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A review of Celebrate Broadway 2 by Bethany Adams
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Chamberlain Performing Arts Dancers in Seattle for Summer 2011
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Reflections: Interview With Retired Dancer Colleen Swihart
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Boutique Now Open!
Be sure to visit the Studio Boutique. Now selling dance wear basics, spirit wear and upcoming Nutcracker gift items.
Congratulations to the 2011 W. Morrie Chamberlain Sr. Scholarship Recipients
- Leanna Rinaldi – $500
- Francisca Chou – $250
- Rachel Cinquepalmi – $250
- Audrey Clark – $250
- Alejandra Colbert – $250
- McKenna Karnes – $250
- Louisa Liles – $250
- Natalie Smith – $250
- Camille Goldstein – $100
- Cosette Goldstein – $100
- Sydney Hale – $100
- Elisabeth Han – $100
- Leah Johnson – $100
- Sarah Killian – $100
2011 Professional Summer Studies
Senior Company
- Victoria Brickert – Ballet Austin Academy, Austin, TX
- Audrey Clark – School of American Ballet, New York City, NY
- Camille Goldstein – Ballet Austin Academy, Austin, TX
- Cosette Goldstein – Princeton Ballet School, Princeton, NJ
- Elisabeth Han – Princeton Ballet School, Princeton, NJ
- McKenna Karnes – Pacific Northwest Ballet School, Seattle, WA
- Sarah Killian – Princeton Ballet School, Princeton, NJ
- Louisa Liles – Miami City Ballet School, Miami, FL
- Rachael Linter – Miami City Ballet School, Miami, FL
- Leanna Rinaldi – Miami City Ballet School, Miami, FL
- Natalie Smith – Ballet Austin Academy, Austin, TX
- Renee Walters – Boston Ballet School, Boston, MA
Junior Company
- Deborah Beideck – Ballet Austin Academy, Austin, TX
- Jessica Blume – Ballet Austin Academy, Austin, TX
- Samantha Cuello – Academy of Nevada Ballet Theatre, Las Vegas, NV
- Lauren Halversen – Pacific Northwest Ballet School, Seattle, WA
- Katelynn Ogle – Ballet Austin Academy, Austin, TX
- Aradhana Polley – Ballet Austin Academy, Austin, TX
- Emma Scott – Ballet Austin Academy, Austin, TX
CSPA and CPA Alum, Candice Woods is in the female ensemble of Catch Me If You Can, opening April 11, on Broadway. She will join many of her former Hair Spray cast members in this new production. A MUST SEE New Show!
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Read "Wednesday’s Child: Amber", a story about a little girl with a dream to dance, becoming a reality at Chamberlain Performing Arts. Story by Gloria Campos – WFAA, Dallas/Ft. Worth
Read "25 Years and Still Dancing", a story about Kathy Chamberlain on NeighborsGo by Paige Arrington
Read "The Importance of Peter", a story about Peter and the Wolf on NeighborsGo by Karen McDonough
 Kathryn McDonald in class at the School of American Ballet — July 2008
Photo by Rosalie O’Connor CHAMBERLAIN PERFORMING ARTS COMPANY MEMBER TO STUDY AT THE SCHOOL OF AMERICAN BALLET
Chamberlain Performing Arts company member, Kathryn McDonald, has been invited to train at the prestigious School of American Ballet in New York City. One of only 71 advanced students enrolled for SAB’s Winter Term at the school, 15–year–old McDonald will join other students from around the world to pursue the dream of one day dancing professionally with an elite ballet company.
Located at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, the School of American Ballet is one of the most prestigious classical ballet schools in the world. Founded by arts patron Lincoln Kirstein and renowned choreographer George Balanchine, it is the official academy of the New York City Ballet. Currently, over 90 percent of the New York City Ballet’s roster trained at the School of American Ballet. During her time at the school, McDonald will undertake a rigorous ballet training program, coupled with a full load of academic high school classes at Professional Performing Arts School.
McDonald, the only dancer in a family of three girls, was first invited to enroll after attending SAB’s 2008 summer program. "My parents thought I was too young to move away, and wanted me to stay home and focus on my schoolwork,&quto; McDonald said. "But I wanted it badly, and it’s my dream to someday dance with the New York City Ballet, so they agreed when I was asked again this summer. I am really excited."
A resident of Allen, Texas, McDonald has trained in classical ballet at the Plano–based Chamberlain School of Performing Arts since the age of eight. This pre–professional dance school is partnered with the Chamberlain Performing Arts dance company, of which McDonald is a member. This summer, McDonald was one of six Chamberlain dancers chosen to attend the School of American Ballet’s Summer Course.
SAB’s five–week summer program for intermediate and advanced ballet students is highly selective. In 2009 alone, 1,700 students auditioned for just 200 spots. Approximately 40 of the most promising summer students were subsequently invited in July to enroll for full–time training at SAB’s Winter Term. McDonald is one of 58 students from around the U.S. and abroad who are currently living in SAB’s on–site resident hall at Lincoln Center during the 2009–10 school year.
Kathy Chamberlain, herself an alumna of the School of American Ballet, has taught McDonald since first grade. &quto;I am delighted that Kathryn has been given this amazing opportunity," Chamberlain said. "At Chamberlain we focus on building classical foundations, working with the students to develop the technique and discipline necessary to succeed in the dance arena — indeed in all aspects of life. Clearly, the instructors at the School of American Ballet have recognized the potential in Kathryn, and she is positioned for a bright future."
Chamberlain Performing Arts is the principal pre-professional ballet company of North Texas, currently celebrating its 25th anniversary season. The company’s focus of building Classical Foundations for Life® is evident in the lives of its dancers who benefit from rigorous training and outstanding performance opportunities. Additionally, the company has a longstanding tradition of enriching the lives of disadvantaged youth through scholarships for dance education programs, as well as offering an annual performance of The Nutcracker for the community’s underserved. Chamberlain’s focus on artistic excellence and personal discipline results in the vast majority of company dancers receiving scholarships to prestigious colleges and universities, as well as summer scholarships with elite ballet companies around the country. Many graduates have gone on to establish professional careers with well–known dance companies and on Broadway. Founder and Artistic Director, Kathy Chamberlain, is an internationally recognized figure in the world of classical ballet, and a former recipient of the prestigious Ford Foundation Scholarship to the School of American Ballet. Chamberlain Performing Arts is a not–for–profit 501(c) 3 organization located at 3003 W 15th Street Plano, TX 75075 (972)985-1374
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