DANCE


NORTH TEXAS CONTENTS


AUGUST - OCTOBER 2019 6 8 11


DFW’s multi-award-winning studios for over a decade!! Now in Frisco - Opening September 2019


FRISCO STUDIOS Ages: 18 Months - Adult | Beginner - Professional


•AcroDance •Acting •Adults, all styles •Ballet •Boys Only •Chorus, all ages •Contemporary •Dance Fitness


•Drill •Hip Hop •Jazz •Modern •Mommy + Me •Music •Musical Theater •Performing Companies


For passionate Young Artists:


We have our own middle school and high school, Grades 6-12! Visit TheDallasConservatory.org/Academics


FriscoStudios.com 469.498.8188 | Info@FriscoStudios.com | 6106 Frisco Square Blvd.


Dance Council of North Texas | 3630 Harry Hines Blvd | Dallas | TX 75219 Voice 214 219-2290 | Fax 214 219-2289


DANCE COUNCIL NORTH TEXAS


advertising@thedancecouncil.org | thedancecouncil.org DANCE COUNCIL SPONSORS


•Piano + Strings •Pilates •Pre-Professional Programs •Singing, all styles •Stretch + Strength •Tap •Theater Dance •Private Lessons


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DALLAS DANCES returns Labor Day Weekend!


A CONVERSATION WITH L. BROOKE SCHLECTE Inside Dance {254}


IN MEMORIAM


2019 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS Young talent knows no bounds!


TRUE COLORS Local dance costumers share their secrets...


It’s Almost Time for COVER: Avant Chamber Ballet photo by Dickie Hill


DANCE is published quarterly by the Dance Council of North Texas and is available by mail or online. Articles of


interest EDITOR Tiffany Bailey


CONTRIBUTORS Katie Dravenstott for Theater Jones ADVERTISING MANAGER Christie Bondade


Go to thedancecouncil.org to: Join Dance Council of North Texas or renew an existing membership, sign up for CenterStage, DCNT’s weekly eblast delivered to your inbox each Wednesday, get information about advertising opportunities or donate to DCNT!


DANCE COUNCIL NORTH TEXAS


$85 for members


$110 for non-members Contact Christie at


advertising@thedancecouncil.org or phone 214-219-2290


Post your holiday performance photo, dates & ticket prices on DCNT’s


Find a Nutcracker webpage + CenterStage that links to your website.


to the community,


performance calendar information, letters to the editor, and press releases are welcome.


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