Charlotte Ballet is among the finest mid-sized dance companies in the United States. Charlotte Ballet provides artistically excellent programming to diverse audiences in its home city of Charlotte, North Carolina, the Southeast region, and to the varied communities it serves while on tour across the nation. Led by internationally acclaimed Artistic Director Hope Muir, Charlotte Ballet is known for its strong dancers and versatile repertoire, ranging from classical ballet to bold, contemporary works. Charlotte Ballet stays true to its tagline- performing, inspiring and educating!
Charlotte Ballet’s Education and Community Engagement Program is recognized as one of the leading programs in the United States. Our education programs engage students, teachers and the community-at-large through dynamic, educational performances and innovative curriculum-based activities. Classic and contemporary ballets serve as a catalyst for student learning connecting with North Carolina Essential Standards and Common Core State Standards. Charlotte Ballet offers special incentives, online multimedia pre-performance guides and post-performance Q and A’s with dancers.
In April 2014, North Carolina Dance Theatre began operating as Charlotte Ballet.
kpereira@charlotteballet.org
https://www.charlotteballet.org
701 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
Mecklenburg
704.372.0101
704.414.2775
Charlotte Ballet’s Day of Dance is an educational experience for students at our facility in Uptown Charlotte. Through this program, we aim to expand students’ knowledge of the field and fuel a strong appreciation for the arts by shedding light on the inner workings of an arts organization. Students will:
Kimberly Pereira
704.414.2775
kpereira@charlotteballet.org
October 18, 2022-May 20, 2023
The entire program length is 2 and a half hours
Charlotte Ballet Center for Dance located in uptown Charlotte
701. N. Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
$500, 25 students maximum
6.CP.1 Use choreographic principles, structures, and processes to create dances that communicate ideas, experiences, feelings, and
images.
6.R.1 Use a variety of thinking skills to analyze and evaluate dance.
B.CP.1 Use choreographic principles, structures, and processes to create dances that communicate ideas, experiences, feelings, and
images.
A.R.1 Use a variety of thinking skills to analyze and evaluate dance.
From the Arts Education, Dance Standards: Creation and Performance: CP.2 Students will understand how performance values are used (kinesthetic awareness, concentration, focus and etiquette) to enhance dance performance. Responding: R.1 Students will use a variety of thinking skills to analyze and evaluate dance. Connecting: C.1 Students will understand cultural, historical and interdisciplinary connections with dance.
For cancellations due to emergency/weather, every effort will be made to accommodate your school at another date.