Lauren Hurley attended the
American Ballet Theatre’s five week summer program in New York City where she
was also able to see ABT perform in the Metropolitan Opera House in Swan Lake,
Giselle and Coppélia.
Kiersten Rist attended the
Boston Ballet for five weeks this summer taking classes from members of the
Boston Ballet as well as a former dancer with Twyla Tharp. She traveled to
Saratoga Springs to see the New York City Ballet perform.
Sam Painter attended Charlotte
Ballet’s (formerly North Carolina Dance Theater) five week summer intensive. He
studied the styles of Balanchine and Dwight Rhoden. Patricia McBride is this year’s recipient of
the Kennedy Center Honors.
Ellen Kilby and Lucy
Quattlebaum studied at The Rock School of Education for three weeks in
Philadelphia focusing primarily on classical ballet and pointe.
Olivia Hopkins attended the summer
dance intensive at George Mason University for two weeks studying classical
ballet and the modern techniques of José Limón and Paul Taylor.
Sydney Parker, Lucy Ranson,
Rachel Spitzmiller and Leah Wade participated in Dance Sessions in
Massachusetts for one week studying contemporary, modern and improvisation.
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| Lauren Hurley with Jared Matthews of ABT |
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| Lauren Hurley (number 232) in photo on Facebook |
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| Kiersten Rist in Boston |
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| Sam Painter in front of Charlotte Ballet Studio |
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| Ellen Kilby at The Rock School |
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| Lucy Quattlebaum at The Rock School |
