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</font></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><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><font face="Times New Roman">
</font><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">
</font><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: FR;"><font face="Times New Roman">Phone:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(216) 295-2222<o:p></o:p></font></span></b></div><div><font face="Times New Roman">
</font><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: FR;"><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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</span>September 7 September 21, 2013<o:p></o:p></font></span></b></div><div><font face="Times New Roman">
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</font></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><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 name="_GoBack" href=""></a><font face="Times New Roman">to be students at Cleveland
City Dance. Students must continue to take their dance classes with their local
school during the rehearsal process.<o:p></o:p></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman">
</font></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><font face="Times New Roman">The Company Artistic and Executive
Director, Courtney J. Laves-Mearini, Ballet Master Mark Otloski, CWRU Professor
Shannon Sterne 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><o:p></o:p></div><div><font face="Times New Roman">
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</font></div></span><div></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>