The american academy of dance takes pride in providing a nurturing and safe environment where anyone from the youngest to the oldest can come to explore the basic connection of movement to music and rhythm. Training more than half of their dancers in house at the houston ballet academy, they perform over 85 shows in a year. From 1990 to 1992, at age 17, astrid became among the youngest members to dance professionally with the acclaimed boston ballet. See the allegro academy of dance page for more information. We take great pride in participating in such a special tradition. Houston ballet principal karina gonzalez performs the seminal sugar plum solo variation in stanton welchs production of the nutcracker. At age, he received full scholarships to san francisco ballet, american ballet theatre, pacific northwest ballet, and houston ballet.
Inspirational teachers and innovative training are the hallmark of both. The hobby center, a larger venue than the wortham, has already come to the rescue twice this season. As a frequenter of the houston ballet and the nutcracker, i was very excited for a new rendition of the ballet that got me loving the ballet. Get your cheap houston ballet tickets here today before they are gone. Houston academy of dance, opened in 1971 and west university dance centre, opened in 1996, offer complete dance programs for students of all ages and experience.
After leaving dance theatre of harlem in 2015, davis participated in a dance for america tour, was a featured artist with dallas black dance theatre, danced at the kennedy center honors in washington, d. Loris mission, and passionate purpose, was to provide dance education of the highest standard to the community, and extend broad aesthetic knowledge to students and professionals in a vital, changing dance world. In 1997, the first regional dance america national festival was held in houston. American academy of dance home houston for telephone credit card orders call. Erica lall was raised in cypress, texas and began her ballet training at the houston ballet ben stevenson academy in 2006. Lauren anderson was the first african american principal dancer at houston ballet in 1990two and a half decades before misty copeland became the first black woman promoted to principal at american ballet theatre. Houston s urban nutcracker is sending out a citywide casting call for dancers from 5yearsof age up to professional adult dancers to perform in this years production. Under her leadership as artistic director and ceo, american midwest ballet enriches the area through an exciting array of professional dance performances and a strong commitment to cultural. The american academy of ballet takes the audience into tchaikovskys imagination. Allegro hosted regional dance americasw festivals in 1981, 1991, 2001, and in 2011 in celebration of its 60th anniversary. The nutcracker is a holiday tradition that dates back to 1892 and is performed by ballet companies worldwide. Houston dance theatre, 15775 bammel village dr, houston, tx 2020.
Julie ertl, artistic director, trained at the houston ballet academy and received a dance scholarship to the university of texas at austin where she received a bachelor of fine arts degree in dance. With grand sets and stunning costumes, the nutcracker features the entire company of dancers as well as many houston ballet academy students playing hundreds of fun and exciting roles. Summer dance programs are also available with camps and intensives. Moscow ballet principal ballerina tatiana nazarchevici dances as masha performing side by side with husband nikolai nazachevici as the nutcracker prince on the 2019 north american tour.
Despite hurricane harvey, houston ballets nutcracker is. Houston ballet principal karina gonzalez performs the. After graduating from the highest level of their training program, emelia signed her first contract to join kansas city ballet as a trainee in their second. The nutcracker catapults the company into the international arena. Nov 25, 2014 emily guerrero, 18, a senior at klein high school, and her fellow snowflakes rehearse act i, scene iii for the annual american academy of dancehouston dance theatre production of the nutcracker. Academy of american ballet llc 2555 middlefield road redwood city, ca 94063 6503661222 email protected. The foundation also maintains a ballet academy, the houston ballet academy, which trains more than half of the companys dancers. Born in houston, texas, bobbie lynn trained at the american academy of dance where she was a member of regional dance america. Ballet, tap and hip hop dance teachers fort lauderdale.
Referred by houston ballet, the schools and staff are committed to strong classical training as the foundation for all styles of dance. Cinderella about kdt sponsors support kdt cinderella april 35, 2020 cinderella has been cancelled until further notice we will be working with our ticket provider to issue refunds. The academys advanced students have been accepted into most major ballet workshops and schools in north america, including the school of american ballet, north. Organized as a 501c nonprofit your donations allow us to bring our performances to the community and introduce dance to economically challenged youth through our scholarship program. The school is home to city ballet of houston, an honor company of regional dance americasouthwest. American academy of dance is recognized for our dedication to each individual students dance potential. Claire school of dance provides a full schedule of school year programs and summer. She performed with houston ballet in several productions, including seven seasons of the nutcracker. Wernecke received additional training and acceptances to several summer ballet intensive programs including american ballet theatre of new york, the bolshoi of new york summer program in 20 where she attended and the joffrey ballet of new york program under scholarship.
We do not mix levels to fill classes which can lead to student frustration. While at the university, she was a member of the dance repertory theater and danced as an extra with ballet austin. The academy is recognized as a leader in classical dance education and performing opportunities in the greater houston area, and is the home of festival ballet of greater houston. Academy of dance and the american pacific ballet company team up to perform the nutcracker. American academy of dance, home of houston dance theatre, was founded in 1980. She spent summers training in such acclaimed programs as the jillana school, the rock school, san francisco ballet and american ballet theatre. While anderson was in elementary school she explored other creative outlets such as.
