HARID CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC INC

THE GOAL OF THE HARID CONSERVATORY IS TO SET THE STANDARD FOR DANCE TRAINING IN THE UNITED STATES BY PRODUCING DANCERS WHOSE ARTISTIC QUALIFICATIONS MAKE THEM SUPERIOR CANDIDATES FOR EMPLOYMENT BY PROFESSIONAL BALLET COMPANIES, AND WHOSE ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS OFFER THEM THE OPTION OF PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATION AT A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY. HARID ALSO SEEKS TO FURTHER ENRICH THE CULTURAL LIFE OF SOUTH FLORIDA BY PRESENTING HIGH-QUALITY STUDENT PERFORMANCES FOR THE COMMUNITY.HARID STUDENTS HAVE WON MAJOR AWARDS AT VARIOUS NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL BALLET COMPETITIONS, AND THE SCHOOL'S ALUMNI HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED BY MORE THAN EIGHTY PROFESSIONAL DANCE COMPANIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND IN CANADA, EUROPE, SOUTH AMERICA, AND ASIA. MANY HAVE DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES AS SOLOIST AND PRINCIPAL DANCERS IN LEADING COMPANIES.RECENT GRADUATES INCLUDE:2024EVELYN HRUBY - PURSUING ADDITIONAL STUDIES IN NEW YORK CITYSAYAK IWASE - ATLANTA BALLET II2023GRAHAM BARNES - NASHVILLE BALLET 2TIFFANY HOPKINS - COLORADO BALLET STUDIO COMPANYBENJAMIN PIERCE - ESTONIA NATIONAL BALLETJUN SHINOZAKI - ORLANDO BALLET II2022MORGAN BARTON - PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET, APPRENTICEOLIVIA DEANGELO - PITTSBURGH BALLET, POST-GRAD PROGRAM; WASHINGTON BALLET STUDIO COMPANYMAREN GODDARD - JOFFREY BALLET, CONTEMPORARY PROGRAM, TRAINEENATHANIEL LILLINGTON - SIBIU BALLET THEATRE, ROMANIARAVEN LOAN - MILWAUKEE BALLETCHEYENNE LOK SUET YENG - UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA (DANCE)EMERY MERONI - MILWAUKEE BALLET IIJASMINE PARENTE - UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (DANCE)MAYU NAKAYAMA - ATLANTA BALLETNOLAN SAITO - ROYAL WINNIPEG BALLET, ASPIRANT PROGRAMIRISA VAN NIEKERK - HAMBURG BALLET SCHOOLCHARLIZE VILLACORTA - BALLET WEST (TRAINEE); WASHINGTON BALLET STUDIO COMPANY2021SHUNHEI FUCHIYAMA - ENGLISH NATIONAL BALLET, APPRENTICEYU-LUN LIU - CONTINUED STUDIES IN HONG KONGALICE SUMMIT - SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE, LIBERAL ARTS2020AMIR DODARKHOJAYEV - ORLANDO BALLETJULIAN GAN - GRAND RAPIDS BALLETHIDETORA TABE - ESTONIAN NATIONAL BALLETEACH YEAR HARID PRESENTS TWO SERIES OF HIGH-QUALITY DANCE PERFORMANCES FOR THE SOUTH FLORIDA COMMUNITY. THE INCLUSION OF CLASSICAL AND NEOCLASSICAL BALLETS, MODERN AND CHARACTER DANCE, AND CUTTING-EDGE CONTEMPORARY WORKS BY LEADING CHOREOGRAPHERS MAKES EACH HARID PROGRAM A SEASON FAVORITE OF THE THEATER-GOING PUBLIC.THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCES, TWO IN DECEMBER AND THREE IN MAY, ARE WELL ATTENDED, OFTEN FILLING THE 800-SEAT COUNTESS DE HOERNLE THEATRE IN BOCA RATON. HARID ENJOYS A LOYAL AND ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCE BASE.IN ADDITION, HARID PRESENTS AN ANNUAL SERIES OF STUDENT OUTREACH DANCE PERFORMANCES FOR FOURTH- AND FIFTH-GRADE CHILDREN FROM SOUTH PALM BEACH COUNTY SCHOOLS. THE PROGRAM CONSISTS OF A FORTY-FIVE-MINUTE PRESENTATION OF THE NUTCRACKER, ACT II. A HARID STUDENT SERVES AS THE MASTER OF CEREMONY FOR EACH PROGRAM AND PROVIDES AN EDUCATIONAL OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAM AND THEATER ETIQUETTE. SCHOOL TEACHERS ARE ALSO PROVIDED WITH EDUCATION MATERIALS AHEAD OF THE PERFORMANCE DATES. FOR THE STUDENT OUTREACH PROGRAMS, HARID UNDERWRITES THE COST OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS' BUSES AND BUS DRIVERS TO HELP ENSURE THE CHILDREN'S ACCESS TO THE PERFORMANCES. IN RECENT YEARS (NOTWITHSTANDING PANDEMIC-RELATED POSTPONEMENTS), BETWEEN 800 AND 1,200 CHILDREN ANNUALLY HAVE ENJOYED THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND HARID'S OUTREACH PERFORMANCES.