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Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Enroll in Twinkle Toes Ballet and Music Academy this Summer! New Branches Congressional, Celebrity Sports Plaza, Panay Avenue Tomas Morato Area


Enroll in Twinkle Toes Ballet and Music Academy this Summer.  

Choose Prestige and Excellence when choosing a Ballet School. 

The school with the best reviews online and the highest number of likes in Facebook in the Philippines. 


CURRENT PROMO:

Enroll in 24 sessions of Ballet at Twinkle Toes or 20 Sessions Music Classes like Voice Violin Piano Guitar Flute Drums Saxophone Viola and get 8 Free Sessions Arts and Painting,  Gymnastics, Modeling or Contemporary Modern Dance promo extended til April 15.

CALL them at 2117898 / 09175460515

 Twinkle Toes Branches this Summer.

Fairview: 1st floor Unit 1 167 Place bldg Commonwealth Fairview Quezon City beside Kowloon House in front of Elyongs Restaurant same bldg with Side Street Cafe and Nuat Thai

Panay Avenue: Penthouse Future Point Plaza 3 Condominium Panay Avenue Quezon City at the back of National Bookstore Crossings Quezon Avenue (Tomas Morato area near Timog)

Katipunan: Celebrity Sports Plaza

Congressional: Level 3 Barrington Place , Congressional Avenue, Bahay Toro , Bahay Toro , 1106 Quezon City , Metro Manila, 1106 building of McDonald's Congressional beside Cherry Fooderama

Makati: Child Learning center  1887 Milagros St Santiago Village Makati City

Sucat: 726 Diamante St Jackielou Ville Subdivision BF Homes Sucat Paranaque

Las Piñas: Brentwood Learning Center Near Southville

Lagro: School of Saint Anthony Lagro Quezon City

Fairview Terraces Mall

Opening Soon this Summer
The District Ayala Mall Daang Hari Dasmarinas Cavite

 #balletincongressional #balletinfairview #balletkatipunan #balletquezoncity #balletsucat #balletlaspinas #balletpanay #balletquezonavenue #balletmakati #balletalabang #balletcavite #balletdasmarinas #pianolessons #violinclasses #learnsaxophone #violaclass #saxophoneclass

Sunday, March 27, 2016

Twinkle Toes Ballet and Music Academy Summer 2016 Branches Congressional, Celebrity Sports Plaza Katipunan, Makati City, Fairview

Enrollment is Ongoing at Twinkle Toes  Ballet and Music Academy.


BRANCHES:
1.) Fairview Commonwealth: Add Unit 1 167 Place bldg Commonwealth Fairview Quezon City beside kowloon house in front of Elyongs Restaurant same bldg with Side Street Cafe and Nuat Thai. 

2.) PANAY AVE: Penthouse Future Point Plaza 3 Condominium Panay Avenue Quezon City at the back of National Bookstore Crossings Quezon Avenue. 

3.) KATIPUNAN CELEBRITY SPORTS PLAZA : Old Balara Drive Quezon City 2nd floor Dance Studio.

4.) Congressional: Dansparx Studio Level 3 Barrington Place bldg Congressional Avenue same bldg with McDonald's Congressional and Old Spaghetti House. 

5.) Makati City : Child Learning center Milagros St Santiago Village Makati City 

6.) Las Piñas : Brentwood Learning Center J Hernandez St. San Antonio Valley 7 Pulang Lupa Las
Piñas City near Southville and Casimir of Village

7.) Sucat Paranaque 726 Diamante St Jackielou Ville Subdivision BF Homes Sucat Paranaque near SM BF

8.) School of Saint Anthony Lagro Quezon City 

Summer Classes will also be offered at 

9.) Fairview Terraces Mall

10.) The District Mall (Ayala Mall) Daang Hari Dasmarinas Cavite near Bacoor Cavite

#ballet #twinkletoesballet #balletfairview #cavite #congressional #fairviewquezoncity #congressionalavenue #panayavenue #thedistrictmall #sucatparanaque #laspinas #balletph

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Delicious Greek Food at CYMA, Mediterranean Diet for a Healthy Heart! OPA!

 
We are at Eastwood Mall this week because we joined the Eastwood Mall Books and Brews Fair from September 4 to 12, 2015. For our dining options during we had to go to CYMA our favorite Greek Restaurant. CYMA is always one my top 5 choices of Best Restaurants to go to. I'm a very health conscious person and everything they serve here is of good quality, freshly cooked, delicious and very healthy. The Greek Fusion of food is so temptingly tasty and is very unique compared to most Asian restaurants you will find in malls.

Greek Food is known to be rich in healthy ingredients like Olive Oil, Tomatoes, Zuchinni and lots of other delicious vegetables and Cheese. The island of Ikaria, Greece has been considered as a "Blue Zone"—a region of the world where people tend to live unusually long and healthy lives— this was unknown to most. But in the past few years, Ikaria has received considerable attention from scientists and journalists who wanted to unlock the mysteries of its long-living residents—many of whom make it to age 100 or older. And the secret to this is their Mediterranean Diet which is served at CYMA.



