Joffrey Miami |

JOFFREY MIAMI

06/26/17 – 07/28/17
(1 - 5 Week Sessions)

Ages 8 – 25

This program focuses on the complete training of a well rounded dancer. Dancers are immersed in Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, Modern, Hip-Hop, Contemporary and more. The intensive brings together a superb faculty led by Jo Matos, who has been a cornerstone of of the Joffrey educational process. The intensive culminates in a ground breaking performance choreographed by leaders in the dance industry.

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Featured Faculty

Artistic Director: Jo Matos

Master Faculty

Jo Matos

Also directing: NYC Ballet Intensive, NYC Summer Dance Camps, Joffrey Miami and Tap Spectacular Miami. Jo Matos is the Artistic Director for the Joffrey Ballet School’s Children’s Dance and Youth Ballet Programs and Summer Intensives in New York and Miami. She joined the Joffrey Ballet School, as a Director in 2008. Jo devised a curriculum and acts as liaison for a partnership between the Joffrey Ballet School and Fort Hamilton High School’s, “Joffrey Dance Academy” in Brooklyn. Jo teaches in the Children’s Dance, Youth Ballet and Ballet Trainee Program. She has over 35 years experience as a dancer, teacher, choreographer, and arts administrator at many prestigious institutions, including Ballet Hispanico, The Hartford Ballet, and the University of Hartford. She is also the co-founder of "Dancing Day," a school that brings dance to disabled children and adults. Jo’s work with autism and dance was featured in PBS documentaries in 1999 and 2004. Ms. Matos teaches as a Master Teacher around the country. Jo trained at the School of the Hartford Ballet and performed with The Connecticut Children’s Ballet, the School of the Hartford Ballet and as a guest artist with Dance Now! Miami. Jo is the Artistic Advisor to Alison Cook Beaty Dance in New York City. She holds a BFA in Dance from the Hartt School at the University of Hartford.

Lisa Donmall-Reeve

Lisa currently teaches the Youth Ballet Program, Joffrey Miami, Musical Theater LA, and NYC Ballet Intensives. Lisa was born and raised in the UK and moved to New York in 2012.She trained at London Studio Center (London), The Conservatoire de Paris (with Matt Mattox), Martha Graham and Alvin Ailey in New York. Lisa taught in London for over 15 years. Disciplines such as ;Matt Mattox jazz technique, Theatre Jazz,Contemporary and Tap at many of leading London performing arts colleges such as Millennium Performing Arts, Mountview , GSA, Urdang, London Studio Centre and of course AMTA. She is currently a faculty member at the Joffrey Ballet School in New York and has been for over 3 years ,teaching for them both in NYC and Miami on The Jazz and Contemporary ,Youth Ballet and for all their summer intensive courses. Lisa is also a fully qualified Flybarre instructor at FlyWheelsports (NYC) Her performing credits are: NY/Regional credits : Mrs Corry in Mary Poppins (Ogunquit,Gateway,Music Hall) ; Ursula in Sweet Charity (Engeman Theatre, NY); Mrs Gardiner in Pride and Prejudice (New World Stages, NY, staged reading) West End credits include Velma Kelly in Chicago (Cambridge Theatre), 1^st U/S Ulla in The Producers (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane), Elaine U/S Nicky in Sweet Charity (Victoria Palace), Louise/Shelia in Crazy for You (Prince Edward), 1^st U/S Queen in My Fair Lady (NT and Theatre Royal, Drury Lane), Phyllis Fontaine in Once in a Lifetime (NT) ,Swing and U/S Roxie in Chicago (Adelphi), The Snowman (Peacock) International/UK touring/Regional credits include Judy U/S Cassie in A Chorus Line, Bombalurina in Cats, Irene in Crazy For You ,Helvetia Burrelli in The Rat Pack, Ann Reilly U/S Dorothy Brock in 42^nd Street, Lead Dancer/Dance Captain in The Opera Show , Sheila U/S Polly Baker in Crazy For You and ensemble in Anything Goes. Lisa has performed the role of Velma Kelly in Chicago in many countries around the world including Japan, South Korea, Turkey, and Kuala Lumper, and is regarded as an expert of the ‘Fosse style’. She has worked with and assisted many leading choreographers including Susan Stroman, Matthew Bourne, Gillian Lynne, Baayork Lee, Chet Walker, Mitch Sebastian and Andrew Wright. She was the associate choreographer of Pippin at the Menier Chocolate Factory in London, and has been choreographer or assistant choreographer on shows such as 42nd St, Crazy For You, Cats,A night of 1000 Voices, Carousel , Zombie Prom and recently a new show Siempre Navidad in Bogota,Colombia She also wrote and successfully performed her own One Woman Show at the Bridewell,Leicester Square Theatre and The Delfont Room in London. For more information www.lisadonmallreeve.com

