Canyon Concert Ballet

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2018-19 Season Sponsorship Opportunities

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Our 2018-19 sponsorship opportunities are now available!  Your sponsorship support will help secure the financial viability of Canyon Concert Ballet and will ensure that we continue to present future generations in Northern Colorado with exceptional dance and ballet opportunities.  Thank you!

Your support keeps us dancing!

Contact:  Jenna Riedi, CCB Executive Director:  executivedirector@ccballet.org, or 970-472-4156

Sponsorship Packet

Program Advertising:  

Each year, Canyon Concert Ballet offers businesses in Fort Collins the opportunity to reach over 10,000 young families, seniors, and patrons of the arts with a highly targeted message. 

Spring Gala Sponsorship:

Our Adult Prom Gala will be held Saturday, April 6, 2019 at the Colorado State University 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 dinner, dancing, drinks, auctions, and entertainment. 

Scholarship Program:

CCB has a needs-based scholarship program which is available to current and potential students. These scholarships are awarded to any student looking to participate in a CCB dance class, and students qualify based on their eligibility for free or reduced lunch through the school district.  These scholarships allow aspiring dancers from less fortunate circumstances to take our classes for free or at a steeply discounted rate.

Youth Ensemble Auditions

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Dear Canyon Concert Ballet students and families,

 

I first want to express how excited I am about directing Youth Ensemble this year. This new season promises to be one with lots of fun dances and bonding experiences for our  dancers. Below you will find information about the audition date and time for your dancer. We have attached the audition form. Feel free to print and fill out as much as possible to bring in that morning or you may fill one out at the studio. I look forward to meeting you and do not hesitate to email me with any questions you might have.

 

Sincerely,
Analia A. Weber

 

Questions can be directed to: ensemble@ccballet.org

 

Youth Ensemble Audition Information

Auditions are on Saturday, August 25th from 10am-2:55pm. This year we have scheduled the dancers based on their Fall ballet level. Please see the schedule below for when your dancer will be needed! The schedule has taken into consideration Nutcracker Auditions for your convenience.

Ballet Level 3
Warm-up: 10:00 – 10:30am
Jazz: 10:30– 10:50am

Ballet Level 4
Warm-up: 11:00 – 11:30am
Jazz/Contemporary: 11:30– 12:00pm

Ballet Level 5
Warm-up: 12:00 – 12:30pm
Jazz/Contemporary: 12:30– 1:00pm
Solo Auditions: 1:00-1:30pm

Ballet Level 6+
Warm-up: 1:30-1:50pm
Jazz/Contemporary: 1:50-2:20pm
Solo Auditions: 2:20-2:55pm

  • There will be a $10 fee to audition!
  • Audition Forms are available here.
  • Please arrive 15 minutes prior to audition to make sure dancers are ready, all forms are correctly filled out and fees are paid.
  • Dancers should be prepared to dance in ballet, jazz, and lyrical/contemporary.
    • Please bring ballet shoes, jazz shoes and/or lyrical shoes.
  • Wear tights and a leotard and have hair pulled back neatly in a bun. Shorts can be worn during the Jazz/Contemporary portions of the audition.
  • Please indicate on the Audition Sheet if your dancer wants to be considered for a solo/duet/trio. All levels can register to be considered for duets/trios. Please note only level 5+ dancers can audition for solos.
  • For Level 5+ dancers wanting to be considered for solos: Please prepare a short 20-30 second dance and bring your music.

We will have the full handbook available on August 25! Our goal for this season is that Youth Ensemble will compete in at least two Denver competitions, with one including a convention, and will be involved in monthly community performance opportunities.

Introducing Our New School Director: Analia Weber!

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We are super excited to announce our new School Director, Analia Alegre-Femenias Weber!  Join us in welcoming her to this new role, and make sure to say hi next time you are at the studios.

Analia Alegre-Femenias Weber is a dancer, teacher, improvisational artist and choreographer who hails from San Juan, Puerto Rico. She obtained her BFA in dance from New World School of the Arts and her MFA in choreography from the University of Iowa. She began her professional dance career at the age of 16 in Puerto Rico with Drama Danza Company.

Throughout her career Analía has performed for Robert Battle, Bill Young, Donald McKayle, David Dorfman, Jennifer Kayle, Charlotte Adams, Freddrick Bratcher & Dancers and currently dances for Fort Collins’ own Impact Dance Company. As an educator Analia believes that dance is a tool to empower the artists and community leaders of tomorrow. Through her 15 years of teaching her students have moved to prestigious dance programs and colleges like The Juilliard School, Point Park University, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Houston Ballet, Graham 2, Northwest Dance Project among others. Her choreographic work has been presented in renowned spaces like 100 Grand and Judson Church in New York City as well as in Chicago, Colorado, Miami, Minneapolis, Tennessee, New Hampshire, Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. She has choreographed award winning pieces for competitions like BRAVO!, Spotlight, and Applause.

Outside of dance Analía is a renowned Pilates instructor and was 2016 Pilates Anytime Top Ten Instructors both nationally and internationally.

Analia is honored and excited to be Canyon Concert Ballet’s new school director and is looking forward to meeting all the CCB families!

