Half Way There!

Yay ladies we are halfway there!!  We are so excited for this year's Nutcracker production.  It is definitely the best one to date!  Everyone looks amazing and because of your hard work we are able to cut back rehearsals!  Please keep up the hard work.  I hope everyone is getting excited to see Pennsylvania Ballet next weekend.

Tis the Season....of Nutcracker!!

Delaware Ballet is back in full swing!  And that means...Nutcracker is here!!!  We are all very excited for the new season.  Congrats to all the dancers who auditioned for company!

Nutcracker 2011

	CAST A	CAST B
Clara	Madison Wahlsten	Madison Wahlsten
Fritz	Lily Wagner	Lily Wagner
Sugar Plum	Kayla Zwicharowski	Taylor Paskey
Snow Queen	Julie Konrad	Angela Errico
Dew Drop	Rachel McCubbin	Emalie Lawson
Arabian	Abby Chow	Hayley Schuster
Lead Marzipan	Brooke Mobley	Julie Katcher
Lead Spanish	Madison Stark Understudy: Devon Filicicchia	Madison Stark Understudy: Devon Filicicchia
Lead Candycane	Haley Lloyd	Ana Tegtmeier
Chinese	Arlene Maheu	Mary Fiorile
Demi Snow	Arlene Maheu & Devon Filicicchia	Arlene Maheu & Devon Filicicchia
Columbine(girl)	Brittany Poore	Brittany Poore
Harlequin(boy)	Samantha Land	Samantha Land
Soldier Doll	Julie Carpenter	Julie Carpenter
Mouse King	Madison Stark	Madison Stark
Nutcracker	Angela Errico	Julie Konrad
Snow Corps	Mary Fiorile, Brittany Poore, Julie Carpenter, Ana Tegtmeier, Julie Katcher, Hayley Schuster, Emalie Lawson, Taylor Paskey	Mary Fiorile, Haley Lloyd, Amanda Eichler, Heather Reid, Brooke Mobley, Abby Chow, Rachel McCubbin, Kayla Zwicharowski
Flowers Corps	Mary Fiorile, Devon Filicicchia, Taylor Paskey, Angela Errico, Emalie Lawson, Hayley Schuster, Madison Stark, Ana Tegtmeier	Arlene Maheu, Devon Filicicchia, Kayla Zwicharowski, Julie Konrad, Rachel McCubbin, Abby Chow, Brooke Mobley, Haley Lloyd
Spanish Corps	Maddie Carlson, Brittany Poore, Amanda Eichler	Julie Carpenter, Heather Reid, Samantha Land
Marzipan Corps	Mary Fiorile, Taylor Paskey, Emalie Lawson	Arlene Maheu, Kayla Zwicharowski, Rachel McCubbin
Candy canes	Samantha Land, Marissa Garzarella, Kelly Purnell, Taylor Kimmey, Jillian Ende, Aly Harvey, Noel Majka, Maddie Carlson	Samantha Land, Marissa Garzarella, Kelly Purnell, Taylor Kimmey, Jillian Ende, Aly Harvey, Noel Majka, Maddie Carlson
Chinese	Noel Majka, Taylor Kimmey	Noel Majka, Taylor Kimmey

Delaware Ballet Company 2011-2012

Principals

Taylor Paskey

Kayla Zwicharowski

Julie Konrad

Rachel McCubbin

Emalie Lawson

Angela Errico

Soloists

Brooke Mobley

Madison Stark

Hayley Schuster

Abby Chow

Julie Katcher

Corps de Ballet

Devon Filicicchia

Ana Tegtmeier

Julie Carpenter

Haley Lloyd

Amanda Eichler

Mary Fiorile

Heather Reid

Arlene Maheu

Brittany Poore

Apprentices

Maddie Carlson, Samantha Land, Noel Majka, Madison Wahlsten,

Taylor Kimmey, Kelly Purnell

Trainees

Cullen Kisner, Marissa Garzarella, Cami Lord, Ashley Tourison, Jillian Ende, Haydan Lord, Aly Harvey

Pennsylvania Ballet Trip! October 23rd @ 2pm!

Delaware Ballet and CDDA Field Trip to see PA Ballet!!! Great seats at a discounted rate! Tickets only $23.50 PER PERSON!! Possible backstage tour and meeting of some of the dancers! There will be a sign up sheet in the studio. We will need a definite final number by August 31st! An adult must be with you and you must provide your own transportation. Let us know who's interested! SO EXCITING:)

RUSSIAN SUITE
Ratmansky & Bala...nchine
Featuring the Pennsylvania Ballet Orchestra

Raymonda Variations
George Balanchine // Music by Alexander Glazunov
Jeu de Cartes [North American & Company Premiere]
Alexei Ratmansky // Music by Igor Stravinsky
Slaughter on Tenth Avenue
George Balanchine // Music by Richard Rodgers

Witness history as Alexei Ratmansky's bold Jeu de Cartes premieres in North America. This vigorous abstract work crafts a visual expression of Stravinsky's score of the same name. The French title translates to "The Card Game," which for Ratmansky, simply addresses the "gamble" of choreographing to Stravinsky's musical complexities.

