By Christine Cole Correspondent May 22, 2015 LEESBURG — In its 12th year, the Mount Dora School of Ballet is now creating its own stars. When students perform at noon and at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Paul P. Williams Auditorium at Lake-Sumter State College, people may notice the school has a deeper bench than ever. "We now have students that have come through the lower schools and therefore have a stronger foundation," founder, owner and teacher Kathryn Wheeler said. "And we now … [Read more...]
Mount Dora School of Ballet dancers to perform “Paquita” and “The Little Mermaid” at Lake Sumter State College
May 8, 2014 | By Christine Cole, Correspondent LEESBURG — Students in the upper Classical Ballet Division, from the Mount Dora School of Ballet enjoy performing in "Paquita" because they get to wear beautiful tutus. Owner and teacher Kathryn Wheeler said performing the "Grand pas classique" from the wedding scene of the ballet is both hard work and inspiring for the students. "The music is exciting and has a Spanish flair, so they can use gestures like a flick of an arm," she … [Read more...]
Janice Barringer, former ballerina from Mount Dora, to teach master class
Orlando Sentinel December 12, 2013 | By Christine Cole, Correspondent MOUNT DORA — If the question is about dancing en pointe, former professional ballerina Janice Barringer has the answer. "She literally wrote the book on it," Kathryn Wheeler, owner of the Mount Dora School of Ballet, said of Barringer, who is originally from Mount Dora. The author of "The Pointe Book" and "On Pointe" will teach a master class at Wheeler's school from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday and sign copies of her … [Read more...]
Join Us This Saturday for a Master Class Featuring Janice Barringer
Janice Barringer will be teaching a Master Ballet and Pointe Class for ages 13 and up at the Mount Dora School of Ballet on Saturday, December 14th from 10:00 until 12:00. Your dancers are cordially invited to attend the class, and teachers are welcome to come and observe. The fee for the two hour class is $10.00 per dancer. There is no fee for teachers. Ms. Barringer’s family members were long time residents of Mount Dora. She received her early training in Orlando and completed her college … [Read more...]
Prima ballerina Maniya Barredo Guest Teacher at Mount Dora School of Ballet
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, … [Read more...]