The Dance Project
On April 21 2012 we performed our first Dance Project At Ballet Austins Ventures Theatre. Proceeds from the show went to Dell Childrens Hospital and the Seton Fund. This was a great show and features new choreographers and two great dance companies- AMDE and Reverence Dance Project. This will be an annual show , so feel free to contact us for any information regarding the show and future performances.
History
AMDE was formed in 2006 out of the merger of two very dynamic dance companies. The Austin Metamorphosis Dance Ensemble provides integral experience, and training in how to become a professional dancer by combining young dancers who may be aspiring professionals with older dancers who have performed at the professional level. Additionally, AMDE provides opportunities to aspiring choreographers to set their ballets on a variety of dancers. This gives valuable experience, not only to the choreographers, but also to the young dancers who learn how to adapt to various styles of dance and teaching. The current company honors the traditions laid forth by the two following companies by performing under the combined banner of Austin Metamorphosis Dance Ensemble.
The Austin Dance Ensemble
The Austin Dance Ensemble began in January of 1992 with dancers who had several years of ballet training. The mission of the ADE was to serve as a training ground for young and aspiring professional dancers to gain stage experience in a quality environment. The company served as a middle ground for older teens and college-age dancers that had outgrown a children’s dance company, but were not ready to make the transition to a professional dance company. The company provided the opportunity for its members to dance with experienced dancers, and to gain their own experience through professional quality productions. Together with its youth group, The Youth Ballet Theatre, ADE provided performing opportunities, and training in the art of dance performance of ballet and modern for dancers beginning at age 8 through adult. Dancers from ADE went on to perform with many professional companies such as, Ballet Austin, San Diego Ballet, Minnesota Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, and others.
Metamorphosis Dance Ensemble
Metamorphosis Dance Ensemble was formed in March of 2003. Beginning in February of 2004, MDE was based at Metamorphosis Dance Academy, a dance school established in Round Rock, Texas in January of 2004. MDE presented their first performance, “Memoirs” in March 2003 at the Umlauf Sculpture Gardens. MDE presented several performances in Austin and the surrounding areas since its founding. In January of 2005, MDE expanded its endeavors to include a youth company, Metamorphosis Dance Ensemble II. MDE II has graduated dancers that have gone on to pursue dance in higher education at Texas Christian University, Southern Methodist University, Goucher College, and Bellevue College. Dancers in the program have also been accepted into the highly competitive summer and year round programs produced by the American Ballet Theater, Joffery Ballet, Virginia School of the Arts, San Francisco Ballet and Pittsburg Ballet.
Performances:
06/2012 AMDE's The Best Of - Ballet Under the Stars
04/2012 The Dance Project / Ballet Austins Venture Theatre
11/2011 Fire and Ice Nutcracker and the color Red
09/2011 Cedar Ridge High School Art Festival
06/2011 Ballet Under the Stars : Rocked !
01/2011 Fire and Ice
06/2010 Ballet Under the Stars: "The Whispering Gallery"
12/2009 In The Spirit: Original works and Act II of The Nutcracker
05/2009 Ballet Under the Stars: A Tribute to Elvis and The Beatles
01/2009 In the Land of Make Believe
05/2008 Ballet Under the Stars
03/2008 Bittersweet: A Tribute to Jazz and Bluegrass Music
01/2008 James and the Giant Peach
10/2007 A Black and White Affair
05/2007 Ballet Under the Stars
03/2007 The Hotel (multi-media production incl. the work of MercenaryMediums, an Austin-based film co.)