Emelia began her dance training at the dancers workshop, spending the last 2 years of training with instructors sally rojas, claudio munoz, and susan bryant at the houston ballet academy. Acbhs affiliation with city ballet of houston allows its students access to performing venues such as jones hall, wortham center, miller outdoor theatre, and the 1894 grand opera house in galveston where the company has performed their nutcrackers for the past 25 years. Texas academy of dance arts is a dance studio near the woodlands offering dance classes for all ages and levels in jazz, ballet, hip hop and more. Lall attended summer programs at houston ballet, dance theatre of harlem and american ballet theatre, among others. Our success comes from knowing we have made a difference in the lives of the students we teach. Martin continued his training at houston ballets ben stevenson academy, where he performed with houston ballet in ben stevensons the nutcracker and stanton welchs cinderella during the 201112 season. Houston ballets performances of the nutcracker generously sponsored by. Oct 10, 2017 artists of houston ballet in nutcracker. The tyler junior college academy of dance will present its 31st annual production of the classic holiday ballet the nutcracker dec. American academy of dance, 15775 bammel village dr, houston, tx. Houston dance theatre, 15775 bammel village dr, houston. Houston repertoire ballet hrb, houstons premier preprofessional ballet company, celebrates its 24th season, beginning with its 21st annual performance series of the nutcracker, featuring professional guest artist jared matthews as the cavalier, and joseph modlin as herr drosselmeyer, with the cypress philharmonic directed by glynnes lanthier. Houston ballet presents the nutcracker tickets event dates.
Stanton welchs opulent production of the nutcracker is one of the most. We are also very proud of the accomplishments of our students for whom dance has always been recreational, but have still gained so much inner strength, and selfesteem through our program. The center for dance boasts nine spacious studios, a dance laboratory that seats 175 for fullystaged performances, and it is the largest professional dance facility in america. He then danced with ballet quad cities for a season before joining oklahoma city ballet in 20. Allegro ballet of houston was founded in 1951 by emmamae horn, and celebrates its 68th anniversary this year. Mitsi dancing school uses the american ballet theatre national training curriculum. Acbhs affiliation with city ballet of houston allows its students access to performing venues such as jones hall, wortham center, miller outdoor theatre, and the 1894 grand opera house in galveston where the company has performed their. Academy of balletwoodlands dance academy, the woodlands. Kingwood dance theatre is funded in part by grants from the city of houston through houston arts alliance and texas commission on the arts. Houston dance theatre is a nonprofit, tax exempt dance company geared for serious young dancers in our houston community.
In addition, all profits from the performance are donated to marion polk food share. The ballet brings an urban twist of diversity to a popular holiday show and is hosted by lab performing arts initiative inc. For more information, please call houston ballet box office at 7. Emily guerrero, 18, a senior at klein high school, and her fellow snowflakes rehearse act i, scene iii for the annual american academy of dancehouston dance theatre production of the nutcracker. American dance academy, commerce, michigan and south lyon, michigan. The ballet academy, housed at suzannes school of dance, gives passionate dancers ages 7 and up throughout the brazos valley the opportunity to train exclusively in ballet. Angela jackson, artistic director, maintains an exceptional dance program that focuses on a classical ballet foundation for students. The performance includes beautiful dancing, colorful costumes, professional scenery, and tchaikovskys enchanting christmas score. We offer weekly ballet and tap dance programs for adults 16 and up at our. Houston dance theatre, 15775 bammel village dr, houston, tx. Houston dance theatres nutcracker set to return to stage. Academy of houston is a school that offers dance classes to students. This nutcracker offers the best of what ballet is meant to provide. From 2011 to 2015 tatiana performed all over china dancing with maestro vladimir pak, a graduate of the famous and historic vaganova academy of dance in saint.
Moscow ballets unique dance with us program brings the rare opportunity of auditioning, rehearsing, and performing with a professional, international touring ballet company in the great russian nutcracker and other classic russian story ballets to generations of american ballet students moscow ballets great russian nutcracker stops in 144 cities across the country. Lauren anderson broke barriers at houston ballet the muse. Young dancers can explore the fundamentals of dance with imagination and selfexpression. Our ballet academy north company members have gained acceptance and received scholarships into some of the most prestigious ballet schools in the world, such as. Tjc academy of dance to perform 30th annual presentation of. Ballet academy of texas wins top award dancers and staff from the ballet academy of texas in coppell received top honors at the recent youth america grand prix competition in houston. Huntington academy of dance ballet etudes nutcracker ballet. No prior enrollment in houston ballet academy programs required. In 2009, cassidy performed in american ballet theatres production of le corsaire, and, at age 11, began training at ballet academy east in new york city under the direction of darla hoover. Houston repertoire ballets holiday classic nutcracker. Training with the best teachers in houston during her childhood, she enjoyed all the wonderful opportunities growing up in a studio afforded. The tyler junior college academy of dances 30thanniversary presentation of tchaikovskys classic ballet, the nutcracker, is fast approaching and tjc academy of dance director carolyn hanna is feeling a dizzying combination of excitement and preperformance jitters. Houston ballet tickets houston ballet schedule cheaptickets. Anderson dedicated her career after the stage to teaching, and to diversity in ballet.
