Dancers

Interested in becoming an LBC

Apprentice? What you can expect:

Auditions lead by experienced dance instructors and evaluated by LBC Artistic staff. Selection is based on technique and stage presence.

Access to Company-sponsored Master classes and a Summer Intensive to supplement studio training

Casting in all LBC performances. Roles to be determined by Artistic Director. Potential for partnering with professional danseurs

Guidance and access to resources for those interested in pursuing a professional career in ballet including information about selecting summer intensives and LBC sponsored discussions with current professional dancers

Apprentice Requirements:

Apprentices must be 13-19 years old and agree to participate in all Company Productions, rehearsals, workshops, masters classes; and community outreach activities An Apprentice with the Company is a non-compensated dancer with the requisite skills and experience taking at least 5 hours of ballet technique and pointe classes per week

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Company Repertoire The Nutcracker

Swan Lake Sleeping Beauty

Don Quixote Giselle

Dracula Coppelia

Les Sylphides Brandenburg La Bayadere

Peter and The Wolf Deep in the Forest

Loudoun Ballet Company

LBC is thrilled to partner with Studio

Bleu to provide dancers with the opportunity to perform in full-length

ballets

LOUDOUN BALLET COMPANY.

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

MAILING ADDRESS

P.O. Box 916, Leesburg, VA 20178

PHONE 703-771-1522

www.loudounballet.org

The Loudoun Ballet Company is a 501(c) 3 non-

profit organization.

Providing high quality,

affordable ballets to residents of

Loudoun County and beyond for

40 years

ABOUT LBC

Since 1978, the Loudoun Ballet Company

(LBC) has provided young, talented dancers

across Northern Virginia with pre-

professional performance opportunities in

some of the world’s most beloved ballets.

The first regional youth ballet in Loudoun

County, LBC was founded in 1978 and

continues to grow and thrive, earning the

title of Loudoun County’s “Best Performing

Arts Group” every year since 2010. LBC-

trained dancers have continued to dance

through college, with professional dance

companies, and on Broadway.

PARTNERSHIP

The Loudoun Ballet Company

(LBC) partners with exceptional ballet

schools across the DC Metropolitan area in

providing the highest quality ballet

performance in found in Northern

Virginia. We are particularly excited to

announce a new partnership with Studio

Bleu of Ashburn, Virginia. Through this

partnership, LBC will make Studio Bleu’s

Ashburn studio its home for the upcoming

season of rehearsals, master classes,

and summer intensives.

ETHICS STATEMENT

LBC conducts business with the highest

level of ethics and values. We seek to

provide a positive, encouraging environment

for the dancers.

MISSION STATEMENT

LBC is dedicated to promoting excellence in

dance and provides talented young dancers

the opportunity to experience performing

within the discipline of a professional-level

setting. LBC is committed to enhancing the

cultural fabric of the Loudoun community

and beyond by presenting an affordable

performing season featuring the highest

quality in regional ballet.

OBJECTIVES

LBC was established with the following objectives:

To increase appreciation for dance as a

performing art

To honor the history of dance through the

preservation of authentic and original

choreography

To further the arts in Loudoun County by

presenting quality and innovative dance

experiences

To provide a cultural and educational

resource and outreach program for the

community through dance

To stimulate growth in the artistic

community

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

For more than 30 years, LBC’s community

outreach efforts have introduced area

under-served and at-risk populations of all

ages and socioeconomic backgrounds to

dance education and appreciation. LBC is

committed to making ballet accessible to all

residents of the greater Loudoun community

and fostering an appreciation of dance.

PERFORMANCE CASTING

LBC includes as many interested young

dancers, senior citizens and people with

disabilities as possible in its performances.

SUPPORT OF LOCAL ART STUDENTS

LBC invites host high schools’ Orchestra

Ensembles to perform before the ballet

performance and at intermission.

COLLABORATION WITH LOUDOUN ARTS COMMUNITY

LBC is a member of the Loudoun Arts

Council and has shared the stage with the

Loudoun Symphony in several

performances.

LBC Alumni LBC dancers have pursued opportunities at:

BalletMET NYU

Ballet Theatre of Maryland Florida State

Broadway Dance Center Indiana U.

Columbia City Ballet Point Park

Louisville Ballet USC (CA)

Martha Graham Dance Co. USC (SC)

Nashville Ballet

Richmond Ballet

COMPANY AUDITION

SATURDAY, JULY 1 –

BLACK LEO / PINK TIGHTS/ HAIR IN BUN MORE INFO : EMAIL US AT

DANCE@LOUDOUNBALLET.ORG

1:30-3:00pm