We had auditions last Sunday for the second part of the spring show. All of our students who auditioned looked great, they will all get to perform!
The show is not long enough to have every dancer perform all of their solos, so it will be a very hard decision to just pick one or two from each of them. We may have to ask some of the soloists to perform different numbers for the different shows.
We have some wonderful talented dancers at Master Ballet! We are very proud of them all!
About Me
- MasterBalletAcademy
- Phoenix, Arizona, United States
- Master Ballet Academy offers the highest quality instruction in ballet, while also offering contemporary, jazz and lyrical dance classes. We are commited to bringing out the very best in each and every one of our students.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
ANNUAL SPRING SHOW
Everyone at the studio is working hard to put together our annual spring show, presented this year at the Center for Performing Arts of the Paradise Valley Community Center. The show will consist of two acts:
Act I - THE MAGIC OF BIZET - CARMEN
choreographed by Slawomir Wozniak
After and intermission audiences will have the opportunity to enjoy
Act II - The Best of Master Ballet
"Fix You" and "Complicated" Contemporary and Jazz group numbers choreographed by Kevin Jenkins and
solos of our most talented dancers
Show times:
Friday, May 27th at 7:00pm
Saturday, May 28th at 2:00pm
Tickets: $15.00 Adults, 10:00: Children 12 and under -
available at Master Ballet Academy and will also be available at the venue starting next week.
Act I - THE MAGIC OF BIZET - CARMEN
choreographed by Slawomir Wozniak
After and intermission audiences will have the opportunity to enjoy
Act II - The Best of Master Ballet
"Fix You" and "Complicated" Contemporary and Jazz group numbers choreographed by Kevin Jenkins and
solos of our most talented dancers
Show times:
Friday, May 27th at 7:00pm
Saturday, May 28th at 2:00pm
Tickets: $15.00 Adults, 10:00: Children 12 and under -
available at Master Ballet Academy and will also be available at the venue starting next week.
OUR DANCERS DO GREAT IN SHOWS AND COMPETITIONS
Weekend of April 29-30
In the Hall of Fame Dance Competition our studio was represented by Arianna Malone, Gabriella Keski and Tessa DesRoche
And the results...
Arianna Malone won
High Gold and won an All Star Award in the Junior Category for a performance that she felt proud of.
Gabriella Keski won
Judges Technique Award
2nd Place Teen Overall and Platinum, 1st in Category with "Paquita Wedding Variation"
Platinum and 1st in Category with "Fireflies"
Platinum and 2nd in Category with "Dance Dance Dance"
1st Place Overall Teen Duos/Trios, Judges Technique Award and Platimun, 1st in Category for "Swans"
Tessa DesRoche won
Judges Best Costume Award for the Kitri costume
6th Place Teens Overall, Platinum, 1st Place in Category for "Kitri"
High Gold, 1st Place in Category for "Nothing Else"
High Gold, 1st Place in Category for "Paquita"
Congratulations to all, we are very proud of you!
A few of our students danced at the Paradise Valley Community College's Spring Show. Allie Burman presented her Paquita variation, Leanne Fromm danced La Esmeralda, and Katelin Ahern danced the Black Swan variation on Friday, April 29th, along with Elizabeth Mann, who danced as a PVCC student, but she is also our own teacher/student/front desk helper. For the Saturday show Esther Huszar joined Allie, Kate and Elizabeth, performing her Play, after being called in last minute. Thank you, Esther! All of the dancers did a great job, making our studio look good.
The 12th Annual Celebration of Dance was a great show this year, with professional and student dancers from around the Valley presenting their routines in front of a full house. Our studio was represented at the April 30th show by Leanne Fromm with La Esmeralda variation. Their second show, on June 4th will present Gabriella Keski and Allie Burman.
Great Job Everyone! To top it all, none of the girls even missed rehearsals while competing and performing everywhere. You girls are all wonderful!
In the Hall of Fame Dance Competition our studio was represented by Arianna Malone, Gabriella Keski and Tessa DesRoche
And the results...
Arianna Malone won
High Gold and won an All Star Award in the Junior Category for a performance that she felt proud of.
Gabriella Keski won
Judges Technique Award
2nd Place Teen Overall and Platinum, 1st in Category with "Paquita Wedding Variation"
Platinum and 1st in Category with "Fireflies"
Platinum and 2nd in Category with "Dance Dance Dance"
1st Place Overall Teen Duos/Trios, Judges Technique Award and Platimun, 1st in Category for "Swans"
Tessa DesRoche won
Judges Best Costume Award for the Kitri costume
6th Place Teens Overall, Platinum, 1st Place in Category for "Kitri"
High Gold, 1st Place in Category for "Nothing Else"
High Gold, 1st Place in Category for "Paquita"
Congratulations to all, we are very proud of you!
