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HISTORY OF Situated on the shores of Lake Champlain and in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains, the NCBE was founded in 1983 and incorporated in 1986 as Northern New York's first non-profit ballet company. The Ballet Ensemble has become a regional company,drawing students widely from Clinton, Essex, and Franklin counties, and its activities serve Plattsburgh, and the Tri-Lakes area. Working collaboratively with area ballet schools, regional dance companies, and professional dancers and choreographers, NCBE presents classical ballets, modern works, school programs, summer intensives, and worshiop dance. Designed to develop young artists of the North Country, and to provide performing experience for student dancers in the art of ballet, the North Country Ballet Ensemble endeavors to raise the standards of children's theater so that the beauty of dance is understood. At the same time NCBE provides a comprehensive background in the classics and contemporary ballets for young dancers. The NCBE’s mission includes Educational Outreach programming to bring live dance performance to underserved communities and populations. Many classical ballets have been performed over the past 24 years to entertain and educate the general public. The list of well-known classical ballets produced by NCBE begins with The Nutcracker, the famous holiday classic performed in Plattsburgh since 1986. From modest beginnings, the NCBE has brought the production up to its present-day level. NCBE's holiday favorite has been aired seasonally in recent years by PBS MountainLakes TV. Other classical works performed by NCBE include Sleeping Beauty, Act 3 and Prologue, Pas de Quatre, Les Sylphide, Coppelia Acts 1 and 2, and Peter and the Wolf. NCBE seeks to provide access between students and working professionals in the field of dance. Since 1998 it has enjoyed a long relationship with artist from Rebecca Kelly Ballet of NYC. The Festival of the Lakes commissioned New York City choreographer Rebecca Kelly, to create the modern ballet, Indigo for NCBE to perform at the Festival in Saranac Lake. Rebecca Kelly selected 7 NCBE dancers to premier the opening movement the ballet, Wilderness Suite, at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts. Other repertory created by Kelly for NCBE include Awapuhi, Alua, A Delicate Balance, Vivaldi, Telemann, Making the Band, and Gimme the Beat. For more information contact NCBE Artistic Director by email. debbieguibord@hotmail.com
NCBE STAFF
Bonnie Black, Instructor, Resident Choreographer, Technical Director, Rehearsal Mistress, has a BA in English and Theatre from PSUNY, and an MA in Liberal Studies from PSUNY. A dance teacher at Guibord's North Country School of Ballet since 1979, Bonnie works with students ages 4 through adult in ballet and tap dance. In addition to being an Assistant Artistic Director Bonnie Black provides expertise in the technical aspects of theatrical production. Part of the artistic community of the North Country for almost three decades, Ms. Bonnie is a founding member and Business Manager of the community theatre group, Friends of Theatre, Inc and a Past President for the Council on the Arts for Clinton County. Teaching Humanities and Theatre courses at Clinton Community College since 1992, Bonnie enjoys guiding students to the many resources for the arts in our community.
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Deborah Guibord, Artistic Director, Director and Founder of Guibord’s North Country School of Ballet. With an AA Degree in Dance from Stephens College, MO., and a BA in Dance from Goddard College, Deborah Guibord was a former member of Stephen’s Dance Company and Mark Ryder’s Dancers. She has an Associate Diploma from Cecchetti, USA, and is a member of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance, London, England. She opened 
Alice Schonbek, Instructor, Resident Choreographer, Rehearsal Mistress, holds an MA in Dance Performance from the Tisch School/Gallatin Division of NYU. Trained as a merit scholar at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center in New York City, and also as a scholarship student at Steps on Broadway, she danced with the Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble and was an apprentice with the Paul Taylor Dance Company. Ms. Schonbek moved to Plattsburgh in 1983 and began teaching at PSU and Guibord’s School, in addition to studying and performing in Montreal. A founding member of the NCBE, she serves as an Associate Artistic Director. She teaches ballet and modern dance at Guibord’s School, and coordinates summer programs and education outreach. She is a member of the Board of Directors of Rebecca Kelly Ballet of New York City. Other artistic and community affiliations include the Strand Performing Arts Center, where she will be involved in arts programming.