Alabama Youth Ballet Theatre

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Alabama Youth Ballet Theatre is proud to announce brand new classes this season designed just for children ages 3 to 5 years old.
Music & Movement will allow children to explore & experience elements of music & movement through play-based activities.
Join us on Wednesday mornings for this fun and engaging class designed just for preschoolers.
Registration is ongoing. Visit our website www.aybtheatre.org to register or call 256-881-5930 for more information.

Tuition-free boys & men's ballet and partnering classes are made possible by grants from Arts Huntsville.
Registration is just $15 for the year.

Thank you Greater Huntsville Humane Society (GHHS) for allowing us to be part of your beautiful White Masquerade Party to raise funds for your animal medical care.

It's almost Nutcracker season!
Save the date! Saturday, August 24, 2024, Alabama Youth Ballet Theatre will be holding free open auditions for ages 7 through adults. Dancers must be enrolled in at least one ballet class at a local studio.
Visit www.aybtheatre.org for audition times.
We hope to see you on August 24!

Guess what?

🍂🍁Fall is on its way.
That means cooler days, cozy sweaters, pumpkins, and MUMS!

Who doesn't love a beautiful blaze of color at their front door to welcome the changing season!

This also means it's time for AYBT'S annual mum fundraiser! Today, July 23rd, we officially kick off our annual sale.

🤗This fundraiser is very important to AYBT. By making a purchase of a pot of mums, you'll help contribute to our scholarship and costume funds.

Make sure to place your order with an AYBT Company dancer or order on our website www.aybtheatre.org.

Our fundraiser ends Aug. 12, so get your orders in before time runs out! Plants should arrive mid to late September. Just in time to start decorating for fall!

Your generous support of our ballet and dance studio is appreciated! ❤️

🐶 AYBT was honored to be part of a photo shoot for the with some of the most adorable adoptable pups! ❤️

📷 We can't wait to see the professional pics of our some of our dancers with the main stars! 🐕 🐾🐈

🎭 Join the Greater Huntsville Humane Society at their Inaugural White Masquerade Party to be held Aug. 3, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Annabella at Cedar Glen. Tickets can be purchased by visiting the GHHS website.

🌟 Thank you 🌟 for asking Alabama Youth Ballet Theatre to assist at Concerts in the Park last night!

We are grateful for the opportunity to share our love of the arts and connect with our amazing community! ❤️

To our AYBT volunteers who helped - your dedication & support are valued! Thank you for giving of your time last night. ❤️

Tutus and Tiaras is TOMORROW!! Sign up at the link in our bio 💗💗

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

Our alumni workshop is TOMORROW! Be sure to click the link in our bio or story to sign up. Leanne will be teaching our classical jazz class from 3:50-4:35. Her bio is below!

Leanne Denman is currently attending Belhaven University where she is a double major in Dance and Elementary Education and is also on the Belhaven Cheer Team. She grew up in Huntsville, Alabama where she performed and took dance classes in ballet, pointe, partnering, jazz, contemporary, musical theatre, liturgical, tap, and modern. She has also taught and assisted with dance classes at various studios in the Huntsville and Jackson areas. Leanne has a passion for teaching children both in academics and dance, and she is always working to gain more knowledge in these areas.

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

will be teaching a conditioning class on Sunday from 1:30-2:15. Her bio is below!!

Charlotte is attending the University of Alabama with a major in Kinesiology with a clinical concentration. Her favorite style of dance is probably traditional ballet but modern is a close second. Her class will mainly be conditioning with injury prevention mixed in. Some of my favorite roles she had at AYB were Sugar Plum, Dew Drop and Chinese!

Greater Huntsville Humane Society (GHHS) GHHS is a no-kill shelter located in Huntsville, AL.

