Central West Ballet

CWB Matching Fund Support Central West Ballet and keep dance in our community vibrant and inspiring! 2021 is a year for new beginnings and opportunities: we are excited to announce that through the generosity of Hugh and Willie Rose, all donations will be matched up to $25,000 by April 16th! Your donations are always valued now is the time to double the value of your donation. With your matched donation, we will continue to thrive, inspiring excellence in our Academy and ...providing wonderful and original productions in-studio and at the Gallo Center. LEARN MORE below: http://www.centralwestballet.org/cwbmatchingfund.html Donate now through PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/ Photo: Principal Alumnus Elisabeth Champion and Principal Dancer Grant Landon in Love Duets. Bicek Photography

CREATIONS Choreography in America 2021 Pictures at an Exhibition, a new ballet depicting visitors in a museum, their reactions transforming art into dances. All set to the fantastic music of Modest Mussorgsky. Liz and Royal Robbins Studio CWB Channel. May 2021.... Support Central West Ballet. Donate online to our Match Fund at www.centralwestballet.org #centralwestballet #creations #ModestoCA #TulockCA #RiverbankCA #OakdaleCA #MercedCA #dance #innovations #ModernDance #contemporary #theatre #PasDeDeux #Duets #film #movie #ballet #sanfrancisco #sacramento #California #love #Mussorgsky #picturesatanexhibition #expresionism

THE RECENT PAST Central West Ballet in Beneath Existence (2019). Support Central West Ballet. Donate online at www.centralwestballet.org Photo: Principal Dancer Mario Vitale Labrador. ... Purple Photography. #centralwestballet #donate #support #ballet #dance #entertainment #theatre #california #Modesto #centralvalley #californiacentralvalley #StanislausCounty #dancers #BalletCompanies #Riverbank #Oakdale #Turlock #Fresno #Stockton #Merced #DanceStudios #Tracy

CREATIONS Choreography in America 2021 Premiered in 2017 at the Grand in Tracy, Love Duets is a beautiful and lyrical ballet with an original music score. Liz and Royal Robbins Studio CWB Channel. May 2021.... Support Central West Ballet. Donate online to our Match Fund at www.centralwestballet.org Photo: Principal Dancers Nicole Firpo Felver and Grant Landon. Ewing Photography. #centralwestballet #creations #ModestoCA #TulockCA #RiverbankCA #OakdaleCA #MercedCA #dance #innovations #ModernDance #contemporary #theatre #PasDeDeux #Duets #film #movie #ballet #sanfrancisco #sacramento #California #love

THE RECENT PAST Central West Ballet in Dracula (2019). Support Central West Ballet. Donate online at www.centralwestballet.org Photo: Principal Dancers Noelle Im as Mina Murray and Grant Landon as Jonathan Harker. ... Rachel Driskill Photography. #centralwestballet #donate #support #ballet #dance #entertainment #theatre #california #Modesto #centralvalley #californiacentralvalley #StanislausCounty #dancers #BalletCompanies #Riverbank #Oakdale #Turlock #Fresno #Stockton #Merced #DanceStudios #Tracy

THE RECENT PAST Central West Ballet in 1001 Nights (2018). Support Central West Ballet. Donate online at www.centralwestballet.org Photo: Principal Dancers Grant Landon and Sarah Metzler. Soloists Christina Bornhoeft, Erin McMahon, Beth Ward and Kateri Bilay.... #tututuesday #centralwestballet #donate #support #ballet #dance #entertainment #theatre #california #Modesto #centralvalley #californiacentralvalley #StanislausCounty #dancers #BalletCompanies #Riverbank #Oakdale #Turlock #Fresno #Stockton #Merced #DanceStudios #Tracy

CWB ACADEMY Leslie Ann Larson, Director. We are opened for business! NOW ACCEPTING REGISTRATION ~ call (209) 576-8957 for details www.centralwestballet.org COVID-19 Protocol in place. Autism Ballet Classes: We will start those classes up the first of next year. We want to be sure (as much as we can) that we won't have to cancel them as they don't translate well on Zoom. Keep checking back, and thank you for your support! ... #ballet #centralwestballet #modestoca #mercedca #turlockca #riverbankca #oakdaleca #riponca #tracyca #california #sanfrancisco #SANJOSE #dance #tapdance #jazz #fitness #training

BALLET IN THE GREEN What a wonderful evening under the Stars! We would like thank everyone who made our fundraiser at the Oakdale Golf and Country Club such a resounding success. ... Many thanks to the wonderful staff of the OGCC, especially the amazing Director of Hospitality, Nicole Vejar ~ And a very special thank you to Caryn and Ed Cummins for going the extra mile and helping bring our company back to the stage. As always, thank you for your continued support. CWB Team. Photo (from left to right): Principal Dancers Aaron Gulevich, Sarah Metzler, Mario Vitale Labrador, Noelle Im, Grant Landon and Nicole Firpo Felver. #oakdalegolfandcountryclub #centralwestballet #ballet #dance #golf #oakdaleCA #inspiration #love #support #donate

Ballet on the Green SOLD OUT! We are thrilled to be back and want to thank everyone for supporting us with this special event! We will see you at the Oakdale Golf and Country Club on Saturday Oct. 17 5:30pm. Thank You! Ballet on the Green... Physically Distanced Event COVID-19 Protocol in place (Learn More):http://www.centralwestballet.org/cwbeventscovid-1.html Photo: Principal Dancer Noelle Im Costume by Adelina Milano Rachel Driskill Photography #oakdalegolfandcountryclub #centralwestballet #ballet #dance #golf #oakdaleCA #inspiration #love #support #donate

