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WINTER FAIRY TALE in the World Famous Russian
Ballet Style
December 20, 2009
A delightful ballet filled with colorful costumes
and the world famous Russian Ballet Style, Winter
Fairy Tale makes its appearance on the stage at
Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts.
Presented and produced by the renown Bayer Ballet
Academy, the young stars and budding ballet talents
are trained in an academy founded by Inna Bayer, who
was awarded "Choreographer of the Year" by the
American Dance Awards. A seasoned professional
ballet mistress with extensive teaching experience
in Russia, Ukraine, Israel and the U.S., Bayer
graduated Cum Laude from the State Academy of
Choreography and Dance in Voronezh, Russia. She has
performed as a soloist with Kiev Classical Ballet
Theater (Ukraine), and Bat-Dor Dance Theater in Tel
Aviv (Israel). During her artistic career, Inna
toured in France, Spain, Germany and Poland as a
principle dancer. Her artistic and technical
expertise are used in recruiting talents who teach
at her ballet school.
Sunday Dec 20 - 5pm
The Bayer Ballet Academy presents: Holiday ballet
performance for all ages.
Tickets, call: (650) 903-6000 or visit mvcpa.com
$33 Adults; $28 Seniors/Children (12 and under)
bayerballetacademy.com
Location: Mountain View Center for the Performing
Arts, 500 Castro St, Mountain View, CA 94041
Description: See a wizard bring to life a touching
fairy tale full of magic, beauty, and intrigue. On a
snowy evening, the Queen of Bats' kidnapping of a
little bunny disrupts the forest creatures'
Wintertime celebration. With the help of the wizard
and a beautiful rose maiden, the bunny is restored
to its family. Santa, the Snow Maiden and an
enchanting Fairy treat you to the magical finale of
an exquisite celebration that includes joyful
Spanish dancers, bright Chinese dolls, and other
characters from treasured fairy tales who come alive
to help celebrate the bunny's return. A stunning
"Pas de deux: Sugar Plum Fairy and a Cavalier"
performed by guest dancers, principals of the San
Jose Ballet Company, as well as the beloved "Waltz
of the Flowers" from the "Nutcracker" help make this
evening magically special. With spectacular
costumes, special effects, and technical precision
of movement set to the beautiful music of
Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov, this is a superb
holiday experience for all ages in the world famous
Russian Ballet style!
Inna Bayer, Artistic Director
Artistic Director and Founder of Bayer Ballet
Academy
The team & talents
include:
Ramón Moreno - Ballet Master. Ramón
Moreno is a native of Pina Del Rio, Cuba, and
Principal Dancer of Ballet San Jose. Competing
worldwide in Cuba, Peru, Brazil, Finland and the
United States, he has been awarded seven medals
including four gold. His vast repertoire includes
Apollo, Carmen, Who Cares?, Flower Festival,
Giselle, Romeo and Juliet, Coppelia, Don Quixote,
Swan Lake and Involucion. As a guest artist with San
Jose Cleveland Ballet in 1998, his performance in
Involucion was named one of the "ten best dance
events" in the California Bay Area. Ramón has also
been a member of the faculty for Ballet San Jose
School's Summer Dance Program. He has performed with
the Classical Ballet of Havana, toured
internationally and appeared as a guest artist with
the Cuballet of Pittsburgh.
Yulia Terekhova - Gymnastics, Stretching,
Pre-Acrobatic. Yulia has a masters degree in rythmic
gymnastics, has many awards, and has taught in Tver,
Russia.
Anastasia Levichev - Pre-Ballet.
Russian-born, Israel trained and studying
under the instruction of Malu Rivera-Peoples (WSPA
USA), Jorge Esquivel (Cuba, SFB USA), Lora Alonzo
(Cuba), Alexsandra Koultun (Kirov Ballet Russia, SJB
USA), and Richard Gibson (SF Academy of Ballet),
"Stacy" joined Westlake School of the Performing
Arts where Inna Bayer was a principal ballet
instructor. As a member of the Performance
Program in WSPA she achieved the rank of principal
dancer with leading roles in Le Corsaire, Paquita,
Don Quixote, La Bayadere, and Sleeping Beauty. She
also danced many lead roles in WSPA's Nutcracker.
Stacy has garnered several top awards in national
competitions such as Youth American Grand Prix,
International Dance Challenge, American Dance Award
and North American Dance Championships.
Christie Revel - Pre-Ballet. Christie joined
Westlake School for the Performing Arts, where she
met and was instructed by Inna Bayer and Malu Rivera
Peoples. As principal dancer of the performance
program she performed variations in the ballets "Le
Corsaire", "Don Quixote", "La Fille Mal Gardee" and
"Paquita". Christie was a delegate to Youth America
Grand Prix for her ballet solo variation
"Odalisque". She has received numerous prestigious
awards for various dance performances in both local
and international competitions, and has performed
many lead roles in WSPA's Nutcracker. She has
trained in ballet, modern, character, jazz, tap,
musical theater and Polynesian.
Guest Teachers
Gennady Seluzky - Kirov Ballet—Ballet Mister
and former Principal Dancer, professor of Academy of
Russian Ballet "AJ Vaganova" Sankt - Peterburg,
Russia.
Amparo Brito - former National Ballet of
Cuba, Prima Ballerina, Master Instructor.
Lynne Charles—A member of Hamburg Ballet,
Bejart Ballet Lausanne, and Ballet National de
Marseille Roland Petit. Celebrated Guest Artist with
Kirov Ballet, Dresdener Ballet, English National
Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet, National Ballet of
Canada, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Finnish-Ballet, and
Malmot Ballet-Sweden. (2009)
From age three through pre-professional, Bayer
Ballet Academy offers ballet education in the
Vaganova method which facilitates learning in
children of all ability and talent. Special
attention is always given to develop the individual,
focusing on their special strengths and talents in a
warm and friendly atmosphere.
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