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Placement - Teaching Staff - Class Schedules - Curriculum - What to Bring - Tuition
Linda MacArthur Miele
Artistic Director Linda MacArthur Miele is a former member of the New York City Ballet, performing throughout Europe and at the New York State Theatre at Lincoln Center. Miele worked for nearly a decade with the legendary teacher and choreographer George Balanchine and continues to offer her rare knowledge of the Balanchine Technique to ballet dancers in Maine. In addition to serving as director and choreographer of the Maine State Ballet Company, Linda Miele has co-directed the Maine State Ballet School with her husband, Jonathan Miele, for the past thirty years.
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Placement - Students not from Maine State Ballet will need a placement audition. Please call for an appointment. It is necessary to assign each student a level for a specific week(s). Summer levels may be different than fall placement. Out main objective is o improve technique and strengthen every student. The classes focus on the needs of the students as we see them.
Teaching Staff - Fred Bernier, Gail Csoboth, Glenn Davis, Janet Davis, Kate Hamilton, Juliette Lauzier, Beverly Lowe, Linda MacArthur Miele,
Christine Marshall Dow, Rebecca Purser
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Class Schedules
Schedule of 2008 Classes
Week 1: July 7 - 11
Week 2: July 14 - 18
Week 3: July 21 - 25
Week 4: July 28 - Aug 1
Week 5: Aug. 4 - 8
Week 6: Aug. 11- 15
10 Years & Up
9:30 - 11:00 Technique - All Levels
11:00 - 12:00 Girls Pointe/Mens/Other
12:00 - 12:30 Lunch
12:30 - 2:30 - Classes rotate
Performance 1:30 each Friday
8 & 9 Year Olds
9:30 - 12:00 Monday - Thursday
9:30 - 2:30 Friday (Lunch 12:00 - 12:30)
Performance 1:30 each Friday
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Curriculum
Technique - Basic ballet techniques essential to dance progression are taught to all levels for 90 minutes every morning.
Girls Pointe - Emphasis on strengthening muscles, proper use of feet.
Mens - Suited particularly to male dancers with focus on technique, jumps, turns and leg strength, as well as weight craning.
Character - Learn styles of dance such as Mazurka and Csardas commonly used in ballet.
Jazz & Modern - Enhancement of ballet technique by teaching freedom of movement and difference of style.
Pirouette, Allegro & Stretch - Focus on techniques which can always use attention and further training.
Performance - Focuses on the finer points of stage presence, dramatic ability and audience awareness.
Partnering - Basic technique and pas de deux work. Limited enrollment by invitation.
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What to Bring
Girls - Water bottle, lunch, money for snack. Black leotard and pink tights for the Friday performance. For class, girls must wear a black or plain colored leotard and pink ballet tights; short dance skirts are acceptable on occasion. Pink ballet shoes are necessary with pointe shoes if applicable. Jazz pants and shoes are fine for jazz class. Character shoes are useful but are not necessary. Hair must be pulled back into a bun for all ballet related classes.
Boys - Water bottle, lunch, money for snack. White t-shirt and black tights for the Friday may be worn with black tights. Foot tights should be worn with short white socks and white ballet shoes. Jazz shoes are fine for jazz class.
Do Not Bring - Shorts, baggy shirts, leg warmers, plastic or wind-breaker pants, wild print leotard or leotards with tutus attached. No shiny tights, no bare legs.
Juice, soda and snack machines are available.
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Tuition
10 Years & Up
One Week - $340.00
Two Weeks - $540.00
Three Weeks - $710.00
Four Weeks - $850.00
Five Weeks - $970.00
Six Weeks - $1,080.00
8 & 9 Year Olds
One Week - $220.00
Two Weeks - $350.00
*Students in the 8 & 9 age group have a condensed and modified version of the Class Schedule
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