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Scholarships Awarded to MCBC Dancers:

Carly Hammond - Winner - $250 Cash Scholarship
Haruka Sassa - Winner - $250 Cash Scholarship
Colleen Shaughnessy - Winner - $250 Cash Scholarship
Appointments:
Mary Celeste Geiger, artistic director of the Geiger Classic Ballet Academy and the
Michigan Classic Ballet Company, has received the following board appointments:
President of
Regional Dance America National Board
Parliamentarian of the MidStates
Regional Dance America

STUDENT NEWS:
Several Geiger Ballet Academy students are auditioning for Summer Dance Programs
around the country. Previous programs attended have been the Alabama Ballet, the
American Ballet Theatre, Houston Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet, and the Joffrey Ballet. After their
month long programs, the dancers will return to Geiger Ballet for the four week August
summer intensive.

GCBA Dancers audition for summer programs:
Five GCBA dancers auditioned for Summer Dance Programs around the country and were
accepted, including
Alabama Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Houston Ballet, Milwaukee
Ballet, and the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. Good luck to all!
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Other Information:

Ballet Vocabulary

4 elements necessary for proper ballet achievement

7 Movements in Ballet

9 directions of the body (Russian)

Links to Dance Related Web Sites.
This page was last updated: Wednesday, August 6, 2008.
NEW MORNING ADULT BALLET CLASSES
BEGIN SEPTEMBER 9TH
9:30am-11:00am
Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays
Instructor: Eliska Mayer
For details, email eliskamayer@hotmail.com