Diego Salterini

Also the Artistic Director, Dance Now! Miami & Contemporary Dance for Ballet Dancers Diego is the Founding Co-Director, Dance Now! Ensemble. Adjunct Faculty, Florida International University, Dillard Center for the Arts, and Casa Dei Bambina, Montessori Environment teaching Modern Dance and Modern Jazz . Italian television and taught throughout Italy and Europe at studios such as I.A.L.S. and Pineapple Covent Garden. Studied with Roberto Salaorini, Mamy Raoemeria, Ranko Yokoyama, Luc Buic, Michelle Ellis, and Flavio Bennati. Dance with Momentum Dance Company, Karen Petersen and Dancers, Zanadu, Kevin Black Productions, Ballet Flamenco La Rosa, and Michael Uthoff Dance Theatre as Principal Dancer.

Hannah Baumgarten

Also the Artistic Director, Dance Now! Miami & Contemporary Dance for Ballet Dancers. Hannah Baumgarten, originally from Santa Cruz, California, received her B.F.A. From the Juilliard School of Music in 1993. Hannah also attended the University of Utah where she danced with the Utah Ballet and served as company manager. She worked with the Michael Uthoff DanceTheatre as principal dancer and repeteur, Labyrinth Dance Theatre, William Adair and Dancers, Karen Peterson & Dancers, Momentum Dance Company, Giovanni Luquini and Ballet Flamenco La Rosa. A State of Florida Choreographic Fellow, her work has been pre- sented in New York, Michigan, Texas, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and Florida. Hannah has taught/choreographed at at the Cincinnati Conservatory, Rutgers University, New World School of the Arts, West Texas A & M, Interlochen Arts Academy and Camp, Mercersburg Academy, the Institutto de Danza at Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires, University of Pennsylvania Ballet, University City Arts League in Philadelphia, at regional and National High School Dance Festivals. She directed the Dance Program at Dillard Center for the Arts in Ft. Lauderdale for 10 years; she continues to educate youth in the public schools at DIllard and the Academy of Arts and Minds in Miami. Hannah is mat certified in Pilates from Core Dynamics and has served as a grant Panelist for the State of Florida Department of Cultural Affairs and the Miami-Dade Department of Cultural Affairs.