Are you in need of a live performance ballet fix? Craving to see professional ballet dancers perform in the flesh? Then we might have the answer for you! Please go to our website www.centralwestballet.org and read about Ballet on the Green. It’s our first live performance since The Nutcracker. So hard to believe. Six of our principal dancers will be dancing 3 new pas de deux this Saturday Oct. 17 at the Oakdale Golf and Country Club at 5:30pm. This event is completely outsi...de. It’s going to be gorgeous weather and a wonderful evening under the blue sky. We are almost sold out but have a few tickets left for a picnic-style dinner, bottle of white or red wine, all physically distanced. Tickets can only be purchased at our office or on PayPal. All tickets MUST be purchased by 11:30am tomorrow. Hope to see you there! As always, thank you for your continued support. CWB Team. Photo (from left to right): Principal Dancers Grant Landon, Nicole Firpo Felver, Mario Vitale Labrador, Noelle Im, Sarah Metzler and Aaron Gulevich. #oakdalegolfandcountryclub #centralwestballet #ballet #dance #golf #oakdaleCA #inspiration #love #support #donate

ONLY 25 TICKETS LEFT! Ballet on the Green Oakdale Golf and Country Club Oct. 17 Reserve Now! Principal Dancers Noelle Im and Mario Vitale Labrador will be performing at Ballet on the Green:... Noelle Im joined Central West Ballet in 2010. Ms. Im has distinguished herself as Cinderella, as the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker, as Lillias Craven in Ronn Guidi's The Secret Garden, as Tess Van Der Sar in Legend of Sleepy Hollow and as Mina Murray and Lucy Westenra in René Daveluy's Dracula. In March 2020, Noelle Im was chosen to perform in Balanchine’s Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux for CWB’s Creations, choreography in America. Mario Vitale Labrador Joined Central West Ballet in 2018. He has danced numerous lead roles such as Charlie in René Daveluy's A Parisian in New York, as Archibald Craven and Dickon Sowerby in Ronn Guidi's The Secret Garden, as the Snow King and Grand Cavalier in The Nutcracker and as Jonathan Harker and Dracula in René Daveluy's Dracula. In March 2020, Mario Vitale Labrador was chosen to perform in Balanchine’s Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux for CWB’s Creations, choreography in America. Mario Vitale Labrador trained at the famed Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Russia and danced with the Mikhailovsky Ballet in St Petersburg. He has performed the lead roles in ballets such as Giselle, Swan Lake, Flames of Paris, Harlequinade, Paquita and La Fille Mal Gardée. Photos: Principal Dancer Noelle Im as Swanhilda in Coppélia (Milano Photography). Principal Dancer Mario Vitale Labrador as Archibald Craven in The Secret Garden (Rachel Driskill Photography). Join us outdoors for ‘Ballet on the Green’ at the Oakdale Golf and Country Club for a lovely evening of Dinner, Wine and Dance. Includes a gourmet boxed dinner, wine and a live performance. Only 25 tickets Left! Reserve now! TICKETS: $75 SATURDAY OCT. 17 5:30PM Call (209) 576-8957 or visit our website and use PayPal (click on the 'Ballet on the Green' button at top of our main page): www.centralwestballet.org Physically Distanced Event COVID-19 Protocol in place (Learn More):http://www.centralwestballet.org/cwbeventscovid-1.html #oakdalegolfandcountryclub #centralwestballet #ballet #dance #golf #oakdaleCA #inspiration #love #support #donate

We are thrilled to be back! Join us outdoors for ‘Ballet on the Green’ at the Oakdale Golf and Country Club for a lovely evening of Dinner, Wine and Dance. Includes a gourmet boxed dinner, wine and live performance by CWB Principal Dancers! Limited seats available Reserve now! TICKETS: $75... SATURDAY OCT. 17 5:30PM Call (209) 576-8957 or visit our website and use PayPal (click on the 'Ballet on the Green' button at top of our main page): www.centralwestballet.org Physically Distanced Event COVID-19 Protocol in place (Learn More):http://www.centralwestballet.org/cwbeventscovid-1.html Photo: Principal Dancer Noelle Im Costume by Adelina Milano Rachel Driskill Photography #oakdalegolfandcountryclub #centralwestballet #ballet #dance #golf #oakdaleCA #inspiration #love #support #donate

Expose Yourself to Art A Mistlin Gallery Online Event Sunday Oct. 4 at 2:00pm ~ Artistic Director René Daveluy talks about his career and Central West Ballet. Join David and Linda Scheller for another Expose Yourself to Art, Sunday, 2:00 with Rene Daveluy, artistic director of Central West Ballet. https://fb.me/e/2SNauz1u3... #mistlingallery

Happy National Dance Day! Principal Dancer Noelle Im (CWB Archives) Costume by Adelina Milano.... #nationaldanceday #california #modestoca #tracyca #turlockca #losangeles #sanfrancisco #balletworld_inspiration #perseverance #goodluck #positivevibes #love #nevergiveup #music #film #creation #choreography #vision #stagecraft #art #dancing #dancephotography #photography #dance #ballet #theatre #universe #inspire

Support CWB Save the Ballet Coming this October to the CWB Channel Dance as Dark as You Dare the Ultimate Gothic Ballet: CWB's Dracula. Watch stunning Highlights from this haunting production. Perfect for your Halloween celebrations! For a limited time only. Save the Ballet Support us by making a donation to our Phoenix Fund at... www.centralwestballet.org #california #modestoca #tracyca #turlockca #losangeles #sanfrancisco #balletworld_inspiration #film #creation #choreography #vision #stagecraft #Dracula #bramstoker #halloween #ballet #dance #entertainment #storytelling