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style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica;font-weight:
bold'>OYB AND TURNING POINTE PRESENT ‘SPRING CELEBRATION OF DANCE
2008’<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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Described as being composed of numerous dance styles from “popular
classical ballet pieces” to a “fun break dance piece,” the
Ohio Youth Ballet and Turning Pointe School of Dance’s <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Spring Celebration of Dance 2008</span></b> is sure to
have something for everyone.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Performances will be at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. on
May 18 at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Jackson</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">High</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Performing</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Arts</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>. Tickets are $8 in
advance; $10 at the door.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:
Arial'>“It's going to be composed of numerous dance styles,
including popular classical ballet pieces, funky jazz and hip-hop
numbers, beautiful lyrical dances and a fun break dance piece. It
is representative of various cultural dance styles including African,
character flamenco, and a combination of classical, Arabic and oriental
styles,” according to Natalya Vyashenko-Connor, Ohio Youth Ballet
artistic director. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Spring Celebration of Dance 2008 will have the youngest dancers making their
stage debut, which always promises to be entertaining. While some talented high
school seniors who have danced for years will be giving one of their last
performances with the company as they move onto the professional world. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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For more information, call 330-854-1417.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:
Arial;font-weight:bold'>TURNING POINTE HAS SUMMER CLASSES FOR ALL AGES, LEVELS<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial'>CANAL <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">FULTON</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Ohio</st1:State></st1:place>
– For both fun and fitness, The Turning Pointe School of Dance, <st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">2387 Locust St. S.</st1:address></st1:Street>,
is registering now for summer dance classes for beginner to advanced students
of all ages. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial'>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Two-week summer dance camps</span></b> for
ages 31/2 to 12 years are popular programs that introduce younger students to a
variety of dance styles such as ballet, tap, jazz, baton, tumbling, cheer dance
and musical theatre. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>The camps are offered
June 16-June 27 and July 28-Aug. 8.</span></b> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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A five-week summer intensive workshop July 6 through Aug. 8 </span></font></b><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>is composed of challenging classes
for the serious dancer ages 9 and older. Advanced beginner level classes will
be July 6-25 and Intermediate I, II and Advanced will be July 6 through Aug. 8.
Classes include classical ballet, character dance, ballroom partnering, pointe
and pointe variations, jazz, hip-hop, flexibility class, tap, modern and
lyrical. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Students in the summer intensive will be taught by Ohio Youth Ballet artistic
director <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Natalya Vyashenko-Connor</span></b>,
who is a former company member of the Alisher Navoi State Academic Bolshoi
Theatre of Opera and Ballet in the capital of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Uzbekistan</st1:country-region></st1:place>. Visiting instructors
include <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Valery Lantratov</span></b>, </span></font><font
face=Arial><span lang=EN style='font-family:Arial'>who has toured
internationally with Rudolf Nureyev and is artistic director of the</span></font><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> Russian National Ballet Foundation
in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Moscow</st1:City></st1:place>, as
well as former Ohio Youth ballet member <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Kaleb
Baker</span></b>, who has performed with the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and
joins Ballet Quad Cities this upcoming season. A placement class is required. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Students who want to keep up with their training or try something new over the
summer will want to sign up for the <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>summer
semester June 16 through August 8</span></b>. These evening classes are for all
ages and levels and styles range from creative movement and beginner baton for
the younger dancers, to musical theatre and break dance, to teen and adult
classes in ballet, tap, pilates and pointe.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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For more information and to register, call 330-854-1417 and visit <a
href="http://www.turningpointeschoolofdance.net/"
title="blocked::http://www.turningpointeschoolofdance.net/">www.turningpointeschoolofdance.net</a>.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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