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School of the Minnesota Ballet
Robert Gardner, Artistic Director


School Schedule 2009–2010
(Following events subject to change.)

2009–10 Calendar of Events
Sept. 12 Financial aid applications due

Sept. 14 – Jan. 16 SEMESTER I
Oct. 17 Fall Performance: DECC Auditorium
Nov. 2–7 Parent Observation Week
Nov. 8 Sugar Plum Fair: Grain Exchange Studio
Nov. 26–29 Thanksgiving Recess (no classes)
Dec. 11–13 Premiere of new Nutcracker production: DECC Auditorium
Dec. 14 – Jan. 3 Winter Recess (no classes)
Jan. 4 Resuming of Semester I classes
Jan. 18 Martin Luther King Day (no classes)

Jan. 19–May 7, 2010 SEMESTER II
Feb. 11 Celebrity Dance Challenge: Fregeau Aud.: Marshall Sch.
Feb. 15–21 Winter Break (no classes)
Mar. 1–6 Parent Observation Week
Mar. 20–21 Spring Performance: DECC Auditorium
April 5–11 Spring Break (no classes)
May 7 Student Performance: DECC Auditorium
June 12 Saturday Sampler: Depot Studios
June 14 – July 30 Summer Term (July 5–11 off)
July 12–30 Summer Intensive

Class Studios
(I)= Depot Studio I; (II)= Depot Studio II
The Depot, 506 West Michigan St.

(III)= Elizabeth Adams Studio (Grain Exchange)
Board of Trade Building
301 W. First St., Suite 800

Tuition is indicated for Semester I/Semesters I & II.

Creative Movement I, Ages 3–4, $220/440
Tues (A) 10–10:45 (II)
Sat (B) 10:15–11 (II)
Sat (C) 8:45–9:30 (II)

Creative Movement II, Ages 5, $220/440
Sat 9:30–10:15 (II)

Pre-Ballet I, Age 6, $235/470
Sat 9–10 (I)

Pre-Ballet II, Age 7, $235/470
Sat 10–11 (I)

Ballet I, Age 8+, (II), $375/750
Mon 4:15–5:15 (I), Wed 4:15–5:15 (II)

Ballet II, Age 9+/2nd year, $375/750
Tues 4:15–5:15 (II), Thurs 4:15–5:15 (I)

Ballet III, Age 10+/3rd year, $375/750
Tues 4:15–5:15 (I), Thurs 4:15–5:15 (II)

Ballet IV, Audition, $455/910
Mon 4:30–6 (II/I), Wed 4:30–6 (I), Fri 4:30–6 (II)

Ballet V, Audition, $570/1140
Mon 5:15–6:45 (II), Tues 5:15–6:45* (I), Thur 5:15–6:45* (I), Sat 11–12:30 (II)
Pointe V, $230/460
Mon 6:45–7:45 (II), Tues 6:45–7:45 (II), Sat 12:30–1:30* (II)

Ballet VI, Age 13+/Audition, $780/1560
Mon 5–6:30** (III), Tues 5:15–6:45* (I), Thurs 5:15–6:45* (I),
Fri 4:30–6 (I), Sat 11–12:30**(I)
Pointe VI, 240/480
Mon 6:30–7:30** (III), Variations Tues 6:45–7:45 (I),
Thurs 6:45–7:45 (I), Fri 6–7 (I), Sat 12:30–1:30* (II)

Ballet VII, Audition, $780/1560
Mon 5–6:30** (III), Pointe/Technique Tues 5–6 (III), Wed 5–6:30 (III),
Thurs 5–6:30 (III), Sat 11–12:30**(I)
Pointe/Technique VII, 240/480
Mon 6:30–7:30** (III), Special Technique Tues 6–7 (III),
Variations/Repertoire Wed 6:30–8 (III),
Pointe/Repertoire Thurs 6:30–8 (III), Repertoire Sat 12:30–1:30 (I)

Athletic Dance for Young Men, Age 10+, $235/470
Thurs 5:15–6:15 (II)

Jazz, Ages 12+, $235/470, Tues 4–5 (III)

Tap I, Ages 8–12, $220/440, Wed 5:15–6 (II)

Tap II, Ages 8–12, $220/440, Wed 6–6:45 (II)

Creative Dance, Children with Developmental Challenges, $235/470
Placement by instructor
Section I Wed 4–5 (III), Section II Thurs 4–5 (III)
This program is supported by the Van Gorden Fund of the Miller-Dwan Foundation.

