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Archives for March 2019

CCB 80s Prom to Benefit Outreach Programs

March 26, 2019 by Canyon Concert Ballet

Canyon Concert Ballet’s 80s Adult Prom Fundraiser will be held Saturday, April 6, 2019 at the Colorado State University Football Stadium. This unique event is sure to be the most talked about event of spring!

Over 250 guests will get the chance to relive Prom with:

  • DJ “there’s an ape for that” spinning 80s vinyls
  • a three course gourmet dinner
  • dancing!
  • two drink tickets plus a cash bar
  • silent auction
  • voting for and crowning Prom king and queen
  • corsages and boutonnieres from Bloom Simply Significant

Tickets:

  • In person or via mail at 1031 Conifer Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524
  • On the phone at 970-472-4156
  • Online at https://CCBAdultprom2019.eventbrite.com

Where:   

At the beautiful fourth floor ballroom of CSU’s Canvas Stadium!

751 W. Pitkin Street, Fort Collins

When: 

On Saturday, April 6 from 6pm to 10pm

Supporting:

The 2019 Prom Gala supports CCB’s Outreach Programs. As a nonprofit, CCB does not believe that financial limitations should be an obstacle to dance, so we provide several outreach opportunities: Scholarship Program, Free Voucher Program, and Free Community Events. We also strongly believe in collaboration in the local arts community, fusing dance with other art forms in Fort Collins to bring dance to more people and make dance more accessible.

Here are just a couple of the things CCB has done just this season:

  • Given away over 400 tickets at the 2018 The Nutcracker to students and seniors
  • Have scholarships available to under-served families, giving out around $800 in free tuition each month
  • Are presenting 3 free school shows of Little Mermaid to over 600 elementary and middle school students
  • Have given away over 300 tickets so far for The Little Mermaid to students and seniors
  • Partnered with Larimer Chorale for our fall performance, Ballet & Beer
  • Partnered with the Fort Collins Symphony for The Nutcracker and Musical Zoo’s Peter and the Wolf

Filed Under: CCB News, Events Tagged With: Benefit, Fundraiser, Gala, Prom, Support

Remembering Our Founder: Carole Torguson

March 19, 2019 by Canyon Concert Ballet

Our history begins with our founder, Carole Torguson.  Carol was born in Sanborn, ND on May 1st, 1923.  Her dance story started early with formal training in classical ballet, and a ballet teaching career that began at age 14.  She graduated from high school at age 16 and founded Canyon Concert Ballet in 1979, finally making her dream of an outstanding dance company in northern Colorado into a reality.

Carol Torguson 1988

Carole’s lifelong passion has been dance. Over fifty years after she began she was still teaching approximately 150 children each week, dividing her time between Loveland and Fort Collins, Colorado.  She also produced a series of instructional video tapes which were well-received across the U.S.  She continues to attend performances and inspire our work at CCB.

Her belief that it is of paramount importance to listen to your body and give it what it needs, be that work or rest, is still one of our guiding philosophies.

Carole’s special focus was always the students from ages two to five.  Canyon Concert Ballet continues to exercise her extraordinary care with these very young dancers in our Young DancerProgram.  Some of Carole’s first students now bring their children to Canyon Concert Ballet to study dance, and we are proud to teach multiple generations in families!

Carole will be greatly missed, and we will always remember her dedication to and love of dance!

Carole was born on May 1, 1923, in Jamestown, ND to O’Dell and Eunice Amundson of Sanborn, ND. From a young age, her parents drove her to Jamestown for her weekly lessons with dance instructor, Marian Risk. After graduating from high school at sixteen, Carole enrolled in classes at Jamestown College. Her academic ambitions were cut short by the war effort. She followed her sweetheart, Benjamin Torguson, to Abilene, TX where he was stationed to train troops headed overseas to fight. There, they married and it was there that their first two children, Mary Beth and Dain Louis, were born.

After the war, the small family packed up and moved back to North Dakota, settling in Valley City. Both Ben and Carole had strong entrepreneurial spirits and began establishing their respective businesses while adding three more children to their young family; Terry Ann, Deborah Lynn and Rebecca Eileen. Carole opened Carole’s School of Dance and Ben, Green Valley Laundry, a commercial laundry and linen service. With five very active and involved children, Carole still managed to find time for civic involvement. She was Our Savior’s Lutheran’s Sunday School superintendent, staged, choreographed and made costumes for the church’s live pageants, choreographed numbers for the Miss Valley City pageants as well as for contestants, was active in her local PEO chapters, was an active member of the Fine Arts Guild and enjoyed her bridge club for which she hosted many wonderful themed gatherings. Together, Carole and Ben enjoyed square dancing throughout the 50’s and early 60’s. The family left North Dakota in 1968 and moved to Fort Collins, CO.

In 1979, after several expanding iterations of Carole’s dance schools, Canyon Concert Ballet Company was born and today, at 40, still thrives as Northern Colorado’s premiere regional ballet company. And with that, Carole’s lifelong dream came to fruition. After stepping down as the company’s artistic director, Carole continued to be involved with dance into her early 80’s by teaching very young dancers and by producing a series of instructional videos and manuals for dance teachers which were well received across the country.

