Ballet 5:8 Classes Go Virtual Worldwide
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Ballet 5:8 Classes Go Virtual Worldwide

Orland Park – The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the rhythm of our everyday lives. Ballet 5:8 is responding by launching a new online dance education platform, Ballet 5:8 NOW, that takes the company’s trusted dance education programs online and into the homes of aspiring dancers around the world. The monthly subscription service is now available for dancers of all ages and levels of ability, as a way to supplement their current training or dance completely at home, at their level and their schedule. Learn more at now.ballet58.org.

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Dancing For Hope
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Dancing For Hope

Orland Park – Just like in the rest of the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has had countless impacts in the dance community as dance companies and schools have closed their physical spaces and gone virtual. Nonetheless, amid weeks and months of dancers taking classes in their kitchens and living rooms, there has been a silver lining: when you take class online, the possibilities for collaboration are limitless. On June 20, Ballet 5:8 is taking advantage of this by hosting a virtual master class series featuring five master teachers from around the U.S. and is extending the invitation to dancers anywhere. The added bonus: dancing for a cause. All of the proceeds will be donated to World Relief. Registration for a single class is $15 and $40 for the full series. For more information and to register, visit ballet58.org/hope.

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Can Boys Dance?
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Can Boys Dance?

The short answer to the question of whether boys can dance is a resounding yes! There are many different kinds of dancing, from ballet to hip hop, and in all of them boys can thrive.

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Breathing for Dancers

Breathing in ballet is a necessity - not just to get you through that Grand Allegro combination, but to enhance your port de bras, develop the dynamics of your movement and bring life to you dancing. Breathing can assist your co-ordination, help you developing control and increasing your stamina (for that Grand Allegro next time!) Let’s look at three examples.

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Are You Applying Your Corrections?

Corrections are continually being given to you in ballet class. For most of us it's very common to hear the same one over and over again, whether it is a personal or general correction. Even as a professional dancer, hearing the same correction constantly can get extremely frustrating.

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Remembering Corrections

One of the hardest parts of ballet is remembering and applying corrections. You are thinking about so many different things already that trying to fix corrections can feel overwhelming. It is very important to really listen to each correction that the teacher gives and work to make the changes in your body.

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Ballet 5:8 School of the Arts Bringing Hope to Households Through Dance
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Ballet 5:8 School of the Arts Bringing Hope to Households Through Dance

March 31, ORLAND PARK - “Shelter-in-place” has turned life upside down across the South Suburbs, but Ballet 5:8 is providing an incredible online program that gives students a bit of normal in the midst of the chaos. Nonprofit Ballet 5:8 School of the Arts provides dance education for over 400 students in the Chicago south suburbs and northwest Indiana, and the studio has become a second home to many of them. So when in-person classes were postponed due to COVID-19, the staff at Ballet 5:8 made an ambitious change -- they would transform their organization to meet the changing needs of their students.

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Ballet 5:8 Celebrates 5th Anniversary of “Beyond the Nutcracker”
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Ballet 5:8 Celebrates 5th Anniversary of “Beyond the Nutcracker”

November 14, 2019 ORLAND PARK, IL – As the holidays approach, the sounds of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker ballet score are drifting through Ballet 5:8 studios in anticipation of performances this December - for a fifth year in a row. Ballet School of the Arts, the dance education center of professional performing company Ballet 5:8, originally premiered its signature rendition of The Nutcracker in 2015. Since it’s premiere, the ballet has warmed the hearts of thousands of audience members each year thanks to its delightful combination of classic Nutcracker tradition and the joy of the very first Christmas.

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Third Illinois Arts Council Agency Grant Supports Ballet 5:8’s Ongoing Investment in Illinois Communities
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Third Illinois Arts Council Agency Grant Supports Ballet 5:8’s Ongoing Investment in Illinois Communities

October 1, 2019 ORLAND PARK, IL - Ballet Five Eight NFP (Ballet 5:8), a nonprofit arts organization has been awarded a third grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency (IACA): $10,900 for general operating support. The grant will be partially supporting Ballet 5:8 operations between September, 2019 and August, 2020. Ballet 5:8 is committed to investing in Illinois communities, artists and residents through innovative storytelling and breathtaking dance, as well as high-quality, accessible dance education. Ballet 5:8 is looking forward to continuing its work in Illinois in part through this support.

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