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FIRST CHANCE TO DANCE
June 12, 2010, 1-5 PM

First Chance to Dance is the open house celebration of the Patricia McBride & Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux Center for Dance, the new home of North Carolina Dance Theatre.

Drop in for this exciting celebration and enjoy:

  • FREE School of Dance beginner level dance classes in ballet, jazz, modern, hip hop and Afro-Caribbean. (ages 6 to adult)
  • North Carolina Dance Theatre Company open rehearsal.
  • Special FREE performance of Artistic Director Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux’s Shindig at 4:30 PM.

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First Chance to Dance Schedule of Events

1-4:30 PM        
Explore the Center for Dance and enjoy watching North Carolina Dance Theatre Company members rehearse. Rehearsals will be held in the Center for Dance’s 200-seat performance venue.

1-4 PM
Enjoy FREE beginner level School of Dance classes taught by members of the School’s distinguished faculty. Try one or take several of the 30-minute sample classes. No pre-registration required. Classes are first come, first serve. Classes are suitable for ages 6 to adult.

North Carolina Dance Theatre School of Dance is holding fall registration at First Chance to Dance! Anyone who registers for classes that day receives $10 off the registration fee or $10 off a dance card.

Class Schedule

Studio 1

Studio 3

1:00 PM

Jazz

Ballet

1:30 PM

Modern

Afro-Caribbean

2:00 PM

Hip-Hop

Ballet

2:30 PM

Jazz

Afro-Caribbean

3:00 PM

Modern

Ballet

3:30 PM

Hip-Hop

Afro-Caribbean

4:00 PM

Jazz

Ballet

4:30-5 PM
Join North Carolina Dance Theatre for a special “send off” performance of Artistic Director Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux’sShindig! The Company leaves the next day to travel to Washington, D.C., for their Ballet Across America Performance at the Kennedy Center.

Patricia McBride & Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux Center for Dance
701 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC, 28202
(next to the McColl Center for Visual Art)
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