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Nevada Ballet Theatre:
Professional Ballet, Academy,
and Education and Outreach Programs
LAS VEGAS—One of the best kept secrets in Las Vegas is that it is home to a remarkable performing arts treasure—Nevada Ballet Theatre. Yes! There is a professional ballet company and dance academy that reaches thousands of audience members and teaches hundreds of students annually.
Nevada Ballet Theatre continues to grow in popularity with residents and tourists as well as in reputation in a city which is THE entertainment capital in the world. For the price of one top Las Vegas Strip show, audiences subscribe to a whole season of remarkable and breathtaking evenings.
Nevada Ballet Theatre celebrates its 34th year with a sensational 2005–2006 Season filled with a variety of treats from classic full-length ballets to new cutting-edge contemporary pieces. This is the year to "just deux it" with your family and friends to see the magic of the ballet!
 Academy of Nevada Ballet Theatre is one of the few professional dance schools in the nation affiliated with a professional ballet company. With almost 600 students of all ages, the Academy provides both intensive education in the highly structured and disciplined techniques of dance and related performing arts as well as classes for fun and fitness. Housed in one of the best dance facilities in the nation, the Academy's Summerlin home provides rehearsal space to Nevada Ballet Theatre's 35-member professional ballet company, as well as studios, and classes for up-and-coming ballet stars of tomorrow and for recreation! Whether you are a three-year old who loves to jump in circles, a mom who wants to stay in shape, or a young man or woman who has always dreamed of a career in dance the Academy of Nevada Ballet Theatre has classes just for you!
The Academy of Nevada Ballet Theatre was founded in 1979 to inspire imaginative self expression through dance. With instruction offered in tap, jazz, ballet and hip-hop, the Academy of Nevada Ballet Theatre teaches over 500 children annually. Recently the Academy added a program geared toward adult classes, including Pilates and Jazzercise.
 Each year, advanced Academy students are selected to audition for the Nevada Ballet Theatre Youth Company. These individuals are given the opportunity to be part of professional productions. They are cast in roles calling for young people in ballets that include The Nutcracker, Coppelia, Giselle and Peter Pan. The Youth Company also participates in community events as representatives of Nevada Ballet Theatre.
The Academy is also home to a family of distinguished, award-winning and world renowned instructors in various disciplines of dance, acting, and musical theatre. For further information on the Academy of Nevada Ballet Theatre, call 24-DANCE (702) 243.2623 or visit www.nevadaballet.com.
Nevada Ballet Theatre's Future Dance Program: Hundreds of Las Vegas students from 13 elementary school communities are learning a new language. No it's not exactly French or Spanish. "Temp Lie, Point-flex, Demi-plies, Battement tendu"—it's the language of ballet! Every year, they share their new knowledge and skills through Nevada Ballet Theatre's Free Future Dance with an audience that breaks all stereotypes of what ballet patrons are 'supposed to look like.'
What makes Nevada Ballet Theatre's Future Dance unique from others is that it specifically reaches Las Vegas Valley children who often have never seen the inside of a concert hall, let alone ever thought of performing in one.
 And perceptions are changing. That's where Nevada Ballet Theatre serves as an agent of change. It is a well known fact that children who have been exposed to the arts at an early age do better in school, are less liable to abuse alcohol and drugs, and are less likely to be influenced by crime and delinquency. And this is in addition to the obvious benefits of basic ballet training—discipline, better physical conditioning, improved coordination, and increased strength and flexibility.
Nevada Ballet Theatre's Education & Outreach Department is working hard to insure that the performing arts are increasingly accessible to the kids who may need it the most. Outreach and education command a primary focus for Nevada Ballet Theatre as it strives to positively impact the lives of children in the nation's fastest growing metropolitan area. In addition to its Academy, Nevada Ballet Theatre has established six distinct outreach programs, including: Future Dance in School and Future Dance Creative Communities, an extended dance training program free for Clark County children from high needs communities and brings classes to their school or to Las Vegas public housing communities; The Community Matinee Series, which offers Clark County students the opportunity to attend main-stage performances of Nevada Ballet Theatre at deeply discounted rates; Smart Steps, a lively interactive review of the evolution of dance, presented in Clark County Schools; and The Youth Company, which offers performing, training, and mentoring opportunities to the academy's most dedicated students, including Future Dance scholars. Recently added is Dance, Inc., which targets middle school students through an aesthetic education program.
Through these programs, Nevada Ballet Theatre brings the language of ballet to more than 12,000 youth annually.
Our Black and White Ball is tickled pink this year to honor Nevada Ballet Theatre's Woman of the Year, the incomparable Rita Rudner! Tables are selling out fast for the Saturday, January 28 gala!
Call Tim Doyle at 702.243.2623 x230 today.
February 3 & 4: Mozart to Glenn Miller ready to delight!
Two performances ONLY! Invite your friends!!
Sway to Mozart, Sparkle to a World Premiere,
and Swing to Glenn Miller, and a trio of sensational
ballets for your toe tapping pleasure.
Friday, February 3 at 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, February 4 matinee at 2:00 p.m. at Artemus Ham Hall, UNLV
Call 895-ARTS for the best seats today.
There's Still Time to Subscribe Today for a Sensational 2005–2006 Season. Call 24-Dance (243-2623) and ask for subscriber services.
Cindy Fox
Director of Marketing and PR
Nevada Ballet Theatre
702.243.2623 x224
FAX: 702.804.0365
cfox@nevadaballet.com
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