Above: Dancers waiting for a performance at Oak Hammock; part of UF Learning In Retirement Programming.

It has been an amazing two weeks for dancers and staff!

For staff:

A highly successful Halloween Costume Sale thanks to staff and volunteers.
Presentation at UFCC by staff and interns.

For Dancers:

Rehearsals for Meet The Dancers AND ROCK ON AMERICA!

Rehearsal for Oak Hammock & Meet The Dancer

4 dancers performing at Festival Thalhe at the Sarasota Opera House in Sarasota. September 11-13^th.

At the Festival. Principal dancers Andre Valladon and wife Ashley Brooke Valladon performed PRELUDE by Kim Tuttle while Beatriz Povoas and Fernando Mendonca performed DON QUIXOTE PAS DE DEUX.

For the second year, Ms. Povoas conducted a class for participants

in stage make-up.

Bia & Class!

A performance at Oak Hammock September 16^th. DANB presented six new works to residents and gave an update on the Khoury Family Center for the Arts. A fabulous group that had lots of questions we were happy to answer!

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MEET THE DANCERS!

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(Limited to 200 and we are almost sold out!)

Below, rehearsal clips from works being presented September 25th @ The Cade. All new works. Live music! A fabulous party!

Moving Fast!

Two Couples - Pure Beauty!

Just For A Giggle!

SPONSOR NEWS

DANB is pleased to recognize two new corporate sponsors; The Joint Chiropractic at the Principal level and Jane+Mercer at the Soloist level.

We encourage you to visit our corporate sponsors, make use of their services, and thank them for supporting your professional ballet company – Dance National Ballet.

While you are at it – don’t forget that The Good Pour partners with DANB. Purchase your party libations from them and know that it benefits DANB.

DANCE ALIVE OUTREACH PROGRAMMING

Dance Alive presents, as part of its mission a number of outreach programs. Danceabout is just one of these programs.

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

Legacy Park. October 5- November 16th. emily@dancealive.org
Mary Sue Rich. October 7 - November 18th. 352-401-6980

Founder/choreographer and members of the corps de ballet will also conduct classes at Sidney Lanier Center beginning in October.

Another program, Dance Partners, brings live professional dance at no cost to clients of social service and non-profit agencies in the City of Gainesville and Alachua County.

667 tickets have been provided to social service agencies at this date.

For information about DANB Outreach programs, contact Judy@dancealive.org.

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