Festival Ballet of North Central Texas

The Festival Ballet family extends our deepest condolences to Mr. Valiev and his family at this difficult time.

It is with great sorrow that I share this sad news. This afternoon, Russian time, my beloved mother, Aelita Valieva, passed away at the age of 92. My sister Era and brother-in-law Andrei are currently in Ufa, Russia. Our entire extended family, including my son Samat, niece Anastasia, cousin Elvira, and all of our relatives, are united by the thought of this difficult loss for us all. Our mother lived a long and happy life. She always served as an example of optimism, striving for perfection, and loving each other and everyone around us. She was a very classy and beautiful lady, inside and out. She will never be forgotten and will always be loved. -Eldar Valiev

Mark your calendar! 🎀

Our boutique coordinators Laurie Martinez and Melanie Miller were recently at The World Trade Center in Dallas looking for the new souvenirs for Festival Ballet's 39th anniversary Nutcracker production, and they ran into you know who! It's never too early for a bit of holiday magic!

Stay tuned for audition announcements coming soon! 🎀

Please pause today to remember the extraordinary Lilia Valieva. Her special mark is forever left on our ballet company. 🩷💜

Eleven years have passed since our dear Lilia left us. To everyone's great sorrow, her very bright and fulfilling life was cut short unexpectedly and prematurely. Without even realizing it, Lilia possessed extraordinary and remarkable qualities such as kindness, the ability to enjoy life, the ability to get along with people, and to love and be loved. Her boundless love for her relatives, her family, her son Samat, and her husband Eldar, will forever remain in their hearts. Her love for ballet was the embodiment of extraordinary grace, the lightness of ballet steps, and the wonderful acting in all her roles on stage. After ending her career as a principal dancer, she seamlessly transitioned into teaching, enjoying every day spent with her students- from the youngest all the way up to the advanced level. She dedicated her entire life to serving ballet, and she will forever remain in our hearts as a bright star in the sky!

Mr. Valiev would like to wish everyone in the Festival Ballet family Happy Holidays! 🌲

Mr. Valiev would like to wish everyone Happy Holidays! He took a trip to Russia to visit his mother but will be back with us to start the new semester in January. We hope that everyone in our DBA family has a wonderful winter break!

That's a wrap on season 38! Thank you to everyone who was part of this one, and we hope to see you next year!

Only two more performances remain before blowing out the candle on our 38th season. We have one ticket remaining for today's noon performance, and you can get it here: https://www.etix.com/ticket/o/6416/festivalballet
We are so grateful to have opened the curtain for a packed house at each show. Thank you to our community for making this another successful season. ENJOY THE SHOW! 🌲