Angela Gailo

An Associate Professor of Dance at Coker College and the Artistic Director of Sapphire Moon Dance Company. Angela, with her company, has performed at White Wave Dance Festival, the Dancenow Downtown Festival, Dance Theatre Workshop, Williamsburg Arts Nexus (WAX), Atrium Theatre and others in NYC, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland and in Canada at the Fringe Festival of Independent Dance Artists (fFIDA) and in Southeast at the Piccolo Spoleto Festival, Alabama Dance Festival, Charlotte Dance Festival, Dimensions Dance Festival, Sumter Opera House, Patriot Hall, CMFA Artspace and the Koger Center. She has performed in the works of Jose Limon, Doug Varone, Dan Wagoner and Christian Von Howard. She has danced with AmDAT: Dance Art Technology (NY), Eisenhower Dance Ensemble (MI), the Power Company (SC) and worked on smaller projects with Ballet Preljocaj (France) and Anou Skan (France). She has also been a guest choreographer for Columbia Classical Ballet, Vibrations Dance Company, the Power Company, Converse College and others. Angela is often a sought after guest artist in both the k-12 schools and higher education. Some of the places she has taught include Peridance Center, New York Dance Center and the Movement Salon, the Hartford Ballet School, the University of Michigan and Southeastern School of Ballet. She has been a guest artist at the Atlanta Ballet, Spelman College, the Alabama Dance Festival, Charlotte Dance Festival and others. Angela’s dance for film work has been shown in the Optica Film Festival and was a finalist in the Dance Film Association’s Film Festival. Angela recently was awarded the South Carolina Dance Associations Honor Award for sustained achievement in the field of dance. She has been the recipient of grants from the Cultural Council of Richland and Lexington Counties, South Arts, the Kyle Foundation, Black Creek Arts Council and was runner up for the SC Arts Commission’s Fellowship in Dance in 2007. Angela received a MFA in Dance Performance and Choreography from the University of Michigan and a BFA in Theatre and Dance from Central Connecticut State University. She is also a Pilates instructor certified through the Pilates Method Alliance and trained at the Kane School of Core Integration in NYC and the Core Grace Studios in Ann Arbor, MI.

Felipe Galganni

Also a Miami Tap Spectacular Intensive Instructor. Originally from São Paulo, Brazil, Felipe Galganni started his training in dance and theater at the age of 10. Mentored by Heather Cornell (Manhattan Tap), Felipe moved to New York City in the summer of 2010 to further his education in tap. Since then he has had the honor of working with such great names on the tap scene as Tony Waag, Max Pollak (Rumba Tap), Chikako Iwahori, Lynn Schwab, Ray Hesselink, Michelle Dorrance, and Derick K. Grant. He has also studied under the master Brenda Bufalino and recently performed in one of her newest works. In the nearly 15 years of his career, Felipe has given tap dance lessons at the best schools in Brazil, as well as worldwide for such well-known studios as Steps on Broadway, Broadway Dance Center and the American Tap Dance Foundation in New York City. He has worked as a choreographer in shows and movies. Revealing the unique Brazilian influence in his expression of tap dance, he also develops his own work with his company in New York City. Regarding his piece Fuga, the New York Times writes, “…Felipe Galganni juxtaposed the precision of tap with the curvaceousness of capoeira, the Brazilian martial art. As two crouching, cartwheeling capoeiristas and six tappers wove through one another to Baden Powell’s ‘Berimbau,’ their musicality was contagious. Felipe has performed at Lincoln Center, Symphony Space, Joseph Papp's Public Theater (Joe's Pub), The NY Summer Stage, The Cotton Club, Metropolitan Room, The Bronx Museum, The New York City Center, Lavo NYC, Arlington Club, and others. As a Team Leader of New York’s Tap City festival, Felipe was interviewed by NBC Channel 4 in 2014. Felipe is excited to share his love for tap dance with the students of the Joffrey Ballet School!

Session Dates, Tuition and Fees

Recommended Minimum Stay
of 3 fun filled weeks
Choose from 2 to 5 Week Sessions

Multiple Weeks Savings
Save $300 when you
stay 3 full weeks!

Multiple Weeks Savings
Save $500 when you
stay 5 full weeks!

Week 1: $699

June 2017

26
Monday to

30
Friday

Week 2: $699

July 2017

3
Monday to

7
Friday

Week 3: $699

July 2017

10
Monday to

14
Friday

Week 4: $699

July 2017

17
Monday to

21
Friday

Week 5: $699

July 2017

24
Monday to

28
Friday

Performance Week

Tuition

$699 per week

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Tuition Due at Registration: $300

Tuition Balance Deadline: May 1st

Registration Fee: $99

Housing

$450 per week

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Housing Due at Registration: $250

Housing Balance Deadline: April 1st

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Meal Plan

$225 per week

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Meal Plan Due at Registration: 50%

Prices include food & beverages plus sales tax.

