About NCBE


	EDUCATION AND OUTREACH

OUTREACH and EDUCATION
THE NORTH COUNTRY BALLET ENSEMBLE

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 (NCBE) endeavors to raise the standards of children’s theater so that the beauty of ballet is understood. At the same time it is NCBE’s intent to provide a comprehensive background in the classics and contemporary ballets for young dancers.

Guibord’s North Country School of Ballet works in conjunction with NCBE. Whether to improve gymnastic or athletic skills, or for healthy exercise to gain grace and coordination, or to aspire to dance professionally, attending up to five classes a week, the goal is to present a challenge to each individual in a relaxed and caring atmosphere. Call us at Guibords, 518-561-5550.

Please scroll down for information about
The Nutcracker Ballet
School Assembly and Outreach Programs
Summer Study and Intensives

The Nutcracker Ballet NCBE on Lake Champlain

An international cast of dancers and choreographers, hosted by the North Country Ballet Ensemble, brings a sparkling Nutcracker Ballet to the stage each Thanksgiving Weekend. Student dancers and local community members from Clinton, Essex and Franklin Counties, join with guest choreographers from New York City and Lake Placid, and professional dancers from New York City, to inspire and entertain North Country audiences. The Nutcracker is offered Friday through Sunday, at Plattsburgh State University’s Hartman Theatre, Myers Fine Arts Building, SUNY Plattsburgh. Call us for information about our next auditions and performances.

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School Assembly Program (SAP)
Community Performance Series (CPS)

Education outreach and curriculum relevancy is and essential part of the artistic vision of NCBE, using dance as an engaging, valuable and fresh tool through which educators can communicate with their students.

Call us for description of current and upcoming programs, and to learn about our CPS repertory. Each fall and spring new programs are created to provide an engaging experience for students at the elementary, middle, and high school levels.

A DELICATE BALANCE (available 2008-09)

DB colorful group with choreography by Rebecca Kelly, is a heartwarming ballet set to Saint Saens’ “Carnival of The Animals.” The 30-minute, full production dance depicts a day in the life of the jungle, from dawn to dusk. Dedicated to animals everywhere whose time is running out and whosecontinued existence is threatened, audiences are invited to consider how humankind, with its growing needs, can live side by side, in balance, and in harmony with all our neighbors. Contact Asdans@aol.com for 2009 touring schedule.

New York State Arts Standards addressed in
NCBE’s School Assembly Program

Standard 1
Creating, performing and participating in the Arts.

Standard 3
Responding to and analyzing works of Art

Standard 4
Understanding the cultural dimensions and
contribution of the arts.

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Summer Study Program

NCBE can refer dance students of every age and at every stage of developement to many wonderful summer programs, offered both locally and farther afield. Some dancers affiliated with NCBE have received financial awards and Arts Council Scholarships of merit to aid in their pursuits of quality dance education. The NCBE dancers have received scholarships at ballet and modern schools throughout the US and Canada including: The Boston Ballet Summer Program; Rebecca Kelly Ballet and its Onstage program, The Royal Winnipeg Ballet Summer School; American Ballet Theater Young Dancer Summer Program, The School of Dance in Ottawa, New York State Summer School of the Arts Modern Div. at Saratoga (NYSSA).

For more information contact:
North Country Ballet Ensemble, Inc.
P.O. Box 287; Plattsburgh, NY 12901
www.balletplattsburgh.org

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