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</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoTitle" align="center"><span style="font-size: 34pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><strong><font face="Times New Roman">City
Ballet of Cleveland<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></font></strong></span></div><div align="center"><font face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoTitle" align="center"><span style="font-size: 34pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><strong><font face="Times New Roman">Audition
Notice<o:p></o:p></font></strong></span></div><div><font face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font face="Times New Roman">The City Ballet of Cleveland, formerly Cleveland City
Dance Company,</font></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font face="Times New Roman">mission is to be a ballet company of the highest
caliber serving Northeast Ohio through performances and education.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></font></span></div><div><font face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><font face="Times New Roman">The long-term vision is to build the leading ballet
company in Northeast Ohio.<o:p></o:p></font></span></div><div><font face="Times New Roman">
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</font><span style="font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman">WHEN:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Sunday, April 21, 2013 at 1:00-3:00pm <o:p></o:p></font></span></div><div><font face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman">WHERE:
Cleveland City Dance<b> </b>Studios <o:p></o:p></font></span></div><div><font face="Times New Roman">
</font><font size="5"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>13108 Shaker Square,
Cleveland, OH 44120 <o:p></o:p></font></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><h1 style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in;"><a href="http://www.clevelandcitydance.com/"><font size="5" face="Times New Roman">www.clevelandcitydance.com</font></a><font size="5"><font face="Times New Roman"> <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>216-295-2222<o:p></o:p></font></font></h1><div><font face="Times New Roman">
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</font><span style="font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman">WHO
IS ELIGIBLE: Ballet dancers ages 10-21 <o:p></o:p></font></span></div><div><font face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"></span><font face="Times New Roman"></font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;" class="MsoBodyTextIndent"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><font size="5">Ø</font><span style='font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;'> </span></span></span><font size="5"><font face="Times New Roman">Audition
is required to become a member for the 2013-2014 season or by video audition. <o:p></o:p></font></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman">
</font><o:p><font size="5" face="Times New Roman"> </font></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;" class="MsoBodyTextIndent"><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><font size="5">Ø</font><span style='font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;'> </span></span></span><font size="5"><font face="Times New Roman">The
audition class will be taught by the Director, Courtney J. Laves-Mearini with Samantha
Basford formerly with Miami City Ballet returning to adjudicate.<o:p></o:p></font></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman">
</font><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><font size="5"></font></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><font size="5">Ø</font><span style='font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;'> </span></span></span><font size="5"><font face="Times New Roman">Please
complete an application form and turn into the Director one week prior to the
audition in person or by mail.<o:p></o:p></font></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><font face="Times New Roman"> <var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var></font></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman">Applications and additional information are
available online at the Company website:<span style="mso-tab-count: 11;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></font><a href="http://www.clevelandcitydancecompany.org/"><font face="Times New Roman">www.clevelandcitydancecompany.org</font></a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div><font face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-indent: 0.5in;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman">Thank you<b><o:p></o:p></b></font></span></div><div><font face="Times New Roman">
</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>