Charlotte Ballet | |
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General information | |
Name | Charlotte Ballet |
Year founded | 1970 |
Website | [1] |
Artistic staff | |
Artistic Director | Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux |
Other | |
Associated schools | Charlotte Ballet Academy |
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Charlotte Ballet is the oldest professional ballet company in North Carolina. It was founded by Robert Lindgren former Dean of Dance at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in 1970. It currently has 22 dancers and is the parent company of Charlotte Ballet Academy.
Charlotte Ballet has performed an extensive repertoire over the years.
Charlotte Ballet is the parent company to the Charlotte Ballet Academy, formerly the North Carolina Dance Theatre School of Dance. The school was founded in September 1993. By 1997, 3 satellite locations had been established to accommodate the then 5 level divisions and an Open Division. The school now offers a conservatory program, developed in 2004, for serious dance students who wishes to incorporate their dance classes with their academics.