Dance of america and performed in a contemporary take on the nutcracker called nutsnkrackers in boston, massachusetts, with dancer nancy omeara, also a former miss dance of america. Pick from these 17 productions across southern california. Long beach ballets nutcracker, a thronging cast with live music. Feb 10, 20 so you think you can dance season 5 melissa sandvig and ade obayomi perform a contemporary routine choreographed by tyce diorio. Sytycd finalist melissa sandvig is ready to break out of the ballet. But for onenight only, these two will be joined by melissa sandvig in a trio of sweetness. Join us as the sacramento ballet celebrates the 500th performance of ron cunninghams dazzling production of the nutcracker. Melissa sandvig, a contestant on season 5 of the reality tv competition so you think you can dance, returns to her hometown of long beach to perform in the long beach ballets the nutcracker. Together, the mouse and the sailor show melissa how christmas is celebrated in other countries. Hoffman that was adapted by french author alexander. Artistic director david wilcox further embellished the dance roster this year by inviting three finalists from the tv reality show so you think you can dance melissa sandvig, ade obayomi and jason glover to join the company.
David wilcox, a name recognized in the dance world, is the producer of this colorful stage event thats appeared around the globe. Nutcracker performances in the south baylong beach area. Melissa sandvig velocity dance convention and competition. Melissa sandvig reminds us of proper alignment of the entire body from our feet and supporting standing leg to our arms and.
Cast includes so you think you can dance finalist melissa sandvig. Melissa sandvig, of so you think you can dance fame, will be performing the part of the dew drop fairy in this years long beach ballet nutcracker ballet at the long beach performing art center. Nov 26, 2012 san jose dance theatre stages 47th annual nutcracker. Cat deely, evan kasprzak, jeanine mason, kayla radomski, melissa sandvig, nutcracker, sytycd wednesday, october 28, 2009 something evils lurking in the dark. As children pranced around the welllit and creativelydesigned stage during tuesday nights dress rehearsal of the nutcracker at the community center theater, the sacramento ballet prepared for another season of sugar plum fairies. Dec 15, 2011 melissa sandvig, a contestant on season 5 of the reality tv competition so you think you can dance, returns to her hometown of long beach to perform in the long beach ballets the. Melissa sandvig, a freelance dancer and faculty member at velocity dance convention, learned this herself when she went through puberty at 19. Melissa sandvig so you think you can dance wiki fandom. Youll meet melissa sandvig, the classically trained dancer who made it to the top 6 of this summers hit dance show, and hear what its like to perform in a christmas classic. Celebrating its 30th anniversary, the long beach ballet brings back a holiday classic, the nutcracker. Guest artist melissa sandvig and timothy coleman stage a scene from carmina burana at the sacramento ballet rehearsal studio. The nutcracker is arguably the most american of all classical ballets. Attended sab young dancers summer intensive under darci kistler and katrina killian, abt summer.
This years production includes a live orchestra and guest artists melissa sandvig finalist in so you think you can dance. Sacramento ballet presents the nutcracker sacramento press. Welcome to the long beach ballet academy, celebrating its 38th anniversary as one of southern californias. Melissa sandvig, who was the first ballerina to make it as one of the top three women dancers. Melissa sandvig, of so you think you can dance fame, will be performing the part of the dew drop fairy in this years long beach ballet nutcracker ballet at the long beach performing art centers. She began her ballet training at long beach ballet at the age of 5 and. Long beach ballet alumna melissa sandvig, who has made the role something of a local calling card, will dance the part in the other four productions at the terrace theater. Melissa sandvig, the so called naughty ballerina, provided a number of monumental firsts during this season of so you think you can dance. Dec 01, 20 southern californias only nutcracker production with a full symphony orchestra stars so you think you can dance finalist melissa sandvig and seth orza, principal dancer with the pacific northwest ballet. The nutcracker returns to long beach terrace theater. Ron cunningham says hes tried for four years to get ballerina melissa sandvig to dance with the sacramento ballet. Includes all of the following long beach, california 4 classes per day at long beach ballet academy with master teachers. With one of the largest casts in the nation, this nutcracker provides the greater long beach area with a star studded international performance thats exciting and brilliant. Ade obayomi, caitlin kinney, tony bellissimo, brandon bryant, jonathan platero.
