End of Year Tax Deductable Donation

Blizzard Benefaction for the Ballet
As we are nearing the end of 2010, we respectfully ask you to consider making a year-end contribution to the Continental Ballet Company.   We lost a major source of revenue on December 11^th when the winter blizzard hit.   The blizzard affected many businesses but it was especially hard on non-profit organizations.

We had both a 3:00 PM and 7:30 PM performance on December 11^th.   The evening performance was not sold out, so we were anticipating selling tickets at the door.  This expected revenue is in our budget to cover dancers and stage crew wages.  Now we are at a loss of several thousand dollars. 

If you have the means to make a tax deductable donation, we will greatly appreciate your assistance in helping us to offset our budget loss due to the blizzard. 

With grateful appreciation,

Continental Ballet Company

http://continentalballet.com/Donations.htm

Nutcracker - Last Chance!

This weekend is your last opportunity to see Continental Ballet Company's 2010 Nutcracker Ballet at the Bloomington Center for the Arts.  Performances are Friday, December 10 at 7:30 pm, Saturday, December 11 at 7:30 pm; and Sunday, December 12 at 3:00 pm.   For tickets call 952-563-8562

Nutcracker Rehearsals

Gina, from The Bloomington Crow visited and filmed a portion of our dress rehearsal.  Visit their web site for a sneak peak at our upcoming performance.

http://www.gotothecrow.com/

Nutcracker 2010

After a successful fall season with four performances of Sleeping Beauty, Continental Ballet Company is now preparing for the upcoming Nutcracker Ballet.   This holiday classic is always a family favorite.   Don't miss our Bloomington performances -  the Company brings this production on tour after December 12th.

Performances at the Bloomington Center for the Arts are the weekends of December 3 and December 10.   Friday and Saturday evenings are at 7:30 pm and Sundays are at 3:00 pm.   To order tickets, please call us at 952-563-8562 or visit our web site at http://www.continentalballet.com/

Sleeping Beauty Preparations

Continental Ballet Company's Wardrobe Manager, Claire Roden is working on our costumes to make repairs, adjustments and prepare them for the fall performances. Company member MacKenzie Martin is pictured getting fitted in one of the fairy costumes.

Don't miss these performances: November 14 in Elk River, November 19, 20 and 21 in Maplewood. For tickets to Elk River call 763-441-4725. For tickets to Maplewood call 651-249-2230

Sleeping Beauty on Tour

The Company is currently rehearsing for their upcoming tour of the ballet Sleeping Beauty.   This ballet will be performed in Elk River on November 14 and in Maplewood the weekend of November 19.   Please check our performance page for more information on these performances.

Continental Ballet Company welcomes two new dancers for this production.  They are Melanie Baniqued and Luke Tucker.  The Company has rehearsals Monday through Saturday at the Bloomington Center for the Arts.   Tuesday through Saturday Company class is offered at 10:00 am.   If you live near Elk River or Maplewood, be sure to check out our performances this fall.  

FUND-RAISING EVENT!

ANNUAL ANTIQUES SHOW & SALE TO BENEFIT THE ARTS


Please join us at the Bloomington Armory on Saturday, September 18 from 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday, September 19 from 11 am to 4 pm for this annual fundraising event.   Admission is only $4.50 and a ticket will allow you to attend both days.  Over 30 high quality dealers will be showing and selling their merchandise to benefit the arts.  

The Bloomington Armory is at 3300 West 98th Street (between Penn and France Avenues).  Parking is free, food will be available for purchase, and you will be able to meet members of Continental Ballet Company.  

Your attendance at this event will directly benefit the Continental Ballet Company and arts education.    Please come and share this information with friends and family!

Continental Ballet Video

Not new, but definitely worth checking out if you haven't already...

Continental Ballet's promotional video on You Tube.

Audition Notice

Auditions for dancers to join us for our 2010-2011 season will be held May 15 at 10:00 AM at the Bloomington Center for the Arts. We are looking for both male and female dancers. Positions open include paid, apprentice, and avocational dancers. There is no audition fee but we ask that you let us know you plan on attending either by email of phone.

email: gspooner@continentalballet.com

phone: 952-563-8561

Preparing for New Season

Continental Ballet Company's professional dancers are on break for the summer and will return in September to prepare for our new season. While many of our dancers will be returning, we do have a couple of openings and will also welcome two apprentices this season.

An audition date will be scheduled within the next several weeks and we are asking ALL dancers interested in the coming season to attend the audition. The audition date will be posted here and if we have your email address, we will also send it directly to you.

Also remember that Continental Ballet Company has summer classes for both students and professional dancers.

Ballet Bouquet

Ballet Bouquet is our spring production - a beautiful assortment of dances from the classical repertoire. The program features the premiere of Les Sylphides as well as excerpts from Paquita, Swan Lake, Le Corsaire and Rodeo.

Performances are Saturday, March 27 at 7:30 PM and Sunday, March 28 at 3:00 PM

To order tickets call 952-563-8562

Visit us on Facebook for some preview photographs of this production

Taste of Chocolate

Tickets are now on sale for our annual Taste of Chocolate event. This is a joint fundraiser with all members of the Bloomington Fine Arts Council. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door.

March 14, 2010 from 1:00 to 5:00 pm at the Bloomington Center for the Arts

There will be performances by the member arts organizations, a silent auction and of course chocolate to taste! In addition, we are selling raffle tickets for a riding lawn mower donated by the Toro Company. Please call 952-563-8562 to order your $2 raffle tickets - all proceeds go directly to Continental Ballet Company.


http://tasteofchocolate.org/