Alameda Civic Ballet

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The Alameda Civic Ballet (ACB), founded in 2003 by the Artistic Director, Abra Rudisill, is the official dance company for Alameda, California, USA. It achieved non-profit 501(3) c status as a charitable organization in November 2004.

The company and associated, Alameda Ballet Academy (ABA), draws upon Rudisill's 20 years of experience as a Prima Ballerina and Ballet Mistress with Oakland Ballet, and she seeks to carry on her artistic lineage through the education of Bay Area youth.

Important dates

June 2003 - Debut performance at Kofman Auditorium in Alameda, California performing Degas Dancers, inspired by the paintings by Edgar Degas.
November 2003 - Performance of Degas Dancers at the Palace of the Legion of Honor in San Francisco, California.
December 2003 - Premier performance of The Nutcracker Act 2 excerpts.
February 2004 - Participation in the Alameda Education Foundation Mardi Gras Gala performing Festive Les Bons Temps (The Good Times) set to the music of Zydeco/Cajun King, Tom Rigney.
December 2004 - The Nutcracker performance sold out five shows.

Company

The dancers of the Alameda Civic Ballet (as of May 2010):^[1]

Company members

Jennifer Beall
Cameron Beene

Jasmine Miller
Michelle Jacobsen

Fiona Murphy
Alexandra Tom

Principal character dancer

David Henry

Apprentices

Rachel Falkner
Katherine Hanover
Alexis Jacobsen

Erin McBride
Erynn Naccarelli
LiLi Pigott

Isabel Saxty
Mariko Stenstedt
Hanako Taira

References

↑ "ACB's Company". Alameda Civic Ballet. Retrieved 3 May 2010.

External links

Alameda Civic Ballet, official website
Alameda Ballet Academy, official website

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