CFB to present World Ballet Competition 2011!

Photo By: Virginia Trudeau & Deedee Sherman

Its THE summer event you've been waiting for! For the fifth consecutive year, the Central Florida Ballet will once again host the World Ballet Competition in Orlando, Florida, USA. Since its 2007 inauguration, the WBC has since generated over 1.5 million views via YouTube.com and LiveStream.com, multi-page layouts in magazines including Dance For You (based in Europe), and most importantly an enthusiastic audience who are astounded by talent seen in each event!


The idea for the World Ballet Competition came with the intent to build support for the performing arts by making it more enticing to Americans. In the summer of 2007, Vasile Petrutiu (Founder and General Director of the Central Florida Ballet) inaugurated the World Ballet Competition. Petrutiu added unique elements to generate audience interest which include, an instantaneous computerized scoring system, live online broadcast, and drawing of numbers by each competitor the day before competition rounds encompass WBC’s unique features, unheard in other ballet competitions. The World Ballet Competition concludes with the "All Stars of Dance" performance which features winning competitors among the dance world's biggest stars - and is the most popular among every attendee. 


This year the WBC will be held from May 30 - June 4 at the Bob Carr Performing Arts Center in Orlando, Florida. Be sure to tell your friends, family, and any arts supporter!


More information will be coming on all of the WBC's programs and events! So be sure to check back soon to get all of the exclusive details!


For more info on the WBC visit http://www.wbcorlando.com or Call 407.849.4669.

CFB Joins Top Arts Organizations

Central Florida Ballet recently announced and began participation in the Kennedy Center: Capacity Building Program. Central Florida Ballet joins 47  Top Arts organizations from the Central Florida area in this new program, which is designed to keep arts alive.

The Orlando Sentinel noted: 


"Central Florida’s major arts organizations will receive free training from a brain trust at the prestigious Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in a new program designed to keep arts groups alive.  


Among the 48 participating groups are some of the best-known in Central Florida: the Orlando Philharmonic, Orlando Shakespeare Theater, Mennello Museum of American Art, Orlando Ballet, Crealde School of Art and Bach Festival Society."

Read the Full Article Here.

9/11 Production - Named ArtsFest "True Art" Event!

Central Florida Top 5 chooses CFB's 9/11 An American Moment as one of ArtsFest's "TRUE ART" events!  

It was chosen from over 200 performances at 80 venues around Central Florida!

 

CFB's Studio Company performing 9/11 An American Moment

Photo By: Virginia Trudeau & Deedee Sherman

Click Here to see the Central Florida Top 5 Article! 

We Invite you to the Mini Dance Camp!

Dreaming of summer already? Summer days become even more fun with the 2011 Mini Dance Camp where each year our youngest dance students arrive at Central Florida Ballet Academy bright-eyed and ready to dance!

The Mini Summer Dance Camp (for ages 3 - 6) is packed with exciting activities. Students enjoy a variety of classes including ballet, jazz, music, art, drama, and theater! This program is designed specifically for our youngest dance students to learn in a creative and supportive environment.

Academy Student, Alex (age 6), says he enjoys CFBA because "he loves to dance"! If your child is twirling and dancing around the house, we invite you to join us for the summer!

Visit http://www.centralfloridaballet.com for information on How to Register or
Call CFB at 407.849.9948.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Thursday Quote!

Dance means something different to every dancer, parent, teacher and audience member. See what others think and add a comment of what dance means to you below.

”You don't have to know about ballet to enjoy it,

all you have to do is look at it.”

- Edwin Denby

"Try to be fearless, because fear can inhibit you and 

keep you from a life." - Miranda Weese (New York City Ballet)

"A lot of people insisted on a wall between 

modern dance and ballet.

I'm beginning to think walls are very unhealthy things."

-Twyla Tharp

"It's what I always wanted to do, to show the 

laughter, the fun, the joy of dance." - Martha Graham 

For more information on Central Florida Ballet, visit http://www.centralfloridaballet.com

Blast from the Past!

View this except from the CFB's Studio Company 
performance of "The Fairy Doll".

Update on the Lead Soloists: 

Arielle Martin is now dancing in the Pre-Professional Program at Pacific Northwest Ballet and Hunter Finnegan has received a full scholarship to the 2011 Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre - Summer Intensive Program!

Interview with Past Summer Intensive Students

Don’t let the cold air fool you! Auditions for the 2011 Summer Intensive Dance Program are coming up fast (January 29, 2011 to be exact). To gain some insight and details on this dynamic program, we took a moment to speak with previous students of the CFB Summer Intensive Dance Program.

Here are some quick facts on each of the students:

Hunter Finnegan – Won 2^nd Place at the World Ballet Competition 2010 in the Preparatory Division and scholarships to Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre & Central Florida Ballet.

Cassandra LeRette – Recently featured as Maria (Clara) in CFB’s 2010 “The Nutcracker”.

Emily Williams – Featured as the Shepherdess in CFB’s 2010 “The Nutcracker”

Kailey Withee – A past member of the CFB Competition Team & Studio Company, she recently moved to New York City to study at the Gelsey Kirkland Academy of Classical Ballet where she received a scholarship to the year round program.

What do you gain from the program?

HUNTER: Your technique improves. You learn new dances.

CASSANDRA: You gain technique and experience.

KAILEY: Strength and cleaner technique.

EMILY: Knowledge about dance history, you do not normally get throughout the year.

What do you enjoy most about the summer intensive program?

HUNTER: Meeting new people and dancing.

CASSANDRA: I enjoy taking the large variety and amount of classes with different teachers.

KAILEY/EMILY: New teachers and being around friends all day while learning new dance abilities. It’s also nice having character and acting classes.

What is your most memorable experience from a past summer program?

CASSANDRA: Going to Arabian Nights and doing all of the outside activities!

KAILEY/EMILY: Oooppaa!! Without a doubt, the Orange Level - Character piece from the 2008 Summer Intensive Dance Program. It was a lot of fun to dance and the audience loved it. In addition, learning new Repertory dances are always fun and bring lots of laughs.

What class is your favorite to take and why?

HUNTER: Lyrical or tap. They are fun and different from Ballet class.

CASSANDRA: Ballet because each day your body is different, and I love feeling that I am getting better each day!

KAILEY/EMILY: Variations – you get to put all of your knowledge and hard work to use. Its gives you a glimpse of being a professional ballerina – what you train so hard for.

If you could sum up the program in one word, what would it be?

HUNTER: Fantastic.

CASSANDRA: Amazing!

KAILEY: Challenging and worthwhile.

EMILY: Exhilarating and exciting!