A few of our students danced at the Paradise Valley Community College's Spring Show. Allie Burman presented her Paquita variation, Leanne Fromm danced La Esmeralda, and Katelin Ahern danced the Black Swan variation on Friday, April 29th, along with Elizabeth Mann, who danced as a PVCC student, but she is also our own teacher/student/front desk helper. For the Saturday show Esther Huszar joined Allie, Kate and Elizabeth, performing her Play, after being called in last minute. Thank you, Esther! All of the dancers did a great job, making our studio look good.
The 12th Annual Celebration of Dance was a great show this year, with professional and student dancers from around the Valley presenting their routines in front of a full house. Our studio was represented at the April 30th show by Leanne Fromm with La Esmeralda variation. Their second show, on June 4th will present Gabriella Keski and Allie Burman.
Great Job Everyone! To top it all, none of the girls even missed rehearsals while competing and performing everywhere. You girls are all wonderful!
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Spring Recital
Annual Spring Show
The Magic of Bizet
presented by: the students of Master Ballet Academy
Artistic Director, Choreographer: Slawomir Wozniak
Show times:
Friday, May 27th at 7:00pm
Saturday, May 28th at 2:00pm
presented at Paradise Valley Community College
Tickets:
Adults: $15.00,
Children 12 and under: $10.00
The approximately 40 minute long ballet using music by the famous French composer, Georges Bizet, is choreographed by our artistic director, Slawomir Wozniak. It will surely impress the audience, just like all of his other shows. The costumes, designed by Irena Wozniak, look beautiful. Our dancers will start rehearsing for it on Friday, April 8th.
After a short break, we will continue our spring recital with a contemporary number, as well as a jazz routine that Kevin Jenkins has choreographed for his students.
Audiences will also have the opportunity to enjoy the work of our most talented dancers, who will perform some of their solos that they have been using for different competitions.
We hope that everyone will have fun during rehearsals and shows and the audience will enjoy our production.
The Magic of Bizet
presented by: the students of Master Ballet Academy
Artistic Director, Choreographer: Slawomir Wozniak
Show times:
Friday, May 27th at 7:00pm
Saturday, May 28th at 2:00pm
presented at Paradise Valley Community College
Tickets:
Adults: $15.00,
Children 12 and under: $10.00
The approximately 40 minute long ballet using music by the famous French composer, Georges Bizet, is choreographed by our artistic director, Slawomir Wozniak. It will surely impress the audience, just like all of his other shows. The costumes, designed by Irena Wozniak, look beautiful. Our dancers will start rehearsing for it on Friday, April 8th.
After a short break, we will continue our spring recital with a contemporary number, as well as a jazz routine that Kevin Jenkins has choreographed for his students.
Audiences will also have the opportunity to enjoy the work of our most talented dancers, who will perform some of their solos that they have been using for different competitions.
We hope that everyone will have fun during rehearsals and shows and the audience will enjoy our production.
Monday, March 7, 2011
news...
Sorry we haven't been posting much lately; its' been very busy at the studio, haven't really had a chance to relax after The Nutcracker, we've been getting our students ready for different competitions.
Some of our students have competed in NUVO, where they both have won break-out artists.
We have competed in Spotlight, where all of our competitors won prizes in their respective cathegories. (for full story, check our facebook, or the Spotlight site).
In the end of February our team of six students competed in the Los Angeles semifinals of the Youth America Grand Prix ballet competition. This was a big one, since YAGP is the world's largest international student ballet competition. We were successful there, too, four out of our six dancers got scores of above 93 (out of the possible 100). One of them placed third in Junior Classical cathegory and made it to top 12 in Junior Contemporary, with scores of 96,6 and 95. She will be representing us in New York, where she will compete with some of the best ballet students from all over the world.
This past weekend some of our students auditioned for Celebration of Dance to be held on April 30th and June 4th. They all did a great job.
All four of our students who auditioned for World Ballet Competition made it through the first round (video auditions). We are getting them ready for that competition to be help in Orlando, Fl. during the week of May30-June 4th.
In the meantime we are getting ready for our spring recital, to be held May 27th and 28th at the Paradise Valley Community College.
We are also planning our summer intensive of 5 weeks, June 4th through July 9th.
That's all in a nutshell, more about all of these in the future.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Nutcracker is Over!
