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Deborah Blume-Byers
-Artistic Director
Deborah
Blume-Byers is a graduate of The Hartford School of Ballet's
Teacher Training Program. Furthering her extensive ballet
training, she studied Pedagogy I, II, III, Fundamentals of
Movement, Ballet and Modern Theory, Composition Workshop, Dance,
Music and Art History, Kinesiology, Dance Production,
Improvisation, Dance School Administration, Modern-Jazz,
Classical Ballet and Pointe Technique. Located in Hartford,
Connecticut the school is a unique post-secondary school in
dance teacher preparation. During this time, she danced with
the Hartford Ballet Company under the direction of Michael
Uthoff and resident choreographer Peter Martins.
Since then, she has had the opportunity
to study dance with such well known artists as George de la Pena
and Fernando Bujones of the American Ballet Theatre, Robert
Weiss of the New York Ballet and Wang Shao-Pen of Hartford
Ballet. When time permits, she attends Master Classes with
David Howard, Frank Hatchet and Alvin Alley of New York City.
Knowing the importance of continuing her own dance education,
Debbie constantly seeks out daily technique classes at several
colleges in Maryland. In this way, she can keep abreast of all
new teaching techniques in addition to keeping her own talent at
a peak!
Gaining personal recognition has come
in many forms since opening The Hanover School of Ballet in
1984. During 1987, she was chosen by Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux, New
York City choreographer, to present his World Premiere Ballet at
Goucher College and was named one of the Outstanding Young Women
of America that same year. Her biographical sketch appeared in
the 1987 edition of Who's Who of Outstanding Young Women of
America. The following season, she had the opportunity to be
one of 25 professionals invited to take a 'master class' with
Vyacheslav Gordeyev and the Moscow Ballet during their USA tour.
With Constant determination and pride,
she has dedicated her time and talent to the developing of the
non-profit performing arm of the school known as The Hanover
Children's Ballet Theatre and Company. Through her guidance,
this young group gained international recognition when they
performed in Eastern Europe during the summer of 1990.
Following the tour Debbie was invited to travel to Bulgaria and
Yugoslavia taking part in conferences concerning "Youth
Performing Abroad" with other Artistic Directors and educators
from around the world. These experiences have opened many new
and exciting doors for the local talented young performers.
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