“Staying Power: A Balanchine Dancer’s Story of Survival” Features Mr. Steven Caras

Steven Caras Event Photos

Friend of The Dancer’s Alchemy, Mr. Steven Caras, will be a featured lecturer at Florida Atlantic University- Lifelong Learning Society (Jupiter) in “Staying Power: A Balanchine Dancer’s Story of Survival” this January. Filmmakers Witek & Novak featured Mr. Caras in an hour-long Emmy-winner documentary, “Steven Caras: See Them Dance” which gave the Public Television audiences nationwide a poignant glimpse of his Renaissance man career from his early days as a dancer and later privileged photographer with the New York City Ballet. This presentation picks up where the film left off, as Mr. Caras shares professional and personal milestones and setbacks via compelling, uncensored tales as a dancer during the true golden era of dance in America under the leadership of George Balanchine.

This event will be held Thursday, January 12, 2017 at 11:15am. Call 561-799-8547 for more information and download the event flyer here.  If you are appreciative of fine arts, you will thoroughly enjoy this!

Local Premiere of “Brown Ballerina”

Check out “Brown Ballerina”, a short film staring Maryann Payne, which will premier locally on Friday, September 30th at Crest Theatre at Old School Square in Delray! This event will open with a live performance by composer and guitarist Billy Rogan before the film viewing and to close Maryann will hold a question and answer session and offer a live performance! It will be a joyous event!

Things to do: See short film starring local ballerina in Delray Beach

Love Affair 2016 – Post-Show Announcement

Joan, Penni, Carissa - Love Affair 2016
We’re excited to announce that through the many generous donations, ticket sales, concession sales, and program gratitude messages to Miss Joan, the Dancer’s Alchemy raised $21,000. Expenses of the show, reception, and advertising were $8,000, of which $4,000 was underwritten and the remaining $4,000 was paid for by the money raised. The remaining $17,000 was donated to The Palm Beach Ballet Center trust to aide in the purchase of a hospital bed, wheelchair, and walker for Miss Joan Miller as she lives with Alzheimers.
 
Many thanks again for those who shared their time, money, and love to make this all possible.

Dancer’s Edge Co. perform at Delray Marketplace

Join the Dancer’s Edge Company for a delightful afternoon where they perform a Winter Showcase! Bring a lawn chair or blanket to enjoy the performance. This is a free event!

Showtime: 2pm on Saturday, March 12, 2016

Order a Video of A Love Affair: An Evening of Dance to Honor Joan Miller

Joan Miller - John Lightning VideoLong-time friends of Miss Joan Miller’s and many of those within the dance community, Lightning Videos will be filming A Love Affair: An Evening of Dance to Honor Joan Miller. For those who would like to purchase a video, whether you will be unable to attend or you’d like to remember this event, they can be ordered here.

50% of the proceeds to Joan’s care and it will be a lovely way for those out of town to be able to enjoy this event.

Wings to Fly Dance Company to Perform at A Love Affair

Wings to Fly Dance Company
Photo used with permission of Wings to Fly Dance Company

Wings to Fly Dance Company will perform “I Believe”, a truly inspiration piece, for A Love Affair: An Evening of Dance to Honor Joan Miller February 27, 2016 at 7pm.

Contemporary, yoga, ballet, modern, and jazz individually may be the cornerstones of dance companies worldwide, but when woven seamlessly into a unique dance vocabulary by the Wings to Fly Dance Company (WTF), an entire magical structure materializes rich with artistic excellence.  Revealing an appreciation of the depth and spirit of the human struggle, WTF will take you on a “Journey” of life – the dreams, challenges, triumph, and tragedies all with love and compassion in search of peace.

Integrating dancers with and without disabilities, their illuminating work is noted for an underlying sense of discovering truth, which resonates through people’s lives in a profound way. Wings to Fly Dance Company is known for integrating persons with disabilities, a collaboration where disabilities become abilities.

A Love Affair will be hosted by The Dancer’s Alchemy and held at Countess de Hoernle Theatre at Spanish River Community High School 5100 Jog Road, Boca Raton, FL 33496.

Tickets are available for purchase now online or by calling 561-901-4743. A reception will follow the performance.

This year’s show promises to be sensational with Keynote Speaker Steven Caras, Internationally acclaimed former New York City Ballet dancer and ballet photographer.

