From: Ballet Tucson <operations@ballettucson.org>
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2021 3:12 PM
Subject: The news you've been waiting for! 🥁
Dear friend,
We are thrilled to announce the official return of ART THAT MOVES! Thanks to your unwavering support, our incredible company of dancers will be returning to the stage this fall! We have five unique and exhilarating concerts that are sure to delight, uplift, and inspire you during our 36th season and we look forward to welcoming you to all of them. There is truly something for everyone to enjoy, from exciting premieres to beloved classics. We invite you to save the dates via the beautiful image below!
Individual tickets for our first program go on sale September 1st, and Season Subscriptions are available now! Please join our mailing list to receive our season brochure and other exciting offers.
Contact: operations@ballettucson.org
Complete performance details are now available on our website: https://ballettucson.org/performances-and-tickets/
Get ready to experience the breathtaking power of live performance and to revel in the return of Southern Arizona's only professional ballet company. Thank you for keeping us on our toes and dancing into the future!
All performances and events are subject to change.
Please refer to our website regularly for Covid protocol information and updates.
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OUR 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS AUGUST 23RD!!!
Experience our exciting new classes and teachers! Classes are for ages 3-adult and are open to both new and returning students. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. Call (520)623-3373 or email balletartstucson@aol.com to reserve your spot.
MEET OUR NEW SCHOOL FACULTY MEMBERS!!!
Ballet Tucson Alum Kendra Clyde returns to teach Classic Jazz, Conditioning, and Ballet Technique.
DeVonte' Tasker joins our faculty to teach Modern, Theater Dance, and Hip Hop/Jazz Funk.
Naimh Perrins joins us to launch our new Young Children's Division (ages 3,4, and 5) Pre-Ballet and Creative Movement Classes. She will also be teaching Teen/Adult Beginning Ballet and Teen/Adult Beginning and Intermediate Jazz classes.
About Kendra Clyde:
Kendra Clyde is a unique artist who has worked diligently to build her career as a performer and teacher. She grew up in Tucson, Arizona, and began her training as a competitive dancer. She continued her dance education at Ballet Arts, the official school of Ballet Tucson, under the direction of Founding Artistic Director Mary Beth Cabana and Associate Artistic Director Chieko Imada.
Kendra has danced with Ballet Tucson II and became a professional dancer at the age of 18 when she joined Ballet Tucson. She has had the opportunity to dance roles in the corps de ballet and in featured roles such as Clara in The Nutcracker; Paquita; Odette in Swan Lake, in addition to the Black Swan solo variation. The role of the Satyr was created for Kendra in Daniel Precup's ballet Gemini. She has been trained in a wide variety of dance styles, including Jazz, Contemporary, Modern, Classical Ballet, and Contemporary Ballet. Kendra attended several summer intensives as a young dancer including Ballet Tucson, Burklyn Ballet Theatre, Joffrey New York, and Ballet Austin.
Kendra continued her dance education at Utah Valley University and received her Associates Degree in Dance. She enjoys passing her knowledge and love of dance to students of all ages. She has extensive experience teaching dance to all levels, and she is excited to teach and share her passion for dance as a faculty member at Ballet Arts where her training began.
About DeVonte' Tasker:
DeVonte' Tasker was born in Baltimore, MD. He started his dance training in his church's dance ministry at six years old, where he developed a strong passion for the art form. When he turned nine years old, DeVonte' began studying ballet and modern dance at The Peabody Dance Preparatory. He continued his training there until the age of 14, and then moved on to dance at the Baltimore School for the Arts. After spending his first two years of high school attending their performing arts school, he went on to train with The Colburn School in Los Angeles, CA. Since graduating from The Colburn School, DeVonte' has been working on choreography, teaching, and has crossed over into the commercial dance and music world in Los Angeles. He is thrilled to be joining Ballet Tucson and to be joining the faculty of Ballet Arts, the official school of Ballet Tucson.
About Niamh Perrins:
Originally from Nova Scotia, Canada, Niamh Perrins began training in ADAPT jazz and tap, and Cecchetti ballet at age 9. Falling in love with dance, she quicly added classes in modern and contemporary dance. In Canada, Niamh won numerous dance awards, including regional and national titles in a diverse range of dance styles. By age 12, Niamh started teaching jazz, tap, and ballet at her local studio.
At age 13, Niamh was accepted into the Joffrey Ballet School Jazz Trainee Program in New York City where she learned from teachers including Broadway professionals, Alvin Ailey Company, the Martha Graham Company, Limon Company, and many other dance company directors. Niamh has also been invited to train with Canada's National Ballet School, the Boston Ballet, Complexions Contemporary Ballet Company, Arch Ballet Company, and at the Chautauqua Dance Institution. While in New York, Niamh was selected and starred in the Awesomeness YouTube show, Joffrey Elite.
From ages 15 to 18, Niamh trained at the Colburn Dance Academy in Los Angeles, under the mentorship of the academy's deans, and former principal dancers of the New York City Ballet, Jenifer Ringer and James Fayette, as well as with Zippora and Romy Karz and Seth Belliston. For the past three years, Niamh has been both an assistant teacher at the Colburn School, and a teacher at a dance studio in Southern California where she has taught ballet and jazz to students between the ages of 3 and 25 years. These experiences have allowed Niamh to hone her skills as a teacher while developing her students' technical abilities, strength, and musicality. Niamh strives to make her dancers feel safe in the studio where they are unafraid to make mistakes and explore movement. Niamh's goal is to inspire all of her dancers to develop into creative, confident, disciplined, inspired, and inspiring members of society regardless of where their life paths may lead. She is excited to be joining Ballet Tucson for the 2021-2022 season!
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