JULY 2008

Toeing The Line: LINES Ballet School Performs

LINES Ballet School presents its summer program in two performances this July and August at the Cowell Theater. The culmination of intensive four-week training sessions, the performances display the virtuosity and talents of these dedicated students.

More than 100 student dancers — ranging in age from 11 to 25 — take part in each session. For six days a week and eight hours each day, the students are immersed in classes in ballet, pointe, modern, and men’s technique. They also can choose from supplemental classes in a variety of subjects, from improvisation to Afro-Brazilian.

The summer session offers students the opportunity to train with a world-class faculty of professionals — many of them former dancers with Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet company. Master classes with LINES’ Artistic Director and choreographer Alonzo King are a high point of the experience.

“This program has completely changed the way I approach dance both mentally and physically… I feel like I have improved more in these four weeks than I did in my past year of training,” said one summer program student.

Another component of the training is the chance to work with established and emerging choreographers on the creation of new works. Works by Yannis Adoniou, Layla Amis, Gregory Dawson, Maurya Kerr, Robert Moses, Charles Moulten, and Heidi Schweiker are featured in the Session One performance on July 3.

The Session Two performance on August 5 features the work of Yannis Adoniou, Layla Amis, Lynne Charles, Kara Davis, Enrico Labayen, Amy Raymond, and Carmen Rozestraten.

For more information see July 3 in the calendar and visit www.linesballet.org.

— Jovanne Reilly

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LINES Ballet School, Photo: Liza Voll