Washington, DC - Aspiring young dancers are invited to an interactive day of dance with the famous mouse heroine of the Angelina Ballerina storybooks, at American Dance Institute on Sunday, April 29th. In honor of National Dance Week, American Dance Institute is hosting an Angelina Ballerina Open House, where children of all ages will enjoy a free afternoon of dance, crafts, performances and a ballet "petting zoo,"Â from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. The children will have the unique opportunity to meet and dance with Angelina, who is also the spokescharacter for National Dance Week.
During the day, children will be able to try on real tutus and dance at the barre with one of the art center's professional dance instructors. In addition, they will have a chance to participate in an interactive Angelina Ballerina story dance with Angelina and American Dance Institute's Youth Ensemble, as well as view a short performance by the ensemble. There will also be Angelina Ballerina arts and crafts and a ballet "petting zoo,"Â where children can touch and feel real ballet costumes, headpieces, props and shoes and follow along the dance history timeline. To wrap up the fun-filled afternoon, the children can enter a prize drawing to win the Angelina Ballerina storybook, which was used throughout the day's activities.
"Our mission is to unite the community through the arts and we strive to present exciting and educational opportunities for families and young dancers,"Â said American Dance Institutes Artistic Director Pamela Bjerknes. "Angelina Ballerina has been an influential and positive role model in the dance community and we are thrilled to bring the character to life, allowing children the opportunity to interact and dance with her."Â
To attend the festivities, children must be accompanied by an adult. American Dance Institute is located at 1570 East Jefferson Street in Rockville, MD. For more information, please call 301.984.3003 or visit www.americandance.org
The American Dance Institute, a 501c(3) non-profit organization, is one the Washington, DC area's premier performing arts organizations. Aiming to build artistic, athletic and confident individuals, the Institute serves as a national center of excellence for dance instruction for children, pre-professionals, professionals and adults. An extensive Pilates curriculum is also offered, as well as a Pilates teacher training program.
American Dance Institute is also home to an array of diverse professional dance companies and emerging individual artists in the Washington metropolitan region through is Arts Incubator program. The Incubator provides arts management assistance and studio space for free or at significantly reduced costs. The program has helped launch and support many of the region's award-winning dance troupes and artists, including Edgeworks Dance Theater, ClancyWorks Dance Company, ARKA Ballet, DanceSmith, Train Wreck Dance Company, and Ed Tyler
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