A Look Ahead...

October 7th: Dancing on the Green
October 8th: Travis Manion Heroes Run
October 28th: Not Too Scary Spooktacular Dance Party
October 31st: Halloween-school closed

Join Us this Sunday for the Travis Manion Heroes Run

Come out and support our Mill Ballet School Pre-Professional Trainees performing at the Travis Manion Heroes Run this Sunday in Doylestown. It is not too late to register to participate in the race! Click here to find out more.

Watch our interview with Emma Manion here where Emma explains the connection with Mill Ballet School and the importance of the foundation.

Mill Ballet School Alumna Elena Tawa to Dance with Alvin Ailey this December

Congratulations to Mill Ballet Alumna Elena Tawa on her upcoming performance of Memoria with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre! Elena says she is "honored to be given this opportunity as a student to perform" alongside her peers and the main company. Memoria was choreographed by Alvin Ailey in memory of his close friend Joyce Trisler, and premiered in 1979 at New York City Center.

We asked Elena a few questions about what her experience has been like and what advice she could pass along to our students. Here is what she had to say:

1-Please tell us about the audition process.

At The Ailey school there are 7 ballet levels. In order to audition you had to be in level 5 or above. We are expected to be warm before entering the audition, so I arrived about 30 minutes early to warm up. The audition was separated into 4 groups of about 20 people, and was primarily in the Horton technique. We were taught a few combinations in the center, and traveling across the floor, and the whole process lasted about an hour.

2-What has been the highlight of this experience so far?

Rehearsals have yet to begin, but I am really excited to be on stage with the main company. I look forward to working with the other students selected and making magic on stage. It has always been a dream of mine to perform on the New York City Center stage, and I feel very proud of myself for making it happen!

3-What is your advice for young dancers who dream of having this experience one day?

 Don't get discouraged when things don't happen as quickly as you would like them to, progress takes a lot of patience and time! Be kind to yourself! But most importantly, stay consistent and always be the hardest working person in the room.

Not Too Scary Spooktacular Dance Party

Join us for a fun-filled evening of Halloween-themed dance, crafts, treats (and maybe some tricks) for kids of all ages at Roxey Ballet’s Not Too Scary Spooktacular Dance Party. Wear your spookiest, silliest, most creative costume to a FUNdraiser for the Roxey Ballet with dancing to spooky tunes, mask decorating, and ghoulish games. Scare up your appetite for frightfully tasty sweets to enjoy. Parents are welcome to drop off or join in the fun. Tickets are $25 for kids and $10 for parents who choose to stay and party. Tickets for irresistible raffle baskets can be purchased at the door. It’s a Halloween party you wouldn’t dare to miss! Hosted by the Mill Ballet School on Saturday, October 28 from 6-8 p.m.

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Sugar Plum Story Time with Roxey Ballet

With our Sugar Plum Story Time, Roxey Ballet brings the magic of The Nutcracker magic right to your preschool! The Sugar Plum Fairy and other characters from The Nutcracker engage your students with a condensed reading of The Nutcracker, followed by excerpts from the ballet danced by the professional artists of the Roxey Ballet. Children will have an interactive experience learning the history of the music by Tchaikovsky, the craftsmanship of a costume and a ballerina’s pointe shoe, and how they too can tell stories through movement to music during a Nutcracker-themed dance class. For inquiries, please email [email protected].

Save 20% on Tickets to Roxey Ballet's Nutcracker

Now through October 15 save 20% with code NUT20 on tickets to Roxey Ballet's Nutcracker. Performances begin Thanksgiving weekend at Villa Victoria Theater in Ewing, NJ, and continue into December. Many students from the Mill Ballet School are members of the cast and would love to have your support. We hope you will join us in this magical holiday tradition.

Please note that tickets are non-refundable and the discount cannot be combined or applied to past orders.

Light Up Metastatic Breast Cancer Walk

Members of the Mill Ballet School family and supporters and participants of Roxey Ballet's The C-Word: Stories of Triumph Over Breast Cancer, are invited to take part in a walk to raise money for metastatic breast cancer research. The Light Up Metastatic Breast Cancer walk in Pennington on Saturday, October 21st at 9 am and there will be a group meet-up and breakfast before the walk begins.

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Vote for Roxey Ballet in the Bucks County Herald's 2023 Best of the Region

Roxey Ballet has been nominated in three categories for the Bucks County Herald's annual Best of the Region competition. Please vote for us in the Musicals, Cultural Events, and Theater Troupe categories. Voting ends October 25 and can be done here under arts and entertainment. We thank you for your support!

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Click Here to view the Mill Ballet School : En Pointe Newsletter - October 6, 2023