If you received a letter requesting that you audition for the Pre-Professional Program at CBA please plan to attend the following auditions:
Dancer was in 2008 Beginning Ballet, (Ages 6-10) 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Dancer was in 2008 Ballet I Prep, I ,II Prep(Ages 6-10) 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Dancer was in 2008 Ballet II, III Prep, III or Boys Ballet (Ages 8-16) 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Dancer was in 2008 Ballet IV, V or VI (Ages 11+) 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
This Fall Classical Ballet Academy will be intensifying the Standard Ballet program. Studio II will be remodeled this summer to make a more spacious dance studio. Dancers in Standard Ballet and Adult ballet will audition for roles in "Clara and the Nutcracker". In order to accommodate different levels of dancers and give leading roles to more dancers the Nutcracker productions will be separated into separate shows. Each dancer will have the opportunity to dance in one show. All Pre-Ballet I and II classes will perform in "The Nutcracker Suite Sweet" (held on Saturday, December 5th at 11:00 a.m.). All Beginning Ballet, Standard Ballet and Adult Ballet classes will perform in "Clara and the Nutcracker" (held on Friday, December 4th at 7:00 p.m.) Classical Ballet Academy strives to give each dancer the best performance opportunities for their age range and technical ability.
Clara and the Nutcracker Auditions for CBA's Standard Ballet III & IV & Adult Ballet: Wednesday, August 26th, 2009 at Classical Ballet Academy, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Only Standard Ballet III and Up should attend the audition. Beginning Ballet and Standard Ballet I and II will be given roles without auditioning.
Classes will be assigned on a first come first serve basis; classes will remain open until class limit is reached. An Open House for Registration will be held on August 26th at the Classical Ballet Academy studios between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. If you are in town please plan to stop by the studio for the Open House to update your registration form and meet your teacher. Classical Ballet Academy classes will commence on September 8, 2009.
Please review the schedule and email director@classicalballet.net with any questions regarding enrollment or schedule.
We are extremely thrilled to be able to offer a workshop at Classical Ballet Academy with an amazing Guest Artist, Master Teacher, former Professional Ballerina, Carolyn (Martin) Santonicola.
Miss Carolyn graduated early from high school and at the young age of 17 joined the world famous Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo Ballet Company. After the Ballet Russe company closed she joined and was a Soloist with the Metropolitan Opera Ballet in New York City for seven years. She was privileged to have the famous ballet Les Sylphides set on her by Alicia Markova. After marrying her husband, Frank Santonicola, a French Horn Player for the New York Metropolitan Opera, she retired from the stage to raise their two lovely children and began teaching. She has taught ballet for the last 39 years and for the past 30 years she has run her own ballet studio. When Miss Sarah lived in New York City she had the honor of taking numerous private lessons from Miss Carolyn. Sarah Rigles writes, "Carolyn's teaching, philosophies on dancing and life, her vast experience with the great choreographers and dancers that shaped American ballet as we know it today, make her truly a gift to the art form of ballet". Miss Carolyn is extremely excited to travel to Portland, Oregon, to work with dancers for the August 17th - 21st Summer Intensive. In addition to technique classes, pointe classes, she is going to teach the styling and some of the variations from the famous ballet Les Sylphides.
If you are already registered for the workshop, August 17th - 21st, there is no need to "re-register".
Miss Sarah says, "
We are looking forward to having you dance with us this summer. I know working with Miss Carolyn will be a life changing experience for you, as it has been for me."
