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<h1 style="font-size:26px;font-weight:normal;line-height:26px;margin:0px 0px 10px"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>NEWS RELEASE </strong></span></span></h1><h1 style="font-size:26px;font-weight:normal;line-height:26px;margin:0px 0px 10px;text-align:right">
<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12px">September 11, 2013<br>For Further Information, Contact:<br>Cynthia Graham<br>Phone: <a href="tel:%28216%29%20282%20%E2%88%924247" value="+12162824247" target="_blank">(216) 282 −4247</a><br>
Email: <a href="mailto:cynthia@clevelandballet.org" target="_blank">cynthia@clevelandballet.org</a><br><br>Gladisa Guadalupe<br>Phone: <a href="tel:%28216%29%20320%20%E2%88%929000" value="+12163209000" target="_blank">(216) 320 −9000</a><br>
Email: <a href="mailto:gladisa@clevelandballet.org" target="_blank">gladisa@clevelandballet.org</a><br>Cleveland Ballet Youth Company of The Cleveland Ballet<br>23030 Miles Road, Cleveland, OH 44128</span></span></h1><h1 style="font-weight:normal;line-height:26px;margin:0px 0px 10px;text-align:center">
<font size="4"><br><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><strong>CLEVELAND BALLET YOUTH COMPANY TO AUDITION FOR DANCERS</strong><br><br><strong> This Saturday <span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">September 14, 2013 AT 2PM</span></span> </strong><br>
<br><strong>AT 23030 MILES ROAD, CLEVELAND, OHIO 44128</strong></span></font></h1><h1 style="font-size:26px;font-weight:normal;line-height:26px;margin:0px 0px 10px"><br><font face="verdana, geneva, sans-serif" size="4">Cleveland, Ohio – Cleveland Ballet Youth Company is a newly formed dance company in partnership with The Cleveland School of Dance, the official school of Cleveland Ballet, which will feature classically trained young dancers of exceptional talent. “We are looking for dancers with a ballet focus ages 14yrs – 19yrs who are working to get to a professional performance level,” says Cynthia Graham, Artistic Associate. The Cleveland Ballet Youth Company serves to prepare dancers for professional performances by the Cleveland Ballet Company.</font><br>
<br><font face="verdana, geneva, sans-serif" size="4">Performances are scheduled for <span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">September 28</span></span>, <span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">October 19</span></span> and a December performance 2013 and <span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">April 26, 2014</span></span>. Company members will be required to participate in rehearsals for these performances, however, this performance schedule is subject to change.</font><br>
<br><font face="verdana, geneva, sans-serif" size="4">The Auditions for the 2013/2014 season will be held this <span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">Saturday September 14</span></span> starting at <span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">2pm</span></span> at the studios of Cleveland School of Dance in Cleveland, Ohio. The audition will be before a panel of three judges. There is an audition fee of $25. Dancers wishing to audition must demonstrate they have reached an advanced level of classical ballet training. </font><br>
<br><font face="verdana, geneva, sans-serif" size="4">The audition will consist of a ballet class with pointe work and possible choreography. Please prepare to begin promptly at <span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">2pm</span></span>. Dancers please wear pink tights, bring ballet technique shoes as well as pointe shoes. </font><br>
</h1><div style="font-size:14px"><font face="verdana, geneva, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></div><div style="font-size:14px"><h1 style="font-size:26px;font-weight:normal;line-height:26px;margin:0px 0px 10px"><font face="verdana, geneva, sans-serif" size="4">To learn more about the audition process please email </font><a href="mailto:Cynthia@clevelandballet.org" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;font-size:18px">Cynthia@clevelandballet.org</a><font face="verdana, geneva, sans-serif" size="4">, or call <a href="tel:%28216%29%20282-4247" value="+12162824247" target="_blank">(216) 282-4247</a> or visit </font><a href="http://clevelandballet.org/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;font-size:18px">www.clevelandballet.org</a><font face="verdana, geneva, sans-serif" size="4">.</font><br>
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