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across the state CarlyGreenewas awarded a full tuition short stay scholarship to HoustonBallet for their full year programafter attending the 6 week summer
intensive.Carly is 13 years old and is an 8th grader atMcKamyMiddle School in
FlowerMound.Carly studies classical ballet,modern, jazz and tap atBalletConservatory and is amember of LakeCitiesBallet Theatre under the direction ofKelly Lannin.
Congratulations toDCNT scholarship alumSkylarHarrisonon receiving theAudienceChoiceAward for her script for the TV Pilot—Jersey Chasers—at the LAIndie FilmFest.
DallasBlackDanceTheatre andDallasBlackDanceTheatre II performs at the InternationalAssociation ofBlacks inDance Conference inCleveland,Ohio between January 21-25, 2015.
around theworld November 24-30, 2014,DallasBlackDanceTheatre II tours to DanceXInternational inBelize.
TheAjkunBTFundreleases the Fiscal Years (FY) 2015-2018 ApplicationGuidance for theEducationalGrants Programand the InternationalExchange Programto assist emerging dancers in strengthening ongoing projects. The first deadline, for grants dis- bursed in 2015, isDecember 20, 2014. For detailed information visit:
www.ajkunbt.org, click Fund on themenu,Dancers fromthe submenu. TheEducationalGrants Programawards grants to dance students and professionals admitted to further their dance educa- tionwithinAjkunBalletTheatre or in one of the associated pro- grams (e.g. Performing inNewYork,NewYorkWinter Festival,Dance in Italy Festival, etc.).Applicantsmust be 14 years and above at the time of the audition, citizens of a participatingCountry, and have mastered a strong technique in ballet. The InternationalExchange Programawards fund supplements to a professional’s own funds towards expenses incurred in living abroadwhile pursuing studies in aCompany’s distinctive repertory. To be eligible applicantsmust be accepted, but not employed by, in an Internationally recognized European orUnited States ProfessionalCompany, have an extensive documented professional experience in the field, be 18 years and above and successfully partake in the audition process.
Pictured: CarlyGreene
in the nation BalletAcademy ofTexas is pleased to announce thatBreanne Granlund, age 16, has been offered a positionwithAmerican BalletTheatre’s StudioCompany inNewYork. She has trained at theBalletAcademy since shewas a young girl and has been a leading dancerwith theBalletEnsemble of Texas for several years, aswell as a former recipient of scholarships fromtheDanceCouncil ofNorth Texas.
Pictured:BreanneGranlund. Photo: SharenBradford/TheDancing Image
ChristopherVomade hisBroadway debut on September 20, 2014 in theBarrington StageCompany’s production ofOn The
Town.Also featured in the showisElizabethStanleywho starred in the BruceWoodDanceProject’s production ofMistletoeMagic last December.
DANCE!NORTHTEXAS a publication of the dance council of north texas vol 17 • no 4
www.thedancecouncil.org Nov-Jan 2015 page 27
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