01/2007 The Gallery (performed by AMDE II)
10/2006 Midsummer Night’s Dream & Firebird
Additional Performances:
Relay for Life - special benefit performance
Brushy Creek Talent Show - “Best Dance Group”
Bailando al Aire Libre in Corpus Christi, TX - free, outdoor dance festival featuring companies from across Texas
Dance Umbrella “10 Minute Max” - a choreographer’s showcase
Education and Outreach Activities:
12/2009 School lecture demonstration focused on The Nutcracker at RRISD Elementary Schools
02/2007 Master classes given at RRISD campuses - Westwood High School and McNeil High School
AMDE was formed in 2006 out of the merger of two very dynamic dance companies. The Austin Metamorphosis Dance Ensemble provides integral experience, and training in how to become a professional dancer by combining young dancers who may be aspiring professionals with older dancers who have performed at the professional level. Additionally, AMDE provides opportunities to aspiring choreographers to set their ballets on a variety of dancers. This gives valuable experience, not only to the choreographers, but also to the young dancers who learn how to adapt to various styles of dance and teaching. The current company honors the traditions laid forth by the two following companies by performing under the combined banner of Austin Metamorphosis Dance Ensemble.
The Austin Dance Ensemble
The Austin Dance Ensemble began in January of 1992 with dancers who had several years of ballet training. The mission of the ADE was to serve as a training ground for young and aspiring professional dancers to gain stage experience in a quality environment. The company served as a middle ground for older teens and college-age dancers that had outgrown a children’s dance company, but were not ready to make the transition to a professional dance company. The company provided the opportunity for its members to dance with experienced dancers, and to gain their own experience through professional quality productions. Together with its youth group, The Youth Ballet Theatre, ADE provided performing opportunities, and training in the art of dance performance of ballet and modern for dancers beginning at age 8 through adult. Dancers from ADE went on to perform with many professional companies such as, Ballet Austin, San Diego Ballet, Minnesota Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, and others.
Metamorphosis Dance Ensemble
Metamorphosis Dance Ensemble was formed in March of 2003. Beginning in February of 2004, MDE was based at Metamorphosis Dance Academy, a dance school established in Round Rock, Texas in January of 2004. MDE presented their first performance, “Memoirs” in March 2003 at the Umlauf Sculpture Gardens. MDE presented several performances in Austin and the surrounding areas since its founding. In January of 2005, MDE expanded its endeavors to include a youth company, Metamorphosis Dance Ensemble II. MDE II has graduated dancers that have gone on to pursue dance in higher education at Texas Christian University, Southern Methodist University, Goucher College, and Bellevue College. Dancers in the program have also been accepted into the highly competitive summer and year round programs produced by the American Ballet Theater, Joffery Ballet, Virginia School of the Arts, San Francisco Ballet and Pittsburg Ballet.
Performances:
06/2012 AMDE's The Best Of - Ballet Under the Stars
04/2012 The Dance Project / Ballet Austins Venture Theatre
11/2011 Fire and Ice Nutcracker and the color Red
09/2011 Cedar Ridge High School Art Festival
06/2011 Ballet Under the Stars : Rocked !
01/2011 Fire and Ice
06/2010 Ballet Under the Stars: "The Whispering Gallery"
12/2009 In The Spirit: Original works and Act II of The Nutcracker
05/2009 Ballet Under the Stars: A Tribute to Elvis and The Beatles
01/2009 In the Land of Make Believe
05/2008 Ballet Under the Stars
03/2008 Bittersweet: A Tribute to Jazz and Bluegrass Music
01/2008 James and the Giant Peach
10/2007 A Black and White Affair
05/2007 Ballet Under the Stars
03/2007 The Hotel (multi-media production incl. the work of MercenaryMediums, an Austin-based film co.)
01/2007 The Gallery (performed by AMDE II)
10/2006 Midsummer Night’s Dream & Firebird
Additional Performances:
Relay for Life - special benefit performance
Brushy Creek Talent Show - “Best Dance Group”
Bailando al Aire Libre in Corpus Christi, TX - free, outdoor dance festival featuring companies from across Texas
Dance Umbrella “10 Minute Max” - a choreographer’s showcase
Education and Outreach Activities:
12/2009 School lecture demonstration focused on The Nutcracker at RRISD Elementary Schools
02/2007 Master classes given at RRISD campuses - Westwood High School and McNeil High School
