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 Ronn Tice Ronn Tice has been a dance professional for over 30 years. He performed as a soloist in companies in both Europe and North America including The Royal Winnipeg Ballet, The Zurich Opera Ballet, The Grand Theatre of Geneva, American Ballet Theatre and Pacific Northwest Ballet. He has worked for and with some of the greatest artists of the 20th century including Balanchine, Baryshnikov, De Mille, McMillan, Nureyev, Tudor, Tetley and others. As a Ballet/Master Teacher and choreographer he has created over 30 original works ranging from full-length classical ballets to Jazz and avant-garde contemporary Dance/Theatre. Mr. Tice holds a B.F.A from the University of Minnesota and is currently on the faculty of The UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance. Mr. Tice set his choreography on CCDE for Ballet Amore as well as for L'affaire de Ballet. Jesse Neuman-Peterson Jesse Neumann-Peterson is an independent choreographer, performer and visual artist local to Minneapolis. He started his dance training as a teenager with the Duluth Ballet under Artistic Director Nancy Gibson and has studied dance at the U of M Duluth and the U of M. Jesse has performed with the Duluth Ballet, Royal Swedish Opera, the Minnesota Opera and has toured and performed with flying Foot Forum and Zenon Dance Company. He has recently performed for Sally Dixon at Patrick’s Cabaret, Matthew Smith at the Ritz Theater, Claude Wampler at the Walker Art Center and Tino Sehgal at the Walker Art Center under the direction of Jerome Bel. Jesse set a piece on CCDE dancers that was performed in L'affaire de Ballet. Kari Jensen Kari Jensen trained with the Marin Ballet, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, and San Francisco Ballet schools. She was the Principal Dancer for Ballet Spokane, and has performed principal and soloist roles with numerous Twin Cities companies including Ballet Minnesota, Metropolitan Ballet, and Continental Ballet Company. In 2008 she began her own company, Moving Arts Ensemble, which performed at various venues in the Twin Cities area. Kari has received critical acclaim for her choreography since 2005. Kari currently lives in Spokane, Washington and works with CCDE remotely. Kari's original work of choreography, A Single Thought, Amplified, was be performed in L'affaire de Ballet. Colleen Tague Colleen Tague has been dancing professionally in the Twin Cities for over 20 years. She has worked with Zenon Dance Company, Minnesota Dance Theatre, Children’s Theatre Company, Ballet of the Dolls, Metropolitan Ballet, JAZZDANCE by Danny Buraczeski, and many independent projects. Her work with JAZZDANCE was very rewarding and influential to her work. She has also taught all over the metro area from Forest Lake to Apple Valley. She is excited to be working with her friends at Cities Ballet in their new venture. Colleen's original work of Choreography, Such Sweet Thunder, was created on and performed by the CCDE dancers in Ballet Amore. |
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