(West Palm Beach, FL - January 20, 2015)
Mauricio Cañete, Founder and director of
MC Dance Productions, today announced that he has added three young finalists from the prestigious American Dance Competition 2014 to the 2nd annual
FLORIDA YOUTH DANCE GALA, which will be held on Saturday, February 7, at the Duncan Theatre in Lake Worth. "I am very excited that three glorious young dancers - 13 and 14 years old - will be featured at the
FLORIDA YOUTH DANCE GALA," says Cañete
. "Maggie Chadbourne from the Orlando Ballet School,
Caitlin Field from the Kirova Ballet Academy, and
Amanda Hall from Pembroke Ballet, will be dancing with us on February 7. All three are award-winning young dancers who truly represent the future of American ballet." Cañete
previously announced international ballet stars
Adiarys Almeida (a former dancer with the National Ballet of Cuba, Cincinnati Ballet, Corella Ballet and Boston Ballet) and
Randy Herrera (a member of the Joffrey Ballet from 1999-2001 and later a Principal dancer with Houston Ballet for nine years) will join more than 50 talented dancers from 16 different dance academies to perform in the upcoming
FLORIDA YOUTH DANCE GALA, which is being sponsored by
Só Dança USA, a leading provider of quality dance supplies. Following last year's sold out success, the second
FLORIDA YOUTH DANCE GALA will feature extraordinarily talented dancers from leading dance academies from all over the state. The nine returning dance schools from the first
FLORIDA YOUTH DANCE GALA include
Boca Ballet School of Boca Raton, the
School of Ballet Arts in Greenacres, Jupiter's
Paris Ballet & Dance, the
Florida School for Dance Education in Palm Beach Gardens,
The Arts of Classical Ballet in Pompano Beach, the
St. Lucie Ballet of Port St. Lucie, the
Sarasota Cuban Ballet School, Tampa's
America's Ballet School and the
Florida Dance Conservatory of West Palm Beach. The seven first time participants in the
FLORIDA YOUTH DANCE GALA 2015 will be Boca Raton's
HARID Conservatory, the
Kirova Ballet Academy from Hallandale Beach, the
Vladimar Issaev School of Classical Ballet in North Miami Beach, the
Orlando Ballet School, Pembroke Ballet in Pembroke Pines, Tampa's
All American Classical Ballet and
Ballet East in West Palm Beach. Dedicated to "celebrating and gathering talented dancers" from all over the state, the
FLORIDA YOUTH DANCE GALA will "showcase new choreography, finalists from major dance competitions and some electrifying young dancers, resulting in one of the most memorable dance event of the coming season," says Cañete, a former dancer with Houston Ballet, Ballet Florida and Ballet Eloelle, who has wowed audiences in England, Russia, Hong Kong, Canada, Austria, Germany, China, Japan and throughout the Far East.
"My goal is to give the next generation of dancers the opportunity to perform in a professional environment. In fact, the more than 50 participating dancers were selected after intense consultations with directors, teachers and co-dancers statewide," he adds. "They will perform pieces to various ballet styles, including Classical, Contemporary and Balanchine, and will even dance to new works by young and emerging choreographers." Tickets for the second FLORIDA YOUTH DANCE GALA are only $30 general admission and can be purchased online at floridayouthdancegala.com.