Performances by soloist Ryan Redmond, Pine Crest School’s Dance ETC, Soloist Anna Gonzalez of The HARID Conservatory, Bak Middle School of the Arts, Dreyfoos School of the Arts, The Dancer’s Edge Company of Southern Dance Theatre, ArtStage Performing Arts, Ballet East, Ballet Palm Beach, Florida Dance Conservatory, Orlando Aerial Arts, & Wings to Fly Dance Company!

All proceeds from this event will go to the care of Miss Joan Miller as she lives with Alzheimer’s.  Ticket proceeds are tax-deductible.  The Dancer’s Alchemy is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Tax ID for The Dancer’s Alchemy is: 16-1620182.

Say “I love you” with Tickets to A Love Affair this Valentine’s Day.

A Love Affair 2016

Say I LOVE YOU this Valentine’s Day with tickets to the annual “A Love Affair” performance. This year’s show promises to be sensational with Keynote Speaker Steven Caras, Internationally acclaimed former New York City Ballet dancer and ballet photographer. Performances by Ryan Redmond, Pine Crest School’s Dance ETC, Soloist Anna Gonzalez of The Harid Conservatory, Bak Middle School of the Arts, Dreyfoos School of the Arts, The Dancer’s Edge Company of Southern Dance Theatre, ArtStage Performing Arts, Ballet East, Ballet Palm Beach, Florida Dance Conservatory, Orlando Aerial Arts, & Wings to Fly Dance Company!

Order Tickets securely online or by calling 561-901-4743. http://www.thedancersalchemy.com/tickets/

This performance is being hosted by The Dancer’s Alchemy and will be held February 27, 2016 at 7pm at the Countess de Hoernle Theatre at Spanish River Community High School 5100 Jog Road, Boca Raton, Florida 33496.

All tickets, donation, and program message proceeds from this event go toward the care of Palm Beach Ballet Center’s Miss Joan Miller as she lives with Alzheimer’s and are tax-deductible. The Dancer’s Alchemy is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

Tickets on Sale Now for Dancer’s Edge Company’s Annual “Art of Sweets” Event

Dancer's Edge Company Art of SweetsJoin The Dancer’s Edge Company for their annual event, The Art of Sweets, Sunday, March 13, 2016. This event is a fundraiser to help support The Dancer’s Edge Company.  

As part of The Dancer’s Alchemy, the Company performs throughout the community to raise awareness of the arts and benefits that dance has to offer. Company members also take part in many community service initiatives in addition to benefit events such as The Gold Coast Down Syndrome Organization’s Annual Buddy Walk and A Love Affair each year. 

Tickets: $12 for all attending, available beginning the first week of February from any Dancer’s Edge Company Member or at the Front Desk of Southern Dance Theatre.

There will be a wide variety of delicious desserts and a fabulous dance performance by The Dancer’s Edge Company.

This performance will be held at St. Vincent Ferrer Family Life Center.  Map and driving direction are below. 

Showtime: 3pm

Ballet Palm Beach to Perform at A Love Affair

Ballet Palm Beach
Photo used with permission of Ballet Palm Beach

Ballet Palm Beach, will perform their Excerpts from Gatsby piece featuring various 1920s Jazz Artists at A Love Affair: An Evening of Dance to Honor Joan Miller Saturday, February 27, 2016 at 7pm.  We are excited that Ballet Palm Beach will be joining in this event!

Ballet Palm Beach is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to preserving the art of ballet, impacting young lives through the discipline of dance, and enriching the community through the beauty of ballet.  Artistic Director, Colleen Smith, founded the organization in 2001 to give local dance artists and students the opportunity to perform in full-length ballet productions.  Ballet Palm Beach brings Palm Beach County a professional ballet company with performances at the Eissey Campus Theatre at Palm Beach State College in Palm Beach Gardens.

A Love Affair will be hosted by The Dancer’s Alchemy and held at Countess de Hoernle Theatre at Spanish River Community High School 5100 Jog Road, Boca Raton, FL 33496.

Tickets are available for purchase now online or by calling 561-901-4743.  A reception will follow the performance.

All proceeds from this event will go toward the care of Miss Joan Miller as she lives with Alzheimer’s.