FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, Friday, July 31, 2009 – The Montgomery Ballet School, the official school of the Montgomery Ballet, will open its doors for a new year of classes starting Monday August 17, 2009. The Montgomery Ballet School serves children, teenagers, adults, and professional dancers, offering dance classes in Creative Movement, Ballet, special classes for Boys and Men’s technique, Pointe, Variations, Partnering, Modern, Jazz, Yoga, and Enrichment for a healthy and proper developing of students, who would like to study the arts of expression through dance vocabulary. Under the current Artistic Director, Elie Lazar, and Executive Director, Priscilla Crommelin-Ball the ballet school continues to be committed to bringing to the Capital and State of Alabama professional and experienced dance instructors who elevate the education of ballet and dance forms in the south. Montgomery Ballet has served the City of Montgomery and the State of Alabama since its establishment in 1958. The longest operational dance organization in the state, Montgomery Ballet School has produced dancers, teachers, choreographers, and citizens who benefit from the qualities, ethics, professionalism, and determination implemented in our school. Dancers who graduated from the Montgomery Ballet School have continued on to professional careers and have earned contracts with American Ballet Theater, Kansas City Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet, Los Angeles Ballet, and our own Montgomery Ballet.Students who are enrolled at the Montgomery Ballet are eligible to audition for children’s parts in the Company’s annual productions of the Nutcracker held each year at the historic Davis Theatre when they reach the beginning ballet level or the age of 7. Students, age 9-21, are also eligible to audition for placement in the School Ensemble. The School Ensemble may perform with the Montgomery Ballet Company in productions such as the Sleeping Beauty, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Coppelia, Snow White, and this year’s Beauty and the Beast. The students who have been accepted for the Ensemble are offered and invited to additional classes and rehearsals.Registration and enrollment for the new school calendar year is going on now. An open house will be August 3rd-5th from 11am to 5 pm. Class placement for new students will be held August 6th and 13th from 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm.The Montgomery Ballet is located in The Courtyard at 2101 Eastern Boulevard, Suite 223, Montgomery, Alabama 36117.For any additional questions or information about our school schedule of classes or registration, please visit us on the web at www.montgomeryballet.org or by phone at 334.409.0522.###About The Montgomery Ballet Company: The Montgomery Ballet Company, now in its 51st year, has been designated a Major Arts Institution by the Alabama State Council on the Arts. Named “the Official Performing Dance Company and School of the City of Montgomery” by Mayor Bobby Bright in 2007, and declared an “Alabama Treasure” in the same year by Alabama State Treasurer, Kay Ivey, The Montgomery Ballet Company is the only professional ballet company in the City of Montgomery, and one of only two in the State of Alabama. For more information and a complete performance schedule, please call, The Montgomery Ballet at 334-409-0522, or visit www.montgomeryballet.org.About The Montgomery Ballet School: The official school of the Montgomery Ballet provides unparalleled excellence in training and annual performance opportunities for over 300 students ranging in age from early childhood to adult. The Montgomery Ballet School has garnered worldwide recognition and acclaim for its highly qualified teaching faculty, all of whom have performed with major international dance companies or earned a degree in dance from a major university. Dedicated to providing excellent training and education in dance, the Montgomery Ballet School remains committed to involvement in the community as a Major Arts Institution in the State of Alabama.
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