Charleston Ballet Theatre

Very excited to be asked to teach this three day workshop in West Jacksonville- please join us information on how to register is below- thank you Holly Pope Pedroni and Deanna Kokoska - for the invite! 

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Thank you for the invite! Great class today

My Uber talented men

Mi amigo is here ❤️❤️❤️ Time marches on and so does our choreography chronicles RDA_SE Festival 2022

“Mi Amigo”is here ❤️❤️❤️
Time marches on So does our choreography chronicles &Jill

My Beautiful Amazing Principals

Such Flamboyant ❤️❤️❤️ Decor ! Perhaps a little to bright but
One merry memory to go down in the history books-

Lunch with PDC . and My Ole so brilliant collaborator - Jared A. Sayeg ❤️
Dress Rehearsal tonight !

This weekend

“Aladdin and The Magic Carpet” arrives the Spring of 2022! Finally we are popping the cork on the announcement of my new full-length ballet for Midland Festival Ballet - My creative team includes incomparable Ramona Pansegrau (Music Director of Kansas City Ballet and Lighting Designer Jared A. Sayeg Video Production Justin
Locke of Atlas Media Group. The scrumptious Music Compilation that will be performed by the Midland Odessa Symphony and Chorale by Ramona Includes Rimsky-Korsakov, Saint-Saens, Borodin, Ketelbey, Sadko, and Mussorgsky. Special plus for the performances includes Ramona as the guest conductor! The RDASW Honor Company will be supplemented by some amazing guest dance artists to soon be announced. including Michael Rodriguez Ian Morris who joined me the first week of rehearsal last week. Thank you Susan Clark and Rachel Kerr Ritter for offering this commission to me.. I can't wait to share it with our World of Ballet. Get ready for the Ride !!!

I just received this photo of my cast of Dovetail- first show today at 2:00 pm one more about to begin - I am so proud of Kyle and his ladies ❤️. can’t wait to see the video!
The work closes their evening.

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The most lightweight and easy to view we have ever seen

“Dovetail“ reincarnated is now alive and well - taking nourishment - from the beautiful dancers of Victoria Ballet Theatre - The ballet was originally choreographed this April for Douglas Anderson School of the Arts in Jacksonville Florida and now has been a lengthened (because of Beautiful Stella and wonderful Partner Kyle ) and the addition of new ladies trio for Ellison, Reice and Kyndall - Dovetail will be nurtured by the very capable hands of Brenda Serrata Tally and Kelli Klein. !!! Thank you for a quick four days of non stop learning - I cant wait to see it on stage ! Thank you for a wondertrip - The meala and laughs were the best Bravo

Posted • “Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly
And the dreams that you dream of
Dreams really do come true” 🌈

🎟: LAST chance to buy live stream tickets for today’s 2:00pm 7:30pm show ONLY! Link in bio!

*Sunday shows will NOT be live streamed.

📸: Paul Retzlaff
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Posted • “Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly
And the dreams that you dream of
Dreams really do come true” 🌈

🎟: LAST chance to buy live stream tickets for today’s 2:00pm 7:30pm show ONLY! Link in bio!

*Sunday shows will NOT be live streamed.

📸: Paul Retzlaff
💡:
🩰:

Posted • “Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly
And the dreams that you dream of
Dreams really do come true” 🌈

🎟: LAST chance to buy live stream tickets for today’s 2:00pm 7:30pm show ONLY! Link in bio!

*Sunday shows will NOT be live streamed.

📸: Paul Retzlaff
💡:
🩰:

Posted • “Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly
And the dreams that you dream of
Dreams really do come true” 🌈

🎟: LAST chance to buy live stream tickets for today’s 2:00pm 7:30pm show ONLY! Link in bio!

*Sunday shows will NOT be live streamed.

📸: Paul Retzlaff
💡:
🩰:

Posted • “Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly
And the dreams that you dream of
Dreams really do come true” 🌈

🎟: LAST chance to buy live stream tickets for today’s 2:00pm 7:30pm show ONLY! Link in bio!

*Sunday shows will NOT be live streamed.

📸: Paul Retzlaff
💡:
🩰:

Posted • “Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly
And the dreams that you dream of
Dreams really do come true” 🌈

🎟: LAST chance to buy live stream tickets for today’s 2:00pm 7:30pm show ONLY! Link in bio!

*Sunday shows will NOT be live streamed.

