Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Dance Theatre (JDT) presented a pay-as-you-can dance concert, showcasing classical and contemporary works, performed by its summer session students.
This year, Ballet Des Moines celebrates 20 years since its founding and 10 years since its professional debut. Des Moines may boast the only professional ballet company in Iowa, but reaching this point was far from a waltz in the park. Beneath the dizzying whirls of tutus and gravity-defying grande
Des Moines Register
Des Moines professional resident ballet company is inaugurating its first full-time ballet school, hoping to attract young, aspiring dancers from around the world.
Ballet Des Moines also is preparing to welcome the spring with a round of outdoor performances before in-person audiences in Des Moines, Iowa City and Muscatine.
Set to launch in September, the school will provide daily classes, personal mentorship with the ballet s associate artistic director, arts administration workshops, and more. Dancers also will have the opportunity to work with artists like Ma Cong, who danced with the National Ballet of China and performed with now-Ballet Des Moines Artistic Director Serkan Usta at the Tulsa Ballet, where he is resident choreographer.