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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, January 28, 2016 | 30 John Bkila Sub-Editor jbkila@oakvillebeaver.com New regional youth company Oakville Ballet will showcase a new production mid-September by John Bkila Oakville Beaver Staff Teaching the beauty behind ballet Bytzek family of Oakville," said Paterson. "As we develop Oakville Ballet into a sustainable youth ballet company, in the next few years, we aim to perform three productions each season, in the fall, winter and spring." The new production won't be a typical, fulllength, one story ballet, but instead a combination of two ballets, explained Paterson. "Since our goal is to educate the audience -- why is ballet so beautiful? -- we've taken Kingdom of the Shades from a ballet called La Bayadère. This section is considered a white ballet, in the sense that they're all in white tutus," she said. "It's very beautiful. The image and beauty of ballet is really shown; it's gracefulness." In order to string the ballet together and make it easily understandable by the audience, Paterson noted they've added a bit of the dramatic content of the beginning of the ballet. After intermission, the dancers will perform the ballet Paquita. "It's quite exuberant. It's full of what we call in the ballet world virtuosity. Each solo the dancers do is to show off, in a way, a particular talent and in a sense outdo the other. It's kind of a ballet dance off," Paterson said with a laugh. "Gorgeous costumes, exciting dancing. So, we've gone from the beauty to the excitement and athleticism that's involved in ballet. We're hoping people will leave wanting to see more." Open auditions will be held in April at the OSCB, 260 Robinson St., however, students can contact the school throughout the year to express interest in performing. Oakville Ballet will also be accepting DVD auditions. Those interested in submitting a DVD are asked to email oakvilleballet@gmail.com for details. Performers will be accepted as young as 12 years old, while the new ballet company will be promoted in Oakville, Burlington, Hamilton, Milton, Mississauga and Georgetown. Paterson said she believes it's important for Hannah Desousa Hayward, 13, practises her form during a class at the Oakville School of Classical Ballet (OSCB). Amanda Paterson, OSCB artistic director, has created a new regional youth perform- schools like the OSCB and companies, such as the ing branch of the local dance school, Oakville Ballet. | photo by Nikki Wesley ­ Oakville Beaver see A vision on p.31 Artscene "Connected to your Community" O akville Ballet isn't just a new regional ballet company for youths, but it will also strive to educate audiences on the beauty behind the dance, according to its founder. "We need to educate the audience... we want to inform them and let them see why ballet is beautiful, why it requires the kind of training, discipline that it does," said Amanda Paterson, Oakville Ballet artistic director. "We're (also) really trying to develop the art (of ballet) in Oakville, as well as providing a wonderful opportunity for students to perform in fulllength ballet productions on a professional level." The Oakville Ballet acts as a new performing branch of the Oakville School of Classical Ballet (OSCB), of which Paterson is also the artistic director and principal teacher. "(It) is a very strong school and I train students to a very high level. Students who come to the Oakville School of Classical Ballet want to dance professionally or do something in the dance world," Paterson said. "Oakville Ballet then will be another platform for students to showcase their talents." The OSCB is no stranger to the Oakville community as the school has been putting on its production of holiday favourite The Nutcracker locally for more than 20 years at the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, with nine shows each year. Oakville Ballet will be producing a new ballet to be staged in mid-September -- its season will typically start in the fall and end in June. "The new ballet production has been made possible by the participation and support of the Big Movies, Small Prices! 171 Speers Road (at Kerr) Oakville general: $8.50 Children (3-13): $6.50 seniors (65+): $6.50 tuesdays: $5.00 905-338-6397 www.film.ca facebook.com/filmca @filmCaCinemas the hateful eight (18a) January 1st the revenant (14a) January 8th norm of the north (stC) January 15th the 5th Wave (Pg) January 22nd Kung fu-Panda 3 (stC) January 29th