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<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>City Ballet of Cleveland <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></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 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Phone:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(216) 295-2222<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">FORMERLY CLEVELAND CITY DANCE COMPANY AUDITION<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></div>
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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman">(Cleveland, OH) – The City Ballet of Cleveland, formerly Cleveland City Dance Company will be holding its annual “Uniquely Cleveland Nutcracker” audition on Saturday September 14<SUP>th</SUP> from 2:30pm-5:00pm.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The City Ballet of Cleveland (CBC), formerly Cleveland City Dance Company, audition is open to all area ballet dancers ages 8 and older.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Dancers auditioning for pointe roles should wear their pointe shoes to audition for roles including Act I Snow and Act II Waltz of the Flowers. Adult roles are available for the new Party Scene set in a historic Cleveland home. Potential dancers do not need </FONT><A href="" name=_GoBack></A><FONT face="Times New Roman">to be students at Cleveland City Dance. Students must continue to take their dance classes with their
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<div style="LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman">The Company Artistic and Executive Director, Courtney J. Laves-Mearini, Ballet Master Mark Otloski, Shannon Sterne and a professional dancer not affiliated with the Company will be conducting the audition.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The performances are scheduled for the weekend of December 7-8 at Cuyahoga Community College’s Eastern Campus in Cleveland.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A pre-registration form should be submitted by Thursday, September 10.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>More application forms and full details are available online at </FONT><A href="http://www.clevelandcitydancecompany.org/"><FONT face="Times New Roman">www.clevelandcitydancecompany.org</FONT></A></div>
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<DIV style="RIGHT: auto">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>