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Dance Magazine, Feb, 2002

UNITED STATES

CALIFORNIA

INLAND PACIFIC BALLET AND ACADEMY

Feb. 2, San Francisco Ballet, San Francisco, CA; Feb. 3, Body Vox Studio, Portland, OR; Feb. 17, Dance Theatre of the Southwest, Albuquerque, NM; Feb. 24, Chamberlain Ballet, Dallas, TX. Call for specific age-group times. Ballet class, pointe work, partnering. Fee: $15. Notification: end of Mar./Apr. (See Employment listings for contact information.)

VALENTINA OUMANSKY DRAMATIC DANCE FOUNDATION

Free classes in Feb. to audition. Call to reserve space. Dramatic dance techniques. Training and apprentice. Contact: Valentina Oumansky, 3433 Cahuenga Blvd. W., Los Angeles, CA 90068; 323/850-9497; fax: 323/876-9055; valentina@ dramaticdance.org; www.dramaticdance.org. 5 dancers. Live concert, videos in schools. Provides: shoes, costumes.

COLORADO

PREMIERE DANCE ARTS COMPANY

June 24-29, call for appointment. Apply by: June 1. Ballet class, modern class, tap, jazz, prepared solo. Admitting: 8. Fee: $10. Notification: July 10. Contact: Phyllis Thornberg, PDAC, 714 S. Pearl St, Denver, CO 80209; 303/722-1206; premieredance@bigplanet.com.

CONNECTICUT

NUTMEG BALLET COMPANY

Jan. 27, 2:00 p.m., Apetrei Dancenter, Mandeville, LA; Feb. 2, 2:00 p.m., Southern Academy of Ballet Arts, Tallahassee, FL; Feb. 3, 2:00 p.m., Southern Ballet Theatre, Orlando, FL; Feb. 9, 1:00 p.m., Florida Ballet Arts Academy, Sarasota, FL; Feb. 9 and 23, and Mar. 2 and 16, Nutmeg Premier Studio, Torrington, CT; Feb. 10, 3:00 p.m., Harid Conservatory, Boca Rat@n, FL; Feb. 16, 3:00 p.m., Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, FL; Feb. 18, 6:30 p.m., Footnotes, Inc., Columbia, SC; Mar. 2, 10:00 a.m., North Carolina Dance Theatre, Charlotte, NC. Appointments required for Torrington auditions. Ballet class, pointe work. Admitting: 20. Fee: $20, $30 for video auditions. Contact: Rose Ponte, NBC, 58 Main St., Torrington, CT 06790; 860/482-4413; fax: 860/482-7614; info@nutmegballet.org; www.nutmegballet.org.

FLORIDA

HARID CONSERVATORY, THE

Jan. 27, Boca Rat@n, FL; Feb. 8, Raleigh, NC; Feb. 9, Atlanta, GA; Feb. 10, Memphis, TN; Feb. 10, Dallas, TX; Feb. 14, Boston, MA; Feb. 15, New York, NY; Feb. 16, Washington, D.C.; Feb. 22, Denver, CO; Feb. 23, Minneapolis, MN; Feb.24, St. Louis, MO; Mar. 1, Chicago, IL; Mar. 2, Indianapolis, IN; Mar. 3, Pittsburgh, PA; Mar. 3, Toronto, ON; Mar. 8, Sarasota, FL; Mar. 10, Orlando, FL. Attendance at summer school required for students seeking admission. Bring: dance photo. Fee: $15. Contact: HARID, 2285 Potomac Rd., Boca Rat@n, FL 33431; 561/997-2677; fax: 561/997-8920; harid@bellsouth.net; www.harid.edu.

ORLANDO CITY BALLET

June 2, Royal Dance Center, 1425 Tuskawilla Rd., Ste. 137, Winter Springs, FL. Ballet class, pointe work. Bring: resume, dance photo. Admitting: as many as are qualified. Notification: 3 weeks following by mail. Contact: Cheryl DiPasquale, @CB, 1425 Tuskawilla Rd., Ste. 137, Winter Springs, FL 32708; 407/695-7958; fax: 407/695-7958; www.orlandocity ballet.org. Ballet, modern. 25 dancers. 25 performances/yr. Anuual budget: $70,000.

ILLINOIS

DANCE STUDIO OF ARTISTIC ENDEAVORS UNLIMITED

Call for class schedule; can attend class as audition. Ballet class, pointe work, partnering, improvisation. Bring: resume, head shot or dance photo. Fee: $10 for students. Notification: within 1 month. Contact: Jonathan Levy, AEU, 305 E. Benton St., Aurora, IL 60505-4355; 630/896-2424, or toll-free 866/400-1680; fax: eFax:209/391-3519; aeunltd@bigfoot.com; www.ArtisticEndeavorsUnltd.com.

INDIANA

PATCHWORK DANCE COMPANY

May 7, 8:00 p.m. and May 4, 12:00 p.m., 686 Apple Rd., Osceola, IN. Apply by: Apr. 15. Ballet class, jazz combinations. Bring: resume, dance photo. Admitting: 4-6. Notification: May 15. (See Employment listing for contact information.)

MINNESOTA

BALLET ARTS MINNESOTA/SPRINGBOARD DANCE APPRENTICE PROGRAM

Feb. 16, 2:30 p,m., June 14, 9:30 a.m,, Ballet Arts Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. Ballet class, pointe work. Bring: dance photo. Admitting: 12-16. Scholarships for men, Notification: immediate. Contact: Bonnie Mathis, BAM/SD, 528 Hennepin Ave., Suite 203, Minneapolis, MN, 55403; 612/340-1071; fax: 612/332-8131; dancebam@mtn.org; www.balletartsminnesota.org., Ballet, pointe. 12-16 dancers. 20 performances/yr. Session lasts 35 weeks (Sept.-June).

NEW HAMPSHIRE

BALLET NEW ENGLAND

Scholarship: Aug. 24, 2:00 p.m. Ballet class, pointe work. Bring: resume, dance photo. Fee. Contact: Angela Carter or Martha Soucy, BNE, P.O. Box 4501-135 Daniel St., Portsmouth, NH 03802-4501; 603/430-9309; fax: 603/436-5396; balletnew england@juno.corn; www.balletuewengland.org. Ballet, jazz, modern, tap, Spanish. 15 Nutcracker performances plus outreach.

NEW YORK

ALPHA-OMEGA 1-7 THEATRICAL DANCE COMPANY, INC.

Call to make arrangements. Contact: Dolores Vanison-Blakely, Executive Director, 711 Amsterdam Ave., Suite 4E, New York, NY 10025; 212/749-0095; fax: 212/749-0095; alphaomega dance@aol.com. Modern. 12 dancers. 8-10 performances/yr. Annual budget: $50,000. Starting pay: varies according to performance.

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