Calling All Dancers!
ballet tech cincinnati announces auditions for Talking Eggs
ballet tech cincinnati invites dancers, tumblers and gymnasts of all ages and dance genres to audition for its Leaping for Literacy production, Talking Eggs, the traditional Louisiana Creole Cinderella-esque Fairy Tale crafted into an award winning book by Robert San Souci, and creatively transformed into an original, fun, family-friendly show that encourages families to read together.
Auditions will be on Monday, December 28th, 6-7:30 PM for dancers, tumblers and gymnasts age 5-10 and 7:00-9PM for age 11 and up and on Sunday, January 3, 2010 at 3-4 PM for dancers, tumblers and gymnasts age 5-10 and 3:30-6PM for age 11 and up. All auditions will be held at the ballet tech cincinnati world headquarters in Kennedy Heights, 6543 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH 45213. Dancers should bring ballet, jazz, tap or pointe shoes, if qualified. Rehearsals will start in January.
The performances will be at the Aronoff Center on Friday, February 19, 2010 at 8PM and Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 2PM and 8PM. The Leaping for Literacy Project also includes a Poster & Poetry Contest, free promotional performances in bookstores and libraries, a downloadable Parent/Teacher Guide in English and Spanish with reading lists and activities to enhance the performance experience and a book giveaway at the Aronoff performances. Tickets are available at the Aronoff Box Office, 513.621.2787 and online at www.ballettechcincinnati.org. Special Buy Two, Get Two Free Family Four Pack pricing offers families an incentive to bring youth 12 and under to the show.
Jazz Jam Session Sunday, Dec 20th 6-9PM
ballet tech cincinnati offers a unique Jazz experience each 3rd Sunday of the month with the Jazz Jam Sessions. The btc Jazz Jam House Band hosts great professional musicians, students and amateurs for an excellent evening of jazz. Don’t miss this Sunday night December 20th at 6PM!
Admission only $5
Pre Schoolers "Dance it Out"
at Pleasant Ridge Library
Both dancing and reading are fun, as a group of Pre school students learned at Pleasant Ridge Library on Wednesday, November 18th . At the library’s morning Pre School Read Along, Carmen Susarret of ballet tech cincinnati facilitated a Leaping for Literacy “Dance it Out” session where youngsters used their imaginations and bodies in dance movement to portray their own interpretations of the story in The Talking Eggs. After Carmen read sections of the traditional Louisiana Creole Cinderella-esque Fairy Tale crafted into an award winning book by Robert San Souci, the children “danced out” story ideas that they liked and interpreted what was going on and recreated it using movement. Many children portrayed the Blanche role and one portrayed the old woman character. Then they skipped through the forest, scooped water from the well, fetched firewood, stirred soup, collected eggs and then skipped back home tossing the eggs as depicted in the story.
"Forty-six preschool children loved dancing and acting out The Talking Eggs story under the direction of Miss Carmen from ballet tech cincinnati," said Charlene Bandurraga-Hole, Pleasant Ridge Branch Library's children's librarian. "Acting and dancing out stories appeals to children's different learning styles and helps them demonstrate their understanding of the story through movement exploration. Skills learned in “Dance It Out” reinforce literacy, critical thinking, problem-solving and other learning abilities." Branch Manager David Dukart added, "This special preschool program was an example of the Pleasant Ridge Branch Library's proud partnerships with our local community."
The ballet tech cincinnati Leaping for Literacy Project presents an annual spring production based on beloved children’s stories, Touring Company performances in area schools, free outreach performances in area libraries and bookstores, a poster and poetry contest, and a book giveaway to promote family literacy. This year’s show, Talking Eggs, based on the Robert San Souci book of the same name, will premiere with three shows at the Aronoff Center Jarson-Kaplan Theater on Friday and Saturday, February 19-20th. Tickets are available at the Aronoff Box Office, 513.621.2787 and online at www.ballettechcincinnati.org. Special Buy Two, Get Two Free Family Fourpack pricing offers families an incentive to bring youth 12 and under to the show. The Leaping for Literacy project is sponsored by the Stillson Foundation, Fifth Third Bank, Trustee and John A Schroth Family Charitable Trust, PNC Bank, Trustee. For more information call 513.841.2822
We hold dear the concept that Everyone can Dance! Classes offered daily and on weekends for youth and adults: ballet, tap, ballet/tap combo, hip hop, Video Pop, Pre-school Movement Discovery, Latin, Modern, Lyrical, Wheelchair Ballroom and more!
