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VALENTINE’S DINNER THEATER & CHOREOGRAPHY FESTIVAL!

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Our annual Valentine’s Dinner Theater and Choreography Festival is coming up on February 10th! Tickets go on sale January 23rd.

ACT ONE – Student Choreographed Works

ACT TWO – Class Concert (demonstration ballet class to showcase what we’ve learned so far this year)

AND. . . after the show, we have a big announcement – come find out what show we’ll be performing for our Spring Production on May 20th!

PARTICIPATION:

All students will learn choreography for Class Concert during regular class time. Please let us know by Friday, January 13th if your dancer will NOT be able to participate.

Dancers may also apply to present a student-choreographed work. Applications are due January 20th.

More Information

UNIT FOUR

January 9 – February 10

Enrichment Theme: Poetry and Literature

Featured Ballets: Alice in Wonderland (JOY/Junior); Romeo and Juliet (Senior)

Unit 4 culminates in the annual Valentine’s Dinner Theater and Choreography festival (February 10)!

Unit 5 begins February 13th

Field Trip Opportunity!

Alvin Ailey Dance American Company at the Moss Arts Center!

February 28-March 1 (includes a special school/homeschool performance Wednesday morning)

This is a rare opportunity to see one of the world’s foremost modern dance companies, right here in the New River Valley. Their signature piece, Revelations, is danced to African-American spirituals and is my favorite work in the modern dance repertoire!

Details

Reminder – the deadline to sign up for our Ballet Magnificat trip is February 1st!

We’re so excited to be partnering with our friends at Leaps of Faith Christian Dance Studio in Lancaster OH to host a special performance and series of Masterclasses with America’s premier Christian ballet company! Tentative plan – we will drive up on April 3rd or 4th, see them perform “Deliver Us” on April 4th, take masterclasses with the company on April 5th, and drive home on April 6th. Depending on how many people go, Leaps of Faith may be able to provide host homes for us.

Details will be sent out to eligible dancers soon.

Reminder – for those of you coming to D.C. to see Romeo and Juliet, February 18th is only a few weeks away!

Special Workshops are coming up!

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Masterclasses & Swing Dancing!

November 12

Join us for this semester’s day of guest teacher workshops! Plus, back by popular demand, we’ll end the day with a swing dance lesson and social dance! All ages and experience levels are welcome. Come and bring a friend!

Classes:

Pas de Deux – Contemporary Duet – HipHop – Dance Nest Creative Movement – Swing Dance Lesson – Swing Dance Social

Reserve your spot!

Technique Demonstration Week

November 7-11

All Junior and Senior classes are open for Observation. Family and friends are welcome!

JOY and Junior dancers are also invited to pay a special visit to the older classes during Technique Demonstrations week. Come see what you can look forward to as you mature through the levels!

DISCOVERY WEEK

November 14-18

All JOY classes will be open for observation

All Junior classes will dive into the ballet Jewels

All Senior classes will study character dance

Nutcracker 1918 Update

New Venue this year! I’m so excited to announce that this year we’ll be partnering with the town of Pulaski to present our production of Nutcracker 1918 at the historic Pulaski Theatre – just a few blocks from the actual train depot where our story takes place!

Keep an eye out for tickets to go on sale soon!

Thanksgiving Break

No classes the week of November 21st. Have a wonderful holiday!

Reminder – the deadline to sign up for our Romeo and Juliet trip is November 5th!

Romeo and Juliet trip – American Ballet Theater is performing Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet at the Kennedy Center this February, and we’re taking a group up to see it! We’ll drive up on February 17th and see the performance on February 18th. Depending on how many people go, our wonderful alumna Ellen R. may be able to host us! Sign up by November 5th.

Ballet Magnificat! trip – Save the date for our Ballet Magnificat! trip in April. Sign up by February 1st.

It’s Nutcracker Season!

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The air is getting chilly, and the leaves are beginning to turn, which at Westover Ballet means two things: 1) JOY Crowning and Knighting ceremonies, and 2) Nutcracker auditions!

Nutcracker 1918 Auditions

Nutcracker 1918 – Our beloved Christmas tradition returns this year – with not one, but two performances! All Westover Ballet dancers ages 5 and up are invited to audition! Please sign up for your audition slot using the link above.

