You are cordially invited to the Springfield Ballet Company's annual gala, The Tutu Ball.

February 8, 2014

Panther Creek Country Club

3001 Panther Creek Drive

Springfield, Illinois

Cocktails: 6:00 p.m.

Dining & Dancing: 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Live Music by Brooke Thomas and the Blue Suns

Black Tie Optional

Dining and Dancing: $75 per person

Menu Choice: Grilled Top Sirloin, Grilled Chicken or Tri-Colored Tortellini

Seating is available in groups of eight, and may be requested by contacting Sally at 217.544.1967.

RSVP by January 30, 2014

Please call the SBC offices for more details or to RSVP**, or e-mail Sally at [email protected].

**If you cannot attend, but still wish to contribute to the SBC (the full amount of your contribution is tax deductible to extent allowed by law), please contact Sally at 217.544.1967.

Thank you to Kimberly Hobby for the design of our artwork for The Tutu Ball. 

The Springfield Ballet Company would like to invite you to join our FREE Boys & Girls Clubs Ballet Outreach Program for the spring 2014 session! Everyone interested in dance and movement, from grades K through 12, are encouraged to join us for our weekly classes!

Springfield Ballet Company staff and dancers will be at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Illinois (300 S. 15th St.) on Friday evenings, 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., to teach a FREE classical ballet and jazz technique class to interested dancers.

Participants may begin arriving at the Boys & Girls Clubs immediately after school. Springfield Ballet Company will provide each dancer with a healthy snack and ballet-related activity prior to each class; and we will remain on site until each dancer is picked up (until appx. 5:15 p.m.)

The spring 2014 session will consist of 11 ballet classes, concluding with a recital performance at The Legacy Theatre, 101 E. Lawrence, on Friday, March 28, 2014, at 5:30 p.m. Please SAVE THE DATE for this exciting performance!  

Please share this information with anyone who might be interested in our Boys & Girls Clubs Ballet Outreach Program!

With help from our sponsors -- American Business Club of Springfield and Jaelin Heavisides (in memory of Phyllis Smith) -- the Springfield Ballet Company will provide all participants with a leotard, tights, ballet shoes and dance bag for each class, free of charge. SBC dancers will care for these items each week to ensure that all students are dressed appropriately and prepared for the physical demands of a ballet class. 

Click HERE for more information! 

(formerly Dance in Illinois)

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

9:00 a.m. (morning session) - Session is FULL!

OR

12:00 p.m. (afternoon session)

Admission: FREE*

*This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency through federal funds provided by the National Endowment for the Arts and with funding from the Springfield Area Arts Council.

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum

212 N. Sixth St.

Springfield, IL 62701

Leap into Lincoln is an opportunity for fourth and fifth grade students to experience, firsthand, the various styles of dance in Abraham Lincoln's lifetime. The students will watch the Springfield Ballet Company perform a variety of dance styles from 1809 to 1865, including segments of ballets from the Romantic era, stately court dances and American folk dances. 

Space for this unique educational experience is VERY LIMITED at 500 students and chaperones per session. Our morning session is now full. If you would like to be a part of our afternoon session, please send in your school reservations ASAP!

Visit our website HERE for additional information and for a school reservation form!

Friday, April 4, 2014

7:00 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.)

Tickets: $15

Hoogland Center for the Arts - LRS Theatre

Men in Tights is BACK!!

Come out and support local "men" of our community as they don a pair of "tights" in support of the Springfield Ballet Company's education and outreach programming!

We are actively seeking a few good men to support our 2014 performance and fundraising goal! Do you know someone who would be perfect for this?! Contact SBC Artistic Director Julie Ratz at 217-544-1967 or [email protected].

Save the date of April 4, 2014, to see what is sure to be one of the most entertaining evenings of the year and tell all your friends the Springfield Ballet Company's MEN IN TIGHTS is back for ONE HILARIOUS PERFORMANCE ONLY!

Contact the Springfield Ballet Company with any questions at 217-544-1967!

Thank you to our 2012 Men in Tights cast: John Baker, Joel Benoit, Brent Borah, Matthew T. Dearing, Tom Frost, Dennis E. Frye, Jr., Dr. Jack Fyans, Joe M. Jackson, Dave Kelm, Brant Mackey, Randy Martin, Kevin McDermott, Craig McFarland, Johnny Molson, Pat Phillips, Joshua Ratz, Matthew Ratz, Patrick Russell, Dug Shelton, Blake Stadel, Brian Stapleton and Kelly Trier.

Boys & Girls Clubs Ballet Outreach:

Ongoing, every Friday

Leap into Lincoln at ALPLM:

February 18, 2014

Trainee Recital:

March 23, 2014

Boys & Girls Clubs Recital:

March 28, 2014

Men in Tights:

April 4, 2014

Open Auditions for our 40th Anniversary Season:

May 4, 2014