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Saturday, August 27, 2011

Pittsburgh Ballet adding pair of apprentices

Post Gazette: Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre welcomes two new dancers and promotes a pair of artists as its 42nd season gets under way.
Olivia Kelly, 20, of Ohio and Cooper Verona, 19, of Connecticut have joined the company as apprentices. Ms. Kelly started her training at Ballet Tech of Ohio in Cincinnati. At 13, she received a scholarship to attend Kirov Academy of Ballet of Washington, D.C., where she studied for five years. She also has participated in summer intensive programs at Julliard, American Ballet Theatre and Joffrey Ballet School and has danced with the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School's graduate program for the past two years.

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