Three Indiana Youth Ballet students recently received recognition at the Chicago National Academy of Dance Masters Conference in Arlington Heights, Ill.
Hannah Katz, 15, from Crown Point, received a scholarship at the Ballet Forum to attend next summer's conference. Hannah is a senior company member of Indiana Youth Ballet and studies with Elizabeth Bathurst and Eckhard Heidrich.
Receiving Honorable Mention recognition were Haley Bartolomei, 15, of Griffith, and Jacy Vuckovich, 12, of Gary. Both are junior company members of IYB. They also study with Bathurst. Haley received her award at the Student Session, while Jacy was recognized at the Ballet Forum.
Eleven IYB students attended the eight-day conference. They were accompanied by instructors Elizabeth Bathurst and Andrea Reed. They studied under nationally-renown dancers and instructors, including Valerie Robin of the Joffrey Ballet, Jeremy Plummer, Gregg Russell, and Mark Yonally of the Chicago Tap Theatre.
Fall classes at the School of Indiana Youth Ballet begin Tuesday. For more information, visit indianayouthballet.com.
Indiana Youth Ballet will be holding auditions for its annual production of "The Nutcracker" on Sept. 7 at Broad Horizons Inc., 1234 N. Broad St., Griffith. Audition times are noon for ages 5 and 6, 12:45 p.m. for ages 7 and 8, 1:15 p.m. for age 9 and older with less than two years of dance training, 2 p.m. for ages 9 to 11, 2:45 p.m. for ages 12 to 14 and 3:30 p.m. for ages 15 and older. There will be a mandatory parent meeting at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 7. All cast members must have at least one parent attend.
Proper dance attire is recommended. Female dancers should wear a solid-colored leotard, pink tights, and ballet shoes; dancers on pointe should bring pointe shoes. Hair should be pulled away from the face, preferably in a bun. Males should wear black sweat pants or shorts, a short sleeved white T-shirt, and white socks if they do not have ballet shoes.
For more information about the company or classes, call (219) 922-9331 or visit indianayouthballet.com
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Indiana Youth Ballet's production of "The Nutcracker" will be performed Nov. 12 to 14 for school groups and Nov. 15 and 16 for the public at Crete-Monee High School in Crete, Ill.
For more information, call (219) 922-9331 or visit indianayouthballet.com
