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The Bartlesville Civic Ballet is holding an open house this Friday, August 5, and Saturday, August 6, at their location at 110 East 2nd Street in downtown Bartlesville.

 

Joining us on COMMUNITY CONNECTION, Mikala Curless with BCB told us the Friday event begins at 4:45 with free dance classes. Saturday's event begins at 10 am. This includes all students age 3 to teenagers.

 

The fall session of classes begins soon. The open house is a way for potential students and their parents to see if this is the right fit for them.

 

BCB got started in 1970, when founder Charlotte Lyke opened the first ballet studio in Washington County, Bartlesville Civic Ballet has presented academy-style technique classes to generations of children who were seeking artistic expression through dance and music. 

 

Today, Bartlesville Civic Ballet can boast three generations among its students, with many grandparents and parents sending their children to be trained at the Academy as they were trained in their youth. Performances are widely attended by both local citizens and Oklahomans from throughout the state, as well as out-of-state visitors who travel exclusively to our region to see The Nutcracker Ballet each December at The Center in Bartlesville.