Faculty Bat Abbit Ballet & Choreography Bat ‘s professional LDT’s mission is to be a vibrant, dynamic LDT dance career ranges from ballet to modern to musical theatre. He began his professional ballet career with the Nashville Ballet organization that awakens the love of and then moved to Charlotte, NC where he became a soloist with dance by performing and education. LDT North Carolina Dance Theatre. After joining the is a non-profit arts organization that Repertory Ballet in 2000, his roles expanded from Soloist to Ballet Master to Company Manager and Rehearsal Director and now consists of a professional company that INTENSIVE Artistic Associate for LDT. performs statewide, a Dance and Wellness Studio offering classes for all ages and Lees Hummel Pilates & Simonson Lees began her August 19-30,2013 performing arts training in Reading, Pennsylvania with the Berks abilities, and a comprehensive roster of Ballet Theater of Regional Dance America. She earned her B.F.A. educational programming for public in Dance, and ten years later, an M.F.A. in Pedagogy & schools and community groups. Awaken Choreography from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. Upon completion of her B.F.A., she became a principal your love of dance! dancer with the Clive Thompson Dance Company and the New York City Jazz Company. Lees’ teaching and choreography has been included at prestigious summer programs such as: , the Fort Wayne Ballet, Virginia School of the Arts, Florida Dance Festival. and Berks Ballet Theater.

Peggy Petteway-Ballet & Pointe Peggy is a magna cum laude graduate of Florida State University. Ms. Petteway has danced principal roles in a wide range of classical and contemporary ballets with Bay Ballet Theatre, Southern Ballet Theatre, North Carolina Dance Theatre, Chautauqua Dance Company, , American Repertory Ballet and, now, LDT

Graham Lustig-Ballet & Choreography An internationally recognized choreographer and teacher, Mr. Lustig danced with the and the Sadler’s Wells Royal Ballet before embarking on a freelance choreographic career that has encompassed more than sixty works over four continents. Sought after by companies as diverse as Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Ballet West, Theatre, , Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company and the Sacramento Ballet, his repertoire ranges from the tongue-in-cheek sophistication of Paramour, to the wildly imaginative, dramatically costumed Pomp, created for North Carolina Dance Theatre. He is the Artistic Director and founder of LDT.

Guest Faculty: Teena Deemer Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Berks Ballet Theatre Ginger Thatcher Photo by Ron Lessard , Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, and 80 Albany Street • 2nd Floor Broadway Choreographer www. .org New Brunswick, NJ 08901 732-246-7300

lustigdancetheatre (LDT) Youth Program Level 1 Acceptance Notification by: May 24, 2013 presents a two-week (Ages 10+) Student Program Level 2 Audition & Registration Forms: (Ages 14+) Download forms at lustigdancetheatre.org

Ballet Intensive for intermediate-advanced ballet Early Bird Deadline: June 14, 2013 students who want to improve their August 19-30, 2013 technique in a professional Mon-Fri 9am-5pm Registration Deadline: August 1, 2013 atmosphere. The Intensive offers Late registration will be accepted if space is classes in ballet and pointe available and will incur an additional $100 technique, variations and late fee. choreography, and stretch and

flexibility training with an Ballet opportunity for students to showcase Payment Policy: their talents at the end of the Pointe A non-refundable $100 deposit paid at time program. of registration is applied toward tuition. Choreography Tuition - $700 AUDITION REQUIRED! Dance History Early Bird (register & pay deposit by 6/14) -$600 Tuition must be paid in full by August 1. Saturday, April 13th from 4:30-6:00 pm Simonson Stretch Audition Fee: $15 Refund Policy: Deposits are non- Register for the audition early — space is limited. refundable. If you withdraw from the Submit an audition form (download at program before August 1, you may receive www.lustigdancetheatre.org) to reserve your spot. Please bring two photographs: one head Guest Faculty! a 50% refund of tuition. No refunds will be shot and one full body shot of a tendu a la Teena Deemer - Pennsylvania given as of August 1. If participant second or first arabesque. Video submissions Youth Ballet & Berks Ballet Theatre registration is insufficient, dancers and will be accepted for students unable to make the parents will be notified by phone by August live audition. Email a YouTube link to Ginger Thatcher– Cleveland Ballet, 5 and tuition will be refunded in full. [email protected] or DVD’s may be Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, & mailed and received by May 15, 2013 to LDT, 80 Broadway Choreographer Albany Street, 2nd Floor, New Brunswick, NJ What do students need to bring to the 08901 . Video audition must include: one side of program? Please bring a lunch, water barre (plies, tendues, rond de jambs, grand Students will perform a showcase bottle, Yoga mat, ballet shoes, pointe battements and center), adagio, pirouettes, petit for friends and family on Friday, allegro and grand allegro. What do I wear to shoes, and a notebook and pen to take the Audition? Female: Solid colored leotard, August 30 at 6:30pm. notes. You may wish to bring a towel and tights, ballet shoes, hair in a bun. Male: White t- a change of clothes. shirt, black dance pants, ballet shoes.