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

Today we’re highlighting ! Julia will be teaching our contemporary class from 4:40-5:25. Her bio is below :)

Julia Huskey is a professional dancer and choreographer who received her BFA in Dance, Summa Cum Laude, from Troy University in Alabama under the instruction of James Boyd, Dominique Angel, and Adrienne Hicks, where she found and grew a love for modern and contemporary. Her early training is credited to Keren Gibb-Hilliard and David Herriott at Alabama Youth Ballet, where she was classically trained in the Vagonova and Balanchine ballet styles. She has worked with and performed works by Take Ueyama, Eric Handman, Lindsey Maethis, Lloyd Culbreath, James Kinney, Kelsie Metz, Katie Breland, Dominique Angel and Brynt Beitman.  Currently a freelance artist, Julia has had the opportunity to be commissioned to travel to a number of schools and work as an educator.  She has had the honor to train and perform in multiple festivals including the DAP Festival in Pietrasanta, Italy, the Alabama Dance Festival in Birmingham, AL, the LINK Festival in Salt Lake City, Utah, and the Ballet Festival in Atlanta, Georgia.  Julia is currently based in Huntsville, Alabama and is an active freelance artist.

Her favorite style of dance is contemporary, and has loved getting to know so many guest artists through Troy, especially in Italy! Looking back at ayb, her favorite to date are Aurora and the Sugar Plum Fairy.

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

We are excited to have teaching an improvisation/composition class this weekend! Read about her background below!

Morgan Holder is a dancer and choreographer originally from Scottsboro, Alabama. She recently graduated summa cm laude from The University of Alabama with a BA with honors in dance and English and a minor in The Blount Scholars Program. Morgan is excited to continue her dance education in the fall as a Fulbright grantee at the University of Roehampton in London where she will be an MFA candidate.

While at UA, Morgan was a member of Yonder Contemporary Dance Company, Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre, Dance Alabama, and the inaugural class of the Emerging Choreographers’ Showcase. She has also had the honor of being awarded the Edith Barnes Award for Choreography, Writing, and Dance History; the UA Dance Community Connections Award; and the UA Arts and Sciences Support for Undergraduate Research (ASSURE) grant. Morgan has performed and presented choreography at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival as well as the American Dance Festival Student Concert. She is excited to return to AYBT and share her knowledge, insight, and experience with the next generation of dancers!

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

Our next alumni spotlight is ! Elizabeth will be teaching our contemporary ballet class from 2:15-3:00. Read her bio below!

Elizabeth Smith has a heart for performing, choreographing, and teaching the art of dance. A recent graduate of Troy University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance, she trained under Dominique Angel, James Boyd, Adrienne Hicks, and Jerome Stigler with focuses in ballet, contemporary, and modern technique. She also enjoyed the opportunity to perform in works by guest artists like Take Ueyama, Daryl Gray, and Lloyd Culbreath. Elizabeth is enthusiastic about encouraging and loving others through dance, and she aspires to glorify God in all things.

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

Leading up to Alumni Day this Sunday, we are going to be doing alumni day spotlights! First up is 🤍 Check out her bio below!

Emma Lang is a dancer and choreographer born in Huntsville Alabama. She began her dance training at Alabama Youth Ballet Theatre (AYBT) where she studied a wide range of styles including ballet, pointe, jazz, contemporary, theatrical, and tap. While in senior company at AYB she performed in a variety of ballets including the Sugar Plum Fairy in the Nutcracker, Pinocchio in Pinocchio and the Blue Fairy, and Ursula in The Little Mermaid. While in high school she was on the Images Dance Team where she performed in a variety of locations including pep rallies and showcases with student choreography.
Today she is a Corcoran Scholar majoring in dance and biology at George Washington University where she is expanding her dancing and choreographic repertoire to include modern and postmodern techniques. She was most recently in the Guest Artist piece Continuous Replay by the Bill T. Jones Company. She is also a board member of Balance: The GW Dance Group where she has performed in a variety of pointe, ballet, jazz, and contemporary pieces as well as taught classes for new members. Her solo choreography work Car Talk was recently shown at the National Gallery of Art in April. Her newest co-choreographed work with Rebecca Kaplan Arlanda, a ballet work, was performed in May during the Balance Renaissance Showcase.

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

Leading up to Alumni Day this Sunday, we are going to be doing alumni spotlights! First up is
Check out her bio below!

