Scenes from HGCBT's original interpretation of "A Christmas Carol," December 9 -10, 2011
Photos © Paolo Galli, 2011. More than 4,000 HGCBT photos, including over 1,000 from "A Christmas Carol," are available for review and purchase at www.paologalli.net

HGCBT's "A Christmas Carol" is an instant Holiday Classic
The pageantry of Christmas was on full display! Fran Ichijo’s always creative story telling and choreography were brilliant, delicately conveying the written word with only movement and emotion. Her choreography challenges each dancer to do their best, and they succeded stunning fashion. In all over 70 dancers, most of them local to the Poolesville area, contributed to a polished and lush performance. This wonderfully entertaining performance is destined to become a Poolesville holiday tradition! MORE or VIEW PHOTOS

HGCBT Celebrates Dance with "Jubilee Steps"
Jubilee Steps celebrated all the steps of our life with dance by showing the progression in the training steps of the smallest dancer to the seasoned performer. The performance began with "Dancer Diaries," reflecting the do’s and don’ts of the classroom, and culminating with the glorious White Swan Grand Pas de Deux, the epitome of classical ballet. Hope Garden Children’s Ballet and Artistic Director Fran Ichijo have done it again! MORE or VIEW PHOTOS

Hope Garden Participates in Poolesville Day 

On Saturday, September 25, Hope Garden Ballet Academy and HGCBT participated in the annual Poolesville Day celebration. Dancers performed on a float or followed behind in the parade and later in the day dancers performed excerpts from "Paquita" and a hip hop number on the bandshell stage. VIEW PHOTOS

About Hope Garden Children's Ballet Theatre
Hope Garden Children’s Ballet Theatre (HGCBT) is a recently-launched non-profit organization created to provide performance opportunities to not only the students of Hope Garden Ballet Academy, but to any classical dancers in the region who wish to display their talents. MORE