The Oklahoma City Ballet will showcase talented dancers from its professional company, school and others during a free outdoor community event on Sept. 13. The fifth annual Ballet Under the Stars will begin at 7 p.
m. in Oklahoma City’s Scissortail Park on the Love’s Travel Stops Stage and Great Lawn. It will feature excerpts from classical ballet and modern dance and include short works from OKC Ballet’s professional dancers and Yvonne Chouteau School students and the University of Oklahoma School of Dance students, a news release stated.
Presenting sponsors are Express Employment International, Arvest Bank and OK Let’s Dance, an initiative of the Kirkpatrick Family Fund. Bring lawn chairs, blankets and refreshments to enjoy the show and festivities that begin at 5:30 p.m, including a family dance class at 6:30 p.
m. Students from the Boys and Girls Clubs of Oklahoma County will demonstrate what they have learned in the OKC Ballet’s Dance Discovery program. “Ballet Under the Stars is the best sampling of dance performance you will see all year.
There is a huge amount of variety in music and dance styles, and I guarantee everyone will fall in love with something they see. If you’ve never experienced live ballet, give this a try.” said Oklahoma City Ballet Artistic Director Ryan Jolicoeur-Nye in the release.
If the weather is bad, the event will be rescheduled for Sept. 20. The Oklahoma City Ballet season begins in October with “Peter Pan.
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