AUDITION OPTION ONE – October 4th

AUDITION OPTION TWO – October 7th

Audition SIgn UP

DISCOVERY WEEK

JOY Classes – Crowning and Knighting ceremonies

The first Discovery Week of the season (October 10-14) includes the annual Crowning Ceremony for the JOY girls and the inaugural Knighting Ceremony for the JOY boys. All JOY classes will be open for observation!

JUNIOR Classes – Coppelia

During our first Discovery Week, Junior classes will take a deep dive into our Unit 1 ballet, Coppelia. All Junior classes will be open for observation!

DISCOVERY WEEK

Senior Classes – Character Dance

Senior Technique Level dancers, don’t forget to bring your character shoes for Discovery Week!

A note for those who are new to the Senior Levels: our intermediate and advanced dancers study character technique during their Discovery Week classes. Character Dance takes classical ballet technique and infuses it with folk dance stylings from around the world, creating a passionate and expressive form of dance that is extremely fun! Many of the great ballets include character dance pieces – including The Nutcracker! Pictured here is the Russian style character dance from our production of Nutcracker 1918.

UNIT TWO

October 17-November 18

Enrichment Theme: Art

Featured Ballets: Beatrix Potter (JOY), Jewels (Junior), and La Sylphide (Senior)

Unit 2 culminates in our second Discovery Week of the year, November 14-18. All JOY classes will be open for observation!

Unit 3 begins November 28, after Thanksgiving break

Technique Demonstration Week

November 4-11

All Junior and Senior classes are open for Observation. Family and friends are welcome!

JOY and Junior dancers are also invited to pay a special visit to the older classes during Technique Demonstrations week. Come see what you can look forward to as you mature through the levels!

Reminder – the deadline to sign up for our Romeo and Juliet trip is November 5th!

Romeo and Juliet trip – American Ballet Theater is performing Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet at the Kennedy Center this February, and we’re taking a group up to see it! We’ll drive up on February 17th and see the performance on February 18th. Depending on how many people go, our wonderful alumna Ellen R. may be able to host us! Sign up by November 5th.

Ballet Magnificat! trip – Save the date for our Ballet Magnificat! trip in April. Sign up by February 1st.

Let the celebrations begin!

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It’s our 15th anniversary season, and we have exciting things planned!

UNIT ONE

September 6-October 14

Enrichment Theme: Musicality

Featured Ballet: Coppelia (all classes)

Unit 1 culminates in Discovery Week October 10-14, which includes the annual Crowning Ceremony for the JOY girls and the inaugural Knighting Ceremony for the JOY boys. All JOY and Junior classes will be open for observation!

Unit 2 begins October 17th

2022-2023 Performance Opportunities!

see the calendar for audition, rehearsal, & performance dates

Nutcracker 1918 – Our beloved Christmas tradition returns this December, but with a special treat: since we sold out last year’s show, this year for the first time we’re performing two shows!!! All Westover students ages 5 and up are invited to audition!

Valentine’s Dinner Theater and Choreography Festival – Our annual evening of student-choreographed works! All students will have the opportunity to perform, either choreographing a piece themselves or dancing in a piece choreographed by their peers!

Spring Production – Celebrating 15 wonderful years of dancing for joy! All Westover students have the opportunity to perform. As usual, we’ll announce at the Dinner Theater what show we’ll do this year!

Special Opportunities!

We have two extra special opportunities for our older dancers this year!

Romeo and Juliet trip – American Ballet Theater is performing Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet at the Kennedy Center this February, and we’re taking a group up to see it! We’ll drive up on February 17th and see the performance on February 18th. Depending on how many people go, our wonderful alumna Ellen R. may be able to host us! Sign up by November 5th.

Ballet Magnificat! trip – We’re so excited to be partnering with our friends at Leaps of Faith Christian Dance Studio in Lancaster OH to host a special performance and series of Masterclasses with America’s premier Christian ballet company! Tentative plan – we will drive up on April 3rd or 4th, see them perform “Deliver Us” on April 4th, take masterclasses with the company on April 5th, and drive home on April 6th. Depending on how many people go, Leaps of Faith may be able to provide host homes for us. Sign up by February 1st.