Carole is survived by her four daughters; Mary Beth Sullivan of Fort Collins, Terry Williams of Jackson, CA, Deborah Pyle of Flagstaff, AZ and Rebecca Terrell and husband Alan of Junction, TX, two grandchildren, three great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Eunice and O’Dell Amundson, her brother, Lowell “Budd” Amundson, her husband, Ben Torguson, her son, Dain Torguson, her grandson, John Engelhart and her son-in-law, Robert Williams.

“In life, as in dance, Grace glides on blistered feet.” ~ Alice Abrams And so it was for Carole.

Filed Under: CCB News Tagged With: Ballet, Founder

80s Prom – 2019 Gala!

March 11, 2019 by Canyon Concert Ballet

Relive prom in your best 80s outfits!

Our 80s Adult Prom will be held Saturday, April 6, 2019 at the Colorado State University Football Stadium. This unique event is sure to be the most talked about event of spring!

Over 250 guests will get the chance to relive Prom with:

– a DJ there’s an ape for that spinning 80s vinyls
– a three course dinner
– dancing
– two included drink tickets plus a cash bar
– live and silent auctions
– voting for and crowning Prom king and queen.

Come dressed to impress and enjoy the evening while supporting dance!

Where: CSU Football Stadium, 751 W. Pitkin Street, Fort Collins, CO 80521

When: Saturday, April 6 from 6pm – 10pm

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/canyon-concert-ballets-adult-prom-tickets-53759406833

Tickets may also be purchased in person, on the phone or via mail at Canyon Concert Ballet! 1031 Conifer Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524 or 970-472-4156.

What the Gala Supports:

The 2019 Prom Gala supports CCB’s Outreach Programs. CCB does not believe that financial limitations should be an obstacle to dance, so we provide several outreach opportunities:  Scholarship Program, Free Voucher Program, and Free Community Events.  We also strongly believe in collaboration in the local arts community, fusing dance with other art forms in Fort Collins to bring dance to more people and make dance more accessible. 

Here are just a couple of the things we’ve done just this season as a non-profit:

  • Given away over 400 tickets at the 2018 The Nutcracker to students and seniors
  • Have scholarships available to underserved families, giving out around $800 in free tuition each month
  • Are presenting 3 free school shows of Little Mermaid to over 600 students
  • Have given away over 300 tickets so far for The Little Mermaid.
  • Partnered with Larimer Chorale for our fall performances
  • Partnered with the Fort Collins Symphony for The Nutcracker and Peter and the Wolf at Musical Zoo

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Gala, Prom, Support

Spring Showcase: A Night at the Museum!

March 4, 2019 by Canyon Concert Ballet

This year we are presenting the Spring Showcase as a story: A Night at The Museum, which will be an exciting heist story. CCB’s Youth Ensemble will try to stop the robbery of the Royal Jewels. During the showcase each class will portray a fun and lively work of art from the museum! These performances give dancers the opportunity to showcase what they’ve learned throughout the year.  Join us in celebrating how far our dancers have come and celebrate their achievements!

Happening June 1 at 6pm and June 2 at 3pm at the Lincoln Center (417 W. Magnolia Street in Fort Collins). Tickets are available at: www.lctix.com/ccb-spring-showcase-2019

Saturday, June 1:  Creative Movement (Monday), Pre-Ballet 1 (Monday), Pre-Ballet 1 (Tuesday), Pre-Ballet 1 (Saturday), Pre-Ballet 2 (Monday-Harmony), Pre-Ballet 2 (Friday), Pre-Ballet 3 (Wednesday), Ballet 1 (Monday), Ballet 1 (Tuesday-Harmony), Ballet 1 (Wednesday), Ballet 1 (Thursday), Ballet 2 (Monday), Ballet 2 (Wednesday), Ballet 4 (All), Ballet 5 (All), Ballet 6 (All), Ballet 7 (All), Pointe 2, Hip Hop (Monday), Jazz 1 (Wednesday-Harmony), Jazz 2 (Wednesday-Harmony), Jazz 3 (Wednesday), Jazz 4 (Wednesday), Contemporary 1 (Thursday-Harmony), Contemporary 2 (Thursday-Harmony), Contemporary 4 (Thursday), Modern 4 (Monday), Tap (Tuesday)

Sunday, June 2:  Move with Me (Tuesday), Move with Me (Saturday), Creative Movement (Saturday), Pre-Ballet 2 (Wednesday), Pre-Ballet 3 (Monday-Harmony), Pre-Ballet 3 (Friday), Find Your Style (Wednesday), Ballet 2 (Tuesday-Harmony), Ballet 3 (All), Ballet 4 (All), Ballet 5 (All), Ballet 6 (All), Ballet 7 (All), Pointe 2, Jazz 1 (Tuesday), Jazz 2 (Wednesday), Jazz 3 (Wednesday), Jazz 4 (Wednesday), Contemporary 1 (Wednesday), Contemporary 2 (Tuesday), Contemporary 3 (Friday), Modern 2 (Tuesday), Modern 3 (Wednesday), Musical Theatre (Tuesday)

*Please note:  Ballet Levels 4 and up, and Jazz 3/4 are in both performances

Our 2019 Spring Showcase Information Packet can be found here!

Filed Under: CCB News, School Tagged With: dance, Dance Class, Dance School, Dance Studio, Spring Showcase

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