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</font><div 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 </font></span></b></div><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><font face="Times New Roman">Contact: Courtney Laves</font></span></b></div><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><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</font></span></b></div><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><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</font></span></b></div><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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1 – May 10, 2014</font></span></b></div><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><div align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><font face="Times New Roman">CITY BALLET OF CLEVELAND, formerly CLEVELAND
CITY DANCE COMPANY’S SPRING REPERTORY CONCERT</font></span></b></div><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 150%; text-indent: 0.5in;"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">(Cleveland, OH) –
The City Ballet of Cleveland, a 501 (c)3 non-profit, will be presenting its
annual spring repertory concert at the Cuyahoga Community College Eastern
Campus in Highland Hills, OH on Saturday, May 10</font><sup><font size="2">th</font></sup><font size="3"> at 7:00 p.m.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The diverse and entertaining program includes
“Sleeping Beauty,” a classical ballet set to Tchaikovsky’s music as well as the
comical children’s favorite “Peter & the Wolf.”</font></font></div><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 150%; text-indent: 0.5in;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The members of the pre-professional company
will also dance four original works by local choreographers including alumni Diana
Braun, Amy McKenney, Artistic & Executive Director Courtney Laves-Mearini
and current City Ballet of Cleveland company dancer, Izabele Rubinski.</font></font></div><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 150%;"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Presale
tickets are $25 for adults and $10 for students and seniors, and are available online.
Please check the Company’s website at </font></font><a href="http://www.cityballetofcleveland.org/"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">www.cityballetofcleveland.org</font></a><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tickets purchased the day of the show are $30
for adults and $15 for students and seniors (cash and check only accepted at
the door).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></font></font></div><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font></div><div>Courtney Laves-Mearini<br>Cleveland City Dance, Director<br>Home of City Ballet of Cleveland,<br><span></span> formerly Cleveland City Dance Company<br>13108 Shaker Square<br>Cleveland, OH 44120<br>216-295-2222<br>www.clevelandcitydance.com<br><a href="http://www.cityballetofcleveland.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.cityballetofcleveland.org/</a><br><span></span></div></div></body></html>