We are extending the joy of the holidays into the New Year! This weekend we head to the Broward Center for our final run of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™. Corps de ballet dancer Lexie Overholt will be capturing all of the backstage action on our Instagram feed. Make sure to follow her at #LexieMCBphotos and find out why she enjoys performing this holiday classic below!
Lexie Overholt
Corps de ballet dancer Lexie Overholt writes about her eye opening, emotional journey in Africa as part of our ‘MCB Summer’ series.
I left for Kenya and Ethiopia in mid-July for two weeks as a member of the Visiting Orphans organization. My team and I spent our first week with the children of the Fiwagoh Orphanage in Kenya. Most of the children there have lost their parents to HIV/Aids, Malaria, or other diseases, and tribal wars. Our team helped to provide some of the parental love and care that these children so desperately need. We lived in the orphanage for an entire week, so we got to spend a lot of time with the children. We also traveled to Amazing Grace and Haven of Hope orphanages and played games, sang songs and did arts of crafts with these amazing children.
Lexie Overholt
Corps dancer Lexie Overholt returns to Instagram as this week’s guest photographer. Lexie will capture the company not only preparing for the opening of Program IV: Broadway and Ballet at the Kravis Center, on April 5-7, but also starting rehearsals for George Balanchine’s Serenade, which will hit the stage during our upcoming 2013-2014 season. Also, look out for some shots of Justin Peck’s newest work CHUTES AND LADDERS, which makes its WORLD PREMIERE at the New World Symphony on April 20. Don’t miss out on the action by following Lexie #LexieMCBPhotos!
Fun Fact UPDATE: If you think back to the last blog post about Lexie, you may recall that she was in the process of establishing her own nonprofit aimed at engaging dancers as a community in several ways — number one being — to provide scholarships for young dancers. We are excited to announce that Lexie is in the final stages of 501(c)3 approval and the website will launch in the next 30 days. Stay tuned!
Photo © Gio Alma.
This week, corps dancer Lexie Overhold gets behind the lens of our Instagram feed, snapping shots of the company preparing for another round of Nutcracker performances at the Arsht Center. While Lexie will be capturing the Nutcracker magic during the weekend, she will also be documenting all of the action occurring at our studios in Miami Beach. The company is working hard in rehearsals for Program II: Tradition and Innovation, which opens at the Arsht Center in the New Year! Look out for some fabulous photos of dancers in Liam Scarlett’s new world premiere, Balanchine’s Duo Concertant and Divertimento No. 15, and the popular Don Quixote Pas de Deux!
Fun fact about Lexie: She has her own non-profit organization! It is a scholarship and community outreach based organization for dancers by dancers, and is in the process of receiving its 501(c)(3) status. Stay tuned!
It’s corps dancer Lexie Overholt’s turn to jump on the Instagram bandwagon!
Lexie got a head start and posted a couple photos this weekend.
You can see all of our Instagram photos by clicking here even if you don’t have the app!
© Daniel Azoulay
Fun fact about Lexie: even though this is her first year as a corps de ballet member,
Lexie has danced with MCB in the past!
We chatted with her while she was training at MCB School about her experience dancing with the Company. Click here to watch.
As Program IV begins, we can’t help but look ahead to all the exciting things the 2012-2013 season will bring. We are especially excited to announce the dancers who have been promoted for the new season!
Please join us in congratulations the following dancers!
Promoted to Principal Soloist:
Promoted to Corps de Ballet:
Chloe Freytag
Kara White
Lexie Overholt
The 2011-2012 season opens with Program I on October 21 at Adrienne Arsht Center! With a world premiere by Liam Scarlett, two full-length classics, and the return of Opus One Orchestra, this season promises to be one of the best in MCB history! We’d like to congratulate our newly promoted dancers and welcome new faces to the troupe for this very exciting season.
Promoted to Soloist:
Sara Esty (Photo © Leigh-Ann Esty)
Kleber Rebello (Photo © Kyle Froman)
Promoted to Corps de Ballet:
Andrei Chagas
Suzette Logue
Promoted to Company Apprentice:
Chloe Freytag
Lexie Overholt
Kara White
Welcome back Jeremy Cox!
Jeremy returns for Programs I and II as a principal dancer after performing in Paris with MCB.
New to MCB:
Shimon Ito joined the Corps de Ballet and danced with MCB in Paris. He joins us from Ballet San Jose.
Jonathan Batista – School Scholarship Apprentice
Jovani Furlan – School Scholarship Apprentice
Sara McCahill – School Scholarship Apprentice
Miami City Ballet School student Lexie Overholt has recently had the opportunity to dance with the Company. We had a chat with Lexie about the time she’s spent dancing with MCB and how she got here.
Don’t miss Lexie this weekend at Open Barre in Symphony in Three Movements. She’ll be dressed in white!