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Hospital Riverside OSU Wexner Mount Carmel

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Automotive Auto Repair Westerville Automotive Hometown Service Center Boyd’s Goodyear Keith Cheeseman’s Sunoco

Shopping Art Gallery David Myers Java Central Riffe Gallery Botique Pure Roots Real Deals A Gal Named Cindy Lou Computer/Electronics Micro Center Best Buy apple Store

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Schuman’s Meats 1440 Harrisburg Pike Rt. 62, Columbus, OH. 614-274-2161 www.schumansmeats.com

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Butcher Carfagna’s Schuman’s Meats Candy Store Anthony Thomas John Eagle Candies LuLu’s Sweet Shoppe Coffee Starbucks Tim Horton Java Central Crimson Cup Deli Katzinger’s Uptown Deli & Brew Jason’s Deli Jimmy Johns Desserts Cheesecake Factory Mozart’s Froggy’s Sweets & More

Fries McDonald’s Five Guys Steak and Shake Grocery Store Kroger Giant Eagle Meijer Hamburger Five Guys The Thurman Cafe Red Robin Health Food Store Raisin Rack Whole Foods Fresh Thyme Ice Cream Graeter’s Whit’s Frozen Custard Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams Johnshon’s Real Ice Cream Indian Aab Indian New India Restaurant Cumin

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“Westerville’s Got Talent” ★ show on Saturday November 14 ★ at Westerville Central HS ★ Our Staff: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Founded in 1967, Straub Dance Center has a world class ★ reputation. Known for strong technique and quality instruction, Straub also creates a warm, fun and friendly ★ ★ environment for students ages 2 through college.

Our goal is to develop self-confidence in every student. ★ ★ Straub has an accomplished Performing Arts Company and serves serious competitive students as well as those looking that simply love the art of dance and are looking to ★ ★ have fun and make friends (many for life). Dance training makes for healthy bodies and increases confidence which ★ ★ leads to many positive experiences and lifelong success.

Research has shown that music and dance improve brain ★ ★ function and has been recommended for kids on the Autism Spectrum as well as children with Dyslexia. Our pre-school room has a two way mirror so parents can ★ ★ always see what’s going on. The parents love it!

“We are so grateful to have found such a wonderful place ★ ★ for Abbey. Not only have you taught our daughter dance skills, but invaluable morals, values and life skills as well. ★ ★ –Something that is often overlooked in today’s highly competitive world.” –The Otte Family ★ McKenzie McGrath, Junior at New ★ Top Scoring Award, Dance Masters of Ohio State ★ Convention 1994-2014 Albany High School, after winning ★ the National Teen Miss Dance in ★ Featured in Dance Magazine ★ New Jersey at On Stage America ★ Our Dancers have earned many scholarships and awards.

Competition. McKenzie ★ National ★ Tap • Ballet • Jazz • Baby Dance ★ Straub Dancers have become NYC Rockettes, cruise ship won the highest score of any dance performers, and have danced in Europe and Japan Pre Dance • Hip Hop ★ out of approximately 800 dances. ★ Long ★ time Student Beth Johnson is in the Broadway Show Boys Hip Hop with Conditioning “Something Rotten”, her 5th show ★ ★ 501 McCorkle Blvd., Westerville ★ ★ (614) 891-5525 StraubDance.com ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ Suzy Straub Kiefaber, Artistic i Di Director t has h ttrained i dh hundreds d d off dancers d including i l di 15 national top award winners Melynda Straub Lott a former professional dancer and member of Actor’s Equity.

Christy Lott Wiegand a former Miss Dance of Ohio and member of the Dayton Ballet.

Anna Richardson Elliot a Rockette for nine years in NYC Alexa Slomsky a kindergarten teacher at St. Paul’s and a former Performing Arts dancer at Straub training for many years and winning awards Kelsey Gordon an outstanding Tap and Hip Hop dancer who also won many awards including Top Overall for her solo Tap Dr. Cara Whalen trained at Straub for 12 years and was accepted into the American Ballet summer workshops while in high school. Whalen teaches ballet as well as an adaptive class for handicapped students.

Jackie Fannin a former professional ballet dancer Laure Chapin & Allison Malik both OSU students who studied with Straub and won many awards for thier quality of dance.

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Martini Matt the Miller’s Bon Vie Third & Hollywood

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Mexican El Vaquero El Acapulco Chipotle

Romantic Dining Lindey’s The Refectory Restaurant & Bistro Eddie Merlot’s

Pizza Massey’s Donatos Dough Boys Pizzeria

Seafood Red Lobster Ocean Club McCormick & Schmick’s

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