RHYTHM ON THE RIVER and More Set for BalletMet's 2013 Summer Season

The 2012-2013 season at BalletMet isn't over just yet. As we head into spring and summer, the dancing continues with summer dance camps, opportunities for learning and enrichment, and the summer-ending free performance at Bicentennial Park by the talented dancers of BalletMet.

May 2013

Academy Performances

BalletMet Academy Presents Classroom and Beyond, a Spring Performance at the Capitol Theatre May 31 and June 1.

Students of the BalletMet Dance Academy will share with the community a program showcasing their talent and training in a variety of dance styles including Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Flamenco and Modern dance as part of Classroom and Beyond at the Capitol Theatre in the Riffe Center (77 South High Street) May 31 at 7:30 p.m. and June 1 at 4:00 and 7:30 p.m. Advance pre-ordered tickets for Classroom and Beyond are $13 for a single performance or $34 for a Passport ticket good for all three performances if purchased prior to May 30. Both single and Passport tickets are available at the BalletMet Dance Academy (322 Mount Vernon Avenue). Tickets will also be sold at the door, day-of, at $15 for single tickets are $40 for the Passport ticket.

The showcase will feature the littlest ballerinas and dancers progressing through movement performances to the highest level pre-professional Performance Ensemble students who will perform excerpts from such classic ballets as Napoli, La Bayadere and Don Quixote. Modern and Jazz works have been choreographed for the occasion by Maria Glimcher, Dionysia Williams and Crissy Stridsburg.

While at the performance, audience members may register for BalletMet Academy summer classes which get underway July 1. To purchase tickets for Classroom and Beyond or for more information on summer camps and classes, call the BalletMet Dance Academyat 614.224.1672 or go online to www.balletmet.org.

June 2013

Professional Enrichment & Training

ABT National Training Curriculum / June 9 - 17

BalletMet Downtown (322 Mount Vernon Avenue)

BalletMet Columbus has been selected as one of only four locations in the nation to offer training for this unique dance teacher certification program. The ABT National Training Curriculum aims to assist beginning through advanced teachers in training dance students to use their bodies correctly, focusing on kinetics and coordination, as well as anatomy and proper body alignment.

Artistically, the National Training Curriculum strives to provide dance students with a rich knowledge of classical ballet technique and the ability to adapt to all styles and techniques of dance incorporating elements of the French, Italian and Russian schools of training.

Under the direction of American Ballet Theatre's Artistic Director, Kevin McKenzie, ABT's National Training Curriculum was designed and written by dance experts Franco De Vita and Raymond Lukens in collaboration with ABT's Artistic Advisors including former ABT dancer Melissa Allen Bowman, former Dance Theatre of Harlem prima ballerina and its current Artistic Director, Virginia Johnson, and BalletMet's Academy Director Susan Brooker. This is a rare enrichment opportunity for dance instructors throughout theMidwest. For registration and information go to www.balletmet.org.

June / July / August 2013

Summer Camps

SummerDance Camp - Downtown Rhythms

June 17 - 21 / 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

A week-long camp offering youngsters 7 - 12 a wide range of movement and arts activities including training in various dance styles, improvisation, drumming, art projects, and the opportunity to meet dancers from BalletMet's professional company.

Additional Camps for Ages 4 - 6

Fancy Nancy Tea Party / June 17 - 21 / 9 - 11 a.m.

BalletMet Downtown (322 Mount Vernon Avenue)

Camp Superhero! / June 24 - 28 / 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

BalletMet Downtown (322 Mount Vernon Avenue)

Magic Box of Wonder! / July 8 - 12 / 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

German Village Society (588 South Third Street)

Once Upon a Sugar Plum / July 15 - 19 / 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Peggy McConnell Arts Center in Worthington (777 Evening Street, Worthington)

Around the World in Dance / August 12 - 16 / 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Peggy McConnell Arts Center in Worthington (777 Evening Street, Worthington)

Additional Camps for Ages 5 - 7

American Girl Adventure / June 10 - 14 / 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Peggy McConnell Arts Center in Worthington (777 Evening Street, Worthington)

Additional Camps for Ages 7 and Up

Dancing Damsels and Dramatic Dragons / June 24 - 28 / 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

BalletMet East/Reynoldsburg High School Summit Campus

(8579 Summit Road, Reynoldsburg)

Triple Threat / July 29 - August 2 / 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Peggy McConnell Arts Center in Worthington (777 Evening Street, Worthington)

August 30, 2013

Rhythm on the River / Free Performance by BalletMet's Professional Company

The nighttime sky on the Scioto Mile is the perfect backdrop for an evening of exhilarating dance as the talented dancers of BalletMet Columbus kick off Labor Day weekend with a performance at the Bicentennial Park Performing Arts Pavilion Friday, August 30 at 8 p.m.

BalletMet's performance is part of the Rhythm on the River series and is a co-production of BalletMet and the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department. THE EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

A varied bill of dances will be featured on the program including excerpts from the great storybook ballets as well as more modern ballets from the company's extensive repertory of dance works.

ABOUT BALLETMET COLUMBUS: BalletMet Columbus, renowned for its versatility and innovative repertory, ranks among the nation's largest dance companies, and its Dance Academy ranks among the largest dance-training centers. Since its inception in 1978, BalletMet has added 157 company premieres to its repertoire and produced 142 world premieres. It has also developed DanceReach, a series of educational and outreach programs that serve nearly 35,000 people annually; through DanceReach, up to 70 scholarships each year give access to talented youth, many from minority and underserved groups, who cannot otherwise participate.