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Verb Ballets reopens for adult dance classes

By Jen Garlando CLEVELAND, OH – Verb Ballets is excited to welcome our adult Dance For Everyone students back to the studio for in-person classes starting June 8, 2020! These small in-person classes will operate on an adjusted schedule and everyone will wear a mask, maintain social distance and use enhanced cleaning procedures. Classes will be limited to eight students and follow new health and … Continue reading Verb Ballets reopens for adult dance classes

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Request for Proposals for the 1st Annual ‘The City Is Our Stage’

[Cleveland, OH] – Sarah Morrison, Trad Burns, and Chuck Karnack are requesting proposals for inclusion in The City Is Our Stage. We are looking for creative and positive representations of how we, as members of an artistic community are dealing with the Covid-19 crisis. How having our passion put on hold will not keep our creative spirits from sharing all we have to give! Priorities … Continue reading Request for Proposals for the 1st Annual ‘The City Is Our Stage’

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New Bodiography Season and New Website Highlight Maria Caruso’s Evolving Empire | Steve Sucato – Arts Air

By Steve Sucato While the COVID-19 Global Pandemic might have temporarily derailed some plans and performances, the M-Train barrels on, says Pittsburgh’s Maria Caruso. The founder and artistic director of a burgeoning dance empire that includes five performance troupes, health, fitness and education arms, and a soon-to-be presenting arm and arts magazine, Caruso is continuing to put her stamp on the dance world and that … Continue reading New Bodiography Season and New Website Highlight Maria Caruso’s Evolving Empire | Steve Sucato – Arts Air

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Grand Rapids Ballet Pushes Forward with a New Virtual Program Series

By Steve Sucato The Covid-19 Global Pandemic has taken, and continues to take a lot from all of us. But despite the financial losses and emotional hardships visited upon Grand Rapids Ballet (GRB), Michigan’s lone professional ballet company, artistic director James Sofranko is optimistic with a faith of the heart that has been bolstered by the support of company’s staff and dancers as well as … Continue reading Grand Rapids Ballet Pushes Forward with a New Virtual Program Series

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D.C.’s Chamber Dance Project Continues its Free Zoom Series: Julia Erickson, Breaking the Rules of Classical Ballet

By Marc Apter Washington, DC (May 4) –Chamber Dance Project (CDP), Washington’s premiere contemporary ballet company, is using technology to engage audiences virtually until it can bring its 7th season, New Works 2020, to the stage. CDP’s well-received Virtual Chat series, which began in March, continues at 5 p.m. each Tuesday throughout May. To receive the link for each Zoom session, email  rsvp@chamberdance.org. For further information, contact https://chamberdance.org/virtual-chats/ or call 202.499.2297. On May … Continue reading D.C.’s Chamber Dance Project Continues its Free Zoom Series: Julia Erickson, Breaking the Rules of Classical Ballet

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The School of Dancing Wheels’ Distance Dancing Online Class Series

Registration is now open! 6 week series of classes from May 18 – June 27, 2020 Given the circumstances surrounding the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, we are unable to offer in-studio classes at the School of Dancing Wheels. In order to continue fostering deep connections with our students and providing them with access to dance classes for dancers of all abilities, we are introducing our first … Continue reading The School of Dancing Wheels’ Distance Dancing Online Class Series

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Dancing Wheels’ Swiss-Miss Celina Speck has sights set on being an Ambassador for Inclusivity in Dance

By Steve Sucato It takes a special person to one day pick up and move to another country and culture to pursue a career in a field they know little about. The Dancing Wheels Company’s Celina Speck is one such person. The 23-year-old from Würenlos, Switzerland, a suburb of Zürich, says before she decided to come to Cleveland, a place she had never been, she … Continue reading Dancing Wheels’ Swiss-Miss Celina Speck has sights set on being an Ambassador for Inclusivity in Dance

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Cleveland’s Verb Ballets Looks Back on Recent Cuba Tour

By Jennifer Garlando International Dance Day is the perfect time to reflect on how dance can bring together people. Verb Ballets and ProDanza have been working together for the past four years and it’s still one of the few exchanges that takes place between both Cuba and the U.S. This year was the second time Verb Ballets has traveled to Cuba and the partnership was … Continue reading Cleveland’s Verb Ballets Looks Back on Recent Cuba Tour

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Chamber Dance Project Continues its free Virtual Series with Emmy Award – Winning Ballerina Grace-Anne Powers Discussing Pointe Shoe Care

By Marc Apter Washington, DC (April 28) –Chamber Dance Project (CDP), Washington’s premiere contemporary ballet company, is using technology to engage audiences virtually until it can bring its 7th season, New Works 2020, to the stage. CDP’s well-received  Virtual Chat series, which began in April, continues at 5 p.m. each Tuesday throughout May.  To receive the link for each Zoom session, email  rsvp@chamberdance.org. Call 202.499.2297 for further information. On May … Continue reading Chamber Dance Project Continues its free Virtual Series with Emmy Award – Winning Ballerina Grace-Anne Powers Discussing Pointe Shoe Care

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Northeast Ohio Dance Troupes Soldier On During The Global Pandemic But They Need Your Help

By Steve Sucato The COVID-19 Global Pandemic has touched all of our lives in one way or another and the world will never be the same because of it. That holds true for Northeast Ohio’s dance troupes. Like many adhering to Ohio’s stay at home orders, these troupes and their employees have suffered devastating losses of their life-blood income from performances, outreach programs and teaching … Continue reading Northeast Ohio Dance Troupes Soldier On During The Global Pandemic But They Need Your Help

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