CFDE Director, Lona Gomez, Awarded School of American Ballet National Visiting Fellowship
- March 4th 2022
Ballet Spartanburg's Center for Dance Education Director, Lona Gomez, was selected as one of the School of American Ballet's 2021/2022 National Visiting Fellow. Learn more about her experience as a SAB Visiting Fellow.
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Sip 'N Shag With Ballet Spartanburg
- June 3rd 2021
Ballet Spartanburg's Sip 'N Shag event at R.J. Rockers was featured on WSPA's "Your Carolina". Executive Director, Teresa Hough, and Company Dancer and Intern, Carrie Preus, discussed the family-friendly fundraising event, 2021 summer camps, and the 2021/2022 performing season.
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May Day at the Ballet at the Chapman Cultural Center
- May 1st 2021
May Day at the ballet took place at the Chapman Cultural Center in Spartanburg on May 1. Ballet Spartanburg offered games, activities and dancing around the May Pole to celebrate May Day. Ballet Spartanburg put on a special dance performance for the families at the event. The event was photographed by the Spartanburg Herald-Journal.
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Ballet Spartanburg Receives $10,000 from Charli D'Amelio and The American Dance Movement
- February 23rd 2021
Ballet Spartanburg received a $10,000 grant from TikTok and social media star, Charli D'Amelio and The American Dance Movement. Ballet Spartanburg was one of 10 dance centers out of the 35,000 in the United States selected by the American Dance Movement to be gifted the $10,000 grant. The American Dance Movement awarded the grant money February 18, 2021 to Ballet Spartanburg. The grant has been used to support Ballet Spartanburg during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Ballet Spartanburg Gets $10K from TikTok Dancer
- February 23rd 2021
Ballet Spartanburg received a $10,000 grant from TikTok and social media star, Charli D'Amelio and The American Dance Movement. The grant and Ballet Spartanburg were featured in a news segment on WSPA TV.
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Ballet Spartanburg Stirs Love With Champagne and Chopin
- February 12th 2020
Ballet Spartanburg's 2020 Studio Series "Embrace 2.14" was featured in the Spartanburg Herald-Journal. The article discussed the program and Lona Gomez's choreographic intent.
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Ballet Spartanburg to Present "Embrace 2.14"
- February 10th 2020
Company Dancers, Analay Saiz and Chauncey Hildestad, joined Executive Director, Teresa Hough, and Ballet Master, Lona Gomez, on WSPA TV's "Your Carolina". The news segment featured information about Ballet Spartanburg's 2020 Studio Series and dancing by Analay and Chauncey.
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Ballet Spartanburg to Present "The Nutcracker" at Converse College 2019
- December 12th 2019
Ballet Spartanburg Company Dancers, Nichola Montt and Will Scott, joined Jamarcus Gaston of WSPA's "Your Carolina" to share information about the 2019 production of "The Nutcracker". The pair also dance excerpts of "Russian" from "The Nutcracker".
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