Special Ballet UpClose Shines Light On Diligent Training Of Dancers

Join Verb Ballets for an exclusive Ballet UpClose lunch time class viewing and showing to wrap up the 2017-18 season on June 22, 2018 at 12:00pm. This unique opportunity will provide insight into the training and how the dancers prepare their bodies and minds for performances. We will welcome and introduce new company members for the 2018-19 season. Also, on the program is an appearance of young students from the Fairmount Center for the Arts and the Adverb Project, a group comprised of adult student learners. Stay afterward for a meet and greet luncheon with the dancers. Ballet UpClose Luncheon is on Friday, June 22, 2018 at 12:00pm at the Verb Ballets studio located at 3445 Warrensville Center Rd. Shaker Hts, OH 44122.

Tickets are $17 for adults and $12 for children and includes a light lunch. Tickets sold through Eventbrite and are available online at www.verbballets.org or calling 216-397-3757.

Verb Ballets, a contemporary ballet company, presents dynamic programming through bold artistry, unique styles and technical excellence that captivates a broad audience. Under the direction of Dr. Margaret Carlson, Producing Artistic Director and Richard Dickinson, MFA, Associate Director, the company will present a season that ignites passion in the energy, beauty and athleticism of dance. Critics have hailed Verb Ballets as, "Dashes preconceptions ...with keen dramatic power." -The Plain Dealer, "(Verb) is dance magnifique." - The Examiner, "confident and polished, Verb's dancers shone" - Dance International Magazine. Verb Ballets cultivates dance appreciation and nurtures wellness through movement in community dance classes, school residencies, senior outreach, library programs, master classes and college course partnerships. Verb Ballets has also been named one of Five Great Tiny Troupes in America by Dance Magazine and was one of the 25 dance companies in America to watch. As one of the oldest dance organizations in Cleveland we are proud to produce high caliber work and continue to connect with communities across a four-county reach. Additional information can be found at www.verbballets.org.