We're a Hoot!

Actually, City Center Ballet has won The Complete Hoot's Owl Award for "Outstanding Community Dance Performances" for their 2012-2013 Season performances of Clara's Dream-a nutcracker story and Giselle.  Congratulations to the cast and crew of both these outstanding productions!

The Complete Hoot's Awards ceremony was on Sunday, October 20th in White River Junction, VT.  They gave awards to several local arts organizations in the Vermont and New Hampshire Upper Valley Region. Awards were given in almost 30 categories spanning Music, Theater, Dance, Art, and Community Outreach.  City Center Ballet is honored to have won the award for Community Dance Performances for the fourth year in a row and to be honored among so many outstanding arts organizations in the community.

Here is a link to The Complete Hoot's Website, and here is their description of how winners of Owl Awards are chosen:

"The Owl Awards recognize and celebrate achievements in the arts in the Upper Valley for a given arts year, September to September.  Nominations are made by our readers and the top five-six are then listed in each category for the final voting.  Final voting is done through both the readership and e-mail contacts of The Complete Hoot."

Congratulations also go to Lebanon Ballet School, the ballet school of City Center Ballet, for their Owl Award for Outstanding Youth Dance Education! Congrats to the 2012-2013 teaching staff, guest teachers, and the amazing students who make teaching fun!