The Oklahoma City ballet is a professional dance school located in North Classen of the city. The ballet started around 1963 as Oklahoma City Civic Ballet. The ballet was located in the Science and Arts Foundation building and later shifted to a building donated by Robert Hefner.The Oklahoma City Ballet Society came into existence from 1967 and in the same year the ballet performed the first ever festival of arts.

The purpose of the festival was to celebrate the city's 60th statehood. The culturally enriched dance center of the ballet continues in their endeavor to train students interested in becoming professional ballet dancers. On successful completion of the training their students have been absorbed for advanced classes in School of American Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet etc. These students also have the option of going professional after the training.

The ballet has to offer plenty in the year 2010-2011. With performances like "The Phantom of the opera", The Nutcracker, Masters and Moderns and Mozart's Requiem, the visitors will never be short of exciting entertainment. The city ballet also does a mounting amount of social work. They fish out talents from the city and train them under their able guidance. They also have provision for scholarship to talented students.

The ballet management also gives out lots of special offers for families and children. You can also take dance classes here. Children are also welcomed here to try out their skills. However the minimum age is 3 for undergoing training. You can also donate in their fund to help this great cause rocket forward.

Oklahoma City offers plenty of activities for both local residents and tourists. Attending ballet shows here is one of them and it can be a very pleasurable experience. The city has many ballet schools and by virtue of this, it has many ballet performance shows in each and every season.

If you happen to be in the city during these performances, you don't want to miss these shows.

The Oklahoma City Ballet, one of the most reputed ballet companies has plenty of ballet shows scheduled over the next few seasons. The most awaited of the performances is the Phantom of the Opera to be performed on October 30 and 31st.

This is an adaption of the book of the same name by Gaston Leroux, the famous novelist. It features Christine and has been choreographed by Jacob Sparso. You don't want to miss this one.

Wikipedia Article on Oklahoma City Ballet

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Ballet

Info on the Phantom of the Opera

The Nutcracker is another one of the great ballet shows scheduled at the Oklahoma City Ballet. This is a favorite ballet among people, especially during the holiday season. Accordingly, the performance has as many as six shows scheduled through December. The dates are December 10, 11, 12, 17, 18 and 19.

Tickets for the Nutcracker in Oklahoma City Ballet

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Info on Nut Cracker Ballet

The score for this ballet has been composed by Peter Ilyich Thcikovsky and OKC Philharmonic and choreographed by Robert Mills. This is the best ballet you can attend to rekindle your holiday memories.

The month of February sees shows choreographed by Jessica Lang, one of the most famous ballet choreographers in the world. The Masters and Moderns will be held on two days February 12th and 13th.

Tickets for Oklahoma City Ballet from Official Website

http://www.okcballet.com/tickets.html