News & Publicity

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.  read more

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. read more

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. read more

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. read more

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". read more

Ballet Spartanburg's 29th performance of "The Nutcracker" underneath the direction of Artistic Director, Carlos Agudelo, was featured by the Spartanburg Herald-Journal. The article explains the beautiful tradition that is Ballet Spartanburg's "The Nutcracker". read more

WSPA featured Ballet Spartanburg's "The Nutcracker" in a news segment. The segment featured dancers from the Professional Company and the immense detail and planning it takes to produce "The Nutcracker" year after year. read more

Ballet Spartanburg premièred Hans Christian Anderson’s fairytale, “The Snow Queen, a Frozen Adventure” in the Upstate October 18-20, 2019 at The Chapman Cultural Center. The Spartanburg Herald-Journal's article featured the 2019 family ballet with information about the story, costumes, and characters. read more