SEE. MOVE. SHARE.
Choreographer, Marisa f. Ballaro, is currently in residence at the New York State Summer School of the Arts (NYSSSA) in Saratoga Springs, NY. With classes and rehearsals held daily at the National Museum of Dance, it is an inspiring place to begin a new work!
Getting started on Brothers and Sisters, she is woking with five talented young students on the beginning development of the next project for Ballaro Dance. The students will perform an excerpt of the new work on Friday, August 15th at 7pm in the Skidmore College Dance Theatre -- tickets are free, join us if you can! Dancer Bridget Cronin will also present a solo from Vivaldi at the NYSSSA Faculty and Guest Artists Concert on Saturday, August 9th -- also 7pm at the Skidmore College Dance Theatre. Both shows are not to be missed!
Yesterday Marisa f. Ballaro taught a guest workshop for area children involved in the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) partnership with the Vivienne Anderson Project at the National Museum of Dance. Here two boys are seen with immense focus and concentration as they demostrate with pride!
Our Mission:
Ballaro Dance values community and collaboration at its core. Through ongoing opportunities to SEE, MOVE, & SHARE together in and through dance, the Company takes pride in cultivating an approachable, welcoming environment. Through each project and collaboration, Ballaro Dance continues to redefine how to effectively share dance through unique sensory-based experiences while inviting audience members to act as participants, generating a longer-lasting impact on community.
Our Identity:
We dance to engage with people; we choreograph to tell stories; we produce art to build community.