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of the Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. School of
the Arts in West Palm Beach.
Shannon Smith of Hollywood has
performed as a principal dancer for three
years with Cincinnati Ballet. Previously, he
danced with Sarasota Ballet and Dayton
Ballet. His professional training includes
The Harid Conservatory, Miami City Ballet,
School of American Ballet, Pacific
Northwest Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet and
Hartford Ballet.
Douglas Gawriljuk of Brazil joins Ballet
Florida from Maximum Dance Company
where he worked as ballet master for the
past five years. He also danced
professionally with the Pittsburgh Ballet
Theater, Miami City Ballet, The Basel Ballet
in Switzerland and Ballet Du Nord in
France. He received his professional
training from the School of American Ballet,
the Royal Academy of Dancing in London,
and also from his father, Ruslan Gawriljuk.
Marife Gimenez of Venezuela
performed as a principal dancer with
Maximum Dance Company prior to joining
Ballet Florida. She also danced
professionally with Miami City Ballet and
The National Ballet of Caracas under the
artistic direction of legendary
choreographer Vicente Nebrada. She
studied ballet at the Fanny Montiel School
of Ballet in Caracas.
These new additions bring the dance
company’s members to 24, representing
nine different countries. Retiring from Ballet
Florida this season is 20-year veteran
Manuel Ureta and Jerry Opdenaker, who
after 14 seasons with the company, is
leaving to pursue a career in
choreography.
An anonymous philanthropist has
generously provided Ballet Florida with a
major gift of $400,000 to help fund and
enhance the dance company’s 2006–2007
season performances including Dazzlingly
Dramatic, Marie Hale’s the Nutcracker,
Vibrant Virtuosity, Lady of the Camellias
and The Stone Flower.
— For more information about Ballet Florida and
its schedule of performances or to purchase
tickets, visit www.balletflorida.com, or call
P: 561- 659-2000. ❂
Pictured opposite page L to R: Tina Martin,
performing The Stone Flower, and Ballet
Florida’s Douglas Gawriljuk, Shannon Smith,
Marife Gimenez and Alfredo Lescaille
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