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OUR 112th Year SEASIDESIGNAL.COM Bollywood in Seaside! Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian Brittany Newton leads the sixth-grade class at Broadway Middle School in Seaside in a dance routine. Dance group brings Seaside students to their feet By KATHERINE LACAZE For Seaside Signal An empty school gymnasium assumes an electrifying ambience when fi lled with hundreds of young students moving together in something resembling unison while high-tempo Indian pop music pulses throughout the space. Such an effect was generated numer- ous times April 4 and 5 when the Heights Elementary School, Gearhart Elemen- tary School and Broadway Middle School received a unique visit from Bollywood Dreams Entertainment and its entourage of professional dancers. Prashant Kakad, founder of the Port- land-based company, and dancers Brittany Newton — who hails from Seaside — and Elliot Miller spent hours teaching more than 1,000 students in kindergarten through eighth grade a dance routine. The students Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian then demonstrated their routines during a community Bollywood Dance Night, put Prashant Kakad talks to the sixth-grade class at Broadway Middle School about Bollywood- on at Seaside High School the evening of style dancing. April 5. “This is really unique because (the stu- His company primarily focuses on host- and mashups. Bringing Bollywood dance dents) get to learn the dances, but then they ing dance parties in major cities through- and music to educational institutions is an have an opportunity to come together and out the United States, leading workshops, uncommon, yet meaningful experience for be part of the community and dance and working private events, and offering Kakad and his team. perform and show their family and friends weekly dance classes in Portland. They also See Bollywood, Page A7 what they learned,” Kakad said. produce original music, along with remixes ‘TO ME, DANCE IS A WAY TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER THAT DOESN’T INVOLVE WORDS OR IDEOLOGY. THEY CAN CONNECT ON A DIFFERENT LEVEL.’ April 12, 2019 AAUW, Signal to present school board candidate’s forum Seaside Signal Seaside, Gearhart and Cannon Beach residents will get a chance to hear what this year’s school board candidates have to say about the Seaside School District’s key issues. They’ll be attending a forum on Tuesday, April 30, at the Broadway Middle School Library. District Superintendent Sheila Roley shared the importance of the role school board members serve. “We would really like our great community to have the oppor- tunity to see the candidates and hear from them, their perspectives on how to lead our schools.” The American Association of University Women has always been involved with edu- cation, Seaside president Cindy Gould said. “If we have a strong education system, then we have a strong community,” Gould said. Board members make the community even stronger, she said. “Part of our mission is women and girls, but education is our biggest thrust,” the asso- ciation’s Karen Beck added. “It’s part of our mission statement.” The event is organized by the Seaside Signal and the Seaside American Associa- tion of University Women, and will be intro- duced by Cindy Gould. Roley will offer remarks, along with members of the high school’s Associated Student Body. See Forum, Page A7 School district alters Heights gym plan By R.J. MARX Seaside Signal Faced with rising construction costs and a shortage of labor, Seaside School Dis- trict Superintendent Sheila Roley and proj- ect manager Jim Henry presented designs for a new freestanding gymnasium and cov- ered play area at Seaside Heights Elemen- tary School. The original plan, part of the $100 million bond approved by voters to move schools out of the tsunami inundation zone, had been to leave the Seaside Heights building “as is,” Roley said, and maintain the exist- ing gymnasium. The new freestanding 6,000-square-foot gymnasium, designed for elementary phys- ical education classes, will feature regula- tion high school basketball courts, offi ces and restrooms. The modifi cation could save the district $500,000, Henry said. Plans for a classroom wing building on the west edge of the site have been replaced by new wing of six-to-eight classrooms on the north side of the Heights building, including Mary Bess Gloria, local naturopathic doctor and artist who orchestrated the Bollywood experience for Seaside students See Gym, Page A7 The ancient art of henna design comes alive in Seaside Five Star Henna opens in new location By EVE MARX For Seaside Signal “Seaside is where it’s all hap- pening,” said Sandy Palmer, art- ist in chief and proprietor of Five Star Henna, from her new loca- tion in Seaside. Palmer, a northern Califor- nian, was a window painter who fell hard for henna after watching a YouTube video. During a vacation to Seaside two years ago, she determined to move here and open a henna studio. “We do temporary tattoos, air- brush, stencil; we’ll feather and wrap your hair,” Palmer said. “We do face-painting for little kids, and we’re looking to hire a piercer.” Sarah, her daughter, also works in the shop and helped design the cool décor. Five Star Henna is an enchanting place to hang out; while you’re wait- ing your turn under the magical henna tent, check out the cool merch — groovy incense, 3D tapestry, and energy clearing sage sticks. Henna, for those not in the know, is a natural, organic dye made from the powdered leaves of a tropical shrub. For hundreds of years it’s been used for body decoration; Cleopatra wore it. Eastern Indians elevated henna Eve Marx See Henna, Page A7 Sandy Palmer wants you to have the best possible experience at Five Star Henna.