Pointe (current registration in Ballet IV) required

Pointe Instructor:  Samantha Johnson (Sergie Mali master class on 9/19.  Dr. Nancy Kane master classes on 9/26, 10/17, 10/24, 11/14, 11/21… more dates TBA) Ages:  By permission only.  Must be currently enrolled in Ballet IV. Requirement:  Traditional ballet attire:  ballet slippers, pointe shoes, hair pulled off the face;  Girls: leotard, tights;  Boys: t-shirt, boys tights An advanced class geared towards the beginner pointe student, mixed levels.  Focus on grace, strength and balance through barre, center floor footwork, turns, etc.  Students will gain flexibility and strength in their feet at the barre before turning or moving to the center floor.  Exercises include releve, eleve, balances in all 5 positions, changement, pique, pique marche, chaine, pique tour, pirouette, etc. September 19th MASTER CLASS:  SERGEI MALI Sergei Mali was born in Leninsk, Kazakhstan. At the age of ten, he was enrolled in the Moscow School of Ballet, where he studied ballet, Russian folk dance classes, character dance, dance history, and partnering. He joined the corps de ballet in the world-renowned Bolshoi Theater. He was selected to join a group of Soviet dancers who would perform for several years in Elmira, New York, in the Mark Twain Musical Drama. With his powerful stage presence, brilliant technique, and sense of humor, he quickly became a favorite with audiences and returned to that production each summer for years. He later emigrated and danced with the St. Louis Ballet Company for four years, starting from the corps de ballet and finishing as a principal dancer. Afterward, he founded his own dance company, sharing his knowledge and experience with a new generation of dancers in St. Louis.