June 25, 2010 | Story by: Lindsey Chester | Categories: Community, Dance
Gretchen LaWall as the Beast and Taylor Wilcox as Belle
Story: Lindsey Chester. Photos: Gina Wilcox
Cary, NC- Cary Ballet Conservatory performed their spectacular Beauty and the Beast recital to delighted crowds with a total of 5 shows.
Thirty separate dance acts were featured at each performance including ballet, jazz and tap in the season’s culmination.
This was the Conservatory’s third Beauty and the Beast production. The production featured all but the very youngest, who perform a separate recital.
Amy Ellmers as Cogsworth and Tanya Haglund as Lumiere
Two of the dancers (Gretchen LaWall and Amanda Tudor) were Cary Ballet alums who came back to share the part of the Beast.
This was the first time that the end of year recital was held at Meredith College and not held at Chapel Hill High School. The production was open to the general public.
Graduating seniors include: Taylor Wilcox, Taylor Smith, Lilly Goti, Nashley Mattocks, Sarah Salim, Jonathan Milne, Carlyle McCall, Kayla Farrish, many of whom plan to continue dancing in college.
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Bobby Mahoney
June 27, 2010 at 1:19 pm
I was at the show and it was great. My niece was in the show and while she was only on one dance it was still great to see how professional the entire show was. I was blown away by the whole production. IBA Cary
Tim Westmoreland
July 1, 2010 at 6:50 pm
I was at the Sunday Night show. What a production!
Cary Ballet out-does itself every year.
This was a show that is done with such professionalism, that the general public should be notified about upcoming events.
Real entertainment, and unbelievable talent and training are evident.
Lindsey
November 7, 2010 at 7:43 pm
Is there a way I could watch this production online?
Lindsey Chester
November 7, 2010 at 10:14 pm
You can check with the folks at Cary Ballet Conservatory- here’s their email:
office@caryballetconservatory.com
They may know if someone posted a YouTube video