[KCDXC] Fw: Your Enews - February 2006

Fri Feb 17 18:50:23 EST 2006

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From: Kansas City Ballet
To: mcrabtree at kc.rr.com
Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 2:09 PM
Subject: Your Enews - February 2006

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WELCOME TO KANSAS CITY BALLET E-NEWS
GETTING TO THE POINTE
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Welcome to Kansas City Ballet's February 2006 issue of Getting to the 
Pointe. To save time downloading this newsletter, the graphics version is 
not attached. To view the full graphics version you may either click on the 
graphics link below, or copy and paste the link into your browser.

Graphics link: http://www.kcballet.org/enews/feb06/index.html

The text version follows.

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SPOTLIGHT STORY
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'TAP' INTO KANSAS CITY BALLET'S WINTER PERFORMANCE
Kansas City Ballet is set to open its Winter season of ballets, assembling a 
varied program that closes with Artistic Director William Whitener's world 
premiere of Jaywalk. This ballet draws upon jazz and modern dance technique, 
social dancing, ballet pointe work and tap dancing, and features the 
unforgettable music of John Coltrane and Miles Davis. To read more, go to 
http://www.kcballet.org/enews/feb06/winter06.html.

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TICKET INFORMATION
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WINTER PERFORMANCE
Tickets on sale NOW as low as $10. Call 816-931-2232 x375 or visit 
https://payments.umb.com/perlpay/kcballet2/winter to order online.

WINTER AND SPRING MINI-SUBSCRIPTION
See 2 performances for as little as $14. Call 816-931-2232 x375 or visit 
https://payments.umb.com/perlpay/kcballet2/duo to order online. Visit 
http://www.kcballet.org/performances_winter.html to learn more about the 
Winter and Spring Performance.

REMINDER
Full 06-07 season renewal packets are in the mail. You should receive them 
shortly. Mini-subscription renewals will be mailed after the upcoming Winter 
show. Stay tuned for 06-07 season information!

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NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
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SEEING KANSAS CITY BALLET AS YOU'VE NEVER SEEN THEM BEFORE
If you haven't taken advantage of the In The Wings choreographic workshop 
performance, then you've really missed out. Each year, dancers of Kansas 
City Ballet are given the opportunity to choreograph to their own choice of 
music, set it on our professional dancers, choose costumes with the help of 
our wardrobe mistress, and then have it performed before a live audience. To 
read more, go to http://www.kcballet.org/enews/feb06/wings.html.

BE GROOVY AT THE ZUZU LOUNGE!
The annual Ballet Ball, the Kansas City Ballet Guild's primary fund-raising 
project for 39 years, has a popular following of guests who support the arts 
in Kansas City. This year's Ball is themed from the eclectic ballet, ZuZu 
Lounge, choreographed by Margo Sappington to the Latin rhythms of Juan 
Esquivel! To read more, go to http://www.kcballet.org/enews/feb06/ball.html.

DID YOU KNOW?
That over 200 slides from the 1977 Voyager Space Mission are shown during 
Todd Bolender's ballet, Voyager, which will be presented May 11-14 at the 
Lyric Theater. Voyager was the first of many works on which he collaborated 
with light sculptor Dale Eldred. To read more, go to 
http://www.kcballet.org/enews/feb06/didyouknow.html.

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DEVELOPMENT NEWS
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TODD BOLENDER FUND FOR DANCE PERFORMANCE
In 2004, an endowment fund was established by the Ever Glades Fund to honor 
Artistic Director Emeritus Todd Bolender and to recognize his many 
contributions to the world of ballet and the Kansas City community. This 
fund is held by the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation for the benefit 
of Kansas City Ballet performances. To read more, go to 
http://www.kcballet.org/enews/feb06/development.html.

MAKE A GIFT
Make a gift to Kansas City Ballet through a secure site sponsored by the 
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation. Visit 
https://www27.secure-website.net/%7Egkccfon/ballet/BALLET.htm to make a gift 
now!

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VOLUNTEER
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RITA RINGS UP RECORD RESULTS
When Rita Sanchez took over as Boutique Chairman last summer, she faced some 
big challenges. The Ballet Guild asked her to keep the boutique staffed and 
to ring up enough sales to contribute $40,000 of net profit to the Guild's 
ballet donation. Prior to 2005, the highest profit the Boutique had earned 
was $34,046 in 2003-2004. And, as with many volunteer endeavors, sales and 
set up is always an uphill battle. To read more, go to 
http://www.kcballet.org/enews/feb06/volunteer.html.

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BARRE NEWS
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BEAT THE WINTER BLUES WITH KANSAS CITY BALLET BARRE
If you are looking for a way to beat the winter blues, then Kansas City 
Ballet BARRE has your solution! February and March bring exciting events to 
the Kansas City ballet scene, as well as an event that will bring together 
the BARRE and Young Bohemian members for a night at the opera! To read more, 
go to http://www.kcballet.org/enews/feb06/barre.html.

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KCB SCHOOL NEWS
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SUMMER INTENSIVE EXPANDS TO PRAIRIE VILLAGE CAMPUS
As plans for the summer begin to take shape, Kansas City Ballet School 
Summer Intensive students can be confident knowing that they have a place to 
dance. In the past, all Summer Intensive students have shared the space at 
the Downtown Kansas City Ballet campus. However, for the summer of 2006, 
Divisions I, II, and III will take over the KCB campus in Prairie Village 
Kansas. To read more, go to http://www.kcballet.org/enews/feb06/school.html.

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OUTREACH NEWS
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PROJECT X BRINGS TEENS EXPOSURE TO THE ARTS
A dozen bright, young students from Paseo Academy of the Arts participated 
in Kansas City Ballet's newest outreach program, Project X, in the fall of 
2005. These high achieving students were selected based on essays submitted 
to their high school teachers. They represent the art, creative writing and 
theater departments at Paseo Academy. To read more, go to 
http://www.kcballet.org/enews/feb06/outreach.html.

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KC BALLET LINKS
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Kansas City Ballet - http://www.kcballet.org
'05-'06 Season - http://www.kcballet.org/performances_season.html
Meet the KC Ballet - http://www.kcballet.org/about_mission.html
KC Ballet School - http://www.kcballet.org/school_index.html
Community Education - http://www.kcballet.org/community_community.html
Get Involved - http://www.kcballet.org/involved_volunteer.html
In the News - http://www.kcballet.org/about_news.html
BARRE - http://www.kcballet.org/involved_barre.html

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GETTING TO THE POINTE
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Kansas City Ballet is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Contributions 
are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. Your contribution is 
welcome. Please visit 
https://www27.secure-website.net/%7Egkccfon/ballet/BALLET.htm to make a 
secure gift online, or please make checks payable to: Kansas City Ballet, 
1601 Broadway, Kansas City, MO 64108-1172.

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