Registration is now open for our weekend workshop with Valeria Lillo. The workshop is open to all ballet students aged between 12 and 18 years. You do not have to be a student of The Dublin Ballet Academy to take part. The workshop takes place on August 12th & 13th, 10am-2pm and will include stretching, technique, pointe and repertoire. To register, please call or text Áine on 0851444263. Places are limited so book early! Valeria has a degree in Classical Dance in the Vaganova Ballet Method (Russian), a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology and a Master’s Degree in Public, Social and Political Communications. Valeria Lillo began her career as a classical dancer at the age of 4 at the "Centro Studi di Danza Classica" of Benevento (Italy). It is here where she acquired the technical aptitude, the rigorous training and the choreographed body movements that allowed her to perform in several productions both as a soloist and corps de ballet with the "Campania Arte Danza". She was awarded a scholarship in 1999 from the "L'ecole Supérieure de Danse de Cannes" in France under the guidance of Rossella Hightower. Her experience grew in both classical and contemporary ballet under the tutelage of Béatrice Bélando, Brigitte Hermetz, James Urbani, Claudie Winzer, Peter Lewton, Monet Robier, Stéphanie White, Stéphane Fléchet, Monika Saez and Christophe Duveau. Her passion, dedication and determination have allowed her to earn a degree in classical dance Vaganova ballet method and contemporary dance from the renowned regional dance center "Lyceum" directed by Mara Fusco in Naples. During years she participated in regular season ballet performances with the "Balletto di Napoli" both as a soloist and with group ensembles. She has devoted herself to continuous training by attending classical dance lessons, contemporary dance lessons and Pax de Deux lessons at “Teatro San Carlo” of Naples, “Teatro Coccia” of Novara, “Teatro La Scala” of Milan, “National Ballet of Canada” in Toronto and at the “The Juilliard School” in New York City. In 2012 to 2015 she was ballet instructor at the “Professional Dance Center” of Agropoli (Italy). This position allowed her to gain experience in demonstrating dance techniques, making suggestions to students, monitoring performance to keep students engaged and excited. In 2012 she earned Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology with thesis discussion on “Dance between Ethics and Education” and in 2014 earned Master’s Degree in Public, Social and Political Communications at University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy.

**Ballet Workshop** Registration is now open for our weekend workshop with Valeria Lillo. The workshop is open to all ballet students aged between 12 and 18 years. You do not have to be a student of The Dublin Ballet Academy to take part. The workshop takes place on August 12th & 13th, 10am-2pm and will include stretching, technique, pointe and repertoire. Please see image below for more details. To register, please call or text Áine on 0851444263. Places are limited so book early! Valeria has a degree in Classical Dance in the Vaganova Ballet Method (Russian), a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology and a Master’s Degree in Public, Social and Political Communications. Valeria Lillo began her career as a classical dancer at the age of 4 at the "Centro Studi di Danza Classica" of Benevento (Italy). It is here where she acquired the technical aptitude, the rigorous training and the choreographed body movements that allowed her to perform in several productions both as a soloist and corps de ballet with the "Campania Arte Danza". She was awarded a scholarship in 1999 from the "L'ecole Supérieure de Danse de Cannes" in France under the guidance of Rossella Hightower. Her experience grew in both classical and contemporary ballet under the tutelage of Béatrice Bélando, Brigitte Hermetz, James Urbani, Claudie Winzer, Peter Lewton, Monet Robier, Stéphanie White, Stéphane Fléchet, Monika Saez and Christophe Duveau. Her passion, dedication and determination have allowed her to earn a degree in classical dance Vaganova ballet method and contemporary dance from the renowned regional dance center "Lyceum" directed by Mara Fusco in Naples. During years she participated in regular season ballet performances with the "Balletto di Napoli" both as a soloist and with group ensembles. She has devoted herself to continuous training by attending classical dance lessons, contemporary dance lessons and Pax de Deux lessons at “Teatro San Carlo” of Naples, “Teatro Coccia” of Novara, “Teatro La Scala” of Milan, “National Ballet of Canada” in Toronto and at the “The Juilliard School” in New York City. In 2012 to 2015 she was ballet instructor at the “Professional Dance Center” of Agropoli (Italy). This position allowed her to gain experience in demonstrating dance techniques, making suggestions to students, monitoring performance to keep students engaged and excited. In 2012 she earned Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology with thesis discussion on “Dance between Ethics and Education” and in 2014 earned Master’s Degree in Public, Social and Political Communications at University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy.