📸: Paul Retzlaff
💡:
🩰:

Posted • Our dancers had an AMAZING night last night at tech rehearsal with !

We can’t wait to follow the yellow brick road again tonight with our other cast for dress rehearsal! 🌈

🎟: Live stream for our two Saturday shows are available by clicking link!
(In-person is SOLD OUT!)

Happy to finally share that Patricia Cantwell and I have moved to another one of our favorite cities. We have done a summer workshop here in Jacksonville for over 25+ years . Our Charleston Creative World would not allow us to dream, so we moved to one where we can.” Certainly their loss !!!! We will miss our family and friends in the Lowcountry but as Conrad Hilton said : "Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make missteps, but they don’t quit.”
Here are some photos of our new home (pool goes in soon!) Come visit there are guest rooms ! Florida Dance Peeps --- I am close by now! I have already premiered a new work for Douglas Anderson School of the Arts Dance Theatre last week.
Life is a moving, breathing thing. We have to be willing to constantly evolve. Perfection is constant transformation. Many new adventures are on the horizon, Covid -19 Pandemic is soon going to be contained (Fingers Crossed) , and I am able to take on the many choreography commissions and Master teaching gigs I couldn't accept when We directed the professional ballet company, Charleston Ballet Center for Dance and Pre-Pro Program Coastal Ballet USA. Please reach out. My choreography website is up but new changes on the site are in the works. I can finally say yes to work easier because the strict schedule at home choreography tasks made it virtually impossible.
We will still plan ballet workshops, around the Southeast as Coastal Ballet USA. The 501c3 now qualifies to business in most Southeastern States. . A workshop will happen here in July. More details soon.
It’s a wonderful world. You can’t go backwards. You’re always moving forward. It’s the wonderful part about life. And that’s what makes it your story to tell. Love you all!😘😘😘

Posted • .ballet Let's learn more about Ava!

PB: Tell us about how you came to Project Ballet...
Ava: "I heard about PB from my coaches Jill Bahr and Patricia Cantwell. I moved here from Charleston, South Carolina.
I had been here before for rehearsals so I was able to see how well the dancers were trained. Also, project ballet was incredibly accommodating of my situation as far as joining mid year and finding a place for me to live."

PB: What has been hardest part about moving away from home?
Ava: "The hardest things have been leaving friends and family and beginning the process of regaining my strength and technique since I wasn't dancing full-time due to the pandemic."

PB: What have you enjoyed so far about Project Ballet?
Ava: "Being in a studio where I have dancers to look up to and who push me to be better. I haven’t been here long but I feel like the instructors give very specific corrections that I’m able to visualize and apply."

PB: What advice would you give a dancer considering coming to Project Ballet?
Ava: "I think if you are considering coming to Project Ballet you should just take the leap and do it. They care about and focus on each individual dancer. They’ve created so many opportunities for me to work with trainers and teachers individually and build a schedule to help me get to where I want to be. I’ve only been here a few weeks and so many people have already put so much effort into my training and making me feel welcome. I’m really grateful to Project Ballet and would definitely recommend it to anyone who loves ballet."

We are so happy to have Ava training with us! Thanks for following us this week!

well we finished the ballet we had the ! Thank you Dancers for working so hard - leave it out there on stage give it your all as you continue to work and develop your character! .valentini Bravo to all ❤️❤️❤️

I had a wonderful opportunity of working with this visionary rest in peace. I am sharing Project Ballet‘s post. Posted • .ballet “The ballet world lost a precious jewel last night. My teacher, Shir Lee Wu, has passed away. Because of her, I fell in love with ballet. As a student, I idolized her. As an adult, we became great friends. She was so helpful and generous in the early years of Project Ballet’s history. I will miss her so much. I will miss our trips to New York. I will miss her shoes. I will miss her love of beautiful things. I will miss her quick, smart commentary. I am who I am today because of Shir Lee Wu. There’s no way to adequately put into words the impact she had on my life. She is responsible for the entire direction of my life. Thank you, Shir Lee, for everything.”
- Beth McLeish

Posted • Follow the yellow brick road to Central Indiana Academy of Dance!
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ONE week until Central Indiana Dance Ensemble’s open auditions for our 2021 performance of Jill Bahr’s ‘The Wizard of Oz’ on May 22nd and 23rd at The Tarkington at The Center for The Performing Arts!! 🌈.

Scenes from “Camelot”