*Ballet V & VI combined. **Ballet VI & VII combined

Tuition
5% off Semester I tuition or 10% off Semester I & II tuition if paid by
Monday, August 24, 2009.


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Dress Code

Creative Movement: student choice of leotard
ballet tights and ballet shoes recommended

All ballet students must follow the assigned dress code at all times. Male ballet students must wear black tights, black technique shoes, and a plain white T-shirt. All female ballet students must wear pink tights and technique shoes, leotard in the color and style of their class level, and their hair in a neat bun.

All classwear is available locally at Balance Dance Boutique beginning Saturday, September 12, 722-7260, or in dancewear catalogs. Balance Dance Boutique has special hours for its grand re-opening: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Saturday, September 12. Regular hours beginning Monday, September 14, will be Mondays & Wednesdays 12:30 – 5:30 and Saturday 10:30 – 3:00.

Recommended for Pre-Ballet–Ballet IV:
Capezio short-sleeve leotard style CC400C
Required color is listed for each level:
Pre-Ballet: light pink leotard
Ballet I: light blue leotard
Ballet II: lavender leotard
Ballet III: sapphire leotard
Ballet IV: burgundy leotard

Recommended for Ballet V–VII:
Capezio camisole leotard style CC100
Ballet V: navy blue CC100 Capezio camisole leotard
Ballet VI & VII: black skirt and black CC100 Capezio camisole leotard and white skirt and white CC100 Capezio camisole leotard for Variations


ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Robert Gardner
trained at the North Carolina School of the Arts and the School of American Ballet. He danced with the Joffrey Ballet, Eglevsky Ballet, and Cleveland San Jose Ballet. He has taught nationally and internationally, including at the School of the Cleveland Ballet and Lou Conte Dance Studios in Chicago, and taught master classes at the Columbus [Ohio] Youth Ballet, Ball State [Indiana] Dance Theatre, the Shreveport [Louisiana] Metropolitan Ballet, University of Minnesota, and others.


INSTRUCTORS
LilaAnn Coates White, Minnesota Ballet Principal Teacher, trained at the National Academy of Arts, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. She apprenticed with the Des Moines Ballet, taught at the Allegro Dance Theatre, Tennessee, and is an assistant professor of dance at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She was a company member of the Minnesota Ballet from 1986–93.

Amanda Abrahamson, graduate of the School of the Minnesota Ballet, Minnesota Ballet Company member, and teacher in the School of the Minnesota Ballet, coordinates the Creative Dance class for children with physical/developmental challenges.

Suzie Baer, School of the Minnesota Ballet graduate and teacher, was promoted from Senior Apprentice to full company member in the 2009–10 season. She has served as an assistant for the Creative Dance class and last year began teaching for the school.

Igor Burlak, company member and teacher, studied at the School of American Ballet, performed with the New York City Ballet, danced as guest artist on tour with the Miami City Ballet, and danced with the Kansas City Ballet and Atlantic Southeast Ballet. He serves as Program Coordinator and faculty member of the New York State Summer School of the Arts, and he has received a New York Choreographic Institute Fellowship grant.

Linda Carrillo, teacher, School of the Minnesota Ballet, trained at the University of Utah, Ballet West in Salt Lake City, and the Joffrey Ballet in New York. She also performed and toured with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet.

Suzanne Kritzberg, Minnesota Ballet company member and teacher since 1991, trained at Ruth Page, the Houston Ballet Academy, and the Pacific Northwest Ballet School. For the Minnesota Ballet, she has danced more than fifty roles; she received a McKnight Artist Fellowship.

Elyse Snider, teacher, School of the Minnesota Ballet, holds a B.A. in acting and direction and a minor in dance from Barat College, Lake Forest, Illinois. She performed with the Chicago-area modern and jazz company 98.6 Degrees Fahrenheit Dance Company. In Madison, Wisconsin, she danced and taught for Kanope Dance Company and taught for the Movement in Your World program at the Madison Ballet.

Ramona Treuer, a Duluth native, graduate of the Ballet’s school and apprentice dancer for the company in the 1992–93 season, has been teaching for the Ballet since 1991. She has also danced with Shelter Repertory Dance Theatre and in Dances on the Lakewalk in both Duluth and at Lake Harriet.

Erin Wourms, teacher and graduate of the Ballet’s school, danced as an apprentice for a year and then four years as a company member in such featured roles as Marie in The Nutcracker and as Giselle.

And additional company professionals.

 

Minnesota Ballet
301 West First Street, Suite 800, Duluth, MN 55802
218 / 529-3742 fax: 218 / 529-3744
info@minnesotaballet.org