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== Notable students ==
== Notable students ==
Kirov Academy of Ballet students have gone on to become leading dancers at top companies around the world.<ref name="NYT">{{Cite news |last=Ritzel |first=Rebecca J. |date=2022-02-08 |title=The Kirov Academy, a Leading Ballet School, to Close in May |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/08/arts/dance/kirov-academy-ballet-school-closing.html |url-access=limited |access-date=21 May 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Graduates and other students include [[Melanie Hamrick]],<ref name=NYT/> [[Sascha Radetsky]],<ref name=NYT/> [[Hee Seo]],<ref name=NYT/> [[Jayna Ledford]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Scher |first=Avichai |date=March 8, 2020 |title=For transgender dancers, progress can't come fast enough |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/transgender-dancers-progress-can-t-come-fast-enough-n1147911|work= |access-date=June 4, 2023}}</ref> [[Rasta Thomas]],<ref name=review>{{cite news |last=Hanna |first=Judith Lynne |date=June 12, 1999 |title=Kirov Academy of Ballet |url=https://www.dancemagazine.com/kirov-ballet |work=Dance Magazine |access-date=June 4, 2023}}</ref> [[Michele Wiles]],<ref name=review/> [[Danny Tidwell]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Kourlas |first=Gia |date=July 11, 2007 |title=So He Knows He Can Dance: A Prince Among Paupers |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/11/arts/dance/11tidw.html |work=New York Times |access-date=June 4, 2023}}</ref> Tyler Nelson,<ref>{{cite news |last=Lang |first=George |date=September 26, 2007 |title=Former Edmond resident causes storm over Indiana Jones |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/entertainment/2007/09/26/former-edmond-resident-causes-storm-over-indiana-jones/61707337007/ |work=The Oklahoman |access-date=June 4, 2023}}</ref> [[Vanessa Zahorian]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pointemagazine.com/vanessa-zahorian/ |title=Grace and Tenacity: Vanessa Zahorian Reflects on 20 Years at San Francisco Ballet |author=Natalia Boesch |date=April 3, 2017 |work=Pointe Magazine |publisher= |accessdate=June 4, 2023}}</ref> [[Sasha De Sola]],<ref name="web">{{cite web |last=Ford |first=Penelope |title=Let There be Light |url=https://fjordreview.com/sasha-de-sola/ |access-date=5 June 2023 |website=Fjord Review}}</ref> [[Brooklyn Mack]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Maxwell |first=Jenny |date=September 2021 |title=Made in Cola Town; Brooklyn Mack Dances Through Life |url=https://columbiametro.com/article/made-in-cola-town-14/ |work=Columbia Metropolitan |access-date=June 4, 2023}}</ref> [[Maria Bystrova]],<ref name=review/> Hyo-Jung Kang,<ref>{{cite news |last=Al-Jamie |first=Anthony |date=March 27, 2016 |title=Ballerina Hyo Jung Kang |work=Seoul Journal |url=https://seouljournal.com/features/item/222-ballerine-hyo-jung-kang.html |access-date=June 5, 2023}}</ref> [[Melissa Hough]],<ref name=review/> [[Connor Walsh (ballet dancer)|Connor Walsh]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Knox |first=Lawrence Elizabeth |date=March 29, 2017 |title=Connor Walsh: Houston Ballet's Yes Man |url=http://artsandculturetx.com/connor-walsh-houston-ballets-yes-man/ |work=Arts and Culture Texas |access-date=June 4, 2023}}</ref> Rory Hohenstein,<ref name=review/> Brian Maloney,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://balletassociation.co.uk/pages/reports-2006-brian-maloney |title=Brian Maloney Soloist, The Royal Ballet |author=David Bain |date=February 22, 2006 |work=The Ballet Association |publisher= |accessdate=June 4, 2023}}</ref> Jonathan Jordan,<ref>{{cite web |title=Jonathan Jordan |url=https://www.balletmet.org/artists/artistic-staff/jonathan-jordan/ |website=www.balletmet.org |publisher=Ballet Met}}</ref> [[J'aime Crandall|J’aime Crandall]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Thygesen |first=Peter |date=April 28, 2022 |title=Ballerinaen med den skarptslebne teknik danser af |url=https://politiken.dk/navne/art8659672/Ballerinaen-med-den-skarptslebne-teknik-danser-af |url-access=subscription |work=Politiken |access-date=June 4, 2023}}</ref> Elizabeth Mason,<ref>{{cite news |last=Brandt |first=Amy |date=July 28, 2010 |title=Take Your Tendus Overseas |url=https://pointemagazine.com/issuesaugustseptember-2010take-your-tendus-overseas/ |work=Pointe Magazine |access-date=June 4, 2023}}</ref> Lauren Strongin,<ref name=review/> Dana Genshaft,<ref>{{cite news |last=Loeffler-Gladstone |first=Nicole |date=June 1, 2015 |title= Taking Control: Dana Genshaft Reflects on her Unique Training Path |url=https://pointemagazine.com/issuesaugustseptember-2015taking-control/ |work=Pointe Magazine |access-date=June 4, 2023}}</ref> Laura O’Malley,<ref name=review/> Adrienne Canterna,<ref name=review/> [[Evan McKie]],<ref name="NYT"/> [[Dragoș Mihalcea]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Dragoş Mihalcea |url=https://www.dance.utah.edu/component/k2/item/792-dragos-mihalcea |website=www.dance.utah.edu |publisher=University of Utah}}</ref> Yena Kang,<ref>{{cite news |last=Squires |first=Pamela |date=June 29, 1994 |title=Kirov's Grand Coming-Out |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1994/06/29/kirovs-grand-coming-out/ca793bef-a502-48b8-acfe-9637be26a9b3/ |work=The Washington Post |access-date=June 4, 2023}}</ref> Hye-Min Hwang,<ref>{{cite news |last=Sang-hee |first=Han |date=June 10, 2009 |title=East Meets West in UBC Ballet Chun-hyang |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2020/12/690_46570.html |work=The Korea Times |access-date=June 4, 2023}}</ref> Jae Yong Ohm.<ref name=review/>
Kirov Academy of Ballet students have gone on to become leading dancers at top companies around the world.<ref name="NYT">{{Cite news |last=Ritzel |first=Rebecca J. |date=2022-02-08 |title=The Kirov Academy, a Leading Ballet School, to Close in May |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/08/arts/dance/kirov-academy-ballet-school-closing.html |url-access=limited |access-date=21 May 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Graduates and other students include [[Melanie Hamrick]],<ref name=NYT/> [[Sascha Radetsky]],<ref name=NYT/> [[Hee Seo]],<ref name=NYT/> [[Jayna Ledford]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Scher |first=Avichai |date=March 8, 2020 |title=For transgender dancers, progress can't come fast enough |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/transgender-dancers-progress-can-t-come-fast-enough-n1147911|work= |access-date=June 4, 2023}}</ref> [[Rasta Thomas]],<ref name=review>{{cite news |last=Hanna |first=Judith Lynne |date=June 12, 1999 |title=Kirov Academy of Ballet |url=https://www.dancemagazine.com/kirov-ballet |work=Dance Magazine |access-date=June 4, 2023}}</ref> [[Michele Wiles]],<ref name=review/> [[Danny Tidwell]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Kourlas |first=Gia |date=July 11, 2007 |title=So He Knows He Can Dance: A Prince Among Paupers |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/11/arts/dance/11tidw.html |work=New York Times |access-date=June 4, 2023}}</ref> Tyler Nelson,<ref>{{cite news |last=Lang |first=George |date=September 26, 2007 |title=Former Edmond resident causes storm over Indiana Jones |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/entertainment/2007/09/26/former-edmond-resident-causes-storm-over-indiana-jones/61707337007/ |work=The Oklahoman |access-date=June 4, 2023}}</ref> [[Vanessa Zahorian]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pointemagazine.com/vanessa-zahorian/ |title=Grace and Tenacity: Vanessa Zahorian Reflects on 20 Years at San Francisco Ballet |author=Natalia Boesch |date=April 3, 2017 |work=Pointe Magazine |publisher= |accessdate=June 4, 2023}}</ref> [[Sasha De Sola]],<ref name="web">{{cite web |last=Ford |first=Penelope |title=Let There be Light |url=https://fjordreview.com/sasha-de-sola/ |access-date=5 June 2023 |website=Fjord Review}}</ref> [[Brooklyn Mack]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Maxwell |first=Jenny |date=September 2021 |title=Made in Cola Town; Brooklyn Mack Dances Through Life |url=https://columbiametro.com/article/made-in-cola-town-14/ |work=Columbia Metropolitan |access-date=June 4, 2023}}</ref> [[Maria Bystrova]],<ref name=review/> Hyo-Jung Kang,<ref>{{cite news |last=Al-Jamie |first=Anthony |date=March 27, 2016 |title=Ballerina Hyo Jung Kang |work=Seoul Journal |url=https://seouljournal.com/features/item/222-ballerine-hyo-jung-kang.html |access-date=June 5, 2023}}</ref> [[Melissa Hough]],<ref name=review/> [[Connor Walsh (ballet dancer)|Connor Walsh]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Knox |first=Lawrence Elizabeth |date=March 29, 2017 |title=Connor Walsh: Houston Ballet's Yes Man |url=http://artsandculturetx.com/connor-walsh-houston-ballets-yes-man/ |work=Arts and Culture Texas |access-date=June 4, 2023}}</ref> Rory Hohenstein,<ref name=review/> Brian Maloney,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://balletassociation.co.uk/pages/reports-2006-brian-maloney |title=Brian Maloney Soloist, The Royal Ballet |author=David Bain |date=February 22, 2006 |work=The Ballet Association |publisher= |accessdate=June 4, 2023}}</ref> Jonathan Jordan,<ref>{{cite web |title=Jonathan Jordan |url=https://www.balletmet.org/artists/artistic-staff/jonathan-jordan/ |website=www.balletmet.org |publisher=Ballet Met}}</ref> [[J'aime Crandall|J’aime Crandall]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Thygesen |first=Peter |date=April 28, 2022 |title=Ballerinaen med den skarptslebne teknik danser af |url=https://politiken.dk/navne/art8659672/Ballerinaen-med-den-skarptslebne-teknik-danser-af |url-access=subscription |work=Politiken |access-date=June 4, 2023}}</ref> Elizabeth Mason,<ref>{{cite news |last=Brandt |first=Amy |date=July 28, 2010 |title=Take Your Tendus Overseas |url=https://pointemagazine.com/issuesaugustseptember-2010take-your-tendus-overseas/ |work=Pointe Magazine |access-date=June 4, 2023}}</ref> Lauren Strongin,<ref name=review/> Dana Genshaft,<ref>{{cite news |last=Loeffler-Gladstone |first=Nicole |date=June 1, 2015 |title= Taking Control: Dana Genshaft Reflects on her Unique Training Path |url=https://pointemagazine.com/issuesaugustseptember-2015taking-control/ |work=Pointe Magazine |access-date=June 4, 2023}}</ref> Laura O’Malley,<ref name=review/> Adrienne Canterna,<ref name=review/> [[Evan McKie]],<ref name="NYT"/> [[Dragoș Mihalcea]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Dragoş Mihalcea |url=https://www.dance.utah.edu/component/k2/item/792-dragos-mihalcea |website=www.dance.utah.edu |publisher=University of Utah}}</ref> Yena Kang,<ref>{{cite news |last=Squires |first=Pamela |date=June 29, 1994 |title=Kirov's Grand Coming-Out |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1994/06/29/kirovs-grand-coming-out/ca793bef-a502-48b8-acfe-9637be26a9b3/ |work=The Washington Post |access-date=June 4, 2023}}</ref> Hye-Min Hwang,<ref>{{cite news |last=Sang-hee |first=Han |date=June 10, 2009 |title=East Meets West in UBC Ballet Chun-hyang |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2020/12/690_46570.html |work=The Korea Times |access-date=June 4, 2023}}</ref> Jae Yong Ohm, <ref name=review/> [[Joy Wamack]].<ref name=review/>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 20:35, 25 December 2024

