Lawrenceville's Gwinnett Ballet Theatre Presents 'Giselle'

Gwinnett Ballet Theatre presenting two performances of ballet about peasant girl who falls in love with a nobleman at the Performing Arts Center in Duluth.

One of the most popular works from the classical ballet repertoire will be presented by Lawrenceville's Gwinnett Ballet Theatre Saturday, March 30, at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. in the Gwinnett Performing Arts Center in Duluth. “Giselle,” the story of a young peasant girl who falls in love with a young nobleman in disguise, offers audiences and performers the opportunity to experience classical ballet. Three GBT dancers will perform the lead roles of Giselle and Myrtha, Queen of the Willies. Abigrace Diprima of Lawrenceville and Kendall Greene, also of Lawrenceville, will perform the role of Giselle. Miss Diprima will perform at 2:30 p.m. and Miss Greene at 7:30 p.m. Bianca Melidor of Dacula will perform the role of Myrtha at both performances. …

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GGC Students Dance with the Pros

Members of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Company visited the college in Lawrenceville, Ga. and taught students some moves.

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'The Nutcracker' Holiday Magic Returns to Gwinnett

Lawrenceville based Gwinnett Ballet Theatre three-week run of traditional ballet opens at the Gwinnett Performing Arts Center in Duluth.

Gwinnett Ballet Theatre will launch its 31st annual production of “The Nutcracker” Friday, Nov. 30, at the Gwinnett Performing Arts Center in Duluth. GBT’s production, the second largest in the Atlanta metro area, offers 11 public performances and five outreach shows. The first public performance will be Saturday, Dec. 1, at 2:30 p.m. Shows will continue through Sunday, Dec. 16. The performances will be accompanied by the professional 35 musicians of the Gwinnett Ballet Theatre Orchestra for the last eight shows from Dec. 7 onward. This holiday season will be particularly special for the GBT Orchestra and its distinguished Conductor Predrag Gosta. An artist of international renown, Gosta recently returned from Britain where he conducted …

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First Look of Gwinnett Ballet Theatre's New Lawrenceville Home

The new 20,000 square foot facility off of Sugarloaf Parkway will rival some of the best dance facilities in the southeast.

The walls are still unfinished, but this building is already filled with hope and joy. The Gwinnett Ballet Theatre opened the doors to their new home in Lawrenceville Thursday to let supporters and the community see their vision for the future. In June, GBT announced they would be relocating from Snellville to a 20,000 square foot facility at 1800 MacLeod Avenue, right off of Sugarloaf Parkway. It features five studios and a long list of upgrades. “The medium sized studio is as large as our biggest studio in Snellville,” said GBT’s Holley Calmes proudly as she begins the tour. Four excited young dancers come along wearing their leotards, dance shoes and hot pink hard hats. The girls in the group are giddy about the new facility. One of the…

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Hard Hats and Tutus

Dancers from the Gwinnett Ballet Theatre were on hand for the open house of their future home in Lawrenceville, Ga.

Wearing bright pink hard hats, dancers from the Gwinnett Ballet Theatre were all smiles as they toured their new facility for the first time. On Thursday, The non-profit dance company opened the doors to their new facility in Lawrenceville, Ga. The building is still under construction. GBT announced the move from Snellville in June. They plan to complete their relocation in the fall. Lawrenceville Patch will have more on this story.

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Ballerinas and Baseball

The Gwinnett Ballet Theater took to the field at Coolray.

(Editor's Note: This article comes from a press release from Gwinnett Ballett Theatre.) The combination of baseball and ballerinas might sound like an unusual mix, but on Sunday, April 15, at Coolray Field, the combination hit a home run. The Gwinnett Braves Foundation gave Snellville-based Gwinnett Ballet Theatre (GBT) a grant in December 2011 in support of its Shiloh Dance Project. The program allows elementary school students to enjoy a full education in dance over 16 weeks during the school year. To celebrate this donation, the Gwinnett Braves invited the ballet company to its opening Sunday game against the Durham Bulls. During the game, the ballet company received a heck for $1,000, as well as acknowledgment of the young dancers and …

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Purple Gloves to Save Lives

Thousands donned purple gloves for a special dance at Gwinnett's Relay for Life.

As part of Gwinnett County's Relay for Life Friday night, some 10,000 people pulled on purple gloves and danced to the beat to help beat cancer. Survivors and supporters waved their hands in unison to C&C Music Factory's song "Everybody Dance Now." Members of MADAC, Mothers and Daughters Against Cancer, led the group in the choreography. 

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