Weekly Newsletter: November 21 - 27

Thanksgiving Break

All classes are on break Thursday, November 24, through Sunday, November 27, in honor of the Thanksgiving holiday.

During this time of gratitude, we give thanks for all of the Otto M. Budig Academy families and students. We appreciate all of your support and for entrusting your dance education to us. We wish your family a blessed holiday.

Academy Performance

Tuesday, December 20

The Otto M. Budig Academy is proud to present A Journey into the Land of Sweets at the Cincinnati Ballet Center. Academy families are invited to join us as we celebrate the season with a performance of excerpts from The Nutcracker by our advanced level students. Activities, crafts and light bites are included in your ticket purchase. Come join us!

To purchase tickets: Check your email tomorrow, November 22, for the link to purchase online or visit us at the box office!

Academy Spiritwear Sale

November 14 - November 27

Give the gift of Cincinnati Ballet Otto M. Budig Academy Spiritwear this holiday season! Academy Spiritwear is on sale November 14 through November 27. Orders will be delivered to the Ballet Center the week of December 12! Choose from t-shirts, sweatshirts, pants, vests and more!

Purchase Spiritwear

Class Updates

November 21: Level 3A will be taught by Donna Grisez-Weber; Level 4A will be taught by Melissa Wood; Level 5 will be taught by Karen Kurelis; Level 6/7 will be taught by Reggie Harris.

November 22: Level 3B will be taught by Melissa Wood; Level 4B will be taught by Gema Diaz; Level 6/7 will be combined with Level 5 with Dawn Kelly.

November 23: Level 4B will be taught by Gema Diaz; Level 6 will be combined with Level 7 with Dawn Kelly; Conditioning classes will be combined at 6:15pm; Petite Pas de Deux (6:15pm with David Morse) will be taught by Kara Jones Louis.

Calendar Highlights

November 24-27: Thanksgiving Break - No Classes!

November 28: Classes Resume

December 1: Tuition Installment Due (Monthly Plans)

December 19 - January 2: Holiday Break - No Classes!

Academy Calendar

Communication

In the event of any class cancellations due to inclement weather or any other reason, the Academy staff will send an email notification to the email address on file as well as post updates to the Otto M. Budig Academy Facebook page (be sure to 'Like' us!). The Academy phone line 513.562.1111 is for use during regular office hours Monday-Friday. If you have any questions or need to report an absence during evenings and weekends, please contact the Front Desk staff directly at 513.621.5219.

First Class Free

Now through December 18, the Academy invites new students ages 2 to 8 to try their first class free. If they enroll within a week of their free class, we’ll waive their registration fee. Contact us to schedule your free class today!

Already enrolled? There's a perk for you too! If you refer a friend and they enroll, you receive a $20 tuition credit!

Congratulations

Congratulations to Level 7 dancer, Georgia Fuller, on being named a 2017 National YoungArts Foundation Honorable Mention Winner in Dance! Selected from the largest pool of applicants to date, Georgia has been recognized for her outstanding artistic achievements and joins 691 nationwide winners across the literary, visual, design and performing arts. Winners are named at the Merit, Honorable Mention, and Finalist levels and are eligible for monetary awards and opportunities to attend week-long training programs with top national instructors. Georgia was one of only 6 Winners awarded in the Dance/Ballet discipline. The Academy extends its congratulations for this well-deserved recognition!

On Stage

Academy Phone: 513-562-1111

Academy Email: cbacademy@cballet.org

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