Costumes are provided by the company. Dancers are charged a $10 cleaning fee. Dancers supply their own tights, shoes and undergarments.
Dancers are eligible to perform in the DCYB in their fourth year of training. Transfer students to the Academy of Ballet who are intermediate level are invited to understudy one year before joining the company. Adults from the community are invited to participate in appropriate roles (such as party parents in The Nutcracker.) The company rehearses for ten weeks prior to opening. Group rehearsals are scheduled on Saturdays, with small group and soloist rehearsals scheduled during the week at 3:00 and 7:00.
Contact us:
Office Mailing address:
- Academy of Ballet/DCYB
- 2085 Mullen Road
- Dubuque, Iowa 52001-3054
- Office Telephone Number: 563.583.2047
marina@balletdubuque.com
megan@balletdubuque.com
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Studio Location:
- Academy of Ballet
- Grand Opera House, 4th Floor
- 135 W. 8th Street
- Dubuque, Iowa 52001
- Studio Telephone Number: 563.582.0812
Academy of Ballet Open House, 2009: Sarah Nemmers, Kathleen Peters, Kasia Runicka-Gneiser, Kaylin Miller, Heather Ross, Kate Fuller
Coppelia, 2009, featuring Jillian Slade and Guest artist Doug Mackie.
Lynsay Haverland and Megan MacLeod perform in the schools: Fancy Footwork, 2008
Left: The Nutcracker, 2008, Rachel Wright, Anna Wright, Megan MacLeod, Elizabth Thomspon, Mark Schmidt, Jillian Slade, Elizabeth Runde
Dubuque City Youth Ballet - Gave its premiere performance in 1969 with the University of Northern Iowa Orchestra, Donald Wendt, Conductor. The new company, formed by Tatiana Bechenova, presented works from the Ballet Russe repetoire. In its early years, the DCYB performed at Clarke College. The DCYB celebrated the opening of the Five Flags Center, and now performs in all area theaters.
Ballets in the DCYB repertory include The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Coppelia, Cinderella, Don Quixote and the original full length ballet: The Littlest Angel.
The Dubuque City Youth Ballet is a 501-C-3 organization. Donations are tax deductible, as provided by law. The Academy of Ballet provides studio and storage facilities for the DCYB.
The Heartland Ballet is a division of the DCYB, consisting of high school, adult and advanced dancers from the DCYB.
Performance opportunities for the Heartland Ballet include repertory ballets Swan Lake and Giselle, one-act ballets, original and commissioned ballets and numerous performances in the tri-state schools.
Classes for members are daily at 6:00, with rehearsals following class, and on Saturdays. Costumes are provided; dancers pay a $10.00 cleaning fee and supply their own tights, shoes and undergarments.