Meal Plan Balance Deadline: May 1st

Chaperone Fee

$250 / $300 per dancer

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Due April 1st

(Ages 13 and under)
1-3 Weeks: $250
4+ Weeks: $300

Resident Fee

$125 / $250 per dancer

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Due April 1st

(Ages 14+)
1-3 Weeks: $125
4+ Weeks: $250

Performance Fee

$75 one time fee

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Due May 1st $75

Be a part of the Joffrey Miami Finale Performance.

Must attend Weeks 3, 4 and 5.

2.5% Processing Fee

For all transactions, a 2.5% processing fee will be applied. Half of processing fee will be due upon registration, other half will be charged on May 1st for final tuition payment.

Joffrey FAQ's

Housing, Studio & Meal FAQ's

Housing Locations and Manuals

Florida International University
11200 SW 8th St, Miami, FL 33199

Students accepted into any Miami Intensive will be staying on campus at Florida International University. The dorms are located in an enclosed, security surrounded college campus. Students will need to bring their own linens, as well as any additional items they will need for the duration of their stay. Joffrey is committed to providing all Intensive students with a safe, clean, and comfortable living environment.

Lakeview Hall

Address: 11060 SW 14th Street, Miami, FL 33174

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10 years of age or older to be in Joffrey Ballet School housing. Students under 10 years of age that require housing should attend our Joffrey South Intensive.

Roommate Requests

We will do our best to honor roommate requests that are completed and remain within the established guidelines.

A dancer may request up to a maximum of three roommates for a total of four dancers in a chain. Please note that all roommate requests must be completed by both sets of parents, at least fourteen days prior to arrival.

Please note that confirmed roommates will be in the same room, but we are unable to accommodate requests for a bunk assignment near another dancer. Dancers are assigned their beds by their Resident Assistants based on numerous factors including medical conditions, sleepwalking, etc. and these assignments may not be changed during the arrival process.

Roommate Request Form

Food and Beverage Information

ALL dancers staying in FIU Housing must purchase the meal plan offered by FIU Food Services.

The Joffrey Ballet school is proud to have partnered with FIU that serves healthy, well-balanced and mindful meals. The food is delicious and healthy. It is perfect for the developing dancer. We care about you and your child and have worked very hard to partner with FIU.

Dancer’s staying in the dorm will be charged for a Monday-Friday (3) meal, Saturday(1) meal and Sunday (1) meal. On Mondays-Fridays, lunch for housing students will be packed in a cooler box on the Joffrey shuttle from the dorm to the school.

We recommend our commuter students to bring their packed lunches, water bottles and snacks daily in a small cooler type lunch bag. We do not allow students to leave the studios while in our charge unaccompanied.

Pick Up/Drop Off

The Joffrey Ballet School has setup a very simple and orderly housing check in and check out process. Please drop off your dancer Sunday from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM at Lakeview North. When picking up your happy dancer please assist your child to be packed and on their way home prior to 12:00 PM Saturday. Please note after check-in that evening the dancers will have a mandatory orientation.

Orientation Info

Orientation and arrival times depend on whether or not you will be staying in our housing facilities. Please check the Orientation Times section for full details. Please join us Monday morning at the start of your intensive for the opportunity to meet the JBS Staff and review your schedules.

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A-Z Information Packing List

What to Bring
Your room will fill up quickly; so only bring what you really need. Remember, you can always purchase extras in the neighborhood or have your family send them to you.

Bedding: Twin XL Sheets, Blankets, Pillows
Bathroom Essentials: Towels, Shower Shoes, Hair Dryer
Toiletries: Toilet Paper, Hand Soap, Shampoo, Body Wash, Deodorant, Toothbrush, Toothpaste and other personal toiletry items.
Dance Attire: Dance clothes, shoes, and other related supplies.
Recreational Clothes: Jeans, t-shirt, Swimsuit, Walking shoes, sandals, etc.
Electronics: Alarm clock, Computers, iPods, iPads, and other valuables at your own discretion. Don’t forget to bring the accompanying chargers!
Cell Phone: Every student is required to bring or purchase upon arrival, a personal mobile phone. This phone number must be provided to the RAs upon arrival.

