The Maple Conservatory of Dance provides dance training of the highest standards at our studios in Irvine and Newport Beach for ages 2 to adults. Join our email list and stay informed on our latest classes & updates!
VIEW OUR OPEN CLASS SCHEDULE FOR ADULTS & TEENS
Our Open Class Teachers:
Rochone Anderson (Jazz), Tanya Durbin, Michel Gervais,
Charles Maple, Stela Viorica
View their biographies
Our Spectacular, Full-Length Debut at The Irvine Barclay!Cinderella
Saturday, April 3, 2010
1:30 pm matinee performance
6:30 pm evening performance
The Irvine Barclay Theatre
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The Maple Youth Ballet presents Cinderella in its debut performance at the spectacular Irvine Barclay Theatre! Based on the world's most beloved fairy tale, this refreshingly & delightful full-length production will captivate audiences with its humor, romance, adventure, the beauty and majesty of classical ballet and the hope of "happily ever after…"
Featuring original choreography by Artistic Director Charles Maple, Maple Youth Ballet's Cinderella brings this treasured fairy tale to life with something for everyone. There are the evil stepsisters, the fairy godmother who transforms a pumpkin into a carriage, a handsome prince and the unforgettable ball!
This magnificent staging, exquisite dancers, music and costumes are sure to create an enchanting performance for audiences young and old. Experience the magic of this special production and you too will believe that dreams can come true!
Tickets are only $28 for adults and $22 for seniors & children under 12. Click on Purchase Tickets Now and visit TheBarclay.org to purchase tickets online or by phone by calling the Barclay Box Office at 949-854-4646.
Maple Youth Ballet to Perform Maple's Diamonds 2.5Saturday, February 20th
Showcase Performance at 11:00 am
(Other performances & workshops throughout the day)
Pasadena Civic Auditorium
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The Maple Youth Ballet is honored to be invited to perform in the third annual Pasadena Dance Festival. They will be performing Charles Maple's Diamonds 2.5.
This presitgious festival will highlight the dance community of Pasadena and feature performers from the greater Los Angeles area and beyond including Lineage Dance, Kenneth Walker Dance Project, Hubbard Street 2, Luminario Ballet, The Colburn School, and much more! The all-day event will offer an array of dance classes and workshops, a variety of showcase performances throughout the day and a special professional performance at 8:00 pm on the Pasadena Civic Auditorium main stage with Lineage Dance and invited guest dance companies. View festival performance & workshop schedule
Visit Lineagedance.org for full details & to purchase tickets »
Youth Theater Games (for ages 8-15)
February 2-23 at 4:30pm-6pm
Acting for the Camera (for ages 18-Adults)
March 5th & 6th at 7pm-9pm
Balboa Island (Newport Beach) Studio
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Presented by Acting Express Productions, these two acting workshops will be taught by Acting Express Productions head Robert Michael Conrad and his experienced staff. Robert holds an MFA in Theatre from the Univ. of California, Irvine and is a member of the Screen Actors Guild and Directors of Guild of America. He has produced films and cable series and is the artist director of Newport Beach Repertory Theater. View Mr. Conrad's biography
Robert Michael Conrad and the Acting Express staff will divide the class into separate age groups and take you through the "magic and fun" of acting. Learn and participate in improvisational acting games, create a character in a play, audition for plays, and become confident in speeches at school. You also will learn how to audition for and perform in commercials, learn lines for dance and musicals, and do scenes from plays. Many past students have gone on to appear in commercials and films. Don't miss the fun! A tape of the students' commercial will be shown to a SAG agent for possible representation. Class fee: $59.00
For the beginning and intermediate actor. Find out how to break into commercials, television, musical theater and film. Using actual commercial and TV scripts, learn the basics of working in front of the camera, including script analysis, vocal technique, and physical presentation. You also will learn the business side of acting, including resumes, photos, and getting an agent. DGA director, Robert Michael Conrad will discuss marketing yourself in Hollywood. Great for self confidence and over coming the fear of public speaking. Students also will be invited to participate in an "indie film" as background or the TV Internet series "The Later Show." Class fee: $59.00
To register for either workshop, call Acting Express Productions at 949-633-1580
Advanced-Intermediate Intensive for ages 11-24Auditions will be held at our main studio in Irvine. Audition by video is also available.
View complete details on our 2010 Summer Intensives »
This summer class session is ideal for young male & female dancers who wish to continue dancing and progress in their ballet technique after the end of their studio's regular tterm. All dancers in the community ages 7 to 12 are welcome to register and no audition is required.
All classes will be taught by our year-round Maple Conservatory faculty and two levels are offered:
Space in our summer sessions are filled on a first-come, first-served basis and dancers must secure their space by submitting a tuition deposit by April 1st.
View complete details on our 2010 Summer Sessions »
The Maple Youth Ballet would like to thank our supporters for their generous support and donations. We especially want to thank the following two businesses for their generous support of our successful 2009 The Nutcracker production:
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This past October, our Professional Dance Division high school students participated in the Los Angeles Music Center Spotlight Awards' Ballet category in which they performed two different classical ballet variation solos in front of a panel of judges. We are proud to announce that two of our students were selected for the Semi-Final round: Kelsie Nobriga and Bryn Watkins.
Only about sixteen dancers are chosen to advance to the Semi-Final round of the Ballet category in which students from across Southern California attended auditions at various locations, including San Diego, Irvine, Riverside, Los Angeles, Pasadena, Torrance, Santa Barbara, Agoura and Van Nuys.
At the Ballet category's Semi-Finals, the judges will choose just two dancers for the Finals in which the dancers will participate in special performance along with other performing arts finalists in April at the Los Angeles Music Center in downtown LA. (Former students Steven Morse & Karen Johnson performed in the Finals in 2008 and 2009, respectively.)
The Maple Conservatory is proud of all of its Spotlight Awards participants and we wish Kelsie and Bryn the best of luck at the Spotlight Awards' Semi-Final ballet competition!
Visit the LA Music Center Spotlight Awards website »
The Maple Conservatory of Dance is pleased to announce that classes have officially begun at our new Balboa Island satellite studio! Our Balboa Island studio is a perfect location for waiting parents with an array of unique shops, cafes, galleries and restaurants.
Our Balboa Island studio, located at 301 Marine Avenue, will specialize in classes designed for boys & girls ages 2 to 6, led by our exceptional Maple Conservatory faculty. Beginning on Nov. 9th, our Balboa Island studio will offer:
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We are now enrolling students for our fall term classes at our Balboa studio. For more information on our new Balboa studio or to enroll for classes, please contact us or stop by our main studio in Irvine.
View more information on our new Balboa Island studio & class schedule »
The Maple Conservatory of Dance is mentioned on the popular 4Dancers Blog as their featured studio:
"Charles Maple is the Director. A former soloist with American Ballet Theatre, he and Kathy Crade have created a top-notch program for both serious dance students and also those who just want to benefit from the training…The website is very well done. There is a section on ballet etiquette and plenty of information on the programs that are offered through the conservatory."
Visit the 4Dancers Blog and read the blog entry »
Subscribe on Our Maple Conservatory YouTube ChannelWe are pleased to annouce our new YouTube video podcasts. New videos are posted weekly on our Maple Conservatory YouTube channel!
Subscribe on our YouTube channel site and be notified on exciting updates and videos each week. Upcoming topics include: Men in Ballet, a How-To series, featurettes on our Maple Conservatory dancers, and much more!
Visit YouTube.com/mapleconservatory & view our videos »
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