Festival 2007
Crockett-Deane Ballet was honored to experience a spectacular trip to the 2nd National Regional Dance America Festival 2007, April 23-29 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where CDB again became an Honor Company (the highest position that can be given at a Regional Dance America Festival!!). Success and accolades went to 15 Crockett-Deane Ballet (trained at Deane Dance Center) pre-professional dancers who performed in the oppulent Benedum theatre in downtown Pittsburgh.
The dancers were on the run all week taking 3 classes daily in ballet, modern, jazz and pointe beginning every morning at 8:30am and finishing every evening viewing a 3 hour performance of their peers at the Benedum Theatre. Approximately 90 pre-professional companies participated with dancers totaling more than 1,800.
Notable teachers were all around including Deborah Hadley, Laura Alonso, John Magnus, Margo Sappington, Leslie Crockett, Virginia Johnson and many many many more. There were also honored guests with big names such as Robert Barnett (he directed Atlanta Ballet for many successful years) and included our very own Barbara Crockett (she and husband Deane Crockett founded the Sacramento Ballet and were instrumental in founding Regional Dance America/Pacific).
Excitement was everywhere at the gala dinner when Samantha won a scholarship to the San Francisco Ballet Summer Session and Jaimy won a scholarship to Craft of Choreography being held this year in Seattle at the Pacific Northwest Ballet Studios.
Crockett-Deane Ballet dancers (now preparing for Sleeping Beauty on May 11, 12 & 13 at Sacramento High School Auditorium) can be proud of their accomplishments through their unrelenting hard work. Their compliments were many and well deserved.
More fun at Festival 2007 and pictures later!
The dancers were on the run all week taking 3 classes daily in ballet, modern, jazz and pointe beginning every morning at 8:30am and finishing every evening viewing a 3 hour performance of their peers at the Benedum Theatre. Approximately 90 pre-professional companies participated with dancers totaling more than 1,800.
Notable teachers were all around including Deborah Hadley, Laura Alonso, John Magnus, Margo Sappington, Leslie Crockett, Virginia Johnson and many many many more. There were also honored guests with big names such as Robert Barnett (he directed Atlanta Ballet for many successful years) and included our very own Barbara Crockett (she and husband Deane Crockett founded the Sacramento Ballet and were instrumental in founding Regional Dance America/Pacific).
Excitement was everywhere at the gala dinner when Samantha won a scholarship to the San Francisco Ballet Summer Session and Jaimy won a scholarship to Craft of Choreography being held this year in Seattle at the Pacific Northwest Ballet Studios.
Crockett-Deane Ballet dancers (now preparing for Sleeping Beauty on May 11, 12 & 13 at Sacramento High School Auditorium) can be proud of their accomplishments through their unrelenting hard work. Their compliments were many and well deserved.
More fun at Festival 2007 and pictures later!
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