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The Roswell Dance Theatre, a non profit 501(c)3 corporation, was
founded in 1985 by Nancy Tolbert Yilmaz and Mary Lynn Taylor. It
was created as the resident performing company of The
Tolbert Yilmaz School of Dance. Through annual auditions,
dancers are selected who exhibit high levels of proficiency in
ballet, pointe, jazz, lyrical and modern dance. Once selected,
dancers attend a rigorous schedule of weekly classes. In 1997
the Pre Professional Division was added, which was designed for
only the most gifted dancers, and has a syllabus including guest
teachers, guest choreographers and lecture demonstrations. The
young men and women of the Roswell Dance Theatre have performed
for audiences throughout the world. They represented the state
of Georgia in 1988 at the Young American Invitational Dance
festival in Los Angeles, California. In 1992, RDT completed it’s
first international tour including Australia, New Zealand and
Hawaii. In 1994 they toured England and performed throughout
London and the countryside at the various arts festivals.
They were seen on world television as part of the opening and
closing ceremonies for the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games. Later
that summer they performed for the 1996 Paralympic Games in
Atlanta. In 1997, the Roswell Dance Theatre completed a two week
tour of Spain performing in Barcelona and four other Spanish
cities. In September 2000, The Roswell Dance Theatre went to
Sidney Australia for the Summer Olympics. In 2008 RDT performed
at the Orange Bowl with Z.Z. Top and at the 2004 Tanzsummer
Summer Festival in Europe. Public performances in North America
include the annual production of “The Nutcracker” at the Roswell
Cultural Arts Center, as well as the Young Choreographers
Concert and Spring Concert. Aside from the regular season, The
Roswell Dance Theatre performs regularly for various charitable
organizations, schools, senior citizens and underprivileged
children as part of its’ extensive outreach program.
Members of the Roswell Dance Theatre have been accepted into and
received scholarships from some of the finest dance programs and
performing arts schools in the nation. Among these are American
Ballet Theatre, Joffrey Ballet, North Carolina School of the
Arts, Boston Ballet, Houston Ballet, Cleveland/San Jose Ballet,
Interlochen Arts Academy, Ballet Hispanico, Point Park College,
Lines Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Marymount Manhattan
College and many others. There are approximately 100 dancers in
the Roswell Dance Theatre.
Pamela J. Scheuerman, President
Nancy Tolbert Yilmaz and Mary Lynn Taylor
Founders, Directors
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The Pre-Professional Company is a division of the
Roswell Dance Theatre under the direction of Tracey Bayly with assistant to the director Hye-Young Kim. This division
of the Roswell Dance Theatre is for those young and gifted
dancers who are dedicated to becoming professional
dancers in the future. The classes and rehearsals that they
participate in are in addition to the required classes and
rehearsals with the Roswell Dance Theatre. The dancers
must be invited to be a member of the Pre-Professional
Company by the Artistic Director Tracey Bayly.
There are currently five divisions of the program. The Pre-Pro group
performs an annual Spring Concert, which in the past has included Swan Lake, Cinderella, Giselle, Sleeping Beauty, Paquita
and
many more.
For additional information on the Pre-Professional Company of the Roswell
Dance Theatre, please contact the studio.
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Tracey Bayly
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 Hye-Young Kim
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