations to our head coach, Ionela Majeri, who has prepared the girls!  Our club is among the few in the country that ever achieved this record of 3 kids on the Future Stars team!  Check out our Photos page soon for pictures from the camp!