Show T? l8WWMlpiiiiirwTiirrrririiir rQ Why dance smiling velvet face? Stars with shining eyes Jump into the sky Jump jump jump --Barbara Goldsmith u 0 a ' I1 tyiV i Q pf Jj - f? o if r ts tnjFagraptfi fe np Jacques d'Amboise prepares for their debut in Ballet West's "Feel the Beat" Below Jessica Harston rehearses "Moody Moves" choreographed by Jonas Kage fifth-grade- rs 'J i'l fA ?! i r i- - iv-- & rrn J Ballet West invites children onstage for family program r BY HELEN FORSBERG THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Paint the floor Bend Your knees Touch the floor Dont just take your hand off the floor lift it i Good luck Go to sleep slowly slowly Beautiful Perfect Sitdoum Well done Thank you for today Jacques dAmboise one st the premier danseurs of his time is teaching fifth-grad- e students from two schools m the " v Sait Lake City School District Most of the Bennion from students A find Whittier schools were until now untrained in dance of any kind After their lessons with dAmboise they will make their debut on the Capitol Theatre stage this week in Ballet Wests Feel the Beat They can hardly contain their excitement Its fun and well be famous said Max (1 9f m&jB y&&'S V y H s A r 1 Moala rA Its a Rick RganThe Salt Lake Tribune opportunity al not knowing dAmboise had a history exclaimed Johnny Garcia with Ballet West In the early days of the The opportunity came about because of Ballet West artistic director Jonas Kage company (then known as Utah Civic BalA year ago not long after being named let) dAmboise was a frequent guest artist director Kage was giving thought to the Then a New York City Ballet star he companys March slot at the Capitol Theatre In the past It had been used to preappeared m Wiliam Christensens Nutcracker sent a family-onente- d Coppelia and the companys production One first production of Giselle He also year it was Alice m Wonderland anoth-s danced with the company on its 1971 er Peter Pan I wanted to do something a Ultk bit has maintained a close different said the Swedish-bor- n Kale frind3ip tihrishgnsen who one day last week showed up at a rehearsal with the He remembered a documentary he had v y seen some years before "He Maker Me" kids it The connection made it all the bet-- " Feel Like Dancing Produced by PBS it ter said Kage "sdAmboisp andjhis New Needless to say d'Amboise was enthuNational Dance In- siastic about the idea He has taken his stitute lie founded the nonprofit organization in 1976 to bring dance of all kinds program all over the world but it is only the second time he has incorporated perinto the lives of inner-citschoolchildren formances by children with those of a balRages wanted a program featuring let company (The first was years ago with children and the dancers of Ballet West I thought that would give the audience a Chicago City Ballet ) Ballet West soloist Peter Christie and mixed idea of what dance can be from these youngsters to the final product of a University of Utah student Cadence Whit- professional company See BALLET WEST Page D-- 4 Kage called d'Amboise with his propos ournewlife y VISUAL ART INSTITUTE for children who love to draiv ages 5 thru 18 years Wedding & Gift Registry (1438) Drawing - Portrait Graphite 9 f Masters Award - Sprmgville s f with the Museum of Art HSS Andrea Bennett age 17 Completed study at VAI Enrolled Wellesley College - Third year level VAI portfolio jl Symphony Bate Hfngm conductor t il f Sti&z "NS H oesfc tmssssst V 1 Enjoy the moment You'll never be engaged agam Fmd the perfect person ZCMI will help make Drawing TV A Multicultural Studies Museum of Fine Arts Canssa Miller age 9 curriculum and teaching methods the perfect day (tana 3J fk 2EEffiE ijfflvgaqMb i emmm ZCMI Especially designed art for intuitive creative children Students receive scholarships on VAI portfolio to Parsons School of Design LA School of Visual Art NY Wellesley College Boston Museum School of Art and others For Spring Registration - 487-785- 5 Classes begin March 30 1998 South 1500 East 1838 -- v 1 SLC 84105 - ' J |