2018 Nutcracker Auditions

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Dear Parents and Dancers,

It gives me great pleasure to announce auditions for Canyon Concert Ballet’s 2018 holiday tradition, The Nutcracker. Each year, CCB puts together the biggest and the best Nutcracker in the region, and this is in large part to you – our committed families. Last year, the production used over 100 school-aged dancers, parents, college students and other adult dancers, plus a crew of volunteers, teachers, assistants, and our director. We had 5 sold-out shows all in collaboration with the Fort Collins Symphony Orchestra! We expect that this years’ production will be on par with the excellence of last year and we want you to be a part of it.

While our audition is free, there is a $150 participation fee due upon casting for Levels 1-7. This fee helps to cover just a fraction of the costs of the many hours of training dancers receive, the custom made costumes they’ll wear and our collaboration with both the Fort Collins Symphony and the Lincoln Center.

Please print the appropriate level audition form and fill it out prior to the audition. There will be extra forms in our office on the day of the audition, but having one prepared is helpful.

Please wear a black leotard, pink tights with a neat bun for girls. Boys must wear black tights and a white fitted t-shirt.

Lastly, if you have any questions prior to the audition, please don’t hesitate to email Erica Mugoye, Assistant Director, at assistant@ccballet.org.

I am so excited about the many, many good things to come this year and hope that your family can be a part of them.

Sincerely yours,

Alicia Laumann, Artistic Director

 

CANYON CONCERT BALLET’S 2018 THE NUTCRACKER

 

Mandatory Parent Meeting: Saturday, August 25th 9-10am

If you have a dancer auditioning for CCB’s Nutcracker for the first time or you have never been to one, this meeting is mandatory for you. Being a part of The Nutcracker is a fun and exciting opportunity, but also requires a large commitment. Before auditioning, we want you and your dancer to understand what is involved.

 

Performance Dates: All dancers must be available for all weekday evening rehearsals and for all evening and weekend performances both performance weeks.

Technical and dress rehearsals: November 26, 29-30 & December 3-5

Performances: December 1 & December 6-9

 

Levels 1-6 Audition: Saturday, August 25, 2018 at the CCB North Studio

PLEASE NOTE, ALL DANCERS MUST BE AGE 7 BEFORE THE AUDITION DATE.

$150 participation fee due upon casting for Levels 1-7

11:00am-12:15pm: CCB Levels 1, 2, and 3

12:30-1:30pm: CCB Level 4

1:45-2:45pm: CCB Level 5

3:00-4:45pm: CCB Level 6 (class and pointe)

 

Level 7, Company, Chamber, CCB2 Auditions: Saturday, August 18th

10am-12pm: Level 7, Company, Chamber, and CCB2 Audition 2018!

12-12:30: Pack a lunch.

12:30-1:30: Classical choreography on pointe (to be used for classical roles for the 2018/2019 season)

1:45-2:45: Contemporary choreography (to be used for contemporary roles for the 2018/2019 season)

2:45-3:15: Acting mime sequence

 

Audition Forms

Ballet Levels 1-5

Ballet Level 6

Company/Chamber/CCB2

Master Classes with Grace Gallagher

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Come to Canyon Concert Ballet, at 1031 Conifer Street, on Thursday, August 9th for Master Classes with Grace Gallagher!  No need to register, drop-ins are welcome.

Beginning/Intermediate Level Contemporary/Jazz:  4:15-5:45pm

Intermediate/Advanced Level Contemporary/Jazz:  6:00-7:30pm

Cost: $20

More about Grace Gallagher:

Raised in Hickory Corners, Michigan, Grace Gallagher started her training with basic jazz, ballet, tap, and contemporary movement forms. Upon graduation of high school, Grace went on to attend Arizona State University, where she trained in modern and urban dance technique. After earning her BFA, Grace went on to live in New York City where she spent her time interning and training at Broadway Dance Center.

Shortly after, Grace decided to try out the commercial scene in Los Angeles. She was accepted into the Edge Performing Arts Center’s rigorous scholarship program. Upon completion of the program, Grace was hired by Edge to help kickoff their kids program. Recognizing her passion for teaching and choreography, Grace made the decision to leave the commercial dance industry to pursue a career in dance education.

Grace went on to earn her MFA in Dance along with her K-12 teaching certification from Arizona State University. Over the past three years, Grace has taught countless master classes, workshops, conventions, and set work at over 40 colleges, high schools, and studios across the country while continuing to grow her Phoenix based dance company, gracegallagherdance. Grace premiered her first evening length work, CONSequence, in May 2014 and her second evening length work, 40 Love Letters, in April 2015, both at the MonOrchid Gallery in Phoenix, AZ. In November 2015, Grace debuted her third work, JUXTAposition at the Margaret Gisolo Theatre in Tempe, AZ. Her latest work, RE late premiered on November 18, 2016 at the MonOrchid, North Gallery.

In addition to producing her own evening length shows, her work has also been recently shown at Nasty Woman|Phoenix Unite, Hope for Haiti Benefit, Artel PHX, Phoenix Center for the Art’s Beta Dance Festival, Breaking Ground Dance Festival, and Studio 3D for Halo Movement Collective’s 2nd showing of Underland: White Nightmare. Grace recently returned from touring Germany with America’s Got Talent runner up, The Silhouettes (10/17-03/18).

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