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Category Archives: PBA
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The Nutcracker Ballet 2014
Pacific Ballet Academy’s 24th Annual Nutcracker Ballet
September 6, 2014: Auditions
September 16, 2014: Parent’s Meeting
November 28 – 30, 2014: Performance Dates
This will be Amelia’s 6th Nutcracker performance for the Pacific Ballet Academy. She was allowed to audition for both Level VI and Level VII roles. These are her roles: Lead Mouse, Spanish Corps, Chinese Demi-soloist.
Amelia is thrilled to announce that she will be dancing these roles in the Nutcracker:
- Mouse Leader (Level VI)
- Spanish Corps (Level VII)
- Chinese Demi-soloist (Level VI)
Nice!
PBA 2014-2015 Ballet School Year
Pacific Ballet Academy Ballet School Years 2014 – 2015
Term 1 Fall
Starts: August 25, 2014
Ends: January 17, 2015
| Class | Day | Time | Hours | Level | Studio | Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballet VIA/B | Mon | 6:00 PM | 1:30 | Ballet Level VI | Studio 2 | Rima Chaeff |
| Pointe VIA | Tues | 4:00 PM | 1:30 | Ballet Level VI | Studio 1 | Rima Chaeff |
| Ballet VIA/B | Wed | 6:00 PM | 1:30 | Ballet Level VI | Studio 2 | Erin McNulty |
| Ballet VIA/VII | Thurs | 6:00 PM | 1:30 | Ballet Level VI | Studio 1 | Anton Pankevich |
| Ballet VIA/B | Fri | 4:00 PM | 1:30 | Ballet Level VI | Studio 2 | Brianne Ackroyd |
| Pirouette VIA/B | Sat | 10:00 AM | 1:30 | Ballet Level VI | Studio 1 | Ommi Pipit-Suksun |
“Red Dawn” – Flight
PBA Student Showcase 2014
March 15 & 16, 2014
“The Student Showcase is our annual school production, in which students perform a dance for each of their classes. It is our policy to use minimal class time for rehearsals, since we are a training school. We incorporate steps that must be learned as a part of the students’ curriculum into combinations, which are then joined together to create dances for the performances. In the past we have had nearly 100 percent participation in the Student Showcase by our students in Level I classes and above.” ~from the PBA website
Amelia will do a solo dance called “Bliss” choreographed by Ms. Brianne. What an honor to be chosen for this lead role among the Level VI dancers. Besides “Bliss”, she will have 5 other dances to do for the Student Showcase.
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This is from a rehearsal photo in costume for “Red Dawn”. “Red Dawn” is choregraphed by Miss Rima.
Amelia is also becoming well-known at her school for her natural ability to mentor younger dancers. Her ability to organize and communicate with the little ones is becoming an asset to the instructors at Pacific Ballet Academy.
Saturday, March 15
12:00 PM – Programs A & B
5:00 PM – Programs A & G
Sunday, March 16
12:00 PM – Programs B & C
5:00 PM – Programs C & G
Program A
- Bliss – Solo
- Red Dawn – Fan Girl
Program B
- “A” – You’re Adorable – Leader
- Allegretto – Demi-Solo
Program C
- Ballerina Polka – Leader
- Cheers – Leader
Program G
- Garland Waltz – Garland Girl
- Mazurka – Corps de Ballet
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The Nutcracker Ballet 2013
Pacific Ballet Academy’s Nutcracker Ballet
Amelia performs as one of the Rosebuds.
…and as one of the Arabian Side Girls.
Pacific Ballet Academy 2013 – 2014
Pacific Ballet Academy 2013-2014 School Year
Starts: August 26 2013
Ends: June 7, 2014
Amelia has been placed in Level V at PBA. She’s scheduled to take 7 1/2 hours per week for starters. The Director invited her to attend the Level VI Pointe class but she can’t get to PBA in time for the class @ 4:00 – she can barely arrive at her one 4:30 class because of the commute from Oakland
Among other roles, she’s eligible to audition for the Nutcracker as one of the Pointe Angels. She’s back with her old school and teachers. She will also volunteer in Miss Karen’s class to help teach the younger students (like she was assisted when she was a little dancer). She will also take private training with Anton Pankevich after her class once a week. [This will also help me prepare for the auditions in January].
Class Schedule
Monday: Level 6 A/B, 6:00 PM – 7:30 (Anton)
Tuesday: Level 6 B Pointe, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM (Sarah)
Wednesday: Level 5, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM (Rima)
Thursday: Level 5/6B, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM (Sarah)
Friday: Level 6 A/B, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM (Brianne)
Saturday: Level 6 A/B, 10:00 AM – 11:30 PM (Brianne)
On Sept 7, 2013, the auditions will be held for The Nutcracker Ballet. Amelia wants to audition for Pointe Angels, Small Snow, Rosebuds or Demi-Solos role. She’s also eligible for the Party Scene, Angels, Soldiers and Russian/Chinese corps.
PBA Ballet Summer Intensive 2010
June 21 to July 16, 2010
AMS attended the Pacific Ballet Academy’s Summer Intensive Course 2010. She was in Level IV (Pre-Intermediate), M-F, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. This workshop ran from June 21 to July 16. After the intensive course, AMS was able to do the splits and really improved her technique. She also had an introduction to contemporary dance, jazz dance, costume design and ballet history. What a great thing to do this summer.
Pacific Ballet Theater’s Nutcracker Ballet 2008
Performance: The Nutcracker Ballet 2008
Date: November 29 and 30 2008 (Saturday and Sunday)
Time: 6:00 PM on Saturday and 12:30 PM and 4:00 PM on Sunday
Dance Name: “Fight Scene with Mice and Soldier”
Role: “Soldier”
Choreographer: Amanda Garrett Ban
Ballet Company: Pacific Ballet Theater
Venue: Mountain View Center for Performing Arts
City: Mountain View
State: CA
Note: Amelia is in Cast B
Pacific Ballet Academy 2008-2009
| FIRST TERM | September 2 | through | November 29 |
| SECOND TERM | December 1 | through | March 15 |
| THIRD TERM | March 16 | through | June 14 |