National Endowment for the Arts Gives $36.8 Million in Funding Nationwide
The National Endowment for the Arts has given 1,474 awards totaling $36,790,500 to support the arts in communities in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington, DC.
Dance classes in Silver Spring, Maryland
Maryland Youth Ballet has trained dancers at 926 Ellsworth Drive in Silver Spring since 1971, preparing students for careers in the performing arts while also serving dancers of all ages and levels and presenting award-winning ballet performances for the region. Deidre Byrne is artistic director and principal. The school-year program runs from a Children's division of early dance and introductory classes for ages 2-9, through a Youth division covering Levels 1-3 for ages 8-12, a Pre-Professional division covering Levels 4-8 for ages 11-18, and MYB Extension teen classes and electives for ages 12-18; an audition or beginner check is required for new students aged 8 and over. The adult program offers ballet, stretch and Floor Barre for first-timers through professionals aged 13 to 90-plus, with drop-in classes seven days a week year-round. Summer courses run for both children and academy-level students. Community work includes JumpStart, Music & Motion, Dance for PD and a partnership with DTSBDC, and the studio has live accompaniment and rentable space.
The National Endowment for the Arts has given 1,474 awards totaling $36,790,500 to support the arts in communities in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington, DC.
Kansas City Ballet Artistic Director Devon Carney has announced the promotion of four current dancers and appointment of six new dancers to the professional Company.
Bowen McCauley Dance Company, the award-winning contemporary dance company who closed out its 25th and final season tonight at The Kennedy Center, announces partnerships with The Kennedy Center and George Mason University's School of Dance to continue free Dance for Parkinson's Disease (Dance for…
Bowen McCauley Dance Company (BMDC) has announced their program, Two Artists Reunite for the Company’s Season 25 Finale, for September 14, 2021 at 7:00PM at the Kennedy Center.
Bowen McCauley Dance Company, an award-winning contemporary dance company with a legacy of community engagement, announces Two Artists Reunite for the Company's Season 25 Finale on September 14, 2021 at 7:00PM.
Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts has announced additional full capacity live music performances to take place this summer at the Filene Center.
Newly announced shows include Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit with Waxahatchee; Harry Connick Jr.; Indigo Girls with Ani DiFranco; Train with Vertical Horizon; Straight No Chaser; Lindsey Stirling; Pink Martini featuring China Forbes; Renée Fleming with the National Symphony Orchestra; and Yacht…
Bowen McCauley Dance Company (BMDC), an award-winning contemporary dance company with a legacy of community engagement, announces a partnership with Maryland Youth Ballet to continue free Dance for Parkinson's Disease (Dance for PD) classes.
Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts announces plans to welcome audiences back with its first set of concerts for summer.
Works & Process, the performing arts series at the Guggenheim, presents The Washington Ballet: NEXTsteps with Jessica Lang, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa and John Heginbotham Sunday, October 6, 2019 at 3pm and 7:30pm.
Works & Process, the performing arts series at the Guggenheim, presents The Washington Ballet: Julie Kent with Dana Genshaft and Ethan Stiefel on Sunday, March 10 and Monday, March 11, 2019 at 7:30pm.
Works & Process, the performing arts series at the Guggenheim, presents The Washington Ballet: Julie Kent and Gemma Bond on Sunday and Monday, February 25 and 26, 2018 at 7:30pm.
10 Hairy Legs, the all-male repertory dance company extends its footprint during its sixth season of performances and educational programming, appearing in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Vermont, as well as in its…
San Francisco Ballet announces ten promotions, eight new Company members, and six apprentices for the 2017-18 Season.
Curated by Juan Michael Porter II, THE SERIES 2017 presents a versatile range of artistically provocative choreographers in contrasting programs of dance.