YC4 Sacramento https://yc4sacramento.org Youth Council #4 of Sacramento California Fri, 19 Jun 2015 00:26:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 August 2 Performance https://yc4sacramento.org/blog/august-2-performance/ https://yc4sacramento.org/blog/august-2-performance/#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2015 23:14:11 +0000 http://yc4sacramento.org/?p=718 We are incredibly excited to be receiving invitations to perform in other towns while we are in Terceira.

Here is the flyer for our August 2 performance.

More info on other performances to come!

 

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]]> https://yc4sacramento.org/blog/august-2-performance/feed/ 0 Dancers of the Week https://yc4sacramento.org/blog/dancers-of-the-week-6/ https://yc4sacramento.org/blog/dancers-of-the-week-6/#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2015 23:06:14 +0000 http://yc4sacramento.org/?p=714 Dancers Of The Week – June 4, 2015

We’re getting more and more excited about our trip to Festas Da Praia. It’s becoming very real and our performance is now in the perfecting stages! Thank you for all your continued support!

This week’s dancers are…

Gianna V and Eddie P!

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Gianna has been dancing since a baby!

Gianna is super excited to be attending Festas Da Praia with all her family and friends. She enjoys dancing and hanging out at practice with her second family.

An interesting thing about Gianna is she is a sassy girl full of energy! She loves sushi and plays softball too!

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Eddie P.

 Eddie has been dancing since he was a toddler!

Eddie is a great dancer and also a great leader.

He plays basketball and soccer and will be the next Cristiano Ronaldo!

 

]]> https://yc4sacramento.org/blog/dancers-of-the-week-6/feed/ 0 Congratulations Brandon Azevedo! https://yc4sacramento.org/blog/congratulations-brandon-azevedo/ https://yc4sacramento.org/blog/congratulations-brandon-azevedo/#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2015 22:46:56 +0000 http://yc4sacramento.org/?p=709 Our dancers are not only talented on the stage, but also academically. We want to give a huge congratulations to Brandon Azevedo, who received LUSO’s top scholarship this year!

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]]> https://yc4sacramento.org/blog/congratulations-brandon-azevedo/feed/ 0 Dancers of the Week https://yc4sacramento.org/blog/dancers-of-the-week-5/ https://yc4sacramento.org/blog/dancers-of-the-week-5/#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2015 22:43:21 +0000 http://yc4sacramento.org/?p=704 Dancers Of The Week – May 11, 2015

This week’s dancers of the week are…..

Sydney D and Evan Areia!

 

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Evan A.

 

This is Evan’s fourth year dancing.

 

Evan loves loves loves to dance. It doesn’t matter if music is even on! He will always dance his heart out! He is very competitive and loves playing games, video games and board games. He’s also a huge football fan! His favorite team is the 49ers!

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Sydney D.

15 years old

Dancing in Luso for 13 years

Sydney decided to go to Praia with YC4 because she is excited to meet new people and get to learn where she and her ancestors are from.

She cheers for her high school and is also a member of FFA!

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We have been SUPER busy planning for our trip!

As we are getting closer and closer, we get more and more appreciative of how awesome and dedicated our dancers are. They’ve been working so incredibly hard and can’t wait to show you all what they’ve been working on.

This week’s dancers of the week are…..

Kenzie Y and JJ H!

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Kenzie Y.

3 years old – almost 4!

This is Kenzie’s first year dancing.

Kenzie is super excited to be dancing with her luso family. Her favorite part about dancing is learning new dances and having fun with her friends. She looks up to her older brother Blake, and they practice together at home all the time.

An interesting thing about Kenzie is that she loves to color, play teacher and being a mommy to her dolls. She’s also super sassy and a little firecracker that is full of energy!

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JJ H.

8 Years Old

5 years in Luso

JJ’s favorite part about dancing is getting to dance with his friends.

A cool thing about JJ is that he loves playing football and wants to play for the Raiders one day!

