She has spent summers working with National Choreographers Initiative, VOICE Dance Company, and Jessica Lang Dance, with whom she performed at Jacob's Pillow. He then studied at Juilliard in the summer program on full scholarship before joining Richmond Ballet in 2006. Izabelly is happy to be back for the 6th year with Charlottesville Ballet. Under the direction of Dorothy Gunther Pugh and Steven McMahon, she performed principal roles such as Clara in the Nutcracker and Juliet from Romeo and Juliet. She began her dance training at the Ballet Box and studied under Jann Shenk. This Valentines Day Richmond Ballet presents their adaptation of one of the most beloved romantic tales of all time - William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Put online by Theatro Massimo, located in Palermo, Sicily.
This year brings the third instalment of Ballet Across America, a festival that showcases American regional ballet and gives an opportunity for the dancers of nine regional companies to perform on the main stage of the Kennedy Center. Proof of COVID-19 vaccination or negative test is required. Local Ballerina Maggie Small Talks About Her Role As A Mentor, VPM. Cordelaine Klyne, originally from Marshall, VA, began her dance training at the age of three. Others include: Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Romeo and Juliet, Rodeo, Balanchine's Serenade, Rite of Spring, and several contemporary dances. And if you don't recall the details of Romeo and Juliet from high school, there is a handy scene-by-scene synopsis in the digital program. Boston Ballet: Symphony in Three Movements. While at OU, Anna worked with many renowned ballet and modern instructors and performed in pieces such as Tommie Waheed Evans' Near Light, Gerald Arpino's Viva Vivaldi, and Amy Hall Garner's I Rise, as well as soloist roles in Willam Christensen's The Nutcracker and Boyko Dossev's The Sleeping Beauty.
Torn apart by the deaths of their compatriots and companions, they attempt to elope but a single mistake ends in fatal tragedy for them both. He danced several principal roles in both classical and contemporary repertoires such as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, Adam in John Butlers Adam and Eve, a Sailor in Jerome Robbins Fancy Free, Siegfried in Swan Lake, Prince Charming in Sleeping Beauty, Duo Concertante and Who Cares? She was with Ballet Idaho as a Trainee and Ballet Teacher for the academy. Some of her favorite principle roles include contemporary pieces such as A Maiden Who Descended from Heaven and Graceland to story ballets such as Coppelia and A Midsummer Night's Dream. She is excited to help bring dance to children with disabilities and special needs, not just in Charlottesville, but across the country, through in person and Zoom classes.
Shania was born and raised in Reading, PA but currently resides in VA. She officially began her choreography journey at the age of 15 when she created the first ever dance/step team at her highschool. These codes are entered in the box marked "Promo Code" on the checkout page. She was also honored by the SD AreaDance Alliance for her leadership in the dance community. Gronostayskiy was Principal Artist with the Moscow Renaissance Ballet in Russia, Philadelphia Ballet Theatre, the Richmond Ballet, VA, International Ballet Classique. Keith Lee, Artist Laureate and Director of Diversity & Inclusion. Heaven Fleming-Bryant.
Ms. Babayeva received Outstanding Teacher Award from American Ballet Competition and YAGP in 2007 and 2014. She is also a theater director, playwright, performer and proud dog mom. He co-founded the Academy of International Ballet for the training of young, aspiring dance artists. Amelia plans to study ballet and psychology in college after she graduates from high school this year. The faculty at San Diego Ballet School are all highly educated, trained and experienced instructors and former dancers. Her hometown is Charlottesville, VA where she is currently a student at Piedmont Virginia Community College. A graduate from Chesterfield Schools and Randolph-Macon College, Lindsay is proud to call Richmond home. She has taught tap, jazz, ballet, hip hop dance, as well as gymnastics & cheerleading to children and adults in the U. S. and Europe. Single tickets to all shows will go on sale in August. He received a scholarship at Ballet Nacional of Caracas, coached by Vladimir Isayev and many other national and international teachers. Felecia started dancing at the age of 4 with the Thaddeus Hayes Dance Theatre. The ballet includes a huge cast that highlights the students of the School of Richmond Ballet, the Richmond Ballet Trainees, and the Richmond Ballet II company. Music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
On opening night, the octet of barefoot yet handsomely-dressed dancers (the women in long dresses of orange, pink and peach, the men in white shirts and burgundy pants) swirled onstage with remarkable skill and ease, their movements etched and thoughtfully rendered. On a serious note, Romeo & Juliet, running nearly three hours including two twenty-minute intermissions, is an immersive theatrical experience. I've often mentioned to staff at the Richmond Ballet that my biggest – my only – problem with Romeo & Juliet, a ballet that is always performed around Valentine's Day, is that it is one of the world's greatest love stories, but the lovers end up dead at the end. Want NBC12's top stories in your inbox each morning? She also performed with the professional company in Beauty and the Beast and The Nutcracker. While performing with the company, Kate also taught in City Ballet's outreach program and coached their junior professional company.
He has also participated in numerous ballet competitions including the Valentina Kozlova International Ballet Competition (received special honors), the Youth American Grand Prix (1st place in Philadelphia regionals 2007), and the Youth Dance Festival of New jersey (Best Male Dancer 2006). Since then, she has performed in numerous productions with the Charlottesville Ballet, trained in their Pre-Professional Program, and joined the Trainee Program. Rachel has attended many intense summer programs at schools such as North Carolina School of the Arts, The Rock School, The University of Utah, among others. Highlights include: A Midsummer Night's Dream and BKLYN the musical. Ava Griebel, originally from Hanover, PA, is currently a Trainee with Charlottesville Ballet. The soulful soundtrack (KlezRoym's lead singer Eva Cone infuses each song with beautiful, poetic emotion, which often veers off into sadness) provides a rich background for the dance, which brings four couples onstage and sets them into a nearly perpetual motion.
It is "Baroque meets Romanticism" and it is Mozart at his most heavenly beautiful. Began her training with the original San Diego Ballet and later was awarded a full Ford Foundation scholarship to the School of American Ballet. World Premiere by Tom Mattingly. Anastasia Babayeva is a graduate of the world-renowned Bolshoi Ballet Academy, Moscow, Russia. Show starts at 7 p. 6 N. Laurel St. $42. She went on to The University of Arizona majoring in Natural Resources & Wildlife Conservation and minoring in Marine Biology. An enduring tribute to Igor Stravinsky, the work was choreographed to the composer's propulsive, jazz-infused score and was premiered at the 1972 Stravinsky festival by the New York City Ballet. In 2017, she moved to Memphis, TN to join Ballet Memphis.
Miss Karen owned and taught at her studio in Melbourne Australia for over 27 years and is a member of The Australia Cecchetti Dance Society. She grew up dancing at the small town's ballet studio, performing in various productions with their youth company Plateau Ballet Repertory Theater through her school years. The ballet takes its name from one of the four songs by the Italian klezmer group KlezRoym, to which it is set. In 2011, Sherry began studying the Zena Rommett Floor-Barre® Technique. Shania has starred as one of the Dynamites in 'Hairspray' and Vanessa in 'In the Heights' as well as co-choreographing for the musical.