Two male and three female dancers dressed in black move against a burnt orange stage backdrop

Danzon!

Ballet Chicago

Danzon!, by Ballet Chicago Resident Choreographer Ted Seymour, transports audiences to a warm street corner in Mexico. Set to the rhythmic and rich score of Arturo Marquez’s Danzon No. 2, this dance work combines Latin ballroom styles with classical ballet. Originally choreographed in 2014 in collaboration with the Lakeview Orchestra, Danzon! premiered on the Harris Theater stage on May 30, 2015.

Choreography: Ted Seymour
Music: Arturo Marquez
Costume Design: Ted Seymour
Lighting Design: Margaret L. Nelson

Dancers:
Dana Coons, Nina Montalbano, Emma Wittig, Elliott Nunez, Paris Stigger

About Ballet Chicago
Co-founded in 1987 by acclaimed dancer/choreographer Daniel Duell and former ballerina Patricia Blair, Ballet Chicago’s mission is to educate and inspire young artists through the study of classical ballet, and in so doing, to lay a foundation of life skills that empowers each one to realize their full potential. It is a place where the beauty of one’s character is as important as the beauty of one’s tendu, a place where diversity is intentional, where young people learn to celebrate their triumphs and weather their disappointments with equal grace, where high achievement is the norm, and where delivering moments of truth becomes a way of life.

With a curriculum based in the Balanchine Technique © and through a special arrangement with the George Balanchine Trust, Ballet Chicago provides an accelerated performance program where members receive years of on-stage experience, building confidence, camaraderie, community and an array of skill sets that translate to any arena. New works join masterpiece repertoire reserved solely for professionals and only the most accomplished students worldwide, producing outstanding performance resumés. Ballet Chicago is a home, it is a family; it is a launching pad for exemplary youth.