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Ballet Intensive program sets a high barre for top students
Young dancers come together for training, performance Friday at Brenau
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Alexis Matthesen, a ballerina with Saint Louis Ballet Company, center, works during rehearsal on Friday with artistic director Momchil Mladenov, right, at Brenau University in Gainesville. - photo by David Barnes
Nearly three dozen young dancers from different walks of life have spent the past few weeks at Brenau University in rigorous training with teachers from around the world in a program which will culminate with a performance Friday night. The International Ballet Intensive program is in its fifth year at Brenau, according to Danita Emma, one of two artistic directors and an alumnus of the university. Emma said the students, ages 11 to 18, auditioned for the spots in the program earlier this year.