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You are here: Home / Uncategorized / Prima ballerina Maniya Barredo Guest Teacher at Mount Dora School of Ballet

Prima ballerina Maniya Barredo Guest Teacher at Mount Dora School of Ballet

Posted on July 13, 2013

Orlando Sentinel

July 13, 2013 | By Christine Cole, Correspondent

MOUNT DORA — An injured Mikhail Baryshnikov, watching her fill in for him, so loved Maniya Barredo’s performance that he grabbed a bouquet from a man in the wings and rushed out on stage to present her with the flowers.

Before that, in the Philippines, famed English ballerina Dame Margot Fonteyn named her a prima ballerina after Barredo danced before Fonteyn as well as President Ferdinand Marcos and Marcos’ wife, Imelda.

Barredo has been a teacher this week of at the summer session of Mount Dora School of Ballet.

“People ask me if I miss dancing, and honestly, I don’t,” Barredo said. “I love teaching. It’s more satisfying because it’s so selfless.”

School owner Kathryn Wheeler met  Maniya Barredo when they were teenaged students in Vichy, France studying  with teachers from the Paris Opera Ballet, Betty Jones, partner of Jose Limon and many other renowned teachers.

“She was a fast turner,” Wheeler said. “Our teachers would direct us to try to catch her as we practiced out ‘chaine tournes.’ ”

“Chaine tournes” are the 360-degree spins a dancer performs, moving in a straight line, diagonal, or a circle, demonstrating speed and fluidity.

When Barredo represented Canada at the International Ballet Festival in Cuba, she received 20 curtain calls, Wheeler said.

After spending nearly her entire life in ballet, Wheeler has many friends who have had distinguished careers. She can invite teachers, such as Barredo, who have had great success in ballet.

Jessica Sibley Yates, the former principal dancer of the Orlando Ballet, taught this week as did alumna Catherine Fischer.

Other teachers included Alia Purdy from Belarus; Leslie Spradlin, who studied with mime Marcel Marceau; and professional costumer Kathy Sokolitsky.

After a week in Mount Dora, Barredo  said she noticed the accent on learning, artistry,  and the constant striving for improvement in Wheeler’s school, a place where students feel the warmth of family.

The Mount Dora School of Ballet, 4280 N. County Road 19A, will hold an open house from noon to 2 p.m. Aug. 17 and 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Aug. 18.

For more information, call 352-357-5536.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Maniya Barredo, MDSB, Mount Dora School of Ballet, Orlando Ballet

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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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