Long beach ballets the nutcracker is an everlustrous. Long beachs sugarcoated spectacular orange county register. Ade obayomi and melissa sandvig in so you think you can dance 2005. Long beach ballet s larger than life production at the long beach terrace theater. Long beach ballet, johnny zhong of guangzhou ballet of china, anne adair of abt, close mentors shani englert and melissa sandvig from season 5 sytycd lbb alumni. Long beach ballet concluded its season of performances with two programs in the vast spaces of the pasadena civic auditorium. True, its roots are european based on a story by german author e. She hurls a nutcracker at the intruder, and suddenly the mouse becomes full sized while the nutcracker is transformed into a handsome sailor. Dec 17, 2010 melissa sandvig, of so you think you can dance fame, will be performing the part of the dew drop fairy in this years long beach ballet nutcracker ballet at the long beach performing art center.
Melissa sandvig one of the stars of so you think you can dance is performing this weekend in the sacramento ballets nutcracker. The long beach ballet nutcracker warms your heart with its spectacular celebration of christmas. Logan has trained with many artists such as ade obeyami, melissa sandvig, alex little, and other teachers from conventions across the country. San jose dance theatre stages 47th annual nutcracker the. In 2009 ballerina melissa sandvig so you think you can dance finalist, a product of the long beach ballet, is featured as the dewdrop fairy in all performances. For both of these performances, melissa sandvig, ballerina from so you think you can dance, will make a special guest appearance along with current sacramento ballet ballerina, amanda peet, and. A local scientist who uses imaging to study the mind will talk about it tonight. Sandvig, a native californian, was a finalist on season five of so you think you can dance and was the first contestant to reach the finals with a background in classical dance.
Excellence in art is most noteworthy when it is repeated in virtuoso fashion year after year. Program description the 3week intensive has been designed to provide a rich, intensive experience of classical training. Long beach ballets nutcracker, a thronging cast with live. So you think you can dance season 5 melissa sandvig and. Long beach, california long beach ballet the nutcracker. Doing something right one time, or even twice, might be chalked up to luck, but doing it consistently is worthy of the. Not only is there a full symphony orchestra with not one but two harps which only two companies in the country use, it is packed with on.
Artistic director, david wilcox presents an unordinary rendition of the classic tale unlike any other. Lb ballet mounts stellar production with starstudded nutcracker. Melissa sandvig will share the role of the sugar plum fairy with current sacramento ballet dancer amanda peet and former company ballerina nina baratova on opening night, friday, december 11th and during a special matinee performance on sunday, december th. Nov 29, 2012 the show also will feature a flying sleigh, a live horse and guest stars including so you think you can dance finalist melissa sandvig. Nearly 100 malibu residents will take part in the performance of the nutcracker at pepperdine universitys smothers theater.
Margot truelson, a native texan, trained seriously in ballet and tap during high school at the dallas ballet center and was a member of the dallas ballet company, under the direction of brent and judy klopfenstein, and the dbc tap connection, under the direction of peggy mccaslin, performing leading roles in the nutcracker waltz soloist, 2009 and sleeping beauty lilac fairy, 2010. Left alone on the sofa to spend her first night, melissa is frightened by a mouse. Jan 11, 2019 las nutcracker series part iii long beach ballets grandiose show posted by lara j. Apr 20, 2015 chynna is proud to have trained under the tutelage of andrea brache, michelle hamilton, melissa sandvig, ana falley, jesse gonzales, catherine conrad gray, hailey bundrant, nancy kindorf, shawn kurilko, shawn kindorf, aisha gibbs, jason gorman, victoria acker, tawny chapman, chadd moreau, and sarah rayburn.
Early in his career tyce diorio was a finalist in the 1988 star search finals as keith diorio. Melissa sandvig born april 30, 1980 is a ballet dancer. It includes daily classes monday through saturday in ballet technique, pointe, and variations, as well as a sampling of other dance forms to enrich the training of the classical dance student. Working alongside robin moore, he has been able to produce and choreograph for the pikes peak performance companys holiday performances since graduating in 2017 where they continue to raise money for. Director of production kyle lemoi, who has been with the company for three seasons, said he has done many nutcracker productions around. The long beach ballets the nutcracker has been seen by millions of people worldwide, including live audiences totaling more than 400,000 in long beach, 70,000 in pasadena, hundreds of thousands. Discount to long beach ballets the nutcracker with full. Dec 09, 2009 for both of these performances, melissa sandvig, ballerina from so you think you can dance, will make a special guest appearance along with current sacramento ballet ballerina, amanda peet, and. Brain awareness how does schizophrenia affect the brain. Melissa sandvig melissa sandvig was born and raised in orange county california. David wilcox, the artistic director of the company, has fashioned a sprawling version of the ballet which is populated with a huge cast of dancers drawn from the school of the long beach ballet, its resident performing company and a handful of guest artists. Melissa sandvig, 29, may be the oldest contestant on so you think you can dance this season, but those closest to this trained ballerina. The role of the sugar plum fairy features melissa sandvig, a finalist from the hit television show so you think you can dance.
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