- Atlanta Festival Ballet
The Atlanta Festival Ballet Company is comprised of ten professional dancers and student apprentices who have dedicated themselves to the discipline of
dance performance. The Company began as the vision of Co-Artistic Director [http://www.atlantafestivalballet.com/aaron.html Gregory Aaron] , and made its debut on November 4th,1989 in a full length performance of Cinderella. In 1994, the Company welcomed [http://www.atlantafestivalballet.com/pacana.html Nicolas Pacaña] as Co-Artistic Director. Gregory Aaron does thechoreography .The Company hosts two major ballet productions a year, including its classic version of
The Nutcracker .Atlanta Festival Ballet School
The Atlanta Festival ballet Company also hosts its own school, the Atlanta Festival Ballet School. Many students from the Atlanta Festival school have been accepted to ballet programs with the American Ballet Theatre, Hartford Ballet, San Fransico Ballet, Houston Ballet, Sacramento Ballet, and Joffrey Ballet. Students have been recipients of scholarships to Boston Ballet, The School of American Ballet, The Rock School, Southern Methodist University, and many other prestigious classical ballet training schools and companies.
See also
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Chicago Festival Ballet References
External links
* [http://www.atlantafestivalballet.com Atlanta Festival Ballet]
* [http://www.atlantafestivalballet.com/school.html The Atlanta Festival Ballet School]
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