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</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><font face="Times New Roman">From:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">City</st1:placetype></st1:place> Dance<o:p></o:p></font></span></b></div><div><font face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><font face="Times New Roman">Contact: Courtney Laves<o:p></o:p></font></span></b></div><div><font face="Times New Roman">
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</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><font face="Times New Roman">E-mail:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Courtney@clevelandcitydancecompany.org<o:p></o:p></font></span></b></div><div><font face="Times New Roman">
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DANCE COMPANY AUDITION<o:p></o:p></font></span></b></div><div><font face="Times New Roman">
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</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 150%;" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman">(Cleveland, OH) – The Cleveland
City Dance Company will be holding its annual audition on Sunday April 21<sup>th</sup>
from 1:00pm-3:00pm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The City Ballet of
Cleveland (CBC), formerly Cleveland City Dance Company, audition is open to all
serious dancers of ballet ages 10-21.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The company has two annual performances including the Spring repertoire
and December “Nutcracker”, as well as performances at All Ohio Dance Festival,
Regional Dance America, and local schools. Applications are available upon
request at the Front Desk and online at </font><a href="http://www.clevelandcitydancecompany.org/"><font face="Times New Roman">www.clevelandcitydancecompany.org</font></a><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>under Company information. Potential dancers
do not have to be students at Cleveland City Dance<o:p></o:p></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman">
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</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 150%;" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman">The audition class will be taught
by the Company Artistic and Executive Director, Courtney J. Laves-Mearini and
judged by a professional dancer not affiliated with the Company.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Previous judges have been Jennifer Safonovs
formerly of NEOS Dance Theater and Samantha Basford formerly of the Miami City
Ballet and Brian Murphy of the Verb Ballets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This year Samantha Basford will return.<o:p></o:p></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman">
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</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 150%;" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman">Application forms and additional
information are available online </font><a href="http://www.clevelandcitydancecompany.org/"><font face="Times New Roman">www.clevelandcitydancecompany.org</font></a><o:p></o:p></div><div><font face="Times New Roman">
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<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var></font></span></div><div></div><div> </div><div>Courtney Laves-Mearini<br>Cleveland City Dance, Director<br>Home of The Cleveland City Dance Company<br>13108 Shaker Square<br>Cleveland, OH 44120<br>216-295-2222<br>www.clevelandcitydance.com<br>www.clevelandcitydancecompany.org</div></div></body></html>