Emma Lang is a dancer and choreographer born in Huntsville Alabama. She began her dance training at Alabama Youth Ballet Theatre (AYBT) where she studied a wide range of styles including ballet, pointe, jazz, contemporary, theatrical, and tap. While in senior company at AYB she performed in a variety of ballets including the Sugar Plum Fairy in the Nutcracker, Pinocchio in Pinocchio and the Blue Fairy, and Ursula in The Little Mermaid. While in high school she was on the Images Dance Team where she performed in a variety of locations including pep rallies and showcases with student choreography.

Today she is a Corcoran Scholar majoring in dance and biology at George Washington University where she is expanding her dancing and choreographic repertoire to include modern and postmodern techniques. She was most recently in the Guest Artist piece Continuous Replay by the Bill T. Jones Company. She is also a board member of Balance: The GW Dance Group where she has performed in a variety of pointe, ballet, jazz, and contemporary pieces as well as taught classes for new members. Her solo choreography work Car Talk was recently shown at the National Gallery of Art in April. Her newest co-choreographed work with Rebecca Kaplan Arlanda, a ballet work, was performed in May during the Balance Renaissance Showcase.

We are excited to have our first Alumni Day on Sunday, July 14! Some of our college dancers are going to teach classes based off of new dance styles they’ve learned in the last few years. This workshop is open for anyone ages 10 and up. Swipe left for more info!

👀🆓️ Looking for a last-minute event for this evening, Saturday, June 29?
This Community Dance Showcase is sure to be an event you'll enjoy, and the best part... it's FREE and open to the public!
6:00 pm at AAA Academy for Academics and Arts

You'll be captivated by a variety of dance genres from classical Indian dance to Polynesian, hip-hop, and West African. AYBT will be represented when our Irish Dance Troupe takes the stage.

For more info, https://facebook.com/events/s/community-dance-showcase/2794239574065387/

🩰A peek into the Vaganova ballet workshop that took place at AYBT in June & taught by none other than the amazing Keren Gibb Hilliard.

🗣Calling all ballerinas!
Have you ever wanted to try partnering, but your studio doesn't offer it as a class?
🗓You can still sign up and join Alabama Youth Ballet Theatre's summer partnering class on Tuesday evenings 7:15 - 8:15.
✨️We will be closed the week of July 1-5. Partnering classes will resume July 9.
☀️Or come try some of our other summer classes! We'd love for you to join us.
Visit www.aybtheatre.org for more information or to register.

☀️ Summer classes are ongoing!
There's no need to wait until August 5 to leap into dance!
Join us for ballet, modern, and more. ✨️Beginner to advanced.
✨️Children through adults.
👨‍💻Register online at www.aybtheatre.org or visit our website to see all available summer classes.
🩰🕺💃Now is the perfect time to join us.

✨️Calling all little princes and princesses!✨️
Alabama Youth Ballet Theatre is offering another opportunity to attend our enchanting Tutus & Tiaras Summer Camp.
Your child will be enchanted with story time as AYBT ballerinas bring the story to life. They will enjoy snacks, dancing, and crafting. At the end of the week, your little dancer will get to shine as they put on their very own mini-performance.
This camp is perfect for boys and girls ages 3-7.
🗓 Reserve your child's spot today and let the magic of ballet unfold!
Register online at www.aybtheatre.org

❓️Do you know...
Alabama Youth Ballet Theatre offers adult beginner classes in ballet as well as tap?
If you ever dreamed of dancing, now is your chance. Classes are held in a safe, inclusive, supportive, and fun environment.
Registration has started, and evening classes begin on August 5.
Call 256-881-5930 for more information or register online at www.aybtheatre.org
Edited to add: we also have beginner adult modern classes this summer. We hope you'll join us for this fun class! More info on the website or by calling the studio.

We are excited to announce something brand new for the 2024 - 2025 season!
🎶🎉Is your little one ready to explore the magic of music and movement? 🎉🎶
If so, Alabama Youth Ballet Theatre is offering an exciting class called Music and Movement for 3, 4, and 5 year olds.
🗓 Don't miss out on this engaging class!
Go to 👉www.aybtheatre.org to learn more or register online.