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12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>OHIO</span></font></b></st1:State></st1:place><b><font
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WILL AUDITION SEPT. 7<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font
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<st1:City w:st="on">FULTON</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Ohio</st1:State> –
Dancers ages 8 through 20 from throughout <st1:place w:st="on">Northeast Ohio</st1:place>
will have the opportunity this fall to join the pre-professional Ohio Youth
Ballet.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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company will have auditions for the youth ballet division and dance team
division. As members of this truly unique non-profit organization, dancers not
only perform in original performances, but share their talent and love for
dance with the OYB’s active outreach program. In fulfilling the
OYB’s mission of “Bringing Dance to the People,” dancers
educate and entertain community members at nursing homes, libraries, schools,
theatres and festivals. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-weight:bold'>Auditions are at 2 p.m. on Sept. 7 at The <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Turning</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Pointe</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType> of Dance, <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on">2387 Locust St. S.</st1:address></st1:Street>, Canal <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Fulton</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Ohio</st1:State></st1:place>.
</span></font></b><b><font size=3><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>Dancers are recommended to arrive by 1:30 p.m. in proper
attire to warm up and fill out forms. Fee is $10 exact cash or check made
payable to the OYB.</span></font></b><b><font size=3 color=maroon><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:maroon;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><b><font
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size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>OYB auditions are open to girls and boys ages 8-20. Detailed
information plus registration forms are available at the dance studio. Call
330-854-1417, visit www.ohioyouthballet.com or e-mail <a
href="mailto:ohioyouthballet@turningpointeschoolofdance.net">ohioyouthballet@turningpointeschoolofdance.net</a>.
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will train under and learn classical ballets and originally choreography from artistic
directors Natalya Vyashenko-Connor and Desmond Beasley, Dani Aleman and Ashley
Studer, as well as special guest choreographers.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font
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Youth Ballet members have gone on to join professional companies. Dancers have
won prestigious competitions; have received summer training scholarships with
professional dance companies; and have received college scholarships in dance,
musical theatre, and other fields. Others can be seen on Broadway and regional
theatre, MTV videos and more. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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