In This Issue * 2009-2010 Season * Center for Dance * So You Think You Can Dance * Mia Cunningham * High Pointes * School of Dance

 

Subscribe to the 2009-2010 Season of Magnificent Moves! Click to watch season preview video From Shindig’s "lickety-split technique,” to the beautiful and classic Cinderella, and from the contemporary Innovative Works, to Twyla Tharp’s ballroom sensation Nine Sinatra Songs, the 2009-2010 Season is full of Magnificent Moves.   In January 2010 North Carolina Dance Theatre will celebrate its new performance home, the Knight Theater, with a spectacular gala, Light the Knight, and in March 2010 Cinderella will be the first performance series in the new theater.                                               Season Tickets Start As Low As $46!   Click here for a list of next season’s performances and subscription details.   These are performances some of the dancers are most looking forward to:    “I can't wait to see what choreographer Mark Diamond comes up with for Once Upon A Time. I am very intrigued by his idea, and he is always so wonderful at telling a story and finding amazing music.” “I’m looking forward to performing Nine Sinatra Songs. It’s an audience favorite and very rewarding to perform. Plus, I get to wear shiny shoes!” “Innovative Works is a performance I always look forward to because of its potential for creative opportunities and because it’s different from our other performances.”   “I’m looking forward to Alonzo King's MAP. It is one of my favorite ballets. The music is hauntingly beautiful. Mr. King challenges audiences to experience unfamiliar and exciting levels of dance. I love that he inspires dancers to find more depth in their work.”   Which performance are you most looking forward to and why? Let us know and you will be entered to win a drawing for a Dance Theatre t-shirt and water bottle.

Center for Dance Groundbreaking

Hugh McColl Jr., Patricia McBride, Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux and Jane McColl

In April, Dance Theatre broke ground on its new 34,000 square foot facility on 701 North Tryon Street in Uptown Charlotte. Hugh McColl Jr., who led the capital campaign for the building, announced the new facility will be named the Patricia McBride and Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux Center for Dance, after Dance Theatre’s artistic leaders. The name had been kept a secret, and McBride and Bonnefoux were both shocked and thrilled!   US Airways recently announced it is awarding Dance Theatre $100,000 towards the Center for Dance’s capital campaign. This gift from US Airways joins those given by the Knight Foundation, Arts & Science Council, Bank of America Charitable Foundation, and generous supporters and board members to make the new Center for Dance possible.

Former NC Dance Theatre dancer on

So You Think You Can Dance 

Former NC Dance Theatre 2 member and Company apprentice, Caitlin Kinney, has made it to the top 12 on the hit Fox show So You Think You Can Dance. Dance Theatre wants Caitlin to remain in the competition, so be sure to tune to Fox on Wednesday nights at 8 PM to support Caitlin and the other dancers. And don’t forget to vote! Visit voteforcaitlin.com for more information.

Dancer Mia Cunningham Retires After 18 Seasons

Mia Cunningham’s 18-season career was celebrated in a pre-performance ceremony in May. Cunningham was honored with a photo slideshow, and Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux, Patricia McBride and current and former Dance Theatre company members reminisced with the audience about their time performing with Cunningham.   

 

 

Click to view Cunningham’s photo tribute.

 

 

Nutcracker Tickets – Save $5!   We’ve Gone Nuts! Dance Theatre has placed Nutcracker tickets on sale earlier than ever. For a limited time only - save $5 on each adult ticket you purchase! Get your Nutcracker tickets now, and buy extra for family and friends before calendars fill up and seats sell out! This is a limited time offer so click here to take advantage of this discount!

 

High Pointes Dance Theatre received a $78,000 grant from the Women’s Impact Fund (WIF) to launch a new three year Community Outreach Dance Program for underserved children in Mecklenburg County. The Community Outreach Dance Program will provide free, high quality dance instruction and performance opportunities to 120 children, ages 8 to 10, in four different areas of the county. Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation is partnering with Dance Theatre to promote the program and to provide sites for the classes. Details   Surdna Foundation awards Dance Theatre $50,000 grant to support the School of Dance’s Pre-Professional Training program. The funding will go to sustain Patricia McBride’s work with Pre-Professional students, as well as to increase alumni support, marketing initiatives and scholarships. Details   Salute to Educators Award Winners Announced Dance Theatre and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools announced the 2009 Salute to Educators Awards on May 17, prior to Dance Theatre’s performance of Othello. Awardees and their families were honored with a pre-performance reception given by the Corps de Ballet, an auxiliary group of NC Dance Theatre. Details   Congratulations to these 2009 Salute to Educators Award Winners: Dance Educator of the Year: Cherise Hill, Wilson Middle School dance educator Dance Students of the Year: Paige Maxwell, Ardrey Kell High School senior and Edgar Padilla, Sedgefield Middle School 8th grader Dance Champions of the Year: James Aiken (1957–2009), Villa Heights Elementary School principal from 1990–2009 and Carol Owen, East Learning Community Executive Director   Save the Date… the Knight won’t be the same without you Additional details coming soon,  visit lighttheknight.org.

School of Dance Updates

 

Classes are Now Enrolling – Open House - August 22, 9 AM–5 PM– NC Dance Theatre Studios

Summer and fall classes are now enrolling. Summer classes started last week, but it’s not too late to sign up! Open house for new and returning students is on Saturday, August 22, from 9 AM to 5 PM at NC Dance Theatre Studios. Details

 

Boys Scholarship Audition – July 16 & 23, 6:30–7:30 PM – NC Dance Theatre Studios
Boys ages 8-10 interested in studying at the School of Dance are encouraged to audition to receive a full tuition scholarship for the Boys Scholarship Class. Company member David Ingram teaches the class and no prior dance experience is required. Details

 

Earn College Credit While Dancing at the School of Dance   

The School of Dance is proud to offer high school, college and conservatory students the chance to study at the School of Dance while earning credit at UNC Charlotte. Details  

 

Summer Intensive

This summer 114 intermediate and advanced level students, ages 11–22, from all over the country (and other countries too) will train six days a week at NC Dance Theatre’s Summer Intensive.

Dancer headshots by Jeff Cravotta, cravotta.com

     

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