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Welcome!
The mission of Youth Arts
in Action is to inspire, educate and sponsor outstanding young artists
who have demonstrated an ability to pursue
a professional career in the arts. We
focus on classical dance and the arts that support it, such as fine arts and
music.
Tickets for
Les
Danses de L'Amour
Maria Sascha
Khan
with members of
Staatsballett Berlin
are
are available now!
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Congratulations to
Julian MacKay and Jennifer Bummer
from Bozeman!
Youngest Americans ever accepted
to the Bolshoi Academy of Ballet
in Moscow, Russia in their 263 year history!
Julian MacKay, 11 (center), and Jennifer Bummer, 13 (right)
in Moscow attending the prestigious Bolshoi Academy of Ballet
Julian MacKay won a Bronze Medal at the 2009 Youth
America Grand Prix ballet competition and advanced to the Finals in New York City,
where he won a scholarship to the Bolshoi Academy of Ballet summer program in Connecticut.
He was then honored with being the youngest boy from the USA ever to be accepted
to the Bolshoi Academy of Ballet in Moscow.
Jennifer Bummer was recommended for direct entry into the 2009 Bolshoi Ballet summer
program in Connecticut by Youth Arts in Action Executive Director, Teresa Khan MacKay, and also by Regina Zarhina, Master Teacher brought to Bozeman by Youth Arts in Action.
Jennifer was also awarded a Youth Arts in Action scholarship to attend the Bolshoi summer program at the 4th annual Fairy Tea for the Arts in May. In August,
she was honored to be the youngest girl from Montana ever to be accepted to the
Bolshoi Academy of Ballet in Moscow.
Congratulations to Youth
Arts in Action
Award Winners!
Awards Presented at the
Fourth Annual Fairy Tea for the Arts:
McKenna Gadzia -
Outstanding Young Artist Award for Classical Ballet - $500
Jennifer Bummer - Judith Younger Hertzens Memorial
Scholarship - $500
Julian MacKay - Judith Younger Hertzens Memorial
Scholarship - $500
James Schlender - Outstanding Young Musician
Award
- $500
Madison McCarthy - Outstanding Young Artist Award
for Classical Ballet - $250
Madeline Miller - Rising Star Award - $200
Mary Shaw - Rising Star Award - $200
Sonja McClain - Inspiring Attitude Award -
Full Master Class Awarded
Nancy Rich - Inspiring Attitude Award - Full
Master Class Awarded
Mikaela Boston -
Inspiring Attitude Award-
Half Master Class Awarded
Taya DeFrance - Inspiring Attitude Award -
Half Master Class Awarded
Eliese Rider - Inspiring Attitude Award - Half
Master Class Awarded
Miriel Waldman -
Inspiring Attitude Award - Half Master
Class Awarded
Boys Awards
Levi Boston - $25 Gift Certificate to Discount
Dance
Graham Branch- $25 Gift
Certificate to Discount Dance
Nicholas MacKay- $25 Gift Certificate to Discount
Dance
Jack Schwem- $25 Gift Certificate to Discount Dance
2009 Fairy Queen
Willa Devlin
Youth Arts in Action awards scholarships to outstanding
young artists who are
highly motivated and recognized for their potential for a career in the arts by
internationally known teachers. This
potential has also been acknowledged through recommendations, acceptance letters
and scholarship offers from outside the state.
Preference for scholarships in classical ballet is given to those who have
been
accepted by major institutions such as Royal Ballet School in London,
American Ballet Theatre NYC, San Francisco Ballet School,
Acadmie de Danse Classique Princesse Grace, and the Bolshoi Academy.
Professionals from music and dance are consulted for their award
recommendations. Recently, these have
included Principal Dancer
Wieslaw Dudek from Staatsballett Berlin and Russian ballerina and
Professor of Dance at the University of Utah, Regina Zarhina.
Les Danses de L’Amour
2010 - Staatsballett Berlin
Returns to Bozeman!
Stunning Dance Calendar
Available Now!
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Maria Sascha Khan and Wieslaw Dudek
of Staatsballett
Berlin
perform at Les Danses de L'Amour in Bozeman
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Youth Arts in Action presented "Les Danses de L'Amour” on February 11th
at the
Emerson Cultural Center in Bozeman. The performance featured classical and contemporary dances of love with pas de deux and solos by an international cast from Staatsballett Berlin
including a principal dancer from Poland, soloists and corps de ballet members from Majorca, Austria, Mexico, Estonia and Montana!
Dance critics rated Staatsballett Berlin as one of the top 5 ballet companies in the world.
The performers were very touched by the reception they received from the people
of Montana. The performance was mesmerizing, and the audience so appreciated
the mastery of the dancers that they applauded both during and after each piece and gave
a standing ovation at the end.
A reception with the Staatsballett Berlin dancers followed the performance, leaving
the dancers feeling truly overwhelemed with the outpouring of love and appreciation
from people they had never met. A special thanks to the Locati Family for
their generous hosting of the Staatsballett Berlin dancers and also to Moonlight Basin for their hospitality, to the Devlin Family for hosting the young dancers
and to everyone else who helped to give the performers a truly Montana experience.
Dancers from
around Montana enjoyed the opportunity to participate in the Staatsballett Berlin
Dancer Workshops held in Bozeman and in Helena. A special thanks to Tim Barnard
and Barnard Construction Company for sponsoring these workshops for local dancers.
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Visit the
Artists page to see some of our sponsored artists
and visit the Events
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Please visit our Donations page and become a patron of the arts!
Be sure to order some of our NEW DANCE WARM-UPS, Fairy Tea Mugs and
Fairy Fortunes to support young artists.
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