Red River Dance is the only non-profit organization in Central Louisiana that is dedicated to developing and promoting classical ballet for youth and enriching arts education in local schools. Our goal is to provide family entertainment while training young dancers to become skilled and confident performers. Established in 2005, we have been committed to our mission of promoting the art of dance and providing opportunities for young dancers to showcase their talent. We believe that dance has the power to transform lives and build stronger communities. Join us and experience the magic of dance!
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Jaime Brock
Artistic Director
Danielle Hall
Assistant Choreographer
Jaime became a member of the Twin City Ballet Company at nine years old and continued with the company through early high school. She has taught many different genres of dance in several studios across north and central Louisiana while also performing with the Louisiana Delta Ballet. She joined Red River Dance Theatre Company in 2004 where she participated as a performer, an instructor, and as an assistant director. She is currently Artist Director and teaching at Red River Dance. She is also the ballet instructor at Steps By Stepahanie Dance Studio in Alexandria, LA.
Jaime sums up her passion for teaching with these words, “Being able to share my love for dance with dancers of all stages is a gift I am able to give that blesses me over and over. When I step into the studio as a teacher, I see myself in each and every dancer. The dancers become my family, and they become the dancer I once was, or once aspired to be. To be able to guide and help the dancers achieve their goals gives me such an amazing high and I am as excited for them as they are. I consider it an honor to be able to play just a small role in these dancers lives!”
Danielle Hall is the Assistant Artistic Director of Red River Company as of January of 2022. She is an alumni dancer for Red River Dance Theater Company. She was a part of the Nutcracker for 10 years. She is a retired dancer of 15 years. She started dance when she was just 3 years of age under Rita Barton and Carrie Young at Cenla Academy of Performing Arts, then proceeded until her senior year of high school under Sarah Ochs at Get To The Pointe Ballet. She joined the Red River Dance Company under the direction of Linda Mioton to perform in The Nutcracker in 2009. In 2012 she took on the lead role as “Clara” in The Nutcracker being the first African American dancer in the history of Red River Dance Company to perform the lead role. Danielle has been in many other performances such as Snow White (2013 and 2019) Peter and the Wolf (2017) and Alice in Wonderland (2018). Danielle is currently a teacher at Get To The Pointe Ballet Academy while attending college at Louisiana State University at Alexandria in pursuit of her degree in Psychology.
Red River Dance Theatre Company provides supplemental dance training for area dancers twice a month. Dancers are given the opportunity to perform for our community and schools several times per year. Dancers can be seen performing at events such as Alex Winter Fête, Juneteenth, Art Walk, Junior League of Alexandria’s A Very Merry Market, and Rapides Parish’s Summer School enrichment activities and so much more!
Red River Dance Theatre Company is widely recognized for its annual production of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker which takes place the weekend after Thanksgiving every year. Red River Dance Theatre Company also performs a smaller ballet in the spring. Previous ballets include Peter and the Wolf, Alice in Wonderland, Snow White, and Hansel and Gretel.
OUR MISSION
Red River Dance Theatre Company is the only non-profit organization in Central Louisiana that is dedicated to developing and promoting classical ballet for youth. Red River Dance Theatre Company develops programming based on its mission to provide family entertainment, train interested young dancers, and enrich arts education in local schools.
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