Moscow Ballet holds open auditions in Asheville, Sept. 14

From a press release:

Moscow Ballet holds open auditions in Asheville, Sept. 14

Moscow Ballet announces open auditions on Sun, Sep 14, 2:00pm for student dancers ages 7 to 16 years at Center Stage Dance Studio, 38-L Crossgraggon Road, Ashville, NC. About 60 student dancers will be selected to perform side-by-side with the professional company of 40 Russian dancers. Students are cast in ancillary roles of Party Children, Mice, Snowflakes, Angels, and more. Moscow Ballet Soloist and Audition Director Carolina Siscanu will be in Asheville Sept 30 to Oct 3 to rehearse and work hands-on with the local student dancers. They will perform in the Great Russian Nutcracker Wed, Dec 10, 7:00pm at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium at the US Cellular Center. Moscow Ballet is pleased to work with Center Stage Dance Studio to make the open audition, rehearsals and performances possible. Applicants must be between 7 and 16 years old, have at least one year of ballet training, dress in dance attire and may bring Pointe shoes. The experience of working and performing with professional ballerinas is often a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for aspiring dancers. “The payoff at the end of the rehearsals is the opportunity to be part of Christmas magic, to dance under shimmering lights with award-winning Russian dancers against exquisite hand-painted sets. It’s great for the kids. They get to dance in a professional production,” affirms Margaret Engle of Charlottesville Ballet School. Register at www.nutcracker.com/youth-auditions/sign-up-to-audition . More info call 828-654-7010, 828-215-9307 or dance@centerstage1.com.

Carolina Siscanu auditioned and was accepted at the National School of Ballet in Chisinau, Moldova at just nine years old. Carolina studied at the school for nine years, graduating in 2009. In 2008, before graduation, she was invited to join the Moldovan National Ballet Theatre and performs with the company today. Click for more.

Center Stage Dance Studio has been ‘dancing” since 1979 and offers classes in a variety of styles for children ages 3 to 18. It is Western North Carolina’s top rated dance facility and is unique among dance studios in the area; all faculty hold degrees in dance or early childhood education, have danced with a professional company or maintain membership in Dance Masters of America. Founder Michele Lee remains committed to offering the highest quality dance education to students. The success of Center Stage lies in maintaining positive relationships with students and forming a life-long love of dance. Many former students now bring their children to Center Stage!

Dance with Us offers student dancers personal exposure to Moscow Ballet’s highly skilled dancers and experience with a professional performance, an especially unique opportunity for students in smaller markets.Danville mother Amy Lewis says, “My daughter participated with Moscow Ballet’s Nutcracker production. It [was] a wonderful experience for her. She will never forget taking part in such a special and enjoyable event.” Dance with UsAudition Directors travel to 50+ North American cities in September and October auditioning and rehearsing local children ages 7 to 16 years. Dance with Usis underwritten solely by Moscow Ballet. Partnerships with local dance studios in performance cities are developed by co-producerMary Gianonne Talmiwho also developed Dance with Us program. Click for more.

Moscow Ballet – In addition to the Great Russian Nutcracker, Moscow Ballet repertory includes classic ballets Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Romeo and Juliet, Cinderella and more. For over twenty years the company has performed 100 engagements annually in North America including in a majority of the top twenty demographic markets. Moscow Ballet has received critical acclaim from media outlets and was invited to present at 2 National Press Club Newsmaker events. In addition to the public performances, the company’s mission and national platform enables it to share the Russian Vaganova training with over 5000 local dance students annually in the “Dance with Us” program. “New Horizons – A Children’s Program for Life” is an intensive cultural immersion project that benefits thousands of school children and on-going programs Musical Wunderkind, Master Classes and Summer Intensives also touch the lives of many more children and young adults. Moscow Ballet’s partnership with corporations and not-for-profit organizations such as the President’s Challenge Program, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, and Capezio over the past 20 years has raised awareness of and revenue for their significant missions and causes. www.moscowballet.com