We've had six great shows at the Herberger Theater this past weekend. Everyone involved, dancers, teachers, parents worked very hard to make it the best it could get. The cast members had a great time during the long hours they have spent at the Herberger Theater, and they all enjoyed being on stage. We had wonderful sets, great costumes, and most of the time a full house. The shows looked professional while the dancers took the audience far away, to a magical place where snowflakes and fairies danced in a young girl's Christmas dream. The audience, children and adults alike, were mesmerized by the sets, the lights, the costumes, and mainly our dancers themselves. Great job, Everyone!
As we say goodbye to our Nutcracker and our guests who danced with us, we are a bit sad, but ready to relax and enjoy the upcoming Holiday Season.
As we say goodbye to our Nutcracker and our guests who danced with us, we are a bit sad, but ready to relax and enjoy the upcoming Holiday Season.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
November Newsletter
Quote of the month:
“I just know that when I go onstage, I give everything I have, not only my feet, not only my legs, not only my body. I try to tell a story. Sometimes I am able to cry because I feel like it. Sometimes I am able to love because I feel like it.” – Sylvie Guillem
Upcoming Events:
Nutcracker 2010
presented by Ballet &Friends
Choreographer, Artistic Director: Slawomir Wozniak
Shows at the Herberger Theater,
On Thanksgiving weekend,
Friday, Nov. 26th at 2pm and 7pm,
Saturday, Nov. 27th at 2pm and 7pm.
Sunday, Nov. 28th at 11am and 3:30pm.
Tickets available through the Herberger ticket office at http://www.herbergertheater.org/nutcracker
Studio Announcements:
The first week of November is Class Observation Week. We invite all parents, grandparents and everyone interested to come and watch your children in class, and witness their progress. You may observe any class during the week of November 1st -Nov. 6th. Thank you all for understanding our policy about staying in the waiting rooms the rest of the time. Your children are able to focus better in class and take snack/water breaks for a few minutes between classes. Hope you will enjoy Class Observation Week.
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If you are interested in competing for Master Ballet Academy, please sign up at the front desk, so Mr. and/or Mrs. Wozniak can meet with you and set a schedule for you. We are currently getting ready for Youth America Grand Prix ballet competition and The World Ballet Competition. Schedules for these competitions will be available at the front desk.
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We have lockers available for rent at the studio for $30/year. If you find yourself running late every time because you cannot find your dancer's shoes/leotard, etc. or coming directly from school and feel that it is too much for them to carry their dance bag in addition to their backpack, this option may be for you. Please let us know if you are interested.
Stretch Bands used in our stretch classes are available for purchase through the studio for $65 each. These stretch bands are imported from Germany and are the best for what the dancers are using them for. If your child's teacher recommends her/him to stretch at home, it is a great option. Also, because we have a limited number of them available for classes, some of the dancers may need to share them, so they may get less out of the class than if they had their own.
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T-shirts with Master Ballet Academy's logo are available for purchase, please ask at the front desk if you are interested. We are planning on offering Nutcracker 2010 commemorative t-shirts later in the month.
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Please remember that tuition is due on the 1st of the month. A late fee of $25 will be added to your bill after the 10th. In order to avoid this, you have the option to have us charge your credit card on file with a 2% processing fee. If you'd like to avoid both of these fees, please remember to bring in cash or check before the 10th of the month.
---------------------------------------------- There will be no classes on Thursday, November 25th. Happy Thanksgiving!
What The Nutcracker Means to Me
Writing Contest Winner
Isabella Fratesi, age 9, student of Master Ballet Academy
”When I walked out onstage for my first time in my angel costume, I couldn't help but look around at the faces in the audience. They were all mesmerized by the show. I smiled.
I was six then, but now every performance I sneak a peak at the audience, and every time I see their faces hypnotized by the beauty, the dances, the costumes, and most of all, the show itself.
It has become a tradition to perform in the Nutcracker each year. I feel like a different character each scene, but it's not the costumes, or the props, but the story itself. "
Student of the Month
Our student of the month this time is Nina Kravetz. Nina was nominated by her teacher, Ms Irena Wozniak for her hard work and dedication to the art of ballet. She is in level IV ballet classes and according to Ms. Irena she is the most improved student in the studio. Nina only started dancing a year ago, and she is already on pointe. She has had perfect attendance in the past month and works hard in each and every class she takes. Congratulations, Nina, keep up the good work!
November Birthdays
Teachers:
Slawomir Wozniak - November 2nd.
