Moscow Ballet’s community engagement program “Dance-with-Us ” brings the historic Russian Vaganova ballet pedagogy to American children in each city on the N American Tour. Moscow Ballet Audition Director Anna Trofimova arrives in San Antonio on October 2 at 5:00pm to audition local dance students for roles in the Great Russian Nutcracker!
Anna Trofimova will audition and rehearse children ages 6 to 17 years with at least 1 year of ballet training. Local children will meet and work one-on-one with talented Moscow Ballet Soloist/Audition Directors who have toured the world; have degrees in Masters of Choreography, Economics and Journalism; won awards at International Ballet Competitions, and performed with super stars including Svetlana Zakharova, Diana Vyshneva and Vladimir Vasiliev! Children’s roles are as Party Children, Mice, Snowflakes, Snow Maidens, and more. Auditions are free, there may be a casting fee. Dress rehearsal is on stage with the Russian company and children’s costumes are provided by Moscow Ballet. Rehearsals run through the fall and take place at Moscow Ballet Host Studio The Wilson County School of Ballet and Performing Arts, LLC, 1101 C Street, Floresville, TX 78114. Sign up to audition today at www.nutcracker.com/auditions
The selected children will perform in the Great Russian Nutcracker Wednesday, December 26, 7:00 pm, and
Thursday, December 27, 3 pm and 7 pm, at Majestic Theatre. Buy Tickets.
Heather Stolle's School of Dance’ mission is to provide a fun, nurturing, and developmentally appropriate environment for dance classes. There are classes in Pre-School Combination, Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Drill Team, Dance Team, Modern, Cheer, Musical Theater and Lyrical. Dance is the Hidden Language of the Soul!
The Wilson County School of Ballet and Performing Arts, LLC, in Floresville, Texas, the first Fine Arts school in the county, provides a well-rounded curriculum of excellent dance instruction in creative movement, classical ballet, pointe, tap and jazz, hip-hop and Musical Theatre. The primary aim is to inspire dancers and help them develop their knowledge and presentation skills. Ms. Diana McCormack, Owner and Artistic Director, is in her 16th Season as an instructor, choreographs and directs all public productions. This year the school is honored to be the Host Ballet School for the Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker performance in San Antonio.