SPRINGFIELD BALLET COMPANY
Issue No. 36
June 2015
Springfield Ballet Company

Support the SBC's Annual Pointe Shoe Fund

 

Help the Springfield Ballet Company provide some very special shoes to some very special . . .

Company Dancers ~

Our 30 Company dancers dedicate an average of 20 hours per week training to perform for audiences and provide dance education and performances to community groups. The delicate pointe shoes our dancers wear provide a rigid support that prevents injury. Each pair is made by hand and after only a few rehearsals, the shoes become unusable and must be replaced. Through the course of a season of three or more productions, each dancer can expect to wear through a minimum of six pairs of pointe shoes at a cost of $60 to $75 a pair. SBC would like to provide each dancer the pointe shoes necessary for our productions. Please help us continue this tradition.

 

 

Boys & Girls Clubs Dancers ~

In the fall of 2015, the SBC will again offer its Ballet Outreach Program. This program was established in 2001 as a way to provide dance education to young people from areas that are often underexposed to the fine arts. The Ballet Outreach Program is offered in collaboration with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Illinois, and teaches basic ballet to students ages six to 18. In addition to six months of weekly classes conducted by SBC volunteer ballet instructors, the Company provides ballet shoes, tights, leotards, dance skirts, bags, a t-shirt and tickets to SBC productions -- all at no cost to each student dancer. At the end of each season, parents and friends are invited to attend a free ballet recital performed by the Boys & Girls Clubs Ballet Outreach Program dancers at The Legacy Theatre.

 

To donate to the Springfield Ballet Company's annual Pointe Shoe Fund, visit our website HERE.

 

SBC's Summer Outreach Tour

Springfield Ballet Company kicked off its 2015-2016 season with our Summer Outreach Tour, June 8-12.


Dancers performed at 16 facilities throughout the Springfield area, including senior centers, long-term care facilities, Project Scope, The Hope Institute, St. John's Breadline, and many more!


 

The Summer Outreach Tour allows the SBC to bring the art of dance to audiences who might not otherwise have the opportunity to attend SBC productions. In addition to the entertainment SBC brings to these facilities and its residents, the tour is a valuable civic experience for the young dancers in the SBC.

 

Thank you to our sponsors: Staab Funeral Home and Mrs. Barbara Schwartz, in memory of Barbara C. Rawlings.

SBC's Summer Intensive Workshops - Week One a huge success and Week Two is SOLD OUT! 

Springfield Ballet Company dancers recently wrapped up Week One of SBC's Summer Intensive Workshops, June 14-18. Dancers took modern, jazz and hip hop from William Gill; and jazz from Ashley Rockwood. 

 

In addition to our 34 Company dancers, we had nearly 20 local dancers attend the workshop -- including dancers from the Springfield area and surrounding communities, as well as former SBC dancers and alumni.

 

 


 

Week Two is now SOLD OUT! 

 

Week 2: August 3 to August 7, 2015 (Classes have reached capacity, and we are no longer accepting new applications.)

 

Elizabeth Chapman - Ballet
Hernan Justo - Ballet


 

Contact SBC Artistic Director Julie Ratz at 217.544.1967 with any questions.

To the POINTE... 

To the POINTE, the Springfield Ballet Company's e-newsletter, highlights what's happening throughout our season -- whether it be performances, dancer spotlights, community events, workshops, giving opportunities, special discounts or general announcements! We hope you enjoy receiving these updates.

And, if you love the information you are receiving, please forward our e-newsletter to a friend! 

 

All the best,

 

Julie Ratz, SBC Artistic Director
Sally Hamilton, SBC Administrative Director
Gina DeCroix Russell, SBC Ballet Mistress
Our Mission

The Springfield Ballet Company provides dance education and performances to enrich our community through the beauty, energy and diversity of dance.

 

Springfield Ballet Company
Hoogland Center for the Arts
420 S. Sixth Street
Springfield, IL  62701
217-544-1967
217-544-1968 (fax)
info@springfieldballetco.org
www.springfieldballetco.org

 

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Upcoming Events:

 

SBC Summer Intensive -
Week Two: 

August 3-7, 2015

 

Illinois State Fair Performance:
August 15, 2015

 

Boys & Girls Clubs Ballet Outreach Program:

Fridays, ongoing through fall and spring

 

Rockballet with live music by Downstate:

September 12 & 13, 2015

 

Auditions for The Nutcracker:

September 20, 2015

 

Festival of Trees Performance:

November 2015

 

The Nutcracker:

December 12 & 13, 2015

 

First Night Springfield Performance: 

December 31, 2015

 

Leap into Lincoln at ALPLM:

February 16, 2016

 

Trainee and Boys & Girls Clubs Recital:

March 18, 2016

 

Rhapsody in Gershwin:

April 8, 9 & 10, 2016

 

Men in Tights:

April 22, 2016 

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