Two diverse Balanchine treasures complete the program. Raymonda Variations is a grand lesson in classical technique, featuring a principal couple and corps. Slaughter on Tenth Avenue offers a sassy one-act parody of Broadway, Russian ballet, and the mob.

Company Calendar

Delaware Ballet Company 2011-2012 Calendar

August

8/28: Delaware Ballet Company auditions 10:00-12:00

September

9/10: Children Nutcracker auditions 10:00-12:00

9/17: Delaware Ballet Company rehearsals begin

October

10/1-10/2: DE Ballet Fundraiser – Nascar

10/22: Pennsylvania Ballet Trip*

**Possible performance at Fifer’s Fall Festival**

November

11/4: First Friday in Dover

11/26: Dover Downs Chocolate Festival 10:00-6:00

December

12/1-12/3: Delaware Ballet’s Nutcracker

January

1/21 : Delaware Ballet Spring Auditions 10:00-12:00

1/27: DE Ballet Company rehearsals begin

February

TBD

March

TBD

April

Delaware Ballet’s spring production

May

5/5 Dover Days

5/12: Pennsylvania Ballet trip – Peter Pan*

**Please note : schedule is subject to change**

*field trip dates may change or be cancelled based on attendance*

CDDA Schedule!

Hello Ladies! Below is the fall schedule that will be sent out very soon with your highlighted classes. As you will notice, class names have changed and levels look different. Everything will be explained in a letter to be sent to you as well. For the most part, you can get an idea of what time classes are. The new performance class is a class deisnged for the Intermediate and Advanced levels and it will be all styles of dances including some musical theatre styles. This class will also be a performing class that will perform throughout the year in community events along side the Delaware Ballet. This class will most likely host the dances to our jazz convention. Changes are coming so please look for your letter in your mail box soon! For the advance girls...the rotation class is a class that will rotate week to week including conditioning, pilates, modern, and pointe variation.

Monday:

STUDIO A
4:30-5:45-Ballet A1
5:45-7:00-Ballet A2
7:00-8:15-Ballet A4
8:15-9:00-Pointe 3

STUDIO B
4:30-5:15-Kinderdance
5:15-6:00-Intro
6:00-6:45-Ballet B1
6:45-7:30-Jazz B1
7:30-8:45-Ballet A3

Tuesday:

STUDIO A
4:30-5:45-Ballet A2/A3
5:45-7:00-Ballet A4
7:00-7:45-Pointe 2
7:45-8:30-Jazz B3

STUDIO B
4:30-5:15-Ballet C1
5:15-6:00-Jazz C
6:00-6:45-Ballet C2
7:00-7:45-Senior Tap
7:45-8:30-Junior Tap

Wednesday:

STUDIO A
4:30-5:45-Ballet A2
5:45-6:30-Ballet B2
6:30-7:30-Ballet A4 (Rotation)
7:30-8:15-Performance Level B

STUDIO B
4:15-5:00-Tap 1
5:00-5:45-Tap 2
5:45-6:30-Ballet B2
6:30-7:15-Jazz B2
7:15-8:00-Junior Jazz
8:00-8:45-Senior Jazz

Thursday:

STUDIO A
4:30-5:45-Ballet A1
5:45-6:30-Ballet B3
6:30-7:45-Ballet A3
8:00-8:45-Performance Level A

STUDIO B
4:30-5:45-Ballet A4
5:45-6:30-Lyrical 1
6:30-7:15-Lyrical 3
7:15-8:00-Lyrical 2

IT'S TIME TO FLY!

PLEASE JOIN THE DELAWARE BALLET ON SUNDAY JUNE 5TH AT 3PM FOR THEIR WORLD PREMIER OF PETER PAN!  CHOREOGRAPHY, SETS, COSTUMES, AND LIGHTING IS ALL NEW!  IT WILL BE A SHOW TO REMEMBER. 

JOIN US TO CELEBRATE UPSTAIRS IN THE BALLROOM AFTER THE SHOW!  TICKETS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SCHWARTZ CENTER WEBSITE www.schwartzcenter.com

Countdown!

Join in the adventure as Wendy, John, and Michael are visited by Peter Pan and Tinkerbell in their London home. With a little faith, trust, and of course pixie dust, they fly away to the island of Neverland where they encounter the evil Captain Hook and his crew. Be swept away into a wonderful fairytale with Mermaids, Indians and a persistent crocodile and allow yourself to become a child once again.

Please visit the Schwartz Center website to purchase tickets.  http://www.schwartzcenter.com/

Adult $15.00
*VIP Adult: $30
Senior/Children 12 & under: $12.00
*VIP Senior/Children 12 & under: $25.00

Think happy thoughts! ~ Peter Pan