Dance Alive National Ballet dancers’ hard work rewarded
Press release from Dance Alive National Ballet
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A number of DANB Principal Dancers have had an eventful summer with a strong Brazilian connection!
Principal Dancer Tales Ribeiro has been invited to membership in the International Dance Council CID, the official world-wide organization of all forms of dance. As a member, Mr. Ribeiro is able to offer International Certification to his students and nominate other persons for CID membership. Membership is a great honor, and DANB is exceedingly proud of his accomplishment. Not incidentally, Mr. Ribeiro was invited to five different studios in different cities in Brazil. He taught ballet, jazz, and contemporary master classes and created work for companies and studios. Coaching Classical Variations and Pas de Deux, he took those dancers to competitions where all were awarded first place. (Ribeiro can be seen with one of the Brazilian groups in the top photo.)
Principal Dancer Carla Amancio, who will be performing the lead in the upcoming “Swan Lake,” traveled to Belo Horizonte, Brazil to judge and serve as master teacher in Always Dance Brazil. Ms. Amancio and partner Jose Ramos, DANB Principal Dancer and Choreographer, are frequently called up as guest artists, judges, and master teachers.
DANB Soloist Beatriz Correa took part in the Joinville Dance Festival in Santa Catarina, Brazil. Billed as the largest dance festival in the world, Ms. Correa performed before 5,000 dance enthusiasts, placing third in the Senior Female Repertoire Variation category. She also performed in several group works.
About Dance Alive National Ballet
Founded in 1966 in Gainesville, Florida, Dance Alive National Ballet is the premier touring Company in the southern United States and features an international roster of award-winning dancers. The Company’s repertoire ranges from the quintessential classic, ‘The Nutcracker,’ to the cutting-edge movement of contemporary ballet. Throughout this choreographic tapestry are woven the ballets of Executive Artistic Director Kim Tuttle and Company Choreographer Judy Skinner, whose distinctive styles brand the Company. Dance Alive has toured the Continental United States, Brazil, Cuba, Costa Rica and Russia under the auspices of the NEA, SouthArts, Allied Concert Services, and Conciertos Internacionales. The Company is represented by Siegel Artist Management.
Dance Alive National Ballet is funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency in partnership with the Florida Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, a grant from the City of Gainesville, Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs and Visit Gainesville, Alachua County. DANB is a registered 501c[3] 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.