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In 1976, Day started The Washington Ballet, a company providing a professional showcase for the students of The Washington School of Ballet. Funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, Day hired Peter Grigsby as the first administrative director who took advantage of the Department of Labor's Comprehensive Employment and ...
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington – The FBR Branch of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington at THEARC offers programs and activities to help youth from ages 6–18 develop character and acquire the skills necessary to become responsible, civic-minded adults. The Boys & Girls Club facility at THEARC is complete with a regulation ...
She trained at the Academy de Ballet Magda Corbett (Dominican Republic) as a child moving on to the national company, Ballet Clasico Nacional de Santo Domingo, where she was discovered by a talent scout for Washington School of Ballet, Lorraine Spiegler.
Michael Pastreich (born July 14, 1966) is an American performing arts executive. He became the executive director of the Washington Ballet in May 2019. [1] [2] He has been the longest serving president & CEO of The Florida Orchestra, [3] and served for 11 years from the 40th anniversary of the orchestra in 2007 [4] till 2018.
Xiomara Reyes (born October 28, 1973, in Havana, Cuba) is a former principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre. [1] [2] After retiring from performing she was appointed the Head of School of The Washington Ballet School. [3] [4]
Pages in category "National Ballet of Washington, D.C., dancers" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Company City State Years active Web site Ajkun Ballet Theatre: New York: New York: 2000–present: www.ajkunbt.org: Alabama Ballet: Birmingham: Alabama: 1981–present
Its students have gone on to dance with Alvin Ailey, Philadanco, Dutch National Ballet, The Washington Ballet, Paul Taylor Dance Company, on Broadway, and also become choreographers, actors and dance educators. [2] Famous alumni include Chita Rivera, Hinton Battle, Sylvester Campbell, Louis Johnson and Sandra Fortune-Green. [3] [4]