Around the world in one weekend - Dance Directory - Directory

Dance Magazine, April, 2004 by Wendy Perron

THE SUMMERS ACADEMY OF DANCE Executive Director, Victoria Summers B.S. Dance Home of the Berkshire Ballet Theatre Artistic Director: Jennifer Epley 19 E. Berkshire Dr., Crystal Lake, IL 60014 (815) 477-0033 Ballet, Pointe, Modern, Jazz www.summersacademyofdance.com

UNIV OF ILLINOIS, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN Rebecca Nettl-Fiol, Interim Head B.F.A., M.F.A. in Dance 907 1/2 W. Nevada Street Urbana, IL 61801-3810 (217) 333-1010

VON HEIDECKE'S SCHOOL OF BALLET Home of Von Heidecke's Chicago Festival Ballet. Naperville Studio (630) 527-1052 Joliet Studio (815) 577-7011 www.chicagofestivalballet.org

INDIANA

ACADEMY OF FORT WAYNE BALLET Home of Fort Wayne Ballet Karen Gibbons-Brown, Artistic Director 324 Penn Ave., Fort Wayne, IN 46805 (260) 484-9646; Fax (260) 484-9647 Web site: www.fortwayneballet.org Beg.--Prof. classes in ballet, tap, jazz, character, contemporary and Flamenco

BALLET INTERNATIONALE Eldar Aliev, Artistic Director Irina Kolpakova, Assistant Artistic Director THE ACADEMY OF BALLET INTERNATIONALE Vladilen Semenov, Principal 502 N. Capitol Ave., Ste. B, Indianapolis, IN 46204; (317) 637-8979; Fax (317) 637-1637 www.balletinternationale.org

BALL STATE UNIVERSITY B.A., B.S. in dance performance; ballet, jazz, modern, ethnic, musical theatre. Theater/Dance Department, Muncie, IN 47306

THE DANCE GALLERY Amy While, Director 27 Ridge Rd., Munster, IN 46321 (219) 836-2166

INDIANA BALLET THEATRE N.W. INC. 8390 E. 109th Ave. Crown Point, IN 46307 (219) 663-6242

INDIANA UNIVERSITY--BALLET DEPT. B.S. and M.S. Degrees--Faculty: Virginia Cesbron; Jacques Cesbron; Violette Verdy; Doricha Sales; Jennifer Adam; Diane Buzzell, Jazz; Chun Chi An, Irina Ter-Geigoryan, Musical Directors. Guests include: Julie Kent, Susan Pilarre, Jose Manuel-Carreno, John Clifford, Guillaume Graffin, Guoping Wang. Write: Ballet Dept I.U. School of Music, Bloomington, IN 47405 (812)855-6787.

LAFAYETTE BALLET CO. & SCHOOL Sandra Peticolas, Director Classical training and performance 628 Main St., Lafayette, IN 47901-1451 (765) 423-1633 or www.dcwi.com/~lafbal

SOUTHOLD DANCE THEATER Pre- Professional Company/School Kimmary Williams & Jacob Rice, Artistic Dirs. 914 Lincolnway West, South Bend, IN. 46616 (574) 233-9841; www.southolddance.org

IOWA

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA B.A., B.F.A., and M.F.A. Degrees. Division of Performing Arts, Department of Dance, E114 Halsey Hall, Jefferson Street, Iowa City, IA 52242-1000 (319) 335-2228; fax (319)335-3246; Email dance@uiowa.edu; www.uiowa.edu/~dance

KANSAS

AMERICAN DANCE CENTER Official School of Kansas Regional Ballet Directors: Kathy and Dennis Landsman 11728 Quivira Rd., Overland Park, KS 66210 (913) 451-3020 www.adcl.homestead.com

THE DANCE PLACE Koleen Barrett, Director 1115 S. Franklin, Colby, KS 67701 (785) 443-3228

FRIENDS UNIVERSITY BFA in Ballet Stan K. Rogers, Director 2100 University Dr. Wichita, KS (316) 295-5848 www.friends.edu

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY David Procter, Head B.A. or B.S. in Dance/Theater or Musical Theater, Dance Minor. 129 Nichols Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506; (913) 532-6887