IBT: Indiana Ballet Theatre

The Indiana Ballet Theatre is a non-profit organization that was established in 1980 by Gloria Tuohy. Ms. Tuohy's career has spanned 40 years of professional dance, teaching, choreography, and costume design in experience in England, Europe, and the United States. The IBT is dedicated to the art of dance and to enriching the cultural life of its community. They accomplish that through their education and outreach programs. The Indiana Ballet Theater came to the Hobart Library and put on an hour program. They first started by introducing themselves to the kids and how they became interested in dancing. They talked about the process of becoming a dancer and the type of gear you need to get started. The audience learned about the audition process, how to do stage makeup, the careers you can have from a dance background, and learned about the IBT organization. Along with all that the dancers demonstrated some of the dances and the moves it takes to dance flawlessly. The pictures below show some of the performances given. The very last picture shows the boys in the audience holding their arms out straight. They had to see how long they could hold it. Dance is hard work and they got a little taste of what the dancers go through.

To check out more about IBT: http://www.ibtnw.org/.