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TOLEDO BALLET TO OFFER 3 NEW SUMMER CLASSES
Middle Eastern Dance
Toledo Ballet is offering a Middle Eastern Dance class for those 18 and up and from June 20 – August 1.The classes will be taught by Brooke Fasnaugh. Ms. Fasnaugh choreographed selected Middle Eastern dances in Toledo Ballet’s recent original spring production at the Valentine, “If These Walls Could Dance.”
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Fasnaugh began her study in Middle Eastern dance with Lebanese dancers Lorna and Ann Marie Zilba, formerly of Toledo Ballet. She continued her training under master performer and instructor Aegela, a former dancer in the Mahmoud Reda troupe and one of only eleven foreigners ever to be awarded the lifetime performer’s license by the Egyptian Ministry of Culture. Ms. Fasnaugh eventually taught at the Aegela Center for Middle Eastern Dance, one of the largest schools of its kind in America. She furthered her studies under Aida Adawi of San Francisco, former protégé of the legendary Jamila Salimpour. For more information or to register, call 419.471.0049 or go to toledoballet.net.
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Irish Dance
An additional new class is beginning Irish Dance for ages 9 and up June 18- August 23. These classes will be taught by Molly Kajawa, T.M.R.F., who began Irish dancing when she was 8 years old.
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Throughout her years she performed at Epcot, for the Tampa Bay Lightning, for a televised Millenium Event and other various festivals and events. Molly became a certified ceili teacher in 2004. Before becomming a teacher, she was a champion dancer. Her teams qualified for the World Irish Dance Championships. As a teacher her teams also qualified for the Championships. |
Composition and Choreography
Toledo Ballet spring production’s Artistic Director Michael Lang will offer a Dance Composition / Choreography class for TB students Int. II level and up, and for non-TB students upon evaluation.
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This class will focus on building a dance from the ground up. Each dancer will pick a theme or concept, investigate various ways of expressing different ideas, and explore different ways to find interesting and effective movement. The dancer will either split into small groups or work on a solo and present a 5 to 10 min. piece at the end of the semester. (Depending on time and how things move along, there may be time to do two pieces within each semester.) Certain pieces that show potential may be selected for Toledo Ballet Outreach purposes and presented within the Toledo Community.
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ABOUT THE SCHOOL
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As a Non-Profit Organization offering a
curriculum whose cornerstone is classical ballet, Toledo Ballet also
includes a contemporary and adult division, and classes for those with
special needs. We present
Summer
Intensive classes conducted by internationally known instructors
from all over the country, and offer thematically based
Summer Camp programs for aspiring ballerinas.
Master Classes are taught by a wide
variety of professional dancers from all over the country and we offer
scholarship opportunities to eligible
students.
The Toledo Ballet offers all students individual attention no matter the reason they dance. What makes Toledo Ballet unique is without a doubt our faculty. Every Toledo Ballet instructor is dedicated to helping every student reach his or her highest potential through individualized instruction. Our instructors have professional dance experience – experience that is invaluable when guiding and supporting the dreams of young dancers.
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The Toledo Ballet offers successful training done by uniquely talented faculty, under the direction of Lisa Mayer Lang. Lisa is a professor of dance in the prestigious Musical Theatre Department at the University of Michigan. |
We believe learning ballet – or any form of dance – is so much more than mastering positions and memorizing steps. It is also about gaining confidence and self-esteem. Learning discipline and perseverance. Most of all, it is about getting caught up in the sheer joy that only dance can bring. We invite you to find that joy for yourself or your student and join us for a class or two.
MISSION
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The Toledo Ballet is dedicated to providing the highest quality of training, from the earliest stages and progressing through the pre-professional level, by blending the discipline of classical ballet with the respect for the entire spectrum of dance. Through constant development in the pursuit of artistic excellence, students are nurtured and encouraged to achieve the highest standards of artistic accomplishment. In keeping with the strong tradition of the past, these efforts culminate in producing talented individuals.
The mission of the Toledo Ballet is to increase interest and support of the arts through dance. This mission is accomplished through community education, studio instruction and major performances and the following initiatives:
- Establish and promote interest in dance as a fine art.
- Present dance programs of the highest quality.
- Organize, maintain, and present the Toledo Ballet augmented by guest artists.
- Maintain an active scholarship program for promising dancers.
- Encourage audience development and appreciation for ballet with young people by maintaining visibility in educational settings in cooperation with the area school systems.
- Introduce the art of dance to new audiences of all ages and backgrounds.
- Solicit, collect, and raise funds to further the efforts of the Toledo Ballet.
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