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Founded by Chester Petranek, former supervisor of music for the Montgomery County schools, in 1946. MCYO originally stood for Montgomery County Youth Orchestra, later changing to the current wording of Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras. Currently there are over 400 young musicians involved in MCYO selected from over 1200 aspiring musicians.
Julie Kent (born Julie Cox, 1969) [1] is an American ballet dancer; she was a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre from 1993 to June 2015. In 2016, she was named the artistic director of The Washington Ballet. [2] She became co-artistic director at the Houston Ballet in July 2023.
In 1977, the company moved to the Round House Theatre, located in the former Bushey Drive Elementary School in Silver Spring, MD. [1] In 2002 the theater moved to a brand new facility in downtown Bethesda, which was a significant upgrade. [2] In 1982, the company was incorporated as a nonprofit under the name "Round House".
Ashley, a dancer once with the Maryland Youth Ballet, wanted to create an inclusive ballet company. Doug wanted to make Ashley happy, friends say, and he was determined to make her dream a reality ...
Born in Boston, Martuza started her ballet training at the age of 12 at the Lexington School of Ballet in Massachusetts. After moving to Maryland with her family, she continued with Maryland Youth Ballet in Bethesda. She spent two summers with the Houston Ballet Academy and one summer at the American Ballet Theatre School. While a senior in ...
She started studying dance when she was 8 years old, even dropping out of high school to work with the Maryland Youth Ballet. However, by the time she turned 21, her ballet career stalled, leading ...
Maryland-born colonial era singer and theater owner in Augusta, Georgia, and daughter of Thomas Wall, a theatrical manager in Baltimore [117] Wall, Thomas Owner of the first theatrical company in Baltimore in the 1780s [24] [120] Walschot-Stapp, Alstrid: Director of the Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras' harp ensemble, well-known concert ...
Youth Ballet artistic director Lindsay Crisp said the evening is a celebration of dance and iconic music ranging from a baroque take on The Beatles to Broadway’s Hamilton to the work of rock ...