Summer 2005

Special Guest Teachers Three-week Intensive: July 7 - 25
Guest Teachers: Patricia Miller formerly with The Joffrey Ballet Melissa Hale Coyle formerly with American Ballet Theatre Kathryn McBeth former principal dancer, The Atlanta Ballet see their resumés below		Patricia Miller
daily classes Monday thru Friday for Intermediate and Advanced levels (current Int. I and up; new students 9 and up with faculty approval) 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. daily Curriculum to include Ballet, Pointe/Variations, Jazz, Modern Cost: $225/week; $600 for 3 weeks
Introduction to Ballet July 8 - 24 (ages 9-16) Tuesdays and Thursdays 5:00-6:30 p.m. $80 for 3 weeks Adult Ballet July 8 - August 12 Adult and Teen Ballet Tuesdays 6:30-8:00 p.m. $17 per class; $98 for 6 weeks G.b.2 - 4-week Sessions July 7 to 31 $ 50 per class/per session (except where noted)
Tap and Jazz	Ages 4-5	Tuesdays 1:30-2:30 p.m.
	Ages 6-7	Tuesdays 3:00-4:00 p.m.
Tap	Ages 8-11	Tuesdays 4:00-5:00 p.m.
	Intermediate (age 12 & up)	Thursdays 3:00-4:00 p.m.
	Advanced (age 12 & up)	Wednesdays 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Jazz	Ages 8-11	Thursdays 5:00-6:00 p.m.
	Intermediate (age 12 & up)	Thursdays 4:00-5:00 p.m.
	Adv. Jazz/Lyrical (12 & up)	Thurs. 6:00-7:30 p.m. ($55)
Hip-Hop	ages 6-8	Thursdays 4:00-5:00 p.m.
	ages 9-11	Thursdays 6:00-7:00 p.m.
	ages 12 and up	Thursdays 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Adult Jazz		Wednesdays 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Stretching and Toning	Ages 11 and under	Wednesdays 3:00-3:45 p.m. ($45)
	Ages 12 and up	Tuesdays 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Leaps and Turns	Ages 11 and under	Wednesdays 3:45-4:30 p.m. ($45)
	Ages 12 and up	Tuesdays 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Patricia Miller Florence, SC native Patricia Miller trained at the Academy of the Washington (D.C.) Ballet. As a Principal Dancer for New York City's Joffrey Ballet, Patricia graced the cover of Dance Magazine as well as the pages of Ballet News, Vogue and New York Magazine. She originated the role of Juliet in the Joffrey production of Cranko's Romeo & Juliet and Bianca in Cranko's The Taming of the Shrew. One of choreographer Gerald Arpino's favorite dancers, he created leading roles for her in Round of Angels, Secret Places and Epode. Reviewing Patricia's performance in New York Magazine, Tobi Tobias wrote, "The best dancer in the whole production was Patricia Miller. Her gifts are clarity, purity and stillness. She was as close to flawless as a human being can get." She has been Principal Ballerina and Ballet Mistress for Oregon Ballet Theatre and Ballerina, Ballet Mistress and Artist-in-Residence for Columbia City Ballet. Melissa Hale Coyle Melissa Hale Coyle has many professional credits including American Ballet Theatre, Texas Ballet Concerto, Cincinnati Ballet, and Tulsa Ballet Theatre. Her training includes scholarships at the American Ballet Theatre and Joffrey Schools, as well as studying with such notable teachers as Roman Jasinski and Moscelyn Larkin. She can be seen in the feature film The Turning Point and the made-for-TV movie "The Cowboy and the Ballerina." In addition to serving as artistic director for Charlotte City Ballet, Ms. Coyle teaches at the Sullivan Dance Centre, is a member of the dance faculty at UNC-Charlotte, and teaches company classes for the North Carolina Dance Theatre. She is a sought-after choreographer, creating ballets for Charlotte City Ballet, Charlotte Philharmonic Orchestra, Carolina Voices, SC Governor's School fior the Arts and Humanities, and for companies in Texas, Oklahoma, Ohio, the Carolinas, and elsewhere. For the last four years, she has taught at the American Ballet Theatre's Summer Intensive in Tuscaloosa, AL. In 2001, The North Carolina School of the Arts named Ms. Coyle the Best Dance Teacher of North Carolina. Kathryn McBeth Miss McBeth began her dance training in her home state of California, studying with Madam Maria Bekefi and Mr. Richard Nordt, RAD. In 1972 she was invited by Mr. Robert Barnett to join the Atlanta Ballet where she was a principal dancer for twelve seasons and continued to perform as a guest artist until her retirement in 1997. From 1985-1990 she was Ballet Mistress for the Atlanta Ballet II and in 1992 became Associate Director of Capital City Ballet under the direction of the late Tom Pazik. She took over as Artistic Director in 1993. In 2000 she was invited to teach for the Ruth Mitchell Dance Theatre and she continues there as company teacher. Miss McBeth has taught throughout the U.S. at summer intensives and dance festivals. She is also the trustee of the choreography of Tom Pazik and has had the privilege of staging his work for many companies in the South.