The 2011-12 school year marks a big change for Hunter Finnegan, a Trainee of the Central Florida Ballet, who packed up and moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania just this week to study at the prestigious School of Pittsburgh Ballet Theater. "I am ecstatic, nervous, and looking forward to opportunities I will have studying at PBT" says Finnegan. Finnegan chose to begin training in Pittsburgh after attending the 2011 Summer Intensive - where the directors were very impressed by the training he received through the Central Florida Ballet Academy.
No stranger to ballet, Hunter began the art form when he was eight years old and gave up gymnastics to pursue it seriously. Now fifteen years old, he is homeschooled, takes ballet classes six days a week at the Central Florida Ballet Academy and also trains in Irish dancing (he qualified for the Irish World Dancing Championships in 2010 and 2011). Just a teen, he has many roles to add to his resume from CFB productions - including performing as Fritz in Central Florida Ballet's "The Nutcracker" among many other featured roles in "Peter & the Wolf", "The Ugly Duckling", "Paquita" and most recently "9/11 An American Moment".
CFB's Artistic Director, Vladimir Bykov, has trained Finnegan extensively and says Finnegan's dedication is the reason for his success. "Hunter is intelligent, determined, and willing to put in the work to continue building his future career as a dancer. There is no doubt that he has a bright future ahead of him".
Check out a snippet of Hunter's recent performance at the 2011 Recital of the Central Florida Ballet!
No stranger to ballet, Hunter began the art form when he was eight years old and gave up gymnastics to pursue it seriously. Now fifteen years old, he is homeschooled, takes ballet classes six days a week at the Central Florida Ballet Academy and also trains in Irish dancing (he qualified for the Irish World Dancing Championships in 2010 and 2011). Just a teen, he has many roles to add to his resume from CFB productions - including performing as Fritz in Central Florida Ballet's "The Nutcracker" among many other featured roles in "Peter & the Wolf", "The Ugly Duckling", "Paquita" and most recently "9/11 An American Moment".
CFB's Artistic Director, Vladimir Bykov, has trained Finnegan extensively and says Finnegan's dedication is the reason for his success. "Hunter is intelligent, determined, and willing to put in the work to continue building his future career as a dancer. There is no doubt that he has a bright future ahead of him".
Check out a snippet of Hunter's recent performance at the 2011 Recital of the Central Florida Ballet!
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