OCTOBER IS A TRIPLE THREAT MONTH...

3 SHOWS JUST FOR YOU!

This is just the beginning of the season! Watch the link below and then head to the Performing Arts Center to get your season tickets!

Check out the season!

#1. First up is ROCK ON AMERICA! with special guests artists,

1000 Voices of Florida.

A rockin’ Tom Petty tribute ballet, awesome Ellis Island experience, a stellar view of our constellations and the unknown world of AI celebrate human experiences past, present and future.

WOW! Classic and contemporary ballets by company choreographers Kim Tuttle, Judy Skinner and Tales Ribeiro, featuring the music of composer Stella Sung and guest artists, 1000 Voices of Florida.

4 works. Totally different!

2027 STARS PRESENTED!

The only problem ... there were so many that we couldn't get a large enough photo! Our STARS are already beginning to work toward their performance! If you have ever been to this event, you KNOW you need to get your tickets early. Plan on a highly entertaining/fabulous time!

MEN

· Teddy Sanchez — Tucker Gokey (paired with two Stars)

· Arthell Strobles — Marite Fuentes

· Greg Bradley — Paloma Berjano

· Ronald Cobb II — Luana Gali

· Brent Line — Christine Johnson

· Chris Curran — Vlada-Nikol Demchenko

· Chuck Parker — Rosemary Deiorio

· Carey Meldon — Ashley Brooke Valladon

· Tobias Lodemann — Emilia Leon

· Bobby McAfee — Beatriz Povoas

WOMEN

· Kristin Privette — Dre Graham (alumni star pairing)

· Kim-Anne Dodd — Victor Mancuso

· Kelley Anderson — Hernan Montenegro

· Arzu Erenguc — Tenki Nomura

· Kristin Kozelsky Reed — Fernando Mendonça

· Becky Dee — Tucker Gokey

· Rachel Dickhaus — Rachel Ridley + (Special Surprise Guest)

· Lisa Chacko — Tales Ribeiro

· Angela Dragon — Luan Brito

· Blair Poole — Andre Valladon

· Melissa Hough — Jonathan Kim

· Sarah Ingley — Roberto Vega

Below, just a few photos from DANB performances at Meet The Dancers.

We have such a gorgeous and talented company!

DANCEABOUT, free after school classes, begin Monday in Alachua and Wednesday in Ocala. See information below and click on links to sign up forms to register!

DANCE ALIVE OUTREACH PROGRAMMING & MORE.

Through a generous grant from Marion Cultural Alliance and the National Endowment for the Arts, DANB will be presenting performances and outreach programming at the Reilly
Arts Center and Mary Sue Rich Community Center in Ocala.

Led by DANB OutreachDirector Emily Pozek Dixon (Program Director Arts4All Florida), DANB presents free after school dance classes in Alachua and Ocala, Florida. Corps de Ballet members Leah Perine and Jaylina Farberow will conduct classes at Mary Sue Rich in Ocala.

For information about classes at Mary Sue Rich, Oct. 7-Nov 18,

call 352-401-6980.

For information about classes at Legacy Park,

October 5- November 16th. emily@dancealive.org

Shows #2 & #3 will take place at the Khoury Family Center for the Arts.

DANB's Youth Group, The Next Generation, performed at Meet the Dancers and impressed all in attendance. Not only are the DANB dancers highly skilled performers - they are superb teachers as evidenced by the Next Generation performance.

Many of the audience wanted to know when they could see the group again. DID WE HAVE THE ANSWER!!!! YES!!!!

Do join us October 117 and 31st at 2 pm at the Khoury Center for a real treat! It is still a construction site, but that won't stop this group from doing their best!

Among the works to be performed...

Vivaldi by Rachel Ridley with the younger group
One Last Song. A duet by Tales Ribiero for DANB corps members Victor Mancuso and Jaylina Farberow
Nemesis. by guest artist Michelle Zada (Dallas Black Dance Theatre)
Abracadabra. by guest artist Autumn Marie (Radio City Rockette, Vegas dancer, judge, choreographer)
The Missing Piece. Tales Ribeiro
Drigo. Older dancers Choreographer Kim Tuttle
Gershwin Tribute Amy Seawright (Miami City Ballet & DANB)

AND THEN....

A TOUR OF THE KHOURY CENTER + SOME HALLOWEEN TREATS!

Guest Artist and former DANB and Next Generation dancer expands horizons.

Megan Hillman Hammer has been a frequent summer guest artist who trained at Pofahl Studio before getting her degrees in dance. Ms. Hammer is currently on the faculty of Wichita State University.

She will be teaching in Texas October at one dance festival and then traveling to Turkey to teach and choreograph for 3 weeks in December.

About

WE PROMISED WE WOULD KEEP YOU UPDATED!

Well, we are much further along now if you drive by the campus!

PHASE ONE IS COMPLETE!

Now we can begin working on the inside....

And the last amount that we need to raise to complete phase 2!

We’re looking for 1000 people to give $1000 toward our new space. Donate $1000 to join the names on our donor wall in the Khoury Family Center for the Arts.

Receive the opportunity to engrave your name on one of the Garden Bricks
Leave a lasting legacy of your support for the arts in our community.
Or remember someone dear to you who loved the arts.

Remember, the Khoury Family Center for the Arts is a center for ALL the arts. Dance, music, art, theatre, and a 200 seat black box for the community to enjoy and share its love of the arts.

DONATE HERE!

WHAT'S HAPPENING?

If you want to know what's going on in Alachua County, check out the QR code AND sign up for the event guide provided by Visit Gainesville. Need special help?

Give them a call!

HOW DANCE ALIVE NATIONAL BALLET IMPACTS OUR COMMUNITY

DANB brings unparalleled quality of the arts to our community.
DANB brings business to our community.
DANB enriches lives in our community.
DANB teaches children the wonder of the arts.

Dance Alive National Ballet is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency in partnership with the Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture. DANB is also sponsored by the City of Gainesville, Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs and a Tourist Development Tax Grant from the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners in conjunction with the Alachua County Tourist Development Council. DANB is a registered 501-C not-for-profit organization. A copy of the official registration and financial information may be obtained by calling (800) 435-7352. Registration does not imply endorsement, approval or recommendation by the State. FEID #: #23-7348157 Tax Exempt #: 85-8012680863C-7

DANCE ALIVE NATIONAL BALLET 1325 NW 2nd Street Gainesville Florida 32601 352-371-2986 www..DanceAlive.org