"Sleeping Beauty in Wonderland" Dance Recital & Benefit

“Sleeping Beauty in Wonderland!” is the 29th Annual Carlsbad Dance Images Recital & Benefit. The students are so excited to be able to return to the stage with a live audience and showcase what they have learned in class throughout the year. Ballet students will perform sections of the Sleeping Beauty Ballet. Tap/Jazz, Hip-Hop, and Tumbling students will perform Alice in Wonderland themed pieces, in addition to contemporary routines. Studio director, Miss Linda Wilkerson, has taught dance for over 40 years, the last 25 years in North County. In addition to choreographing and teaching dance routines, ordering costumes, and orchestrating the details to make the two hour show as entertaining as possible; Miss Linda has begun to teach the business to some of her now adult former students. The Carlsbad Dance Images recitals are always full of variety both musically and stylistically. Just watching the 3-5 year old “petite ballerinas” perform is worth the price of admission! And it’s also for a good cause - Conner’s Cause for Children!

Carlsbad Dance Images (https://sddanceimages.com) has long partnered with Conner’s Cause (https://www.connerscause.org/a...)to help raise money for this organization AND to teach the students the importance of helping others. Conner's Cause for Children is a San Diego non-profit providing critical assistance to families struggling to cover the out of pocket costs of caring for a child with a life-threatening illness. They make sure that no child goes without medical services or proper in-home care because of a family's lack of resources. Miss Linda has donated a portion of the proceeds from her dance recitals to this organization for the past 24 years, raising nearly $35,000! COVID-19 has severely impacted the fundraising opportunities for Conner's Cause for Children while creating even more need amongst this vulnerable community - which makes this recital more important than ever.

Ms. Carol Del Signore, executive director of Conner’s Cause says, “We are so grateful and so honored that Linda and all of the dance families have been supporting Conner’s Cause for more years than I can remember. We have families just like yours. The big difference is that the families we help have children who are battling all kinds of diseases and suffering from traumatic injuries. What we try to do is ease their burden a little bit. We are very grateful for Linda’s support.”

The Carlsbad Dance Images Recital & Benefit will be held on September 18, 2021. There will be two shows, one at 11am and one at 6pm, at the Howard Brubeck Theatre at Palomar College, 1140 W Mission Road in San Marcos. Tickets are available online at https://21803.recitalticketing... through September 17th. Tickets will also be sold at the box office for $25 one hour prior to each show. Conner’s Cause is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization, tax id# 33-0638077. Please visit www.connerscause.org for more information or to make a donation.