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Local Dancers Accepted to Prestigious Summer Programs

Posted on April 5, 2010

Orlando Sentinel

April, 2010

MOUNT DORA, FL – The Mount Dora School of Ballet is pleased to announce that once again a group of its students have been accepted to various Summer Intensive programs throughout the country.

Summer is an important time for learning and growth in dance.  A student’s day is devoted to dance.  Students have the opportunity to work with different teachers and experience  artforms that might not be part of their regular school year program.  Another benefit is meeting dancers from all over the country and being inspired by their new peers.

Dancers (from right to left): Anna White, Julia Watson, and Mariah Carey
Dancers (from right to left): Anna White, Julia Watson, and Mariah Cary

Anna White, 14, of  Mount Dora, has been accepted to the Harid Conservatory,  an accredited, professional-training school for gifted high school students based in Boca Raton.  Students are selected for enrollment through a stringent audition process.

Alexandria Campione, 14, of Eustis, has been accepted into the Orlando Ballet Summer Intensive with a scholarship as well as the Rhode Island Festival Ballet.  Ms. White and Ms. Campione have also been accepted into the American Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive.

Mariah Cary, 17, of Tavares has been accepted into the San Francisco Conservatory.

Connor Jenkins,13, of Eustis;  Vara Shiva Reom, 13, of Mount Dora and Elizabeth Powers, 12, also of Eustis, have been accepted into the Bolshoi Ballet Academy Summer Intensive.  The Bolshoi Academy is one of the oldest and most established schools for classical ballet training. Along with Ms. Campione,  Ms. Reom and Ms. Powers have also been accepted into the Orlando Ballet Summer Intensive with a scholarship.

Anna Scott Clendinen, 10, Madison Yates, 11, Annika Slaby, 10 and Carolyn Bakich, 11 all received acceptance into the esteemed American Ballet Theatre’s Jacqueline Onassis School, Young Dancer’s Summer Intensive in New York.

The Mount Dora School of Ballet was founded by Kathryn Wheeler and Nan Cogswell Keating who also serve as artistic directors. They endeavor to provide their students with performing opportunities in the surrounding communities. The school is now in their 7th season and offers classes for students ranging in age from 3-18 years. For more information please contact the  Mount Dora School of Ballet at 352.357.5536.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: American Ballet Theatre, Bolshoi Ballet Academy, Harid Conservatory, MDSB, Mount Dora School of Ballet, Orlando Ballet, San Francisco Conservatory, Summer Intensive

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Ballet technique is the foundation of our curriculum. Our faculty follows a syllabus steeped in the Russian tradition. The school has three distinct divisions. Our Children’s Division is for girls and boys ages 3 to 7 and our Classical Ballet Division is for girls and boys 8 to 19. We also have an Open Division for students 8 and up with classes in Character Dance, and Contemporary. Performing is a crucial component of the overall dance education. The … Read More

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Placement InformtaionChildren's Division: Students in the Children’s Division, ages 3 through 7, are placed by age as of September 1.Classical Ballet Division: Students new to Mount Dora School of Ballet wishing to register for the Classical Ballet Division, ages 8 through 18, are placed properly through a placement class. For class placement inquiries or for additional information, contact us at: 4280 N Hwy 19A Suite 4, Mount Dora, FL 32757 (352) 357-5536Open … Continue to Registration

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