Dates & Events

CBA & Ballet Melange honored with Best Classical Coaching at the UBC Semi-Final 1/22/2023!

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Group & Ensemble recognition:

1st place - Duo Ellie & Echo

4th Place - Pas de trios Gabe, Ryla, Sarah

2nd Place Large Ensemble* 

4th Place Large Ensemble*

6th Place Large Ensemble*

*Dancers of CBA & Ballet Melange

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Soloist recognition:

Senior Classical

1st place - Tea

4th Place - Sylvia

7th Place - Ellie

9th Place - Yu

10th Place - Weston

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Senior Contemporary

9th Place - Ryla

10th Place - Ellie

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Junior Classical

5th place - Gabe

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Junior Contemporary

13th Place - Gabe

Elizabeth Shipiatsky, CBA & Ballet Melange-Best Classical Coaching

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1st Place Senior Classical Ensemble

Echo, Ellie, Hana, Jordyn, Maya, Talia, Tea, Ryla, Weston

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2nd Place Junior Classical Ensemble

Imree, Lucy, Naomi, Sarah, Silvia

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Senior Competitive, Classical

1st Tea

7th Ellie

8th Hana

10th Echo

11th Weston

Senior Competitive, Contemporary

9th Tea

10th Ellie

12th Maya

15th Ryla

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Junior Competitive, Classical

6th Sylvia

Junior Competitive, Contemporary

7th Syliva

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Congratulations to all CBA and Ballet Melange dancers for another successful YAGP! We are proud to announce that we were awarded First Place in Pas de Deux category for Giselle (staged by Sergii Sydorskyii and Elizabeth Shipiatsky) and 3rd place in the Large Ensemble Category for Paquita (also staged by Elizabeth Shipiatskyi and Sergii Sydorskyi.)

The character Small Group Ensemble, Krakowiak (staged by Sergii Sydorskyi) was invited to the New York Finals as well as Large Group Ensemble Paquita, and Pas de Deux Giselle.

Soloist congratulations to Imree Mullin (Top 12 Precompetitive Classical) Naomi Zang-Greene (Top 12 Precompetitive Category for both Classical and Contemporary), Weston Collins (Top 12 Junior Classical), Ryla Maestas (Top 24 Junior Classical) Dayne Collins (Top 12 Senior Classical) and Maya Vought (Top 24 Senior Classical.)

It's a wrap- We performed six full Nutcrackers at the Lakewood Cultural Center, two School outreach performances, and two Abridged Nutcrackers at Denver area Country Clubs. At each venue our audiences were enthralled by the professional productions. Thank you dancers for spreading the joy and magic of the season and ballet to the public!

Congratulations to all CBA and Ballet Melange dancers for a job well done! We are proud to announce that we were awarded First Place for the Ensemble category for Ruslan and Luidmila (staged by Elizabeth Shipiatsky)! Congratulations go to Naomi Zang-Greene (Top 12 Precompetitive Category for both Classical and Contemporary), Weston Collins (Top 24, Junior Classical), Dayne Collins (Top 24 Senior Classical) and Classical Ballet / Ballet Melange Ensemble Thaw (by Maureen Breeze) (Top 12 Ensemble).

Talented BCA student will be joining Ballet Melange in the beautiful, annual production on The Nutcracker at Lake Cultural Center November 18, 19 & 20th!

It was amazing to be back on stage! Three shows of the classica ballet, Le Corsaire, plus a mixed bill show of Mosicas including ballet, contemporary and character showed the amazing dedication and work of our dancers.

PERFORMANCE CANCELLED

March 28 at 2:00 & 7:00

The Dairy Center for Performing Arts Boulder, CO

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Join us at the Lakewood Cultural Center on May 30-31 for Cipollino and Miniature Masterpieces.

Former CBA student, Ballet Melange trainee, and Vaganova Ballet Academy graduate Katherine Grace-Shamburek has joined the National Ballet of Ukraine. Congratulations Katie! 

After winning First Place in the Classical Senior Category at the 2016 YAGP Denver with the coaching of Elizabeth Shipiatsky, Beatriz received a scholarship to continue her training at English National Ballet School. This summer, she graduated from the three year program. She completed her first contract with the Dutch National Junior Company in Amsterdam and was promoted to the Dutch National Ballet after just one year. We are so proud and wish Beatriz a long and exciting career in dance!

Congrats to our amazing  for two beautiful Giselle performances on May 21st and the mixed genre spectacular, Emerge, on May 22nd at the Lakewood Cultural Center. Emerge was dedicated to our full force return to the stage after pandemic woes prevented us from performing how and as often as we like to.

The shows were full of firsts for many CBA students. Emerge included CBA Beginning 1 and 2 students; many in their first performance with us. Intermediate 1 performed in their first full spring production, plus their first Character piece on stage. Intermediate 2 joined the corp de ballet in Giselle plus kept audiences thrilled with multiple pieces in Emerge. Our Intermediate 2 gentlemen showed off their growth and development dancing and acting in both acts of Giselle and then athletic roles in Water Kingdom and a fabulous character duo in Emerge. CBA's Advanced students filled the audience with awe with the beautiful Water Kingdom piece and multiple modern and character pieces after dancing multiple roles in two full Giselle performances just the day before!

We are incredibly proud of Zoe, Maya, Lili, Ellie, Echo, Carli, Avalon, Anaka and Abby for the training dedication that highlighted our academy, state and country at this prestigious international competition. These students gracefully navigated jet lag, many intense rehearsals, and a rigorous competition schedule catching the notice of judges, company directors, school leaders and peers not only for their impressive technique and performance artistry, but also for their work ethic, attitude and manners. 

Competition finalists included Maya, Ellie, Carli, Avalon and Anaka. CBA graduates and current Ballet Melange trainees Maya, Lili, Avalon and Anaka received special recognition awards and/or international company offers.

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CBA Studios, 6740 E Hampden Ave, Denver, CO 80224 303.500.3226

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SI Program runs from June 8 - July 3. 

CBA students and Ballet Melange trainees recently returned from the Kiev International Grand Prix and Ballet Festival in Kiev, Ukraine. They got to rehearse at various schools and studios in Kiev, experience dancing on raked floors, and meet dancers from 16 countries participating in the competition. Ballet Melange trainees even attended company classes with the National Ballet of Ukraine! Avalon was a finalist in the competition and received special awards from multiple jury members for ballet events in Greece, Korea, and Moscow. The dancers attended 3 ballets performed by the amazing National Ballet of Ukraine in the legendary National Opera House, were immersed in the European arts culture, and got to practice their Russian language skills. We so appreciate our blossoming relationships with these European schools and companies!