Kirov Academy of Ballet
Location
Map
4301 Harewood Rd NE, Washington, D.C.

United States of America
Coordinates38°56′28″N 77°00′12″W / 38.941°N 77.0032°W / 38.941; -77.0032
Information
TypeBallet school
Established1990 (1990)
Closed2022 (2022)
Grades6th through 12th
Campus size1.2 acres

The Kirov Academy of Ballet (formerly the Universal Ballet Academy[1]) was a ballet school in Washington, D.C. founded by Rev. and Mrs. Sun Myung Moon in 1990.[2] It closed in May 2022.

Facilities

The Kirov was located in a former monastery on a 1.2 acre campus in the Brookland neighborhood of northeast Washington, D.C. The 50,000 square foot gated facility featured dormitories, studios, and administrative space.[3]

Performance series

The Kirov’s spring and winter performance series were held in the academy’s 300-seat auditorium. Annually, the six performances served more than 1,800 people, including student performers, family members, children (including from underserved populations), and ballet aficionados of all ages.[citation needed]

Notable students

Kirov Academy of Ballet students have gone on to become leading dancers at top companies around the world.[4] Graduates and other students include Melanie Hamrick,[4] Sascha Radetsky,[4] Hee Seo,[4] Jayna Ledford,[5] Rasta Thomas,[6] Michele Wiles,[6] Danny Tidwell,[7] Tyler Nelson,[8] Vanessa Zahorian,[9] Sasha De Sola,[10] Brooklyn Mack,[11] Maria Bystrova,[6] Hyo-Jung Kang,[12] Melissa Hough,[6] Connor Walsh,[13] Rory Hohenstein,[6] Brian Maloney,[14] Jonathan Jordan,[15] J’aime Crandall,[16] Elizabeth Mason,[17] Lauren Strongin,[6] Dana Genshaft,[18] Laura O’Malley,[6] Adrienne Canterna,[6] Evan McKie,[4] Dragoș Mihalcea,[19] Yena Kang,[20] Hye-Min Hwang,[21] Jae Yong Ohm, [6] Joy Wamack.[6]

References

  1. ^ Kim, James S. (11 March 2015). "South Korean Ballerina Hee Seo Dazzles in 'The Sleeping Beauty'". KoreAm. Seoul, South Korea. Archived from the original on 12 November 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  2. ^ Ritzel, Rebecca J. (May 7, 2021). "Former Dance School Comptroller Pleads Guilty in $1.5 Million Fraud". New York Times. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "Brookland School Property Trades for $22M". BLDUP. September 19, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e Ritzel, Rebecca J. (2022-02-08). "The Kirov Academy, a Leading Ballet School, to Close in May". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  5. ^ Scher, Avichai (March 8, 2020). "For transgender dancers, progress can't come fast enough". Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Hanna, Judith Lynne (June 12, 1999). "Kirov Academy of Ballet". Dance Magazine. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  7. ^ Kourlas, Gia (July 11, 2007). "So He Knows He Can Dance: A Prince Among Paupers". New York Times. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  8. ^ Lang, George (September 26, 2007). "Former Edmond resident causes storm over Indiana Jones". The Oklahoman. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  9. ^ Natalia Boesch (April 3, 2017). "Grace and Tenacity: Vanessa Zahorian Reflects on 20 Years at San Francisco Ballet". Pointe Magazine. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  10. ^ Ford, Penelope. "Let There be Light". Fjord Review. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  11. ^ Maxwell, Jenny (September 2021). "Made in Cola Town; Brooklyn Mack Dances Through Life". Columbia Metropolitan. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  12. ^ Al-Jamie, Anthony (March 27, 2016). "Ballerina Hyo Jung Kang". Seoul Journal. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  13. ^ Knox, Lawrence Elizabeth (March 29, 2017). "Connor Walsh: Houston Ballet's Yes Man". Arts and Culture Texas. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  14. ^ David Bain (February 22, 2006). "Brian Maloney Soloist, The Royal Ballet". The Ballet Association. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  15. ^ "Jonathan Jordan". www.balletmet.org. Ballet Met.
  16. ^ Thygesen, Peter (April 28, 2022). "Ballerinaen med den skarptslebne teknik danser af". Politiken. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  17. ^ Brandt, Amy (July 28, 2010). "Take Your Tendus Overseas". Pointe Magazine. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  18. ^ Loeffler-Gladstone, Nicole (June 1, 2015). "Taking Control: Dana Genshaft Reflects on her Unique Training Path". Pointe Magazine. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  19. ^ "Dragoş Mihalcea". www.dance.utah.edu. University of Utah.
  20. ^ Squires, Pamela (June 29, 1994). "Kirov's Grand Coming-Out". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  21. ^ Sang-hee, Han (June 10, 2009). "East Meets West in UBC Ballet Chun-hyang". The Korea Times. Retrieved June 4, 2023.

See also

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