November 2019

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Dance, DCK, Nutcracker

THE 5TH ANNUAL NUTCRACKER BALLET Oshwal Auditorium December 1st Kenya National Theatre 7th & 8th 2019 BUY TICKETS HERE Attending the Dance Centre Kenya full-length production of The Nutcracker is now a highlight of the upcoming festive season in Nairobi. The fifth annual production will ensure that the audience enjoys the beauty and magic of this holiday delight. The popular Tchaikovsky classic, a traditional fairytale ballet in two acts centered on a family’s Christmas Eve celebration, is known to exude elegance leaving audiences with a

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Ballet, Contemporary, Dance, DCK, Mother Goose, Performance, Teacher

Dance Centre Kenya (DCK) is pleased to announce our first ever Junior Company production of The Tales of Mother Goose: October 5th at 1:00 pm – GEMS Cambridge Auditorium October 6th at 1:00 pm & 3:30 pm- Braeburn Garden Estate This show has an array of senior company dancers such as Stella Eising, Zoie Ndonye and Francis Waweru who will make their choreographic debut using the junior company dancers. For our younger audience members, the classic nursery rhymes of Little Miss Muffet, Jack and Jill, Bah Bah Black Sheep, and

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Ballet, Dance, DCK, Nutcracker, Performance

We are almost coming to the end of the term. If you are looking around on what to do to keep the little ones busy during this long holiday, DCK offers what you are looking for. Dance Centre Kenya is offering its annual holiday workshops for three weeks in July and three weeks in August. The workshops are an opportunity for the children to learn different dance and movement disciplines. It will also be an opportunity for them to make new friends as they interact with children from

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Ballet, Dance, DCK, Nutcracker, Performance

Dance Centre Kenya is pleased to announce that the end of year recitals, a dance for love are ongoing. We had the Rosslyn studio show on 23rd June, at the Braeburn-Garden Estate. This is our annual performance in which all of our students participate with their individual classes. It is a way of letting the world know what we’ve been up to throughout the term besides the RAD. We have two more performances coming up, on Saturday 29th June for the Lavington studio at Braeside Theatre and Sunday

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Ballet, Dance, DCK, Nutcracker, Performance

It is evident that Dance Center Kenya is becoming known for its spectacular performances. Our Christmas production, The Nutcracker, is now an annual feature on the Nairobi social calendar and we recently put together our fourth full-length performance. The Nutcracker season opened with an elegant Black-Tie Gala and Exclusive Raffle at the Kenya National Theatre on Saturday, December 1st, 2018. Following the opening night, there were two shows on Sunday, December 2nd, 2018 at the Kenya National Theatre. Thereafter, there was another breathtaking performance on Saturday, December 8th, 2018

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Dance, DCK

Auditions are usually held on the first week of September. This audition is for students who are in grade one and above and take a minimum of two ballet classes a week. We strongly encourage Company members to take class in at least one other discipline of dance (contemporary, musical theatre, tap, hip hop etc.). The Ballet Company of DCK offers extra classes and performing opportunities to students who work hard and are determined to take they abilities to a higher level. All female dancers are expected to