Moscow Ballet Summer Intensive at Knox College

The young students "came with a lot of energy, and it was exciting to be part of their day," said Angelina Rosa, a 2011 Knox graduate from Chicago with a major in education and a minor in dance. Rosa and Kyla Tully, a junior from Viroqua, Wisconsin, assisted with the workshops. At right, Rosa leads students onto the stage at Knox's Harbach Theatre.

Students at both pre-pointe and en-pointe levels worked  every day with Miroshnyk, who provided training throughout the U.S. in the Vaganova Method as part of Moscow Ballet's 2011 Summer Intensives. The sessions in Galesburg were provided to students at no cost through support from Knox College, the Orpheum Theatre the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, Arts Midwest and the Illinois Arts Council.

Above left, dancers in the en-pointe class prepare to take the stage in the Dancers' Showcase; right, Miroshnyk leads the pre-pointe dancers on stage.

Below, left, Knox College dance faculty Kathleen Ridlon discusses college admission with the students; below, right, yoga instructor Sally Scott leads a class prior to a workshop session. Other session leaders were Arlene Smith of Dancers Studio in Monmouth, Kim Deschamps of Galesburg School District 205, Anjali Pattanayak of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, Jennifer Smith of Back & to the Left Productions, and Nicole Ream-Sotomayor of Knox College's Seymour Library.