Houston dance theatre performance art theatre houston. The professional teaching staff also trains dancers of all ages and abilities in pointe, jazz, tap, modern, contemporary and hiphop. Through the lab performing arts initiatives outreach and scholarship programs, many of its students have been accepted to some of the most prestigious dance programs in america including, the american ballet theaters summer intensive, alvin ailey american dance centers summer intensive, the joffrey ballet summer intensive, debbie allen dance academys. American academy of dance, 15775 bammel village dr. A few weeks ago, houston ballet gave the highlyanticipated north american premiere of sir kenneth macmillans mayerling to critical acclaim. Dec 29, 2019 houston ballets performances of the nutcracker generously sponsored by. The houston ballet school, ellison ballet, the rock school, boston ballet,the cincinnati ballet academy, pacific northwest ballet, and american ballet theatre in new york city, just to.
The nutcracker dance of the mirlitons francesca hayward, the royal ballet duration. In 2004, he joined san francisco ballet where he performed in such ballets as helgi tomassons meistons mozart, and balanchines stars and stripes and the four temperments. Houstons urban nutcracker calls for a citywide audition. Our students have performed professionallevel roles like sugar plum, rose and snow queen in nutcracker with complete artistic and technical mastery. Due to the academy curriculum and training structure, ballet academy north company dancers have been accepted and received scholarships to the most prestigious ballet schools in the country, such as the houston ballet school, ellison ballet, the rock school, boston ballet, the cincinnati ballet academy, pacific northwest ballet, central. Houston dance theatre is an honor company of regional dance america. Join us onstage in the kingdom of sweets after the show with vip experience to.
Take a look at what our talented hbiis and houston ballet academy students created. Based in houston, texas, it is the fifth largest ballet company in the united states. Our beginning classes are an authentic beginner and our intermediate classes are truly intermediate level. Houston dance theatres nutcracker set to return to. Claire school of dance, 1703 heights blvd lambert hall, heights christian church and 1245. Nov 26, 2018 houston ballet principal karina gonzalez performs the seminal sugar plum solo variation in stanton welchs production of the nutcracker. Each dancer will have individual guidance in their dance journey through professional instruction, individualized tracks, and regular evaluations. For over 25 years, the american dance academy has been providing students of all ages with excellent dance training and we are thrilled to begin our 27th season. The nutcracker the waltz of the snowflakes the royal.
Through the lab performing arts initiatives outreach and scholarship programs, many of its students have been accepted to some of the most prestigious dance programs in america including, the american ballet theaters summer intensive, alvin ailey american dance centers summer intensive, the joffrey ballet summer intensive, debbie allen dance academys summer intensive, the dance. Feb 06, 2015 the nutcracker dance of the mirlitons francesca hayward, the royal ballet duration. Take your nutcracker experience to the next level with an exclusive vip experience addon where you can meet the dancers in full costume, enjoy food and drinks, and take memorable photos vip experience is available for these select dates 7. About us the dance academy and ballet academy north. The company plays a key role in the cultural vitality of the region, inspiring people through its expressive performing artists, acclaimed choreographers, skilled teachers, and stunning productions. Classes begin in september and end with a dance recital held in spring. Dancers and staff from the ballet academy of texas in coppell received top honors at the recent youth america grand prix competition in houston. American dance academy proudly offers exceptional dance training throughout the tri. To say that it embodies spectacle is a wild understatement. For further information or ticket sales, please call. More than 147 students have gone on to achieve prominent careers across the states, canada and europe in dance companies, television and the broadway stage. Houston ballet principal karina gonzalez performs the sugar.
Tjc academy of dance to perform 30th annual presentation. The american academy of ballet, under the direction of maris battaglia, recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. Come be a part of our annual nutcrackers at the grand 1894 opera house in galveston. Ballet academy north the dance academy and ballet academy north. Erica alvarado was born in tucson, arizona, and began her dance training at ballet arts in tucson under the direction of mary beth cabana. She spent summers training in such acclaimed programs as the jillana school, the rock school, san.
Erika overturff is the founder of american midwest ballet, the regions professional ballet company. Tjc presents its 31st annual nutcracker ballet tyler. Dec 27, 2016 download the nutcracker synopsis run time. Nutcracker auditions are next weekend at academy of city ballet of houston. Tyler junior college academy of dance to bring nutcracker. Houston academy of dance and west university dance centre are well respected dance training facilities in the houston area. This production has enhanced the arts in our fine community for 26 years. She also received numerous scholarships to study at americas finest ballet schools and companies including. American midwest ballets talented professional dancers hail from around the nation and abroad. Find and connect with houstons best ballet teachers. Houston dance theatres 27th annual production of the. Every december, students of american ballet academy present a childrens nutcracker at the historic elsinore theatre. Houston native, lauren anderson started dancing at the houston ballet academy when she was seven.