Performers from College for Kids, an Allan Hancock College Community Education program, will tell the story of Aladdin through music and dance during the annual Magical Moments and Spring Recital at the Ethel Pope Auditorium, on May 4 and 5, at 7 and 2 p.m. respectively. The Aladdin portion of the show features 65 dancers. Three graduating seniors from local high schools will play the main characters: St. Joseph High School senior Ian Perea as Aladdin; Ernest Righetti High School senior Madison Correa as Jasmin; and St. Joseph High School senior and valedictorian Sarah Yamaichi as the Genie.
The Aladdin segment will be followed by the program’s annual dance recital, which features approximately 200 children from ages 3 to 18 performing a variety of dance styles including ballet, jazz hip-hop, contemporary, tap, and folklórico.
“From our littlest dancers to our graduating seniors, it is such a thrilling opportunity to demonstrate how they’ve grown in their respective fields of dance,” Courtney Grimes, the program’s youth dance director, said in a release. “Everyone has worked so hard in preparation for this enchanting weekend of dance, and [we] wish to share it with family, friends, and the community.”
Tickets to the show are $10 for adults and $5 for children. The Ethel Pope Auditorium is located at Santa Maria High School, 901 S. Broadway, Santa Maria.
For more info about College For Kids and other AHC Community Education programs, visit hancockcollege.edu/community_education.
This article appears in May 2-9, 2019.
