Testimonials & Awards

Praise from Other Artists
"You guys are great. Listen to [choreographer/ artistic director] Lotta, she knows what she is doing...I'm looking forward to collaborating with you."

— Pavel Brun, creative contributor to Cirque du Soleil show, Alegria, and artistic director of Cirque's Las Vegas shows like "O," and Mystère; Associate director of Celine Dion's A New Day;
Addressing the dancers of Firebird Dance Theatre & Dance School;
May, 2007, after flying out from Las Vegas to view a Firebird rehearsal of Quintessence.

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Praise from the Media
"Lotta Burton [is] one of those talented people"

— Michael Krasny, NPR/KQED Forum: "The Russian Cultural Scene"
Referring to Lotta Burton, Firebird's owner, choreographer, and artistic director;
June 12, 2007

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Testimonials from Students & Parents
"Firebird Dance Theatre is not just a dance group where students go to learn to dance and perform in recitals. Here, children also learn to make friends, to work as a team, to be good to the younger kids, and to take care of each other. And all the participants of the theatre are united by a common goal: the creation of dance shows. Firebird is a WORLD in which children, their parents, and teachers are not just the sum of individual parts. They all come together as a whole. This WORLD is like a revolving planet: one generation of dancers transforms into another, and in place of older dance shows, new ones are created. And this beautiful planet is inhabited by very, very happy people."

— Inessa G, parent of Firebird dancer since 2006, Yelp Review, 5 stars
August 20, 2009

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Awards & Honors

First Place, International Youth Talent Competition, 1997

—International youth center "Artek", Ukraine

First Place, International Youth Talent Competition, 1998

—International youth center "Artek", Ukraine

Honorary Award at the Israel International Folk Festival

—Presented at Parliament, Knesset, Israel, 2000

San Francisco Letter of Commendation

—From San Francisco Mayor Willy Brown, 2001

Outstanding Performance Honor

— Presented by the Society of Artistic Heritage of Quebec,
August, 2004

Outstanding Performance Honor

— Presented by the Society of Artistic Heritage of Quebec,
August, 2006

San Francisco Letter of Commendation

—From the San Francisco Board of Supervisers, 2007

San Francisco Letters of Commendation

—From Mayor Gavin Newsom, 2007,2008

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Feedback from You
Tell us what you think!

We love to hear from our students and audience members. If you ever taken a class with us or seen one of our shows, please tell us what you think. Firebird is now on Yelp.com, and we welcome you to write a review. Or of course you can always email us with your feedback.

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