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Show Regional ballet dancers receive recognition ; Some of the nation's premier voung ballet dancers ae receiving their early training right here in the ' heart of Utah Valley. : fere's just one problem with this. i So noteworthy are their performances per-formances at the adjutications and : while dancing at regional com-oetitions, com-oetitions, they receive scholarships : o study with such prestigious ! companies as San Francisco Ballet, , j0ffrey and Pacific Northwest Ballet companies. Dancers Korinn Mowery, Nanette Pearson, Troy Sorensen, Julie l Biacker, along with Corinne Adams, Laura Clark and David Woods have all received offers. The dancers usually return to the friendly confines of Utah, or they do not accept the scholarship offers and choose to stay here and work with the company. They could be called the Sterling Scholars of the world of ballet. And male dancers are especially in demand. David Woods, an artist with Utah Regional Ballet, received a scholarship last year, and Troy Sorensen, a young star from south Salt Lake, has been selected as a scholarshp winner. If he accepts he will receive training with San Francisco Ballet. Jacqueline P. Colledge, artistic director for Utah Regional Ballet, must be wondering: how am I going to keep them here at home, after they've seen Frisco? Actually, Colledge is thrilled when her protogees pirouette on to bigger and more prestigious stages. "That's the whole point of what I do. I love to see my dancers succeed. That's what brings recognition to a company. And my kids deserve the scholarships they've received. They work so hard to perfect their technique. That's one reason we broadened our scope by joining Pacific Regional Ballet -- to give our dancers a chance for national recognition. "You can't expect dancers to train and practice for hours on end, and then limit their performance op portunities. They need the exposure and ballet opportunities that are afforded them by participating at Pacific Regional Ballet Association's festivals." Since Utah Regional Ballet's initial performance in California two years ago, the local company has received accolades beyond all expectations. ex-pectations. "Sweet Idolatry," a piece performed per-formed by Utah Regional, received many honors including Outstanding Choreographer for Corinne Adams. The ballet was presented with the Monticello Craft of Choreography Scholarship at Festival '86. Tara Mowerey's "Midnight Embers" will be a highlight at an upcoming concert at BYU's DeJong Concert Hall April 24 and 25, and will compete at Festival '87 in Sacramento, Calif., in May. Utah Regional Ballet must be adjuticated every year prior to their Pacific Regional Festival performances, per-formances, in order to keep the performances at a high level of perfection. The ballet companies not passing adjutication will not be performing. Members of the Utah Regional Ballet who have won scholarships by virtue of their regional performances per-formances have been: Corinne Adams, David Woods, Laura Clark, Jennie Creer, Julie Blacker, Nanette Pearson and Troy Sorensen. The dancers may or may not accept them this year to stay close at home and stay close to Utah Regional Ballet. New costumes have been created for the upcoming concert including 13 red velvet tutus, complete with hand beading. These spectacular tutus are already being ooooohed and aaaahed over, and they haven't been worn on stage in Utah yet. A judge a the recent adjutications commented that they were the most beautiful classical tutus she'd ever seen. These tutus were designed and sewn by Utah Regional Ballet's costume mistress, Sarah Price. |