Check out this video clip from last Sunday's performances! A huge thank you to Cyril Fox from VideoMe Productions for putting this together for us! https://vimeo.com/222799319

Phew! What a busy few months it's been! Well done to everyone who performed in Sunday's shows! It was a fantastic day and I think everyone's hard work really paid off :) The DVD should be ready within the week and the photographs are already online at www.keithdixonphotography.com If you don't have the password just drop me a text and I'll send it to you. I would encourage everyone to order some prints as they are wonderful memories to have! Once again, well done to all involved and thanks for all your kind messages! Miss Aine, Miss Sarah, Miss Valeria and Miss Savannah

Just a bit of messing at today's photoshoot! Don't worry Tutu Classique, Keith Dixon also took some lovely pictures of your tutus with more tomorrow!

Better late than never! Some of you have already met the lovely Valeria, but it's time we introduced her properly! Here is the bio of our wonderful new teacher, Miss Valeria. We are so happy to have her join our team and already have a lot of exciting plans for next year! Valeria has a degree in Classical Dance in the Vaganova Ballet Method (Russian), a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology and a Master’s Degree in Public, Social and Political Communications. Valeria Lillo began her career as a classical dancer at the age of 4 at the "Centro Studi di Danza Classica" of Benevento (Italy). It is here where she acquired the technical aptitude, the rigorous training and the choreographed body movements that allowed her to perform in several productions both as a soloist and corps de ballet with the "Campania Arte Danza". She was awarded a scholarship in 1999 from the "L'ecole Supérieure de Danse de Cannes" in France under the guidance of Rossella Hightower. Her experience grew in both classical and contemporary ballet under the tutelage of Béatrice Bélando, Brigitte Hermetz, James Urbani, Claudie Winzer, Peter Lewton, Monet Robier, Stéphanie White, Stéphane Fléchet, Monika Saez and Christophe Duveau. Her passion, dedication and determination have allowed her to earn a degree in classical dance Vaganova ballet method and contemporary dance from the renowned regional dance center "Lyceum" directed by Mara Fusco in Naples. During years she participated in regular season ballet performances with the "Balletto di Napoli" both as a soloist and with group ensembles. She has devoted herself to continuous training by attending classical dance lessons, contemporary dance lessons and Pax de Deux lessons at “Teatro San Carlo” of Naples, “Teatro Coccia” of Novara, “Teatro La Scala” of Milan, “National Ballet of Canada” in Toronto and at the “The Juilliard School” in New York City. In 2012 to 2015 she was ballet instructor at the “Professional Dance Center” of Agropoli (Italy). This position allowed her to gain experience in demonstrating dance techniques, making suggestions to students, monitoring performance to keep students engaged and excited. In 2012 she earned Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology with thesis discussion on “Dance between Ethics and Education” and in 2014 earned Master’s Degree in Public, Social and Political Communications at University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy.

We're all ready for our photoshoot this weekend! The count down to the show is on! Remember: Photoshoot 3rd/4th June Dress rehearsal 11th June Show 18th June There is a very important note going home this week with everything you need to know about the dress rehearsal and show. Please read it carefully and if you have any questions, please ask 😊

ENROLLING NOW for our summer ballet camps! Jul 17-21 or Jul 24-28. Places are filling up fast so book your spot NOW at www.webpages.business/Ballet-Academy or call Aine on 0851444263 Camps take place in our Drumcondra Dance Studio from 10am-2pm and are suitable for children aged 5 to 13 years. €150 for one week or €200 for both.

*EXCITING NEWS* Calling all Dance Teachers/Gymnastic Coaches The Dublin Ballet Academy will be hosting a Module 1 Alixa Flexibility Teacher/Coaches Certification Course on Wednesday September 27th 2017 at The Drumcondra Dance Studio (40 Drumcondra Road Lower, Drumcondra, Dublin 9) Alixa has over 20 years experience and will teach life changing flexibility techniques that will take your students beyond what you thought was possible! ALIXA SUTTON'S FLEXIBILITY WORKSHOPS: • Increase flexibility • Help prevent injuries • Give effective, safe methods for stretching • Teach new stretching & warm up techniques • Recognise & overcome body alignment issues • Get athletes & trainers motivated about stretching •Demonstration and hands on spotting of all stretches in the Module • Planning flexibility into existing programs • Ways to make one stretch effective for students with various levels of flexibility TEACHER/COACH Certification Courses: • Course is a full 8 hour day (12pm-9pm including lunch) • Cost is $250 (approx €235 depending on exchange rate) per Teacher/Coach • You receive a Manual with full color photos of each stretch, plus tips, goals, and lesson plans with each registration • Teachers/Coaches will receive their certification upon passing the exam at the end of the course. Spaces are limited and will be given on a strictly first come first served bases, so book early!! For more information or questions, please go to the website www.alixaflexibility.com or email alixaflexibility@gmail.com You can also find Alixa on Facebook at Alixa Flexibility. Feel free to pass this information on to someone you know who might be interested. This is a course not to be missed! Check out the video below to see the work Alixa has done. These are Alixa's contortionists, the Mystic Pixies in one of their last performances before moving to Cirque du Soleil and KOOZA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAMbVf7wz6g