Thank you all for your support!

]]> https://yc4sacramento.org/blog/dancers-of-the-week/feed/ 0 Links to Performances https://yc4sacramento.org/blog/links-to-performances/ https://yc4sacramento.org/blog/links-to-performances/#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2015 18:50:10 +0000 http://yc4sacramento.org/?p=692 Here are some links to our past performances on YouTube. If you’d like a professional DVD of our performance, please contact us and we will get in touch with you.

 

https://youtu.be/TCOGZUhofWM

https://youtu.be/khDRok8vRfA

https://youtu.be/nOb31sVahoQ

]]> https://yc4sacramento.org/blog/links-to-performances/feed/ 0 Dancers Of The Week https://yc4sacramento.org/blog/685/ https://yc4sacramento.org/blog/685/#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2015 18:05:29 +0000 http://yc4sacramento.org/?p=685 Dancers Of The Week – March 9, 2015

 This week we are very excited to showcase…

Isaac V and Julia M!

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Isaac V.

1o years old

Member since he was 2 years old

Isaac’s favorite part of dancing is the friendships that he has built. He loves his YC4 family and enjoys spending time with them! YC4 has allowed him to overcome his fears of being on stage. In 2014, Isaac participated in our musical variety skit and had a main part. He was able to use his Luso skills in school to sing and perform in front of his classmates and family. He thanks YC4 for helping him grow!

Isaac has a love for sports, especially baseball. Isaac’s family strongly believes that his confidence in sports comes from what he has learned and achieved through YC4.

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Julia M.

9 Years Old

7 years in Luso

Julia’s favorite part of dancing is being able to spend time with her friends and learn more about “Portuguese stuff!”

Something very interesting about Julia is that she loves fashion design! She enjoys drawing her own fashions and is learning to sew.

Thank you all for your continued support!

]]> https://yc4sacramento.org/blog/685/feed/ 0 Sacramento’s 2015 Luso Visit https://yc4sacramento.org/blog/sacramentos-2015-luso-visit/ https://yc4sacramento.org/blog/sacramentos-2015-luso-visit/#comments Sat, 28 Feb 2015 00:47:18 +0000 http://yc4sacramento.org/?p=671 On Sunday, February 22, we had our annual Luso Visit. Thank you to our state presidents! We had a great time with our Luso Family! Here are some pictures from this special day:

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]]> https://yc4sacramento.org/blog/sacramentos-2015-luso-visit/feed/ 0 2015 Marinated Crab Feed Fundraiser https://yc4sacramento.org/blog/665/ https://yc4sacramento.org/blog/665/#comments Mon, 16 Feb 2015 20:56:40 +0000 http://yc4sacramento.org/?p=665 revised flyer

]]> https://yc4sacramento.org/blog/665/feed/ 0 Dancers of the Week https://yc4sacramento.org/blog/dancers-of-the-week-4/ https://yc4sacramento.org/blog/dancers-of-the-week-4/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2015 01:34:31 +0000 http://yc4sacramento.org/?p=654 Dancers Of The Week – February 9, 2015

Happy February everyone! As YC4 gets closer to their trip, the excitement keeps getting bigger! We can’t thank you all enough for all the support! Meet this week’s dancers of the week…

Lindsay S and Massimo R!

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Lindsay S.

13 Years Old

4 years in Luso

Lindsay has made great memories dancing with her friends in Luso! She loves meeting new people at convention and is looking forward to dancing at Festas Da Praia and seeing where her grandparents grew up.

Outside of Luso, Lindsay has been a dancer at Showstopper Dance Studio for the last 9 years. She has been on their competition team for the last 5 years!

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Massimo R.

11 Years Old

3 years in Luso

Massimo loves being part of Luso because it’s a great way for him to stay in shape.

A fun fact about Massimo is that not only does he like sports, but he also likes to cook!

Congrats to Lindsay and Massimo!

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