Dance Bochette

Special Dance Workshop with Guest Teacher Deborah Vinton:

Thursday, April 1 will be a special Cecchetti workshop day with Deborah Vinton, ISTD Cecchetti Examiner and Director of the West Coast Civic Ballet. Times are listed on the studio calendar as follows:

• 2:00 Grade 2
• 3:00 Grade 1
• 4:00 Grade 4
• 6:15 Grade 6

Ms. Vinton will evaluate each dancer in their preparedness for exams this year.  Treat this workshop like a “preview” Exam, arriving thirty minutes early, dressed properly.

Cecchetti Exams:

Our Cecchetti Exams are currently scheduled for Sunday, April 25. For those of you wishing to participate in exams this year, make your plans now. Dancers are seen 2 or sometimes 3 at a time and in grade order. You will need to arrive thirty minutes before your exam time. Dress is professional: Black Leotard, Pink Tights & Ballet Slippers, Hair neatly close to the head (bun). No jewelry except small post earrings if you like. No skirts, T-shirts, cover-ups or leg warmers worn for the exam.

Gulfcoast Dance is holding a combined Master Class and audition on Friday, February 26, 2010 at 6:30pm. The Master Class will be jointly taught by Raka Gyulai and Rostislav Dzabraev, both soloists with Dance Alive National Ballet. The cost for this Master Class is $35.

Dancers will also be auditioning for roles in the June 13 Festival of Dance performance of the Prologue and Fairy Variations from Sleeping Beauty.

This Master Class and audition is for advanced dancers, with experience and pointe work for corps de ballet, and solo roles.

Casting results will be given the same evening as the audition. Choreography will begin the next day at 8:45am and continue on both February 27 and 28. Weekly rehearsals will be decided by the director and cast.