Happy Birthday, Indianapolis School of Ballet!

The ISB celebrated it's 3rd birthday on Friday and some of our dancers were here with us today for a bit of cake.

We have lots to look forward to this year. Classes are in full swing and rehearsals for our fall performances are already rolling.

Save the date for Violette Verdy's masterclass on September 27th from 1:00-3:00 PM. Visit our website for registration information.

And, don't miss us at Penrod Arts fair on September 12th at 1 PM!

A new season begins

It seems hard to believe, but here we are at the beginning of our fourth season! Classes for the Fall semester begin today at the Indianapolis School of Ballet. All of our wonderful faculty is returning to nurture this year's group of dancers. And, as always, enrollment is ongoing.

Yesterday, August 16th, we had a great turn-out for auditions for our third annual production of The Nutcracker. Thank you, to all the dancers who participated!

There are good things to report at ISB. The Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitable Foundation awarded the ISB a terrific grant that will help the organization run smoothly and provide us with funds to keep our state-of-the-art studios in shape.

Our 6-week Summer Dance Intensive served as a source of inspiration and fun. In addition to a week with Fiona Fuerstner, both Scott Jovovich and Paul Vitali spent a couple of weeks with the dancers and choreographed works for them that will be premiered at the Penrod Festival at the Indianapolis Museum of Art on September 12 at 1 PM at the dance stage. If you can't make it then, we'll be performing those works at the Artsgarden in downtown Indianapolis on October 18 at 3 PM. That performance is FREE!

New faces have been added to the ISB family. We're happy to welcome Rebecca Rutt to the Artistic Advisory Roster. She has played a major role in classical ballet in Indianapolis and her wisdom is invaluable. We also added to the administrative team. Cathy Partlow Strauss is our new Director of Communications and Development.

Finally, we'd like to give our heartiest congratulations to our Advanced Modern Dance instructor, Mariel Greenlee. She recently received a Creative Renewal Fellowship Award from the Arts Council of Indianapolis which will afford her the opportunity to travel to Spain to study for three weeks. She begins her fifth season with Dance Kaleidoscope when she returns this Fall.

Keep visiting our website as we add new material! Photos from the May production of Coppelia will be up soon!