Students:
Alexa McCall - Nov 11th,
Alivia Gleason - Nov 14th,
Juliette Katz - Nov. 18th,
Annika Vaughn - Nov. 18th,
Sammi Farber - Nov. 22nd,
Allie Burman - Nov. 25th,
Alexandria Dravillas - Nov. 26th,
Lexie Yunger - Nov. 26th,
Mackenzie Alvenshire - Nov. 29th,
Katya Minaletos - Nov. 29th,
Kristen Beasley - Nov. 30th,
Savannah Wheeler - Nov. 30th
Happy Birthday to them all!
“I just know that when I go onstage, I give everything I have, not only my feet, not only my legs, not only my body. I try to tell a story. Sometimes I am able to cry because I feel like it. Sometimes I am able to love because I feel like it.” – Sylvie Guillem
Upcoming Events:
Nutcracker 2010
presented by Ballet &Friends
Choreographer, Artistic Director: Slawomir Wozniak
Shows at the Herberger Theater,
On Thanksgiving weekend,
Friday, Nov. 26th at 2pm and 7pm,
Saturday, Nov. 27th at 2pm and 7pm.
Sunday, Nov. 28th at 11am and 3:30pm.
Tickets available through the Herberger ticket office at http://www.herbergertheater.org/nutcracker
Studio Announcements:
The first week of November is Class Observation Week. We invite all parents, grandparents and everyone interested to come and watch your children in class, and witness their progress. You may observe any class during the week of November 1st -Nov. 6th. Thank you all for understanding our policy about staying in the waiting rooms the rest of the time. Your children are able to focus better in class and take snack/water breaks for a few minutes between classes. Hope you will enjoy Class Observation Week.
-------------------------------------------------
If you are interested in competing for Master Ballet Academy, please sign up at the front desk, so Mr. and/or Mrs. Wozniak can meet with you and set a schedule for you. We are currently getting ready for Youth America Grand Prix ballet competition and The World Ballet Competition. Schedules for these competitions will be available at the front desk.
-------------------------------------------------
We have lockers available for rent at the studio for $30/year. If you find yourself running late every time because you cannot find your dancer's shoes/leotard, etc. or coming directly from school and feel that it is too much for them to carry their dance bag in addition to their backpack, this option may be for you. Please let us know if you are interested.
Stretch Bands used in our stretch classes are available for purchase through the studio for $65 each. These stretch bands are imported from Germany and are the best for what the dancers are using them for. If your child's teacher recommends her/him to stretch at home, it is a great option. Also, because we have a limited number of them available for classes, some of the dancers may need to share them, so they may get less out of the class than if they had their own.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
T-shirts with Master Ballet Academy's logo are available for purchase, please ask at the front desk if you are interested. We are planning on offering Nutcracker 2010 commemorative t-shirts later in the month.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Please remember that tuition is due on the 1st of the month. A late fee of $25 will be added to your bill after the 10th. In order to avoid this, you have the option to have us charge your credit card on file with a 2% processing fee. If you'd like to avoid both of these fees, please remember to bring in cash or check before the 10th of the month.
---------------------------------------------- There will be no classes on Thursday, November 25th. Happy Thanksgiving!
What The Nutcracker Means to Me
Writing Contest Winner
Isabella Fratesi, age 9, student of Master Ballet Academy
”When I walked out onstage for my first time in my angel costume, I couldn't help but look around at the faces in the audience. They were all mesmerized by the show. I smiled.
I was six then, but now every performance I sneak a peak at the audience, and every time I see their faces hypnotized by the beauty, the dances, the costumes, and most of all, the show itself.
It has become a tradition to perform in the Nutcracker each year. I feel like a different character each scene, but it's not the costumes, or the props, but the story itself. "
Student of the Month
Our student of the month this time is Nina Kravetz. Nina was nominated by her teacher, Ms Irena Wozniak for her hard work and dedication to the art of ballet. She is in level IV ballet classes and according to Ms. Irena she is the most improved student in the studio. Nina only started dancing a year ago, and she is already on pointe. She has had perfect attendance in the past month and works hard in each and every class she takes. Congratulations, Nina, keep up the good work!
November Birthdays
Teachers:
Slawomir Wozniak - November 2nd.
Students:
Alexa McCall - Nov 11th,
Alivia Gleason - Nov 14th,
Juliette Katz - Nov. 18th,
Annika Vaughn - Nov. 18th,
Sammi Farber - Nov. 22nd,
Allie Burman - Nov. 25th,
Alexandria Dravillas - Nov. 26th,
Lexie Yunger - Nov. 26th,
Mackenzie Alvenshire - Nov. 29th,
Katya Minaletos - Nov. 29th,
Kristen Beasley - Nov. 30th,
Savannah Wheeler - Nov. 30th
Happy Birthday to them all!
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