What Not to Bring
The following items are prohibited in both our housing locations and may be confiscated if found in your room:

Hot plates, toasters, toaster ovens, BBQ grill or any other cooking appliances
Candles or incense • Extension cords 7 7
Halogen lights
Pets of any kind, including fish
Alcohol/ Drugs
Illegal substances of any nature

Lost and Found

There is a Lost and Found table set-up during check-out on Saturday. Please check this section for any misplaced items before you leave. If you realize that you did not make it home with an item, please call Customer Service at +1 888.438.3808 and leave a message describing the missing item(s). All claimed items will be returned C.O.D. Items will be held for two weeks, and after that time they will be donated to charity. Please label all items and make sure that you have all your belongings before leaving. JBS is not responsible for lost or broken items.

Other FAQ's

Other Fees

Housing

$50 Change Buildings (NYC only)

$50 Roommate Change Request

$100 Initial Roommate Request

$100 Early, Late Check In and Check Out

Team Assignments

$50 Change Team Assignment Request

Performance Dates

We provide a professionally choreographed performance for all dancers attending the last weeks of the intensive. Be sure to attend the last three weeks of the intensive to participate in this life changing event.

Friday, July 28th at 6:30pm

Location: Miami Arts Charter School 95 W23rd Street Miami, Florida

Housing Amenities

Lakeview Hall Features

All residential units are furnished with standard university furniture:

Refrigerator
Laundry room on 1st floor of Lakeview North
Twin mattress (size 36 x 74 x 6)
Shared bathroom

All residence halls have Wi-Fi. There are no landline phones in the resident’s rooms. Laundry machines are on the first floor of Lakeview North.

Laundry machines take credit/debit card payments. All students must sign the Housing Occupancy Agreement upon arrival (this agreement can be found at the end of the housing manual).

Housing Policies

This document lists the most important housing policies. Please refer to the housing manual of your assigned facility for a complete list of rules, policies, and procedures.

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Required Forms

We know you are anxious to find out everything you need to know to prepare for your intensive(s) and we cannot wait to share all the details! All dancers are required to complete our Online Pre-Check In form prior to arrival. All dancers will need to DocuSign their Pre-Check In packet, print and bring it with them to orientation/housing check in.

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Permission Slip

Shuttle (Housing Students Only)

Airport Pick Up and Drop Off

We do not provide transportation from the airport for this intensive.

Dress Code

See Dress Code

Refund and Cancellation Policy

Non-Refundable Tuition and Other Fees

It is the policy of the Center for American Dance / Joffrey Ballet School that all tuition and other fees paid shall not be refunded at any time, regardless of the time of cancellation by the student or student’s parents or guardians or whether the relevant program has commenced. In the event that the relevant program has been cancelled by the Center for American Dance / Joffrey Ballet School, the School will make best efforts to move the student into a substantially similar program; in the event that no such substantially similar program exists, the School will issue a full refund.

In some instances we are able to offer a credit towards a future Joffrey program. The Registration Fee, All Deposits, and all Processing Fees are non-refundable and will be forfeited.

Prior to May 1st, a credit for any remaining tuition and some additional payments may be placed in the dancer’s name to be used the following summer.

After May 1st, all payments are non-refundable unless due to injury or illness certified by a Dr’s. note. A partial credit may be used towards next summer at Joffrey Ballet School’s Discretion.

Photos

The Joffrey Ballet School prides itself in taking photos of the dancers that represent their superb experience and will utilize the photos for its website and or marketing and advertising purposes. Dancers and parents are welcome to take photos of the dance experience. When attending the program you consent to the use of your photography in our website and marketing materials.

Extra-Activities

We have taken great care in providing superb and exciting weekend and after class activities. Please see our activities page for details.

