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RCB News – Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: ROCHESTER CITY BALLET ADDS SEVEN NEW DANCERS Rochester’s professional company expands, adding new company
members and apprentices to the roster “For the second year in a row we have been able to expand our company, adding exceptionally talented dancers from across the United States,” said artistic director Jamey Leverett. “We are incredibly grateful for the support of our patrons and the Rochester arts community.” RCB’s new company members bring with them extensive qualifications through both training and performance. Ms. Meier, a Rochester, New York native, returns to the RCB after a leave of absence to attend the University of Arizona, where she studied on a full scholarship for dance. Originally from Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Mr. Moll joins Rochester City Ballet after receiving his training at the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet. He has also participated in summer intensives with the San Francisco, Miami City and Boston ballets. Mr. Rabe joins the company this year, after training with the Ballet
Westmoreland Academy and the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School Graduate
Program, having attended the latter on full scholarship. He is a native
of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The three new apprentices joining RCB also bring a range of experience to the organization. Ms. Catalana, a Rochester, New York native, received her training from the Draper Center for Dance Education. In 2009, she and RCB company member Brandon Alexander, were selected as one of 24 couples worldwide to compete in the prestigious New York International Ballet Competition. Ms. Michael, a Rochester, New York native, joins the Rochester City Ballet having received her training from the Timothy M. Draper Center for Dance Education. She was recently named the recipient of the Floyd and Halina Lutomski scholarship award for excellence in ballet from the New York International Dance Alliance. Ms. Schneider begins her apprenticeship with the Rochester
City Ballet after receiving her training from the North Carolina Dance
Theatre School, the Houston Ballet’s Ben Stevenson Academy on full
scholarship, and the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Graduate Program. She
has also performed as a company member with the Houston Ballet II. Ms.
Schneider is a native of Mayfield Heights, Ohio. Founded
in 1987, Rochester City Ballet is Rochester, New York’s preeminent
professional ballet company, mixing award-winning contemporary works
with classic story ballets to create a unique and unmistakable quality
of art. For more information on the company or upcoming performances
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