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Dance Foundation Awards Bermuda Dancers
The National Dance Foundation of Bermuda recently showcased some of the island’s most talented dancers at the 2014 National Dance Foundation of Bermuda Award Presentation, with many of them being awarded with generous bursaries. Deputy Chairman of the National Dance Foundation Brian O’Hara said, “This scholarship legacy was established... Read more of this article
Photos: Dancers Receive $60,000 In Scholarships
Mr. Don Kramer, Chairman of the National Dance Foundation of Bermuda, today [Aug 21] announced the ten recipients of scholarships and bursaries for 2012-2013. These awards represent a total of $60,000 in funding which is the largest scholarship funding ever by the Foundation. This year the Foundation received double the number of applicants than in... Read more of this article
Dance Foundation Gala Wows Audience
The Youth Company of Dancing Classrooms Founder Pierre Dulaine wowed a 300-strong audience at the National Dance Foundation of Bermuda’s annual fundraising gala at the Fairmont Southampton Resort on Saturday night. Mr. Dulaine’s acclaimed Dancing Classrooms curriculum, which uses dance to build social awareness, confidence and self-esteem in children... Read more of this article
Upcoming: Dance Foundation Gala
National Dance Foundation of Bermuda announced that Pierre Dulaine, founder of the acclaimed Dancing Classrooms curriculum and inspiration for the hit film “Take the Lead”, will be featured on the programme of the Foundation’s annual gala to be held on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at the Fairmont Southampton Princess. Mr. Dulaine’s success at... Read more of this article
Bermudian Accepted Into Welsh Ballet Company
Bermudian dancer Krystal Smith will be gracing the stages of the United Kingdom soon, after being accepted into Ballet Cymru’s Senior Associates Programme. The programme trains dancers for entry to the company, and as a Senior Associate, she will also be performing with them throughout the year as she learns their repertoire. The Welsh company... Read more of this article
National Dance Foundation Scholarship Winners
National Dance Foundation of Bermuda announced the recipients of scholarships established by Academy Award and Tony Award winning actress Catherine Zeta-Jones for attendance at next year’s DanceBermuda summer intensive. The awards were made at the end of the DanceBermuda workshop production yesterday [Aug.19] in front of a sold-out audience at the... Read more of this article
Upcoming: National Dance Foundation Workshop
Five young men from the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School in New York will join 42 Bermuda dancers in a workshop production on Friday, August 19 that marks the culmination of Dance Bermuda 2011, a three-week intensive programme run by the National Dance Foundation of Bermuda in partnership with American Ballet Theatre (ABT). The workshop production... Read more of this article
Eric Bean Presents ‘Return to Paradise’.
Bermudian dancer and choreographer Eric Bean Jr. will be presenting an evening of dance that he hopes will stimulate positive dialogue about the ills plaguing Bermuda, entitled ‘Return to Paradise’. Featuring some of Bermuda’s best young dancers, Return to Paradise is a seventy minute production choreographed entirely by Mr. Bean. It will run... Read more of this article
Dancers Receive Over $50,000 In Scholarships
The National Dance Foundation of Bermuda today [Aug.9] announced the eight recipients of scholarships and bursaries for the 2011-2012 academic year. The awards represent a total of $50,500 in funding. The scholarships and bursaries are for study at accredited institutions in the U.S., England and Scotland and have been awarded following a rigourous... Read more of this article
Don Kramer Honoured At Dance Gala
Scholarships for Bermuda dance teachers to study for accreditation at American Ballet Theatre’s New York studios and a $100,000 gift from one of Bermuda’s most successful reinsurers were highlights of the National Dance Foundation of Bermuda’s annual fundraising gala held at the Fairmont Southampton on Saturday night [Feb 19]. Pictured below are... Read more of this article
Misty Copeland to Perform in Bermuda
One of the top black ballet dancers in the world will be gracing the stage in Bermuda next week. Misty Copeland is the first African American soloist at American Ballet Theatre, which is considered one of the top ballet companies in the U.S. The National Dance Foundation of Bermuda announced today that Misty Copeland and Sascha Radetsky, soloists with... Read more of this article
Kramer Elected: American Ballet Theatre Board
The National Dance Foundation of Bermuda today [Jan 27] announced that its chairman, insurance executive Donald Kramer, has been elected chairman of the Board of Governing Trustees of American Ballet Theatre [ABT]. Mr. Kramer, who has headed the National Dance Foundation since its inception in 2003, has served on ABT’s Board since 2005. ABT Executive... Read more of this article
