Standing at the barre for the whole class, you will be led through easy-to-follow, head-to-toe exercises that are effective and fun. The barre provides stability while you strengthen muscles to improve your balance, mobility and circulation. Stretch to increase flexibility and range of motion and reduce muscle tension.

But how can home be a place you’ve never been? She finds her answer in the green rice paddies that blanket the countryside, in the bustling Cho Lon market, and in the quiet rooms of her grandmother’s house. Vietnam may be nothing like America, but it feels strangely familiar. Before long, Ami Chi finds that you can travel very far and still find yourself at home.

VAALA was founded in 1991 by a group of Vietnamese American journalists, artists and friends to fill a void and provide a space for artists to express themselves as a newly resettled immigrant community. With over 30 years of arts and culture events, they provide year-round programming, including film festivals, art exhibitions, book signings, concerts, theater performances, art contests, and classes. Yvette Casal is the instructor.

Soon thereafter, she decided to get her teaching credentials. She taught junior high and high school students. While doing so, she emphasized the importance of imagination and would sometimes tell her students Western fairytale stories they were prevented from hearing because of the Fall of Saigon.

Email if you have any questions. Check the newsletter for dates, times and costs. The Begovich Visual Arts Lecture Series introduces students and the community at large to a broad range of interdisciplinary practitioners, including artists, educators, and filmmakers. The Begovich is committed to inviting innovative and prominent professionals to discuss their art practice and processes.

Costa Mesa Certified Farmers’ Market at the O.C. Fair, open every Thursday from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Local skin tag on testicle farmers and merchants are on hand to sell fresh produce, food items, home goods and more.