Civic Ballet of San Luis Obispo

The 43rd Annual Production of Lorilee Silvaggio's, The Nutcracker. Update: Our website is back up and running! Follow the link to view The Nutcracker! http://civicballetslo.org/performances/

Lorilee Moser Silvaggio left her body on November 27th, 2020. She had, and will always have, an energy that is unmatched. Larger than life, and utterly unbound. Encouragement was always her goal, to leave you feeling better than you were a moment ago. Man oh man, was she a pro at that. Whether she was bolstering the dancers of the Civic Ballet of San Luis Obispo, the company she founded in 1977. Connecting to her beloved family, or simply a random person on the street, her... fiery spirit was indeed contagious, joy inspiring, and magnificent. A mother, a wife, a creative, a therapist, a friend, a teacher, and an explorer not only of the world, but of her own consciousness, Lorilee did it all full out. Always, all ways. She leaves behind Joe Silvaggio, her children Rozlynn Bauman, Andrew Silvaggio, and Alexa Silvaggio. Her son-in-law and Rozlynn’s husband, Keith Bauman, and her grandchildren Brooklyn (who was also Lorilee’s coloring instructor and Rocco Bauman. Her sister Deanna Driscoll, her husband John Driscoll, and nieces Beth and Dee Dee Zobian. To anyone she encountered, and those she never met, she would like to remind us all, Hey, this is paradise. Make sure you have your dancin’ shoes. Let’s keep dancing. In lieu of flowers, consider making a donation to the non profit she began over 40 years ago, The Civic Ballet of San Luis Obispo. civicballeslo.org/support There will be a memorial for our extraordinary Lorilee at some point in 2021.

Classes are coming!!

Hello wonderful dancers and dance families! In an effort to gauge the interest in re-opening for classes, we thought we would provide a survey to see what our c...lients are most concerned with in this uncertain time. As the number of cases of covid-19 rise, we want to make sure that we are identifying what our customers are most concerned with. There are also a couple questions about our Virtual Academy. We urge you to be as honest as possible so that we can improve what we are already doing. The survey takes about 3 minutes and will be very useful for The Academy on how to proceed. We would love to reopen as soon as possible, but we also realize that this is a pandemic and the health of our dancers and staff is the most important thing. Here is the link to our survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/23QS2QH -The Academy PS: Feel free to share to any dance family you know.

Hello Wonderful Dance Families! As the county opens more and more businesses, we thought it was time to post a little update on what is going on. After spendin...g time talking with the SLO COUNTY hotline for information about opening and implementing new safety measures, we were told that dance studios DO NOT have the green light to start the process of reopening. We would love to get back to work as soon as possible, but unfortunately, we have not been given the go ahead to resume business. We know this is not the update many of you wanted. We promise to make all the changes that are needed to provide a safe environment for our dancers and staff alike. We will update our students as as soon as more information is available. In the meantime, please follow the link below to join our Virtual Academy! https://www.academyofdanceslo.com/academy-online We hope to be dancing all together (in the same space) soon! Thank you for your patience! Sincerely, The Academy