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November Monthly Newsletter
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| Welcome back from Fall Break! We hope you enjoyed a restful and
rejuvenating week off and can’t wait to welcome you back to the studios this week.
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During the week of November 14-19, we invite Academy families into the studio classroom to observe class and witness your students’ hard work and progress. Select classes for each division and track will be open for 2 guests per student to join us for class. Emails will be sent tomorrow with specific details for your dancer’s schedule - if you don't receive it, please reach out so we can get you the information you’ll need.
Free Mercy Health Dance Injury
Screenings
During Family Observation Week, our friends at Mercy Health are offering free dance injury screenings for Academy students. See their feature below for more details!
Spring Family Observation Week
Mark your calendar for our Spring Family Observation Week dates!
March 6 - 11, 2023
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Meet Jodie Gates and Margaret Tracey
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During Family Observation Week, the Academy is thrilled to host an exclusive opportunity to meet Cincinnati Ballet's new Artistic Director, Jodie Gates, and Principal Academy Consultant, Margaret Tracey.
This informal event features a moderated conversation on current topics in dance education and an opportunity for families to meet and ask questions of these leading experts in the field.
Join us!
Thursday, November 17 from 5:45 - 6:45 PM
Sheakley Family Premier Studio
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Priority registration is now open!
This holiday season, we’re excited to host a winter dance camp experience December
27 – 29 for dancers ages 4 – 8. In the spirit of our summer Kids Dance Camp, it’s a great opportunity to dance our way through the holiday break. Priority registration is now open for current Academy families. We hope you’ll join us next month! Register now before this program goes on sale to the public on November 14.
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2022-2023 Professional Training Division
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The Otto M. Budig Academy is proud to welcome our sixth Professional Training Division class this season. This group combines full-day training with professional and community performance opportunities, working to transition from student to professional dancer. This
year’s class represents 13 different states and includes returning dancers from the 2021-2022 Season and new dancers joining us from our Summer and Collegiate Intensives. They’ve been training together for a few months now, and on October 29, they performed their Fall Studio Showcase. We’re pleased to officially introduce our 2022-2023 Professional Training Division class to our Academy community and congratulate them on an incredible showcase:
PTDs: Fiona Allen, Hannah Blair, Ava Bradford, Anna Doggett, Carmen Doll, Brianne Falanga, Charlotte Gularson, Natalie Higle, Elizabeth Jacobson, Helen Jardon, Anna Kinghorn, Caroline Love, Fiona Murphy, Annika Olsen, Taylor Petrowski, Jenna Renfield, and Elizabeth Swisher
Trainees: Ciarán Barlow, Camille Boggs, Cathleen Breslin, Amber Harper, Madelyn Harpole, Dietrich Klawonn, Trevor PinterParsons, Sierra Severt, Claire Sturgeon, Salomé Tregre, Lauren Vogel, Avery Ward, and Anneliese Welsh.
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On Saturday, December 3, the Academy is proud to present our Advanced Division students in the Academy Winter Showcase with performances at 4:30 and 6:30 PM. This year’s showcase features Les Patineurs ("The Ice Skaters") and excerpts from The Nutcracker.
Academy Winter Showcase
December 3, 2022 4:30 and 6:30 PM
Sheakley Family Premier Studio
We invite any and all in our Academy community to attend this fun and festive seasonal showcase. Tickets will go on sale November 12, so keep an eye on your inboxes!
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Our First Class Free campaign continues through December. As we welcome new students to the studio, we also invite currently enrolled students to explore a new dance style with a free single-session class in an elective offering. Sign up today at the link below. This offer extends to new adult students too! Join us for a complimentary class in any one of our Adult Dance + Fitness classes at the Valentine Center for Dance. Sign up today at the link below.
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Community Performance Series:
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
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You’re invited to the Center for Dance on Sunday, November 13, for our first Community Performance Series production of the season, The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra. Performances take place at 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, and 3:30 PM. This interactive, narrated ballet will explore musical elements and instruments! Beginning with an immersive exploration of rhythm, improvisation and storytelling, the audience will become the dancers and choreographers. The finale piece, Benjamin Britten’s The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, brings each section of the orchestra to life. Plus, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra will be sharing their Instrument Petting Zoo.
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Our partners at Mercy Health are excited to announce two opportunities for dancer screenings.
Complimentary Injury Screenings
Academy students are invited to drop by the Mercy
Health Clinic at the Center for Dance for a free dance injury screening during Family Observation Week Monday-Friday, 5:00 - 8:00 PM. No appointment needed. Just drop in and meet Mercy's great team of Athletic Trainers!
Preventative Cardiac Screening Program
On Saturday, November 19, dancers ages 12-22 are invited to receive a high level mobile cardiac assessment that gives a baseline heart evaluation, performed by registered cardiac sonographers, with results read by a team of pediatric and general cardiologists that can be shared with your medical provider. Each test is approximately 10-12 minutes, and the $79 cost can be covered by your healthcare or flex care spending account. Please see the linked flier below for registration details.
Lisa Tennenbaum interview's Lindsay Davis (of Linday's Law) about the importance of youth cardiac screenings below:
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Fall into great savings at the CB Shop! Looking for a sweatshirt for those cold fall nights or a last-minute gift? Stop by the Welcome Center the next time you’re here and check out select 40% off sale items - t-shirts as low as $15, sweatshirts for $30,
and more! Plus, new CB Shop merchandise will be coming in mid-November for all your holiday gift giving needs.
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November 13: Community Performance Series: The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
November 14-19: Family Observation Week
November 20: Tuition Payment Due (8 Installment Plans)
November 24-27: NO
CLASSES – Thanksgiving Holiday
December 3: Academy Winter Showcase
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Join us for the magic of The Nutcracker this holiday season. Share Clara’s candy-coated adventure to the Land of Sweets, as your family enjoys Tchaikovsky’s beloved score. When Clara receives a nutcracker on Christmas Eve, her dreams take her to a wondrous land where a fantastic cast of characters awaits. Dozens of local young performers (including many Academy students!) join Cincinnati Ballet onstage for these holiday performances. It’s a spectacular holiday treat for the entire family!
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OTTO M. BUDIG ACADEMY | 1801 Gilbert Avenue | cbacademy@cballet.org | 513.562.1111
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Cincinnati Ballet, 1801 Gilbert Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45202, United States
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