Tolland Dancers Perform with Connecticut Concert Ballet

10 dancers from Tolland will be performing with Connecticut Concert Ballet in the company’s spring production Dynamic Directions this Saturday, May 16 and Sunday, May 17.

CCB’s production presents eclectic repertory and premiere works that highlight classical and contemporary dance technique, including classical ballet, contemporary ballet, modern dance and jazz. Choreographers for this show are Wendy Fish-Lawrence, David Lawrence, Lorelei Chang and Christina Shortt.

Two Tolland residents, Serena Lotreck and Grace Mazzarella will be dancing in lead roles. Both dancers are high school seniors, Grace at East Catholic High School and Serena at Tolland High School, and both have been dancing most of their lives. As CCB has noted every year, its best dancers are also high achievers academically and in community involvement. Serena will be attending Cornell University and Grace will be attending Williams College in the fall.

Also dancing are the following Tolland cast members: Faith Aiudi, Fiona Baboolal, Kallie Baboolal, Gordon Beck, Kate Beck, Olivia Person, Brielle Polidoro, Vanessa Polidoro.

Performances will be held at the state of the art Bailey Auditorium, Manchester High School, 134 Middle Turnpike East, on Saturday, May 16 (6 p.m.) and Sunday, May 17 (2 p.m.).

Advanced Ticket Prices: Preferred Front & Center Seats $35; General Admission: Adult $25, Child/Student/Seniors $15. Tickets are available online at ctconcertballet.org or call (860) 418-7294 for more information. Tickets will be $38, $28 and $18 at the door.

Audiences will be treated to:
-Excerpts from the ballet classic LA BAYADERE - Exotic and enchanting. Classical ballet with Indo-Asian flavor;
-ALLEGRIA - A joyful original new ballet performed by the Connecticut Concert Ballet Pre-Professional Ensemble;
-THE GREAT GATSBY - A jazzy piece inspired by the roaring 20s;
-SIMPLE GIFTS - A new composition by Lorelei Chang that celebrates life’s many gifts, the best of modern dance;
-NAPOLI - The Wedding Celebration. Also classically beautiful, lively and festive.

CCB brings fully staged ballet and dance productions to audiences from all over Connecticut twice a year including the Nutcracker in December and Dynamic Directions in May.

Connecticut Concert Ballet is a semi-professional 501(c)(3) classical ballet school and performing arts organization with studios in Manchester on the Glastonbury line and in Windsor at the Loomis Chaffee School. It has 300 students from over 40 towns in the Greater Hartford, northern and eastern areas of the state. CCB is a two time winner of “Best Dance Lessons” in Hartford Magazine’s “Best of” readers’ poll.

CCB offers a robust, year-round schedule of classes in ballet, modern and jazz for ages 3 to adult. Connecticut Concert Ballet proudly employs the AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE® National Training Curriculum.

Summer program materials will be available at the show.

For more information on the school and summer programs please visit ctconcertballet.org call 860-643-4796, or follow us at facebook.com/connecticutconcertballet.