PRESS RELEASE:
The Asheville Ballet and the Asheville Academy of Ballet present a Master Class in ballet technique with renowned international artist Valery Lantratov of the Russian National Ballet Foundation, Sunday, January 17th from 3:00-4:30pm at the Asheville Ballet studios at 4 Weaverville Hwy, Asheville, NC 28804.
Thanks to generous patronage in support of the Asheville Ballet’s scholarship fund, and as part of our commitment to provide international dance opportunities, we are excited to offer this Ballet Master Class to our entire Western North Carolina dance community for only $10 per person! (For intermediate/advanced students Ballet II to Professionals, or ages 12 and up)
Mr. Lantratov was a principal dancer with the Moscow Stanislavsky and Kremlin ballets and a guest artist with the Bolshoi. He was personally selected by Rudolf Nureyev to be one of six lead dancers in the ballet star’s 1991 farewell tour. Mr. Lantratov holds a teaching certificate from GITIS and was given Russia’s highest artistic honor the title People’s Artist of Russia.
The Master Class will be held at The Asheville Ballet’s state-of-the-art studio, equipped a 2,000 square foot resilient, safe dance floor, surround mirrors, and a baby grand piano.
4 Weaverville Hwy
Asheville, NC 28804This class is open to all area students and adult dancers – intermediate, advanced, and professional – and pre-registration is recommended. Cost for the class is $10. Please e-mail us at ashevilleballet@att.net or call 828-252-4761.
The Asheville Ballet, a non-profit professional company, produces an annual, three performance season, including Spring into Dance: Art in Bloom (May 13-14), The Nutcracker, and our free show outdoors at Pack Square Park in late September. www.ashevilleballet.com
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