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General information

Year founded	1996
Founders	Joedy Cook
Founding artistic director	Johanne Jakhelln
Location	Rock Island, Illinois
Website	www.balletquadcities.com
Artistic staff
Artistic Director	Courtney Lyon Dominic Walsh, Artistic Advisor
Ballet Mistress	Margaret King
Resident Choreographers	Deanna Carter, Resident Choreographer Domingo Rubio, Resident Artist Dominic Walsh, Artistic Advisor Brian Enos, Guest Choreographer
Other
Associated schools	Ballet Quad Cities School of Dance

Ballet Quad Cities is a ballet company located in Rock Island, Illinois. It was founded in 1996 by Joedy Cook. The company performs both classical and contemporary dance at various venues in the greater Quad Cities region of Illinois and Iowa.

History

At the time of its founding the company had one paid dancer. By 2010, the number of dancers who form the company grew to twelve dancers. The original artistic director was Johanne Jakhelln, who left the company in 2006 to return to her native Norway.^[1]

In April 2010 the company performed for the first time in New York City at the Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theatre. The ballet’s choreographer, Deanna Carter, had been one of five choreographers to present their work at the annual Ballet Builders.^[2]

Ballet Quad Cities began a collaboration with Orchestra Iowa starting in the 2012-2013 season.^[3] Two performances featuring the two artistic groups are held in both the Paramount Theatre in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where Orchestra Iowa is based, and the Adler Theatre in Davenport, Iowa. The Adler is one of the ballet's primary venues.

Dancers

The dancers of Ballet Quad Cities as of October, 2016:^[4]

Dominique Jenssen
Ryland Acree
Branson Bice
Marie Buser
Lauren Carmen
Joseph Flickner
Patrick Green
Allegra Holland
Alexander Kingma
Emily Kate Long
Carolyn McGuire
Jill Schwartz

Ballet Quad Cities School of Dance

Ballet Quad Cities supports its own school of dance, which is also located in Rock Island. The schools philosophy is based on the principles of the Vaganova method from Russia. Beside classical ballet, the school also teaches: creative movement, pointe, character, repertoire, jazz, hip-hop, conditioning, yoga, tap, rhythm tap and adult ballet.^[5]

References

^ "Inside Ballet Quad Cities". Ballet Quad Cities. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
^ David Burke (2010-04-15). "Ballet Q-C returns from high point". Quad-City Times. Retrieved 2010-04-30. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ David Burke (2012-07-30). "Ballet Q-C to partner with Orchestra Iowa". Quad-City Times. Retrieved 2012-07-30. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Dancers". Ballet Quad Cities. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
^ "Ballet Quad Cities School of Dance". Ballet Quad Cities. Retrieved 30 April 2010.

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-'''Ballet Quad Cities''' is a [[ballet company]] located in [[Rock Island, Illinois]].  It was begun in 1996 by Joedy Cook.  The company performs both classical and contemporary dance at various venues in the greater [[Quad Cities]] region of [[Illinois]] and [[Iowa]].
+'''Ballet Quad Cities''' is a [[ballet company]] located in [[Rock Island, Illinois]].  It was founded in 1996 by Joedy Cook.  The company performs both classical and contemporary dance at various venues in the greater [[Quad Cities]] region of [[Illinois]] and [[Iowa]].
 ==History==
-At the time of its founding the company had one paid dancer.  By 2010 the number of dancers who form the company grew to twelve dancers.  The original artistic director was Johanne Jakhelln, who left the company in 2006 to return to her native [[Norway]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.balletquadcities.com/Company.aspx | title = Inside Ballet Quad Cities | publisher =Ballet Quad Cities | accessdate = 30 April 2010}}</ref>
+At the time of its founding the company had one paid dancer.  By 2010, the number of dancers who form the company grew to twelve dancers.  The original artistic director was Johanne Jakhelln, who left the company in 2006 to return to her native [[Norway]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.balletquadcities.com/Company.aspx | title = Inside Ballet Quad Cities | publisher =Ballet Quad Cities | accessdate = 30 April 2010}}</ref>
 In April 2010 the company performed for the first time in [[New York City]] at the Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theatre.  The ballet’s [[choreographer]], Deanna Carter, had been one of five choreographers to present their work at the annual Ballet Builders.<ref name=burke1>{{cite news |author= David Burke|title= Ballet Q-C returns from high point|publisher= ''[[Quad-City Times]]''|date= 2010-04-15|url= http://qctimes.com/news/local/article_fe5adfac-4841-11df-b9e2-001cc4c002e0.html|accessdate= 2010-04-30}}</ref>