We congratulate our entire great staff of excellent dance teachers in all genres! Check out our winter schedule here More information: 513.841.2822 info@ballettechcincinnati.org
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Give the Gift of Dance!
btc Gift Certificates are available now for holiday giving. Treat yourself and your loved ones with a Gift Certificate redeemable towards tuition for any onsite class.
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Holiday Hours
btc studios will be on holiday vacation from Monday, December 21, 2009 through Sunday, January 3, 2010. Classes will resume on Monday, January 4, 2010. Please take this time to review the class schedule here and get registered for Winter Classes-they will keep you in shape and warm through these upcoming chilly months!
Salsa resumes with Award Winning Salsa Teacher and Performer, Amos Brown!
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NOW IS A GREAT TIME TO INVEST IN OUR COMMUNITY! Donate Now
ballet tech cincinnati is finally starting the second phase of renovations on the building. We recently kicked off the project for complete repaving of the parking lot, which should yield 50 parking spaces, a new building façade, with a new sign and upgraded exterior lighting. These improvements will significantly enhance the “sidewalk appeal” of the facility, increasing enrollment and attendance at btc sponsored events so that we can finally present a World Class image of excellence from the exterior and the interior of our facility and in all of our programming, as well. Of course, all of these plans require an investment. Please consider investing in Cincinnati, and specifically, Kennedy Heights to help spur community and economic development. We have seen a tremendous improvement in the landscape and ambience of the few blocks along Montgomery Road adjacent to our location, and feel certain that we have made a positive contribution towards the community and economic development of the community. Please make a tax-deductible contribution now to take advantage of the 2009 deduction before December 31st!
The Raising the Barre Capital Campaign
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Martin Luther King Day in District A
Kennedy Heights Arts Center and ballet tech cincinnati collaborate to offer a full day of arts activities for students who will be out of school on MLK Day January 18, 2010. Parents can drop off their students in the morning at Kennedy Heights Arts Center, leave them in District A for a fun day of arts activities, and pick them up in the evening- or better yet, join them in the evening for the culmination of a wonderful day of arts exposure with a Hip Hop Dance Showcase at 5:30PM at ballet tech cincinnati. Kennedy Heights Arts Center will provide programming in the morning and btc will offer a great Hip Hop Dance Workshop from 3PM to 6 PM featuring Krucial and Too Krucial Director Kasib Hasin and America's Best Dance Crew Contestants 20\Twenty in workshop classes from 3-5:30PM and a special Hip Hop Showcase featuring Krucial, Too Krucial and 20\Twenty at 5:30PM. Workshop registration fee $15 To register, call 513.841.2822
Opera in the Heights!
8PM Saturday
January 23, 2010
 
Cincinnati Opera and ballet tech cincinnati present "Oh Freedom!" Through story-telling and song, “Oh Freedom!” chronicles the African-American struggle from the slavery era through the Civil Rights Movement. This 45-minute piece suitable for all ages, especially families, includes a variety of music from spirituals and gospel to opera arias. Soprano Andrea Jones-Sojola and Baritone Keith Dean star in this first presentation of the Cincinnati Opera in District A at ballet tech cincinnati. Tickets only $5. For more information, call 513.841.2822
Winterfest Holiday Dance Along was lots of fun on Dec 4!
The ballet tech cincinnati youth ballet, ballet/tap combo,tap, hip hop, beginning and intermediate/advanced adult ballet and movement discovery classes and 2 Krucial Hip Hop Crew performed to a standing room only audience in the Winterfest Holiday Dance Along. The audience loved the show and afterwards went across the street to Kennedy Heights Arts Center to join the Winterfest festivities with the traditional Tree Lighting!
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