Global Dance Showcase – Highlighting Dance from Around the World

FALLS CHURCH, Va. - Sept. 28, 2015 - PRLog -- BalletNova announces our second Global Dance Showcase on October 17, 2015 at 7:30 pm at the Fredgren Studio Theatre, featuring four ethnic dance companies from the DC metro region.

Northern Virginia is one of the most diverse regions in the country, with over a third of residents speaking a language other than English at home. Our region is also home to a wealth of cultural organizations representing countries from around the globe.

With support from the Arts Council of Fairfax County’s Global Arts Initiative, BalletNova is showcasing this diversity through the medium of dance. By presenting dance from around the world, we hope to expose audience members to new forms and cultures, provide another venue for ethnic dance companies, and celebrate our county’s cultural diversity.


The companies presented include:

•       Furia Flamenca, a Spanish flamenco dance company

•       Nomad Dancers, a collective inspired by dance traditions of Iran, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, India and Turkey

•       Four Seasons Dance Group, presenting dances from Armenia and Russia

•       Jayantika Dance Company, specializing in Odissi dance from India.

Tickets are $15 general admission, $12 for students with ID and seniors 60+.  Tickets are available online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2253162?date=1322959 , or on the website at www.BalletNova.org.

For more information contact BalletNova at info@BalletNova.org or call 703-778-3008.

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What:    BalletNova’s Global Dance Showcase

When:   Saturday, October 17, 2015 at 7:30pm

Where: Fredgren Studio Theatre, BalletNova Center for Dance, 3443 Carlin Springs Road, Falls Church, VA 22041

Ticket price: $15 general admission, $12 for students with ID and seniors 60+

Information/Ticket Purchase:

Tickets can be purchased online at www.BalletNova.org or http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2253162?date=1322959; for more information, email at info@BalletNova.org; call 703-778-3008 or stop by the studio at 3443 Carlin Springs Road, Falls Church, VA  22041

BalletNova Center for Dance, founded in 1981, is dedicated to educating and mentoring dancers in a positive, nurturing environment and preserving the traditions of classical ballet through quality dance productions and education. Formerly Arlington Center for Dance/The Center Dance Company, the organization moved to a beautiful six-studio 20,800 square foot state-of-the-art facility in 2008, and offers classes in ballet, modern, tap, jazz, and hip hop for children, teens and adult dancers. The award-winning pre-professional ballet program is recognized as one of the best in the Metro Washington DC area, and BalletNova also has an extensive Adult Dance Division with classes in several levels of Ballet, Contemporary, Tap, Jazz and Theater Dance. The new Fredgren Studio Theatre, a 150-seat black box theatre designed for dance, opened in September 2014.

BalletNova is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization supported in part by the Arts Council of Fairfax County, Arlington County through the Arlington Cultural Affairs Division of Arlington Economic Development, the Arlington Commission for the Arts, the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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