Bayer Ballet Company - Winter Fairy Tale Mountain, Center for the Performing Arts - MainStage Sunday, 12/18/11  2:00PM PST. Tickets: $30. mvcpa.com / bayerballetacademy.com


WINTER FAIRY TALE in the World Famous Russian Ballet Style bayerballetacademy.com Bayer Ballet Company presents A WINTER FAIRY TALE

A wizard's magical book brings to life a forest fairy tale. Fairyland characters rescue a bunny from the bat queen. A Russian Santa Claus, exquisite dancing, gorgeous custom-made costumes and the much beloved  Waltz of the Flowers  from The Nutcracker makes for an evening of stunning holiday ballet for your family! Two nights only. A delightful ballet filled with colorful costumes and the world famous Russian Ballet Style, Winter Fairy Tale makes its appearance on the stage at Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts. 

A wizard brings to life a touching fairy tale full of magic, beauty, and intrigue. On a snowy evening, the Queen of Bats' kidnapping of a little bunny disrupts the forest creatures' Wintertime celebration. With the help of the wizard and a beautiful rose maiden, the bunny is restored to its family. Santa, the Snow Maiden and an enchanting Fairy treat you to the magical finale of an exquisite celebration that includes joyful Spanish dancers, bright Chinese dolls, and other characters from treasured fairy tales who come alive to help celebrate the bunny's return. A stunning "Pas de deux: Sugar Plum Fairy and a Cavalier" performed by guest dancers, principals of the San Jose Ballet Company, as well as the beloved "Waltz of the Flowers" from the "Nutcracker" help make this evening magically special. With spectacular costumes, special effects, and technical precision of movement set to the beautiful music of Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov, this is a superb holiday experience for all ages in the world famous Russian Ballet style!

Presented and produced by Bayer Ballet Academy, an academy founded by Inna Bayer, in 2010 the The Bayer Ballet Company (BBC) was launched to provide serious, pre-professional performance opportunities for young dancers and a showcase for their unique blend of classical and character dance.

The company's founder received "Choreographer of the Year" by the American Dance Awards. A seasoned professional ballet mistress with extensive teaching experience in Russia, Ukraine, Israel and the U.S., Bayer graduated Cum Laude from the State Academy of Choreography and Dance in Voronezh, Russia. She has performed as a soloist with Kiev Classical Ballet Theater (Ukraine), and Bat-Dor Dance Theater in Tel Aviv (Israel). During her artistic career, Inna toured in France, Spain, Germany and Poland as a principle dancer.

Ramon Moreno - Ballet Master.  Ramon Moreno is a native of Pina Del Rio, Cuba, and Principal Dancer of Ballet San Jose. Competing worldwide in Cuba, Peru, Brazil, Finland and the United States, he has been awarded seven medals including four gold. His vast repertoire includes Apollo, Carmen, Who Cares?, Flower Festival, Giselle, Romeo and Juliet, Coppelia, Don Quixote, Swan Lake and Involucion. As a guest artist with San Jose Cleveland Ballet in 1998, his performance in Involucion was named one of the "ten best dance events" in the California Bay Area.

Ramon has also been a member of the faculty for Ballet San Jose School's Summer Dance Program. He has performed with the Classical Ballet of Havana, toured internationally and appeared as a guest artist with the Cuballet of Pittsburgh.

Yulia Terekhova - Gymnastics, Stretching, Pre-Acrobatic. Yulia has a masters degree in rythmic gymnastics, has many awards, and has taught in Tver, Russia.

Christie Revel & Christina Wood are Pre-Ballet instructors.