The Nutcracker- Lawrence Leritz, Guest Artist (Part 1)

Ohio's Canton Ballet's "The Nutcracker" opening sequence performed by Guest Artist Lawrence Leritz and
Canton Ballet's Kristy Barnes at The Palace Theatre.

Lawrence Leritz is one of America's best known dance personalities. Leritz began his career with a Ford Foundation Scholarship to Balanchine's NEW YORK CITY BALLET and The HARKNESS BALLET (with Patrick Swayze) danced with the PARIS OPERA at New York's Metropolitan Opera & the Kennedy Center, the CHICAGO BALLET, Placido Domingo's LOS ANGELES MUSIC CENTER OPERA, Germany's HAMBURG BALLET, Israel's BAT DOR DANCE COMPANY, in FONTEYN & NUREYEV ON BROADWAY and as a guest artist throughout the world. Leritz's own dance company, DANCE CELEBRATION, represented the United States at the International Choreographic Competitions in Paris and received special congratulations from the White House. Leritz also appeared in the Joffrey Ballet's version of "Petrouska" starring Rudolf Nureyev at the New York City Center. Lawrence appeared twice on the cover of DANCE PAGES MAGAZINE. Lawrence is proud to have danced for a Who's Who of international dance choreographers, including George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Robert Joffrey, Tommy Tune, Ruth Page, Lee Theodore, Joe Layton, Sir Frederick Ashton, John Neumeier and Alvin Ailey.

Lawrence Leritz will be appearing as CIA villain Edgar in the spy spoof, Funding The Arts at the Baryshnikov Arts Center, spring 2010.

www.LawrenceLeritz.com

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