West Coast Civic Ballet announces auditions, classes, staff

The West Coast Civic Ballet will kick off its fall schedule with free mini-classes on Saturday, Aug. 20 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m to determine class placement for the coming school year. 

West Coast Civic Ballet dancers in a previous production of "Coppelia." / H-T file photo.

Auditions for the company’s holiday performance, which will this year include “Cinderella,” “Les Patineurs” and contemporary works, will take place on Saturday, September 24 from 2:30 to 6 p.m. Dancers of five years and older, including adults, are welcome to audition. Classes and auditions will be held at the WCCB studio, located at 1370-D Boulevard of the Arts in Sarasota.

The organization also announced the addition of Mary Richardson to its faculty. Richardson, originally from Niceville, Florida, is a 2011 BFA graduate of the University of Florida, where she trained in modern dance, African and ballet. She will teach contemporary jazz/hip-hop and modern dance for the WCCB.

Mary Richardson will join the WCCB faculty. / Photo courtesy of WCCB.

For more information, contact Artistic Director Deborah Vinton at 504-6762 or westcoastcivicballet@gmail.com.