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EMERGING CHOREOGRAPHERS
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How did ‘Emerging Choreographers’ begin at Classical Ballet Academy?
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Summer 2024. The Advanced Class at the CBA Summer DanceCamp was participating in the Choreographic Class taught by Andrew Rist. The dancers showed a true grasp of creativity and a desire to explore the wonder of movement wrapped around music.
Two dancers, Olive Charais and Beatrice Skulley, were selected to create an original ballet to be presented on Ballet Minnesota’s 36th Minnesota Dance Festival in the Spring of 2025.
The photos below present a glimpse of the first Emerging Choreographers ballet presented on the Festival. To say the least it was a true success.
Emerging Choreographer
B A C K T O Y O U
36th Minnesota Dance Festival
Premiere:
Friday, May 9, 2025
EM Pearson Theater
Concordia University, St Paul
Choreography . . . Beatrice Skulley *
Olive Charais *
Music . . . . . . . . . . . Hozier
Costumes . . . . . . . Cheryl Rist
Photography . . . Emily Charais
Dancers . . . . . . . .
Olive Charais, Beatrice Skulley,
Kaitlyn Kockelman, Flannery
Page, Sophia Joseph,
Adeline Shanahan
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.* These choreographers are the first CBA Advanced Students to choreograph an original ballet to be presented on the Minnesota Dance Festival.
Emerging Choreographer
.What is Being Said About ‘Back To You’
“Awesome.” – Olivia Huseionica –
“I loved the piece. I had no idea it was a student work. So much passion and talent!” – Ruth Paisley –
“It was indeed so beautiful and so impressive. Bravo!” – Grace Jang –
“This was a beautiful dance. Very Impressive.” – Megan Kissel Blumenshine –
“Beautiful” – Heather Rist Murphy –
Sophia Joseph, Adeline Shanahan, Beatrice Skulley, Olive Charais, Kaitlyn Kockelman, Flannery Page
Sophia Joseph, Flannery Page, Beatrice Skulley, Olive Charais, Adeline Shanahan, Kaitlyn Kockelman
in front: Beatrice Skulley
in front: Olive Charais
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