How is teaching Ballet like feeding a jar of Spinach to a wiggly one-year-old?

At the School of Ballet our goal is education and progress through creativity and the Art of Ballet. We take what we do very seriously and strive to teach classical technique that promotes physical health and prevents injuries. We also strive to feed the “artistic soul” through beautiful music, movement, and storytelling. While the student may think they are just “playing balloons,” we know they are practicing “ballon” or that elusive quality that allows the dancer to float effortlessly in jumps.

Costumes Designs for Spring Production

 We take great pride in the artistic quality of our annual spring productions.  Our costume standards are the result of a near impossible list of “musts do’s”… The standards by which our design choices are made.

Our costumes must:

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2010 Spring Recital

 It’s that time of year!  As much as dance is for the dancer and no one else, every dancer enjoys the chance for center stage and an audience’s encouragement.  This year we are presenting “Tales of Beatrix Potter.”

When   

Dress

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AvO Spring 2010 Production

The AvO School of Ballet is hard at work on a brand new production for Spring 2010! 

Continuing our celebration of Beatrix Potter, The Kinderballet will present Four Beatrix Potter Tales: Mrs. Tittlemouse, Tailor of Gloucester exerpts (The Mouse Rennaissance), Two Bad Mice,… Read the rest

December News

Baby Mice save the day in AvO’s newest Ballet!

Here’s a little song to sing & dance and have a little fun with Beatrix Potter’s “Tailor of Gloucester”

(Sung to the tune of 12 Days of Christmas!)

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November News

As fitting to the month of Thanksgiving, we have plenty of cause for thanks, ways we would like to show our thanks to you, and wish wrapped for under the tree.

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In case you are in New York city

AvO alum Cori Kresge put out the following invite on facebook…
Friday, November 13, 2009, Three New York Artists collide for an intersection of dance, music, and paint.

Instructors Weigh In on “Correcting Mistakes”

“Correct the mistake while it is being made.”

This was Anneliese’s very difinition of her “European Method.”  We asked our instructors and guest artists to weigh in on three simple questions regarding the topic of “corrections.”

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More Ballet News for October 2009

Another smiling face is the return of  AvO alum Lauren Canfield.  Lauren had been a long time Kinderballet member before joining the CBC Venture program.  She was an apprentice with CBC 1 year and with Ballet Austin 1… Read the rest

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