The view from our table. Beautiful Greek Gods and Goddess illustrations on the walls.

The Ambiance inside CYMA was cozy with soft yellow lighting and ropes on the ceiling with the feeling that you are inside a greek ship.


We love to order the SAGANAKI or the Flaming Cheese where the server will light up the cheese in flames in front of your table before they serve it and you will hear all the servers all shout "Opa" when it lights up. This is one of their best selling appetizers in the restaurant. The waiters here are very service oriented, speaks really good English and memorizes your orders without writing them.

The Saganaki or Flaming Cheese



The Saganaki after the flames disappear and is served on your table.

I always order the Roka Salata the Best Tasting Salad ever! But we went here today for Merienda so I skipped that one but do not go to CYMA without trying it. '


We also ordered the Leonides Pasta it's a healthy dish filled with Zuchinni, Eggplant, Tomatoes and Ricotta Cheese.
Normally the servings here are big even if it says its SOLO it is enough to share with 2 or 3 persons.



 
For dessert my favorite is the Greek Yogurt, but if you are on  a diet it is recommended to eat this first. Greek Yogurt is highly rich in protein and will make you full so fast.
 

Greek Yogurt with toppings.

 
 

 If you want a taste of Greece in Manila and experience the Greek Islander's Mediterranean Diet. Visit one of the  Cyma Branches near you.

 

 

Sunday, August 30, 2015

Singing in The Rain The Musical A Review from a Homeschooling a Ballerina


Part of our Homeschooling Journey, I make sure that we also watch Plays and Musicals as one of our field trips. I love everything about Theater so we decided to watch Singin' in The Rain at The Theater at Solaire.

We've got our Tickets for Singin' in The Rain here in Manila.

It will be raining 12,000 litres of water on stage and this probably the only musical you can watch where you can actually really get wet and need to wear a rain coat while watching if you're seated in the first 5 or 6 rows. The show opened this August 20, 2015 here in Manila at The Theatre at Solaire. We were excited to see the performers Sing and Dance on Stage while it was raining.
Singin' in The Rain was Made famous by Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds in the 1952 film of the same name, Singin’ in the Rain is set in 1927, and tells the story of Hollywood’s first movie musicals.

This was the stage Set up at Solaire before the show. The backdrops will turn into an amazing sight during the show with vivid colors.

Singin' in the Rain


The show was full of beautiful dancing and great music from the 1920s - 1950s era like "Beautiful Girl" and "Dream of You" and of course the very famous "Singin' in the Rain". There was a lot of Tap Dancing and Jazz during the show. The storyline was also nice based in Brooklyn New York during the time Real Movies was made. It was a Funny and Very Entertaining Show. Our favorite part was the time it rained during the show and Duane Alexander the lead actor was splashing all the water from the stage to the audience. The audience in the first 5 rows had their raincoats prepared. The effect was awesome, fun and memorable. 




Me and my homeschooling ballerina really enjoyed the show :)




Monday, August 24, 2015

Memories from Philippine Dance Cup Ballet Competition 2014 - Twinkle Toes Ballet and Music Academy


My daughter Natalie was 10 years old during the competition. This was the first National Ballet competition she joined. She competed under the Junior Solo 11-13 years old both Classical and Contemporary with around 35 competitors from other schools. She was very nervous during her first routine. It was so brave of her to join since she was only 10 and she was a lot younger and competed with kids who were older than her especially those in the age group of 13.

It was a very tough competition the judges were well known and most of the from the International Ballet Schools there was Irene Lo from HongKong and Malu Rivera-Peoples and Myra Beltran.

Some of the competitors had also been joining International ballet competitions like the Asian Grand Prix and has already garnered awards there.

Natalie won 9th place Contemporary Category combined for Boy and Girls and she got the 6th highest score from those who competed. We didn't really expect her to win anything yet coz she was the youngest in the group. It was a great experience for her to learn from and met lots of new friends. 

The Philippine Dance Cup Competition is only held every 2 years. The next one will be on 2016 and she is preparing again with a lot of hard work.


Natalie with Ysabel from Twinkle Toes who also won an Award during the Philippine Dance Cup. 

Natalie got a Teddy Bear Gift from us after the Competition.

Friday, August 21, 2015

Linggo ng Wika Fairview Terraces Parade and Dance - Twinkle Toes Ballet and Music Academy



The Twinkle Toes Ballerinas during the Linggo ng Wika Parade at Fairview Terraces Mall





Bayan Ko by Lea Salonga a Very emotional Song performed in a contemporary modern dance performed Natalie during the Linggo the Wika at Fairview Terraces Mall this August 21, 2014.