COLORADO BALLET

EDUCATION AND ACADEMY:COLORADO BALLET ENHANCES THE CULTURAL LIFE OF COLORADO THROUGH EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS. OUR TEAM OFFERS DANCE EDUCATION VIA AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, IN-SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES, STUDENT MATINEES, LIVE STREAM PERFORMANCES, DANCE TECHNIQUE, ARTS INTEGRATION, STEAM WORKSHOPS, ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAMS, ADULT EDUCATION, AND EDUCATOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. OUR MISSION IS SIMPLE - EVERY. BODY. DANCE! PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED TO STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS LEAST LIKELY TO ACCESS DANCE INDEPENDENTLY AND FOR WHOM IT COULD HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT, WITH THE INTENTION TO BRING DIVERSE COMMUNITIES TOGETHER TO OVERCOME REAL AND PERCEIVED BARRIERS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)COLORADO BALLET'S EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS MADE APPROXIMATELY 69,000 COMMUNITY CONTACTS DURING THE 2024-2025 SEASON AND 3,000 SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS WERE REACHED NATIONWIDE. WE AWARDED $133,000 IN NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS. AS THE PREMIER BALLET TRAINING INSTITUTION IN THE STATE, THE RAYDEAN ACEVEDO COLORADO BALLET ACADEMY (CBA) PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL CLASSICAL BALLET TRAINING AND MENTORSHIP. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, CBA ALSO OFFERS DANCE CLASSES IN OTHER STYLES, WORKSHOPS, AUDITIONS, AND SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR ALL LEVELS. UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF ACADEMY DIRECTOR ERICA FISCHBACH, CBA ACTIVELY FOSTERS A POSITIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT EMPOWERS APPROXIMATELY 1,500 STUDENTS ANNUALLY TO FREELY AND CREATIVELY EXPRESS THEMSELVES WHILE CULTIVATING THEIR TECHNIQUE AND MUSICALITY. THE CURRICULUM IS GROUNDED IN CLASSICAL BALLET TRAINING WITH ELEMENTS OF THE RUSSIAN, FRENCH AND ITALIAN SCHOOLS. THE RESULT OF THIS TRAINING IS SEASONED DANCERS WHO THRIVE PROFESSIONALLY UNDER THE DIVERSE CHOREOGRAPHIC DEMANDS OF DANCERS TODAY. CBA STUDENTS COME FROM A VARIETY OF BACKGROUNDS, AGES, AND LEVELS WITH UNIQUE GOALS AND ASPIRATIONS. TO LOWER THE BARRIER TO ACCESS TRAINING AT CBA, SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED TO DESERVING AND TALENTED STUDENTS WHO WOULD NOT OTHERWISE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE A DANCE EDUCATION. ACADEMY STUDENTS COMPETE EACH YEAR AT THE YOUTH AMERICA GRAND PRIX (YAGP), AN INTERNATIONAL BALLET COMPETITION. LAST SEASON, 15 ACADEMY STUDENTS WENT ON TO THE INTERNATIONAL FINALS, AND AN ACADEMY ENSEMBLE PLACED THIRD. THE ACADEMY AWARDED $204,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO DESERVING STUDENTS DURING THE 2024-2025 SEASON.