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YouthMet
The goal of
this program is to
produce well-rounded and
versatile students of
dance with a diverse and
practical knowledge
through the discipline
of performance.
YouthMet Mission:
YouthMet is a student performing ensemble from BalletMet's Dance Academy whose mission is to offer dynamic, engaging and educational dance performances for the community. The ensemble is an integral component of BalletMet's Education Programs, which expose the community to the possibilities of dance, its elements and relationship to the world. YouthMet was created in 1998 as a vehicle for providing multicultural dance performances to the community. Following the tradition of the ensemble, YouthMet will continue to offer educational performances that include a diverse repertoire of ballet, contemporary and cultural dance forms.
 Under the artistic direction of Maria Glimcher and in collaboration with the Director of Education Ambre Emory-Maier, the ensemble will expand its size and repertory to offer comprehensive performance opportunities to Academy students in contemporary and ballet dance forms.
Performances have
included schools,
churches, and special
event venues such as
Martin Luther King Jr.
Celebrations, Columbus
Arts Festival, and the
Short North Gallery Hop.
YouthMet Artistic Director Maria Glimcher currently teaches at Ohio State University, Otterbein College, and the BalletMet Dance Academy. Born in Baku, Azerbaijan, Ms. Glimcher graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music with a Bachelors of Fine Arts. She danced with Syncopated Inc, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Ballet Hispanico, and Columbus Dance Theatre, and made a guest appearance with BalletMet. In addition to working with such choreographers as Dwight Rhoden, Donald McKayle, Donald Byrd, and Ron Brown, Ms. Glimcher has choreographed for Dayton Contemporary Dance Company II, Miami Valley Dance Company, Otterbein College, Columbus Dance Theatre, and YouthMet. Additionally, she has premiered two works with the BalletMet Company: From the Essence of My Being (2006) and Heart Strings (2005).
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