“The Nutcracker” – A beloved holiday classic appearing in Bethlehem, The Christmas City!

The magical, timeless ballet The Nutcracker – accompanied by a live orchestra and a children’s choir, with professional guest artists and dancers from Pennsylvania Youth Ballet – this weekend at Baker Hall, Zoellner Arts Center, at Lehigh University!  Visit www.bglv.org/performances for information and how to purchase tickets!

Our spectacular guest artists Lauren Fadeley & Francis Veyette, Principal Dancers from Pennsylvania Ballet in Philadelphia, are pictured here at the dress rehearsal Tuesday evening at Baker Hall.

Join us for “Giving Tuesday”

Since its inception in 2012, “#Giving Tuesday” is a day for everyone, everywhere, to give back to their community. We have Thanksgiving Day for giving thanks. We have Black Friday and Cyber Monday for getting deals. Now, we have #Giving Tuesday, a global day dedicated to philanthropy worldwide!

On Tuesday, December 1, 2015, charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students around the world will come together for one common purpose:  to celebrate generosity and to give. Ballet Guild of the Lehigh Valley is participating – use this day to make your gift to us online by clicking donate

We sincerely appreciate your donation! Thank you!

Sugar Plum Fairy in the news – check out the December edition of “Dance” magazine!

The BGLV/PYB 2015 Nutcracker Sugar Plum Fairy, Lauren Fadeley, is featured in the December issue of “Dance” magazine, page 94. Don’t miss this most excellent dancer when she graces the stage at Baker Hall, Zoellner Arts Center in December. Click here for more information and to purchase tickets!

Girl Scouts: Nutcracker tickets selling quickly!

Girl Scout Troops: Tickets are selling quickly – order now for best seating! Troops of 8 or more are welcome to attend the 1:00 or 4:00 pm performance of our Saturday, December 12th production of “The Nutcracker” at Baker Hall, Zoellner Arts Center.

Please download the order form – click below – and mail it in today!

Girl Scouts – Nutcracker Ticket Order Form – 2015

Nutcracker Rehearsal for Thursday, November 5, 2015 is cancelled

The Candy Canes and Tea from China cast members will not have rehearsal this evening, Thursday, November 5, 2015.

Ballet Guild/Pennsylvania Youth Ballet Open House – November 7, 2015

Take a peek backstage at a Nutcracker rehearsal at the Ballet Guild studios! Families, friends, and interested persons are invited to our Open House on Saturday, November 7, 2015 from 3:30-5:00 p.m. For your invitation, please click Open House Invitation – 2015

Guest Dancers Chosen for the Sugar Plum Fairy and Her Cavalier!

Ballet Guild of the Lehigh Valley, Inc. is thrilled to announce the guest artists for this year’s production of “The Nutcracker.”  Pennsylvania Ballet Principal Dancers, Lauren Fadeley and Francis Veyette, will grace the stage as Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier, respectively, in the Guild’s 47th consecutive production of this lovely holiday classic.

Tchaikovsky’s lush score will be played by the South Side Sinfonietta, composed of Lehigh University Music Department faculty members and conducted by Eugene Albulescu. Wouldn’t tickets to this timeless ballet make the perfect holiday or birthday gift for your special loved ones?

Baker Hall, Zoellner Arts Center, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA. Performances: Sat., Dec. 12, 1 & 4 pm; Sun., Dec. 13, 1 pm.

Click here for more information about the performances and how to get tickets.

Enroll and pay online now!

It’s here! Now you can enroll for your class and pay online via the BGLV website:  Click here

No more fussing with paper, finding an envelope AND a stamp, then trekking to the mailbox. Pre-Professional students wishing to make quarterly payments will still have to enroll the old-fashioned way (via paper form), but we hope you like the new improvements to our website. There is room in all classes, so enroll now! Join us for our 58th season!

“Fall” into dance class!

Registrations are still being accepted for all classes at Ballet Guild of the Lehigh Valley, Inc. Our 58th season begins the week of September 14 & includes classical ballet for ages 3 through adult; jazz for ages 7 – 12. Serious dance students, ages 8 & up, may audition for our Pre-Professional Dance Program on Saturday, September 12, 1:00-3:00 pm. Come see us at Open House on Saturday, September 12 from 12 – 4 pm. Click here for more information!

Nutcracker Auditions – September 13

JOIN THE JOY! AUDITION FOR OUR 47TH PRODUCTION OF “THE NUTCRACKER!”

Open to dancers (minimum age 6 by Dec. 8, 2015) from all areas and all schools.

Audition Location:  Ballet Guild of the Lehigh Valley, Inc., 556 Main St., Bethlehem, PA 18018

Date:  Sunday, September 13, 2015

Times:  12:30-1:30 pm – Ages 6-8; 1:30-2:45 pm – Ages 9-12; 3:00-4:30 pm – Ages 13 & UP

For more information about the production and the auditions, please click here.

Our production of “The Nutcracker” will again be accompanied by a full orchestra, the South Side Sinfonietta, conducted by Eugene Albulescu, and a children’s choir, composed of Lehigh Valley area school students. Dancers chosen to perform will share the stage with world-class guest artists at beautiful, state-of-the-art Baker Hall, in Lehigh University’s Zoellner Arts Center.