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Studio Locations

Studio Location:

Miami Arts Charter School
95 NW 23rd Street Miami, FL 33127
(Studio/Performance Location)

Note: Please see your Weekly Schedule’s studio assignment for your exact location

Housing Location:

Florida International University
11200 SW 8th St, Miami, FL 33199
(Housing Location)

Note: Please see your housing assignment for your exact housing location

Dance Schedules

You will be emailed a link to your dance schedule. You will receive it a week before your session starts.

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Employment

What is an Intern and How to Apply?

Interns assist the Joffrey Ballet School in the administration of the summer programs. This is a tremendous learning experience. Be ready to work hard and long hours. Interns MUST HAVE AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE! The Joffrey Ballet School is seeking hard-working, ethical, caring, organized, teamwork minded, detail-oriented individuals interested in perusing a career in Arts Administration. Interns would gain valuable experience working within an office environment, assisting with daily operations of the school’s variety of summer programs and supporting the administrative staff with customer assistance.

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What is a Head Resident Assistant and How to Apply?

Joffrey Ballet School seeks hard working and enthusiastic individuals for Head Resident Advisors in New York City, Dallas, San Francisco, and Athens. This is a temporary, full-time position, with live-in and on-call responsibilities. The Head RA is responsible for supervising housing staff and students who are residing in their assigned dormitory during the summer school session. The Head RA will organize transportation of students to and from the dormitory and Joffrey studio locations and activities. The Head RA will organize and supervise staff schedules and work assignments in the dormitory. The Head RA will ensure that all staff schedules, policies, transportation schedules, major disciplinary decisions and scheduled staff meetings are presented to the Director of Resident Life for review and approval. The Head RA will be responsible for communication between their assigned dormitory and Joffrey administrative staff, faculty, students, and parents.

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What is a Resident Assistant and How to Apply?

The Resident Assistant (RA) is responsible for assisting students who are staying at Joffrey Ballet School during the summer school session. The Resident Assistant helps dancers feel at home in housing, organize fun activities, problem solve, ensure dancers are following the rules. RAs will also collaborate with the Joffrey administration to ensure the well-being of all residents. Applicants must be able to work within the artistic culture of Joffrey, have the ability to give and receive constructive feedback, be able to problem solve, have excellent verbal and written communication, and have good organizational and analytical skills.
Dance and Residence Life experience preferred. We background check each applicant to ensure the safety of our dancers. Joffrey Ballet School seeks enthusiastic and hard working individuals for several Resident Advisor (RA) positions in New York City, LA, Dallas, San Francisco and Athens. This is a temporary, full-time position with live-in and on-call responsibilities. The RAs report to the Head RA. The RAs manage the daily operations of the Residence Halls and maintain an active leadership role to cultivate a positive and supportive community to the residents. The RAs serve as a role model and resource to students by assisting in artistic and personal growth.

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What is a Chaperone and How to Apply?

Joffrey Ballet School seeks enthusiastic individuals for several Chaperone positions in New York City, Dallas, LA, San Francisco, Miami, and Athens. This is a temporary, full-time position with live-in and on-call responsibilities. A Chaperone is responsible for supervising 6-8 students ages 12 to 14. Their primary responsibility is babysitting the younger students, including maintaining an evening schedule/bedtime, morning routine, cleaning schedule, and enforcing the rules in the dormitory. Chaperones work with Head Chaperone to ensure that these students are supervised to and from classes, during lunch, on activities, shopping and in the dormitory. Chaperone ensures that students are safe at all times, eating responsibly, and adjusting to housing at JBS.
Applicants must be able to work within the artistic culture of Joffrey, have the ability to give and receive constructive feedback, be able to problem solve, have excellent verbal and written communication, and have good organizational and analytical skills. Dance experience preferred.

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Performance Week

Tuition

Housing

Meal Plan

Chaperone Fee

Resident Fee

Performance Fee

2.5% Processing Fee

Some of the most common camp questions are answered on the below FAQ.

Lakeview Hall

Lakeview Hall Features

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